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VOLUME 1, NO. 180. treeklj, EntobUnbed 18*0; Daily, jan. 10, ISM. ANDERSON, S. C.,WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM OMINOUS SILENCE REIGNS OVER ARMIES ON EVE OF BATTLE Details As To Troop Movements Are Lacking 100,000 BRITISH TROOPS LANDED Expeditionary Force Lands On French and Belgian Soil To Assist Allies (ny Associated Press.) '. From the war done comes only brier reports of the activities of the vast German and allied armies opposing each other. , The French officially report that o o o o PLAGUE SPREADS New Orleans, August 18. Thc tweiity-rlxth case of bu limic plag:iu was reported here today. Louluc Welsh, a ne gress, was removed to thc iso lation hospital after her ill ness had positively been diag nosed us plague. She was taken from a residence where ber mother also contracted thc disease. Her mother died. o o o TO CARE FOR JAP'S INTERESTS Washington. August 18*-Japan has asked tho United States to take over her embassy In Berlin "in case of an emergency." tho Germans have abandoned Sarre- be accepted because of the possible bourg The Liege forts are said still lnternatlona, complications, to be Intact and-a Brussels dispatch The former French mln,8ter of H. says tho German mo-ement toward n pau, Doumer. who has return the nelglan center seems to have been ed from thc fr()nt ,n Bclglunij 8ay8 checked. i three Zeppelins have been destroyed "Tho French troops are In contact by gun fire and one wrecked by drop, with the GermanB, but Onere ls no im- pi"g jnt0 a forest, portant engagement to report," says T0 set at rest reports of casualties an official announcement of the jn the British army the official bureau French embassy at London. i declares that there have been no caB A British exncditinnarv force numb- uaittfB. erlng more than 100,000 has landed A nomc dispatch glveB a report at French and Belgian ports and fl.om vienna that the Austrian cruiser doubtless ls well on KB way to form ycnta hB8 been sunk, a junction with Its allies. i Count okuma, the Japanese premier ,A significant Btatement ls iBBued by declares it ls Japan's Intention to ?ll the BrltlBh official pre?s bureau to the mlnate from China the root of Ger effect that desultory fighting has oe- man influence. * curred between the British patrolling ' _ squadrons and flotillas and German London, August 19.-It is officially reconnolt?rlng cruisers. stated In Paris that the mobilization "A certain liveliness ls apparent in I "f t|ie Austrian armv was accompan the Southern area of the North Sea," id by much disorder and even open the Btatement adds. 'mutiny in many placee owing to tim There are rumors of a navl engage- unpopularity of the war among many . ment about 100 miles oU Harwich in classes of people ". \ the North'Bsa. ' I This information is convoyed In a In a stirring message to tho troons parjB dispatch to the Dally Te!c King Georgs sn:n: 1 . -graph, which continues: "Duty is your watchword and I ?in many parts of Austria cnthua-? know your duty will be nobly done." ia:-ro for the war is completely lack-i The French commander-in-chief, ing and tho people complain bitterly General Joffre, personally reports against spending blood and money in| French progress in upper Alsace and a useless cause." declares French troops have occupied Thc statement adds that a large all thc region of Lorraine, 32 miles number of Czech soldier:. have been inside the German frontier. j shot at Prague for refusing to right] An American corps has been organ- and that during the night of August teed In Paris and several American 61) a whole Serb regiment of the 15th aviators have offered the government army corps mutinied. A similar their aeroplanes. Thero . ls aome mutiny occurred In Bohemia, question as to whether this ?^?^o^^??ooeo??c???e0S0o??Scc?_' European War As It Appears at Washington (By Associated Press.) obvious that a fooling of relief fol Washington, Aug 18.-The determl- lowed assurances given at London ! nation of the United States govern- that should Japan take action against; ment to keep this country from be- I Germany such activity would be con coming involved In the European war unod to the China seas and Germai apd Its controversies .was manifested territory in Eastern Asia. . m several ways today. Baron Chinda, the Japanese am. President Wilson addressed an ap- hassador conferred with Secretary peal to the American people calling on Bryan but declined to talk about lt. them to refrain from ^expression C?lviHe Barclay, charge d'Agalres o or act that might reveal the slightest th0 Britl8h embassy, called Immediate partisanship. Leaders In congress of ,y afterward and lert wltb. the.secrc all parties voiced similar views. tery t f tho British goverr For/nearly throe hours the preBi- mont announcing that any action tak dent and his cabinet wrestled with the ?^pij1 ?*?^e^fc vexed cable ; wireless censorship Qorman territory )n en.terr, " A?I? I a?on. The matter still ls under con-?The^te^f?UU^thaf an BloXVaT lnformatfon from Berlin SiJ?1T ,nformat!on cefedTha? anese minister at Berlin, apparently Bon whrt n ?. ' ?_,_" "",,, foreseeing suchen eventuality, asked T?! gJSL*FJ? ?rJ%*E* V? . T ^^^^^^ closely, bat which lt was learned ex- a* aSS^V^J? ? S prestid Um grateful appreciation ot S^^^?^^'^^ wb,ch. Germany for the tender of good offices u-?J lB*Sr?i, geneP" made by.tho United States. The"Ger- ?:>nm.,."n ? . man emperor took occasion to point JS^R feSSSSSS ^ -i . ont caseTof the present war and ar- J* th?^1*?,^.^ 8 f?Urse wiI1 b geed. It ls understood; that whHe ho S^^?n^?TZ '? ? , Is trying t? m?d??to between Austria *?J?th0 ^Ta,n,n* ln "W* and Servia.1 RuSfilan mobilisation b?- ft?^? gan. Whlto Houk? ofllelals denied tho fi?aiSSf^ ^? ? . not\"f0^6 to message contained any protest con- gj*6man,'? ??? event lt is be ceming tho attitude trf the Aimertcan L'6^} ih?rgarr.leon ,w.1,i ^ * press towards tfcsra?ny. Officiate said ^^e*?l,at ."??.tanca, with there was nothing to Indicate wheth- ^?fn^?l0<^,,lUlMor?.*.??.*??. er the emperorwould,atany future ^H^?AI^ ...? ? time accept the good offices. ftj^*"1"* ???st Germany The Japanhse ultimatum demand- W^jSfe1? Chow P?S lng that fier^a>ty evacuate Klao Chow ^?^???* T}??n Jf^JS** . and withdraw, hst fleet from the Or{. g??ffi?;. ^S?L J?! ?? Intermediary eat waa uppermost in the attention \if ?^?,8'JT8 ^'"^MrTe.88 official WaaWngton; ??"*8 'or.*n off?r ?' compromise. tho interests of tha United States uDf n4*Tfa^?"!.der 8Uch tlmately might ho affected and it' sd' " lt were made. m ? I ./ . ENGLAND LOOKS STOLIDLY ON POPULACE DISPLAYS LITTLE EXCITEMENT OVER WAR PREPARATIONS EVERYTHING QUIET Spirit of Optimism Prevaib Over Entire Country-General Rou tine of Business Undisturbed (By Ac iodated Press.) I London, August 18.-Ixuidon dis played little excitement when it bc. came known that British troops were in France. There were no crowds I around the bulletin boards and no I rush for newspapers. There was a lytolid, reprcrscd, earnest crowd in parks where rperuits drilled and at ' the barracks where trained soldier.' . go through evolutions. The general routine is little dis turbed, except for the unceasing movement through tho streots ot troops, ammunition train - and hoc I pital corps. Tailors and saddlers arc rushed with business. Tho sign I "swords and bayonet:" sharpened" ap ' pears in the cutlers' windows. No women or children weep as the sol diers depart. Attendance at music halls and the atres chows- no diminution and many Americans spend afternoons or even ings at tho ploy houses. "Britannia rules the waves," the "Marseillaise" and the ru " lan national anthem arc played by orchestras, the audience.) standing. As ono Highlander regiment wont through thc Strand, its band playea "Marching Through Georgia." Private homes have boen converted Into hospitals and newrpapcr depara mente* under tho head of "What Wo men Can Do" or some similar cap tion aro the busiest. Signs aro posted that Earl Kitch ener, secretary for war, nbeds 100, opo men . for; three, - years or to tho alone 'of. th*.war.;'.' PwSs . -- There, has ' helen como protest against German and Austrian wailers at tho hotels and restaurants. One newspaper protested against exces ivo forbearance, as instanced by a crowd at' the railway station on' the departure of- the Austrian ambassadoi singing "Deutschland, Deutschland Ubtr Alles." ? The Mock exchange ls closed and the city Is quiet. Clerks are carrying rifles and cartridge belts. Large bus iness houses announce that places w* 1 be kept for those who enlist. Tue newspaper are proud of the ef fective manner in Which they keen secret the movement of troops of which much has been surmised, but little known.. Tho seaside resorts face a ruined treason and the hotels dread the re turn of Americans, for they would not accommodate them. Food prices aro lower with tho exception of 'sugar, which comes from Austria and Ger many. . Cargoes, of grain on Gorman vessels captured in the Baltic were sold to day and brought current prices, but the effect was a fall in prices and es pecially in. matte. The Nottingham lace factories are at a standstill but the ship yards aro unusually busy. and the development board ls spending S15.000.000 on roads and other improvements. NELMS MYSTERY BOBS UP AGAIN Victor E. Innes Arrested In Ore gon on Warrant Sent From . ' Texas (By Associated Press.) . San Antonio. Tex. Aug. 18.-War rants tor the arrest of Mr.'and Mrs. Victor Innes, of . Portland, Oregon, in connection with tho mysterious dis appearance of Misa Beatrice Nelms and her sister Miss E?ohj Nelms Dennis, of Atlante, and missing since June, Were issued by District Attorney Lin den . here today. Marshal! Nelms, brother ot the two missing women, yesterday filed complaint against the accused persons and ? telegram waa sent to Portland officers anting their detention. Nelms and a deputy sh?r if f expect to leave tomorrow with warrants and extradition papers for the return of Innes and his wife to this city, ?t was said here tonight The specific' chargea against Innes and his wife were not made public. Eugene, Oregon,. August 18/-Vic tor Inness, wanted in connection with the dlssppearn?ce .of Mn. Eloise Helms Dennis and Miss Beatrice Nelms, of Atlanta, waa arrested to night ,8nerlff Pether and D. P. j Elkins, on the Innes farm near Lea . burg, about 30 miles from here ASKS THAT THE AMERICANS SHOW NO PARTISANSHIP OVER WAR EFFECT OF THE WAR What American Citizens Say and Do Will Determine Largely How U. S. Will Be Affected (By Associated Press.) Washington, August 18.-Address ing the American people. President Wilson today Issued a statement in connection with thc European wur, warning citizens-of the United States against "that deepest, most subtle, most essential breach of neutrality which may spring out of partisanship, out of passionately taking sides." The president pleaded that the United States be "neutral In fact asl well ss in name during thc days that are to try men's souls." "We must be impartial in thought as well as in action," he said, "but a curb upon our sentiments as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one par ty to the struggle before another." W51? Take Ne Part. Officials close to" the. president made it clear that lie was fully determinen to t?ke no part.in tho dispute between Japan and Germany over the situa tion in thc far east, While that con troversy was not .r.pecflcally referred to la the president's statement, lt became known tluitrhe ls resentful of efforts he believes arc being made to embroil the United Slates in ll. Tba president's-^statement follows: "My fellow countrymen: "I suppose that every thoughtful man in America";'luis asked m self during the last troubled weeks what inti-..euee the European war may ex. crt upon the Uul,ted StutcB, nnd 1 take the liberty of addressing a few words to you Jn.order. tovjppYH't out that lt ls entirely within our own Choice what Its effects upon as will-be and to urge very earnestly upon you the sort o? speech and conduct which will best safeguard the nation against distress and disaster A? I* Conceras l's. "The effect of the war upon the United States will depend upon what American citizens 'say > and -do. Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality, which is the spirit of im partiality and fairness, and friendli ness to all concerned. The spirit of the nation in this critical matter will be determined largely by what Indi viduals and society and those gather ed in public meetingr. do and say, up on what newspapers and magazines contain, upon what our ministers ut ter in their pulpits and men proclaim as their opinions on the streets. "Tho people of the United States are drawn from many nations and chiefly from tho nations now at war. It ls natural and inevitable that there should be the utmost variety of sym pathy and desire among them with regard to the issues and circum stances of the conflict' Some will (wish one nation, others another, to succeed in the momentous struggle. It will be easy to excite passion and difficult to allay it. Those responsi ble for exciting it will assume a heavy responsibility, a responsibility for no less a thing than that the people of the United Stat' whose love of their ; country and wh^ae loyalty to its gov ernment should unite them as Ameri jcans all. bound in honor and. affec I tion to think first of her und her in terests, may be divided into camps of hostile opinions, hoi against each otherv Involved in tho war Itself In impulse and opini?n it not in action. "Such diversion amongst us would be fatal to our peace of mind ana might seriously stand in. the way of the proper performance of our duty as tho one great nation at peace, the . one - people * holding Itself ready to play a part of impartial mediation and speak tho counsels of ' peace and ac commodation, not ns a partisan, but as a niend. A 8<>lemn Warning. , "i venture, therefore, my fellow countrymen to speak a solemn word of warning to you against that deep est, most subtle, most essential breach of neutrality which may sig. nify out of partisanship, out of pas sionately taking sides.' Tho United States must bo-neutral in fact as well as .in name during these days that; are to try men's souls.. We must be Im partial in thought as walt as In ac tion, must put a curb upon our' sen timents as well as upon every trans action that might be construed as a preference of one party to the strug gle before another. i "My one thought Is for America. I sm speaking, I foei sure, the earnest wish1 and purpose of every thoughtful American that this great country of ours; which la, of course, the first In our thoughts and in our hearts, should show herself In this time or -peculiar trial a nation fit beyond oth ers to exhibit the fine poise of undis. (Continued on Page Two.) BERKELEY BRAVES PARADED WITH A BRASS BAND A GOOD MEETING Pollock and Jennings Were Ab sent and There Was No Excitement Tuesday Special to The Intelligencer. Moncks Corner, Aug 18-Tho sena loria! campaign meeting hero today stands out In ?triking contrant tc that of yesterday. L. D. Jennies an W. P. Pollock were absent, and both Governor Blesse and Senator Smith received attention and thoughtful hearings. Only a few times won those spenkers Interrupted by wrang lers in thc audience. There were ap. proximately 400 persons present, ant' was the smallr crowd which the candidates have ...ced during thc en tire campaign, with the exception of the Beaufort meeting. The meeting today was featured by the governor's attack on thc advertis ing policy of Richard I. Manning i the Charleston papers. Thc point o criticism in this was thc wording, "Vote for Richard I. Manning for gov ornor, the anti-Blease candidate." "If that advertisoment was by on? of Blouse's friends it would be stl;' ring up factionalism. If by Blens himself it would be an appeal to pre judice." tho governor charged. Another interesting phase as added, when Senator Smith called a halt up on thc governor while the chief cxci utive was charging that Scuato Smith voted to pay $2,000 to thc fam ily of a lynched negro. Abruptly Interrupting the governoi Senator Smith asked, "didn't Benja min Ryan Tillman and the reformer write that into the constitution back in 1895 when .tho constitution was.ro written?" The governor replied in'thu affirmative, but added, "that was'th biggest mistake that Tillman eve, made." A demonstration was made for Sen ator Smith, a pageant of footmon, wa gons, buggies, carriages and automo idles, being led to the courthouse yard by Metz's band from Charleston. When thc governor was speaking, the charge was made that D. Frank McLeod had paid the band. Mr. Mc Leod denounced Ulis as untrue and his claim was substantiated when tho Berkley citizens carno forward and certified by signed petitions, which the chairman read, that they had subscribed thc fund themselves and that Mr. McLeod had disbursed it a their request. Senator Smith spoke first and was warmly received. After he had dis cussed the new currency and banking law and clarified its application in giving relief in the present financial crisis, incident to the European war, one of the audience volunteered, "you only did your duty," "and that's all I want to do,".tho Senator retorted. That, man who works for his own ben efit, tras likened to ,"n stagnant pool, which breeds snakes, mosquitoes, frogs and malaria, atfd isn't worth a darn." Senator Smith asked that his record be searched to And if he hadn't kept his faith. "If you find that I've work , (Continued on Page 2.) RESIDENTS WILL STAY IN BERLIN Americans Making Their Home At German Capital Will Not Leave on Account of War London, August 18.-Most of the American residents in Berlin will re main there, according to Mrs. Lucy Halliburton, of- Charlotte, N. C., who left on the American ambassador's special train and arrived in London today. The Americans, according to Mrs. Halliburton, feel secure In Berlin and do not fear a famine. Prices were raised slightly there she Bald, but the banks cashed American travellers' checks without dlscounf. English, speaking people were advised by the authorities not to use that language on the streets lest they be ut tucked by Ignorant citizens. . Mrs. Halliburton Bald travellers from Germany were struck hy the sudden exodus of Japanese prior, to the issuance of - Japan's ultimatum. All trains for the border carried Jap anese-bound for england. They ap parently had been notified of tho Im pending crisis. H. M. Hlndmsn. leader of the Eng lish socialists; sayH members ot his party have been unable, to get'any new regarding Gt . man socialist lead ers. They.credit, however," accord ing to Hyndman, tho report that Carl Liebknecht was* tried and shot for. re fusing to serve ' with the German European^/ar Bulletins; Latest News of Ass The Important Happenings (By Associated Press.) Forts Dynamited. Rotterdam, August 19.-Via London-4.19 a. m.-lt is assert ed here that the forts at Liege were dynamited by the Belgians after they had been evacuated, the action of the Beligans being due to the arrival of Germany's heavy motor batteries. Will Stay in Or eint. Washington, August 18.-Charge Barclay, of the British em bassy formally presented to Secretary Bryan today England's decs tation that Japan's action would be limited to the German possessions in eastern Asia. French Victorious. Paris, August 18.-3.02 p. m.-An official announcement says: "All day Monday we continued to progress in upper Alsace. The enemy's retreat from this side was in disorder. They abandoned everywhere their wounded and their stores." This telegram was received at the war office from General Jo seph Joffre, French commander-in-chief. French to the Rescue. Paris, August 18.-li.o5 p. m.-"French troops have brought down a German aeroplane near D?nant, 14 miles south of Namur, Belgium. The pilot was killed and the observation officer taken prisoner.* The machine was not damaged." The foregoing official statement was issued here tonight and to it was added the following: ?. . >l, "When our troops entered Blamont (Department of.Mucrthe ct-Moselle, France,) a few days ago, they foi.nd notices posted oin the walls that the next morning the mayor and prominent residents of the town would be shot. The sudden arrival of the French and the disorderly retreat of the Germans, however, saved these persons from death." ' . . - ? 5; Under False Colors. Paris, August 18.--5.15 p. m.-A German monoplane which had hoisted the French flag, today dropped three bombs on Lune yille, 16 miles east of Nancy ;f^*T ? height pf 4,5op fe?t, according Aa an official announcement'issued th?s'ev?nm^ proded in a public garden. No one was hurt. . Clebrated Swordsmen. ?j' Paris, August 18.-6.10 p. m.-Georges Breitmayer and ou sciei Dorcierces, two of the most celebrated swordsmen hr Frah'??, have enlisted to work machine guns aboard aircraft; ' They! afe* now training for their duties at the aviation station at Versailler. " \ Dirigibles Destroyed. London, August 18.-9.40 p. m.-A Paris dispatch to The Ex change Telegraph Company says: "Paul Doumer, former French minister of finance, just returned from the fighting line in Belgium, says three Zeppelin, dirigibles which were reconnoitering over the war zone were destroyed. : An other fell into a forest and was wrecked. Aerial Warfare in Earnest Paris, August 19.-12.05 a. m.-A German aeroplane has been destroyed in Russia near Samno and four German aviation Officers have been killed, according to an official announcement here today. It is thought Saima, Finland is probably meant. Engagement Imminent. London, August 18.-11.58 p. m.-"The French troops are in contact with the Germans in Belgium but there is no important en gagement to report, read an official announcement received at the French embassy in London tonight. On ? he Run. London, August 18.-1-Midnight-An official dispatch to the French embassy says: "The Germans have abandoned Sarrebourg, wher? they were strongly established with heavy artillery." German Advance Checked. London, August 19.-12.50 a. m.-In a dispatch from. Brussels the Exchange Telegraph's correspondent says: "The German movement toward the Belgian center seems to haye been checked at Landen and Gembloux. No further, nT^V?ment of the enemy's troops have been observed. German '? prisoners in Belgium will be sent to England. Cruiser Sunk. London, August 19-1.22 a. .m-An official message received in Rome from Vienna says the Austrian cruiser Zenia was sunk in a naval battle bf Antivari last Sunday according to a dispatch to The Exchange Telegraph. The cruiser Zenta which was built at Pola in 1897 toas 303 feet in length and displaced 2,264 tons. j i ,' /' Heavy Firing Reported. : vf ^ London, August 19.-J.40 a. m.-The Amsterdam correspon dent of the Post says a telegram has been received there front'Texel Island, reporting heavy gun firing Tuesday morning in a western direction. Texel island is in the North Sea and ls the southewestern-' most of the Frisian Islands, forming part of the province of North Holland. .. f;g Germans Repulsed. / . y... London, August 19.-H.5?0 a. m.-A Reuter dispatch from Brussels says the Germans made another attempt to cross the Meuse .today by a bridge not far from Din a nt, where cannonading was resum ed. The French artillery repelled the attach y?tth consi derabi? 'to ss^-?