The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, December 30, 1914, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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Welcome, McCormick county.
Folk over In Greenville aro still
huving Christmas. ,
illas the Chamber of Commerce gone
into winter quarters
Wonder If we couldn't have Fair
Play annexed to Mexico.
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How we shall miss the mud on our
stree ts when lt ls gone!
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Old Man Prosperity cia neve? drive
to Anderson through thia mud.
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What's In a name? Wo know a place
-in Oconee county called Fair Play,
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"Greenwood is a Better Pine j to j
Live." Yep, if you want to get killed.
What has become of tho old-fash
idncd boy who used to stalk about
on tom walkers?
Dr. Goodchild has condemned Ger
many for bringing on the war. How
does Gie Kaiser stand lt all?
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Atlanta newspapers are delighted
that the Frank case Ia likely to be !
spun out several months to come.
Wonder how Col. Ebble Watson j
manages to plough through Gi? mod
these days with his "gospel wagon?" j
? O'
Eugene V. Debbs has come out for
Leo M. Frank. If wa were Frank wa
would prefer having Debs against us.
For fear you might not know it,
anlpe hunting is forbidden on Main,
street between Gv? postoffice and
Earle street crorJng.
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After all probably that father-in
law who had his son-in-law spend
Monday night tn Jail merely ^?uted
to show Gie latter who was boss.
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"Austrian Army in Danger of Com-1
plete Annihilation," saya a headline.
La way Massa, we thought the corres
pondents had destroyed lt weeks ego. j
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George W. Dick, who has been re-j
commended for postmaster at Sum
ter will not resign his aeat in the I
LegiolCuro until his nomination has
been confirmed. A bird in Gie hand is j
worth two in the bush, eh George?
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If rou have aa old coot, pair o?
trousers, old shoes or old cioGieo for
women or children, and can apara
them send them to Gita office for Gie
poor p.oople ot this eity who are wtth
oat sufficient covering for their shiv
ering bodies.
The Spartanburg county sheriff j
seized 12 gallons of whiskey consign
ed to the mayor ot that city. That j
Spartanburg sheriff ls Gie same one]
who pro??cuted ring (leaders if
mob which stormed the jail tn an at
tempt to setts and lynch a negro pris
oner The more we hear rf him the
more he strikes es pa being much ott
a man.
LAW MUST BE UPHELD
Tn this issue of The Intelligencer ie
an article by Victor B. Cheshire on
the tragic ending of the whipping of
some negroes by a few self-appointed
judges and executioners, who, while
they thought they were doing a good
service, did that which has brought
them notoriety, and reproach to the
people of their community, and even
to the State st large. Why should any
few white men take it upon them
selves to whip a negro at all, to say
nothing of so cruelly an mercilessly
as to bring death, as was done in
this Pair Play case? Is there not law
to correct wrong-doers? Is not this
law made by white men and enforced
by white officers? Need any white
man In South Carolina ever fear the
result of the courts when a white
man and a negro are parties to a suit?
The records of all the courts show
that few cases have been tried be
tween a white man and a negro, and
the verdict went against the white
man. And we do not by this mean to
Impugn the honesty of our courts, but
simply to show that there ls no ne
cesalty for white men to go to the
extremes these white men did when
they beat to death the two unfortu
nate negroes falling into their hands
at Pair .Play. If they were guilty of
wrong doing, or had violated any law,
wan there not ample remedy at the
courts? Today the hands of these men
would not. be stained red with human
blood, if this course had been follow
ed.
Doubtless tho intention of these
white men who to give the negroes a
good flogging and not to beat them to
death. They felt that the negroes
needed correcting, and that a good
beating would be the best way to deal
with them, and would have a whole
some effect on tho race In their com
munity. We cannot bring ourselves to
think otherwise, but they miscalculat
ed the severity of tho frogging they
administered and death resulted.
The interferance of the old man
was the most natural thing In tile
world. What father, be he white,
black, red or brown, would not try
to save his child from s? cruel a
death? Not a white man in the crowd
can blame the negro father for try
ing to protect his son.
Look at the bloody record of tho
Piedmont for the last three months.
Think of the great number ot homi
cides committed, tn this great up
country recently, and will you not
agree that lt Is time tor lt to atop.
Human life Ia far too cheap, and the
law-abiding citizens and the officials
of the counties should spare no ef
fort necessary to put a stop to lt.
.The Intelligencer ls a white man's
newspaper, but not a newspaper that
condones criminal i&wlessiesa. The
safety of all our Institutions depeuda
upon respect for and obedience to law.
The frequency of such unlawful oc
currences ?a the Fair Play killings
and others almost dally chronicled, in
dicate a fearfully dangerous path we
are travelling. Far better that a crim
inlal go unwhlpt of Justice than for hie
followers io take the law. into their
own nanua, and also, thereby, be
coam a criminal
Tue law must be upheld at all has
arda, or we shall degenerate as a peo
ple.
MAYOR FLOYD AND HIS LIQUOR
Of course there may be an Inside
story to this seizure of liquor ship
ped into Spartanburg for Mayor Floyd.
It may be that the mayor baa been
having whiskey for his personal use.
Just aa mary other citizens, shipped
to him direct, and in quantities that
verge upon the,limit of the law, with
out publicity and seizure until now.
but in View of the position he oc
cupies in thia community and in con
sider allon of tito sentiment, of -the
people ot the city, who have honored
him with the highest office, which
sentiment Is reflected by the fact that
Spartanburg ls a prohibition town, lt
would better become him to recognise
these things and be content with leas
liquor In the future: There are con
cessions men must make to their po
sitions in life.
He may be weil within his rights
when he makes a fight for the liquor
taken yesterday by the sheriffs office,
but to seo the mayor and the pollco
court Judge, foy he holde both posi
tions, contending with the constituted
authorities over whiskey, puts him in
a position that is bound to .weaken hts
authority with owstfcers.**)* loee kim
friends among thone ciUsens ot Spar
tanburg who have no patience with
the whiskey business.
Another thing we feel called upon
to aay is In connection with the at
?iude the mayor assumed towards a
reporter for The Herald ( yesterday
afternoon .when he asked for a state
ms?? iou cluing Ute matter, and ?hat
lt that thH newspaper has no apolo
gies to make tor printing tba nowa
8il when the mayor et the city has
nor oeised by county authorities ft
ta a newa story of interest and. import
ance. The matter ls one of public re
cord and thora ia no authority under
the sun that can suppress 'Ute fact.
Publie office dose net turf censor
ship with lt. Not mach. We take no
pleasure tn the publication of thia
matter, but to keep the record
straight, and to be self-respecting aa
the publishers ot a newspaper, wa are
punning this, tho only coarse.
The above ta an editorial from Th?
Spartanburg Herald, and Ia a good
statement of the fact that Mayor
Fiayd, while he may not be tn bte
legal ligate aa ta th? purchase of thin
liquor, is wrong to be setting such sn
example to the citizens of the city
that has honored him with its high
est office. Mayors and others in au
thority may as well realise that the
days of King Alcohol sra numbered,
and that the public is putting lt out
of business as ' surely as are busi
ness men. Public officials will not
be selected to rule over us if they
drink to excess any moro than will
they be employe J to fill important po
sitions In the business world. This
rule will apply to Mayor Floyd and to
all other officials in Bpartanburg or
elsewhere, and it is a rule that ls
sound in reason and correct in appli
cation.
NEED OF AN ORGANIZATION
It occurs to The Intelligencer that
there should be some organized plan
for finding out cases of suffering in
Anderson and of extending aid to
them. The churchea do not seem to be
able to locate them, or rather doea not
do lt in every case, and a few Indi
viduals are working out the problem
of giving aid to those worthy suffer
ers, who must be helped or starve. * ne
Intelligencer bas ?>eon very much
interested recent!.- in some cases of
suffering and has found a ready re
sponse to its appeal for help. Some of
the stories of suffering in Anderson
are such as to melt hearts of stone,
and would suffice to open purse
strings if in the human heart there
is pity.
But this work is being done in a
very limited scale, and with an im
perfect knowledge of conditions. The
Y. M. C. A., the Salvation Army, the
churched an^f the city government
through ita officials can do much to
ward warding off actual Buffering, and
these agencies are wIlHng and ready
we are sure to do o.l they can, and
some ot them are doing work of this
kind, but there seems to be no organ
ized effort, and the cases discovered
are those which sre.found out by ac
cident, or by interested Individuals
who sre in search of them. Surely this
call to our interest should receive a
ready and liberal response, and pro
vision for permanent relief. Landlords
who have buildings let t<| tenante
can find out much and a dally or
weekly inspection ot their houses, sud
inquiries as to the welfare of their
tenants would not be amiss. Employ
ers fr.- whom some of the families
work, could well afford to Inquire for
and relieve cases of suffering in the
homes of those who work for them.
This would be reciprocal assistance.
By* all means let the organized
charities movement suggested some
days ago be made effective at once.
It ia needed, and wilt, we are sure, be
inati umental In doing much good
whob ?fgsaisiid.
Old Man 1914 ls tottering on his
last two legs.
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Come On, Toa Prosperity!
Ol Man Prosperity is com In' up the
road!
Hear bis horn a hootln'
See bis auto acooUn'T .
He's the critter
Ain't a quitter
Doesn't need a goad.
Ol' Maa Prosperity is comln' up the
. ;>.; road!
Ol' Man Prosperity ls ballin' up the
pike! .
Looks a lot like ?Santy
With bis Christmas ante
No embargo
On bia cargo;
Take Just what you like.
Ol' Man prosperity Is Ballin' up the
pike!
Ol' Maa Prosperity is flytn' up the
street!
With the skies a-bright'ntn'
Gee! bis style ts lightnln'!
If yon holler
Tor a dollar,
Join him in Ute seat
Ol' Man Prosperity is fly in' up the
street!
Ol' Man Prosperity has got ute car
- for me.
Ooldea la Its promise,
Hear you, doubting Thomas?
Makes tb* statin'
Of lu ratio'
Millions ot hTp.
Ol' Mau Prosperity baa got tbs car
for me
Ol' Maa Prosperity ls wblrlln' round
tbs curra, .
. Shavtn' off the corner,
HlttV Mr. Mounter.
When he knnw? he
Sees things rosy
Watch that Ol' Man's nerve!
OPMan Prosperity bas paso?d that
killin' cunrel
-Anonymous.
PRINCE GETS PROMOTED.
Henry af-fra*!* May Take Command
et German Fleet.
LONDON, Dec. S*.-{1Q:40 p. m.)
A Berths dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph gays tbs German em para
summon ed Prince Henry of Prussia to
hts headquarters to confer with him,,
and Admiral von Tirplts, minister of f
marine, os the British raid on Cux- '
havan. The reference huted several
hours, tbs prit ce returning to Kiel by
special train. >
lt ls behaved tb Germany, tbs dla?
battleship fleet.
KEE I* MONEY AT HOME PLAN
ENDORSED. *
Anderson, S. C., Deo. 29,1914.
Mr. Editor: Your article in this
morning's paper on the importance of
patronizing home industries was in
teresting and timely, for I think our
people need to have it Impressed upon
their minds to keep their money as
near as it is possible at home; first in
cur city and county, then in our state.
We, ss a people, are much addicted
to the habit of hooking far away for
things that can be had right at our
door-distance seems to lend enchant
ment quite too often, and we do n >t
seem to grasp the idea that by keep
ing our money in circulation hers
we benefit and increase the worth of
jur own country. We should lend more
encouragement to all lines if develop
ment. By so doing we increase in
strength and importance both at home
and abroad. We should appreciate and
encourage the inventive and construc
tive mind and utilize all natural re
sources. One of the greatest lessons
taught by the present was-ls resource
fulness and independence. We should
heed well the lesson and put forth
every effort to make our State stand
before the world henceforth as the
strongest and the best. To do this, we
must put all prejudice and enmity
aside and encorase patronize and help
one another. Let success by combined
effort be our motto. We are entering
a new year with greater and more
varied experience than ever before,
perhaps, in the history of our lives
We should profit by them, not think
ing that this circumstance only affects
those nearest. The entire world has
been affected and wo should take heed
-the result is bound to be more pros
perity, more profit. We fail too, In a j
measure, to profit by thltigs nature
bas supplied. Our supply of water for
Instance. We are not only blessed
rains (perhaps overdone just now)
but are in closest touch cf some of the
best water powers in the world, which
for centuries have been allowed their
own way, resting idly, only awaiting
the attention of man to quicken and
Bet them to the performance of a
wonderful work of development. En
crusted in our earth are great mines
of mica only awaiting man's energy
to bring in to use. Other valuable
minerals are resting. Great quarries
of rock and granite await the ham
mer, the pick and the dynatime. Plen
ty of hardwoods and timber await
the stroke of the axe; springs gush
ing from unknown sources, their lim
pid waters wasting away, many of]
them medicinal, healing in each sil
very drop, that trickles on to Join
some other stream. Still our people
flock to other parts to drink other)
waters not half so good perhaps, again
lt ls a distance.
Let us wake up to our possibilities,
encouraging and appreciating home |
industries and products. Others will
see their value and soon our country
will blossom as the rose. Let us pull
together in the future, shoulder to
shoulder, in the great battle of life,
recognizing; the good, helping and en
couraging the weak, always np and
toing, improving and upbuilding. As
Rip Van Winkle said: Let us all take
FX drink (of water, of coarse) and
may we all live long and prosper.' '
-A Subscriber.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Hail Matter Uncalled for at the End
of Today.
Following is the list of letters re
nnin lng uncalled for In the Port office
it Anderson, S. C., for the week end?
ng December 30, 1914. Persons eali
ng for these will please say that thjey
.vere advertised. One cent due on all
idvertised matter.
A-Em mer Arnold, Mrs. Ellen
leska, L. M. Adams.
B-T Bradley, Miss Snola Bennett,
r. S. Balley, Sidney manchette. Miss
Hary Burke, Mrs. Lucy Blackwell,
Henry Blackwell, Mrs. C. B. Black
adder, BenJ. Bradley.
C-Mrs. Anne Cllnkscales, Mrs.
Dona Chambers, Mrs. Hannah Cal
mun, Mrs. Msggie Chambers. Mamie
Jllmons, Mrs. Sophia Carter.
D.-Sallie Dixon, Mr. Dandy, Miss
LAlIa Mae Dial.
E-W. F. Eberhart.
G-Henry Gaston, Mrs. Dulah Grant,
Pearl Oreen, Mrs. Margaret Gilmore,
H-H. B. Hinaon, Della Hooper, Mrs.
Vrchio W. Hill, B. F. Heaton.
J-H. McJohn
K-Mrs. Ellie King, Marie Keaton.
M-E. A. McQueen. Bessl? McKee.
N-Mrs. S. L. Nelson, webb Kailey.
P-W. C. Powell, Mrs, Myrtle Porter,
drS. Julia Price, George Petty.
R-Riser Rid well, Will Randolph,
Hrs. Victoria Richardson.
S-Santford Sltton, Mrs. S. A. Smith.
* S. Shaw. Ida Smith, Miss Dewey
imith, Miss Cuttle Simmons, A. M.
landers.
W-Miss Corine Walker. Harrison
Wallace. Mrs. Irene Wilson, Julia
rrignt
AMERICANS WARNED
fast Mare Proper l'apport* Walto
Trailing Abroad.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Tho
Jtate department today again warned
kmcrlcuna contemplating travel
Aeof.i ?hat they must provide them
leJres with pauper passports. Ger
rahy, the department said, bad gives*
i ot! oe alter. Jan nary 1, nb persons
-mid be allowed to eater that coun
ty without passports bearing their
Autographs and 'vised by German
HMomaUc or consular officials.
Heartroa* complaints wire said to
tare come f rom i6r?glsn<-Traace and
taly of Americans atteaatfag tb on
er these conn tries without passports.
The department's iii alambi il says
?assporta most be vised for Italy,
tussle, Turkey and Ute Balkan coan
ries and that it ia advisable tn hare
heat Tissa for France. - Spain and
irobably other European countries.
Che viso ts not required ot persons
intering England, but It is necessary
or all persons entering British pos
lesslons to bear pasaporta.
White Lases Tea Rena? tight:
NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-Joe 8hug
.ae, ot Jersey City, out fought Char
le White, of Chicago, in a tea-round
?ont at Madison Square Garden to
ilgbt. Shugrue bad th? better ci sev
Boys' Ove:
$7.5o Overcoats nov
6.00 Overcoats no\i
5.00 Overcoats no
4.00 Overcoats now
3.00 Overcoats nov
Order
By
Mail
ANNUAL REPORT OF
SOLIGIIOrUP.SMITH
I Show? Total of 115 Convictions!
and 48 Acqmtals Fot the
Year.
The annual report of Solicitor
Kurts P. Smith has been released for
publication. There is much interest
ing data in the report, as will be
[shown by a perusal of it. Of 22 cases
of murder tried by the solicitor, the
defendants in six instances were con
victed of'murder and the defendants I
in eight cases convicted of man
slaughter.
When Solicitor Smith was appoint
ed the docket of Ute tenth circuit was
found to be in a badly congested con
dition. There were continued Cases ot
many yetr* age cn the books. With
the exception o? some six or eight,1
these cases bave been wiped off the
docket.
This dees not mean that the docket
ls clear of rases, but means that the
old continued capes which congested
the docket have been cleared off leav
ing for the next term of court only I
cases which have originated since the
new circuit was formed and some|
which were continued for good caus
es. During the year 1914 there ar?
n-? esr? r?rt f>f the ordinary hmcsfct
to. trial, but the general run ot cases
was heavy.
The report of the solicitor is as foi- j
lows:
not
Cases Guilty Guilty I
Arson . 1 0|
Assault and battery with In
tent to kill . 25 12
Breach of trust.2 0
Burglary.1
Carrying .concealed weap
pona.:.6
Disposing of property under
lien .0
Housebreaking.9 ' Oj
Larceny ,.14
Larceny of Livestock: .. . .1 0
Manslaughter .8 Ol
Kj srdsr ;. 6 lg J
Obtaining goods under false
pretenses-.... .... .... 2 Ol
Receiving stolen goods .... 2 Oj
Violating dispensary law ..34 14
Traffic in Seed cotton .... 0 l
Rescuing liquor .... . 1 0
Malicious mischief.1 0
Throwing rock into train . .0 1
Indecent exposure ot person 1 .<?.
Adultery. 1 0
Injuring Jail. .... 0 1
Total ..... US 4?
The report ot Gae solicitor for the
tenth circuit of South Carolina tor
Ute year ending December 31,1913,.
gave totals bf 1SJL cases tried ant'
found guilty, ead ot . 39 cases! not
guilty. This waa before the second
circuit was formed and new with only j
two counties, against the tour that j
were, embraced last year, the report
ot Gie solicitor shows almost as many
cases triad as "does the tatt yeer re- 1
port. . ?? \
A .comparison betwc the, reports
of the old tenth circUi? and the new
tenth circuit Show almost aa many
cases tried aa Giere were In tba da*av
when there ware four counties em
braced ta the Circuit. This em
Gie nebd ot the new circuit
the forming of it a success.
Mftar of Or?tn?aSnt l'or Local
? Whan asked yesterday 'wheo
would call a meeting of the ge
?uimittd? 'appointai soma ti?P
from city churches, tbs chamber of
Lterce, the civic association and
council for ths purpose of de
ways 'and mean? of relieving
? among th? destltuie of An
noyer- Godfrey stated Gmt tho
mseGog would be called Just aa i
c*rt*fu tnfarnwtirm contd be
from neighboring ettie* with i
anee ?tb methods er
tor dea>?ag WHh esaltera-af tWa
Would you,.Mr.. Bi
lot of hot hair aboi
coats- or do' you p
f aCyfcs.
Here are the fact
minus fiction. Ou
|?uts these overeo;
/vvith a part pf ,thep?
rcoats,
$6.00
V. ... . 4.80
w... >V 4.00
'..., T I 3.20
2.40
Men's
$20.00 Overeo
18.00 Overeo
15.00 Ovtrco
.10.00 Overee
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PETROGRAD, Dffc. 28.-The follow
?ing HtaterPv-nt received from the Rus
sian general headquarters was Issued
this evening:
''Today between the lower Vistula
and the Plllca/only fighting of small
importance took place. The Germans!
left their trenches On the light hank
of the Bzura near the' village of Mls
trs. *~e and fell back on the left bank I
of th J Bi
"On thsf River Rawke our heavy ar
tillery is/fighting efficaciously a large
I number of German batteries of heavy
I guns, j
"In ' ute- region of Bollmowo our at
! tacks have alternated with those of j
j tho Germana,
"We'.brve dislodged Gie enemy from I
a trench ney* Gie village of SuminO, |
which'they haft taken from UB pre
viously, by a counter attack in which!
we captured machine guns si? pris- j
oners.
"On the c?nter between Gie Pillea
and. G>e upper Vistula only cannon
ading waa beard. We made progress
in two wings.
"During "un attack on a German re
doubt to the south of Inowlodz we
captured three machine guns.
"Our troops met with success while
crossing Gie lower Nlda in the tak
ing by storm ot Gie villages of Star
okorcizn and Seolsbivice, which were
well fortified. During Gie fighting we
captured 40 Austrian' officers and
over 1,700 soldiers and three machine
guna,<
"In western Galaxia we have made
progress in spite of Gie almost Im
passable condition of the country due
to. mud. We have driven the enemy
from tba. front of- Btremnlk-Sorllco
Jasllaka, taking guns and a large
number ot machine gone.
?; "During tho first half of December
(old style calendar) we captured 60,
1000 Austrians.
?VOTE? FOB, pjjJ&BH>
Hawaiian Island May Fall Under
Saffragelte Rule,
(Uv AJtoeUtod Fra?.)
', W1ASHINGTON, . Dec. 29.-^A bill
.authorlting tko Hawaii legislature to
grant suffrage; to Women in the Is
lands wa? mircdueed ia the house to
day by Delegate Katfinlanolo. The
measure also would authorize Gie
regfltature to submit the ouestlon to
a popuUr referendum, _
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TODAY'S ??
"Gwendolyn" (2 parts
''Fisherman Kate'
'The Long Liar
"No Wedding. Bells
*~ .'?..vi +?*.r?4 %. 4 ,
"Grey Eagles Rev*
?
COMING FRIDAY, p
"HIS LAST C
usyman, resid a
ut warm ^over
prefer the co}d
:s and figures
r January Sale
ats up to you
rice cut off.
Overcoats.
ats* now.. . .$16.00
iats now.. .. 14.40
atsnow.. .. 12.00
now.. .. 8.00
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PARIS, Dec. 29.-Tho French offi
cial statement on the progress of thc
war, given out this afternoon, refers
to comparatively minor French suc
cesses, and mentions violent bombard
ment of certain French positions by
German artillery. The French have
occupied a village in Belgium; they
have gained ground in tho Argonne,
and they are investing Stelnbach in
Upper Alsace. The terct of the commu
nication follows:
"In Belgium the village of St.
Georges has been occupied by our
troops, who have estaVTlshed themsel
ves In thia location.
"From the Lys to the Somme tho
enemy has bombarded our posiltons
rather violently In the vicinity of
Rebelle, at St. Aubin, at LeQuesnoy,
and at Pouchoir, to the northwest of
Roye.
"There has been calm along tho
front between the Somme and the
Argonne.
''We have ??.".ned a- little ground in
the Argonne, notably In the forest ot
LaGrurlo, in the forest of Boitante
and in the forest Courte-Chaussee.
"On Ute heights of the Meuse sev
eral perm an count or aJtihoks have
been repulsed, in the forest of Le
Bouchot, which ls northeast of Troyon.
"The forces of the enemy which had
occupied our trenches in the vicinity
ot the redoubt in the burned forest to
the west of Aprenv'nt have been driv
en out after three successive counter
attacks.
"In Upper Alsace following a violent
engagement we are .today closely' in
vesting Stelnbach, and our forces have
taken possession of the ruins of the
chateau which Ia located to the north
west of this village."
TO SEDUCE COST.
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American Rubber Manufacturero Will
MaEe B ff ort to Remove Embargo
On Crude Rubber. 1
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-American
rubber manufacturera will cooperate
with tho Rubber Federation Associa
tion of London in efforts to have the
British government remove the em
bargo on crude rubber from tho Malay
States and Ceylon, it was announced
here today. . . .
Betreu G. Work, a prominent Ohio
rubber'manufacturer, will sail for
London tomorrow as special represen
tative of the embargo committee ot tba
Rubber Club of America to act for
the ctnb oa Ute embargo question.
i) Biograph feature
V Vitagraph.
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