Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations for Seven Days Are Given. THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH What Is Taking Place in the South land Will Be Found in Brief Paragraphs. Domestic. The Texas farmers' union held a meeting at Dallas and decided that a minimum price of 3c a ;ound would be about the :>west price the United States farmers should secure for cot ton this year. Difticulties in the mobilization of the 40 per cent of the new anny recently called to ilt colors were reported from a number of states in the central west. It is reported that a county in the central west which was to have sent fifteen men to the new national army sent only one. Herbert C. loover, national food ad ministrator. speaking: at Atlantic City, N. J.. of the world food -tuation. de clared that -tarvation wotuld ultimate. 1y w%:n t!th war, and said the side best Phle to organze its r source's for food productiion wi uId corn out vi torious. Lord Northcliffe, head of the IBr itish commii ion in the United States, says he is spending for Great Britain be we en tIfty and sixty million dollars a wetk in this country. The "food war" has resolved itself in an attempt on the part of the al lies to block the shipment of supplies to Ge rmany. and on tht part of Get" many in inking food shiixs. So far c'omlpetc-nt crities are inchned to the belief that it is a "dog fall." Food Administrator Ioovtir says that owing to the limitation of ship ping facilities we mius confine our exports to the most concentrated foodstuffs--grain, beef, pork, dairy products and sugar. The war library council of Georgia at a meeting at Macon, Ga., outlined plans for raising $eOO toward a fund for one million dollars for libraries for soldiers throughout the U nited States, It being decided to open the campaign September 24. It. L. Foreman of At. lanta is state director. Sergeant Alfred Donhauet, Sixth United States infantry, has been in. terned at the prison camp at Fort Oglethorpe on instructions of the bu reau of immigration following his dis charge from the army on orders from the war department, on the ground that his sympathies for Germany pre. eluded the performance of his duties as a soldier of the republic. President Wilson has issued a proc lamnation calling upon the school chil dren of the nation to do their part in the war by joining the Junior hed Cross to assist in the mercy work of the senior organization. A Baltiiore dispatch carrie s the in formation that Gotthold 'russe, one of the designers of the Geiman mer chant submarine )eutsclhland, who went to Ialti more on the~ first voy age of that cra ft. comm i' .-d suicide in that (it y by htanging h nself in the city jail, wheo lie had been i mprisonel as an alien enemy'. Byv the payment of $10'0,000 to F,-l eral Judge James E. Hoyd, John P Snmithdeal of Asheville, one of the four dlefe ndants indicted two years ago on charges of defr-auf.ing the government of $ 403,000 by illcit distilling of in toxicating lisuiors. settled the cas against him. The case began in Flor ida, but was movedc to North Carolina because. Smithdeal wats a reside'nt of that state. Disturbances in various parts of San Francisco marked the strike of ap J'roximately~ twenty-five' thousand met al trades mechanics in San Fr'ancisdo and nearby cities. Numerous arrests were made. Most of the distutrbances were in connection with the strike of employees of the United Railroads company and with w-homn the striking metal workers expressed sympathy. Euronean. Emnperor Charles of Austria Hungary expresses the hope that the pope's pro posals for peace will lead to peace If the belligerent nations will enter into negotiations in the sense of the pon tiff's suggestions In which he sees a suitable basIs for Initiating exchanges toward a just and lasting peace. H-e hopes the countries at war with Aus tria-Hungary will be animated by the same idea. It is stated that the new German peace agitation advocates the restora tion of Btelgiutm by Germany, and the newspapers comment that "we have Information" that the~ move is sanc. tioned by the bundesrathi. A strange thing about the recent ae tion of German news censors Is that they appear' to be permitting the Dews. papers to discuss the peace matter freely. In a formal reply to the peace pro posals of Pope Benedict the central powers, headed by Germany and Aus tro-Hungary, express the hope that the pontiff's efforts may bring abotut a cessation of hostilities. As expressed by Emperor William, the powers "c'her. lah a iively-deslre" that the vatican's appeal may meet with success. On the Balasizza plateau, northeast of Gorisia, and in the regIon of Monte San Gabriele, the Italians have ad wanced their lines on the southeastern edge. In the operations General Ca. dorna's men captured more than four hundred prisoners Twenty-nine British ships were sunk by German U-boats in the past week. This is a perceptible Increase over the preceding week. Casualties in the British ranks for the week follow: Killed or died of wounds, 135 officers and 4,755 men; officers wounded or missing, 431; men wounded or missing, 21,843. German submarines have sunk the Norwegian steamship Facto, 2,372 tons, gross, and the Thomas Krag, 3,569 tons gross. Gen. Baron von Freytag-l oringho yen, chief of the supplementary gen eral staff of the German army, has published a pamphlet in which ho says: "The general political and eco nonical situation of the world works only in favor of our enemies and the German soldiers will be defrauded of the fruits of their victories." German military critics are awaking to the fact that trench warfare was a great mistake, and the more pessi mistic says that only an aggressive attack could have brought success to the German arms. Here and there a little of the German unrest seeps through to the outside world. The Munich Post, in an editorial, expresses the hope that the pan-Ger man who would hope to conquer the world "with his mouth" will learn to estimate correctly the limitations of Gt many's military power. In Champagne and in the Verdun *'gion the German crown prince has made ineffectual attacks against the Fren(h lines. Washington. Favorable replies from both Berlin and Vienna to Pope Ilenedict's peace prop1osals were not unexpected in the United States and allied country cap itals. Secretary Lansing has made puhlic without comment the text of a message sent by Count von lernstorft to Ber lit in January, 1917, asking authority to use $50,000 to influence congress through an organization which the Ger man foreign office was reminded had performed stimilar service before. To supplement this move the count sug gested an official declaration in favor of Ireland for its effect on the Irish Americans in the United States. It is given out in Washington that German intrigue and propaganda have prevented a full understanding be tween the United States and Japan. Dispa.tches from Athens received at the Greek lWgation in Washington state that the work of mobilizing the army of Greece in the field is progressing smoothly and swiftly. It is stated fur ther that there are now 70,000 Greeks fighting in the allied lines. A dispatch from Amsterdam, Hol land, says the Bavarian king is offer ing the royal jewels for sale in neutral countries. Major General Tasker 11. Bliss has been named chief of staff of the army to succeed Major General Hugh L. Scott, who retired from office on ac count of age. General Scott will be immediately recalled to active service. A Buenos Aires dispatch brings the wholesonte news that the Argentine senate, by a tote of 23 to 1, has de elared for the breaking off of relations with Germaly. The resolution now goes to the chamber of deputies, and there is a strong feeling that the chamtn htr will f.olh the lead of the senate News that t he Argentine senate had votedl overwhhlmingly to sever diplo.0 matic relations with G'ermany was r-. eelved( with rratiflcat ion and no little surprise iln \\ashington, Mars hall i.d for- the last time as ei vilians anl undl~er civilian autthor-itv. more thanth o, hundredl thousand n nQ~ of the not .nal army- are going for ward-to th" Six'oeen cantonmnlts to be train1 for the bat tie against Ger man aut 1tocraey. Their nex mmoo & wl Sas t ihtinug men toward t he battle fields of i'ranlce. T ' par1tmfent has issuted a statemtent saying the enormous taskd of obltm i, equtiPtnent andI sutpplies for- the armliy is mtoving satisfactorily. a It is sta: d at thet. war departm i fl e thtsomoe of the men of the ntional army- may be only partial ly eqiu ip; d I for some time after they- are mobtilized t and~ nlo a1 tempt wviii be madle to fur- e nish them with full wvar equtipmtet tun. t il the yve of their departure, for -N ,u rope. Some. civilian clothing wvill havec to be uISed for- a timte, especlily over coats. The wnr depar-tment states that there at-e indicatlons that a dleflelotncy in men will be disclosed whten offleial reports from all the t hity-two trailn. ing camps are available. Strikes in Pacific coast shipyards holding government contracts have assumedl such serious prolportions that Chairman Hurley of the feder-al ship ping board announces that he is con, sidering going to San Francisco in an attempt to settle the trouble, The house passed the seven billion dollar war deficiency bill, carrying huge appropriations for the army, for tifications and allipping boar-d. The. vote -was unanimous. lDiplomatic relations between Costa Rica and Germany are considlered sev eredl as the result of steps taken by the government. All Germans resid ing in Costa Rlican ports have been1 ordered interned. A Buenos Aires dispatch says that he Argentinje foreign rfice has 14pur1ned the htalfway apology madet by Germany for the conduct of von ILuxburg. The dlispatcht states that tho Argentin~e government will not con sider satisfactory tihe lmere verbal statement of Barn von Domllusschte. Hladdenhause, who is only an under secretar-y and speaks without any au 'aority whatever, The secretary of labor haa been call ed upon for assist.ng in settling the Pacific coast strikes, and William Blackmon, and experienced conoilia tor, has been asslgned to the work, 1--A partly inflated French obser cl tta ambulance cars presenite(d to Gret hl'rite detolished by Austrian atillei NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Field Marshal Haig Opens New Offensive in Belgium East of Ypres. MAY CUT OFF U-BOAT BASES Germans Start Another Lot of Peace Rumors-Kerensky Proclaims Rus sian Republic But Must Curb Ex treme Radicals-Labor Troubles in the United States. BY EDWARD W. PICKARD. Following the usual devastating ar Illery fire, a great attack on German ositions in Belgium was begun by the Iritish forces early Thursday morning. 'le offensive, the fiercest of recent nonths, embraced a wide front east of pres. The first day's fighting, which 4ill be known as the battle of Menin ond, resulted In big gains for Field intrshal Haig's troops, especially irl he important sector between the pres-Roulers railway and Hollebeke. 'he Germans resisted desperately and he British were compeled to advance Dver ground covered with water-filled bhell holes, barbed-wire entanglements and fallen trees and in the face of a murderous iachine-gun fire from the uny smill concrete redoubts that itre to it considerable extent, repliced he German front line trenches. But he Iritish heavy artillery hal done ts work well, and the 'I'ontnles pushed head, slaughtering the enemy or driv rg them far back. The Germnans naturally knew the at rick was comning, butt coubil not foresee List wher'e It would be matde. lanig's electIon of the fIeld for this off'ensivye idientes lhat he Iitendls to try to ttree Rluprechit of Bavaria away fromt he Belgian cotast ando to crut off thle :,urtnin l-oat and airplane bsst long, the shuore between Zeebrugge nd1 Nieiuport. Such ai m~ove by the rim ish haus been looked forward to for long timne. Italians Getting heady. 'rThe Itailianis seem to be gathering ientselves for another leap at the riroat of Autstriti, and their generals (elhire they must antd will adtiilster t thle foe ai deeisive dlefeat in the fleld tid then they will be ini a positioni to I ntitiue theIr adviance onl Trieste, aind erhaps Ott Lalbaeh. Meanwiivile activ y ini the Tretino10 hats icreasted anrd he~ Latinis bit the Austrians there sev ral thlnes last week. T1b lehat tele nEtV (nliled (il re-enfCorc'emtents wiher ver* they ('ould( get them'ti is evidlenced , the presenice of' Turks amionig the ulsoners takeni by the Itatllans In re fnt dlay. Ahotig lie Fr'ench fronit thle few hanget~s oft the wveek were at the ex ense of the crownt pr'ince's forces. 'hat fittuouts yoting mian is still try rig to rec'(overt the plateaus of the Lisnie and the lost positionis near V'er uni and1( saetifices his soliers wlith rodigalty.* German Peace Rurnors. TIhatt Germiany intenids to make new Peace piroposuals beftore niany mlonthis ecomtes licreasingly evident. Last reek saw the sendling up of Several tIrial balloons'' front Ierlini, Incl udi ng ii thutrousy spread rep'lort that rent Britaltn had suggested trms, an ud str'y thlat the kniser' w~outld suirren. letr Ilelgiu andi t rutestore it. 'iThese' Potise by thle tilles. (;tetat Brlinn lifly denied thle aillegu'd ptetce ofl'etr - a ~reier. Patil Eve'I rema ll trmted Fra'nmce' s l4'termilintioni to ('onitinue the wnr' tm Ilt arttny gtive iipi Alsn('(-L~orra'in I i tgs slie hats enuised i ttnd Amertien 't vent steadillly iih11nd I wIth Its Itretniud 'is pre(pa ratitonts. Thle (Germanti papers arte per'nl tu'd b lhe c4'nsor to i lscuss the14 peace ruttor's tely, probtably to prep~are the~ peopile ~or sotme mov'e by the governmuent, but< Iteither the Germati tnor the Austrian government seemsi to 1)0 yet Int thn proper mioodl to commtiandj any conld. ernllti from the allies, whleh tro nl m their- guard. The pope, It ia reported, witll send out now penco Droponals to the bollig. titionl Unlloonl and it3; guarid, "somlewherc t Blritain on the western front by Inds erent powers toward the end of tils inonthi, and they will be more speeifie and enter into mnore details than the formner proposals. Germany's reply to the popfe's first note is said to aecept the greater part of his plan but con tains no speeifie declarations concern ing Blelgium. Austria's answer has been sent, but Is negligible. Argentina to Break Relations. Germany's diplomlatic bungling has added another to the list of her ene mies, for the Luxburg Incident and lierlin's inadeqiuate explanations" have induced thle Argentinn senate to vote to break off relations with Ger many. It was the last great food producing nation in the list of neutrals, and its action. will result in big benefit to the allies in the re striction of exports of meat and grain to neutral countries from which they might find their way to the central na tions. If Argentina takes an active part- in the war, she enn muster an atrmy of 198,000 men and has at navy that includes many powerful and mod ern vessels. Sweden-the poor goat-is still in dlistress over the trouble into which German duplicity has dragged her, and fs demanding explanations from Berlin nad sending evasive notes to Washing on and Buenos Aires. Her leaders as ;ert that she shall not be forced into he war on either side. 'Meanwhile she is pleading with America for food atuffs to keep from suffering the peo p~le who are likely to be the innocent victims of the stupidity of the officials. Situation in Russia. Premier Kerensky started the week off with a stirring proclamation declar ing Russia to be a republic. Hle then, with four of his colleagues, undertook to conduct the government until the first congress meets on September 25 o frame at constitution and name it few ministry. Next hie sent at scath ng telegram to the Baltie fleet de nnning thant the% men.. ,es .here ese n esoeodr1adtefl owig dy h unertok he eorani :ncks,' whose loyl1t the overn-Iid nenet iws otfud te 1O thisn itientskyiii tanagaillt) iiwornasjTei 'adlealtegainto coroals thi toun il lofsdirst anot iworkment adcept mned grat thet pofe hif ulin htheo epuile soul be issumedlll t onc Arteconina aton Brea conjution (eitithecounil ofatpe nlng lThe dendr oftite tormlelit er cncewh iiies fokr wt the bugovnentan Btonr~s igned.I ~Te Mxialfllists han to armyk gops stogly wppoe the >re aigplitiesy.froma the grarmy.d hprouering wiasn i the itud ofh ide fiorneit the a.fle inte re trictd i nd of eleatin of loy ttialit tetal contisfo hht Kerensky and1 hirW3 to tne republtinr ions. mean Argetinf teos yet actv pat bein the waok as iheya wousdtera lip rthat~e force powfusode aind liroa el.Crtnyth odest hednte poornga t-ir stillin ~han fre ove time trouble norhc Lnermpliitypprged th er nd o >sdeandgeanatdivong from berli owad Rening easiv netkto ahnbe lie twna. on the side. Ruanwroop -eipeadinwithe Aomerian nod hefr stou kttack fon thfein thingo Comingo toe likelytor tennocen 'cMsof Themtpidit of hecaoforias n itatyo ia ne fussiao. Pemiet oppos. of.,e the goven tet wiht andstiruidglproclamationcar lig nssialb pa repuic, citien ten witnh fyour 01'uniryconleaes ofdrton to othi ie g orm.t Thnmplon'e rs conye neers eembe unn 'dar free" cnsttion al nxcane- a vb legradefdtn thO Boalty flet the-i 'iandin thf the ntlien cea. thi Ix 'Ises andrtorn tolnte, ado thle o ownot (lfl her, unetook pt rorganei ato f the m-Ameinnngwsp-, 'elloing the actviern s fie sfon th e ofutnd cof ithe wortofg thet' son Phradli. also of~er( the arrentkof mderl anotein e, hao tiaed iame whote lotand tiloern 'indo swih e ...dworkm. a.. d-(1 ;:: ~4 ..... {ii . .. ::. 44.:. tif"': on the Somme." 2-Long line of Cal a. 3-An Italian school at St. Mar There is room for all of them within the loyalty fold. The truth is that persons of intelli gence, with the exception of fanatics and intentional traitors, are fast realiz ing that this war on Germany Is be ing made by the people of the United States and that they intend to see it through to at victorious conclusion. Their determination is increasing as their sons and brothers go into the training camps, and when the casual ty lists begin to come from the other side, it will be irresistible. Many Labor Troubles. Despite the undoubted patriotism and energetic efforts of President Goam pers of the American Federation of Labor, the government is having a lot of trouble with strikes of organized labor and only strenuous work and cleverness on the part of its mediators prevent the disastrous tying up of in dustries whose continued operation is necessary to successful carrying on of the war. The latest important itr stance of this beganilast Monday when some 25,000 iron workers at San Fran iisco struck for higher wages and stopped work on $150,000,000 worth of government contracts for ship build ing. The federal shipping board of fered to pay one-half of any wage in Nreases for companies making not inore than 10 per cent profit on com iandeered ships, the ship builders igreed to consider the men's demands, nd prospects for ending the strike were good. In New Orleans and New York sev oral thousand longshoremen went on strike for various reasons, and there was similar trouble in other localities. Being seriously disturbed over the labor situation, especially in the Pa clfue coast and Rocky mountain re glions, President Wilson on Thursday ppollinted a special commission, head ed by Secretary of Labor Wilson, to visit the states where these difle2ulties exist andI endleavor to bring iabout wvorkIng arrangemenits for thle peCriod )f the war at least. Thle othier memn ers of the commmission are Col. JT. L. Spangler of Pennsylvanin, V. ZA. Reed f Colorado, John HI. Wa'mlker of Illinois 11n( E. P. Marsh of Washinigton. The war convenitioni of Aerican )usiness mn ini session ait Atlantic city was lecturedi rather sharply by secretary of Labor Wilson, and there ipon adopted resolutionis as follows: "That no attemipts be made b~y busi tess to change labor conditioins andl hat lab~or maike noc etorts to force malon recognition or changes ini stand urds. "T1hat there be no0 profltecrinig in usiness to give rise to labor unrest. "That buisst5 reommeniid to the ;overnmnnt creation of a governmeiit toard representing labor, capital and he p~ublic to settle all imajor disputes 11n( thatt the boairds' decisions5 be bInd-1 ng o'n both sides. "That industry call on lahbor to co >perate in nmaking it phonin there will td no strikes or lockouts while adjust nents are- be ig made."] Board to Rule Sugar Supply. Protection anmd reguhatloon of the su snr supply was takeup ii'1lThursday and in international commnit tee of five was itamedl for the distributioni of sugar miong the aillied and ineutrail natins.4 ['ho mem dlay tile beet sugar pro lucers signed aii agreemient with the 00(d adintiiistraitioni to sell to whole nlers ait senhboatrd reftiing p~oints for %, cenb~ts a pioiud, maiixiimumi. Retail rices usually being fromi one-half to bree-fourths of a cent higher, the irice to the consumier is expected to 40 about 8 cents ai piound. T1he cane ugar meni are expected to take sim hir action. In these matters anid in r-ranigoments conicerninig h potatoes, vhient and other foodstuffs, Adninis-1 rator I oover' Is acting with energy nd( pllioii. I ie 51ny5 thle victor in he( war1 wvill be4 thle 511ideizit cani hol mit longesHt tiginist 51tarval lon, iandi is n4in g Ilh'iEii n that hine. nrily fixed upon 23%/ (cents a ioiund, ,0, 1b. New York, as thle price oif cop w'r for the' next f'ouri mlonlths, and( this mia hieeni iinpproved by thle war indus ries honiid and1( I le pr'esident. ''lThe conigreilonai l ference coml nitteeon th Ile tradinig wIith thle enemy illi has uidded to It a provlsion for the enIing~'li of ('ales nndi foreign mialls. 'heis nthe.result of a government in matigsn tloln shiowinig that informationi mns been reaichinag Oernimny through mefsoredlO~ enblles aind letters that ap )frenltly were of a hairmless business lattare, SCOTT, RETIRED, GO TOFFRENCHOF RETIRING MAJOR-GENERAL BE SENT TO FRANCE F SERVICE. IS SUCCEEDED BY T.. r; New Chief of Staff Will Be Re. December and Will Be Su by Joseph E. Kuhn, Former I War College. Washingtoni.-MaNlijor-General - L. Scott, who retired from his as chief of staff, will be sent to for active service. He will lowed there shortly by Major.( Tasker H. Bliss, who succeed as chief of staff. Both will so: der Major-General Pershing. General Scott reached the ag for retirement Saturday, Sep 22. General Bliss will reach it cember. The war department ever, it was authoritatively proposes to utilize their expl and ability by keeping them inj service indefinitely. Both me eager to get to the firing line. When Major-General Bliss in December he will be succec Major-General Joseph L. Kul mer head of the war college, a commanding officer of the i army cantonment at Camp During the first two years of General Kuhn was military ati the American embassy in Ber saw much of German warfare DECLARATION OF WAR BY ARGENTINA POST Message Received From Germ; in Time to Avert Breal Buenoes Aires. Argentina. the Argentine chamber of was preparing to vote on the of breaking off diplomatic with Germany, an official con. tion was received from the B( eign office. The note disapp: the idea expressed by Count i burg, the German minister I garding Germany's "cruiser v The word "cruiser" left son in the minds of government as to whether Germany inte modify her submarine camp declaration of war Oy Arge, Germany, however, was posti the receipt of the German not Note Gives Satisfactio London.-A dispatch from Aires to Reuter's Limited, a Argentina has received a n< Germany whwich has given satisfaction to the Argentine ment. NO REASON TO ALTER TH UNITED STATES' P4 Washington.-The complete the German and Astriati rep'li papal peace note show that lays dlown any definite te'z basis for -peace. There was. alal indication that such nation as had been made of'. ments revealed no reason to. ion of the position of the States, its aims or its ir~tent CONVINCED HE WAS TOOL OF GERMAN Pt. Chicago.-Jasper T. Darn: .ine president of the Amer argo conference, aroused by ilations made by the stati nient regardling former An.r . ron Bernstorff, in a signed r c aid lie was convinced -thatiu een made the tool of Gerr r .i ers. Mr. Darling, long prom serman circles, saidl that he rinced that he was selected ced by the plotters because eputation for patr'iotisnm. hat the source of money wv mystery to him and that leal of it passed through his-n >pposing the exp~ort of muni . d >ther acts which he fear ud Iraw the United States into 'lAB DECIDED TO REDUCI NUMBER OF MEN II: ~P~ Petrograd.-T'he provisio >rnment has decided to rc mmiber of men in the regu l'his decision was reached 'easons, first, because it wa lesirable to relieve the arm ,vho ar'e too 01(1 to fight or' ;a ;c Lu. >een wounded, anid whose fI. mecity therefore is not- gre ielieved the measure will hs~ ant fiuancIal results by red i mount required for dlepen(. RELATIVES HAD GRAVE OF MRS. BINGHAM D~ i' iLouIsville, Ky.'-The bod) --. Blingham, formerly Mrs. I11 lplagler, secretly wvas exhumi . mingtoni, N. C., Sept. 18, e o L stance of Mr's. Ilingham's rel i autopsy performed in the pr '. 'f a detective of national reput. ii' several physicians, some of he 'atu organs removed and sent to New Y and the body presumably r~ in.'r. according to a statement by aqnc sn l'or Judge Binghani.