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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 HARD FIGH1 IS AHEAD LONG] ALL REPORTS OF ALLIES VIC TORIES SEEM TO BE PREMATURE FRENCH IN ARRAS Germans Apparently Have Failed In Efforts To Pierce Outer Line of Forts at Antwerp London. Oct. 2.-The battle of the Alene ar, it still is called, althougn the armies contending In lt have spread far beyond that river, has been In progress just three weeks and no decision has been reached. Reports from Paris earlier in the week that Lho allies operations were about to succeed were premature- From all appearances there must be more hard fighting before either side gives way The heaviest' blows ire being given and taken in the western area where, according to today's French official communicationti an ixtremely violent battle continues, especially in the Roye district, where the Germans have concentrated considerable for ces. The communications added that the action was extending more and more northward. ' Modest Account This, apparently, was a modest ac count of the northward advance of the French, for private telegrams receiv ed in London tonight announced that the F: ouch actually had reached Ar ras. . Stubborn resistance* is being of fered by the Germans in the vicinity of Roye, where earlier in the battle ,they coupled heights which they fc-cre forced to abandon. Along the front from thc Oise to the Meusa-^ltars, according to the French* report, only partial opera tions 'have beep attempted hy either ?l??. FYo??tti attacks hy the aliies. as a matter of fact, have bee.*} dlscon tinued^yhlla the .flanks 3rc fighting for ascendancy. On .Ae. ailles' right the Germans have ty.'ade . another attempt to cross the Meuse at St- Mlchiel, where they got aqr?ss last week. The Gorman attack to regain this ground which they had abandoned when threatened on their flank by troops from Toul, was made yesterday when they tried to throw p bridge across the river. Tiiw ijo.'. it? ., however, according to the Freuen report, waa destroyed during the night. The Germans, who are supposed to have had thc assis tance of heavy Austrian guns, appar ently have failed in their first attempt to pierce the outer line of forts at Antwerp. Official reports and state ments by correspondents say that none of the Belgian forts has been damaged severely and that the Ger man infantry attacks wero repulsed! with heftvy losses to the attackers. (,.'-jv..;.',tA. Raso-. The opinion prevails here that the Germans, nt present do'not intend to mlake a serious attempt to besiege Ant werp and that .Uto attack they'h Ave made ls to keep the Belgians within the fortresa and to stop sorties, which .were disconcerting to the Germana occupying th* rest of the country. Again-'d?ports are in circulation that the Germans are making prepar ations to evacuate Belgium, or at any rate, that portion ss far east as Ylrus eelB. It ls said that their force In Brussels is packin?; np: but such state ments have been made so often that hot mnch reliance ts placed in them. Still another rumor bas it that the German staff headquarters has been removed from Luxemburg to May ence. Greatest of Campaign. The battle which promises to be the greatest and most important of the eastern campaign bas commenced near Cracow. Pal?ela, where rn Aus tro-Germ?n army, estimated to num ber 800,000 .men is endeavoring to check the "Russian advance. This com bined Austro-Germen army has oc cupied a'line just Inside the Russian Poland frontier from Cracow through Czenstocbowa to Kalli* ?nd has had plenty of ' timo to prepare strong de fensive position- Both sides; {Ara bringing.j-jop,,. reinforcements. The QcrsKis? - arc,. hu rrjrW ? ifc?-i* s from Blarns and.Balavia. Bohemian and Sf ora via? r?i'*a>? an congested with Gannan troon? and war material. Germans Fall. The German plan of an invasion ot HudSU froiO East Prussia has failed, according to Russian official reporta, which declare the Germans got as far as tho waatern bank of the Niemen river, hut found strong P.assla.*. forces tn the hills on the eastern bank. Be ing tn low and marshy ground the Germans, according to the Russian viewpoint. w?re at' a disadvantage and could not advance A fight la tn progress at Mirampol, near the northeastern Prussian Crotta BATTLE ENDS tier, w" '"o farther south in the Su walki '{eta, the Russians claim lo have th? German's retreat tnto dis orderly flight More heavy lighting is taking olace at August o wt) 150 miles northeast of Warsaw in the province of Suwalki, where the Germers have received re inforcements and -k?: taking the of fensive. At Grajewo tWfSi>-8vc miles southwest of Auguntov/o. the Russlar.s again have enterre.! German terri tory, end at Mlawana they claim a victory over the German?. SOUTHERN MEN WERE APPOINTED Class "C" Directors Chosen from Cities in States of Georgia and Alabama Washington. Oct. 2.-Class "C" di rectors to represent the government n the federal reserve banks of At anta, and Philadelphia were announ :cd tonight by the federal reserve ward. Directors of this class for ve of the wei ve reserve banka were named ?V'ednesday and it is expected that hose for the remaining five will be tnnounced tomorrow, making poss! de the organization of the new sys em in the immediate future The Atlanta appointments tonight vero: M- B. Wellborn. Anniston, Ala., .hairman of the board of directors ind federal reserve agent; Edward T. ?rown, Atlanta, vice chairman and leputy federal reserve agent; W. H Cettlg, Birmingham, Ala, director. V1UCH COTTON BEING GINNED leports Show Number of Bale? Second to 1911. Gainings are About Normal. Washington, Oct. 2.:-Cotton ginning ras active from September 1 to 25, otal of 2,901,556 bales having been urned out. That brought the aggre ate ginnings for the year to 3,381, 5 bales, according to the census bu eau'8 second report, announced to ny- The periods ginnings were sec nd only to these of the record crop ear of 1911, beinb- tefl", than b.OOO ales lower. In Alabama, Arkansas. Florida, ieorgia and Loulsana the ginrlngs to leptember 25 exceeded those to that ate In any of the past seven years. Sea Island cotton ginnings exceed d those of ?ny year in the past seven , hile the number of round bales gin ed showed a great decrease. "ARGE AMOUNT OF COTTON USED )ver 21,000,000 Bades Consum ed During Year 1913 In En Washington, Oct, 2.- Tho world's onsuinpMon of -cotton va? 21,225.000 ales during the year which ended lUgust 31, the census bureau an ounced today. Production of com mercial cotton, exclusive of linters, rowing in 1913, aa compiled from ublic reports, document? and corre pondenco was' approximately 28. 55.000 bales of 600 pounds net. Except for the United States, cot m included in consumption figures efers almost exclusively to that used a spinning and docs not include large uantities used in the manufacture of sita, bats and other articles. The nimber of consuming cotton pindles active during the year was 43.397000. Approximately 30300000 rere operated tn the'United States No Foodstuff" Front, llutlnr.c'. London, Oct, 2.-Wolifnd ha* slvnj ?enraices that lt *H1 provent tho rportst?f.n o? foodstuff* in>m t?ol-i abd to Germany or other countries at Wishes Capital Changed. Rome, Och V.-A deep impression isa bean produced by a report clreu ating in diplomatie circles bore that be Austrian government is urging ?mperor Francis-Joseph to transfer he seat ot government' either to Pra ;ur. of Sslzvorg. It ls asertad that he emperor dislikes the project be ause ot the effect it would produce hroughout the empire. TRYTO SETTLE ALL DISPUTES CONFERENCE HELD TODAY IN MEXICO SUPREME EFFORT Hope That An Agreement Can Be Reached On All Matters Concerning The Muddle With Mexicans. Washington, Oct. 2.-An outline of | vhat the immediate outcome of ineet ngB in Mexico City and Agua3 Cal entaa probably will be, was received 1?re tonight by constitutionalists rep esentatlves. The dispatches, delegates of General 'arranza's faction, now in convention it Mexico City, probably will ad ourn tomorrow to meet in joint ses i?n October 3 with the Aguas Cal entas peace conference attended by ervosentatives of General Villa and ?eneral Zapata as well as the Car ange faction. Officials here ekpect . supreme effort will bo made then o settle all controversies between he several faction". It was said the convention in Mex co City might docide to continue in " ession for several days but, if so. lu ll probability it would adjourn in ufficient time to permit the delegate o be' present at the opening of Ute Lguas Calientes meeting. In the event an agreement is reach d at tho Aguas Calientes convention, he plan ls 'o have tuc leaders of all actions proceed to Mexico City, there 0 designate a provisional president nd arrange for elections and the es ablishment of a permanent govern aent. Official announcement today that american troops would not be wlth Irawn from Vera Cru: before October 1 and that no time had been fixe i or the transfer of control of that port o Merlcan authorities was accepted s, meaning that General Funston's orces will cot be ordered home until ho break between Carranza and Villa iad been settled And order restored 1 a the republic. Officials, said tonight, however, i hat it was highly probable soveral I ctachments . would be withdrawn rom Vera Cruz as long as circum- , tances warrant. The Mexican situation was discuss- , d today by President Wilson- and Sec retaries Bryan and Daniel. Reports rom Gov s ul SU liman on the conven lon in Mexico City showed that 58 out >f a possible 98 delegates wore in at endance yesterday and that there 1 rag a general feeling that a full ren esentation of constitutionalist chiefs : rould attend the conference at Aguas 'alientes, October 6, to settle differ nces between Carranza, Villa and ?apata. PYTHIAN ORDER IS VERY ACTIVE .odges In South Carolina. Prepar ing For et Ra)ry Meeting \ 3 j \ Monday Night Following Ure order issued, some ? lays ago hy Hon- H. K. Osborne, of Ipartanburg. Grand Chancellor of the Cnlghts of Pythias, lodges of this cr ier la all parts of the 8tate are plan ing to hold a meeting next Monday tight to discuss things or the good tf the order and to try and devise rays and means for making the or le? a still gloater factor in South Carolina. Chiquola lodge ia to meet Monday dght atro o'clock, at which time hore will be ritualistic work, ad treasee by the members and other in. ?rcs tin s features and the evening willi ie concluded with a smoker- Thia s in line with the meetings to be told all over the State on that night Next Sunday night at 8 o'clock Dr. V- H- Fraser, pastor of the First Pres ivterlan church of, Anderson, . will pe?k In his church to the Knights of 'ytbias on" the subject of "Peace," at vhlch time ev?ry K. of P. will be ex acted to be present and members of ill other fraternal orders will also >e heartily -welcomed. This service s to begin at S o'clock and will be nteresting. What WeaM Tea Dat There are many times when one man questions another's actione and motives. Men act differently under iifferont circumstances. The ques tion, ls, ?hat would you do rfght now If you had a severe cold? Could you io better than to take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy? It is Mghly recom mended hy people who hare used lt for rears and know its value. Mrs. 0. E. Sargent, Peru, Ind, says, "Cham berlain's- Cough Remedy Ia worth Its weight la gold and I take pleasure la recommending it." For ?alf. by Ev an's (Pharmacy. All dealers. I * ' . THE SECOND LARGEST YIELD M COTTON CROPS OF 1911 ONLY LARG ER THAN lillS Y LAR GOOD Pp CENT Reports Indicate Tfield cf 200 lbs. of Lint Per Acrt or 15,300, 000 Bales for Jibe Season. -_? Washington. Oct. S.-A foreiast ol lg,300,000 five hundred pound bale*; of cotton n.v the 191f crop was mude looa;- by the department of agrlrul ture'i. crop reportingibocrd in the sea son's final reporting: which showed a condition on September 25 of 75.5 per cent of normal. That quantity of cotton makes this year's crop second in point of size ever grown in the United States. The record is 15.693.000 bales grown In 1911. Last year 14MO6,000 bales were grown and in 1912 there were 13.703. 000 bales. The September 25 condition indi cated a yield or about 200 pounds of I lint per acre, which, applied to the es-1 tininted area planted, 3C.960.000 acres, I would produce 15.46n.000 bales. An average of one per cent of the. acre age is abandoned each year. Allow ing for that the condition of the crop Indicates a total production of 16, 300,000 bales. Conditions by states: Virginia. 80. North Carolina, 79. South Carolina, 72. Georgia, 81. Florida. 81. Alabama. 78. Mississippi, 68. . Louisiana. 67. Texas. 70. Arkansan, 69. Tennessee, 70. Missouri. 72. Oklahoma. 80. California, 96. Aptir.ery Dael nt Rheims. . London. Oct- 2.-A dispatch from Rheims to the Exchange Telegraph company dated Wednesday says: "Rheuno was the scene ot a fierce artillery duel this morning- During) the bombardment the American con-' BUI, William Bardel, had a narrow es cape. A ahell wrecked half of diis residence over which the stars and stripes were tying." German Shops gunk London, Oct- 2.-A Bordeaux dis patch to Uoyd"3 Agency says it is officially announcol there that a French gunboat has sunk two German auxiliary ships, the Jlhios and Itolo kito. eooooooooooooooooooo o i o a The great battle ot the Aisne o o which has been in progress o o three weeks, has not been de- o o cided- ' o o The fiercest fighting is tak- o o lng place In the western arene, o o where an extremely violent bat- o o. tie continues, especially in the o o Roye district, in which the o o Germana have concentrated o o considerable forces* o 0. t.. ?The action appears to be ex- o o tending more and nore north- o av-'ward. o o . On the left wing ot the al- o ? lies, one- of the French detach- o o menta which came out of Ar- o o ras, department of Pas de Cal- o o als. has faller., back a little to- o o ward the east-and north of that o o city, according to ? French of- o o fie lal announcement, o The allies hare made prog- o o ress in front of Albert, north of o the Somme, according to the o o latest official announcement In o Paris. Between Roye and Las o slgny the Germans hare dl o reeled violent attacks against o the allied line, but these at o tacks, says the French war of. o Bee, have broken against the o French and British resistance, b Along the rest of the front ls o' said to prevail. It ls officially o announced in Parla that no e.n o erny remains on the left bank o of the Meuse in the neighbor o hood of St Michie!, twenty o mites southeast of Verdun o . The first attempts of the Ger o mana to pierce tbs outer line o of forte at Antwerp appear to have failed. None of the BeV r, ?lee fortis have been severely o damaged, it ie stated In a o French -offlctil report, and the o German - infantry attacks hare o been repulsed with heavy loss o es tc the Invading forces. On o the other hand, an official state o ment issued tn Berlin, says the o siege of Antwerp ls making o progress. o Reports are being circulated o again to the effect th ., the Ger. o mans are preparing to evacuate o Belgium, or at least that por o Hon as Car east aa Brussels. :...."..7..u. SENATE WORKS ON WAR BILLS REDUCED THE TAX ON GAS OLINE WILL TAX AUTOS May Place Tax On All Negoti able Paper and Will Leave Tax On B?rrela Of Beer Washington, Oct. 2.-Reduction of the proposed tux on gasoline in the war revenue hill from two to one cent u gallon, and imposition of a tax of fifty cents per horsepower on au tomobile sales were agreed to toduy by Democrats of the senate finance committee. They plan to complete their revision of the house bill by to morrow night. The committee will have before it tomorrow a tub-committee recom mendation that the proposed tax of $2 a tltousund on bank capital and surplus be eliminated and that there be substituted a Etamp iax on checks, drafts, certificates of deposit and other negotiable paper. The tax of deposits, etc.. two cents for each $100. From this, it is etlmated, the rev enue would bc about $10,000,000 a year. It was also agreed to retain the proposed increased tax of fifty cents e> bnrrel of beer in the house bill with the understanding, however, that a further increase of 25 cents might be made Bhould the committee find it necessary to raise more revenue after it has completed consideration of all sections of the bill. Tito proposed tax of 20 cents a gal lon on sweet domestic wines and 12 cents on dry wines, the committee agreed to revise, retaining the house roto on sweet wines, but reducing the dry wine tax to $ cents. The committee's action on gasoline and automobiles occasioned consid?r able surprise, as the .general expecta tion had been that an automobile tax would be substituted for the gasolina tax. .The one cent gasoline will bring revenue amounting to $10,000.000. The proposed 50 cent? S sr horse power on automobile saleB will not effect persons owning automobile? bnt will be levied only on sales. There is a provision, however, that whenever a manufacturer already has. contracted to sell automobiles at a certain price, the* tax shall be paid by the jobber or dealer. The stamp tax. including the insur ance taxes, tobacco dealers tax and other features of tho bill wiil 'be con sidered tomorrow. CITY IS IMPROVING STREETS AND DUHMS COUNCIL HELD SHORT BUSI NESS SESSIONS STREET MATTERS Gave City Engineer Authority to Place Drains on Certain Streets and Heard Railroad Question The regular monthly meeting of the Anderson city council will net take place until next Tuesday night, but a short business meeting of that body was held Thursday morning for the purpose of hearing reports on mat ters relative to street Improvements. At the meeting the city engineer was instructed to build a drain on Calhoun street from Creswell street for a distance of 320 feet- He was au thorized to purchase the necessary material ot once god to complete the work as quickly aa possible. It waa also decided to build a storm sower on White street, leading from iliver street, same to be done at once, j The city engineer received the mat her of building the storm sower 'from (3outh Main street, under the property pf the Charleston ?h Western Carolina Railway, where the new freight termi nals are being erected, to Peoples street, just in the rear of this prop erty, it will be remembered that this fnatur bas excited considerable dts fcucsim. between council and the rail road abd at one time* it waa feared that a law suit might be required to Engineer gander? reported yesterday that he had completed the plans and specifications for the building of the drain and baa forwarded them to the official a of the road at Augusta. If the plans meet with the approval of the railroad the work will soon be underway and will be complete "1 rapidly ea possible. It waa said at this meeting that the work of the telephone company, placing their Hues under ground wood be completed In a few days, and WILL ORGANIZE COTTON STATES Resolution Asks For SO Men In Every Section Where Cot ton is King. New Orleans, La . Oct. 2. - Presi dents of tho local cotton exchange, board of trade, association # of com merce ??nd several hankers and cot Ion dealers, nt a conference here to day, icrmulated a plan of acion which they hope will give impetus to the campaign for reduced cott ji ac'cage ii<- ? i year and uldlng tho cotton plant er now. Tho Idea, as expressed in resolu tions, is to first form a ways and means committee composed of fifty well known men fron? OV-TV section of the country- This . ommtttye will be Instructed to organlpe an efecutlve committee to immediate begin tn ed ucational campaign. It 1B hoped, according to tho reso- : lutlon. in this manner "to bring Into play all business and financial forces of the country In a systematic effort to restore the purchasing power of the cotton growing states at the earliest possible moment." WOMEN TO WEAR I GOWNS OF COTTON Miss Guernsey Has Plan to Popu larize Wearing Cotton Ap-. pare!. New IYet*. "October* *.i-^<r?LLOW WASHINGTON)-A movement ta aid Southern planters by' popularizing cotton averting gown?' - was' started here today when Miss Florence Guernsey, president of the New York (Mtv Federation pf Women's clubs, is ued sn appeal to 100,000 members of tho federation to purchase such a gown and wear it at the ccace demon stration to be held during the week of October 5. Miss Cuernset announced she would offer resolutions at the convention of the New York State Federation ot Women's clubs, which meets fiat Bingham- on October 29 and at the New York City Federation convention, which meets on October 30, urging all women to join in the movement. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, presi dent of the General Federation of Women's clubs, endorsed Miss Guern sey's plan. , GERMANS GIVE THEIR VERSION Germans Using Hoary Artillery at Many Pointe and Repulse . Allie* Berlin, Oct. 2.-(By Wireless to Sayvllle, L. I.-According to an nouncement made here today th-,- great attie in France is still undecided. The Germhns are described ?a ham mering the French positions at nu merous points by their heavy artil lery The attempts of the allies to break through "the German lines are said to have been repulsed. The heaviest losses have been in the Argonne re gion. The Germans are asserted to be making steady progress. In the fighting bofore Antwerp the German artillery ls reported aa having silenced two of the Belgian forts. Ger man troops are said to haVo captured thirty aeroplanes sent from France to Belgium. .th the eastern arena of the war the Russian offensive movement from the Niemen river against the Germans in the province of Suwalki ls declared to have failed. It is officially reported that the Russian fortress at Oseowetz, in Russian Poland, was bombarded by the Germans until September 6. The fighting in France the eiege of Antwerp and thc cffc&sive operations ander General Von H Inden bera all going on at tbe same time are taken ls Berlin to indicate that the German army is not lacking In men. members of the council desired sonia information about what the lighting company plans to do with some of ita large polos, now nssd jointly with the telephone company, *?t the square. It waa suggested that the polee would be Jost a? satisfactory if smaller, and lt ls possible that the council will take op ?nth the Southern Public Utilltlos company the question of .placing metal poles on the square. HUNDREDS OF GERM?N PRISONERS TAKEN AT EVERY POINT EVENTUAL VICTORY Allies Feel That Their Success in Keeping Germans Back As sures Victory. On the Bettie Front, Via Paris, Oct. 2.-A thrill was In the air a'l along the extended lines today. The French and BrltlBh troops who for more than a fortnight have been in the closest contact with the Germans, felt they had accomplished their hard task of preventing the Germans from break tng through the human barrier erected betwen them and Paris, their main ob jective, and that this meant eventual victory for the allies. The lines of trenches make the bat tle front appear like deeply scarred nelda. The allies, who quickly learn ed the leeson of burrowing, face the Germans within a suarter of a mlle at some places. Their field entrench ments offer admirable shelter from the German artillery," which conse quently reduces their casualties and permits the allies to await In com parative safety the German attacks, which must be made across tba open and often at terrible coat. The fury of tho German onilaufm was unsbaiod today especially on the western wing, but their every effort was met with vigor by: the al Iles,, who seemed te vie with rach other U? uaiss alt their w-eagth aiid schr?g? ??al?st the attachera. The scene of the most Violent at tacha changes day by day. The Ger mans finding lt impossible to pene trate the allied lines tn the vicinity of Rheims and Boissons, quickly transported many ot their divisions farther northwest and toay hurled them against Roye- Again they failed, although tonight they bad not ceased their efforts to batter down the re sistance. The allie?' great turning movement." continued today and their western wing extended toward Arras. Reporta from the other end of the Uno on the frontier show the progress Of the al lies to be slow but sure. Hundreds I of German prisoners fell ., Into the ' hands of the allies at every point and lt was remarked that th a majority were Bavarians, who seem to hare been prominent in th? front of the German attack. Spies are so numerous along the front that orders have been issued stating that any German In civilian dress encountered will be considered a spy and those furnishing bim with clothes will* bs regarded aa accom plices. Germana who do not surren der on the first summons will be ex ecuted. i The order says that any group of more than , three armed Germana found behind the allies' Hues Will be considered as ghouls and shot,, while, every person found committing rob beries on the battlefields, whether civilian or soldier, will a oourtmar tlaled. EVANGELISTS 8PSAK8 Mr. Montgomery WOi Conduct Opea. Air Service Ia Wflllsantea Park. People living in and around VII iliamston are much pleased over the announcement that Evangelist Mont gomery ls to conduct an open-air ser vice tn the Willlamston parir next Sunday afternoon. The service is to Ibo held at 3:80 o'clock and special ?music will be furnished for tba oc ! easton. Mr*- Montgomery ha? announced that hie subject will be "The Con servation of Our Moral and Sptrltuwl .Resources," and he invites the pub. Ilie to attend. This evangelist ls wall known all over South Carolina and ha? but xa tcently closed one of tba most sue Ucssful tr. soilage In Colut?fcls. thst ? the city ever knew. He should' Toe greeted by a Urge audience tomor ! London, Oct. 2.-The Hatte correa. I pondent of Renter's says new? receiv ed In the italian capital frons fl?MSlSn headfuarters declares that PrSecoayl. Galleta, has been attached by the Rus sians on all aides . Two of the forts, tt is ?aid, already have been takon and Trott these the Russians have silenced several Aus - ? trian batteries.