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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 TAKES JUST ELEVEN DAYS T WAR BANNER ON CA REPLA1 Death Roll Resulting from Attack counts Describe ribly I (ny Associated FresB.) landon, OcL 10.-Antwerp and the| forts surrounding tee etty are In com. ! plcte possession of the Germans, but the greater part of the BelglaD arm,y ha3 escaped. It took the Gormans just eleven days to capture the strongest fortress In the world The fall of Ant-verp i? evidence that even tho most powerful forts are no match for the colossal howitzers which the invaders have successfully em ployed against every fortified place that atood In their way- These huge guns open gaps through -.vich the be siegers find an entrance foi* their field artillery and infantry. Tho Germans, after shelling the city itself for many hours, making it un tenable, entered the town through the suburb of Bereitem, to the east. They had made a breach In the oute? line of forts, some of which were destroyed hy their big guns and others blown up by tho deienders.. The Germans fol lowed similar pl^ns in dealing with Ute Inner belt of forts ?nd at the same time threw shells into the city, which set afire many places. Whit? Flag on Cathedral. The inner forts, like those iurther out, soon succumbed to the enormous shellB and on Friday morning several of these forts had fallen, opening tbs Way for the Germans into the city By midday they were In occupation of tha town nnd at 2:30 p- m. the war banner on the cathedral was replaced by a wnitp flag. Beigfea Aim? Kneapes. A few forts continued to hold out and it was not until ll o'clock this morning that the Germans, according to their own official report, wore in complete possession of the city and fortress. When they arrived yester^-' day, they found that the Belgian field army and at least nart of the garrison, had anticipated them., and, like the king and royal family, had escaped. Death Reit Not Known The death roll, resulting from tho atta.ck on and defense of Antwerp, has not been complied and probably the full details never will be known, but all accounts describo it as being terribly heavy. Tho ' Germana, al though their big guns'cleared a path for them, had to sacrifice many lives in. croslng the rivers and canals- and in driving out the defenders who held the entrenchments until the last Stubbornness Coat Dearly. The stubbornness of the Belgians and of those who went to their as sistance, cost them, dearly, also, BO that both sides will have long casual ty lists. There is no reliable informa tion as to the loss of life in the city and the damage there. Belgian H Blow Vp Steamers. Crowd* of refugees arrived tonight in London- Most of them left Ant werp Thursday night and their ac?, counts of the attacks are confused. The Belgians themselves, besides de stroying ?Oi?ii, b??W ?piie??ioio at the docks and set fire to the petrol stores and everything us*ful to the invaders- They alao took away what Berchen), where, the military and other -hospitals, the orphanage and gome public buildings are situated., is r? cortad to be destroyed. Even if thia is an - exaggeration it must be badly' damaged, as 1* was burning, at least two days. Cathedral N*t Badly BAsmged The Antwerp, railway station alao made marks for the shells from the big guns but. according to some o those who have reached here, the ca thedral, which is on the other side ol the city, nearer the Scheldt, while struck, was not badly damaged- The inmates of the hospitals and other in stitutions, weer removed Thursday, or earlier, so that they were well out of the way 'before the Germans ar rived ?question now arising is ss to the _ct upon the sonora! campaign o? the German occupation of Antwerp, The Belgian garrison, or . the greater part of it, escaped, and ls reported to bo engaged with the Germans. L Matters Reversed. The strategic importa tte? of Ant werp constated tn tts menace to the Germa'; line running through Belgium. Now matters haye been reversed and the al!?aa will have to take their lum in keeping forces before the etty to prevent the Germans from Antwerp nttacktug their flank or rear, shcnld they bc able to Advance- ? Tte Ger. E NOW IN IF ANTWERP; ?WY ESCAPES O CAPTURE THE STRONGEST inc vrxjiKU-is. THEDRAL CED BY WHITE FLAG Has Not Been Complied, But Ac It as Being Ter ieavy. nruis propose, according to the Berlin j reports, to UBe the city os ? base for operations against England. So long as Great Britain connaands L the sea no great part of the German J navy could use the ports, even should Germany overrule Holland's objection j to the use of the Scheldt by belliger ent ships- Gernlany, it is thought, may claim that, bei,.g ia possession of the city, she acquires Belgium's right to use the river on equal terms with the Dutch and will proceed to build de stroyers and submarines there to men ace the British fleet. If Holland should allow thees ves sels to pass through" the Scheldt, Eng land, it ls declared, would certainly proclaim it a breach of neutrality. In any case, Holland's position becomes more and more uncomfortable. Have Maintained Position. In Prance, according to the French communication, the allies havo main tained their position in spite of vio lent attacks at several points- The cavalry still is engaged along the 13e>ian frontier and across it, each ' side trying to work around the other wing. This movement has compelled ! the Germans to withdraw some troops j from other joints of the line and the i allies are seizing the opportunity to make headway The communication reports that to tho north of Oise Gie French troops have attained a real advantage in sev eral parts of their sone of action, while tho St. Mihiel region, where they are) trying to drlrrcs tho Germans back across the Meuse, appreciable progress hi's been made. i Rnssians Making Progress. Tho German and Russian forces on t thc East Prussian ?roniier are fight ing stubbornly. Thc Russians appar- 1 cntly continue to make progress slow. < ly and the Germans, evidently, fear- 1 lng another invasion of East Prussia, 1 according to news from Berlin receiv- ' cd through Rome, are sending rein- E forcements ' t their army both by rail- * way and through'the Baltic ports- y An unofficial nlanateh. from Petro- ? grad says Gie Russians have occupied Marggrabowa, which_ is night miles t over the frontier in t&ast r-'issia, al- ' moat due weat of Suwalkl. This would ' indicate that the Russian have over- t come in their region the German re- . Blstance, which has been of longer du- { ration than at any other section after < the Germans were 'driven back from \ thoir attempt to cross the Niemen* i Lyck, which also has been occupied \ by the Russians is 15 miles south of i Marggrabowa.. Petrograd has drawn tr*, veil-for * the time being over the operations in i western Poland, where a great battle t is expected. ? Fighting Continues. ? The fortress of Przemysl, in Gel leia, , still holds out, but lt ls reported addi. , t lon ni forts have fallen and that the , town IS being bombarded. A powdr** x factory ls said to have been blown up- , Fighting also continues in Hnugary, ( where another Russian force ls said to i have arrived south of Maramaros- t asiget. < Romania May Engage The death of King Charles, of Ru- ] TZZ.T,',ZX, la ii n. ci y lu iik.ro marked en eel j on that country's action with regard j to the war. The late king, who be longed to the Hobehsollern family, was opposed to Rumania Joining with the allies, although a majority of the people favored the government's tak- t lng advantage of the opportunity to annex Transylvania,' which Is popu lated largely by Rumanians. It is j doubted whether the new king w have sufficient influence to keep the! country out of the war even should hs j desire to do so. Portugal May ?toehu* fa* AU**": Germany seems to think Portugal is about to declare for the alli?e- This belief probably ls baaed ??ton th? fact thar the French 'and British warships have been vistUng that conutry^nVT connection with the celebraban of Gie | establishment of the republic. One Hundred Silled. London, Oct. 13-2;i* a- m.-A hun dred persona were killed or injured 1 et Lisbon, Portugal. Saturday night, t by an .explosion at the Lisbon gas ? works, according to a Renter dispatch i from Hilborn The explosion caused ? a, fire in which the staff of the gas ( t?crks was trapped- 1 APPROVES PLAN FOR LOAN FUNp So vernor Hamlin Expresses Hopes That Bank? and Mer ? chants Will Subscribe. (By Aasociiited Press) Washington, Oct 10.-Tbe Federa' .eserve board tonight announced ?' j ipproval ia principal of. the plan, for a 1150,000,000 loan fund to take care or he surplus cotton crop. Governor Hamlin, of the board In a otter to Fest us J. Wade, of St. Louis, me of the backers of the plan, said yhlle the board could not express it self upon details, it was of the ophi on that the Just administration of such a fund would benefit those inter ested and the rest of the nation a? veli. He expressed the hope that banks md, merchants would subscribe. ?Tis etter follows: "Tlie Federal reserve board has giv en careful consideration, to your ?ug gestion that a fund of one hundred ind fifty million dollars be raised' by subscription from banks, trust com. >anies, b/akers and merchants for tho mr poso of rendering assistance to the lotion growers and merchants of the Jolted States, until tbe present abu or nai conditions caused by the Euro loan war have been terminated and lOrmal conditions restored. "I am directed by the. board to state o you that while it cannot, very na irn!, express itself upon the details of be plan aa to personnel of the man igement, commissions, interest ratC3, tte, it la of the opinion that the raia ot such a fund of the amount ih licated and it administration Justly ind fairly, upon reasonable ternis and :ondittons, would go far towards the coloration of normal conditions, and fr'ouid redund to the benefit, .not only >f those interested in the production, novement and manufacturing of cot on, but sa well to the entire people )f the country. "We note with gratification your aa./ iurance that ? large number of "South Kania at,/I nAlnmor^Ial fir Dla al eady have signified their willingness o contribute to such a fund..and your impression of confidence that the entire impunt will be subscribed. . "The problem Involved ls not local -it ls national, and as well, intermi lonal in its scope and importance-and ve venture to express the hope that subscriptions to euch fund will be nade by banka, trust companies, and nerchanto throughout the country." . FILL A REVIEWS GRIEVANCES WITH OBS- CARRANZA lad Reit?rales Bear***? for EstaaHsh. aient of Government. In Mexico. (By Associated Press.) BS Paso, Texas, Oct. 10.-General /illa In a long manifest?, copies of vhlch reached'the border today, re news hts grievances with {toneral Tarra&xa and reiterates his demands or the establishment of a Comnd nant lu Mexico. The document which t dated merely October, ls considered o ha^e come beering ou the ?enfer m?es between the deleg?is ' of the northern division and the ecnfsal gov. irnnwnt at Aguas Callentes it men ions; however, no. demanda which 'ilia alrrady bas not med?. ^That's the "Help on? DEPARTMENT ANNO RELATING TO i - MARKS A DISTINCT ADVANi CONTRABAND GOODS CARRIED IN AMI (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 10.-Continuing Its policy of forging out a complete code for regulation of shipments of Amer ican products, not only to neutral but to beligerent countries, ?he State de partment announced a decision relat ing to exports of colton seed oil. The decision marks a distinct advance in the oxom pt ion of : semi-contraband gooda from seizure when carried in American bottoms. ' This declaration. In effect, is that American trade in cotton seed oil in neutral bottoms is not subject to seis uro or detention not only when des-' tined for neutral countries, but whan shipped to germany, not Intended for military uses. The British government has assented to so much of the propo sition as relates to shipments to Hol land of neutral goods, such as food stuffs which The Nehtherlands govern ment bss embargoed for exportation. The depart incut's opinion goes be yond the mere matter of cotton seed oil and lays down the principle that cotton ls non-contraband and is not subject to seizure eren When shipped to a belligerent country, provided it- is OB 2V?meri?>n or other neutral ships. Therefore there ic no impediment to the shipnibent of American cotton to Hamburg consigned to German spin ners. The statement ot Ahe .department is sued by Solicitor Johnson relating to " s coitos sltl?**''*** ** follows! "The department ' has received a humber of complaints from parties in. forested in tho exporatUon of cotton seed products- cotton oil. cotton seed mea-i, and cotton seed cake, which ap pear to. result rromt the reported ac tion- of the Holland-American Steam ship Line, which, it is said, declines to accept shipments tor Rotterdam un less consigned to the Netherlands gov ernment.' Thc department has not re ceived any official advice o' tbs seiz ure or detention of shipments of cot. I ton oil from t.io United States to pur chasers in .leutrai countries. A ship ment of cotton seed cake was detained by tbs Brittan government at HW- j Uah port, but tho d?pannent ls advised ] i ly the consul genera* at London that; rae shipment will be released and per I knitted to go rorward, and that the I .board of trade lias ruled officially that j no steps would bo taken to prevent j this cake from reaching its Dutch des tination. "I am of Gio opinion that cotton oil to, at roost, to be ranked aa condition al contraband-hoing of the nature of j a foodstuff, and that our trade In cot ton oil ?Uh neutral countries is en. tir?ly Intimste and la not..rightfully ? subject to seizure or detention by any ; belligerent power whetr* carried in nen Spirit Boys => another" UNCES DECISION I COHON EXPORTS :E IN EXEMPTION OF SEMI FROM $L??URE WHEN ?RICAN BOTTOMS. tml bottoms; and aa for that matter, shipments of cotton ,oil to German territory, if not having a neutral and a belligerent destination, as destin ation is defined in international law, as for instance in the London conven tion, aro permiBPible under interna-' tlonal law and should bo free from seizure. 4 The trouble* with the cotton oil sit uation appears to me to be one of transportation, growing out of the re ported action of the Holland-American line in decling to accept shipments. The Netherlands government disclaims any connection with this action of the steamship company, whish ls a private owned Une. I "The department has inquired of ex porters of cotton oil if they know of any shipment of cotton oil, which has been seized or detained by the Britlah government and if so to furnish the department with the circumstances. "The Britlah ambassador has noti-i fled the department -that his govern* - mont Intends to revise their proclama tion respecting contraband and that ?meanwhile shipments to Holland lu neutral vessels, of goods, such as food .stuffs, respecting which the Nether , land government have placed an ew I bargo agaluet re-exportation wouin not be considered contraband of wat .or Interfered with on that account "The department keenly appreciates [the cotton seed norduc ts situation and has given lt ex ter dod -consideration! ?as well aa tho general subject of trade I with - the Holland oorts. That ques ,Uan, ns may bo easily seen, involves consideration other than the mere right of neutrals to deal with neutral ports- While on the subject ot cot ton, there ls no impediment to the shipment of cotton to any country, not excepting the bellig?rants. Cotton Is i non-contraband, for the manifest rea. son that in its raw state lt cannot be used for purposes of war. In ordnr to b." available for use by the armies, navies or forcos of the belligerents it has first to undergo a long procela ! cf manufacture. It is ranked as a non I contraband tn tba London convention. Of course, shipments of cotton to for eign countries, If they are to escape detention, must be shipped in Ameri can or other vessels flying neutra) flags, lhere ia no legal impedimen to a ship load of cotton going direct to Hamburg consigned to Germen spinners, and, personally, I hope to see the exportation of .cotton to tho countries at. war increase- The Eng lleh give preference, I andersten 1, to ?Egyptian cotton, hut.the other coun tries at war. nc doubt, are In need of ,.?#'elites'.' Apparently the American cotton interest. . sh.?u'id, it they have net already done ?o, seek out these markets. ?ssssssl H PAYS TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT ?Champ Clark Praises Wilson in'1 the First Speech of the Fell Campaign. (By Associated Press.) Atlantic City, N. J.. Oct. 10.-A trib I ute to President Wilson as a peace I maker and an expression of a fervent ?je that nar in Eorope might soon end, marked tho first speech of Speak er Champ Clark in the fall campaign, deliverod here tonight in advocacy ot tho renomination of Representative J. Thompson Baker. 'Perhaps-who knows,' said the speaker, "when President Wilson has finished this' course as chief magis trate of this mighty republic and when historians' cornie to assign him his place in history, they will pass over the great domestic measures of his ad ministration, such as tariff revision, currency legislation, etc, and declare that his efforts to keep the United States out of war constitue his clean est title to the gratitude of his coun try." Mr. Clark said Americaus had both ?a national and self reason for want ling peace. "President Wilson," the speaker de clared, "expressed with great felicity thc sentiments of ali true Americans wh-.n he tendered his kiudly offices to the belligerent powers in order to stop the? titanic struggle across the seas. Foi t?nate in bis coign of van. tage, happy in the confidence of a pow erful p?ople, let us hope that he will succeed in his philanthropic endeavor, afid that upon him will rest the bles sing vouchsafed to the peacemakers lr. thc sermon nn thc mount.'' SENDS TELEGRAMS. Inviting Bankers, Business Men and Manufacturers in Stete to t Attend Convention. (By Associated Press.) . Wllmlnpton. N- C., Oct. 10.-Presi dent Thomas X. Cooper, of the North Carolina Bankers' Association, today ?cat telegrams to all- officers and members of the executive committee ot that organization, to members of tho North Carolina Federal Currency As sociation and other representative ?bankers, business men and manufac turers of th* two Carolinas inviting them to attend a conference to be held horo Monday morning for the purpose of considering the $150,000,000 cotton pool plan launched In St- Louts. Ptggvge Has Arrived, New York, Oct. io-The final con signment of baggage abandoned by thousands of 'Americans tn their haste to leave Germany on the outbreak pf war baa arrived and ls being held here awaiting. identification hy the owners Flvo carloads comprising 1,500 pieces ot baggage which were for warded from Rotterdam are now In the hands of ita owners. K^nBQjQ?^BfMn^BMfli^BnWIBaseBHBUM^H BRITISH FIGHT BESIDE BELGIANS S MADE KNOWN THROUGH ANNOUNCEMENT. iOO REPORTED LOST )eath of King Charles Bringa to Front the Attitude Which Re mains Will Assume. (By Associated Pr?BS.> With thc (nil of Antwerp, it has be nnie known through official an ouncernen*, of the British admiralty nat a British force consisting of three aval brigades of about 8,000 men with cuvy guns, fought beside tho Bel lana lu defense of the'r great fort une. . * With tho Belgian army when it inrched out of Antwerp went tbs irltish, but during 'he retreat one ot f the Rritlsh brigades wAs forced to Ind refuge lu Holland, where it is tn 3rned, The other two brigades leach d Ostend, The British losses lb Ant rerp aro reported to be threo hundred. The British admiralty statement dds that the retreat of the Belgian rmy was accomplished successfully' Tho progress of tho battle along lie linc from tho Belglaa fi. ?tler to ?orraine is problematical, thc official ommunicatona Issued by the. French rar office giving meagre deuils ct tie situation The latest statawdt says that gen ral hendouurter? >?;ly invition:? ..n ou liters between cavalry force* In lie neighborhood of Lilli, a vlolei.t ction to tho aouth, ooiit und ?<.tth ot irraB and vigorous offensiv? move lenta by the Germans on tho heights t the Meuse. An earlier statement reported prog* BBB by the r.llles to the north of the ?IBO and In the region ot St. M thiel. The death of King CaarluB, ot ftou ianhv brings promicnntly to the front be question of the attitude which Rou ?ania now ts likely to o ?suma-.with ra ?rd to participation in, tile war. king Charles favored the Germans nd Austrians, hst bl*? olnte??ra ~TZ? lie Roumanian people have inclined o ward thc allies Munn while, Reuma* Ia has remained neutral. On the Gast Prussian, frontier, the attie between the German and Rus tan forces continues with unabated bstinacy. According to Russian ot ic lal reports the German troops are edrlug from tbs, region of Lyck and re b'.cvfiag up tbs bridges The Russian troops arc undertaking trong offensive movements in Poland nd are massing along the line from .ubiin to Warsaw and also from Lat in to Lemberg Vienna reports of an official char cter say that the advance of the .ustrlans has forced the. Russians to lacken their efforts' against Przemyal nd that the Russians have comroonc ? withdraw their forces. It is added that the Russians are etreating from Marmaros-Ezlget. CITADEL HAS FAITH IN FOOTBALL TEAM hher Events of Interest from 'The Weat Pontt of I -.' UM South." -; The Citadel, Charleston, S. C-, Oct. 7. -.Special: The football team return? 1 from Athens last Sunday night ead rere given a hearty welcome when ley reached barracks. The game with IC UniVSr?!!" O' Omrrlii laat Hallw ay resulted in a score of 13-0 in favor t Georgia. The Citadel eleven waa Ighly praised by Georgia papes and .a are not at all disheartened in the ?suit- ?*? i-ct, thc jcci aSfS?. p?t itv y our men leaves the general im ression that wo are going to make an ti viable record during Gie season* he game was played tn a drizzling sin. This caused the lime, used la tarkng the lines to become heated and s a result several members or the ?am are suffering from painful burns, hich they received upon touching the Dt substance. Tho gamo next 3atur ay i? with Porter Military Academy. In the Cadet Y- M. C. A. Inst Sun ay evening Mr? I. W., Herbert, o?, partanburg. addressed a large and at. intlve audience. His subject waa Confession and Repentance,' and waa ulte interesting. The Citadel b*nd .19 progrcaslcs icely under the Instructions of Gie rf (clent director. Mr. Carl H. Mets- A urge number of recruits are being led out and in a short while music ill be furnished for inspections, ress pa.-ades. etc. The Polytechnic and CalltsplaU Ltt .ary societies held their regular meet tgs last Saturday night. Interesting rograms were carried ont hy both? he debaters for tho first inter-so iety debate have been sleeted and Jth sides are working unusually hard > carry oft the honors. Last year ie Polytechnic was declared winns*/ i two out of three events. -