Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. ... , . .jS, --, ...? lt WAS ASHAME ;? ? .'-Viv . ^ i ,? . '.'.?':A" T' \ There is one particularly distressing feature of the action of Great Britain and Germany in declaring war on each other. It wounds us deep ly. If they were going to declare war at all they should have done so in time for the . afternoon papers. Seven o'clock in the evening \s no time to declare war-From an afternoon paper. A IhtolUffAllf-pr is ??-tl?e iH? Associated Press report of, pro P lIHCUtgCUW ffrpss onhe European war in addition to Daily Bulletin Reports. Add to this the news of South Carolina politics. , ^ And can't you see what an absorbing and interesting edition each issue of - - . ;;. The Intelligencer Will be for the next few months at least? In view of the general interest and to demonstrate to you that The Intel ligencer prints all the news we make this special offer: ?&i?mm ??m?m MM. ? 111 If .f Iii % ? ? ; - ,i-..-:.?dP Photo by American Pres? Association. Servian Soldiers Are Braye Fighters Berrin mnlntnlns'only 30.000 men in times of peace, but she.hns mobilised oil'nf ber malo population trained to bear arms, nnd the number ts 324.dou men. Tbe Servian army ls\ largely composed dr veterans with a splendid morale o nd a record Of first rate achievement In the itu Kum wafs. FtM A Limited Time Only we will Have fKe Intelligencer . ? r.'fVnt.l.i I. .'ll-i'ni tl . jg . ., \ . g ...y"."-.''. .' ,-. v i*- .1 H "'JJ' OP This Offer Applies to New Subscribers Only 1 i ? ? 1 European War .BuQfettn . . (By ABBocIatea preaa.) \, v* &'4 > XContipTi?d From Pago Ono.) . /? . ? . . just completed here for the Chilean navy have been sold to the Cana dian government They proceeded to Vitoria, B. C., last, night under, their own stearn. They are each 15o feet long and of 429' tons. ; v- . . , ... ' . . . Brifc?h Cruiser Sinks Line?. . -.' London, August S.-VIt was officially announced tonight that the British cruiser Aihphlo has sunk the Hamburg-Anzcan line steamer '4 "-'rh-*;- -. Taken As Pr tees. ^ Hull,; England, Au^^ chored aWhjs ppjr>;were taken over by the British?&fcp^ ?s prizes". ?e crews made up mostly of.navalreservists, were made : prisoners of war.' Yy.p A? %j?er?iB?M_^*Jfajp? iM*woy s owns. ?t.j? . ?erlin,:;A^ de- { ' stroyfid- somer fortified ?Q^h?vriad plac?s for the ferhbarkation off French troops on the coast of Algeria. < . ; \ r fco?a?ty'Avg?s^S^ this aft^o^*^^ &id^rwt^&^ Mm . LOTfjbn, Au^ today ^ to ' restrain the ' movements of ?rtdeslr?bfc moval of sples^as^ ;c. -it v - s>vV1 ,'. Thorne s'coM?flnn?^ In the British 'isles in the last tw^hty-fouivh^ ! centers? ? German* Af* Aiu^hflftta?. ; . v. Mitty*} Paris, August 5;4-Two f?^^ , i^strbyed tjy the Belgian / army, feofdlng ufo .an.officia! .announcc ment given out tonight by the London* August S.-r^A.naval ttdl^lV^^..|^?Jgre5sJlt^th^.Nol1h Sea (hts afternqpn^.ac?prding'to tb?* fEVe^^^^dardv^ that this news w&s confirmed by a h?gh: i?^prity who, however? said 1 the action was not bf decisive imtnli^hte?:^'^:^i ? ? I BEL.GAINS HAD? GALLANT BE.? Wm?' S18TANCE , ' "1 (Continued From First Page.) Eight hundred wounded .< Germans I aro'being transferred to the city bf Ll^!^e>e;';tfoy-%Ill-.be cared for. Prior to tho-attack ot Liege. Gen aro! TOO Dmich, commanding Ute Ger man army ot tho Mouse, Issued a pro clamation calling for an open road through Belgium - for tho advance ot hts' torces and sugegsticg that pru dence would show It to bo 'tho duty ok the Belgian p3opJo tc accede to thlB. io avoid tho horrors of war. The eGrmans cqmmlttod repre?Bions ng?ihBt. tho civil population of tho _ town of Vise, eight milos northeast of Liego, burning the city and shoot ing man? residen ts. .: . r_ . GERMANY DEMANDS PASSAGE ' Proclaoatiorr Issued to Belgian Pep. .'. - pie. '.G?n?rai von Emmlch. commanding the Gorman army bf Meuse, has Issuea: Albert will command ) he Franco Belgian troops operating in Belgium'. , King Albert has placed his palace at the disposal of tlje Red Cross. . Warsaw. 'BUBSia-Polsnd^ Aiig. C. vin London.-RussIan frontier patrols, driving' the-* enemy's -patrols before thom-have Crossed tho cast Russian frontier at Lyk and Blair, and pene trated 10 miles into German territory. The Russians captured and burned Ute German-railway a tat lons at Bor? Jornia and Biala abd cut communica tion from Lyk to Johannesburg, the enemy falling back all along the front burning villages. ? . Germany's Perfidy. Brussels, Via. London, Aug. 6,-King Albert" has assumed command of tho troops and has Issued and inspiring proclamation . to tho army, in, which he declares "tho perfidy o? a haughty neighbor.,demanda that Belgium shall defend, her bo hor and'independence." Tha fchjg bids tho Belgian soldiers remember the army's' glorious- deeds Ot the past and show themselves au Worthy of^ the.trust phieod in thpm. HRS. WILSOB? ?S BXTBEMIS . (Continued from Page One.) I white house In a symmetry of hedges l and flowers. . . *^fd^ 3l&-wi$ro but * she^?aidbi tbie^Yi Mr trtsband. Tho few^dtoriP^d?ttrday h?r pulso stop-, pod beating for h few momonts. Oxy gen andr^feer't festor*ttvea were op- ! M?dy'''lMlrMM?y aha seemed nome? wliatV&W W ; W *i *bday grow worro. "Tba > president, always most sensi tiv over. ?V?ggsra^wiwrU shoat of?clal announcement abctut Mrs. Wil ton's health.'. Ho had hoped that she mfctii'-^mm^T Todly, however? there was a chango. White nbttae of flet?? Acknowledged the gravity of tho paUehV^I?on4iUbn ran#,r#veah?d that i while ihey were ppplng agaihst hope.1 the ind, W/^wg?,Tpu|iyvnear. , T^?r^' ?rh?r duties as mistress ^ov?o.ftM frtettdlass percoo who ha? IresponslbW .foT. her breakdown. s?e.v. ttof*m& Is vbiumt?buB.o^A:s baa .'insisted on attending?*, perjio to many appeals for help that came nw, nm has Wf? farHvm^iy sfn'co coming to Washington Sn better ing1 conditionu in the slums. throughout tho, administration oV her, husband ahechas taken tho sumo kc dr; interest in his work as she* did In previous years, when ho waa BO ver nor ot New Jersey and president of Princeton University. Sho lends her counsel and advice on many a weighty subject of state. Miss Helen Woodrow Hones, the president's cousin, who h aa boen liv ing in tho Wilson household for tho last two years, has been devoting her time , as,; personal secretary to Mrs. WilBon, also broke.down recently.and 13 ill at present, though not gravely. She, too. ia. suffering front nervous-, ness and tho ' inner white ' house for Weeks has held a story of heart-rend ing grief for ibo president , of tho United States and his daughters. , Rtro.W. O. McAdo?,'youngest daugh ter of the president, has. been in tao city ; constantly and ha* ; been at tito white house dally. - Hrs, Francis Bowes Sayre, recond daughter, and .husband, arrived today from Cornish, N. H.?'and Miss Margaret Wilson, thu oldest daughter, returned a few days r.jro. ; . ; Ur. Cary T. Grayson, the president's physician and naval aide, baa been tn almost constant attendance on Mrs. Wilson and bsa been in frequent con sumion .with Dr. R. M. Kennedy, United 8tatos navy, his assistant; Ur. Thomaa Brov;n, of Johns Hopkins hos pital, Baltimore; Dr. ?..P. Davis ot Philadelphia, and Dr. F. X. Dercum ot PhjUdelphia. > . MITRE AT' BU^SIAN AJ?BA8SAD0B . Lndl.cs in Party Arc Attacked..'.;':/ V-v.' '<',.*8y' Associatedjftess.). . A. St. ^?ersbh'ri..: Atigust ?. .via L*nv don, Ausu?t? tr-rTlie Russian ambas% saddT-. In Bor J in, M.: de , Sve r bco w . add his stair, are reported to have bes? subjected to/much abuse after the de cl?r?tlbn or War. - Some members'ol the ambassadorial suite, including Prlnccs? BelosBolnky, who was Mist Susie Willttlor, of Boston, and first secretary or emtussy, ChsovitsW, ar? alleged to have been struck by per sons in a crowd ( that followed their mofof .car to the railroad station when tgfcNltiift, leaving 'Berlin.- ? Ac?ojfdbig to, an eyei witness,, th* embassy was surrounded and when the ambassador, wh6 was escorted b> mounted police, departed for tho sta tion In aa automobile, the poop!* hurled storms of abuse at him. Th? police had the greatest difficulty ii prb'tcctintf him and members .ot.- Mi staff. ...-Mi ?haov?w?tt'^aa.?stntck a;severs bloy? on Uno head which cut his scalp i$>'Wimedical treat ?Rent i^lmnb^^fWIncas* Belo* e?i>ky waa hit on her back >ria shout der. and Other persons In the crowt spat at her. Other member* of th? party We deduced to hare been1sunt farly treated. ?ree children were plac, ed in the bottom .ot the automobile! for pt?Wtyop, AMERICANS ARE TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR AJL^L THE TOURISTS NOW IN MAIL IS TIED UP The PostofTicc Flooded With kail As Ail Services t,o Continent Are Held Up (By ^StS^tS^ ? London, August -..?.--Tho wants ol moist ot tho Amentsahy'ln London now I have been, provided' ipr temporarily. Those holding 'notes and. chocks have I?bean' able to get small e'tms ot cur 1 roney to carry/them t?? Withe tho ho-, tels- oro not ' pressing them '-Xor their b}lls'ifor delly .'nocdf--'- Others without -funds of any kind aro being taken cave of hy committees and by loans from Individuar Americans.' ' f ?? ? y Co?ndoVio llcftto'r??. . ' i s?* "?t'.Vrji)',--'-.'.,:"' Confidence among the . members .of the 'Amorican ?bJonyihas boen largely restored' by tho netfs: ot'the dispatch pf 'tho '.Oplted States, cruiser' Toartbs r.po'with-funds'to ?hh checks^ohd let ; Iter? of''credit .and'this has-spread to ?'the' ?hotel' keepera rand vtbers;- ,',Thertj , was; a ' noticeable declino in: lue. num ber '. of Americans - bo8l?g?ng the ex press com pan lea auddhc officers ot ?he American banks, and tour'lrta arc spending their time while waiting for transportation" homo by .seeing tho jaights of tho city ao far aa conditions tallow. I The American emraBsy which has takon over charge of German Intcr (e?tsj wan crowded today with German reservists asking thai, their military papers be endorsed so that they may . be able to proceed home. . Irwin B. (Laughlin, secretary of the American embassy? paid a visit to tho German embprsy before the. departure of iPrln/^Uchnowsky <and his. staff to .dls?pSs the -arrangew?niis for taking ovar the affaira of ?srninny: '. j .The .syndicat?!.which -purebred the ! British s?earner; viking is arranging to "barter oaoth^f^QflDBKHQ take home Amor??anr; whcT^Mibout funds. f i Another rim; ^> the; provtalonB Stores in London'?^'Jn the provinces occurred todiy, w.irplte-?f tho govern ment's assurances, that thora was suf ficient food-to 'stfpptxr tba;'population . for m?nths without counting that on Jroutc, , Prices again JutopQd. poa _-^-, ,,,,-- . some of tho small ur skop3 were fore- g cd to close. ,. ? " Hfgh Prices Cause Troabfo* ; ;J Jn the east end sayers,), stores, whore g prices had boon raised'were rushed* by .1 infuriated women, .who. carral ol? cv- * ?rytlitng they could, lay their hands ' on before the arrival.ot tho police. Tho situation has been, aggravate! by tho throwing out of employment of 2r.COM transport workers through tho . discontinuance .pf freight traffic tai tho continent. ; It ls expected^ . however, that many of-these will find employ- "t. mont In tho. city transportation aor- t vjce. -1 Tho post office ls flooded with mail, \. all tho service to tho continent having . been held up. . J The American lina steamer Phllfl- J dolphin, which sailed from Southamp- } ton for New York shortly after noon Vf today, took, alt the, American and Ca- 1 nadlan mail which had been posted up j to today. Rain prevented' tho gather- , lng of any great crowds loto today, but I tho streets of Whitehall and tho west ;| end v/ero filed'with''people-eagerly j picking every scrap qt news''and ' j cheering, nt tho rumored British, j French and BelgianWortes. \ Tho Manchester Gardian, tho only J paper heretofore opposing thc war, 1 In'printing thc'-announcement .'of tho. J declaration of war by Great Britain, I sayr.;' * . "All. controversies aro burled. Our front In pnitcd." EMBARGO OJf SHIPPING S'Aat)ieirn''lt0BS-'lftotit. Accept' Shlp raonts for Europe*'' . " (By Associated Press) ? .. .^??vjll^ h^fej^ttJ?*:^?.-Tho j. Southern RaUAvay .today pldced an em. I bargo :?B-,<sMniitt^i^ J pon to. Eur?p^ f. hcad'auarters'{fbI1;^fno?<?yetQ?nf;l here dt- ? rfecth?g tr?l|^V>Mi^^?|'atlv?s to dla- f? continuo issjmiJ??'?ftl^! of? (hiding *o \ British abd ^C;?ntlnenial.;;rj?rt8. \ ' It??y Mext ? (By Asroclatod Press.) ! New Or? can?, Augus* ?.r-'f hst Italy ].] will rescind bor proclamation ot neu- . }:'? trallty and J.J m tho war of nations is believed to . bo indicated by ' rv cable- I gram received In- New Orleana today ; by the master of the Italian steamer Tis Sicilia, ordering her to tako aboard no cargo abd to anchor immediately in neutral waters. :. The cablegram elated. .' the instructions were, sent by.'direction . . . of-the Rallan government. ;; Tho La Sicilia was loading ageneral cargo when the order was roceivet?. Tho loading operates ceased'and tho vessel anchored in. the'fiver. ^ ' BULLETIN Braids,Aug. i^-The newspaper* Lo People Suffi, an carly landtag ot \>