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your Rome raper T IT " n iIT~ 1 T 1 ~ E~ TE1~ TUUOfca o'hm ae Gives Pickens NCounty NewsS E N IL Entered April 23, 1903 atP SC.asen s aleatC so r , 1879n- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 YEAR PUBLISHED WEEKLY _________ PICKENS, S. C., SEPTEMBER 3, 1914 NUMBER 17 RPetablihe 1871-Volume 44 A Farmers' Meeting Held I1ere Tuesday Ursuant to a call a numbei of rmers and business men met at the court house last Tuesday. The hijpect of the meeting was to consider the fina'tiial and business situation as- brought about by the European war. Mr. Joel H. Miller gave an ex planation of the condition now upon the people ani offered the following resolution, which was adopted: "We, the citizens of Pickens county. in mass meetiag assem bled, hereby request the gover nor to consult the seYeral dele gations of the state legisla;ure, and if found advisable call them 4P together to pass such laws as will give such relief as will be to the best interest of the state." On motion of Mr. John P. Smith it was voted to hold an other meeting on Wednesday, th'e 9th inst. at the court house at 11 a. m. Every -farmer and business man of Pickens county is asked and to attend this meeting. s Strike at Pickens Mill rhe first strike ever k-nown in Pickens occurred at the Pickens Cotton Mill Friday morning, when the Industrial Workers of the World, recently organized here, quit work. Members of the organization say that 125 operatives quit work, b-it some have since gone back fo work, tho none of those ring back were members of the organiza tion. Ftom the facts gathered it seems that two or three mem bers of the organization werE "fired" Thursday for some reason. A committee was sent to the mill authorities and asked that the men be taken back by the mill. The superintend ent "fired" the committee and another committee was sent, tc the authorities demanding that all be taken back. When thek request was refused the strikE was ordered. About one-third of the mil machinery was idle Friday anc Sat day. but the mill authori ties ate that only about one fourth was .idle Monday aTid that a full force of operatives - will be at work as oon as houses can be provided for them. Monday morning notices werE served on twenty-three families, members of which struck, tc vacate the houses they were ni' within t -n days. The, mill au thorities state that there are forty-nine mnembers of the I. WV W., wvho were employed at th< miill and now 'out on the strike t ho the I. W. W, leaders clani more. The I. W. WV. was only rec ce-ntly organized here. The Pickens Association The next session of the Pick ens Association will be held witi the Cr-oss Roads church, begin ning Wednesday, September 16 1914. The following program anc order of business has been ar ranged by the executive comn mittee, as per resolution at thE - ' last session, and each of the sub jects and interests to be consid ered will be upon a report to be submitted by those named be low, who arE- expected to be present with their reports at thE time herein stated: WEDNEsDAY MORNING ' 10.00. Devotional services. 10.30. Introductory sermon by Rev. J. E. Foster or Rev. - B. E. Grandy After this the delegates will be enrolled and the body organ ited. ArrERNOON 1 30. State of Religion, by A. A. Jones. 2.0)0. Sunday Schools, by J. * E. Medlin. 2.30. Six Mile Academy. by T. H. Stewart. '3 15. Appointment of comn mittees, miscellaneous, adjourn ment. THURSDAY MORNING 9.30. Devotional services. 10.00. Aged Ministers, by J. * B. Findley. 10.30. State Missions, by WV. E. Nelson. . 11.30. Orphanage, by C. C. Boroughs. AFTERNOON 1.30. Laymen's M issionary Movement, by J. T. Taylor. 2.15. Foieign Missions,by D. . A. Allgood. 3.15. W om an's Missionary Union. by Miss Pearla Hester, superintendent. Miscellaneous, adjournment.. FRID)AY MORNING 9.30. Devotional services. 10 00. Christian Education. , .lby C. E. Robinson. 11.00. Hom<. Missions, by G. F. Norris. Miscellaneous. AFTERNOON "nerance, by R. T. 1s literature and sof com this meet - place and 'es, resolu dbusiness. Manning and Rich ards in Second Race According to the Columbia State, with the complete returns from every county, and all of ficial except f'rur counties, the vote for U. S. Sen:tor and state offices is as follows: John G. Richards, of Ker shaw, 26,801; Richard I. Man ning, of Sumter, 25,397; Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens, 25,053; John G. Clinkscales of Spartan burg, 17.126; William C. Irby, Jr., of Laurens, 14,652; Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, 9,905: Charles A. Smith. of Timmons ville, 5,842; Charles Carroll Simms, of Barnwell, 2,773; Lowndes J. Browning, of Se dalia, 1.513: John T. Duncan, of Richland county, 793: John B. Adger Mullally, of Pendleton, .665. Richards and Manning will run a second race. For the United States senate Ellison D. Smith has 72,266; Cole L. Blease. 56,913; L. D. Jennings. 2,258; W. P. Pollock, 1,364. Mr. Smith now has a majority over his three compet itors of 11,731. In the race for lieutenant governor Andrew J. Bethea of Richland leads with 50,560. He is followed by B. Frank Kelley of Lee with 46,152, J. A. Hunter of Bamberg with 20,645, and W. M. Hamer of Dillon with 14,552. Mr. Bethea and Mr. Kelley will be in the second primary. - A. W. Jones, comptroller general, now has a majority over James A. Sumrnersett of 33,633. The vote now stands, for Jones. 79,831, for Summer sett, 46,198. In the race for adjutant gen eral W. W. Moore, incumbent, now has 80,551 and M. C. Willis 51,618. or a clear majori ty of 28.933. Thomas H. Peeples, attorney general, has a majority of 5,671 over A. G. Brice. Mr. Peeples has a vote of 68,094, and Mr. Brice has 62,423. Frank W. Shealy leads in the race for railroad commissioner with 32,305. He is followed by C. D. Fortner with 28,141: James Cansler, 22,734; J. H. Wharton, 20,804; W. I. Wither spoon, 16,554, and George W. Fairey. 10,863. Mr. Shealy and Mr. Fortner will run in the second primary for nomination. The State Democratic execu tive committee meets Tuesday at noon in the State library at the State house on call of the chairman, John Gary Evans, to consider any protests which may be filed, to declare the result of the election andl to make prep arations for the second primary to be held September 8. Manning Speaks at Court House Richard I. Manning, candi-. date for governor, spoke in the court house at Pickens Tuesday morning. His coming here had not b)een adv rtised, but there were a good many farmers in town at the time and these with the town people made up a good audience. Mr. Manning made a mighty nice sre.ch and it captivated the audience, especi ally the farmers, of whom Mr. Manning is a true friend. 'We wish more farmers had been here to hear him speak. He, takdmore about the situation here caused by the European war than he did about politics and his speech had a ring of sin cerity -about it that did his hear ers good. Mr. Manning is the -man whom the democrats of this state can unite upon for governor and blot out factional ism, He is anxious to see more constructive legislation enacted in this state and is in favor of better educational facilities in the rural districts. At the close of his speech he was enthusias tically applauded. Yes, Man ning is the man. Pickens Union Meeting The union meeting of the Picken's Association was held with Secona church last Satur day andl Sundlay. Although the attendance on Saturday was not as large as was expected, yet the interest was fine.Sunday brought a larger crowd and the services of the day were inspiring and thoroughly enjoyed. Rev. B. HolderI coniducted the opening exerCises andl his earnest exhor tation on the subject of heaven got everybody in a good frame to enjoy the services which fol lowed. A new feature was added to the meeting in the special peace services which followed the de votional. For several minutes the whole congregation was on their knees pleading with God silently and earnestly to bring peace to the people of this coun try and to all the world. At 11 o'clock Dr. D. M. Ram-i say preached a sermon full of] spiritual power fiom the text, "Go ye -into all the world and prach the Gospel to every crea ture. In the afternoon some splen 'did singing was had. There will be an examination for teachers at Pickens Court House Friday October 2. By order of the State Board of Euanon. R. T, HiLUM GERMANS DROPPING BOMBS IN PARII "GERMAN ARMY AT GATES 0 PARIS; CAN DO NOTHING BUl SURRENbER." FRANCE STILL HAS HOPE Her Faith Rests In Army Opposir *the Advance of the Cohorts.-Foui DaVE' Fiht. London.-Paris dispatch to the E change Telegrdph Company says: "A German aviato- flew o,,,r Par and dFopped five bombs, which fell J the mos popular quarter of the cit: In one case two women were woun(e "One bomb fell in front of the shc of a baker and wine merchant at Rt Albuy and Rue des Vinaigraiers; ti on Qual de Valmy, one of which di not explode, while the other struc the wails of the Night Refuge, behin St. Martin's Hospital. Two othe dropped in the Rue des Recollets an Rue Marcin, neither of which exploi ed. "The aviator, who signed himse Lieutenant Van Heissen dropped ma ifestos on which was written: 'TI German army is at the gates of Paris you can do nothing but surrender.'" Paris.-A German aeroplane flyin at the height of 6,000 feet over Parl dropped a, bomb into the city at 1:2 o'eto6k in the afternooMr The bomb struck near L'Est Rai way station, not far from the militar hospital but did no damage. Thoug startled by this threatening occu .rence Parisians remained tranquil. The official communication issue by the military governor ordering th houses within the zone of action'< the Paris'forts be evacuated and raze has befn the subject of much discu slog and'various rumors have sprea throughout the city. General Levroix, .military editor < The Temps, takes a hopeful view ( the situation, saying: "The Germans continue their tur ing movement on their right. N have replied by assuming the offei sive at Novion Horcien and at Guis The results is indecisive in the firs PARIS PREPARES TO FIGHT. Allies Made Ready For a Long Seis by the Enemy. Paris.-The decree issued by tl miltary governor ordering all res dents of the district within action ( the city's defending forts to avacual and destroy their houses within foi days was a formal notice to inhat tants of the military zone, althouI many army engineers recently mad a tour of the environs of the forts an explained that tenants might be caill on to destroy property that was deen ed an obstruction. Many houses in ti line of fire are ~cupied by poor p'e pe.. Many of t se families ladB r sources and will be without refugi withoi complaint. to~testai Prepa'rations for an entrenche camp aso took goter form. Eno mous stocks of foof were placed the state warehouses for provisionin Paris. The Bois de Boulogne has beE transformed into a vast pasture, fille with cows and sheep. The animal are guarded by reserves. The heal tiful surroundings of the Chateau< Bagatjle have been given over ei trey to sheep. The nutnber of sheE pa'uredl in the parks, exceeds 10,00 Very Little Change. Londo.-An official statement 1: sued on Paris and telegraphed to th Router Telegram Company says: "The situaon in th'e main ren ain the lame. After aperiod of calm th battle has been ,resumed. A reg met of the enemy's infantry, essa: ing to cross the Meuse, was almo: annihilated." JapanoSe Landing. London.-*A dispatch to The Dalil Mail fr~m Tien-Tsin say's Japanes troops have' been landed at sever: points on the coast near Kiao- Chov Brought 1,700. Boston.-The Cunard- liner Fra: conia, with 1,709 Amer ;an refugee from Europe has arrived. Seve t'imes during the voyage the liner wa hailed by warships-4ive times by Eni lish and .twice by French cruisers. Many Toprists Arrive. New York.-Upward of 1,600 Ame: ican refugees arrived here from E' rope. They came on the steamshi St. Paul, of the American Line. fro: Liverpool, and the Espagne of th French Line, from Havre. Clive Ia Wounded. Cardiff, WVales-via London-It is ri ported that the 'Hon. Areher Windsc Clive, second son of the Earl of P13 moth, a lieutegant in the Coldstrear Guards, was s'eriously woundeda Mons. He is 24 years of age. Only 330 Saved. London.-Aa official statement if sued says that of 1,200 men compris ing the crews of the five German wai ships sunif off Heligoland only 33 were saved. Bethlehem Ridge Miss Carrie .Hutchins of Lii ert visited relatiyes in this sec tion)ast week. Quite a nutnber from thi community attnded camn meel ing at Central b: .day. Misses Sadie anl Clovie Looj er and brother Er et visited a the home of W. T.' ates Satu day night. NEW TYPE OF BOMB G F 1-, TOPRSTECARSOL ... .. RABRN.. g~ 1-3 S IsI 32 EXPECT RUSSIANS I TO PIERCEGERMANY~ iSHOULD TUETONS FORCE WAY I- TO PARIS, THE CZAR SHOULD - REACH BERLIN. Is BIG WAR NEWS SCARE ALLIES y French Change Tactics From Brilliant: h Offensive to Better Protection of r- the Frontier. d London.-A closer veil than ever Lt seems to be drawn over the progress f of the war. Little news has come to d hand concerning the operations on 5- either front. The Russians, however, d appear to be continuing their advance in East Prussia towards Posen, with f the Germans in retreat. f The only news from the French side is that French troops were at tacked along the Alsace-Lorraine line, e but repulsed all attacks successfully. 1- There is no indication that the Ger e. man attack was in any great force t but, if it was, the French success shows that they now are in a strong position along this frontier from which they were driven only by great sacrifice on the part of the Ger le mans. A more hopeful feeling prevails in te England as to the strength of the i- French defensive position. The re >f pulse the French suffered at Char :e leroi has been partly due to the de tr sire of the French army to achieve i- a brilliant incursion into Alsace and h Lorraine which led them -to weaken e their forces on the Belgian frontier. .d Having recognized the danger of this ~d course they now have reverted to a- what appears to experts to be a more e legitimate strategy, abandoning their e- invasion of the lost provinces and e- concentrating theii strength In the e. defence of the northern frontier. n While it cannot be said that the British people regard -the absence of news and the withholding of the list r- of Bribish casualties with compla Scence,. they display a large store of gpatience and confidence in Kitchener and the war office and the feeling of Sdepression evident on the first news of the reverse suffered by the Allies d to some ext'ent has disappeared now. tthat it Is known the Germans must make tremendous sacrifices. Much is also hoped from the unex pected progress of the Russian armies .Iin Prussia and the fact that the Aus trians have beeri compelled to aban don their campaign against Servia. The belief is held here that even s should the Germans succeed In reach e ing Paris, the Russians will almost certainly reach Berlin. eVessels Sinks; Eleven Perish. i- Seattle, Wash.-Eleven lives were - lost when the steel passenger steam t ship Admiral Sampson of the Pacific Alaskk Navigation Company was ram med and sunk by the Canadian Pacific passenger steamer, Princess Victoria off Point-No-Point, 20 miles north of Seattle, during a fog and thick smoke! from forest fires. The Princess Vic-. l toria brought the servivors to Seattle. Ships' Sailing Dates. Washington. - Secretary Garrison 1- was advisted that the steamer Patricia of the Fabre Line, with accommoda n tions~ for 2,100 passengers will sail sfrom Marseilles September 4. The SSant 'Ana of the same line with ac comodationls for 1,900 passengers. will clear Southern Europen ports on these dates: Marseilles. September r-; 10; Xaples September 14; Palermo. 1- Septei ber 15; Almeria, September 17. p h 'ezia and other vessels of the n 'bre Line are booked for sailings in e e near future. Germans Captured Here. Newport News, Va.- Captured by the German cruiser Dresden when twc r d s out of Barbadoes, en route to wotNews for orders, but later re leased after an agreement was made tnot to assist the British fleet in any way, the British steamer Lynton Grange ar-rived here and is awaiting instructions from her owners. Cap-~ ain Simpson of the Lynton Grange. , said that two days, after leaving Bar - badoes the German cruiser over 7hauled him and after orde-ria; him 0 to stop sent an oflicers on board. - The farmers are btusy just1 no0W pulling fodder. Cotton picking is at hand also, as it is opening very fast. Mrs. W. 0. Nalley has r-eturn s Ied home after spend ing some -time with her father, J.L.Haw thorne, of Anderson county. SThe Bethlehem school closed tlast Friday after a very success ful term, taught by Profs. J.W. UN OF BRITISH ARMY FRANCE DEPENDS ON PRESENT BATTLE IF FRANCE LOSES IN PRESENT BATTLE MACHINE. WILL BE CRUSH ED. RECALL ARMY FROM ALSACE A French Statement Says It Will Be Necessary to Use Them Elsewhere to Check the German Advance. Paris.-The war office has issued the following official announcement: The commander-in-chief, requiring all available forces on the Meuse, has ordered the progressive abandon ment of the occupied territory. Muel hausen again has been evacuatd. A new battle Is in progress be tween Maubeuge (Department of the Nord) and Donon, in Central Vosges. On it hangs the fate of France. Oper ations in Alsace along the Rhine would take away troops on which might depend victory. It is necessary that they all withdraw from Alsace temporarily to assure its final deliver ance. It is a matter of hard neces sity. West of the Meuse as a result of orders issued recently by the com manding chief, the troops which are to remain on the covering line to take up the defensive, are massed as fol lows: The French and British troops oc cupy a front near Givet, which they gained by hard fighting. They are olding their adversaries and sharp ly checking their attacks. East of the Meuse our troops have gained their original positions com manding the roads out o4g great for est Adrennes. To the right, we assumed the of fensive, driving back the enemy by a vigorous onslaught, but General Joffre stopped pursuit to re-establish his front along the line already decided on. In this attack our troops showed admirable dash. The sixth corps no tably inflicted punishment on the enemy close to Virton. In Lorraine the two armies have begun a combined attack, one start ing from Grand Couronne de Nancy, and the other from south of Luneville. The engagement which began a few days ago continues at the time of writing. The sound of cannonading is not heard at Nancy as it was. The fifteenth corps, which suffered heavily in the last fight, had the gaps in its ranks filled and formed part of one of the two armies. It executed a brilliant counter-attack In the Valley of Vezouze. The attitude of the troops was splendid, effacing all memories of their conduct on August 20. Austria Gives Japan Passports. London.-A dispatch from Vienna to the Reuter Telegraph Company, by way of Amsterdam, gives the official announcement that the Austrian Gov ernment handed his passports to the Japanese Ambassador. Englah Troops Well Provided For. London.-Telegraphing from Paris the correspondent of the Reuter Tel egraph Company says: "A special envoy of The Temps who has return ed from the front, had an opportunity of seeing the English troops. He was impressed by the excellent commis sary arrangements. Huge cases of sugar, tea, cocoa, meats and vege tables and enormous pots of jam had been provided for the men. Every thing has been done, he said, in the ninutet detail. British Are Satisfied. London.-The British official news bureau issued the following announce ment: "There has been no further eneral engagement. The condition f the British troops is in every way aatisfactory." 30,000 Germans Attack Mallnes. London.-A dispatch to The Times rrom Ostend says that 30,000 Germans re attacking Malines, a Belgian city 13 miles southeast of Antewerp. Skir mishing is general in Northwest Flan Miss Orpha Rochester, who las been visiting relatives and riends in this community, has returned to her home in Green Rev. J. T. MacFarlane closed a sucessful meeting at Bethle em Friday night. He was as isted by Rev. L. E. Wiggins of Pickens. EXPLORATOR. The Sentinel for Job Printing BRITISH SINK FOUR GERMAN _ESSELS BATTLE ON SEAS FOUGHT OFF HELIGOLAND, BRITISH CLAIM VICTORY. WILL USE THE EAST INDIANS Natives of India to Help England. Germar's Burn Historic Louvain and Threaten Brussels. London.-Fleets of Great Britain and Germany- at last have come to grips, and, according to reports from London, victory lay with the British. In a battle with British warships off the Island of Heligoland, in the North Sea, the Germans are reported to have lost two cruisers and many of their destroyers were badly battered. The British claimed not to. have suffered the loss of a vessel and de clared there were few fatalities on board the vessels of their fleet. - The Cerman casualties were not stated. The Island of Heligoland, which lies 45 miles off the mouths of the Rivers Elbe and Weser, always has been re garded a point of great strategic value for the protection of the Kaiser Wil helm Canal and otherwise in the naval defence of Germany. Recent reports had it that a large part of the flower of the German Navy lay in the waters adjacent to the mouths of the Elbe and Weser and in the Kaiser Wilhelm Csnal. The French War Office in a state ment said laconically that the situa tion along its lines showed no change, adding that the Germans "apparently have slackened their march." That was all. One of the most important an nouncements was made by Marquis of Crewe in the House of Lords. It was that Great Britain would draw on the native forces in British India to rein force her armies in Europe. The German forts at Tsing-Tau fired on two Japanese cruisers reconnoiter ing off the fortress. One of the cruis. ers was said to have been damaged. Louvain, a Belgian town of 50,000 inhabitants and with many historic buildings, is reported to have been burned by the Germans as an act of reprisal for alleged firing on German soldiers by Belgian citizens. The Bel gians claim, however, that the people of Louvain did not commit the hostile act charged. but that it was the Ger mans themselves who fired on their fellow countrymen. Because of the non-payment of a war levy of $40,000'000 the Germans, it is said, threaten to seize the famous pictures and objects of art in the Brussels museums. LONDON FEARS GERMANS. AfraId the Tueton Army Will Force Way Into Paris. London.-News of the gravest char acter came from France, where in a single week the aspects of the opera tions have changed entirely. Last'- week the allied armies were pursuing an offensive campaign on all the frontiers. Now according to offi cial news received from Berlin Em peror William is congratulating his people on the success of the German arms in the task of putting the "irop ring" around the allied armies from Cambral, Department of Du Nord, France, to the Vosges, while Lord Kitchener, the British War Minister, came into Parliament with the an nouncement that troops from India were being called to help the British Army in France and that the British Army is to be i-einforced immediately. The only consolation offered the British public was the statement from Field Marshal sir John French that in the heavy fighting against tre mendous odds the British troops, who suffered severely, bore themselves with conspicuous bravery. It already is realized that the ter rible struggle Is only at its begin ning and that the German plan of campaign, openly revealed to Sir Wil liam Edward Goschen, then British Ambassador to Germany, by Gottlieb von Jagow, the German Foreign Sec retary, as shown by the official paper published a few days ago. Burned Lovain. London.-The Belgian Foreign Min ister reports that the Belgian city of Lovain, in the province of Brabant, has been burned by the Germans. ' Fire From Safe PoInt. Pekng.-Military men here -say that the warships of the Allies, including the Australian dreadnought expected in China waters soon, will be able to bombard Tsing-Tau with safety, owing to the range of their large guns, which is greater than that of the guns within the German fortifications. Great Loss Sustained. London.-Premier Asquith announc ed in the House of Commons that the British troops in Wednesday's fighting were -exposed to' the attack of five German army corps. The losses on both sides, he said, were great. Bombard Malines. London.-The Germans continued to bombard Malines, destroying or dam Ia~ging most of the monuments, accord ing to a dispatch from the Ostend cor respondent of the Reuter company. They have not entered the town. Co-operating Churches The annual meeting of the o-operating churches that do rission work on the direct plan as practiced by the e a r 1 y churches will meet with the olenoy Baptist church the first Sunday in September and Fri day and Saturday before, All Baptists are coraially invited to meet with us.- A MEMBER. nBrief Y OF THE AN WAR EAD AT A GLANCE Au 4t27, wing official bulewag foK Sty e war ofice: "In the- vosg 4strict the French troops todar T 9d the offensive and drove laok the dermans who yes terday had forced them to retire on the Saint Die side. The Germans yes terday bombarded Saint Die, an un fortified town. In the region between the Vosges and Nancy French offensive movement has continued uninterruptedly for five days. The German losses have been considerable, 2,500 bodies were found on a front of three kilometres south east of Nancy, and 4,500 bodies on a front of four kilometres in the region of Yitrimont. Longwy, an old fortress, the garri son of which consisted of only one battalion, which had been bombarded August 3d, capitulated, today after holding out for more than twenty-four days. More than half the garrison was killed or wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Darche, governor of Longwy, was nominated an officer of the Legion of Honor for 'Heroic conduct in the defense of Longwy. It is officially announced that the Russians have captured Tilsit, a town sixty miles northeast of Koenigsberg, East Prussia. A dispatch received here from Os tend, said the Germans have occupied Lille, Roubaix, and Valencienes, all in France. It is stated that British marines have occupied Ostend to prev Germans from getting a f o old on the English Channel. August 28.-The British torpedo boat destroyer Welland has engaged ard sunk the German torpedo boat destroyer S-90. It is announced that the British fleet has sunk two German cruisers and two German torpedo destroyers off Heligoland. A third German cruis er was set afire and was left sinking. No British ships were lost in the bat tle, it was added, and the British loss 'of life was not heavy. In addition to the two torpedo boat destroyers and three, cruisers many others from the German torpedo boat destroyers were damaged. An official communication issued by the War Department tonight said: The situation on our front from the Department of Zomme, (Northwest France) to the Vosges remains thse same today as yesterday. TheGer man forces appear to have slackened their march. Antoine De Zwan, the Polish author, has sent this telegram to the Spec tator: The mobilization was carried out in Warsaw with Indescribable ene thusiasm. For the first time since the partationt of Poland our peasants took an active part in a national movement. There are more than 400,000 Poles In the Russian army. *Military men at Pekin said that the warships of the allies, Including the Austraillan ,dreadnaught expected In _ China waters soon, will be able to bombard Tslng Tau with safety, owing to the range of their large guns, which - is greater than that of the guns with in the German fortifications. The Belgian Foreign Minister re ports that the Belgian city of Louvain. In the province of Brabant, has been burned by the Germans. Louvain, which lies in the famous province of Brabant, of which It was the capital in the fourteenth century, was the seat of the Duke of Brabant In the eleventh century. The University was founded by Duke John IV of Branbant in 1423. Experts called the church of St. Palerre "the richest and most or nate example of pointed gothic archi tecture in the country. IAugust 29-This has been a long and anxious day In Paris. As far as can be learned the French massed troops appear to be intact, except for those losses which were inevitable in a week's heavy fighting over a vast front. One hundred and sixty trains load ed with German troops passed through Belgium from the Southwest towaj. the Northwest, according to an Ant werp dispatch to the Renter T*a graph Company. This, It is added,in - dicates that the Germans are senag~ troops back on account of the Rhuils advance. The Gerrman force at Bru sels has been reduced to i minimum. A dispatch to the Echange Tel-9 graph Company from Antwerp said that the Belgian government declares officially that several of the forts 'at Liege are still resisting. News othe defeat of five Russiant "" army corps to the South of Allen stein Is made public here today. it Iis regarded as encouraging and as greatly relieving the situation in Eas Prussia. It is said to insure the flanat~ of the German position. Router dispatch from St. Petersbarl says -a Zeppelin dirigible which.,Co N barded the railway station at MISs. ust oveg te border of Russian land, wa brought. down by RusianU fire. The qar carried eight soldiers and quick $rers and explQsives. *August 30.-~A. aviator appeared over Paris today In dropping bombs in da~gioua part of the city. Several bomdislDed to explode, according to the ao~ and the only two persons Injured a' women. - Miss Sloan, of iev e& visiting Norma .GrId nIj - tens. Every man vote ID the dictates of his we will still all be Reports from'tbW hospital Tuesday afteioo that Furman Morrise as well as could be second operation wa n him Wednesay The Wai SUMMAR EtJROPE FOR ONE WEEK R August 23-The emperor of Japan deolared war on Germany. This act ion was taken at the expiration of the time limit of Japan's ultimatum to Germany demanding the surrender of Kiao-Chow. The Japan government has ordered the beginning of opera tions on land and sea. Coincidentally with Japan's decla ration of war against Germany, the British official news bureau announc ed that the Austro-Hungarian Govern ment ordered the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth now at Tsing-Tau, to disarm and instructed the crew to proceed to Tien-Tsin. While the Liege forts are said to be holding out, an official statement from the French Government told of the blowing up of Fort Chaudefontaine by the Belgian commander after it had bieen razed by German guns. Official Russian dispatches claim victory for the Russian forces, over three German corps. Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the Russian army describes Russian vic tories in East Prussia. August 34-This day of waiting has brought home the realities of war to the British people. Not before has the whole nation been so deeply mov ed.. Englishmen know that most of -the best regiments of their army are fighting a battle on which the futfire of the empire may depend. * Official announcement was made fiere that the German army,. com manded by Grand Duke Albrecht, of Wuertemberg, has defeated a French airmy at Neufchatelau.- It captured many guns, flags and prisoners, in cluding several generals. German armies under Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, Crown Prince Frederick Wil lelm and Grand Duke Albrecht are vigorously pushing the French. : The Japanese charge d'affaires who was handed his passports by the Ger man government yesterday left Ber lin today. His departure was accom panied by no untoward incident. He is proceeding to the Dutch frontier. - The Montenegrin troops, with a bayonet charge, repulsed a fresh Aus trian attack at Rahovo, taking 150 prisoners and killing 300 Austrians, according to a Cettinje dispatch to the Exchange Telegriph Co. August 25.--Earl Kitchner, secretary of state for war, announced that the 1'O0,000 men asked for in the first instance' have Joined the colors, and declare that reinforcements to the British army will steadily and surely lcrease, until there will be a British army in the field, which "in numbers will not be less. than in quality and numbers unworthy of the power and responsibility of the British empire." An official announcement made pub lfe here said that the city of Namur and five of its forts have been cap tured by the Germans. The bom bardment of the four other forts con tinues and their fall seems immient. An Antwerp dispatch to the Reuter .Telegraph Comuany said that early today 2,000 Germans bombarded Ma lines, 14 mIles southeast of Antwerp. Two hundred houses were partly de stroyed. - The Belgians made an ener getic countet' attack and drove the Germans back as far as Vilvorde. Losses on both sides were large. *President Wilson Issued a proclama tion declaring the United States neu tral in the war between Germany and Japan. August 26.-Central News dispatches from Paris positively confirms that Autstria has declared war on Japan. .A dispatch from Bucharest said the Russian columns Invading Galacia haye occupied Tarnopol,. an Important city eighty miles southeast of Lem berg, capital of Galacia. Three Aus trian army corps are said to be oppos ing'them. With th~e reoccoupation of Shabats by the Servians said a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Cettinje, Montenegro, the 4,000 Austrian pris oners have been doubled, 4,000 addi tional men having been captured be tween Losauza and Shabats during thd Servlan march to occupy the latter town. The ministers of the foreign pow ers at Antwerp have protested against the bombartdment. of Antwe~p by a Zeppelin. A building owned by an American citaizen was destroyed. All lights at Antwerp are oat at 8 o'clock at night. The only communication with the outside world is through Ostend. The military correspondent of the Neuwe Courant declared he can state on trustworthy authority that the Ger mans plan to abandon temporarily East and West Prussia and Pomeranla to the Russians and withdraw slowly to the river Oder, where the main de fenses of Berlin lie. One hundred Belgian refugees reached Paris Monday, 1,000 yesterday and 2,500 today. Ten-thousand others crossed the French frontier. The French people are giving the refugees a warm welcome, supplying them with food and clothes and lodging them in~ public buildings. The Japanese attack on Tsing Tao, the fortfied port of the territory of Klao Chow, failed and the Japanese are preparing for a siege, according tc a cable message received here today by Count Von Bernstorff, German Am. bassador to the United States, from the German Embassy at Peking. Marvin Hutchings, Who has had charge of the Ivy Water, Power and Light Co. for several months, has resigned his posi tion and will enter Clemson (Col lege next week. Mr. Barrett, who has been electrician at the Ali Mill for several inonths, will ceed Marvin -here. F. H. minick, candidate~ for congress a Pickens visitor Saturda