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ANDERSON, S. C.(THURSPAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1914.
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INVASION OF BELGIUM BEGINHOAME^T,
W GERMAN'S SHELL TOWN OF PONT-A-MOUSSON
Activities are Renewed
at all Points. German's
Bombard French City
^ Renewing the Fight I
: iThat no important engagement has occured between the
Frefnch and Germans is indicated by an official announcement issued
by Wie French war department that up to Wednesday afternoon
there had been no encounters between the respective forces except ,
those of outposts 1
Later, however, Paris reported that the bombardment by the
Germans of the important town of Pont-A-Mousson, in the depart-,
merri of Meurthe Et Moselle, had commenced This town is 20 miles
from Nancy and sixteen miles southwest of Metz, lt was the birth
place of Marguerite of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England.
An important development in the situation is the preparations
thcAustrian ambassador is making for his immediate 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, forces which have been investing Liege have moved to the
north and a new army corps has taken their place. Brussels reports
that'ihe French and British forces are concentrated at various impor
tant points in Belgium and are now prepared to check the German
advance. >>
i From Berlin, German successes are announced at Muelh?usen
and Lagarde with the taking of many French prisoners and the
clearing of German territory of the French.
. .The British war office information bureau says most of the 26
German army corps have been located and that a number of the Ger
man' troops are concentrated between Liege and Luxemburg. >
' In their endeavor to keep steamship routes clear on the Atlan
tic, the British admirality and the.French government have sent out
cruisers and areie?-merchant .vessels to 'search- for German-crafts.
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'The combined Montenegrin and Servian invasion of Bosnia has
begun tinder 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 UNDER WAY
WATSON'S
Embauies in Europe Authorized
To Charter Neutral Vessels
For Transportation
VIEWS
With \ Everything in? Readiness for
Omening of Cotton Congres?
i Plans are Discussed
(By Associated.Press.)
Washington. AugUBt 12.-Plans for
relief of tho south from embarrass
ment growing out of the closing of
European markets during the war are
expected tn assume definite shape
here tom' m.
The VS ..norn Cotton Congress,
composed of cotton men from every
southern state, will open a special
session called to deal with the war
situation and southern, senators and
representatives will co-operate with
them in perfecting financial legisla
tion to on ab lo growers to hold a part
of the big crop over until market con
ditions become more nearly normal.
Ono, plan for providing this relief,
details ot which have been worked out
by southern, congressmen in consulta
tion with experts ot the department of
agriculture; ^1?' be embodied In a
measure Introduced tomorrow in the
senate, by Senator Hoke Smith and in
the h?use pf representative by Lo vor.
The measure will propose establish
ment Of a chain of licensed and bond
ed warehouses, where cotton may bo
B to red, until conditions become normal
and bo made the Collateral for issu
ance of emergency currency.
The" advisability of some such action
was urged before the house agricul
tural .committee today by commission
ers of-agriculture bf th? cotton states;
E. J.. Wason, commissioner of agricul
ture Kf South Carolina, and president
of tho cototpi congress, outlined bis
view "that coito J should bo made a
Btablajbaais of credit and that federal
rosen? board should; be given power?
to rotu") Warehouse receipts a basis
for cujrrenoy Issued under the federal
reaervf act. His suggestions were sec
ondedjby B. R. Kona, commissioner ot
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 12.-Thc Wash
ington governments relief measures
for Americans in Europe and plans o.
the Red Cross to send, an expedition
to tho war zone developed rapidly to
day. American embaseios 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 lt would bo better to char
ter neutral vessels at European
ports.
Information received at the Statu
department gave assurances that the
British order against the entry of
allens Into England wrs not meant
to apply to Americans on tho conti
nent, who are trying to return to the
United States by ' way of English
ports.
Difficulties over the transmission
of code messages between Berlin and
Washington were removed when an
understanding was reached with the
British foreign office that the censer
ahould not impede messages between
tho American stute department and
the Berlin foreign .office, or Ambassa
dor Gerard, relating'to the interests
of Germans in Prance or ngland.
However, it was said such messages
wore hoing blocked at Copennuger,
making lt necessary to route them by
way of ome.
Secretary Bryan . tonight cabled
Ambassador Page at ondon to ask the
British forel;~ ?ra.-o to arrange for
th? release of Harry Aaron Menthes,
of St. Louis, reported to have been
held as a German spy at Sunderland,
England.
Red Cross officials announced there
had been a countrywide response to
the appeal for funds to finance the
re)lof expedition.
agriculture of Texas; W. A. Graham?!
commisisonor of agriculture of North
Carolina and W. B. Hollingsworth of
Georgia.
. "We do not want a system of vnior
ication," Mr. Watson told the commit
tee. "Wo do not want the government
to advance money to the holders of
.cotton. Wo want yoe to let us have
the money to finance this crisis, on
proper security, and we want the
money withdi uvrn just as soon as the
need for lt . has passed."
:>AID MAYOR JENNINGS AT
DILLON
FEATURE REMARKS
The Crowd Was Orderly But All
Speakers Laid Aside Gloves
in Denunciations
Special to Thc Intelligencer.
Dillon, Aug. 12.-Approximately
1,000 persons beard thc quartette ot
senatorial aspirants here today. The
meeting was held lu the School Audi
torium.
Possibly at no other place have the
sandidates received so thoughtful a
hearing. Through the three hours o:
speech-making the best of order was
maintained. Only once or twice was
there the slightest semblance of dis
order.
The meeting today was one brim
full of feature remarks. Governor
Blease was the first speaker and be
gan with hip usual harangue about
newspaper liars. In this connection
he read a letter, purport lng to bc
from the circulation department of
The State, In which it was said this
paper would be sont on one month's
trial gratis. Bleaso said Bomeooa*
was paying for this, and tho governor
would see that tho* Unitod States gov
ernment found out who and why this
, wea being. ??neV
\"y Another,'striking, depa'rturo In titi
thief executlve'S -speech ; waa his de
nunciation of the' two banking and
currency laws, passed under the di.
rect Insistence ot Woodrow Wilson.
The governor prophesied that there
would-be no difference when thin law
was put in operation, unless' it would
bo a higher rate of interest and thc
practice of favoritism might also bc
expected, thc governor added.
When L. D. Jennings spoke, ho
warned tho people that it was tune
for them to sit up and take nonce. He
had never yet heard of a democrat de
nouncing the new currency law. The
people had confidence enough in thc
statesmanship of Woodrow Wilson,!
the mayon went on, to know that the!
prosident would have never signed a
bill that would not rebound to the di
rect -benefit of the masses of tho peo
ple. It was a* sign of republican in
clinations in the chief executive, Mr. j
Jennings warned. .
W. P. Pollock Bald that he didn't
believe that. Senator Smith had ruiscu
the price of cotton. Ho was equally
skeptical -about the governors being
responsible for the increase of taxa
ble property Of South Carolina within ;
the last three and one-half years, he!
explained. Mr. Pollock characterized
the governor's platform today as al
trap to catch files, fly paper veneered
with "tanglefoot" to catch the un
suspecting vo^er.. Tho Choraw candi-1
dato said that ho -didn't believe that
the governor had tba voto of the mil*
operatives and that . of organlzod
labor In his vest pocket as he had
boasted. Human beings were the
everywhere, he added, and lt waa his
opinion that these men wouldn't be
-led about witb rings In their noses
any sooner than.other men.
Senator' Smith today answered the
governor as u appointments. The
senator explained that ia reality he
had made ' hui une appointment.
James L; Sims, as Unitod States mar-,
shall, was the appointment of. B. R.
Tillman. Senator Smith explained
that he had created the office of in
ternal revenue collector, but waked
np. to find a man already slated for
the Jim. In the .appointment . of
Frances Weston, Senator Smith said
he bad only stood by his friend, and
hi Weston' the farmers too had a
friend. It wag on tho basis of .the
work done back in 1901, when v/eston
went over the country with Senator
Smith helping to organise the farm
ers, that this appointment waa made.
The senator said he -would gp .o
Washington within the next few
days, if necessary, letting the re
mainder of tho campaign go hang if
there should be . any danger of the
plan to secure. federal relief for the
farmers falling. All the speakers-got
an i unusual respectful hearing, but
Senator Smith. was undoubtedly the
favorite.
Noted Sluger Rles.
. (By Associated Press.)
Paris, August 12.-Pol Flancon,
the opera stngtr. died today. He had
been ill Since June.
Detachments of European
Soldiers Who Will Clash
iJ!u>U... lt) i>...i;riiatl 1'|VVJ ?iMOCULllyth
T| HB German ant*. Russian soldiers aro til I lcd ror sanguinary conflicts
, and both armies are equipped with thu Intest Implements for use b
killing human beings. The brunt or the lund fighting will fall 0!
*** the Infantry, of course, and the Illustration shows detachments froi
each side. ?t tho top ore German infantry. Those in the lower photo ar
Russians.
Villa And Cc
At Cr
LATEST NEWS
FROM THE WAR
(By Associated Press.)
AT UFA!? O FKED CROSS.
London, Angnst 12.-A dJfpatch to
says the Duchess of Sutherland hus
been placed In charge of Red Cross
work In Brussels.
AMBASSADOR LEAVES
London, August 18.-Tht Morning
Poet's' Amsterdam correspondent stirs
James IT. Oerard American ambassa
dor to Germany, has left Berlin for
Amsterdam.
FOB THE WOUNDED.
London, August lftV-King George
has offered Balmoral castle as a hos.
pltal for wounded soldiers.
WAR LORD TO THE FRONT.
London, August UL-k/ Brussels
patch to the Daily Chronlclt says the j
German emperor IN reported on his
way to take personal command of the
German army in Belgram. A similar
report was current Sunday but has
not been confirmed. . j
SHOWING NO QUARTER.
Poris. August 12.-The following of
fielal statement was fft?utd toniglitt
"A wounded French laval ry man nt
Heileres declares he saw a German
cavalryman shoot a wounded French
man. He says he heard fire or six
ether shots and saved' hlmstlf by
feigning death*'
?The Germans are wearing uni
forms taken from Belgians .killed In
battle."_ .
BELGIANS ABE VICTORIOUS. \
London. Aagnst UL-The Exchange
. (Continued on Page 2.)
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xrranza
oss Purposes
(By Associated Press.)
Wellington, August 12.-General
Carranza has ordered held at Tampico
a large shipment of ammunition con
signed to General Villa, according to
0 file lui advices today to the Wushlu
ton government.
Por 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 variauB
sources. General Villa Bent to per
sons here a synopsis of the reasons
why he is displeased with Carranza's
attitude. He sets fortli that he will
Insist on carrying out the agreement
recently reached at Torre?n when tho
breach tentatively was adjusted. Vii'
la's demands, in brief, are:
.First. That a civil instead of a mili
tary government be established
throughout ' Mexico and a general
election bc conducted by it; that no
military chief bo provisional governor
of any state.
Villa himself is military governor ot
Chihuahua from which post he ?B will
ing to retire and be wants Carranza
to retire as first chief. ,
Second. Land reforms should be
put Into effect In accordance with the
Mlean constitution and in a lawful
and orderly way.
j 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
j forces.
Fourth/ Amnesty - should be given
; all political offenders except those di
rectly responsible for the overthrow
of Madero and Saurez.
Tho first of Villa's demands ls. ex
actlyopposite from Carranza's pre
1 (Continued on Page Two.)
European 1War Bulletins;
Latest News of AW The
Important Happenings
Admit Heavy Lossen
London, Aug. 13-A Berlin despatch to the Daily Telegraph
says the German staff admits heavy losses on the Russian frontier.
A German Victory
Berlin, Aug. 13-via London-German troops near Muelhous
en have captured ten French officers and Soo 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 l.ooo prisoners about one sixth of different regiments.
From Another Angle
. y Brussels, August i 2-via London-The Germans appear to be
?r.tnm?nrinjg fresh phases of the yar. Their attack through Cen
tral Belgium having failed, they are entrenching along their Mjias
tritch-Liege front and are employing a number of peasants on the
toad south through the provinces of Liege and Luxemburg, fo're
shadowing an attempt to force their way to the south of the River
Ourthe and on towards the upper Meuse in France ' .
Russians Mining Harbor
Zul, Korea, August 12.-Germans arriving here from Vlad?
vostock report that several Russian cruisers, ten torpedo boats and
eight submarines are engaged in mining the harbor of Vladivostock.
Thev say also that 15? German reservists and one "hundred non
combatants have left the city, but that 350 other Germans, mostly
women and children remain there by permission of the authorities.
Still ai l*?g? *' /. .
Athens, via P???F. August 12-1 he. German cr^l^r* Gooben
and Breslau have entered the Dardenelles.
Another Declaration. ,i \
London, Aug. 12-War between Great Britain, and Austria
Hungary it is expected in London, will be declared tonight. ' - f .
(Continued on Page 8.)
BAD STATE OF
AFFAIRS EXIST
{TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE
' COMMISSION INVESTIGA
TING LABOR
LUMBER WORKERS
According to Evidence Suffer
From Worse Conditions than
Any Other Cia?
(By Associated Press.)
Seattle, Wash.. August 12.-Lumber
workers suffer from worse conditions
than any other class of laborers in
America, J. G. 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 hard," he said. "The men
agencies to the last degree. One mill
near Gray's harbor has a standing
order with employment agencies tn
several cities for labor. Men constant
ly are going to tbe camp and as fast
as they arrive other men are discharg
ed and the now ones put to work.
"Ordinary laborers are paid about
$26 per month and. board. If they
arc married and board themselves
they arc allowed $10 a month for
board. But, when a single man is ill
or otherwise incapacitated for work,
he is charged $20 a month for board.
"When penniless men are sent out
on jobs their baggage ie held for their
transportation and fee. When they
Anally earn enough to recover their
baggage they can change their cloth
ing." .
The high class '.abor employed in
the shingle and lamber mills is treat
ed better. Mr. Brown said. There $3.60
ia ne'd for ten hours work.
Scores ot Industrial Workers of the
World crowded the hearing room. A.
J. Blethen publisher of the Seattle
times, and James P. Thompson, who
organized the Industrial ! Workers of
the World for the Lawrence, Mass.,
strike, testified.
Blethen, who has fought the Indus
trial Workers of the World move
REPORT DENIED
BY wrc**ructi/uti
Second Secretary of. American
Embassy at London Say AH
Americans Can Land.
(By Associated Press.)
London, August 12.- Edward Bell,
second secretory of tho American em
bassy here, In charge of the working
of thc allen act so far aa lt affects
Americans, said today:
"So far as wo know not a single
American has been prevented from
landing in Great Britain."
Secretary Bryan's cablegram to the
ambassador here was sent on receipt
by Mr. Bryan of delayed protests from
Christiana and Havre, from which
porta steamers sailed to closed- ports.
But Mr. Boll already had arranged
with the authorities to admit Ameri
cans to such ports-on their announc
ing their American citizenship.
United States Minister Van Dyke at
The Hague has informed the Ameri
can relief committee here he will send
small parties of Americans by boat
from the Netherlands to England ev
[ery Ave days.
ment, told the commission the way to
cure social unrest is to give men Joba.,
Men who are employed are happy
and those who are idle are unhappy,"
ht said. "Out of idleness grows street
speeches, or, as we call lt, the talk of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
I do not think agitators should be per
mitted to speak on public streets. ...
"The strike, the lockout and' the
boycott ought to be written into the
criminal law. The day has arrived
when employers and employ cos
should arbitrate and con dilato."
Thompson told the commissioners
they had been interrogating "a bunch
of hypocrites" and persons who art
afraid of losing their jobs lt they told
the truth. .,
"Until tho wage system ls abolish'
ed tbs world will hoc be at rest," he
said. The working class should orr
gantze as a class snforce its de
mands. The war'to do away with
child labor is to rtust to work with
children. The woking day should be
shortened and the work dtvided,",