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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 THE HEADS 0 NATIONS A THE BATTLE IN NORTHERN Pi DER THE EYES OF THE i PERORS; THE KING OF I KING OF BELGIUM IS WU PRESIDENT OF FRANCE Ii VIST TO THE NORTHERN (By Associated Press.) I Fighting in the north of France and ' Belgium has assumed an aspect of minor importance ns compared with battles in the east, where the Russian j and Germans are struggling for su-1 premacy over miles of battle front in Russian Poland and East Prussia. Emperor William already has vis ited the German positions at Gumbin* nen and Darkenhelm and by his pres ence has cheered the'troops to further efforts. The Russian emperor too has, j-jined his troops at the front with the object of urging them forward. King George of England, who ever since the dispatch of the expeditionary force to the continent has followed the fortunes of his soldiers with deep concern, now is paying them a per sonal visit, while the president of the French republic, Raymond Poincare, continues to make the rounds of the French positions. . The allied forces in northern France again are sustaining heavy cannonad ing by the Germans and mention is made in the French official statement of small advances, which means the infantry ls operating again. Otherwise conditions in this terri tory are comparatively quiet. A Paris newspaper. Bays the bom bardment of Rheims, which has been in progress for several weeks, has resulted In the destruction of the Ar chaeological Museum with Its Roman, Gallic and French collections and also tbat tho texWs.Industry has suffered to tho extent of $70,000,000. . Dr. ron Bethmann-Hollweg, German chancellor, on th? eve of the reopen ing of the Reichstag, accoroa praise to the army and navy foi1 the excel lent spirit ? displayed ana to the Ger man people for their unity.' The Reichstag ls expected to pass a wa? credit of $1,260,000,000. Vienna announces officially that Austrian troops operating in Servia have repulsed the Servians east of the River Kombera and Ljld with heavy losseB to the enemy and rives the number of prisoners taken since the beginning of the last Austrian offen sive movement as 19.000. From the Servian side, however,, lt ls reporte? that the Austrians were repulsed with heavy losses In their at tack along the Ljid river. In the battle- of Homonna, Hungary, the Austrians claim to have compelled the Russians to retreat with a casu alty Hst of 2,500. The Austrians as sert that in the fighting in Poland they have taken 35,000 prisoners. LONDON, Dec. 1.-The battle In northern Poland ls being fought ? out under the eyes of the German emper or on the one side and the Russian emperor on the other. These two monarchs left for the front today so that virtually the heads of all the na tions rit war are. with their troops. The king , ot England is in France; the king of. Belgium, aa .usual, ls ?pending 'all hie time with his sol diers, while President Poincare, ot France, started today fof. another visit to the northern battle field. Official news from Poland continues scanty , abd, with both headquarters claiming successes, lt ls impossible to say how the battle ls going. Of its Intensity, however,' there can be no doubt The Germans, wheo . they started for Warsaw, dashed foll tilt into a mass of Russian troops anti forced their way so far in that the Russians closed on them? Tats was taken in Petrograd to meen tust some of the Germen division* had been cut off and that their surrender or annihila tion waa inevitable. it appears, however, that lighting for their very lives and In tho know ledge tbat a great defeat would end the Griman offensive and compel them to fall back on their own fron tiers, the German troops broke through UM Russian lines st one place sad c.* another are holding their en trenchments against all Russian at tacks. Their flanks era. being harass ed by the Cossacks nut seemingly the ' Russians are not now in a position to gain the sweeping victory they had anticipated. The loases, with the desperate fight ing that hus been going on for a fortnight, must necessarily < hs very ' heavy on both aides. Against the Austro-German forces in the south the Russisns contin?e to gain more decisive results. Thor now held, all Austrian positions protecting the Carpathian passes, ead era said to have arrived abreast of Cracow, while their captures for three weeks number 50,000 men Ht tho weet, although the official report says there ls fa communicate, the French a tat omen t notes a lively cannonade In Belgium and German activity north of Arras, . This may mean the Ger mans have commenced, or ere afcnjt DLAND, IS BEING FOUGHT UN C? ERM AN AND RUSSIAN EM LNGLAND IS IN FRANCE; THE tri HIS SOLDIERS, WHILE THE 3 ON HIS WAY FOR ANOTHER BATTLE FIELD .to commence, another'attempt to get through to tho French ports. Cer tainly there are important changes in the dispositions of the German troops. The Germans, according to Dutch reports, are strongly fortifying Zee brugge and other Belgian ports I against a renewal of attacks by the allied fleet. Fighting around Ypres waa due to the Allies pushing their linos forward. DEFEAT GREATER THAN SUPPOSED Vienna Reports Great Victory for Austrians in Homonna, Hun gary, Battle. - x (By Associated Pren.) BERLIN, Dec. 1.-via wireless to London.-It ls officially reported from Vienna that the Russian defeat In the battle of Homonna, Hungary, 30 miles northwest of Unghvar. was greater than at flrst supposed, i "The enemy's position," saya the statement, "was surrounded. Both our wings directed flank attacks and com pelled them to beat ahasty retreat with ?a loss of 1.000 killed or wounded and 1,600 men prisoners. "The total number of prisoners tak en by the Austrians in the fighting in Poland is 36,000. "Archduke Frederick, commander in-chief of the AUBt.ian army, con gratulated Field Marshal. Paul von j Hindenburg on his promotion, em phasizes the .unvarying harmony I which exists bot wen the Austrian and German armies." NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT REPORTS Secretary Bryan Says Submarines Are Not Benia; Built m U. S. For European Belligerents. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.- Secretary | Bryan today said that after, a thor- | cugu investigation of rumors that SUD- j marines were being built in the Unit ad States for European belligerents, j the American government had found no 'evidence' to support such reports. The secretary said government ag ents had not discovered that work of any character was bein*-, done on for eign war craft and declared this state ment also covered rumors that Subma rines were being constructed in sec tions for shipment aboard. While tho building of war vessels for ? belligerent ls a breach of neu trality, Mr. Bryan declined to say what, ruling the state department would make if it was discovered American Arma were building submarines in sections, when it was recalled that during the Russo-Japanese war sub marines were built in sections in the United States and shipped to Russia, fae secretary declined to comment, saying such a case would be ruled on lt it arose. NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING *Butl Moose/* Party LantW? De cline lo Discuss Processings of the ConvantSaat. (By' Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Dec 1.-Members of tho national executive committee of the Progressive party who arrived here today cr *he committee's conference tomorrow declined to offer an opinion aa to what effect the conference would have on the party's future. The only due to the proceedings was found in the prediction that the conference would he finished in one day. "Thia 1? the first meeting of the committee since the. election," said George W. Perkins, its chairman, "and it probably will be attended by more than'the usual number. When we have completed the conference a statement will he baaed *>>Ung what has been done." O. K. Davis, secretary of the com mittee, who arrived wish Mr. Parkina from New York, also declined to out line the probable course of the con terence. ?-__ Can Anderson Continue to Grow If the "Game" ls Played This Way? C?N TRUST OF UNI1 American Minister to The Nether Secretary Bryan Can Be Dej When Proper Tune Arriv Make Proposals Foi _ ? (By Associated Pren.) WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-Dr. Henry Van Dyke, American minister to The Netherlands, back from bis pest on a month's ?eave, described to Secre tary Bryan today .the earnest desire of Queen Wilhelmina and the people of Holland tor the early ending of the European- war. Dr. Van Dyke denied an oft-publish ed report that he was the bearer of. a personal letter from the queen re lating to peace, but said he had re ported to Mr. Bryan merely on "the Btate of mind" of the people of Hol land and condition's generally in Eu rope as he hsd studied them.. After talking with Secretary Bryan for an hour Dr. Van Dyke indicated clearly that the present did not seem a propitious moment to put forward definite proposals for terms of peace. /'The desire of the United States for peace," he said, "ls a well known fact. The decision as to the proper moment tor us to act ta in the hands of my chiefs. The president and the secre tary of state can ho trusted, to de termine, when that moment arrives." .The ' minister expressed the hope that when the time for the settle ment of tho war arrived the United States "would play a noble part" In bringing peace. He waa also sure that the heart of Holland would be with the United States. ir. such ef forts. Dr. Van Dyke will talk over condi tions in Europe with President Wil son tomorrow, having been invited to take luncheon at the White House He came to the United States uri. marlly, he said, to have his eyes treated, and expected to leave Wash ington tomorrow afternoon and sall for Holland on December 12th. Ordered tb Exercise Increased Vigilance - (Br Associated Praam.) SAN "ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 1. United . States troops patrolling the Texas-Mexican border were ordered tonight to exercise in creased vigilance ia preventing ? fili bustering parties crossing into Mexi co from- this State and to permit no person to cross the international boun dary without a passport This order waa issuod when United States immi gration officers reported they had been . informed. that between 600 and 700 Mexicans recruited ia Texas had crossed the Rio Grande within the last few day?. CHIEFS 'EB STATES lands Say* President Wilson and sanded Upon to Determine es for This Nation to . Terms of Peace. While at the State department Dr. Van Dyke told the newspapermen of the efforts made by Holland to caro for Dels-Ian refugees. "The people of Holland." he aald. j "are doing all they can for the re lief of those in distress. The Bel gian people came into Holland In great numbers and we have been striving to give them all the assistance we I could. We have organised in Hoi- j land the only scheme by which tho civilian population of Belgium can be helped. Great Britain, France and j Germany have approved what has been j done and the work will continue." ( Asked as to reports concerning the neutrality of Holland or Its sympa thies in the present war, Dr. Van 1 Dyke said there was co doubt that) the queen and the majority of the * people of Holland were "sincerely neu tral and desiriouB for the return of peace.** Incidentally, the minister express ed surprise at .reports that American diplomacy was of a secret character. "I have heard it said since I re turned .to this country,'* he remark ed, ."that American diplomacy was conducted with the shutters down and the blinds drawn. That bas not been my experience' and ls not the exper ience of other American diplomats. I find that everything is open and frank and that, the impression of the diplo mats ot, other countries ia strongly to this effect, so that we enjoy the confidence of all our colleaguen." Dr. Van Dyke waa the guest tonight nt m prircic dinner at thc hems of John W. Foster, former .secretary bf State, and,the latter's son-in-law, Robert Lansing, counsellor of the State department President of Church if Latter Day Saints Ul (By Associate Pit?.) INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Dec. 1. Joaeph Smith's six sons today ware at the bedside of their father, serious ly ill here from attack of heart dis ease. One ana, Frederick M. Smith, 37 yeera, old, was summoned- from Worcester, Masa., where he had been studying to succeed his father as president of the reorganised Church of Latter Day Saints. A stenographer was detailed today to attend the sick man that hts bedside conversation may be recorded and preserved in the event of his death. Mr. Smith te 82 years old. THE JEWISH PEOPK" FACE GREAT CRISIS' J_ American Jewfish Relief Commit tee Issues an Appeal for Funds, to Aid Distressed People. (By A ?od?ted Pres?.) NEW YOFJX. Dec. 1-The grestest crisis the Jewish people hare faced in modern times i."w confronts that race, in the opinion of the American Jewish relief committee for sufferers of the war. This committee today is sued an appeal tor funds to aid im poverished Jews in the European na tions at war. . It was stated that more than 9,000, 000 Jews live within the srea of con flict and that 6,000,000 of them.are tn Use actual war cone in Poland, Gali cia and along the whole. Russians frontier. "Hunger, disease, destitu tion in its extremest form," the appeal declares, "confront a Jewish popula tion as numerous aa that, of Belgium." WHITE UNIFORMS MAKE GOOD TARGET Surgeon General Makes Plea for Khaki and Green to Repinen Bullet Drawing White. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.- Another plea for khaki and forest green uni forms to replace the bullet-drawing white worn by American seamen was made by Surgeon O^aeral Rrslatad. of the navy; in hir. annual report submit ted today to Secretary Daniels. It was pointed out that ' disadvantages ot white were strikingly illustrated at Vera Crux where the sailors offered perfect target for sharpshooters and suiners. The surgean general reported that the navy's medical department ap parently ? waa prepared to meet ? all peace-time demands, and that the health of the naval personnel was good, showing improvement over last year. An Increase In malaria was accounted for by the detention of war ships in Mexican waters. A continued decrease in alcoholism was noted in the report and credited to Secretary Daniels order barring li quor from ships and shore ?talions. C?ptala Exonerated. . SAN FRANCISCO, Dee, 1.-Captain J. J. Carey, master of the steamer Hassle!, wrecked November 23 on Duxbury Reef, with a losa of S3 lives, waa exonerated of responsibility for the accident hy a coroner's Jury today. REAR ADMIRAL ALFRED T. MAHAN CROSSES GREAT DIVIDE DEATH DUE TO HEART TROUBLE His Books Have Kept Him Be fore tho World ea the Greatest Writer on Naval Strategy. (Dy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Rear Ad miral Alfred T. Mohan, U. N., re tired, acclaimed in naval o.cles as tho "greatest modern writer on naval strategy." died at the, naval hospital here today, aged 7*4 years. Death was due to heart trouble. Admiral Mahon had overtaxed his strength Btudylng the great European conflict, and it ia believed tho many long hours he devoted to following the naval operations of the belliger ents probably cause the breakdown that hastened his end. In the early stages of the European war Admiral Mah an, whose works are naval textbooks almost the world over, discussed for the newspapers the significance of various naval ma neuvers. He gave up these activities when President Wilson issued his proclamation exhorting navy and army officers to desist from anything re sembling a partisan discussion of the conflict He, however, did not relax his close observation of all that weat on In Europe. Admiral Mahen came to Washington from his home in Quogue, Long vis land, in early autumn, and had plan ned ' to spend the winter hera. Funeral services will be held from St Thomas' Episcopal church tn this city tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock. In accordance with Admiral Manana ex* preaaed wish services will be of the simplest, character. Th tra win be no military ceremonies end no honorary pallbearers. The body will bo taken ! to Quogue, L. I. . NEW YORK, Dec. 1-It has been said .of Rear Admiral Malian that his works on the influence of sea power on world history are responsible for the German emperor's naval policy and have had a more profound In fluence on the trend cf tho naval thought and action, not only in the United States and Germany, but In Great Brittain and throughout the world, than the writings of any other man of his day. In naval circles the world over his contributions to this great subject have been hailed as almost epoch making. Among Admiral Mahan's best known works sro "Life of Admiral Farra gut" "Life of Nelson," "Embodying the Sea Power of Great Britain." "Sea Power in Its Relation to the War of 3812 " "The. Interest of the United States in 8ea Power." "Some Neglect ed Aspects of War," "From Sall to Steam." and "The Problem of'Asia" and other publications of note. A formel s tat ?ment issued from the navy department contained this appre ciation of the admirara works: "Admiral Mah an'a, books were clas sics in their line and were widely read throughout the world. In every country possessing a navy they be came veritable textbooks in naval strategy. In England leading naval men of the dry eonfesesd that lt had remained for idmlrat Mahen to eluci date the work ot the British navy In a way tha. they themselves never hsd understood or even dreamed of.- His books and essays have kept' him be fore the world as the greatest modern writer on naval strategy. He was a close student of world politics, and his writings on the trend of the poli tics of Gie leading nations of . the world were accepted aa authority. Il may he said safely thai no writer of modern times evinced a k?an?r insight1 in tba affairs of the world or express ed concerning ?hem more clearly and convincingly than did the late Ad miral Mahen. 5lls aeaih will cause international regret, ot only because of the high esteem ia wi.Ich he is held In every country ot the world inter ested In naval affairs' but also be cause of the fact that hts death leaves a void amona; naval and political au thorities of tho World thai, no anther end writer can fill." The admiral's literary achievements had basa widely recognised. In 1894 Oxford University (Englnd) con fe nv aed the degree of D. C. L. upon him .and later he was awarded the degree of L.L.D. hy Cambridge (England). Harvard, Yale, McGill sad Columbia. He was a member ot the American Academy of Arto sad Letters sad ot the National Institute of Arts end Let ters. ? Mrs. B B. Rankin of Fayetcville, N. G., who hes been visiting Mrs. Manly Watson, has ?one to Atlanta to visit relatives. _ \ .l_ ' ? , 3? * ? vin. A RUSH FOR WAR REVENUE STAMPS SOME REVENUE COLLECTORS HAVE NOT BEEN SUP PLIED GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PROSECUTE Anybody Subject to the Tax Who Show? Willina, nee* to Buy Stamps. (By Associated Preta.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Thousands of persons in many cities who spent hours today rushing- the offices of In ternal revenue collectors, alarmed be cause they could not obtain war reve nue stamps were needlessly frighten ed over what might happen lt they were not on the minute with their stamping. The Internal revenue bu reau in the treasury department It self, much worried over the lash of getting the law into smooth working order, found time late In the day to send telegrama to collectors making it plain that the government has no Intention of prosecuting anybody sub ject to the tax who shows' he ls will lug and ready tb buy stamps. ! Frantic calls from collectors tell I lng of besieging crowds demanding I stamps resulted In a telegram tonight signed by Commissioner Osborn and sent to. all collectors, to olear oft the difficulty. It said: "Date all special tax returns No vember 30th until you caa handle ap plications promptly, unless you have information that no effort was made to file samo prior tb tbttdete. If un able tc supply demands forTdooameA-' tery stamps for billa of lading per mit shipments to go forward, have record kept and affix or cancel stamps' when received. Notify raUroads." By thia notice the- coomlBdoner's office expected to relie* e a situation' which promised to become embarrass- . lng to thousands of Individuals, and might have brought much confusion to railroads and shippers. Officials here explained today that everything possible had hean done nero to get ready to enforce the law. The bureau of engraving and priming has worked night and day. since the law was passed, turning out the near stamps. The problem of furnishing s tamos has been como li catad, how ever, by the failure in some instances of collectors to regard suggestions from Washington that, all aaptleants be given a sufficient supply to last a few days and hot ba permitted to load up with large quantities. Information here ls that some applicants have ob tained supplies to last a month, while In the same communities others base been unable te get any stamps. As en illustration of the .past num bers of stamps required lt waa point ed out that virtually every article tn drug stores le subject to the tax. Many drug stores carry possibly 100, ooo such taxable articles, and there ore thousands of drug atoras through-, out the country Officials say congress did not facili tate the work of the revtnue bureau, but rather hampered lt by falling to ?ive any additional appropriation to permit to prepare for carrying'out the new law. Police Caled Oat. NEW YORK, Dec 1.-Police reser ves were called out today to restrain crowds that besieged the United States Internal revenue offices here to buy the ssw war tax stamps. A solid Une pf would-be purchasers ex tended fof blocks, growing Increas ingly restive as the hours passed. When the offices reopened at S o' clock, after an hour's recess tor the ?collectors to count the money received and send lt to banks, so 'fierce a rush waa made that policemen on duty could not cope with it Reserves brought the crowd to order again and ; the ssle continued until all who re u?????u lu li?a had obtained stamp*. At the custom house a similar crcwtl struggled to obtain documentary stamps. Four Bum to Death ?n ^ Fire of Unknown Origil (By Saaoeimd Pra**.) <f WILMINGTON. N. C., Bee. 1-? a. m.-Four children of Mr. and airs. A. H. McNeill, of Delgado, a suburb ot Wil mington, were burned tn death in a fire ot unknown origin which destroy ed their home thia morning at 1 o'clock The dead are: Mian Bannah Mo? Neill, aged ll; Wade McNsul. aged 18; Amelia McNeill, aged ll; Walter McNeill, aged 8. . Willie McNeill, a brother of these barned, lamped from the second story in time to avoid a similar tale. Mr. and Mrs. McNeill were sleeping down stairs and barely escaped .with their yves, _?. y . ?.?:>-'.-^v. ? . .