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TU SUMTKR W ATX'UM AN, Established AprU. 18*0. -Ik? Just and Fear not?tat all the ends Thou Alnis't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." TUE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 18M, SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNE8DAY, AUGUST 19, 1914. I LATEST i mm It Is Reported That German Army Is Closing in on Brussels. wnitLR thf; French anh almfs aitf.ar to hk hoi,mm. THB UFTIWAN ARMY OF INVASION ix t fc k on thf FRENCH FRONTIER THF (iKHMAN FORCES in Til? INTERIOR of REh GIVM ark 1'RESSINCW STEAIHLY FORWARD, British WnrHlilf? < rf\mlcd. Shanghai. Aug. 14.?A navul battle In the South chin.i mi-.i la rsj>??rt?d to have been won by the Germans. Two British warshlpn carry lng\ ma'iy wounded, and showing the m.Vrks of a severe engagement limited into Hong Kong today. - \ gdh Seven sunken Ships. London. Aur.' H.--The Paul! steamer Maersk. arriving Iron) Wtgd Hartelpool rep>rta slshting the masts of seven sunken ships oft Sprunhead. st the moutb of the. Number river. 81s were Geryiau and believed to be warships. Moving tow mii! A ut Her p. Units. I- ABA 14.?Hoavy lighting between Belgians and the Germans, who are advancing toward Antwerp. Is raging almost within aound of the Belgian capital. The advance lino la fighting near Dlest, 35 miles south? east of Antwerp. T.i* lateat reports are that the Bel? gians are drl\lmc the Germaus bu k and that the Germans left a thousand dead and wounded around Dlest. The Belgians report that the Germans lost two thousand at Maelen. (Jermun prisoners are weuk und worn. They suhl they have had no for 36 hours. Their hordes are dropping from luck of forage. > -* Belgian Vhlory at Dlowt. Parts. Ad? 14.?It is oililcuUy an? nounced that the Ilelgiuns repulsed the Germans at tuest. Italy Ga.u*d* Frontier. Rome. Aug. II ?Many butteries of kvy artillery are being rushed norhward to the frontier, where Italy has manned a quarter of a million aoldlcrs as a precautionary measure. Italy is determined no foreign troop.\ shall cross Italian territory. Kitchener Predicts ]/ong War. London. Aug. 14.?Asked last htght how long he thouKht the war would last. Lord Kitchener replied, "eight? een months." ? Battle In Voage* Mountains. Paris. Aug. 14.?After five days bat? tle between the French and Germans la the Vosgva mountains. the Ger? mans who were trying to retake lto-i homme and Santa Marie pa'-sen in West Colmar, upper Al.iace. were eoi ( pelled to retire. The war otlice states the German biases were heavy, and that the French rook many prisoner... Belgians Victorious at Dlest. Brussels. Aug. 11.?Following up their victory at Died and llaelen the BelKian i today recaptured tie* an? cient fortre:.s ip ir I >i< .1 whuh the Uermans took yesterday. The war "f ncc places the German losses In the battle of llaelen at three thou u- I dead and WOnndsd. Tin Girui.m of flcers sacrificed their s ?Idlers without scruple. I- nail b IHsaslcr Reported. New York. Aug. 1 I The S?auts Zeifuug publishes a report todav 11? ?? eiste German lorped? boats attaolllHl the. F.ngllsh Ib er and sunk four l.tu llah dn adnaiiKbls an I six cruisers ? gear the mouth of the ?uinber river ynet?en German torpedo boats wer destroyed. The report Is unconllrm ?d. Lerne fort** Holding Out, ifgggggSj Am: II ?It Wnf ollleiall' reported toda> tint tba^Lleue forta are still holding out despite the i< r rlhe bo?,,?,,,,,!,,?.?, ||| B|H] ,| |V ,,. the OffM ins. \merlcMiiN |? ?.rr??,m safe. Washington .\ ,,g \ , \ (?j ,.,| ratde^r.im from Agshnandof tlerard St Merlin reports tbat all .\M|, rtmiN In Germ ua are p? ( tv, |U t Aeroplanes shot on t!??- Wing. Ilrusnels. Aug 14- Ml St O+rmnn aeroplanes sailing over MM tn.l t . were brouubt down bj Bstftnfc atgirp shoofi rs. (.(?rnmn 4 omnium In- Killed. Lofdjn. Aug. II.?Reuters .\tws Agency has an unconllrmcd rru.'.sel:; r? port that QtH, Von Kmtnieh, the German commander has hern killed. The report has not been continued. Gcrmnn CYulsors Sufe. Paris, Aug. 14,?The German cruis? ers Goahan and Prcslau have arrived in Turkish waters. They have not low? red the Herman flag. llcr/cgowiulu In Revolt. Koine, Aug. 14.?llerzegovania has revolted against Austria. The In? habitants are seizing large supplies ami Joining the Montenegrins. The warships blockading the Montenegrin coast have been hurriedly withdrawn and sent to Join the main tleet and prepare to meet the ICugllsh attack. \\ All LOANS NOT ENCOURAGED, Washington Administration Docs Not l<4M>k With Fa*vor on Loan to War? ring Nations. Wfaghlnfjtnn, Aug. 14.?? It is fore? shadowed in administration circles today that the government will Itol "encouraue a war loan by Morgan & Co., to France." The bankers re? quest will probably remain unanswer? ed. ;.;>\ l RNMFN1 AFTER PANIC SI IA It KS. IH'ulcrs In I (WMlMnlfs Will Have to Give Reason for Vuwnrraiitcd Ad? vance In I ?rill's. ; Washington, Aug. 14.?The depart? ment of justice today at noon an? nounced the tir.st action beim,' taken to bummon before the federal grand jury persons alleged to have in? creased the retail prices of food by raunen of war conditional in Europa, JA1?S GETTING READY. Expected they Will Declare War on Germany VW] Shortly. Tokio, Aug. 11.?There was every Indication today that Japan is prepar? ing to declare war on Germany as soon as it is delinitely learned the statu;; Japan will have in the division of spoils. Germans are leaving Japan rapidly, Rl SSl.VS Hit; ARM V. l ac and a Half Million Men Mobil!/ cd at Czar's Comma ml. St. Petersburg, An. 1 I. ? Ku .. ii Ii i.-, now marshalled an army of live and a-half million. Three mil' inn ' have been held in reserve, two mil? lion at e on the German-Austrian 1 frontier, a half million are jii the Turkish frontier. Mol? Riiriis German Ship. London. Atlg? 1 I - A German ship in the harbor at Antwerp was burned , today and another pillaged by an aiitl-Ucmmti mob. RLI.GfAN 111 i i:\si; CAPTIKER. Germans Victorious In Onslaught on I Port Contain. Cologne, Aug 11. Fori Ponlnln, one of tin fortlttcatloita defending l.ie.;e Wak captured bjf Germans to day, It i.-: lour and a-h..lf miles north "I the ceider of tin cltj of Ucge. l*Hnh on Towards Bright* C apital. ? Irui i i Aug, I i. The (lermun i' iched Wlnghv tins aftcrniKin, len mile; from Louvuln and Iwcnty-alx mllra front UrunsHs, Austrian steamer I'lown up. Ilomr, Aug. i i ?The A ton" rlun > ? no r. Huron t; i utsch m us hluu n up hy a mine M ir la >siu Inland to IUI) . TWmt) Weir Killi I. Crouch Ash Turkc\ to Pxplaiu. I 'a i is, \ ||p || Tin- I l i'Hi'h era men I toduj demanded an ex phi" nation of Turku) for Ihc fuel or two Herman erulaera bring allowed to n mahn in the Durdanela t'nrhnjal Hera From Mexico. Vera C'rus, tug i i --Provisional T*roahlcn( Carbajal ami party arrived I' i nigh! and toda\ are under the Protection <?! tin- United states army. WILSON WOULD INVESTIGATE FOOD PRICES. flniofiinmHl Departments to inquire Duo Alleged Artificial Increases i" Cost. Washington, Au^. ij.?President Wilson today set Jn motion the ma chincry of the federal government to determine whether the cost of living is being Increased "upon the pretext of the conditions existing In Europe." He called upon Attorney General Mc Rsynolds to report If criminal pros? ecutions were warranted, and if any new laws wore necessary. The pres? ident may send a special message to congress in the latter event. Certain the country ought to be de? fended If possible, the president wrote to the attorney general, "against men who WOUld take advantage of BUCll circumstances to increase the price of food and the difficulties of living." Within a few hours from the time the president acted three of the ex? ecutive departments of the govern? ment were moving to learn the cause of the soaring prices of food through" out the country. Attorney General MeKeynolds set at work the bureau of Investigation of the department of justice with Its hundreds Of agents throughout the country. Agents of the depart? ment of commerce also were started upon the inquiry, ami Secretary Ued fleld conferred with Secretary Hous? ton of the department of agriculture. Some officials who believe the greater portion of price Increases have no connection whatever with the European war bUl are the result of manipulations, attempts at corners <>r Individual efforts of dealers, contend that the "Conspiracy" section of the Sherman law covers the sit Hon. At? torney Mclteynolds, however, will give an opinion on that feature to the president later. Congressmen who already have ju [f reduced resolutions to Lnvesttg^cfi the Iis?: in prices and others who are preparing similar measures Viewed the action of the administration with satisfaction. ThOy pointed out that, while Hour particularly had taken a great jump In price, wheat exports practically are paralysed and millions of bushels arc piled up in elevators or in freight curs strung across the country. Secretary Redfleld wrote Chairman Adamson of the house commerce committee suggesting an appropria? tion of $10,000 for his part of the In? vestigation. "if the present temporary stoppage of trade- with foreign countries is made the basis for an attempt in the country to put tip price..; artificially," Bald the secretary, "it is unpatriotic, CANsLEIi EXPOSES RICHARDS. __________ Says Candidate for Governor Told Different stories in Campaign ol 1012. To the Editor Of The State: 1 saw in your valuable paper of even date, page six, John G. Richards In substance says that any one saying iu 1912 that he t Ulchards> told one parly he was a lllcuselte ami another he was a Jones man" was a liar." 1 said so, i will not attempt to refer to the number of times Ulchards did say so. I thought so little of such a loan then, and now; but if he will deny this I shall cite him at leas! one care with proof, I am on a bed of affliction, but I am rapidly improving. James ('ausler, I if Tirsah. Col um bin hospital, Aug. 12, - CENSORING CABLE LINES. Bryan ami WiNmi IHmc'umm Possibility of Uuitlm- Hail on All ( ode Mes? sages. Washington, Aug. 13,?President Wilson ami Secretary I fry an today dis? cussed .it l? tiKth a plan to apply at nil cable offices ia the I'niinl Slates the same censorship which recently ins bn n placed on win h as stations to prevent neutral lerritor> from helnq used as a base for Ihr Irunsmiston of military or nnvn Iwlllgerenls, After i h? conference it became ? nov n i bat I he president and .\i r. Hrynn virtiiull) were ugreed that un Imp irtltt i ? nfon cinent of neutralit.v would rei|tilri censoring of rubles as v. ell us w ii eless, A new phase was called lo t heir at - lentlon, however, which has. delayed final decision until tomorrow's cabinet meeting. This is me ense with which Great Mritaln rouhl evu le Ihe censor? ship by having her messages sent over the Canadian border for transmission [through Uunudian cables, harvester (om kkn WITH a CAPITAL OF Silo.ooo,:mo MUftT separate IN THREE. Declared i?> Unltod states Supreme Court to he a Monopoly in Restraint Trade and Therefore a Violator of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law? Two Main Faults to Combination, Otherwise Fair to Small Concern. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. i~.?The In? ternational Harvester company today was declared to be a monopoly in re? straint of Interstate ami foreign trade and was ordered dissolved by a ma? jority decision in the United Stales district court. j less the $140,000,000 corporation submit a plan for the dissolution oil the combination into at least three in? I dependent concerns within DO days, or in ease of appeal within 'JO days ol the iasuance of an appeal mandate from the United States supreme court, tin decision announces that the court will entcrtuln an application for the appointment of a receiver for all the properties of the corporation. I The decision of the court was given by Circuit Judge Walter 1. Smith ol Iowa. With Which Judge William C jllook of Kansas agreed, and fron which Judge Walter A. Gallhorn ol Minn- sota dissented. I The majority opinion held that the International Harvester company wai from Its organisation in 1902 in vio? lation of the Sherman law. The orig? inal corporation, formed of live con coins, violated the lirst section of th< Sherman act by restraining competl Ition among themselves. The combined organisation also tended te monopo' Ilse trade in contravention or th< I section of this law. The decision declares that while tin linternational Harvester company am Its selling organization, the interna Itlonal Harvester company of Amer ica. control from s" to 85 per ecu ^n'fiii*- . trade in agricultural Implc mints manufactured by them, the! ; treatment of smaller competitors ii (general has been fair and just. The court finds fault with the ac? tions Of the corporation, aside Iron ' the technical violation of the Shcr man law, for only tw?< actions. Th< ' opinion declares that there was n< >| excuse for ihv advertising or tin products ?l' Ii. M. Uabornc & Co., ai independent for two years after it hai virtually entered the Internationa Harvester 'company. This advertisim was to Induce purchasers, the cour finds, from those who were oppose< to buying from the combination. >| The other act censured i>y the de clsion was the manner in which th< live original concerns were turnet over to the international company b; William C. Lane, a New York bank er, who contended that he had pur chased the properties. ; "The court is clearly of the opin 1 ion," the decision reads, "that tin process by which it was made to ap pear that the properties were sold tt Lane was merely colorable." '! The court holds, however, that tin ' property turned in to the Internation ial company was greater than tin Stock issued for it, and that the cast Involves no question of over-capital izution. The court cites portions of the dc eision in the ease of the Standard ol ? company, the American Tobacco com ! puny, the Du Tont de Xe.lira Hi <'o. ami other cases us to what constitute the restraint of trade, rensonabli .-.ml unreasonable. TO raise HEVEN I'E. I Congressional Leaders Discus! j Schemes to Meet Dclicit to Re Cans cd by War. ? ? - Washington, Aug, 13.?Congrcssion a] leaders today planned quick actioi 11" increase the country's Internii revenue $100.000,000 t(. offset curtail menl of customs revenue cxpcctei during the Kuropeau war. Senate?! Simmons and Representative I'nder Wood bergan a conference with Secre lary MeAdoo which will continue to? niorrou I inter I he sit nation w ill h< laid liefere President Wilson. It was tiellnitel) agreed not t? * at templ to change customs duties. All extra lax on liquors, possild) includ? ing doubling Ihr * I per barrel on bei r, Is the nist plan to be discused. Tin >? ilsu was talk to?la> ?>!' increased tax . ?i tobacco, propriet?r) medicines and otie r articles. ( aiian/a Enter* Capital, Mexico I "it>. Aug. I I. I 'onslitutl >n alists troops are iippronchlnv 11.-? capltnl t ? ? ? 1.-1 ^. They nre expected to take possession by night. There acre I no serious disorders. 1 LATEST WAR BULLETINS _ I Big Battle in Belgium May Begin I Any Hour. lil'KM.WS MASHING GREAT BODIES OF TROOPS AND RUMBLE OF GREAT GUNS ALONG BELGIAN ItOADH FILL THE AIR WITH SOUND LIKE DISTANT THUNDER?TURKEY TALKS OF DECLAR? ING WAR ON ALLIES?ITALY REFUSES TO PERMIT AUSTRIAN TROOPS TO CROSS HER TERRITORY. ? ? * Watching Golden Gate. San Francisco, Aug. 15.?A Ger man cruiser was sighted near the golden gate this morning. It is be? lieved to be waiting for a British or French Bteamer to come out. Still Hammering at Liege. Brussels, Aug. 15.?Though thoj Germans continue a tcrritlc bombard? ment night and day With their heav? iest guns, the Liege forts are today withstanding the assault successfully. Bombarding Baltic Island. Stockholm, Aug. 15.?A Swedish captain arriving today reported that the Germans were bombarding Dago island In the Baltic sea Wednesday. Italy Enforces Neutrality. Paris, Aug. 15.?A dispatch today states that Italy has |K>silively refus? ed permission to Austria to send one hundred and sixty thousand soldiers through Italian territory to the French frontier. Austrluns Defeated by Servians. London. Aug. 16.?An Exchange telegraph -Us. itch from xish says that four hum d thousand Austrlans I who made a c< icentrated attack last night, along the < rvlan frontier were . repulsed with ii vy losses. t ? - Greece Wtt declare War. r Athens, Aug. i... -it is officially i stated that Greece will declare war on Turkey unless a satisfactory expla - nation is made of reported attacks on i Greek merchant ships. i, Jap Licet Hunting Germans. u London, Aug. 16.?A dispatch from ? Tokio says the Japanese navy has put B to sea and will cooperate with the I British licet against the enemy in 1 the Pacitlc. t Brussels Not Besieged. \ Brussels, Aug. 15.?The war min? ister denies the report that the Ger . mans are marching on Brussels and 0 Antwerp. 1 - y Liner Crosses Safely. Hull. England, Aug. 15.?The Wll . son liner Buffalo arrived from New York today. Gen. Von Haimling Wounded. Paris, Aug. 15.?Gen, Von Haimling, j one of the foremost German corps [commanders was wounded in battle u' Recording to a war oilice statement . today. The German prisoners declare B that they are literally starving. Poles Promised Home Hub*. Copenhagen, Aug. 15. A dispatch . from Herl in says the Czar of llussia j has promised the Holes homo rule If . they remain loyal during the present WU.'. . French Engineer Abducts German*. Paris, Aug. 15.?It is reported that the French aviator Porrlu, Hying over German territory attacked and de? stroyed a Zeppelin dirigible by throw s ing bombs. He Matin says that seven hundred Germans seized a train on the border with French enginemon, and the engi . engineer running at alnu *t suicidal ( speed, carried the train p> a lown oe j copied h> tin French, where the en tire fort e was made prisoners, Big Battle Haging. Paris, Aug. 15.?It is reported that . an important battle is raging between . Liege and Luxemburg, the lighting lie . in ? i he he .v leH in the v icinity nf Marcho, Germans, who have been . capture! say that Ihe German gen . erals declare Ihcj are prepared t. lose bundle.i thousand men In the a; tempt to r<>ll back the allied iirmies. Ilcav v \rtlllery Moving. Brussels, Aug 15. - Belgium h shaken with Ihe tumble of thous amis of beavj cannon which the Ger ma as nre mot ing to the front, pre paring for ;i might: i*onlllct wllli l In nllies. \ gigantic battle sceim llkelj t.. break now nny hour. Skhmishtng ai several places has been blood: and I seven between the Hying squadrons. Freno # Xorions In Alsuce. Paris, *> /15.?The French ad? vance e ? occupied Saale, Alsace Provln/ ^\ iiij-c out the German de? le ndo 0 > t % _ ?s? ?OO0 llonicwai'd lionn(I. / V r /pool, Aug. 15.?Over live thou : Americans sailed for home today on tour liners. Austrian Ship Captured. Alexandria, Aug. 15.?A British cruiser today seized the Austrian mail liner Maricnbad, off the coast of Egypi. Turks May Declare War. Washington, Aug. 15.?it is intimat? ed by the Turkish ambassador that Turkey will refuse to heed the wishes of Qreat Britain and the allies that she yield up the two German war I ships that took refuge in the Dar Janella to escape capture by the Brit? ish. Any ultimatum from the allies I may bring a. declaration of war from Turkey. The Turks arc incensed at the ac? tion of Great Britain in seizing the two drcadnaughts built for Turkey in English ship yards. Two German Generals Killed. London, Aug. IS.?A Brussels dis patch confirms the death report of [the German general of the Vonem mtch. It also confirms the report that : Gen. Von Beulow, a brother of the I prince was killed Thursday. - Killing Von ronahnlnnls with Bombs. I Brussels, Aug. 15.?Residents of INamur are being wounded by bombs dropped by German aviators Hying aver the city. -. German Officers Commit Suicide. London, Aug. 15.?Bispatches from Brussels says the Germans besieging Li< gc are growing demoralized. Many oUlcers are committing suicide by [dorwning in the Mause, chagrined over the failure to capture the forts. American Liner Fired Cpon. Newport News, Aug. 15.?The cteamer Dorchester, of the Merchant and Miners' line, which arrived today, reported that an unidentified warship tired three shots at the vessel. The Dorchester displayed the American , l'ag. The wa rship steamed away without disclosing her nationality. American Tourists Ret urn. New York, Ang. 15.?Fifteen hun '? died Americans who were stranded ; In Europe arrived aboard the Celtic ' without baggage today. Many wealthy persons came over in the steerage. The lights were out and the port holes shrouded at night. NEGRO KILLED FRIDAY NIGHT. i _ Pod Found at Rland's Crnslng on This shlo of Mayesville. A negro who was supposed to be Dickey Clark was found dead on the side of the railroad track at Bland's Crossing, about il mile and a half em ihis side of Mayesville Saturday morn? ing, it being supposed that he came to his dcuth by being si ne k by a I train. The negro was not well known another negro named John l. Ha die ! Identified the body as that of ('lark. lie said he hud iseen Clark lasi about v o t lock the night before. Coroner owe ns was notified of the finding of the body and visited the scene. Only two witnesses were eg* aminrd. Kdle, and Dr. W. II. Bur? gess, win- testified I lull death was duo to a fracture of ihe shall caused b> a SC\ ere fall. KTOKM DOES DAMAGE. - f. It. Bruiison l oses C arriage llouso and Carriage in storm. I'i. m The I >? Hj Item, Aug. 1 it w.. learned this morning that ? windstorm visited the place of Mr. T. '? itrtiusou in the concord section yestcrda> fifleruoon, blowing down i t! tics. (>ne of the trees, a big oak. fell on Mr. Branson's carriage 1.se smashing a new carriage w hich he had In the building. The storm blew down several tree?* ni Mr. Percy llarvln's place In the Pri> ateer section.