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NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. 29.Weekly, tistablisae? iseoj Dally, Jas, IS, 1914. 5. ANDERSON, S. CMFR!DAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1914. IN EARNEST, GERMAN'S SHE?l TOWN OF PONM-MOUi IT Activities are Renewed at all Points* German's Bombard French City Renewing the Fight That no important engagement has occured between the French and Germans is indicated by an official announcement issued by the French war department that up to Wednesday afternoon there had been no encounters between the respective forces except those of outposts Later, howeveiv Paris reported that the bombardment by .the Germans of the important town of Pont-A-Mousson, in the depart ment of Meurthe Et Moselle, had commenced This town is 20 miles from Nancy and sixteen miles southwest of Metz. It was the birth place of Marguerite of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England. An important development in the situation is the preparations the Austrian ambassador is making for his imm?diate departure from London. London despatch says that war between Great Britain and Austria will be declared. The; German army is advancing into the heart of Belgium. The foic?s which have been investing Liege have moved to the north and a new army corps has taken their place. Brussels reports that the French and British forces are concentrated at various impor tant points in Belgium and are now prepared to check the German advance. " . - From Berlin, German successes are announced al Muelhausen and Lagarde with the taking of many French prisoners and the clearing of German territory of the French. .Th? British war "office information bureau says most of the 26 Germ?n'arrhy corps have been located and.Jhat a,numberof the Getr man troops are concentrated between Liage and Luxemburg. In^ their en^ea^r toji^^^^i^h^^^^a^^icle^^^^y^^^jr^i^ *vcru^^ Gernwn^a^sf^ Russians are mining Vladivpstock fi?rbor.. ! *fhe combined Montenegrin and Servian invasion of Bosnia has begun under'the Servian general Jankovitch, commander of the Ser vian army corps at Prisrend in the Balkan war. Prince George of Servia, is reported to have been ^wounded while watching the Austrian bombardment at Belgrade. ( TOLD CONGRESS ABOUT COTTON HOKE SMITH AND A. F. LEV ER TO HELP RELIEF MEASURES < WELL UNDERWAY Embassies in Europe Authorized To Charter Neutral Vessels For Transportation With Everything; in Readiness for Opening of Cotton Congress Plana ate Discussed (By Associated Pre?s.) Washington, August 12.?Pinna for relief of th? south from embarrass ment growing out of the closing of European markets during tbo war are expected to assume definite shape here tomorrow. The VSouthorn Cotton Congress, composed of cotton men from 'every southern stabs, will open a special .session called to .deal with. ihe war situation and ' southern senators .and representatives will'co-operate with them in perfecting financial legisla tion to enable growers to hold a part of the big crop over until market con ditions become .mere nearly normal. One plan for providing this relief, details of which have been worked out by southern congressmen in consulta tion with experts of Urn department of agriculture, will bo embodied, in a measure' introduced tomorrow in the senate by Senator Hoko,Smith and in the house of representative by "Lever. Tbe measure will propose estabiu?*. ment of si chain of licensed and*, bond ed warehouses/ where cotton may be stored until conditions become normal and be made the collateral for tesu nnco of emergency'currency. . ;. . The advisability of some such action was urged beforo tho house agricul tural committee todny by commission ers of agriculture pf the cotton states. E. J. Wasoh, commissioner of agricul ture of South Carolina, and president of the cototn congress, outlined his , view, that cotton should be made a stable basis of credit and that federal reserve board should be given powar to make warehouse : receipts. a basis for currency issued under the federal reserve act. His suggestions were sec onded by E, R. Kone, commissioner of , (By Associated Presa.) Wlashington, Aug. 12.?The Wash ington government's relief measures for Americans In Europe und pi an h 01 tbs Red Cress to send. an expedition to the war zone developed rapidly to day. American embassies and lega tions throughout Europe were au thorized to charter ships In which to bring home American citizens. Plans to send steamers from the United States were abandoned because It was believed It wonld bo better to ' char ter ' neutral vessels at European] ports: Information received at the Statu department gave assurances that the British order against the \ntry of aliens Into England was net meant to apply to Americans on the conti, nent, wbo are trying to return to the) United States by way of English! ports. Difficulties over the transmission of code messages, bet ween Berlin and Washington were removed when an undemtnnriirijr waa reached with the British foreign office that the censor should not Impede^ messages between the American State department and the Berlin foreign office, or Ambassa dor. Gerard, relating to the Interests | of Germans in France ' or ugland. However, it was said such messages were being blocked at Copennager, making it -necessary to route them by way of ome. ' tfc* Secretary Bryan tonight cabled Ambassador Page at ondon to ask the British foreign office to arrange for the release of Harry Aaron Menthes, of St LouVs, reported to have been held as a German spy at Sanderland, England. Bed Cross officials announced there] had. been a countrywide response, to the appeal for funds to financ? the) relief expedition. agriculture of Texas: W. A. Graham, commfsisoner of agriculture of North Carolina and V./ B-. Hollings worth 0/ Georgia. "We do not want a system of valor isation," Mr.ewauon told th? commit toc, "Wo do not wont the government t? advance money to the holders ti cotton. We want you to let us have the money to finance this crisis, on proper security, and we want the money withdrawn Just as soon as the need tot. It has";passed." SAS*? MAYOR JEWMNGS AT DILLON FEATURE REMARKS The Crowd Wu Orderly But All s Speaker? Laid Aside Gloves in Denunciations Special to The Intelligencer. - Dillon, Aug. 13.?Approximately 1,090 : persona heard the quartet to or senatorial aspirants here today. The 'meeting ' wan held in the School Audi torium. .f i Possibly at no other pince have the SAjadldStes re?oive! no thoughtful . * hearing. Through the three .hours o: speech-making tho beBt of ord?r- was maintained. Only once or -twi?o was there tho slightest semblance, of dis order, i The meeting todnv Was one hrlm i full of; f oat uro remarks. Go vor nor BleaBe* was the first speaker and be gan with his u?ual harangue - about newspaper liars. In this connection he read a .letter, purporting to be from the circulation department of The- State, in which it was said this paper would be sent on one month's trial gratis, please said < oompuoa* wp^'iiji'y^?g'?of this, and th^g^dv?yn-' was. -Belag.rfoni.S&? - * f I' Another, striking departure In the chief executive's speech Was Iiis de nunciation of Die two banking and currency. laws, passed under the di rect Insistence of Wqodrow Wilson. The governor prophesied that there would be no difference when thlr- law was put in - operation, unless'It would ,be a higher rate of Interest and the I practice of favoritism might also be expected, the governor added. When L. D. Jennings spoke, he warned-the people that it was time for them to sit up and take notice. He had never yet heard of a democrat de nouncing tho new currency law. The people had confidence enough in the statesmanship of Wnmimw Wilson, the mSyor went on, to know that the president would have never-signed a I bill that would not rebound to the dl I rect benefit of the masses of tho peo ple. It was a sign of republican In clinations in the chief executive, Mr.; Jennings warned. ! /W. P." Pollock aald that he didn't believe that Senator Smith had raiseu the price of cotton. He was equally skeptical about the governors being responsible for the increase of taxar ble .property of Sooth Carolina within the last three and one-half years, be explained. Mr. Pollock characterized the governor's platform today as a trap to batch f)les, fly paper veneered with "tanglefoot" to catch the un suspecting voter. The Cheraw candi date said that he didn't bellev? that the governor had tbe vote of the. mil' operatives, and that of organized labor1 in hie. vest pocket as he' had boasted. Human beings were the every where, he added, and It was his opinion that these men wouldn't be led about with rings in their noses any sooner than otaer,'men. . Senator Smith today' answered the governor as to appointments. The senator explained that In reality he had ' made but one appointment, James L.' Sims, as United States mar. shall; was tho appointment of B. R TtUman, Senator Smith .explained that ho had created the.office of in ternal revenue collector, but waked up to find a man already slated for the job, ! In the appointment of Prances Weston. Senator Smith said ho had only, stood by his friend, and in Weston th? farmers too [ had a friend. Uv was on the basts of the work . dope back In 1904, when Westen went over the country with Senator Smith helping to organize the farm' era, that UtiB appointment was made The senator said he would go to Washington within the ." next few day?,. i?. ssseas?ry, letting ( the re? mnlrtder of tho campaign go hang If there should be any danger of the plan to secure federal relief for th? farmers failing; All tho Breakers got an unusual - respertto! hearing, but Senator Smith was: undoubtedly the favorite; * Note? Sitger D!e*. U (By. .Associated Press.) . Parte,- August Xfc.?Pol Plancon, lhe-opor?: elngtr, died today, 'lie had been ill ein ce June. . ' . ;\ . Detachments of European Soldiers Who Will Clash PbuLUk u) A...criCiU?f I'OaS AJoUi'iiuii. II. TUB Geraum and.Russian soldiers are. billed for sanguinary conflict* nnd both armies nro equipped with the- latest implements for use li killing human beings. The brunt of the land lighting trill fall 01 iths infantry, of course, and the illustration hIiowh detachments fror each side. At the top are German Infantry. Tbose In tbe lower photo ar ftlUalanu ViHa And Ci a . LATEST NEWS FROM THE WAR (By Associated Press.) I AT HEAD O FRED CROSS. London,. Augmtt \tr~k dispatch to ayrt the Duchess of Sutherland hu.s teen pla? d in charge of -Red Cros < Tork in Brussels. . *" AMBASSADOR LEAVES London, August 13^?Tht Kerning j 'osPs Amsterdam correspondent says fames IV. Gerard American ambassu lor to Germany, has left Berlin for | Lmsterdam. FOR THE WOUNDED. London, August 13.?King George ujis offered Ralmoral castle as a ho? iltal for wounded soldiers. WAR LORD TO THE FROST. London. I August 13.?A Br?ssel? I tatch to the Dally ( hronlclt says the term an emperor Is reported on his ' ray to take -personal command of the lerrann army In Belgium. A similar ?port was enrrent Sunday but has tot been confirmed. ! SHOWING NO QUARTER; j Paris, August 12.?The followlug of- ' lelal statement was lsgatd tonights **A wounded French fayalrymnn at festeres \ declares he saw a German j at airy man shoot a wounded French- \ nan. He says he heard Are or six 4hor shots and saved him s II f by; etgalag death. < , ?The Germans-are wearing unM orms taken from Belgians killed In -attic" _ BELGIANS'ARE VICTORIOUS. Loadc-a. Aagast laV-Tae Exchange j xrranza oss Purposes I . (By Associated Press.) Washington, August 12.?General Carranza bas ordered held at Tampico a large shipment of ammunition con signed to General Villa, according to official advices today to the Wasbln ton government. ' For many weeks Villa has been re cruiting and buying ammunition, and Carranza has not objected to ship ments of munitions via Tampico. To day, however, he called a halt. Reports of .increasing friction be tween the two constitutionalist lead ers reached there today from varions sources. General Villa sent, to per sons here a synopsis of the reasons why he is displeased with Carransa's attitude. He sets forth that he will insist on carrying out the agreement recently reached at Torreon when the breach tentatively was adjusted. Vil la's demand?, in brief, are: .First. That a civil instead of a mili tary government be established throughout Mexico' and a general election be conducted by It; that no military chief be provisional governor of any state. >'i Villa himself Ib military goverflor ot Chihuahua from which post he is Will ing to retire and ,he Wants Carranza to retire as first chief. . , Second. Land reforms - should be pat Into effect In accordance with the Mexican constitution and hi a lawful and orderly way. % Third. The present federal army should be dissolved, but Its meritor ious officers and men be taken over into the new army of the republic, composed of the' constitutionalist forcer. 4 1 Fourth/ Amnesty should be / given all political offenders except those di rectly responsible .for the overthrow of Madero and Saute*. The llrs?'of Villa's-demands is ex actly opposite from Cqrransa's prs ( Continued on Page Two.) , ;v\ I European War Bulletins; Latest News of All The Important Happening^ Admit Heavy Losses London, Aug. 13?A Berlin despatch to the Daily Telegraph says the German stall admits heavy losses on the Russian frontier. A German Victory Berlin, Aug. 13 ?via London?German troops near Mu??hous en have captured ten French officers and 500 men and four guns; ten wagons and many rifles. According to the report, Germany has been cleared of . the French it is said also that of Legarde. German troops took more than 1,000 prisoners about one sixth of different regiments. From Another Angle v Brussels,8August 12?via London?The Germans appear.to be crsjnmencing fresh phases of the yar. Their attack through Cen tral Belgium having failed, they are entrenching along their Maas trhich-Liege front and are employing a number of peasants'cm the road sooth through the provinces of Liege and Luxoniburg,.' fore shadowing an attempt to force their way to the south of the River Ourthe and on towards the upper Meuse in France - s H Russians Mining Harbor Zul, Korea, August 12.?Germans arriving here from VladJ vostock report that several . Russian cruisers, ten torpedo, boats .and , eight submarines are engaged in mining the haVbor QjfVl??lv?s|?ck. They, say also that l5o German reservists aid orie .huiidred^ ri?n-' Athens, via Paris, August 12?The Gerniatt ; crrJlser^ Gebert and Breslau have entered the Dardanelles. ;>-? "v>V r Another Declaration. ' London, Aug. 12?War between Great Britain '''aitfll 'Austria Hungary it is expected in London, will be declared tonight. ' .' (Continued on Pago 2.) pa BAD STATS OF AFFAIRS EXIST ^TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE ' COMMISSION INVESTIGA TING LABOR LUMBER WORKERS According to Evidence Suffer From Worse Conditions than Any Other Claas (By Associated Press.) Seattle, Wash., August 12.?Lumber workers suffer from worse conditions than any other class of laborers in America, J. O. Brown, president of the International Union of Timber Workers, testified today before the federal Industrial relations commis sion. . "Wages are low, hours are long and the work bard," he said. "The men agencies to the last degree. One mill near Cray's harbor has a standing Drder with employment agencies in >6T?raI cities for iabor. Men constant ly are going to the camp and ns fast is they arrive other men are discharg ed and the new ones put to work. "Ordinary laborers are paid about 126 per month and board, if they ire married and board themselves they are allowed $10 'a month for board. But,-when a sing1' man is 111 >r otherwise Incapacitate', for work, iiO is charged $20 a mouth for board. ' "When penniless men are sent out m Jobs their baggage Is held for their transportation and fee. When they innlly earn enough to recover their baggage they can change their cloth ing." The high class labor employed to he shingle ?nd lumber mills Is treat Mi bv'.ter, Mr. Brown said. There 13.60 s paid for ten hours work. Scores of Industrial Workers of the World crowded the hearing room. A. r. Blethen publisher of the Seattle .lines, and James P. Thompson, who >rganuced the Industrial Workers of he .World for the Lawrence, Mass., Itrlke, testified. Blethen,'who has fought the.Indus rial Workers of the ? World moT? M REPORT DENIED BY SECRETARY Second Secretnry A?'r!g^a Embassy at London Say All 1 Americans Can Land. ? ' (By A?o???Hie? Press.) London, August 12.?Edward Boll, socond secretary of tno American em bassy here, In charge of the. working of the alien act so far as* it affects Americans, said today: ';, ' , ' . "So far as we know not a. single American has been prevented from landing in Great Britain.;' Secretary Bryan's cablegram to the ambassador here was/Sent !qtt receipt by Mr. Bryan of delayed protests from Christiana and Havre, front ' which ports steamers sailed to cloned ports. But Mr. Bell already had . arranged with the authorities to admit Ameri cans to such ports on their announc |-_ ,1 nl_ A_? I-.lil.^.k?^ ISg tbC.r ?uii;.n,.ii vmmu.iinr. ... United States Minister Van'Dyke at The Hague has Informod the Amerl :an relief committee hers he'Will send small parties of Americans by boat from the Nethetlauds to England ov ary five days. V ' il,. ; i't.;.j>V I ?'...; y. :< ? . . lient, told the commission the way to cure social unrest is to give men Jobs. Men who are employed are nappy ind those who are Idle are unhappy," it said. "Out of idleness grows street ipeecbes, or, as W? call It; the talk of the Industrial Workers of the World. [ do not think agitators should be por nltted to speak on public utrodt*. "The strike, the lockout and the mycott ought to be. wetten the srlmlnal law. The day has arrived vhen employers v and employ?es ihould arbitrate and conciliated - , Thompson told the commissioners hey bad been ' interrogating Va bunch >t hypocrites" and bernons who art if raid of losing their: Jobs If they told he truth. , "Until the wngo system Is cboltshf 5d the world will not be at rest," h? laid. The Working oUss should or mnise a* ? class and enforeo lu de nands. Thv way to, do aW ,.?lth :hlld labor Is .to refus* towprfc with thUdretti The w >rkmg do? should be ihortened and tin worlc /ulvldW."?