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BRITISH 'DRIIEN, AWAY FROM BAGOAD 'TURKISH FORCES DEFEAT AND COMPEL WITHDRAWAL OF C.2:J. TOWNSEND. LITTLE ACTUAL FIGHTING Report That Turkish Forces Outnum bered British Four to One. Other Fronts Are Quiet. London.-The British, German and Turkish accounts of the recent fight ing in Mesopotamia, while containing minor disatches respecting the casul ties and character of the British re treat on the Tigris, clearly establish the fact that without further rein forcements to equal the overpowering odds against which they have been struggling, the British troops under General Townsend have little pros pect of continuing the march to Bag dad, which city appeared a few weeks ago to be almost within their grasp. Having advanced during October and November through the desert of Irak to the very environments of Bagdad, the British force is now re tiring upon Kut-el-Amara, 80 miles southeast of Ctesiphon, the scene of the battle fought in the latter part of November in which the British troops met their first serious check. . The position therefore of General Townsend's force is much the same as in September after the battle of Ltht-el-Amara. According to a recent account large Turkish reinforcements, supplementing the forces which al ready outnumbered the British forces four to one, were flung against the British troops retiring down the Tig ris, and made a British stand impos sible. There have been no military events of any importance in the Balkins since the fall of Monastir. Recent re ports make Rumania loom unusually large on the Balkan horizon, and that country is generall accredited with the 1:itention either of joining the Allies or at least stretching her neutrality to the point of allowing her passage of Russian troops. There has been, however, no confirmation of the eport that Russian troops have al entered Rumanian territory. WIL'" T WMDDING DEC. 18. Extreme SimirWel Be Observ ed and Only Families \ill Attend. Washington. -- Extreme simplicity will be observed at the wedding of President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt, which the White House announc ed will be solemnized December 18 at the home of Mrs. Galt here. The president will have no best man at the wedding and Mrs. Galt will not formally select a maid of honor, al though one of het siters, probably Miss Bertha Bolling of this city will attend her during the ceremony. It was announced at tlae White IHouse that only members of the two families and the presidlent's imImedhiate house hold would attend the wedding, and that no formial invihations would be is sued. This surp~rised official Wash ington, as it had been expected that at least a few of the president's fiends would be invited. The Rev. Herbert $cott Smith, rec tor of St. Margaret's Protestant Epis copal Church here, which Mrs. Gait has attended in recent months has been tentatively selectedl as the offici ating clergyman, although it is pos sible that the Rev. Sylvester Beach pastor of the president's church in Princeton, may assist. The president is a Presbyterian. $25,000,000 For Good Roads. Columbus, 0.-Draft of a bill provid ing for an annual Federal appropria tion of $26,000,000 to be used by the states in highway improvement was made public here at the headquarters of the Ohio Good Roads Federation. The measure was drawn by a com mittee of the American Asociation on State Highway Officials for presen tation to Congress. San Diego Exposition Will Continue. San Diego, Ca.-Offical announce ment that the Panama-California Ex position which was opened here Janu ary 1 of this year, will continue throughout 1916 as the Panama-Cali fornia International Expoiltion, was madle by G. A. Davidson, presidlent of the exposition. German MunItion Factory Blows Up. Iwondon.-Dostruction of a large ammunition factory at Halle, Prussiani Saxony, by an explosion, with the loss of several hundred lives is reported Postoffioce Trade Improves. Washington.-Marked impr-ovement in business is reflected in the Novem - her revenues of the 50 largest post offices of the country, producing ap proximately half of all the postal re ceipts. Postmiaster- General Burle son announced this in a statement * showing an increase of $2,033,138 or 17(.96 .per cent for those offices over November at year ago. The normal rate of increase is about 7 pci- cent but * November last year shiowed a de * crease of 5.71 per cent as a result of the war. EIPEROR WILLIAM VISITS IN VIENNA MUCH SPECULATION! OVER THE KAISER'S VISIT Tb AUSTRIAN CAPITAL. CABINET MEMBERS RESIGN Operations In Balkans Continue With Unabated Energy-End of the Campaign. London.-Emperor William's visit to Vienna, which co-incided with the resignation of three Austrian cabinet ministers, is the cause of much spec ulation. The two events are variously assumed to be connected with the re peated effort of Germany to force Aus tria into a German zollverein, a desire of Fjnperor Francis Joseph to secure a separate peace through the interven tion of Pope Benedict and a rumored dispute between Austria and Bulgaria over the division of erbian territory. There naturally is no authoritative basis for any of these reports beyond statements in the German newspapers that Emperor William's visit was one of the highest importance. Meantime operations in the Balkans and the movements of the armies of the Central Powers continue with un abated energy. Like Germany Bul garia announces that with the capture of Prisrend her campaign against Ser bia has come to an end, which seems to support the suggestion that to avoid a dispute with Greece, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has decided against the oc cupation of Monastir. Austria, with the assistsance of some German troops, continues her operations against Montenegro, the frontier of which has been crossed but not without considerable opposi tion from the Montenegrins, who are masters in mountain warfare and who have been joined by some portions of the Serbian armies which succeeded in escaping from the invaders of their country. Battles are now being fought in that part of the Sanjok of Novipazar which was taken by Montenegro after the Balkan war. INQUIRE ABOUT VESSELS. Are Ships to Be Requisitioned With out Aid of Prize Court? Washington.-The state department has instructed Ambassador Page at London to inquire of the British gov ernment whether two vessels of the American Trans-At:antic Company, seized while flying the American flag were to be requisitioned without the formality of prize court proceedings. The ambassador was directed to file a vigorous protest against such a meas ure should he receive an affirmative answer. The department acted upon infor mation received from Richard Wagner, president of the company, who tele graphed he had been advised by the captains of the steanters Hocking, de tainied at St. Lucia, that attorneys for the British government were to make moves looking toward the requisition of the vessels. Mr. Wagner also said that the crews had been or-dered to leave the ships and arrangements were being made for the disposition of the cargo on the Genosee. State department oniicials said that if the facts wvere confirmed every thing would be dofte to prevent such action. New Directors Richmond Bank. Richmond, Va.-H-enry B3. Wilcox, of Baltimore, has been elected a class "A" director in succession to Waldo Newcomer, and Edmund Strudick of Richmond, has been elected a class "B" director, in succession to George 3. Saey, according to an announce ment by William Ingle, chairman of the board of the Fedet-al Reserve bank of Richmond. WIlloughby Beach Hotel Burned. Norfolk, Va-The Willoughby Beach Hotel situated on the shores of Chesa peake Bay opposite Old Poifnt Com fort was destroyed by fire. The house was closed for the season and the ori gin of the blaze is unknown. Whitiock Confers With Wilson. Washington. - Brand Whitloek, American minister to Belgium, had a long conference with President Wil son regar-ding conditions in the war zone, the work of the Belgian Relief Commission, and the case of Miss Edith Cavell, the British nurse, exe cuted by the Germans over the pro test of Mr. Whitlock. Minister Whit lock then loft for his home in. Toledo, Ohio. Later he will go to some health resort. Hie will sail again for his post December 28 on the steamer Rotter dani. Villa Planning Border Raids. Washington.-Attributing his pros. ent situation to the failure of the IUni ted States government to support him, General Villa is plannling raidls in American territory along the border, according to information reaching Ma jor General F'unston, commanding the American border guard,. In reporting this to the war department General Funston saidl he could not believe Gen eral Villa actually contemplated any such hazardous undertaking but pro ceeded t.o prepare in case he did at tempt to cross bordie. FULLSTOCKINGS FC1fl CHRISTMAS UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY PREVAILS IN EVERY SECTION OF THE COUNTRY. SOUTH IS ENJOYING PLENTY Farmers Receive Good Prices For Crops and Spend Money Freely. Merchants Get Share. Washington.-Prosperity prevailing in the southern states waa reflected in reports of business conditions from all the population centers. Heavy early buying presages fuller Christ mas stockings than in several years at the close of an autumn season dur ing which regular trade has been un usually heavy. Farmers in the south having re ceived good prices for big crops have been spending money more freely than at any time in recent years. Their prosperity is being shared by merchants in every line, large and small. A sure index of the wonderfully im proved conditions in the south are the remarkable bank clearings of the larger cities during the past month or more. For last week Memphis report ed the high water gain in clearings, an increase of 63.9 per cent over the same week last year. Atlanta re ported an increase of 47.2 per cent while every city which reported from the south showed gains of almost sim lar proportion. The restoration of cotton to a solid price foundation, more diversified crops and economy in production are declared by business men to be lead ng factors in the improved condi tions. More foodstuffs were raised by southern planters than ever be fore and thus much of the money which went elsewhere for necessaries of life in other years was kept at home. The south has not profited direct ly from war orders as havve other sections of the country, it is said, but some lines of trade have received an impetus because of the war. For in stance, knitting mills have been work ing night and day, according to re ports, manufacturing the cheaper grades of hosiery which formerly bore the familiar trademark "Made in Germany." Although no such freight conges tion is reported as exists in and around New York, the terminal facilities of every southern port are said to be taxed to capacity by the heavy coast. wise and export trade. EXPLOSION KILLS THIRTY. Four Tons Black Powder Explodes at DuPont Plant. Wilmington, Del.-Thirty workmen were killed and seven fatally injured in an explosion of four- tons of black powder at the Upper H-agley Yard of the Dupont Powder Company. It was the worst accident that has occurred in any of the company's plants in a rluarter of a century. The cause of the blast is not known and according to a company state ment, the origin "will probably always remain a mystery." Nevertheless an investigation has been institutefd by the officials of the company. Nearly all the victims of the blast were young men between 16 and 21 year-s of age. Most of them lived in and about Wilmington. The explosion occurred in a small packing house wvhere .black poewder pellets are prepared for- shipment to the warring nations. 'The packing house was one of a large group of small buildings whicnit iake up the Upper Hagley plant about three miles northwest of the city. The teriffiC blast rock-ed the whole Blrandywine Valley and shook and startled Wilmington. Miss Flynn Not Guilty. Paterson, N. J.-Elizibeth Guerley Flynn. a labor leader, was found not guilty of a charge of "inciting to po sonal assault" in the silk mill strike in Patterson in Februar-y, 1913. Stormy Debate In Fren.:h Chamber., Paris.-TPhe bi11ll roviling for ti e calling to the colors of the young con scripts of the class of 1917,'provoked a stormfy dlebate in thew Chamber. Premier Blriand participating in the discussion. The bill1 provides for bringing inito the service approximate ly 400,000 yoting meni whoi ini times of peaceP would begini military ser'vicc in 1917. its metmbers being 18 and 19 years of age. The proposal is to call ~heom on Decemiber- 15, when they woulid be sentt to garisons to be train ed and( inc(orporated in regiments. Villa Forces Defeated, Scatter. Nogales, At-iz.is forces dlefeated~ and scattered by the C'arranza army or Geon. Mat-i l Dieguez at Heormosillo, FIranucisco Villa has disap~peared,. ac cotrdinig to reports by Genteral Obre gotn, Carranzan military chief. The re ports are baused appat-ently on slate ments of. prWisoners. General Dieguez's victory at fliermosillo is said to have been complete. Threce hundred Villa soldiers wetre found wolundled after the battle. Six huindred were said to have suirrenidered south of Magdalenia, while 200 more gnave up their arms. SOUTH'S PROBLEMS TO BE CONSIDERED COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICUL TURE ARE COMING ''rO COLUM BIA, DEC. 13. REPRESENT SIXTEEN STATES Will Later Go To Charleston to Attend the Southern Commercial Congress. Columbia.-Commissioners of agri culture from 16 states of the South will gather in Columbia December 13 for their annual meeting. After a session of one day the meeting will be adjourned to Cnarleston, where the Southern Commercial congress will be in progress. The call for the meeting was issued recently by J. D. Price, commissioner of agriculture of Georgia and president of the associa tion. The headquarters will be at the Jefferson hotel and a special car will be provided for the trip to Charleston. On the night of December 13 the commissioners will be the guests of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce at a dinner to be given at the Jeffer son. The following morning the coim missioners will be tendered a break fast by the Charleston Ad club. After a brief session in Charleston the com mlssioners will join in the general discussions at the Commercial con gress. The meeting in Columbia will be called to order by President Price and the address of welcome is to be deliv ered by Gov. Manning. After the address reports will be received from the officers of the association. Many matters of vital importance to the south will be discussed at the session here. Each commissioner will be asked to outline the work that is being done in his state for the im provemnent of agricultnral conditions. Special stress will be given the meas ures that have been taken to meet the changed agricultural condition, brought about by the former uncer tain prices for cotton and the advent of the boll weevil. The commission ers will also discuss the question of rural credits and marketing. Such plans of marketing as have been adopted in the various states are to be explained. The use of commercial fertilizers will be discussed. The plans for the entertainment of the commissioners in Columbia have been aranged by Commissioner Wat son and R. W. Holcombe, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Improve Property In Fairfield. Winnsboro.-The largest real estate transaction in the history of Fair field, and one that will materially ef fect the prosperity of the county in various ways, was completed accord ing to authoritative reports by the Dukes of Durhnnm, N. C., big tobacco magnates, who were pur-chasers of vast tracts of land recaching fronm Gi-eat Falls, along the WVater-ee r-iver, to a Point below Longtownm, in close pr-oximity to the wvater- rights aliready occupiedl by a comupany in which the D)ukes are repor-ted to beC inter-ested. A colonization scheme wvill be un dertaken by the promoters along wvith the contemplated erection of several factories. The property will be dlividedl into parcels and sold to white settlers, with moder-n far-m houses erected therteon. No definite date was given as to when the actual development of the enterprise would begin. Greenville Banks Show Increase. Greenville--The total bank depos its in the banks of Greenville city, not including subur-ban banks, wer-e on November 10, 1915, 4,243,330. This is an increase over the aggregate de posits of October 31. 1914, of $802, 754, notwithstanding the fact thiat at the period giveni in 1914 there were, compar-atively larger- government de posits in the local bants. TPho depolsits on October- 31, 1914, according to statements issued at that time, were $3,440,576. The deposits in Greenville banks are larger- thanm the aggregate in any other (-ity of this section. Bethea Stops In Washington. Washington.-A. J. Ilethmea, lieuten ant govei-nor- of South Car-olina, was in Washington on his way to New Yoi-k wher-c lhe expects to join the F'ord par-ty and go abroad in the hope of bringing about *eace among the wvarrilng nationis. Alr. Ib~thlen knew but little of Mr. Ford's pla ns and said that asidle froim having receivedl an in vitation to join the paty none of the dletails had as yet been mnadle known to him. Mr. Blethea (ontinuied his trip to New Yoi-k, wher- lie was to boai-d the Ford shin Satutrday. Fire In Charleston. Charleston.-ire or-iginal ig in the woodworking dlepartmilent of the main building completely (lest royed the plant of the Woodstock Hanrdwood and Spool Manufacturing company on Centre stireet. Th~e building and ma 'hinery Wci-re valuedl at $25,000 and in sured for- $15.000. A motor ti-uck valuedl at $1,500, which was standing near- the butilding, was a total ihas and uninsured. The lumber sheds conneccted with the plant were a total loss, but two warehouses and a dry kiln nearby were saved ORGANIZE NIGHT SCHOOLS Twenty-Four Have Been Organized in Spartanburg County. - Adults Joining. Columbia.- -George D. Brown, state' .,uperinteielont of mill schools, was in Columbia in conference with John E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education. The last two weeks have been consumed by Mr. Brown in or ganizing night schools in the mill vil lages of Spartanburg county. There are 27 cotton mills in that county and night schools have been organized in 24. Meetings to effect organization in the remaining three have already been scheduled for this week. The Spartanburg delegation appro priated $1,400 last year to be applied to night school effort. The county board in disbursing this amount ap portioned $1,000 to organize the night schools in the mill villages with the remaining $400 for rural district work. Miss Linda Hunter was also employed as mill school organized for that county. In commenting on the Spartanburg plan, Mr. Brown characterized the ap propriation as "the greatest blessing the delegation could have contrived for the mill people." "We are earn estly hoping," he said, "that the ap propriation will be continued, and that other counties will follow the worthy example." The work has been great ly handicapped in many sections be cause of lack of funds. Mr. Brown said that it would be possible to con duct night schools in every mill vil lage in the state for three months at least in each year wire funds avail able. Receivers Will Operate Mills. Aiken-A receivership for the Gran iteville Manufacturing Company, own ing mills at Graniteville and Vaucluse in this county, was granted by Judge H. A. M. Smith, Col. ). S. Henderson of Aiken, attorney and Samuel A. Fort son of Augusta, president of the con pany, making application for the re ceivership in United Statos court for the eastern district of South Carolina. Jacob Sunlay of Augusta and I1. Good wyn Rhett of Charleston were appoint ed receivers. While an effort has been made to avoid placing the Granite ville Manufacturing Company in a re ceivership, the proposed plan for the creditors to finance the operation of the mills has fallen through and it be came known recently that a receiver shhip was the only nope of an early resumption of operations. Motor Deliveries For Seven Routes. Washington.---The postoffice de partment announced that beginning February 1, next, rural delivery motor vehicle service would be placed in operation at Campobello, where there will be two routes; at Pacolet, where there will be one, and at Spartanburg, where there will be four. The salary -of the carriers in each case will be $1,800 per year. National Park In Oconee. Greenvillo.-The federal govern ment began proceedings here to con demn 20,000 acres of mountain land in Oconee county to be reserved as a national forest. More than 8,500 no tices will be served on p)ersons in all parts of the United States andl Catn adla. Some of the dleeds, (dating back to 1780, inivolvedl portions of thle origi nial estate of Johni C. Calhoun. Attor neys from New YorK andl 'h iladel p~hiia are looking after l'as trn inter ests. New Rural Route. OGrangebur-g. - Postmaster A. D. Webster has been informed that be ginning on Feb~ruary 1 next a new rur-al letter route will be esitablished from the Orangebur-g poStoffiee. Th is niew route wvill be0 establiished as a re sult of recommndations and othetr in-. foirmation furnished the p~ostoffice do partment. This new route will make six rural routes and One star' routo out of the Or-angeburg postoffice. Ships Arrive December 11. Washington.-Secretary Daniels an nounced that the battleshlips which will go to Charleston for- the Southern Commercial congt-ess would a'rrive at Charleston at noon on D~ecemberem 11. They wvill be under command of Rear Admit-al Coffnman. Striker Succumbs to Wounds. Greenville.---D~avid lFreez. the strik er who was stabbed Ina a mttlee4 at .Jud son Mills, died( at a hospi ta;l as a re sult of the severe wounad : r e'ei ved. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. Th'le South Carolinia Methodist Cotn ference wvill mleet nexi yeatr at Flor e nec. Winat hrtop Nor-mal anad Inadust rial college wvill ble trepresentedi u on the TFordl peace nissiont to lEutrope by MIiss Loutise McCown whot wentt to New York to join thie paty, sailing oni the steamship) Oscart II. Cliff Godfrey, triedT at Sipartanburtg for the murit der of( ltobert 11aunna, a planter-, on whtose place, ntear Enoreo, Godfrey wvas a t enant, was acquitted. The town of Greenwood secuired a loan of $25.000 at time trate of 2.67 per cent. All of the Greetnwood banks mnade bids on the loan. The lowest bidder wvas the National Loan atnd Exchange bank of Greenwood. The conttract for the now Pat-k school b)uiIling at Florence has beetn awardled by the school boar-d to the Taylor-Waters Cou'struction company of Columbia for $25,395. Ther-e wore nine bids, The compttoller of the cut-rency Is sued a char'ter t~o the Planters' Na tional bank of' Saluda. Thme capital stok is $30,000 DO YOU NEEDA AtE REMEDY?' .i Dr. Kilmor's Swamp-Root is not rocorm mended for everything, but it you haVe kidney, liver or bladder trouble. it -nay be found lust the remedy you. tees. Swarnp-iltoo - makes friends quickly be cause its mild and immediate effdot ie soon realized in most cases. It is a gents healing herbal compound-a physician's prescription which has proved its great curative val.o in thousands of the most distressing cases according to reliable testimony. All druggists in 600 and $1.O0 sl*es. You may have a sample size bottle of this always reliable preparation by Par cel Post, also pamphlet telling about it. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y., and enclose ten cents, also mention thin paper.-Adv. A Serious Question. "Thackeray once had a novel turned down by seventeen different publish ers." "I've read that, and it gives me hope. I've had a novel turned down by every publisher I know of. But here's the question." "What question?" "Is it worth while starting a manu script over the same route twice?" HANDS LIKE VELVET Kept So by Daily Use of Cutloura Soap and Ointment. Trial Free. On retiring soak hands in hot Cuti. cura soapsuds, dry and rub the Oint ment into the hands some minutes. Wear bandage or old gloves during night. This is a "one night treat ment for red, rough, chapped and sore hands." It works wonders. Sample each free by mail with 32-p. Skin Book. Address Cuticura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv. The Cause. "How did you lose your hair?" "Worry! I was in constant fear that I was going to lose it." Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes make us look older than we are. Keep your Eyes young and you will look young. After the Movies always Murino Your Eyes Don't toil your age. A Good Plan. "We should strive to turn our trou bles into successes." "That's what. I know an actor who did that. When people threw vege tables he caught 'em on a fork and made it the hit of the performance." Curious Forms of Greeting. The kiss, the hand-shake and the " bow are the salutations that are in the most universal use at the present day. Yet there exist races to whom these forms of greeting would seem as lu dicrous as their own customs seem to us. Utah Furnishes Expo Material. The state of Utah has made another record, of which it is very proud. It seems that all the gypsum used in the construction of the San Diego fair buildings and 80 per cent of that used for the San Francisco fair came from the quarries near Nephi, Utah. It is now well known that gypsum is one of the oldest building materials. It was used extensively in the building of the pyramids and very largely in the construction of the monumental archi tectural edifices reared by the Gr-eeks and the Romans. The product of gypsum usned is the fair buildings is known as "staff" and was east to imitate the famous Roman travertine. Of its beauty a thousand writers have written. Utah is proud that it furnished the material for the exposition str-uctur-es andl proud that it couldl have furnished the material for the wondlers of the ancients. HARD TO DROP But Many Drop It. A young Calif. wife talks about cof fee: "It was hard to drop Mocha and Java and give Postum a trial, but my nerves were so shattered that I was a nervous wreck and of course that moans all kinds of ails. "I did not want to acknowledge cof fee caused the trouble for I was very fond of it. At that time a friend came to live with us, and I noticed that after he had been with us a week he would not drink his coffee any more. I asked him the reason. He replied: 'I have not had a headache since I left off drinking coffee, some months ago, till last week, when I be gan again here at your table. I don't see how anyone can like coffee, any way, after- drinking Postum!' "I said nothing, but at once order-ed a package of Postum. That was five months ago, and we have drank no coffee since, except on two occasions when we had company, andi the result each time was that my husband could not sleep, but lay awake and tossed and talked half the night. We were convinced that coffee caused his suf fering, so ho returned to Postum, con vinced that coffee was an enemy, in steadl of a friend, and ho is troubled no more b~y insomnia. "I have gained 8 pounds in weight, and my nerves have ceased to quiver. It seems so easy now to quit coffee that caused our aches and ails and take up Postum.'' Namo given by Postum Co.,' Battle Creek, Mich. Postum comes in two forms: Postum Cereal--the original form must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack yes. instant Postum--a soluble powder dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water, and, with cream and sugar, makes a (delicious beverage instantly. 30c and 50c tis Both kinds are equally delicious and cost about the ss'ne per cup. "There's a Reason" for P~ostum.n --sold by Grocers.