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FENCH AND BRITISH ADVANCE IN WEST TWENTY MILES OF TRENCHES AND 20,000 UNWOUNDED SOL DIERS TAKEN. A LARGE NUMBER OF GUNS French Have Most Credit For Gains. -German Positions Around Ver dum Weaken. London. - h G!rman trenches along a front cf ::t ni1ies be.tween the Blelian cotast and \,'crdn, and mor(e than " 0.0 un wo umii prisoners, be sidesn guts and! in1uiy m(achine guns have been iaptured by the Iritish and Frenchl armb-tii inl the tirst offensive tin(ovement on the 1\estetrn front in months. The off'ensive followed a several weeks' almnost intcess.ant bom1bardmiet of (e'rman Ioisitions with big guns, which lte list w''k increased in in tensiiity, tartic'ularly inl the sections whetre the innintryt saruks took places. sinilltaneutsiy Wl] iht le dlrive of the riisliritih Itwarship~s and Freinch and liria ba1 'tte'ries heavily both bardled the G;erniant posit.ions on the c(otst be tweenI1t Zee brugge and lieulport. ''he Fre anch. who have t.ie mtost im portant. rainS to t.heir cri'dit. mWade their chief .n.et against the German linos around i'erthes. Iteausejotur and Suiipes in C'hiantpagne, where in IDe cetber they toad-' a Conltsiderable ga-in of P routnd, and14 also north of Arrts. Whe:r Souchez was stormed and caltured. The Fron< ht e(ntmunica.tion says the Alliedi fio'ro continue to gain ground in ('hta.zina:ne. With the Advances thus recor((idd, this offensive has give i tihe French )ossession of more tern story than they had retaken from the Germans since the latter (lug them selves in after the battle of the Marne. According to the French account, the Germans were driven out of their ,trenches o'vei a ftont of more than 15 miles, varying in depth from two thirds of a mile to two and a half miles. The French in tAhis engo.ge mont captured 12.000 prisoners. Ap parently the advantage is being presed still further. as the French communication makes only the brief est mention of the operation. 'The importance of this gain lies in the fact that every yard of ground taken in this region weakens the Ger man position around Vetdun from whieh the Germans might he compell ed to retire should the F'renh suc cee(l in making any further advance. ANOTHER BROADWAY CAVE-IN. Three Injured When Street Sank Into Subway. New York.-One death and the In jury of three other pcersons resulted from tile caving in of the str-eet over the ne0w subway int lroadlway tnear 28th street. An unt lienlItiid wVom~an, wile was caught ini the failing debris, died 1inter inI a hospitai. IiThe othlers injuredl were men01. Thie police atnd firenmen 'oiltinlitud itheir sear Ich for several workmen 'i reotted miissinig. Tile a ocidet. occed --~ a few blocks fronm the htear-t of tile theatre dlistrict shotly~ before 8 o'clock anmd lBroad way was c rowdedl withI people11. The weakeninlg of supports in the suibway. due11 to weight of traliec, is~ believed to have caused tile bitams and.~ plankitng to collaipse, min ig a h10e abioutt ~(l feet litng, extendling albouit hailf way acr-oss ilroad~way. Th'ie Pit wvas abioult. :30 fieet deep. Twoi( oif the injutred, a lnan and a wVomanif were in atn aultomoile that w-as catrried( down1 in to the hle~(. 'Thel othe&r pe0rsonli injurl ed wIas bel ievedi to Ihe a w~or'kmn. Smuggled Bulgarijans Across Bor-der. Toledo. 0.- -('harge wtO ith 1115IIs-g rlinlg 800 or' mtore* ligartins frotm Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, then to Toledo, Mike Tontoff, a Ilulgarian, was arro-ust ed here byV Gover-nmtenllt of fl et-s. Th'ie arrilst fallowed-u a tid iav*its Inad(1 by someu of thle iment brtoutt across. Conditions of Big Loan. Nuyw York.-.-The Anglo-French~ fl. Ilatiai commtlissionl and 10astertn .bankers hav-e reched a virtual agree mnent onl the details of the proposedl billion dollar credlit loan to Great Brtit Ain and France. Following are thle (de tails of theC loan1 agreed ulpon: Thle amount--ap proximately $500,000.000; ithe securities - joinit Anglo-French~ ,notes; the interest rate-5S per centt to yield 'the investor ablout 5 1-2 pr' centt 'hy the notes being offered at slightly under par. Carranza Troops Not Present. Wash11ington.---Major General FItams ton, commalindinlg United States troops .on the border, and General Nafarrate tile C-arranz-la coemm-ander, both diaI claim for thleir men responsibility fot the fighting near Progreso, Texas, j which one American trooper was ktV ed and an officer wounded. Riepor .ing to tihe war dleparttmetnt Getenr ,Funston said is men hlad ropelle the raiding party wichl fledl acres tihe boerder under the protection of so diers' "in uniforms" wilo were er trenched on tihe other side LAST OF BALKANS READY FOR FIGHT GREECE HAS ORDERED MOBILIZA TION OF NAVAL AND MILI TARY FORCES. "ELEMENTARY PRUDENCE" Greece Does Not Walt For Bulgaria to Make Decision.-Ready For Any Emergency. London.--As "a measure of element ary prudence," Greece has ordered the mobilization of her naval and military forces. Thus the action on iulgaria in making military preliarations has brought. the last reainaiing Halkan State under arms, for aumlaia, while not fully mobilized, for sometite has had her troops ready for an emerg ency. What plans Bulgaria really has In mind and what Greece and Rumania will do when .these plans mature are still matters for speculation. One thing seems clear, however. Bulgaria and Turkey for so many years worn enenies, have composed their differ ences. The successes which the Russian General Ivaniff has been naving in Galicia and Vol hyni a, it Is considered in military circles here, may still have an influence in more than one way in the Balkans. General ivanoff has been so success ful that Gerutan Field Marshal von Mack ensen. who is fighting north of the Pripet. marshes, eastward of lirest Litovsk, has, acording to the German official report., been compelled to with draw his line somewhat, as It was In danger of being encircled, while the Austrians have been driven back across the Styr, and, according to one account, have evacuated the fortress of Lutsk, in,the Volhynia triangle of fortresses, which they captured dur ing the great drive. These successes, which extend to the Rumanian frontier, would, in the opinion of military observers serve to ease the situation on the Rumanian flank should Rumania join Russin and in addition might well prevent the Austro-Germans from sending an army, which it is estimated must con sist of at least 500,000 men, to make an attack on Serbia. In the center the Russians are still falling back, while in the north Field Marshall von Hindenburg continues to make progress with his offensive against Dvinsk, although at a much slower rate than formerly, as the Rus sians are stiffening their resistance. East of Vilna the Germans admit a temporary check, during which they lost guns to the Russians. There has. been a continuation of the furious artillery struggle in the west. According to the Berlin official report a British attack south of the Lahfassee canal broke down under the German fire, After a fortnight of comparative in activity duiring which they sank only five British merchant ships German submarines again arc on the move oc the Irish coast. CARRANZA PROTECTS BANDITS. Mexicans Attack Progreso, Texas, and Are Aided in Escape, llrownsville, Tfex.--Several hundred Mexi(-ans under shelter of a half mile of trenelhes coveredi the retreat of 70 tot 8t Mexicans wh oattacked the vil lage of Pirogreso, Tex., 35 mIles above here on the Rio Gr-ande River, accordl ing to the official report of Major Ed ward Anderson of the Twelfth Cavalry. Reports said that at least four, and p-robably mere Mexican bandits were killed. Tw~o of the Mexicans werec k(i!h'd on the American side, two while crosing the river in boats and four others are believed to have lost their lives while scrambling up the banks of the Rio Grande on the Mexican side. About 1,000 shots fired by the Amuer leans at the MexIcans as they wer-e cross-ing thme Rio Gr-ande killed two Mexicans in boats, while several more wore reportedl hit as they made their way in tl.e direction of safety on the Mexican side. The Mexican bandl of 70 or 80 first attacked and looted the stor-e of Flor onclo Saenz at Progroso at dlaybreak. While these operations wer-e in ptro gross a detachment of troop C, twelfth I avalry, nulmberting 12 ien, camne to Progreso from the bank of the riv'er wvhere~ they spent the night. Private Stubblild stepped on the porch of wvere fired from the Interior of the bumilding, bo0th striking Stubbiefleld It the body, killing him instantly. Thc soldiero were not aware of the prea enco of the MexIcans. Germans Offer 16 Cents For Cotton. Washington.-The -group of German firms wvhich recently offered to buyi 1,000,000 bales -of Amnericani cottoni at 15 cents a pound If delivered In Bre men, cabled Senator Hoke Smith the3 - now are willing to pay 16 cents. Thc firms havo deposited securities wit) Ithe American Conaulate in Berlin t< 1cover the Dutchase price and guaran Stee that the Cotton will not be put1 it i. military or naval uses. Delivery al . Brie eti be im~ossible, unlese the IBrltish contrabands Orders are mod0(1 TODAY'S BULGARIAN MOBILIZATION LEADERS SAY MOVEMENTS ARE ONLY FOR THE PROTECTION OF COUNTRY. Military Authorities Take Possession of Railways.--Enthusiastic Dem onstrations Reported. Solia. Bulgaria, via Lonldon.-Bul aria apparently is on the brink of war. The people generally believe that hostilities are immhinlent. The military authorities have taken pos. session of the railways and ordinary tratfic has been suspended. Diplomatic representatives here of he Entente Powers generally recog nize that their causo is a lost one, and that Bulgaria is manifesting clearly a tendency toward the Central Pow ers. This is due to the dissatisfaction in the negotiations for territorial con cessions in Macedonia and at the con duct of Greece In this connection. In government circles the statement was made that all the military meas ures which have been taken are of a preventitive nature, designed solely to guard against circunstances which might threaten Bulgaria's position in the present situation, which is de veloping with unforeseen and extra ordinary rapidity. These measures consist In turning over the railroads to the military authorities and suspen cling ordinary traffic. Reports from many parts of Bul garia tell of enthusiastic demonstra tions in favor of the government. The formal cession by Turkey of the territory along the Dedeaghatch Railroad has been delayed by the ac tion of the Entente Powers in notify ing Bulgaria that acceptance of this territory would be regarded as an un friendly act which would invite coun ter-measures. It was learned that King Ferdinand replying to the assertions of leaders of the opposition parties that the Al lies would be victorious, said: "The Entente is not sure of win ning. Nothing Indicates at this mo ment that such will be the case. If Bulgaria's chances of obtaining Mace dlonia depend thereon they may never he realized. My government is fol lowing a policy which is positive in action and certain of good results." EASTLAND CASE INDICTMENTS.I Several Persons, Including Officials Are Indicted. Chiicago..--lederal indictments in con nection with the Eastland disaster July 24 when the excursion steamer capsized in the ('hicago river. caus ing the (loath of 812 persons, weore re turned cha ring conspliracy and crimi nal carel'ssness in the operation of an univaworthby boat. Those named in the true bills were: Gleorge 'r. Arnold, president of the St. Josephi-Ch icago Steamship Coin panIy, owners of the Eastland. WVilliaim H. Hull, vIce-president and general manager same company. Walter K. GIreenbaum. manager of the Indiana Transportation Company, which chartered the Elastland for the excursion. Harry Peder-sen, captain of the vessel. Joseph Erickson, chief engineer. Robert Reed and Charles C. Eckliff, government steams-hip inspectors. W. C. Steele, secretary treasurer of the Indiana Transportation Com pany as corporators. Arnold, Hull, Pedersen, Erickson, Steelo 'and Roy M. Davis, assistant| secretary-treasurer of the St. Joseph COhicago Steamship Company, were in dicted several weeks ago by a state grand jury in connection with the disaster. May Call Extra Session of Senate. Washington.--The advisability of calling a special session of the sen ate wilthin the next month is being seriously considlered by President Wilson. If the session is called it wvill he primarily for the purpose of allowing the senate to revise Its rules in order to curtailldebate. Trho -presi (lent, it was salid, would roach a deci sIon in the matter within 10 (lays. Senator Kern, majority leadler of the senate, is understood to have com municated with a number of senators to learn their views on the subjeot. ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I . -ie(" MOVI DUMBA PAPERS PUBLIC SAYS LANSING'S ARGUMENTS ON QUESTIONS OF MUNITIONS ARE WEAK. Cap'ain Von Papen's Letter---Regards the Self-Willed Temperamernt of the President. London.-Of the 34 Austrian and Germ an papers found in the posses ioi of James F. J. Archibald, the A nierican newspaper correspondent, when he was apprehended August 30 it Falmouth while proceeding from New York on board the steamer lRot terdam for Rotterdam, 17 are describ ed as having been made public and he other 17 as being "insufficient to warrant publication." Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador to the United States, in >ne letter said that Mr. Archibald "is proceeding to Germany to collect ma terial for lectures in the United States in the interest of the German cause." In a letter addressed to Mr. Archi bald, Count von Bernstorff says: "1 have heard with pleasure that you wish once more to return to Ger many and Austria after having pro moted our interests out here in such a zealous and successful manner." Captain von Papan, the military at tache at the German Embassy in Washington, in a letter to a Berlin friend, said: "Mr. Archibald is going to Germany and Austria to collect new impressions from the point of view of the strictly impartial journalist he always has been." The documents included a letter from Dr. onstantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador at Washington to Baron von Burian, the Austro-HIungaran Minister of Foreign Affairs which criticised Secretary of State Lansing's reply to Baron von flurlan's protest against the large de liveries of weapons to the Allies. The letter declares the legal arguments of Mr. Lansing are "certainly very weak" ENGLAND'S WAR BUDGET. Drastic and Far-Reaching Taxation Faces All England. London.-The greatest war budget in the world's history was introduced in the House of Commons by Reginald McKonna, Chancellor of tho Exchequer as another step toward financing the war, which is costing Great Britaini nearly $25,000,000 daily. New military requirements and changed methods of warfare have created over night additional expendi tures which had not been reckoned with even in the comparatively recent estimates of David Lloyd-George, the liun Itions Minister necessitating in this budget, the third since the out break of hosti'ities, the most drastic and far-reaching taxes In the history of the country, and involving even free trade. Hereafter autmobiles, bicycles, mov ing picture fims, clocks, watches, musical instruments, plate glass and hats wvill pay a tax of 33 1-3 per cent adl valorem, though, as Mr. McKenna explained, the objects of such taxa tion are "purely temporary and with out regard to a permanent effect on trade." New Ambassador. Berlin. by wireless to Tuckerton, N. J.--Tho Overseas News Agency rlves out the following dispatch from en na: "Political circles expect that tIM foreign office, without awaiting Dr. D~umba's arrival from the United States will detail Kajetan Mercy von Kapos Mere, former amb~assador to itome. as ambassador- pro tem pore at Washington." DevIce to Control Torpedoes. Washington.-John Hays H~ammond, Jr., inventor of the wireless controll ed torpedlo, fired from shore and rec ommendled by army offieials for pur char e hy the government, discussed with Secretary Daniels a plan for a similar device for torpedoes fired from submarines. Many torpedoes fired by submarines or destroyers never reach their mark. Mr. Hammond told Sec retary Daniels ho believed lhe had found a mneans by which the deadly missels wouldl be guided to their mark nailingly. A COMMISSION TO STUDY TARIFF LAW NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUN CIL CONSIDERS ESTABLISH MENT OF COMMISSION. HIGHEST INTEREST OF U. S. Duty Shall Be to Investigate Report to the Council of the Present Unit ed States Tariff System. New York.-Consideration of a reso lution recommending the establish ment of a commission to study the tariff law of the United States in its relation to foreign trade and the re ception of reports on various phases of export commerce, occupied the at tention of the National Foreign Trade Council here. The council decided to hold Its next meeting in New Orleans early next year. Thirty-five members of the council prioml nent in transportation, manu facturing and banking attended the meeting over which James A. Ferrell, President of the United States Steel Corporation and chairman of the coniiicil, presided. The resolution concerning the tar iff declares it to be the sense of the council, that the "highest interests of the United tates requires that the authority conferred upon the President to negotiate commercial treaties should be exercised so as to assure American exports reciprocial and equivalent foreign tariff treatment in return for the valuable market here given for foreign products and to ob tain the removel of undue discrimina tion against the products of the Unit ed States." The council is urged in the resolu tion to establish a tariff commission to include at least five active busi ness men, and one tariff expert, who may or may not be members of the council, "whose duty it shall be to In vestigate the report to the council upon the eflicacy of the present Unit ed States tariff system for the promo tion of export trade and its protection from undue discriminations by foreign governments." APPEALS TO AID ARMENIANS. America Will Be Asked to Come to Relief of Victims of Turk. Washington. - Information from Ambassador Morgenthau at Constanti nople to the American Board of Com missioners for Foreign Missions con cerning the plight of 'Armenians In Turkey banished to isolated towns for alleged hostility to the Turkish gov ernmen will be the basis of a Nation wide appeal to the American people for assistance similar to that mode for homeless Belgians. The plan for sending to the Armen ians will be carried out without any official participation by the United States government for It is understood that the Turiksh foreign office has let It be known that it will brook no interference with the policy from any foreign power. It was revealed at the state depart ment that since Ambassador Morgen thau's protest to the foreign offie in Constantinople againyt reported ill tr-eatment of Armenians nothing fur ther had been done by this govern iment. Force Passage Through Serbia. Nish, Ser-bia, via Paris.-The best information obtainable her-e is that there are 800,000 German troops available for an attempt to force a passage through Serbia. It is felt in Nish that this movement will be un dermtaken, although when is not known. Palace Damaged. Geneva, via Paris.-Newvs has reach edl Romanshorn, Switzerland, that the right wing of the Royal Paldce at Stuttgart was badly damaged in the air raid by Allied aviators. One bomb exploded in the soloon. It is known that several members of the Royal family wvere in the residence. Early Release of Goods. Wa.shington.--State department of ficials expr-essed confidence of an early andl satisfactory completion of infor mal negotiations for the release of American owned goods of German and Austrian origin held at Rotter-dam~ he cause of the British restrictions. Fum ther confer-ences with British Em bassy officials were held and For-eign 'Irade Adviser Fleming later announc ed a belief "that the matter- will be brought to a head at an early moment and adjusted to the satisfaction of the greet body of American importers. Electric Light Meeting. Asheville.---The convention 'if 'he southeaster' section of the National Electric Likht Association has just been held aut this city devoted miuch of ti~e sessions to the transaction of regular business and tl'e discussion of several papers. A. 4. WVil'ur, of the Columbus Power Company, Columbus, Ga., discussed "an .Accounting sub ject," and he was followed by H. H. D~ewey of the General Electric Comn pany of Birmingham, Ala., who (dlyv ered an address on "High Tension S'ystemsand Thaer Onpeation." PERMANENT PEAC BRYAN'S SUBJECT HUMANITARIAN ENVOY UNFOLDS LESSONS FROM WORLD-WIDE CONFLICT. "MIGHT MAKES RIGHT"=FALSE i great Commoner Outlines Objections to United States Entering War, In Speech at Columbia. Columbia.-A dispassionate attack on the futility of war, the expose of the false philosophy of "might makes right" as the immediate cause of the present war in Europe, and the op portunity which lies before the United States and President Wilson to lead the people of the earth into perman ent peace, are the lessons which American can learn from the European war, according to the speech made at the Columbia theatre by William Jen nings Bryan, former secretary of state in President Wilson's cabinet, before a large audience. The lecture, with universal and permanent peace as it1 objective desideratum, was given un. der the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. In a digression from the subject fof the address Mr. Bryan said that he had conme to the point where he fa vored extending suffrage to wo fnon on all questions, but in any ce on the question of going to war. Mr. Bryan referred with evident feeling to the joy and hapiiness he experienced September 15 'last when he signed arbitration traties with four nations, which r'bresented a 4 combined population 4if 900,000,000 people. He pointed onyit the arbitra tion feature, the inde inite date of the termination of thesf/ treaties and the 12 months allowed for investigation. of the dispute, claiming that the ardor for war would decrease in a year's time. He spoke fervently of the hope he entertained/that all nations of the world would 'aign such treaties with the United States, thereby minimizing the probability of war; he called at tention to -the fact that here were now 30 such reaties in force, among the nations being England, France, Russia and Italy, while the principle of the treaty has ben accepted by three 1other of the beiligerents-Ger. many, Austria and Belgium. "The Great Commoner" outlined three objections to the United States entering into war: The financial loss, the waste of human life and the sur rende-ring of neutrality. He maintained that the rights of citizens to be protected in life and property throughout ,the world Im posed upon all citizens a duty to re gard the position of the American government whenever disputes should arise over the treatment accorded the citizens in foreign lands. It was for this reason, he expla-ined, that he could not consent .to sending at least 100,000 men , to ,their death in order ,to retaliate for the loss of 100 Amern can lives on the Lusitania. "Jingo journalism" was scored heavily by Mr. Bryan, who said that k he was proud of h-is profession journalism. , Hie offered as a reward for the alleged patriotism of "jingo. ists" that they be placed on the front I firing line where they can die before the others who did not want war are called upon. A bottle of grape juice was placed on the speaker's table, which cir-cum-.~ - s-tance wvas humorously disposed of by Mr. Bryan. "There is not a head ache in a barrel of it." he commented. Plan North Carolina Day. Splartan burg. - Tho Spa.rtanburg Chamber of Commerce contempla~tes .having ,a "North Carolina (lay" in Spartanburg early in October, p r- ' haps, upon which occasion the people of the North Carolina towns just over the border wvill be invited to be the city's guests. Recently 100 citizens of Spartanburg made an ,aytomobije trip into North Carolina, yiting RIutherfordton, 1llenbtrro, MooresJ bore, Shelby and King's Mountain, in specting the roads of that section, and were .so impressedl with the hospital ity of the folk of .that country they want to invite them down to see them Fairfield Case to York. York.--Informnationi was received to the effect that the request made by counsel for the defense in the isen hewer case for a .change of venue lhas4 been granted and .that York has .been chosen as the county where the trial will take place. The Fairfield gr-and jury has indicted Ernest leenhower, Jesse Morrison and James Rlawls for the mnurde~r of Sheriff A. D. Hood, Raleigh Boulware and Jules Smith. The cases will be heard 'here when * the court of general sessions convenes *~ on November 15. Warehouse Commisslbn Named. Spartanburg.-John~ L. Mctau rin, state warehouse cormmissioner, while in Spartanburg en r-outo from Atlanta, znnounced that lhe would immediately -- commission Col. T. B. Thasikstohi of Cedar Springs, this county, as mar, keting,agent .for 'the state cottoni ware.. house system. Mr. Thackston will ~' have charge of a feature of the ware-.~ house -system by which cotton umay ife sold for farming direct from the w .re houses as soon as the staple reac is a price which the owner consi r fair one. ,