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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26, 1914. COOPE BLEASE AF Cooper, Mannin Out of Total of Around Blease Appears to hi ning and Richards L Coming Next. The last returns this' mornint Ing the field for Governor oy 2,504 are running neck and neck (The Columbia State, Wednesday.) With 'ibout two-thirds of the ex pectedi total vote reported Senator U4. .D. Smith has won the renomination for the United States senate over Gov. Cole I. Blease, if the returns hold their course. At 1 o'clock this morning the Democratic pritmary gave the senatpr 50.403, against 37,727 for Gov Blease, 1,020 for W. P. Pollock and 1,187 for L. D. Jennings. . For govergor RichArd I. Manning of Sumter ahd John .G. Richai'ds of Ker shaw apparently were scheduled to make the second race, though Robert A. Cooper of Laurens still has a chance e if' the returns should run very strongly in his favor. For governor the vote stood Browning, 982; Clinkscales, il.655 Cooper, 13,893; Duncan, 524; Irby, 7,242; AManning, 16,282; Mt1llally, 434; Richards, 15,827: Simins, 1,089; C. A. S.nith 3,197; M. L. Smith, 5.701. .Bethea and Kelly are in the second race for lielitenant governor . Shealy 'and Fortner run over for the olice of railroad commissioner. The office of attorney general remains in doubt, Peoples leading Brice by fewer than 1,000 votes. Jones is reelected compt roller general and Moore adujtant general. The vote for lieutenant governor:: LAURENS Congress PRECINCTS ~'0 o . Patteson' Stoe . . 2 WatsMll. . o 11 1 Priterton' ...t.or ..e58 W ades l i i-.. ....1 28 Lanfo.. .... .. ..... 308 ria.... .........I 285 Poptarlping. ....[ 948 Cook'stor .. ., 581 4ugi............825 Stewart's Store .. *....3 Hickory Tavern . . . . . 61 Renno ... .-- 1 701 Woodville ... ...... 931 P'leasant A'4unfd . . . . . 491 Lydiat Mill *. . . # 7 Clinton Alill . . . . i11 501 . (Clion. .. .. ......'7 18:1| Langstn ..-.. . 11 G Pow... ..... .......I n Gry out . l 31 1 Ekomn.. .. ...... H 1I 43 Lauirens Mill .. .. 99! Ljauirens ...........I O 5| 415) R LEAE PARENTLY g and Richards for Governor. [One Hundred Thousano ve Lost to Smith on Firs :ading for Governor, wil showed that Cooper was Lead. I Votes. 31ann11ing and RItchards Bethea, 28,468, Kelly, 24,814; Hunter 12.610; Hamer, 8,486. For attorney general: Peeples, 36, 973; Brice, 36,061. Adjutant 'general: Moore, 44,697; Willis, 27,444. Comptroller general: Jones, 45.672; Summersett, 26,310. Railroad commissioner: Cansler, 11,050; Fairey, .6,966, Fortner, 14.932; Shealy, 19,135; Wharton 11,106; With. erspoon, 9.396. In the first district 'Congressman Whaley and P0. J. Dennis are running close together, with the load slightly in favor of Whaley. The figures were: Dennis, 2,854; Whaley, 2,963. )a the Second district 3yrns is an easy winner, with 6,725, against 1.660 for Mixson. The Third district sees Wyatt Aiken ahead of his rivals with 2,290, against 1,971 for Dominick, 90 for IEvans and 370 for Horton. in the Fourth district Johnson ap pears a winner, with 6,700, against 1, SoriDuncan and 3,700 for Nicholls. in the Fifth .Finley and Steveson are running neck and neck, -the vote stand ing: Finley, 3,700; Steveson, 4,200, with York co-Gnty still to hear from. In the Sixth Ragsdale seems to have been reelected over his op ponents, with 6,023, to 2,760 for COUNTY VO if ouse of Rep t.4 27 6 1t 2 2 1 0 '8 1 3 3 0 13 3 35853 206 180 5 21 17 251 61 27 25 37 3 14 278 1 8 2249 1 1 38. 2 10 3 230 2 14 1 1 483 0 26 32 2 13 9 2 12 83 20 1 2 38 541 21 18 67 24 1 84|9 38 4 27 49 18 41 1 86 21 3 08 34 2 3244 3 4 29' 3 5 24 13| 19.25 13 2 0 12 ' 380 7 7 16 961 450 1 426 251 12 679 21 320 49 11! 732 1 196 4Q 256 101! :GG 10 191 13 11I 8:3 2t 1.44 17v :33 .... 801 27' 7-1' 421 45i 2 411 5.1 31ia ,7716 151 9! ' 1 ,121 *J: 88! H l3 ! 2 731 13*5j 3871 2 iS IN R) DEFEATED Running Close I Votes Accounted for t Ballot. Cooper, Man :h Clinkscales and Irby Lilerbee and 1,556 for lamer. Lever in the Seventh is unopposed THE VOTE IN GREENVILLE. L'ooper Makes a Sweepo of Mountail City and County. Greenville county gave an enphatl 3tamp upon Bleaseism yesterday when the county added on something Ilk( 300 to the 400 majority of last timc against the governor, giving Smilti 1,206 majority out of 51 boxes of thi 58 of the county with but 1,576 vote still unaccounted for provided the to tal vote given to these boxes wa cast, a thing very doubtful in view o the way the other boxes tallied. The county ticket to all appearanc es at a late hour last night gave ev ery indication of being about 1,00 short. Of the 9,729 registered voters i the county, it was possible last nigh to count over 8,509, a little more thai 1,000 short but It is possible that son of the voters did not cast their bal lots for candidates who had no op position. The 51 boxes accounted for las night, showed that Smith had recei ed 1,352 votes while Blease had re ceived but 4,146, a majority of 1,20 or something like 800 over the mr jority of Jones In -the 1912 election. A source of pleasure to the ant 'Blease partisans was the way ll "antis" rallied around one candidat and gave Cooper almost half the vot< cast. All other candidates in the rac TE FOR CC reentat ives r )Q 7 .... 13 2 ): :1 1 4 ) 7. 31 ... 12 ) 20~ 35 11.... 2 ... 36 6 15 4 29 1 5i 9126 2 2|' 8 13 1545.2 19 5 17 2 12 37 8 7 5 7 8t 30 18 .8 5n 81 412t 71 7! 31i 575~ 4911 77~5 591 563k LCE FOl INDtCtvr RACE FOR _IGISLAThR[ Six Candidates to Run Again for House FOUR RUN AGAIN FOR COMMISSIONERS Humbert, Young and Two Thonipsons Still Hold Ofices in the Court House. Sullivan and 3Martin Most Probably in the Second Hace. Accord to the unollcial relports tab ulated by The Advertiser, S'mith heat Dlease in Laurens couty by around 300 votes. Cooper led Irby by over 800 votes, while Joseph T. Johnson received niore votes than both of his opponents combined and had several hundred to spare. In so far as the comanty oflicers were concerned Judge of Probate 0. G. Thompson was re-elected over E. Shaw Cunningham. Ross D. Young defeated B. Marvin Wolff, H1. B. Hum bert defeated both of .his opponents on the first ballot aur J. Waddy Thompson was re-elected unopposed. For the House of Representatives - Blackwell, Browning, Richey, Boyd, - Goggans and Harris will run again for the three places. Farrar. 1itt. Leak and .1. T. rod(d will be in the 1 second race for county commissioner. t received 3,811 votes and Cooper re ceived 3,76:1 ballots, or just 8 less than the total strength of ali the oth er candidates for governor. t in the race for congress fromt this district, Johnson had easy sailing, talk ing 4,592 of the 7,607 votes cast or Just a little less than half the regis tered votes of the county. The oeficial count for congress was Johnson 4,592; Nicholls, 2,338 and e Duncan 115 of the 51 boxes heard from last night. A storn kept. th tabulation from the outlying boxec from being sent into this office. OUNTY OFFIC Judge Treasurer 4 Supel 7 50 8 4 64 3 6 73|| 7 21 211 50 71 71 0 13 1772 5 176j22118 11 438 1 -1 ~l 9 29 27 67 5~ I 1 7 501 8 58 7 41 64 14 4I/ 13T 6 2, 7 iii 191 105 7 ~I 2 4~ 21 4176 282 18[ 22 ~I 3 13 AA7 1 (; 3fl587 701 39 2j 3! ii471 57 22 j 651 7jj 26 74 1 1 1 91 22 611 103 117 3| 6 lii .81176 79 1927 88 21 1-' 8 97 27 42 :164 |' 43 24~ 25 1 SV 17 % 14 2 1W 618 8; 19 1'' 1 i 1 1, H' ". 7!H, SG 1( 9 1 /1 ~ o 12]3 1'-' I 5~i l'-) i i 1018~ i 950i 284i1 695 1317 ! 38221 78 R GOVI FR[NCH AND BRITISH S BY TH[ GERMAN ARMI[D Teuton Hordes Hammering Pushing Their Way to Territory. (August 25, 1914.) to The French and British troops OP- at posing the invasion of the German a army in Belgium have suffered a se rious reverse, according to the oill cial aunouncement issued by the a French war ofice, in the battle line di (which extends from Mons to the Lux- F emburg frontier. several army corps, it composed of both British and French, took the offensive on Sunday against the Germans, but their plan of attack failed, owing to the "unforeseen dill- ti culties" as described by the oflicial statement and the troops retired on i the covering positions: 'The losses on both sides are, report ed as extremely heavy and the Frnch e ofilcials describe the Germans as be- b ing obliged to establish themselves in 11 fresh positions in Lorraine. The French have abandoned those portions of Alsace and Lorraine which 9 they previously had occupied, and nowI look for heavy fighting in French ter ritory. IDetachments of German cavalry, op Crating on the extreme right. have t reached Rlouhaix, a few miles north of iblle. This territory is defended only by reservists. 1 At Tsing--Tau, capital of Kiao Chow, the German protectorate in Chint, the German forces have pre pared for a bombardment by the .a panese fleet by dynamiting all the tall structures there which might be used by the attacking forces as sighting points. They also have taken all pos sible ieas'ures to oppose the advance of a Japanese field armny. There is a report f ..ating fron Rome and Avlona that (he Albanian insurgents have entered Avlona and raised their flag. Emperor Nicholas of Russia is re ported to have gone to the headquar ES AUGUST visor Sut. of Education 18 7 1 4 12 8 3 1| 6| ' 7 a| 3 2l 6 15 9 126! 9 13f 31 35[ 16! 1j 13 15, 43 1 18! 13 10 4 102 2f 3~ 95 13! 1 11 12 47!~2 88 27~ 1: 1 9 20! 1851 7 3, 412 15~ 18 :1l 512 l54 17f 40 7 51 114' 1 0t l7~ '1 '1 9 I RNOR [RIOlSLY R[V[RS[O. ON FRONTI[R LINE at Lines of the Allies and Paris. French Abanded rs of the Russian army which has ken the offensive In full strength id is said to be advancing in cast id west Prussia. Information given out in London as that the British held their ground id in an all-day engagoment yester xy in the neighborhood of Mons. Tho rench embassy at London received formation that up to the present r advantage had been gained any here by either side. Reports were in circulation in Paris )day that the Germans have occuied to unfortifled town of Nancy, France. Berlin reported German victories at ic French towns of Neufchateau, uneville, Blamont and Cirey. Ac arding to this report the French had ecn completely routed and were be ig pursued toward the interior. The bombardment of Tsing-Tau, hina, by the Japanese fleet has be tin, according to the Yamato. in To to. The German troops, according to re orts from upper Alsace, are making nother offensive movement agaisnt he French army occupying Muelihau ell. 'i'e Russians, according to Paris eports, now occupy territ.ory i0 miles ,ide on the Goeeman frontier. A Vienna report says ihe Austrians re about to abandon their operations tgainst the Servians on the Drina 'iver to concentrate their forces gainst the Russian advance. The agreement of Austria to disman le her cruiser, the Kaiserin Elizabeth, tt Tsing-Tau, has removed the danger >f war between Japan and Austria, ac ording to diplomatic information in Washington. The Standard Oil Company and Jnited States Steel corporation and lie United Fruit company have notified lie government that their fleet will be )ut under the American flag. 25, 1914. 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