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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 342. rTeeUy, E.tabUshed i860; D?fljr, Janis, ?1?. ANDERSON, S. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS WAR DECLARED BETWEEN TURKEY AND RUSSIA GERMANS REI EFFORTS TO I ON ENGL The Allies Have Brought In An Endeavor to Ch The Germans to Esta French Coast. ON THE WHOLE, IT APPEAR THIS MOST IMPORTAN! MUCH AS IT WAS WHEN ' HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE I (By Associated Press.) Rested a,nd with frosh reinforce ments supporting them, the German troops w*-f ve been battling tn Bel ?'?m an . orth of France are re newing t. if v lorts to push their wav through tile French, British and Bel K'lj lines to ports on thc English Ci,anncl. Not only here, but in the Argonne region and the Woevro dis trict, the fighting had boen of the fiercest character. It is said tho thundering of the guns of the Bri tish warships off Ostend can be heard on the English coast. In all these engagements the dead and wounded aaa multiplying, but thousands are taking their places. The transport of the wounded into the zone of safety where they can receive pro per attention ia proving a problem that has not been solved; hospitals and surgeons are inadequate for the vai? ui lhotse wno nuve ruien. While the larger ships of the Ger man navy remain under the protection of their harbors, the submarines con tinne active, -and another. Briton cruiser -has beou sunk by one of these destructivo boats.. The official an nouncement of the sinking of the light cruiser Hermet. in the Straits of j Dovor, sh" - no details, except that J nh?. 3C?t?G~sd fey ? Qcroian aub-1 rlne and that most of her officers and j men were saved. Because of the attack on her Black S Sea coast towns by Turkish warships. Russia has instructed her ambassador at Constantinople to announce to the Sublime Ports the severence of dip lomatic relations and his prospective departure from Constantinople. Ac cording to messages reaching Wash ington from the Turkish capital, war has' b:sn declared ?muis??y between Turkey-and RusBia, but this is hardly considered likely, as both Russia and Great Britain have demanded an ex planation from the Porte of Turkey's action and are awaiting a reply. " " . ' Meanwhile some of the warships under the Turkish flag have destroy ed a number of veasels of the Rusclan navy and it is reported from Constan tinople by way ot Rome that the Rus sian fleet has attacked the Turkish fleet in the Black Sea, off the Crimson coast. Russian official reports claim pro gress In several districts ott tho East Prussian frontier and the repulse of the Germans who bad been endeavor ing to break through the Russian cen ter in the Bakalarsewo region. * There is a serious ministerial crisis Asks American Help Feed Kin? Albert- of Belgium, Under Appealing for Help for His Wit (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Oct, SI.-(6:20 p. m.) King Albert of Belgium has asked the American people to help feed his star ving people during the coming winter. His message, written under fire in the battle before Dunkirk, and translat ed to the American commission hero for relief bi Belgium, follows: "I am informed that American of ficials and cittsens in Belgium fJid England are working to save lay Peu ple from the horrors ot the tamlne which now threatens them. It ia a great comfort to me in this hour of sorrow and misfortune to feel that a great-hearted, disinterested people ia directing ita efforts to relieving the distress of the unoffending civilians of my country. "Despite all that can be done, the suffering ia the coining winter will be terribly but the barden we must bear , will be lightened lt my people caa be spared the pangs ot hunger with Its frightful consequences of disease and violence. ' "I confidently hope that the appeal of the American commission will meet with a generous response. The whole- ; Up Land and Sea Forces eek This Second Effort of tblish Themselves on the 5 THAT THE SITUATION ON r BATTLE FRONT REMAINS rHE GERMANS CEASED THEIR .OR REST. at Rome, where one of the minister?, Signor Rubini, has resigned, and Pre mier Salandra is faced with the pos sibility of having to form a new min istry. The crisis has boen brought about by the question as to what part Italy }s to take in the European war. LONDON, Oct. 31.-New German at tempts to reach the French channel ports, Nicuport to Arras, while re sulting in progress at some points, have been generally ineffective. Near the coast their advance bas been checked by an extension of the flood ed area. Today the battle raged with the fury that marked the opening of the last phase of this campaign, and even on the English coast the boom of tr.j big naval guns which are bombarding the invaders' flank, could be distinctly heard. Tuts Allies nave orougnt up lana ana sos. forces In an endeavor to Chech this second effort of the Gonn ens to es tablish themselves on the French coast? trna which-, they hope to men ace ?tegiand. A Berlin official report today an nounced that the German troops had occupied .Ramscapelle, on the railway and canal between'Nie"port and Dix mude, but tbe French official com munication said they were driven out by a counter attack. On the whole, therefore, it would appear that the situation on thia most Important battle front remains much as lt was when the Germans, through exhaustion a few days ago, ceased their heavy artillery fire for rest. The French report tells of vsxio-iB ad vances and losses, but these usually, so far as distances are concerned, can be marked in feet or yards, and the advance made a few days ago by the British in Belgium of 1,200 yards was considered remarkable. Throughout the great battlo front there has been a repititlon of attacks 'and counter attacks, with, at times, a pronounced thinning of the lines. The Germans made a particularly violent attack east of Scissons on the Aisn, and, according to the German re port, drove the French across the river. Report? that Lille had been re occupied by tho? French and that Ostend had been evacuated by the Germans lacked confirmation topight <A.W\ were considered premature. The East Prussian frontier ta again the acene of_a_b^ battle. The Qer ~~ (Continued On Page Four.)_ People to I The Starving " t ? ' Fire in ? Battle, Writes Message People Daring tho Coming Her. . ._s_ hearted friendship of America shown roy ?,topH at thu time always will be. a precious r-emory. (Signed) "ALBERT." The American commission for relief in Belgium, an official body recogins ed by the various governments, ta Um only channel through which food can be Introduced into Belgium. By Its as sociation with a committee in Belgium lt has an officient agency for food dis tribution. H. C. Hoover, chairman et the ? ommlslon, today Issued an appeal to American newspapers in which he said: "We nave received reports from members ot this commission who wore sent into Belgium.'Their reports show that there are still some 7,000.000 peo ple m Belgium. Di many centers the people are receiving an allowance of a little more than Utrea ounces of tour per capita daily. "Our experta calculate that to avoid actual starvation Belgium must have a minimum ot 60.000.tons of wheat, 16,000 tons of corn, 6,000 tons of peas or beans and a limited amount of ta fvm or lard. AR thia will coat 04,00, ; (.Continued on Page 5.) STILL III HANDS OF GOVERNCB BOND ISSUE ACT AWAITING CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S VETO OR SIGNATURE ACT NOT EFFECTIVE Defect in Appropriation Act Pre vents Borrowing Money for Twenty Days. Special to Tho Intelligencer. COLUAlBIA, Oct. :il.~The house | marked time all morning waiting for the governor to veto or aign thc cot ton bond issue act. It sent a com mittee to the chief executive asking him if *?e had any further matters to lay befr-i-e the general assembly, and telling him that the house had clear ed its calendar and wns ready to ad journ. The governor told thc house. that he had no matters to lay before j the general assembly just at present.: It appeared today that a defoe? in thc general appropriation act, for .te, special session : would prevent the borrowing of money under the act * by tho State for 20 days. Thc line, "this act shall become effective immediately upon its approval by the governor," was not Included in the act. As a re sult of its ommlssion, the statute will apply which says that no act shall becomo effective within 20 days of its passage unless specifically speci fied in the act. / Tiiuic in ? jiu.-.aiijiiiLv Ililli the 3111 K |ng fi nd commission may be able tn borrow money on its own responsi bility to meet the appropriations made at. the special seesion, but this morn lng banker* refused, to lend the State any money under the appropriation act within 20 daya. after their attor neys discovered that tho act would not be. effective Immediately. The governor had not signed the bond issue bill touieht. Five rassengei-K Robbed. CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Five passen gers on the observation platform of the California Limited train of th? Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe line were robbed tonight by two men whe boarded the train in the yarda.. The robbers leaned ? from the platform when the train started. Queen Mary of England Expresse* Gratitude (By Assocated Pres?..) WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.-The grati tude ot Queen Mary of England for the part American women played in tho dispatch ot the relief steamer Red Cross to Europe ls expressed in a let ter made public tonight by the Ameri can Red Cross. It was sent to Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, of the American Wo men's War Relief Fund in London and signed by E. W. Wallington, the queen's private secretary, iflVaar Gees Home to Vote. OMAHA, Neb.. Oct. 31.-Secretarw of State Bryan closed his Nebraska campaign in behalf of Democratic candidates with three speeches here tonight. He left for Lincoln,, Neb., to j vote. . GUNS THUNDER CONTINUOUSLY Battle ott the Yeer Continues Fiercely- No Decisive Re sults Reached. (By Associated Presa) AMSTERDAM. Oct. 31.-(Via Lon don, 10 p. m.)-Thc battle on the Tsar continues fiercely, according to a Telegraaf dispatch from Sluis. Dur ing "the* bight and forenoon the guns thundered continuously and yesterday there were severe bayonet attacks. No decisive result bas been reached The flooded fields ere hampering tho Germans. On Thursday British aviators drop ped three bombs in' the mldat of the German war materials at Lichtervelde (thirteen sallee southwest ot Burges) inflicting great damage and killing three German soldier?. Yesterday the Germans were rein forced and tho coast line between Os tend sad Knocke is mom strongly toy tifled. Guns haye been placed at Blankenberghe and Heyst and en trenchments made in the dunes. The Germans have burned the pier at Blankenberghe. THE LOAN FUND SEEMSflSSURED PROGRESS MADE IN RAISING FUND AND COMMITTEES ACTIVELY AT WORK EXCHANGES WILL BE OPENED SOON Reports From St. Louis Said $7, 500,000 Promised There Had Been Subscribed. {Hy Associated PreBs.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Confer ences tod" between American and English treasury officials and " New York bankers resulted In no def.nite conclusions as to plans for restoring foreign exchange, but it is understood short term paper was agreed to be the best medium for the settlement of American obligations in Europe. Thc conference will be resu i ^d next week. lt became apparent today that thc reopeneing of the New York and Liv erpool cotton exchanges has a direct bearing on the negotiations. The pro posed $i;',r>,00u,<JOO cotton loan fund seemed tonight to be assured. It la expected to have a marked effect on the cotton market, but bankers are said to bc anxious to see cotton ex changes reopened. With New York and Liverpool in the market again it is felt here the cot ?wu jp.uvleui wm be near solution, lt w?s predicted tonight the exchanges would'open Boon after the reservo banka, begin business November IC. lt was believed thereafter bad reach ed a point where negotiations between comm.Ucee of the exchanges woulr* bring a definite decision. As no representative of the New York cotton exchange has been pres ent at the meetings here, tho attitude of the federal reserve board and New York bankers probably would have an effect on the opening date. Sir George Paish has often expressed the belief that. American cotton'would be purchased in quantity- by English manufacturers if they had assurance that the bottom price had been reached. A raop&netng of thc ex changee and the $135,000,000 pool are expected to furnish the bottom. It was announced tonight that pro gresa was being made In raising the loan fund and that clearing house committees In various C'AQB were ac tively at work. Official reports from BL Louis said $7,500,000 . promised there bad been subscribed. Subscribe to Cotton Pool. RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 31.-ECcb iS?? business men, in mass meeting today, subscribed $558,500 as this city's share of the $135,000,000 cotton pool. Of thia Eum the banks take $250,000. EXHAUSTED SURVIVORS GL1NGIM0 TO W? E KA6E Aeroplane b Going to Try to Get Life Line to Hospital Ship RohiUa. (By Associated Presa) WHITBY, England, Oct, SI.-(Via London, midnight)-At a tate hour to night it was estimated that between 30 and 40 exhausted survivors were still clinging to the wreckage of the British hospital ship RohiUa which crashed on the rocka near here early yesterday- morning. At times the wreck was completely submerged by heavy seas that throughout the day provented life boata reaching the vessel. All efforts to establish connections with the shore by means of rockets failod. A number ot persons who lumped or were swept overboard from the wreckage tried to swim ashore. Most of -them were drowned, but a few succeeded, aided by men who waded oat and hauled them to land. Several survivors put oil from the wreck on improvised rafts, but with one exception all were washed off and drowned. It is said an aeroplane ls coming from H-.D to? try to get a life Une to the vessel. HOU] BLOWING OP HIS OWj HOME HIS SLEEPING WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN PERISH IN THE BLAZE. ENLISTED IN ARMY Says He Committed thc Crime to Bc Free to go Away With ? Another Woman. (By Associated Press.) ST. LOUIS. Oct. 31.-A written confession that he blew un his home with dynamite, killing his sleeping wife and four small children, was given to the police here 'today by Scott Stone, a t'nltcd States army re cruit arrested yesterday at Jefferson barracks. Stone's farm house at To lono, Ul., was burned September 28 last. Mrs. Stone and four children, the oldest agtd live,, perishing in thc blaze. Stone asserted he committed the crlmo to be freo to go away with a woman whom he knew only as Lu cille. Sixteen, days after the destruc tion of hts home and, family, Stone enlisted in the army under an as sumed name.' He was arrested yes terday at the request of the State's attorney of Champaign county, Illi nois. _ According to the confession Stone and his family on the night of Sep tember 27 went to bed at R nV.lnelr. oil sleeping In the same room, the three older children slept at the foot of the bed, and the youngest child beside.; Its mother. Stone eatd: "I slept until 10 o'clock when I felt . my Wild roving nature overcoming me. Between 1 and 2 o'clock I got1 out of bed and went to the barn; where I had hidden ten sticks of dy namite in tho wheat bin. I had bought the dynamite in Tolono and the percussion caps in Champaign. "I put the dynamite on a table In the kitchen and ran 18 feet of fuse from it to tho back door. I then went out doors and Ut the fuse. Af ter the explosltion I began calling tor help." Stone wald that townspeople arriv ed and helped him carry cut hie fur niture. A iiflter-tlve 9*>Ve<J: . "Did you tell any of these pcoplr that your family was burning up in that house?" Stone replied in the affirmative. "I thought my family would bc better off in heaven," Stone said lr conclusion. "What do you mean by that?" he was asked. Stone replied: "With my spending money and time on the other woman I didn't think I was treating my fam ily right, and I decided they would bo better off dead." Stone's arrest was due to the story ot a woman who told the State's at torey of Champaign county that Stone wanted her to go west with him. According to his story, Stone met the woman the day after tba fire. The inquest on the deaths of lus family failed to develop evidence of crime but Stone wae kept under se cret surveillance. In hts confession ' Stone said he dreaded entering the room where his victims were and misdirected rescuers so they did not search that part ol the house- until too l?te. ITALIAN CABINET HAS RESIGNED King Reserved Decision and In vites 11 arlina Statesmen to Confer Wan Hon. (By Associated Press.) ROME, Oct 31.-The members ot the cabinet presented their resignat ions to the -king tonight The kins; re served decision and invited the presi dents of the senate and chamber ot deputies and leading statesmen to confer with bim on the. situation. It to generally believed that Premier Balandra will be entrusted with the task of forming a new o??*s?t within a few days. It is asserted that a*s?ral Zuppetli and Vice Admiral Vial? will retain re sepctively the pot ltolios of war and marine. Baron Sidney Son?lo, former premier ia spoken of aa minister ot the treasury, and Toramaeso Tit ton ia, ambassador to France, sa minister et foreign affairs. RUSSIAN AMB AND HIS SI LEFT CW The Prediction Is Made 1 Of War On England That on Russia, Bul Hopes to Confine Wa Wm* THE SEVERING OF 1 TWEEN THE TRIPLE ENI AMERICAN EMBASSY WU AND FRENCH INTERESTS (Hy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.-War has been declared at Constantinople be tween Turkey and Russia, according to a private message transmitted to day through the courtesy of the Amer ican embassy. Tho American ambassador has not advised Washington of tho declaration of war, but officials tonight thought his messago either had been delayed or that he was awaiting formal noti fication by thc Ottoman government, The private message, addressed to a Now York business man, was dated 5 p. m. yesterday and 'roached here a few minutes after n lengthy dispatch from Ambassador Morgenthau describ ing events In Constantinople up to noon yesterday. Mr. Morgentrau said that early yes terday the Russian ambassador re ceived instructions to demand bis passports as the result of tbs Turkish bombardment of Russian seaports. The Russian envoy attempted to see the Ogaprt Visier but failed. During the morning, however, the. Turkish minis ter "of finance called'on the French ambassador, informing him the bom bardment had occurred without the previous knowledge of the Ottoman government. He blamed German .offi cers in the Turkish navy. This explan ation did not alter the purpose of the Russian rynbassador to leave and thc French and British ambassadors made preparations to leave Constantinople together today. Davisboro, Georgia, Reported Burning (Hy Associated Press.) MAON, Ga., Nov. 1.-The town of Davisboro. Ga., In Washington county, was reported, lmr-.l..^ at an early hour this morning. The Macon fire department has sent aid. The fire start* ed tn a big cotton warehouse in which 7,000 bales of cotton were stored. The fire ls reported beyond control. Rebels R^-iuiscd. GUAYAQUIL, Ecu ior, Oct. 31.-A rebel banu ot about SOO men attacked Esmeraldas today. They were repuls ed by the government garrison after six hours of fighting, and left 100 dead and wounded. The government force sustained few lesses, and a gov ernment detachment is in pursuit of tbo rebels. Reports Indicat Democratic > Statement Issued by Democratic IS tees Predicts a Majority of 1 Majority in (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct 31.-An official pre-election statement, Issued Jointly tonight by the Democratic national and Congressional committees, predicts a Democratic majority of approximately 100 in the house of representatives and an Increaser majority in the sen ate as the outcome of next Tuesday's elections. The statement says.in part: "Reports from all parts of the coun try indicate a sweeping Democratic victory Tuesday. The programme of progressive legislation enacted by Congress under the leadership of Pres ident Wilson bas. made a profound im pression. "Democratic sentiment is particu larly strong west of the Mississippi. This is illustrated in the former Re publican State of Montana, where the vote tor Congressman Evans and Stout lu the primaries exceeded the combin ed vote of all other parties. Gains are confidently expected In Kansas, Ne braska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Minne sota sod other western States. "In the east oar reports are parti cularly gratifying. In the first New i li?t Turkey's Declaration and France Will Follow c Advices Indicate' She ir to Russia. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BE rENTE AND THE PORTE. THE JL TAKE CHARGE OF BRITISH Mr. Morgen t hau made no mention In his dispatch of demands hy the allied powers upon the Porte, and lt ls pre sumed the ultimatum, reported from Loudon, was delivered late yesterday, promptly rejected, and diplomatic re lations with the allies severed. This IB horne out by the private message flied at 6 p. m. The prediction is made that declarations <?f war on England and Prance would immediately follow that on Hunsia. Advices received hero nnder date of Thursday Indicated that Turkey still hoped to COB fine her belligerency to war with Russia. The government received no word today as to the < probable attitude of Roumanie and Bulgaria. A belated message under date of September M. from Sofia, however, spoke of a speech by the Kinr proclaiming Bulgaria's in-? tentlon to remain neutral. On the authority of a prominent dip? lomat lt was learned today.. A R?s tern Bey, thc Turkish ambassador, be fore his departure from Washington weekr. ago, told a prominent peace ad vocate that Turk** W?5?2 ^? ?er* msny within a month, attacking Rua ste on the Caucasian frontier and Great Britain in Egypt. With the severing of diplomatic re lations between the triple ent. to and tbs Porte, the American embassy will take charge of British and French interests while the Italian embassy already has taken over Russian affairs. Secretary Receives Food at Rotterdam (By Associated Press,) ? _U ... 4.A.*A - -\ 1AM l;U.>, Wll. ol. (lu.ov ??. UK; The secretary of the American lega tion at The Hague today received at Rotterdam food 'Sent by the American relief committee, according to a Reu ter dispatch. The supplies were at onco trans-shipped for Antwerp and Brussels. Negroes Drives to Hills. CHARLESTOWN, W. Va, Oct. 31. One negro has been killed and sev eral driven Into the hills of Logan county with the admonition never ts return, according to reports reaching here tonight from Logan, W. Va where a bitter political campaign ls drawing to a close. At Williamson, in Mingo county, a newspaper office has been attacked. e ? Sweeping Victory Tuesday ational and Congressional Comnak 00 in House and an Increased tiie Senate. >~j Jersey district and other districts in the east now represented by Republi cans, prospecta for Democratic suc cesses are exceptionally good. Making allowance for the fact that Quite a number of Democrats in the SS fd Con gress represent strong Republican dis tricts, which, under normal conditions, we could not hope to win, lt is diffi cult to see how the d?mocratie party will fall to organise the asst house with approximately one hundred ma? Jorlty. "Our majority ?n the Senate wi ll be increased by Ute elections of senators In Connecticut. New Tore;, Ohio. Kan sas and Illinois, all ot walch are now represented by Republicana Stevena in New Hampshire, Johnson la Benth Dakota, Purcell in North Dakota. Moyle In Utah, Phelan in California, Hustings in Wisconsin, have fine chances of success, Palmer tn Pennsyl vania, and Connolly ia Iowa appear to be gaining strength rapidly and our latest reporte from these two states are very reassuring. "The most striking feature of tbs reporte received is the tremendous popularity ot President Wilson,"