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f VOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUM GERMANY TO DISCUSS] THE EMPEROR IS CONSIDER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT INFORMAL INQUIRY Wilton Submits r?an to Kaiser Relative To Making Peace With Germany's Foes (By Associated PrcBS.) Washington, Sept, 12.-Emperor William has had under consideration for several days, it was learned to day, an informal inquiry frcm the United. States government as to whether Cermany desires to discuss peace terms with her foes. On the tener of the reply depends to some extent whether or not the informal peace movement inaugurated a week ago can he pursued with Great Bri tain, Prance and Russia. The inquiry waa not a formal one such aa President Wilson's original tender of good offices, but was an ef/ort to determine whether Ger many's willingness tn talk peace was based on fact. The chronogoly of thc peace movement waa revealed to i a ht after a canvass, ot officials, diplomatists ana others directly Con cerned. The story- of the seven days of peace talk, as told by som^of the principals, substantially is as tolloWh: Saturday, September 5.-Count von Bernstoff, the German ambassador, . dined with James Speyer In New York. Oscar Strauss, American - member of The Hague Tribunal and former cab inet officer was present. When the conversation turned to the subject oi p;ace in Europe the .German ambas sador said that while he had no ad vices from his government since leav ing Berlin, he recalled a conversa tion with the Imperial chancellor there in. which tue latter said he believed the emperor would be will ing to discuss peace measures through mediation. Previous to the ambas sador's conversation with the chancel lor. Emperor William already had acknowledged President Wilson's ten der of. good offices, but had been non. commital aa to its acceptance. Mr. Strauss asked the German ambassador for permission to repeat the conversa tion to Secretary Bryan. Count von Bernstoff gave bis consent. Sunday, September 6.-Mr. Strauss arrived in Washington and went to the home of Secretary Bryan where they aeretly confreed. The secretary later communicated with the presi dent. It was decided to get the Ger man ambassador's consent to forward a report of the trident to Ambassador Gerard for discussion with th? Ger man foreign office. In the meantime, Mr. Strauss was advised to talk the situation over with the British and French ambassadors. He saw each that day. Monday. September 7.-The Ger man ambassador reached Washius'on and conferred privately with Mr. Bry an. As a result of the conference the aeretary cabled Ambassador Gerard to convoy to Emperor William an In quiry, from the American government as to whether he desired to confirm the statement reported to haye been made by him to the Imperial chan cellor, and repeated by the chancellor to Count . von Bernstoff In private conversation. Copies of the message to Ambas sador Gerard were sent by Sereury Bryan to Ambassador Psge at London and Ambassador Herrick at - Paris. Meanwhile Mr. Strauss had talked With the British and French ambas sadors, both ot whom said they could make no definite statement without instructions. Mr. Strauss acquainted them with Wiftf y* aj n/t/?u v?vrw9 ese tha Hlnnor twa Now York, Both the French and Bri tish ambassadors reported the_ inci dent unofficially to their respective foreign offices. Tuesday, September 8.-Secretary Bryan told the British ambassador Slr Cecil Spring-Rice, what had oc curred and. learned that the ambasea viVI :tuu IM?M?? im?m? j ?i mo - gMto, u ment to learn Its attitude toward peace. Wednesday. September IV-Slr Ed ward Grey discussed with Ambassa dor Vage the Inquiry the latter had received from Secretary Bryan. On th? ?***? CCrSir Edward Grey cabled tho Br4tts> ambassador here that as G rea?. Bri lau.. S ranee and Russia in the prececding week had agreed not to make, peace without common con sent, the position of the Triple Ea .cute was unanimous on the ques tion ot terms. Sh* Edward said what the powers wanted was no temporary truce, but a permanent peace tn Eu rope so that the world could be in? aured against the sudden outbreak of war after Germany had recouped her self. He added that before the sub ject could be considered seriously, definlt? terms would have to be sub mitted. Great Britain, Sir Edward pointed jut, would Insist that Bel (Continued ob Sixth Page.) CONSIDER ION OF PEACE PEACE PREVAILS IN OLD MEXICO Carrum Repudiates Charges That Federals Were Killed and That Vera Cruz b Closed (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 12.-Rafael Zu baran, of the Mexican constii utionalist agency here, announced tonight the receipt of the following message from General Carranza, first chief of the consM*ntlonallst forces, on conditions in Mexico: "The alarming reports that you ha> i brought to my attention as cir. culating in the United States as Mexi can news, have no foundation. The report that a number of policemen were shot in Mexico City is untrue. What actually occurred was a street brawl between police and arousing constitutionalist troops. The affair was handled with no difficulty. "Not a single federal officer has been shot, "The decree revoking the order pro mulgated by the governor of the fed eral district and ita military comman dant in regard to the occupation of private property and the formalities requisite for arrest does not mean that we intend to wrest from the peo ple their personal and property rights. The action was taken as a temporary measure. "It is not true that the port ot Vera Cruz has been closed. "Peace and harmony prevail throughout the one controlled by the constitutional! its which covers vir tually the entire republic. "Exaggerated reports relative to Zapatista activities are unfounded. . "The constitutionalists are working together to establish permanent peace and a stable government. All reports as to divisions in our ranks are false "General Villa ls working in perfect harmony and genuine' subordination. By reason of his laudable and patrio tic attitude and in -view of hts high merit I have Just promoted him to the rank of .division general. "A large constitutionalist force was dispatched to the Isthmus of T^haun tepe. I have recalled eight thousand of these troops because conditions now are peaceful. ''The stability of the new govern ment ls fully guaranteed by the sup port of an army of 120,000 men, ani mated with a spirit of patriotism.' A trade boom in Monterey, Mexico, waa reported at the state, department today by the consul agent general as ' due to the reopening of railroads. Previous warnings to Americans ! looking for employment not to go to i Tampico have been repeated. Many J are unemployed and destitute in thia district, reports state. BANDIT BOBBED TRAIN Lone Highwayman Holds Up Train and Makes Getaway. (By Associated Press.) Shreveport, La., Sept. 12.-After forcing two negro mail clerks to thruBt their heads into mail pouches a lone bandit late tonight robbed the mall car of.a Kansas City-Southern passenger train at "Hobo Swith", two miles north ot here*. The amount se? secured ia not known but it ia thought to* be Mnall as ' only one poach con? tainin g registered mall "Was taken from th te train. Acordlny to T. L. Anderson and J. L. suvhan, the clerks, the bandit boarded the train when it slowed down at the switch and ordered them to put their heads into the fail sacks. They stated that they complic? with instructions and did not remove the sachs until the train stopped at the railroad shops about one mlle further OF?. Tu?, x O^JirOr tt??i it?u S?C?p?d with the re viste red mali. ___________ I CIS AMAN? REPORT SUCCESSES Progress ta East Prussia hy Kaiser's Fernes Continues. t st*- *-. - * ? - v->? ?i>??yma*?i? A t coo, f Washington, Sept. 12.-The German embassy today received the following wireless from Berlin: "General Hindenburg's victorious progress in East Prussia continues. The Runsalans attempted to relieve the pressure ot their defeated left wing by launching the twenty-second army or ps against General ltindebnrtrs flank but according to official reports were defeated. "Several batteries were captured fi tun the main Russian forces. "There was no news until eleven, from the western front where? the struggle presumably ls contlnutag. The Saxon army under General von Haussa seems to have fought bril liantly. - "The Reichabank weekly report ls the heat stace the outbreak of the war. Note r'yulatlon has been reduced ?6.000,000 and gold increased 2S.500, 000 showing the hank ls hearing the strain of war very satisfactorily.'' STIRRING GREENWOOD ANDERSON MAN KILLED THERE YESTERDAY WAS HE MURDERED? John Felton Found Beside Rail road Track But No Marks In dicate That Train Killed Him According to telegrams received lu this city last night, John Felton was found beside the Seaboard fallroad tracks about one Bille out of Green- | wood as 6 o'clock yesterday after noon. The man was dead and the in dications were that life had boen ex tinct for some time. Felton waa an Anderson man, hav ing been in this city off and on as a carpenter for several years, and he bas. a wife and one child living in the ! city. He was a man of about 50 years ot age and was quite well known aroud the town-. Telephone communication with Greenwood last night revealed the fact that the body was found by the crew of a freight train running on the Sea board railway. When they were about one mile fout of Greenwood, one of the brakement noticed a hud-1 died from near the track and he caus cd the train to ?>e mopped. Upon in vestigation it was found that the man j was dead and be waa taken into ? Greenwood, where the body was ex amined. It was said over the tele phone that thc body showed no signs I of having been run over by a train, I but .that a deep laceration of the, skull seemed to indicate that he had [ been murdered, a heavy weapon bel?g employed in striking bim over the head. W. E. Falkner, himself a resident of Anderson at one time, said last night that he was called to the union j passenger station in Greenwood yes- ! terday afternoon at 2:35 to arrest], Felton. When he arrived at the sta-j; tlon he found that Felton had wander ed into the ladies' dressing room of . tho station and the people around thc station thought that tho man was drunk, but after investigation if was found that Felton was sober and had entered the place by mistake and the police therefore let him go. So far as is known this was the last time that Felton was seen alive. The dead man waa a carpenter by I trade and lived in thia city fer a num ber of years, later going to Georgia, j and finally he came back to Anderson. Ho had been making in? home here I until only a few days ago when he ' went to Greenwood. Numerous people around town re member him quite well and were! shocked last night when told that he I was dead. JAMES B, II AGG IN DEAD Gae oi is? Cia -rorty Niners"-Fa mous Breeder ef Bach g Horses. Newport, R. I.,-James B. Haggln, of,New York, capitalist and horseman, died at his summer home here tonight aged g7 years. Mr. Haggln owned stock farms In Kentucky and a stud of racing and trotting horses said to be the largest in the ountrjr. He was president of and director in sev eral mining companies. James B. Haggln was a contempor ary of Marcus Daly raid Senator Hearst in the Callion: U gold mine days ot '4S. Starting with nothing, he later sold his interest lo the Ana conda mine for $9,000,000. He eugaged tn breeding race horses and three of his favorites won $350, 000 in prises. These were Salvator, Longstreet and Firenze. His fortune is estimated at $100.000,000. FAMOUS HOBSE SAFE Winner of English Derby Leaves War Zone Under Nenirai Colora T^ndo? Be1**. 1*._Hermss H. Du ryea, the American turfman advised today that Dunbar II, this year's Ep som De^y winner, L jd Shannon, tho winner pf several French races, are safe outside, the war tone in France. Ten other valable race horses, still are in danger ot being captured. TheAmerican neg<o caretaker in charge of Dun*AT IE and Shannon, when near Chantilly, 23 mites north east of Paris, wrapped American flags about the horses and fastened to Dunbar II s banner reading: . "This it Dunbar II, the English der by winner. He is neutral." Th? horses wer? permitted to leave the army lines without interference. Belgian A Take Offenste Loudon, Sept 12.-The Belgian le gation announced today that the Bel gian army had again taken the offen sive which was being pushed satis factorily. An extended sortie was made on September 10 and the Ger mans everywhere were forced to re tire. Malines and Aerscbot were tak en. The Belgian logaiion stated that the Belgians Lad destroyed the rail-1' way between and Louvain and Tirle- j mont, thoa cutting off the German < communications between Brussels-! and Liege. |< LONDON PRESS BUREAU | GIVES SUMMARY OF HAPPENINGS -ETll AU Importna! Moves by Allied] Armies Since September 6th Folly Recorded (By Associated Preso1.) London, Sept. 12.4;The official press | bureau makes tile following an nouncement: "A summary, necessarily incom plete, may be attempted of the opera tions of the British expeditionary force and the Frencp anny during the last foul day?. ; "On September fi, the southward ad vance of the German rlgbt reached the extreme point ]. at Coulommiers and Provins, cavalry patrols having penetrated even as ?far south as No gent-Snr-Seino. j "This movement waa covered by a I large flanking force west of the line of the river Ourcq, watching the outer PariB defense and any allied force that J might come from then.. "The southward movement of tho en emy left his right.#ing In a danger ous position, as he had evacuated the j Crell-Scnllsl Complete region through' which his advances had been pushed J "The allies attacked this exposed wing both in front .and on the flank September 8. The covering force was assailed by a French army based on the Paris defences abd brought to ac tion on the line between Nantcull Le-1 Hauduin and Mean*. "The main portion of the enemy's right wing wa? attacked frontally by the British army, which had been t/acVferred from the north to the east of Paris and br a French corps advancing alongside it op a line be tween Crecy, Couto?mmlers and 8e-| ranne. ,v "The combined-operations up to tho] present have been compSetelyi suc cessful. The. German outer flank was forced back as far as the lino of tho Gurcq river. There it made a strong defence and executed several vigor ous counter attacks, but was unable to beat off the pressure of. the French advance. "Tho main body of . the enemy's | right wing vainly endeavored to de fend the line of the Grand Morin ! river, and then that of tho Petit Morin. Pressed back ?? over both of these rivers and threatened on its right, owing to the defeat of the cov ering force by the allied left, the Ger man right wing retreated over the Marne September 10. "The British army, witn a portion of the French forces on its left, cross ed this river beluw Chateau Thierry -a movement which obliged the nem my's forces1 weat of the Ourcq, al ready assailed by the French corpB forming tho extreme left of the allies, to give way and retreat northeastward In the direction of Boissons. ''Since September 10 the whole of the German right wing has fallen back in considerable disorder, closely fol lowed by the French _ and British, troops. "Six thousand prisoners and fifteen guns were captured on the tenth and eleventh and the enemy is reported to be continuing his retirement rap idly over the Alane, evacuating the Boissons Teglon. ?The British cavalry is reported today to be at Ftssmes, not far from j Rheims. "While the Verman right wing thus] baa been drlv?n back and thrown into j (Continued on Sixth Page.) Capitol City . fkj_ Columbia, Sept 12.-The governor today revoked the commlsslon-t or 26 notaries public. A parole was granted by thc gov ernor to Tom Robinson, who was con victed in Lexington county for man slaughter, and.sentenced to six years. The governor has gone to Portland. Maine, to attend the national meeting ot Red Men. ?Among the emnmiaslons ot notaries revoked by the governor recently was that of W. D. Bailsrd of Mt. Tabor, anderson county. It will be recalled that on campaign lay here Gov, Blesse' stated in his -peech that the smith crowd had to sngage a B?sese band to furnish tia o music. After the api jam was con cluded W. W. Jolly ??a 8. C. Gum brell of the band made a statement to the effect that all of the members of the band, who were old'enough, would rote fer Smith and that the fathers of yhose under age would ai Jo vote for smith. Mr. Ballard fe one of tho Influential men tn that community snd MM of the organizers of the Zion band HARRIS ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGE JURY DID NOT DOUBT HE WAS JUSTIFIED FLEAS OF GUILTY Court of General Sessions Took' An Adjournement Yesterday At Noon Until Monday Tho most important case heard in I the Court of General Sessions yester day morning was that of the Stato versus Richard Harris, charged with murdo. Harris was.thc superinten dent of the Fretwcll farms and shot and killed a negro. Tho trouble oc curred on what is known as "Crack, ers Neck" farra and took placo In July. It is alleged that the uegro, whose name was Goode, got into trouble with Dock Frctwell and threatened to kill Mr. Fretwcll. He started for the house to, get his gun when he was stabbed by Mr. Harris and when that gentleman Interfered the negro drew his knife and made an assault upon the superintendent. Mr. Harris had to shoot to save his life, according lo the testimony offered yesterday. This case was completed at ll j o'clock yesterday morning and the Jury retired, being out only long ioug enough to write a verdict not guilty. The following -.deas of gulltv were entered yesterday morning: T. Williams, charged with 1 arson, was sentenced to serve 10 years on the chalngang. Albort Sharping, a young white boy, entered a pica of guilty to the charge of housebreaking and larceny and was sentenced to five years in the State Reformatory at Florence. John Brown entered a plea of guilty to a charge of larceny and was sen tenced to serve 18 months on the chalngang. This completed the business of the court for Saturday and an adjourn ment was taken until 10 o'clock 'Hon day morning. The first week of court has seen considerable business transacted, when the time lost on Monday, ,whih was labor day, and on Tuesday, which was ?lection day, is taken into consideration. Solicitor Smith said yesterday that ha was well pleased with the progress made thus far. TREASURY MUST HELP. Notes on Cotton Must Be Held Over Until Next Season. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept 12.-A committee j of southern congressmen and repres entatives of farmers union? in the south is being organized by Represen .live Henry, cf Texas, to work tor an issue of treasury notes on cotton that muet be held over until next season on account of the demoralization ot foreign markets. Mr. Henry announc ed tonight that the personnel* of the committee, to be made up of twenty. |one members, probably would be com pleted early next week. He said the | movement bsd been endorsed by sev eral organizations. "The ommitteo," said Mr. Henry. | "will present the situation to the sec-| rotary of the treasury, the federal re. serve board and President Yv'iison. It will ask the government to take j over the surplus cotton ; to be held by it through these loans until the market reopens. Nothing less will protect many people ot the south from absolute ruin." AFRAID OJ? RUSSIA Petrograd, Sept. 32.-Word comes ] from Sophia, that influenced by re. cent Russian victories, Turkey will j not risk an adventure against Rus- j ala. RU!*i*Q? y?turning frnm Vienna say! the impression that the Austrian re verses mean the investment of the capital dominates the spirit of the people. After the capture by the Rus sians of Lemberg, capital of Oslicia, an extraordinary council was called. Count Berchtbld, minister of foreign affaira, nreatded. The shipment of gold to Turkey hy way of Roumanie continues. ;NECA SCHOOL OPENS. ; EH relines t This Tear Is Larger Than Any Prevftus RecOri. Seneca, Sept ll.--Seneca' high school opened Monday morning. Pat rons i were out in force to lend en couragement to teachers and pupil?. Superintendent Smith has the same corps of teachers. Mr. Bramlet, except Misses Stringer and Moore, who take the places Ailed by Misses Kittie Sllgb sad Sadie Parker. Emperor Loses Three Sens London, Sept 13.-An Ostend dis patch to the Renter Telegraph Com pany says: "Crown Prince William and Prince Adslbert of Prussia, the emperor's third son, and Prince Carl, of Wurt ! tersburg. are reported to have ' died in a hospital at Brussels. GERMANS FU ADVANCIN CLEMSON MEN ARE BACK IN HARNESS Anderson Bey Writes of What Upper Classmen Have Been Doing Since College Opened j Within the 'ust few days a number of Anderson iioys have loft fo? Clem Bon College to take up their duties at that institution for tho coming year land therefore the news of what they are doing there and Of the progress they have made will be of Interest to readers of Tho Intelligencer. The following letter was recoived in An derson yesterday from J. C. Hamlin: "The 'Old Mon,' (sophs, juniors and ueniors) returned to college Tuesday, the sill. Already 03 per cent of the last year's men (deducting last year's seniors) have returned. More arc ex pected at an early date. The "new men" (freshmen) will arrive Tu o sd ay, thc 15th. This year is a record break er for Clemson in the number of ap plicants, there being 1003 applications received in tho president's office. More Coach "nob" Williams has return ed nnd football practico began Thurs day, the 10th. He is assisted by three of last yes r's 'varsity men, "Hop" dandy, "Jule" Carson and "Brock" Lewis. It ia too early to tell who will make good yet but several men show great form. There are titree Ander son boys who show good form. These nre "Toinmio" Webb, "Little Rip" Major and "Mac" McConnell, than 100 wc?"? refused entrance on ac. count of limited accommodations. LIBEL SUIT DISCUSSED Roosevelt'* Attorneys Want Tr%l Outside of Albany County* (By Associated Press.) Albany, N. Y., opt \2.-Supreme Court Justice Chester reserved de cision today on the motion of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's attorneys to have the $50.000 suit for alleged libel brought against him by Republican State Chairman William Barnes, tried outside Albany county. Mr. Barnes' horns The attorneys were given until next Saturday to file additional briefs. In cidentally Mr. Roosevelt's answer to the Barnes complaint was made a part of the record of today's proceedings. The principal plea for a change of venue was made on the allegation that Mr. Barnes dominhtsfe Albany county politics and that lt would be Impossible to obtain an impartial trial here. The Roosevelt attorneys Inti mated that the Burns counsel should consent to a change of venue. To this W. M. Ivins, appearing for mr. Barnes, replied: "Knowing the temper of the dc? fendant, Mr? Roosevelt, if we consent ed it immediately would be utilized, by him as an admission by us ot the fact that we have the political con trol with which he charges us." In the Roosevelt answer, political activities or Mr. Barnes for the past twenty years are commented upon. Mr. Ivins contended that the greater part of the answer was not relevant tn tho pending motion, but was "an aggravation of the libel. He added that Mr. Roosevelt , ss president, had appointed MT. Barnes collector of the port of Albany. "If," Mr. Ivins continued, "Presi dent Roosevelt kept Mr Barnes in office for several years, knew all the things about him then that this an swer alleges, then 'President Roose velt'o actions were nothing less than criminal.'.' "~" BETHE'TI KG IN ORDER Critics Say German Army Is ta Good Condition. Parla. Sent. 12.-Military critics, although appreciating fully the Ger man reverse along the Une from Paris to Verdun and applauding the splen did feat of arms of the French and British troopsi caution! the pun] lc against a too rapid assumption that the invader? ar* beating a disorderly retreat. The critics point ont that a great army, such' as the Germans have poshed into France, stilt post sesees considerable power of resist ing pursuers and that lt may assume a counter offensive. Discussing rumors of s German rtage of ammunition, authoritative circles acknowledge that the lack may hare occurred in some portions of the fighting "ac, bot decline to believe that a fighting machine such as the German army with an open country at lt? hack while advancing, would be allowed to run short as a. whole. Belgians are Victoriens 'London, Sept. 12.-An Ostend dis patch from the Exchange Telegraph Company .asys: "The Belgian troops have Just gain ed an important success at OrtenbCg between Louvain and Brussels, cut ting np a German corps and taking a number of prisoners. The line toward Liege has been occupied by the Bel *lan"-_I ATTEMPTS BY THE KAISER'S TROOPS TO TAKE PARIS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL ALLIES SUCCESSFUL Have Repulsed Foe At All Points and Attacking Army I? Steadily Retreating (By Associated Press.) London. Sept. 12.-Tho German ar mies willoh a week ago today com menced a series of violent attempts to break through tho French center have found their effortu f.:?.?lo and. evacuating Vltry-LeFrancols, the piv ot of their offensive and where they had fortified already strong natural positions, they have retired north, ward. Tliis retirement was made impera tive by tho continued retreat of the German right wing, which is some where northwest of Rheims, and the defeat or an army corpa which waa operating just east ot Vitry-LeFran e?la, around Revigny and , Sermalse, and which, in ita hurry to Join the re tirement, left a quantity of war ma riai behind for the French to pick The Germans in the Argonne dis trict, likewise, have begun to fall hack so that the pressure on the forts southeast of Verdun, which a Berlin report said the Germans had com menced to bombard, should be reliev ed. In Lorraine, too, the French claim to have won further successes and to have been enabled to straighten ont their line along that frontier. They have occupied territory east of the forests cf Champenoux, tiedbeviller, Resaignvlller and Saint Die, thus get ting In closer tonch with their troops, which, since, the. early days* of the war, hav*Ti?l?F? Mt of OeilMSir'ter ritory itv front of Colmar. Apparently the Germans, who sent the best of their army farther west to taks pfirt ic the advance pu Paris, have found the mountains of Moselle and Vosges, where the French were in strong positions, too hard a pat to crack While French reports say that the French army ls following np all thea* successes, lt would appear that their most serious driving movement is taking place against the German right wing, which since Saturday last, han traveled north fluter than it went south, i On Friday this Wing disposed of General von .Cluck's army and part of General von Buelow's cur??*, occu pied a line which follows tht Vss?s and the railway from Boissons through Flames to the mountains south of Rh Bini tr. Today, however, these troops must have gone still further north or east,' ss the British official resort says the British cavalry reached that lins today, between Seisnoas and Fisses, and that a number of prisoners were captured. It is believed that General Sir John French, who won a reputation aa ona of the greatest cavalry leaders in the south African war, will cling to the heels of this retreating army as long as hi? men and horses can stand the strain. It ls possible, too, that he will get assistance from the French cavalry, which bas nott been heard of to any great extent during this war and which bj credited with being the equal of any in the world. The French official report refere to this retirement aa a general retreat, and from the rate at which Germane are traveling lt would seem to he such, sltbough military experts are of the opinion that they may make a stand or a counter offensive when re inforcements Which have been sent from Belgium reach them. _ It ia believed ittat a portion of tn*> German army which ia falling beek on Revigny ls almost certain to put up a hard fight in the forest of Ar gonne, where military men expected General Joffre, the French commander In chief, to make his defense at the outset, and which affords splendid positions against ??tacU. The Belgian army ha* become ac tive again and according to official reports tonight, ls advancing treen the forts around Antwerp. It appar ently baa divided into sections and has re-occupied both Aerschot r/vt Matines, where there have been v* many engagement? In the peet few weeks. - ? - ? -- - .. CHANCE WILL QtIT May Net Manago New York Aneri* cans Arter Tkb Beesen (By Associated Praest) New York, Sept. 8 -Frank Chance will not manage the New Yo*k Ameri can League club after the close of this season and may quit on Septem ber 15, it was made known late today. A physical clash between Chance and former Chief Devery, one cf the own ers ot the einb waa averted in the ?lob boase today after today's game.