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Il Ul? I-!--??-----Mg-J--MM??-? ' Mil---< ?MMM?MWM???M?WMMMn?MM??MWMMMM??i^MMM?^?J?M??an?M?MM^ .-, , -s:-1--:-- *-'-'- ? Weakly, Established ISM} Dany, Jw.it, Ult. ANDERSON, S. C,FMDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18,1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS 95.00 PER ANNUM Germans Are Strongly El inforcements That Hav Game I Battle of the Marne Will Be Insignificant to Ti tanic Struggle About To Break (By Associated Press.) London. September 17. - Another great t uttle even more vital for the countries concerned than tbOBe that haye preceded it, is (n progress on a Uno extending from the region of Noy on, on the river Oise, northwest to Paris, to the rlvor MeuBe north of Verdun. Thc front is shorter than the battle of Marne, but this will result only in a more fiercely contested battle, with masses of troops throwing them selves at each other, and every avail able piece of artillery concentrated in the determined effort of the armies to break through each other's linen. The Germans, who a fortnight ago, hud to abandon their first endeavor to destroy the armies of France and of Great Britain and capture Paris, have fortified themselves on the mount?in? north of the river Aisne, through the plains of Champalgne and in the Ar gonne mountains, through which the Mouse flows. They are in stronger positions than they were for the bat tle of the Marne and have been very strongly reinforce-* th fresh troops from the North i -st. They al ready have attem*, unter attacks against the allied tr./. which, flus tratev' with victory, ha * been trying to provont them , from entrenching themselves. According to the English and Franca official reports, these attacks have beeu rcpulsod and tho Germana compelled to jr!ve way at certain points, but the German general staff? claim tho oppo site. It is certain, however, that the hilly country north of the Aisne offer? good ground for such tactics. It would appear that these western wings of the two ?rmics, the Germas right and the allies' left, ?gain are to bear a heavy part. Upon the armies of Gen eral von Kluck and General von Pue low, depends the safety of the rest of the German army should retreat be decided on .or forced on them. Be sides holding the front, they have to be prepared to withstand another at tempt on the part of the allies to oat flank them. The German forces hold a position from a point near Noyon on the Oise, along, the district north bf the Alano to the Junction of the latter river with the Suippes. > Behind them are splen did railway lines running in ail direc tion? which facil?tate the movement of tito troops from St. Quentin, Guise and Mezieros. In this respect, there fore, they are well placed., The ailles, on the other hand, can, and it ls believed they. are bringing In new troops through Rouen and Amiens to threaten tho German flank. In fact, nearly the whole of the north west France is opon to the.allies, the Germans having withdrawn most of their scattered troops astward toward the Oise. Field Marshal Kitchc/ier, eccrotary of the state for war, speaking today? with full knowledge of the situation at tho froftt, declared: "The tide has turned," so. that hs?) although telling the public that the war will be a long one, appears to be hopeful of tho oujtcome. The little British army that /has fought so long and so hard is looking forward lo support from Indian troops ti'h!?'h*-TOfKr ?..!! h? ?? the =Ms **v^ ' Englishmen, if not txr th? p^wnt bev I tie, tb^n for ?hy on*' *?nlch svjwt soo* . - follow it, no matter how lt goes. The French troops in a valuable center of occupation at Bossonsthe en gineers having closely followed the ar my. ?id repairad the railways-are being reinforced. . And on the whole both as td position and strength of forces the opposing armies aj-rie?r evenly matched except for thc ""*???i?*2c ?f *h~ ?*,u^?- ?>*? having ah enemy to threaten von Ktnck's flank. The Bltuttlotn along the rest of the line ls much the same. In tho center between Rheims sad tho Argonne, ino Sermons continue to fortify themselves: wkile between Argonne and tho Mease they .are entrenching themselves at Mohtfauc?n.' French officials warn the public timi as the Germans occupy positions pre pared for defense and are suported by heavy artillery, progress must be alow. The Germana at? preparing for ev > ery eventuality and are main laing ? force superior to that of the Belgian army in Belgium to cover th* retire ment ot th? main army should that be come hecHsaary. They are reported to be strengthen ing fortification* on th* Rhine, where lt necessary., they could continue long defensive. All report-, from Petrograd and s intrenched and With Re Arrived Will Put Up Fight Independent sources as Rome and ! Bucharest, tend to confirm, or paint I In gloomier colora, the critical position o? the Austrian army in Galicia. These armlse which set out to arrest | the advance of the main Russian army j in Germany have had the tables turned on them by the Russian Generals Rus sky and Bruissiloff and are threatened1 with envelopment. Having abandoned Lemberg they are now leaving Prse- ! mysl behind them and retreating to Crocow I It is said by the Russian correspon dents that the Austrians have lost all | discipline, the aim of the men being to cut iu-ross the Carpathians. If this is true their commanders are likely to have difficulty In leading them over 200 miles to Cracow, where they'may find support from the newly formed German corps, which has assembled there. Besides, they are in danger from the Russian army coming from the north. Austria is calling to colors all men available for military service, includ ing those previously rejected as un fit. But this hardly can help the ar my in Galicia, which, according to Russian reports-, has suffered terrible losses. From Bast Prussia nothing bas come except a report that the Russian gener al, Rennenkampff, has frustrated the attempt to outflank him and that he ha? taken no positions in line with tho fortresses on the Russian tide of the border. In Belgium there bas been a contin uation of skirmishes which have been a feature of the war since the Ger mans advanced into France, with ad vances and withdrawals as daily oc curences. For example, the Germans yesterday reoccupied Termondo only to leave it today. _ Besides-the eastern prJrtJofl of ttf? .country, the Germans hold tho line al ncftt to Tournai, In the department of Hain au t, thus preventing the Belgians from going too far in their harrying tactics on the German troops. Thus far, however, the Belgian army '*as fulfilled its ?l'oiied part In keening ?at lest one division from going to'tho assistance bf tho. army on the Aisne. I In Italy the agitation for the partic ipation of the country in the war now ?seems to increase. Italy's position is described as one ot "armed neutrality to prevent the war from causing her damage and to Bhape the new situation in confomity with her interests." Roumanla ls in much the same po sition. She does not want the apolla that might fall to her. Many Mere Abroad. New York, Sept 17.-Sixty thousand [Americans have returned from Eu rope on steamships entering this port land ninety thousand more are expect I ed, colelctor -of the port of Now York said tonight. I MI -. Ma'one urged the country's i customs men to aid in the development of the Sc nth American trade. England's Fl Have Bi During i (By Associated Press) .London. Sept 4.-So little has ap Sjared regarding the movement ot the ritieu aerial forces that the following ?~C~r7-i? ff?Tr: T. ISisr.i:?!?!"**! Of t?e achievements hy one profssslss to be 'closely connected **.'lth this b-rssch c? the service la Interesting. Speaking of the sending ot 36 Brit ish aeroplanes across the channel by air. which waa kept secret for some time, hesays: "Aa a combined flight, teat surpass ed anything ever, done in aviation; but lt was only .part pf a big movement; other machines had flown across the ?^>vk>n* ?i?v and at* tho cresent mo ment, three full squadrons. Nos. 2, 3 ard 4, each consisting of 12 aeroplanes, besides the reserves spares and motor transport, are with the expeditionary force. But apart from the pews ot two fatal accidents, and the appear ance in the casualty lists of an air name among the wounded, authentic has been published ling the Goings ut ibu Royal It?rfbfc wuadron. L "The ?v?.?enee points to a general j Superiority of German \ aircraft 'throughout and to a desire os th? ; part ot the enemy to create a depres [sing moral effect on the allied troops I by the 'parade of a vast number" ol aeroplano?, which are ever actively employed. Bo fer s; reena naiessaee goss, lt ls quite unnecessary to make any demonstrations, and, aa to the ef fect on the troops cf the small bombs that eau be thrown iront an aeroplane, it ls negligible. BS STARTED a GERMANY'S VERSION "o o London, Sept. 17.- o o The following German of- o o ?icial statement was re- o o ceived here tonight by o o Marconi, wireless: o o "lt ?s reported from ! o o Africa that German colo- o o nial troops have attacked o o successful!}' the Uganda o o railway at different o o points. o ? "Information has been o o received from| Capetown o o i hat a German division on o o thc Orange river has been o o surprised and made pris, o o onets by the South Af?i- o o cnn forces. o o "AU Germans between o o i 9 and 45, years of age in o o states of the south Afri- o o can union are being ac_ ?* o commod?ted in the con- o' o centratior. camp at Rob- o o erts Heights; o o "Subscriptions to ' the o o German war loan, which o o began at the savings bank o o have surpassed all expec- o o talions. o o "Servian forces which o u c?u.s?>ed the river Save o o have been repulsed every- o o where. o o "Rifles in form of sticks o o have been taken from o o Belgian franctrfeurs (ir- o o legillar troops.) These o .o riflei were' 87 centimetres . o o 'long arid c?uld be fired o ri by pressing a button o o ' Our troops have been o o va:ned of the danger of o o these apparently harmless o o inr.tr.jmi'nts In th^ hands o o ot fanatical Belgians. o o "'ihc report in Londcn o G that i German morato- o o rium has been extended o o to thc end of September o ii is ni rue. A moratorium o .) neither was required nor o t) decreed. Banks are car- o o rying on business as o o usual." o o o oooooooooboo ooo o o Five Steamers Sunk. Tokio, Sept. 17.-It Is reported here that the German cruiser Enden tass . sunk Ive British steamet* oft the coast of India. Passengers. are said to have been saver". lers len Busy Present War The Gannan method ls to keep up a regular system of aeroplane flights, the machines starting at regula-* in tervals and making a tour, in which ! !! VT\."J?d a1(no?t ur.rm?r that ?he ram. Ippity snd ???*v,tua1ity ?M? th*? wo*!? are j esteemed ot greater value than ?!>? rc- j .alts obtained. "The British aviators, while working | by method, pursue different tactics. It nxav be said that not a flight baa been made Without some definite ob ject in new. The British "Fifth Arm" is under the direction of Brigadier General- Sir D. G. Henderson, dlerctor of military aeronautics and the com mander ai ino roy ai liylug c?rpnr, Cuio nel I*. H. Syke?, ls ?IBO in the field. The.Itoyal Flying corps has its head quarters at the baas; bot ?sch squad ron also has a base, and these bases are In telegraphic communication with headquarters and, of course, with the general staff. ''Many of the wounded soldiers back ?rom the front &?vs*k of the persistent way in which the German aeroplanes flew over, positions during the differ ent engagements, ?ad signalled to the artillery data by which range could be corrected and kept. Not a word baa feen said as tc our aviators .perform ing similar serries for on artillery, but tba', is simply because the testimony that ha? reached ns so fr !s fros mea who wet* only In a ?os lt km. to ss? bat very little sections of UWytTi orations. Aa a matter of fact our ar my fliers hgv? been directing artillery fire and to good purpose." I BROKERS ARE OPPOSEj) TAX EXCHANGES BEING CLOSED CAUSES SUDDEN ROW BUSINESS IS DEAD War Causes Demoralization of All Transactions That Would Be of Profit to Brokers (By Associated Press'.) Washington,, Sept. 17.-Stock brok ers1 are protesting against tiie pro posal to include In tho war revenue MU now being drafted a special tax on them of $50 a year. Such a tax was levied In the war: revenue act of tho Spanish-American war, which the democratic cat*-us authorized the wayan3 committee to omulate. The stock brokers say stock exchanges are closed throughout the country be cause or the war, and that their busi ness is demoralized. Thc matter will be tuleen up tomor row, when the committee expects to receive frd*m tho treasury department estimates of revenue to be derived from special and B ta nip taxes propos ed to be levied. Several members of the committee maintain that the brokers tax should Ix; Included, be. cause the brokers baie not closed their offices * Some members desire to exempt checks from the proposed two cents stamp tax if the treasury estimates show that $100,000,000 \rx revenue can bc raised without them. Great In creases In laid transactions and In surance business - since the Spanish American war, they believe, will af ford sufficient stamp revenues. If lt ls found necessary to elim?nalo all checks, it may .bc decided to all check? of $50 or less. The principal reason advanced for^Hle exemption is that it would roi lews thc banks and merchants from oant?ylJig. detail, and ateo relieve* fi-om'Gle tax burden per sons of small means-. Administration leaders hope to have the revenue bill -ready for debate in! the iiouse early next week. Senate republicans believe their fil- j ibuster against the river and harbor! ?bill and fight against Ute war tax will keep congress in session until after the November-election. An an indica tion of their confidence -'.tx this. Sena tor ballinger, thu niino-iity leader, an nounced tonight he would leave for New Hampshire tonight to carry on; his campaign, for re-election. House republicans have called a conference for tomorrow night. JOS. G. SULLIVAN ON TRIAL AGAIN The Yoong Laurens County Far mer Who Killed Col. Jno. M. Cannon Special to The Intelligencer. I Laurens, Sept 17.-For tho second I i time within three months the fate of Joseph G. Sullivan ls in the hands of twelve Jurymen who may by their de cision convict or 'acquit the young defendant of the charge of murder. The case of tho State against Jos. O. SulUvan, charged with the killir.r of Col. Jno. M. Cannon at Graycourt, four months- ago, was, Closed Thurs day afternoon and given to the jury shortly after fi o'clock. During the morning several wit nesses were put on the stand by the defense and the state'called two or three in reply. . Jesse ' A. Wood, who first spoke to Cannon after tho triai at uray Court, May 12. in which thc deceased attor ney appealed for the prosecution in a school matter, testified today as a state's witness- that he did not refer to the Sullivans in any manner when he complained to Cannon about the attorney's treatment of the witness' young .son who had testified in tho magistrate's case inst closed. It' bel been sworn to that Wood called on Joseph O. Sullivan to wit ??oir Min ,??i*??H *** Him i-- p*?*. * S c Cannon that , the "Sullivans had not been treated right, either," Humbert Sullivan, a brother of Jno. O, sullivan, was tho defendant in the magistrate's court, hence the ^connec tion of the names. .Wood did not tea. tlfy ?t the first trial though he was summoned by the defense. The argu ments consumed about four hours and the court's charge, required an other hour In its delivery. Prisoners Are Plentiful London, SspC t7.,~*A, Heater dis patch from Paris says: "Many French and Eugitsn wounded corning from Rheims ore passing now through Noisy-Le-Sec "Daring: the lost three days 1,600 German prisoners have been sent weet end another train of German soldiers and war material arrived at Vlcennes." DETAILED OF B ooooooooooooooooo o o o COTTON SITUATION o o - o o Washington, Sept. 17. o o -Members of the con- o gressional conference- com- o o mittee tonight postponed o o until tomorrow consider- o o ation of plans suggested o o by a special committee for o o federal taxation to restrict o o the production of cotton o o next year. o o . Owing to the failing o o market this year because o o of thew ar, it is deemed o o imperative by senators and o o representatives from cot- o o ton growing states that o o there should bc short o o crop next year in order to o o avert a surplus and de- o o moralization of prices. o o A special committee o o composed of Senators! o o Williams, White and o q Clarke, of Arkansas, and o o Representatives Hardwick o o and Burgess, has reported o lo that ederal imposition of o 6 a prohibitive taxation o o would be constitutional, o o They propose that a taxe o o of ten cento a pound o o ?should b<? levied next year o o on all cotton in excess of o o ity per cent o this year's o o crop or that a tax of $20 o o an acre should be assessed o o on acreage planted with o o cotton in excess of fity o Q per cent of this year's o o acreage. o o . The cotton conference o o is to discuss the advisabil- o o tty o submitting a bill to o o congiress. o o j o ooooooooooooooooo fader False Pretenses. rome, via Paris, Sept. 17-A dls Ipatch from Trent, Austria-Hungary, I saye: "Tho authorities eneoulrago the peasants to participate in tho war by spreading reporta that Austria ls vlc I . us-. Large numbers of wounded aro returning to their homes daily." PROPOSAL PARTIALLY ACCEPTED President's Plan Only Partly Accepted By Striking' Miners, (By Associated Press.) Denver, Colo., Sept. 17,-Acceptance of certain features of President Wil son's proposal for a three-year truce in the coal miners strike was an? Official Repi Fight Now Givt (By Associated Press.) Paris, Sept. 17.-Tho official report issued today in Paris on the progress of tue fighting northeast of the capital that the Bt ?&t hattie !? continuing r/ltn undecisive results. Tho resistance of the Germans bas not been broken although at certain points they are described a? giving back slightly. At other points they continue to fortify themselves. The French, have repulsde some of their counter attacks. The text of the official communica r- - ?s =- MUM.! i "First-on our left wlpg the resis tance of the enemy on the heights to the north of the river Alune has con tinned, tn spite ot the fact that the enemy gave back slightly at certain points. "8 cond-On the cen teer, between Berry-Au-Bac, on thc diver Aisne, and the Agonne, the situation shows ne change. The enemy continues to for tify himself along the line previously indicated. Between the Argonne and the Mensa the Germans are entrenen? lag themselves in the vicinity of Mont faucon. In the Woevre district we have come in eon tact with several de tachment* of the enemy between Etant and Thlecourt. DESCRIPT RITISH OP Officer Gives Full Accou Alli J Armies and Ger Per non in cd today by J. F. Welborn, pres ident of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company. Thc announcement con tained tiie further information that some of tho oneretora had (inked for a conference with tho president to discuss thosn provisions which they ure not prepared to accept. ? Mr. Wielborn declined to give fur ther details. At a conveni'on held at Trinidad, the Colorado union mlnerB yesterday voted to accopt the president's propo sition and announced their readiness to go back to work a? soon aa tho proposal had boen adoptod by their former employers. MAY WITH i? IC AW National Rank? Will Draw Out of the State BaukK Are A dm ll ted Washington, Sept. 17.-Numerous natnonnl banks have given notlco that they will retire from thc currency as sociations if state banks are allowed to issue emergency currency on an i equality with tho national banks, ac cording to statements made today by j Secretary McAdoo and members ot tho j reserve board to tho House banking I committee. The fact was brought out at a hear ing on a bill, passed by the Senate and pending before the hom? commit tee. which would increase the amount of clrci?H??g ini?e:i issuable ou com mercial paper to 75 per cent, and ex tend this privilege to the state banks and trust companies. The reserve board, however, favored tho proposed increase in currency while opposing the extension of the issuance privi lege. Paul M. Warburg, ot the reserve board, warned the commltteeagalnst injuring commercial Interests by cur .roney inflation. ABBEVILLE FAIR TWO DATS <M?NT 2? and Ul Dates Fixed by the Directe? Abbeville. Sept. 17.-Tho directors of tho Abbeville County Fair associa tion held a meeting In tho office of the president, Dr. C. rs. Cambrel I Friday afternoon. After considerable dis cussion it was decided to hold the fair for only tw odsys this year Instead of three. The dates fixed were Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 and 21. An executice committee consisting of Dr. C. C. Cambrel 1, J. S. Stark. Jas. A. Hill, Robert S. Link and W. A. Stevenson was appointed to complete all necessary arrangements. Messrs. R. 8. Link, L. A. McDowell and E. C. Horton were appointed to arrange a premium Hat. It is proposed to give very liberal premiums in the live stock, cattle and agricultural departments, as much in terest is being shown by the people of the county In tlu- e industries and good exhibits are expected from ali parts of the county. -~*mmmKWBWl ort of in Progress en in Detail -r-:-! "Third-On our right wing, In Lor raine and .the Vosgas, there has been no change. ? "Summing up, the battle is being conuaued along the entire front be tween the river G ?so and tho river Meuse. The Germans occupy posi tions organized for the purpose of de fense' and are armed with heavy ar tillery. "Our progress bs nccesasrlly slow, but our troops are animated by a spir it of offendive action and they are giv ing evidence of vigor and enthusiasm. They have repulsed with success the counter attack undertaken by the en emy, both during the day and night. The morale of tho French soldier is exceiient. "The Austrian armies evacuating Galicia are In full rout. Their louF.es In killed, wounded and prisoners are estimated at several hundred thous and men. The German army corps which went to their succor are re fereing. Prince ls Iatpr??Iag. Chicago. 8ept. iv-Prince Michael Cantacusene. whose ?rife wss Miss Julia Dont Grant, a granddaughter of President Grant, ls recovering from a wound received while on Ute Criag line of the Russian advance into Gs? lids, according to ' a cablegram re ceived here today by Mrs. Freierick D. Grant, brohter of the princes',. The prince ia colonel or thc' Imper ial Guards and an aide on the ?tac of .Grand Duke Nicholas*,, the Russlaon Lcommsnder-4n-chief. nt of Fighting Between mans Over a Given According to Report Al lies Have Advantage In Great Struggle For Supremacy (By Associated Pres?.) London, Sept 17,-An account of the operations of tho British army In Franco and of the French armies in immediate touch with it during tho period from September 10 to 13, writ ten by an officer attached to Field Marchai Sir John French's staff, was Issued tonight by the official press bu reau. The account In part follows: "Since Thursday, September 10, the British army made steady progress in Ito endeavor to drive back the enemy In co-operation with the French. .The country across1 which lt had to force its way and will have to continuo to do so. ls undulating and covered with patches of thick wood. "Within the area which faced the British before the advance commerc ed, right up to Loon, the chief feature of tactical importance is the fact that there are six rivers running across the direction of the advance, at all of which it was possible that the Ger mans might make resistance. These arc, la order, f mm the ??o??b, the ' Marne, Ourcq, Vesle, Alane. Allctto and Oise. "Tho enemy held the Ube ot tho Marne, which was crossed by our forces September 9, as* a purely rear ' guard operation. Our passage ot the ! Ourcq was not contested. The Vesle . was only lightly held, while resistance along< the Alane, both against' tho French and British, has been' and still. la of a determined character. "On Friday, September ll, but lit tle opposition was met with along any part of our front and the direction pf tho advance, for the purpose of co I neeru' Inp wit*? Ot"" S?HeS. ?fft's tt?rS*4 '.slightly tu the northeast. The day I wa? spent In rushing forward and (gathering in various hostile detach I monte.. By nightfall our forces had reached a line north of the Ourcq, ex- . tending from Oulchy-Lo.Chateau to 'Longpont. "On this' day there also was a gen j oral advance of the French along their 'whole line, which ettded in a B u ba tan tin l success, i In one portion of the . 'field, Duko Abrecht, of Wurtemberg^ . army, was driven back across the . Saul, aud elsewhere the whola; of the ?corps of artillery of a German corps was captured. Several German colors [were taken. "It was only on Uti sday that tho full extent or the victory gained b7 i tho allies on September 8 was appre ciated by them, and the moral effect of this success has been enormous. ,An order dated-September 6 and 7, Issued by tho commander'of the Ger man seventh corps, was picked up. K stated that the great object of the war war, about to be attained, Mnce the French were going to accept bat tle, and that upon the result ot this battle Would depend the Issue of the war and the honor of the German armies. ! "It seems probable the Germans not only expected to find that the British , array was beyond the power Of as suming the offensive for come time, but counted on the French having been driven back on to the Un? of the ?Seine and that, though surprised to - find the latter moving forward against I them after they had crossed th? 'Marne, they were !n to wise *??terr*d from making a great effort "On saturday, the i2th, the enemy wore found to be occupying ? very formidable position opposite Us <n the north of the line at Poissons. .They i held both sides of tht> river, and aa outreached line oh the hills to the north of eight road bridges and two railway bridges crossing the Alsno, within our section of the front Beven of the former and both of the* latte? bad been demolished. I -Working from the west to the east jour third army corps gained some I high ground south of the Alene over looking the Aisne valley, east t* Sols sons. Here a long range, artillery duel between our guns and those of the French on our left and the ene? my's artillery on the hills continued during the greater part of the day ead did not cease until nearly midnight. The enemy had niany be?vy howltxers In well concoaled position?. "The movement of thia array corps was effected In co-operation with tho French sixth army on our left which gained the southern half of Ute town during the night . -The second army corps did not cross the Aisne. The first array corns got over the river Vesle. sou.h of tho Alene, after the crossing had been secured by the first cavalry dlvfctou, (Continued on Pago 7.)