Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?k toatcijttiftii .o tri W WATCHMAN, EfetabUshed April, 1M0. "Be Juit and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Almg't at be thy Country's, Thy God'l and Troth's." TUE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, ISM. Consolidated Aufr. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 62. mm Pic mm Germans Press Relentlessly Forward With Great Army. HSX4.IANS WILD WITH TERROR FLKK FROM CAPITAL CITY TO 0uV PORTS?SF.AT Of t ? O V F It N MP.NT TRANSFKItllFI) TO AXTWFltP QIFJ-.N MAY SI:i.K KIOFK.F IN MflHlArTII IHiHI'll COXTINIF TO WIN VICTORIES^' A LS AC F LOHHA1NF. tlruMtel* Terror Stricken. Brussels, Aug. 18.?The people of the city are wild with terror. Thous? ands) have fled to Antwerp and other coast cities. The machinery of the government has been transferred to Antaerp. The Queen and two chil? dren will probibly refuse** In England. The right wing of tho German army seems to be attempting to cut off the '.?ugi..n army from the main body of the French. A large arrr>y of Germans Is report? ed to be marching directly upon Brus? sels In a straight line from Kuy. They carry a large number of rapid flro guns on motor truck The steady advance of the Germans and the urgent preparations for the defense of the capital cause the ?continued offlclul announcement of Belgian victories to he taken with re? serve. A big force of Germans is re? ported at a point near Wavere, fifteen miles from Brussels. There are strong indications that the field of Waterloo may again see a titanic struggle. It Is reported that German cavalry have been seen north of Antwerp. Battle Near Namur. London. Aug. 18.?A staff corre? spondent of the Telegraph, at Namur, sent the following dispatch today: "We are on the eve of the tlrst great battle. Arrupjunes are cir< ling over ths? head of six hundred thousand Germans Who are sweeping toward the Meuse river." The rigid censor? ship precludes furt' information. Servian* Claim Victory. lamdon. Aug. 18.?The Servian le? gation reports that the Austrlans were completely routed in the mountains near Hhahats. llfteen thousand of ih?? Invaders being annihilated Four? teen heavy guns were captured from the Austrlans who tied acros the Stive end I>rlna rivers In great disorder. German TVtaehmcut Trapped. London. Aug. 11.?The Dally Mail dispatch from Brussels states that a German force which was caught be? tween the French cavalry and Belgian troop* at Camldleux, ten nMles north of Namur, auffered heo\y losses. Leipzig I tum log 1'rUcN. San Francisco, Aug. 18.?The Ger? man cruiser ladpslg sailed this morn? ing. The commander deelured that he will cruise off th?? California coast, searching for war prises. Harrender of Brussels Demanded. Berlin. Aug. 18.?Germany has demanded the surrender of Brussels, offering terms which the Belgian government flatly refused. Germans Ik*troy Town. Berne. Aug. 18.?German soldiers have burned the town of Burrweiler, blowing up a number of factories. Crown Prince Itcportcd Wounded. The Hague. Aug. is.?It Is per? sistently rumored that Crown I'rince Frederick William has been wound? ed and Is dyb.g at Aix I .a Chappei:. end that Kaiser Wilhelm is huri > in? to his side. The report is uneonhrm F.ng1t*h Take Two German OiiIm rv Shanghai. Aug is Two German rrulsrrs, badly damaged, have bei n to*e?l into Hong Kong. < Names ecu-, soied out ) tan I oMillion Men. London. Aun'. 1> A dispatch toda) to the Deeds*] Keen sa\s the Herman* ? re pouriiiK an nlsjNSd nnbcb.vable ntimb?r of mm. h< t ? and guns late lU-lKlum. p|M lag them along ||M en? tire line fron. l.uvmburg to the nort'iern limits .,f |?,-Igium. "We can afford lo loot I million men. as the price of \ I. t..i >-. but th. sllleM cannot afford to h,M?> a thous? and." German officers nay. "We took Liege in a week, when u, thought It would tak?- thn. month*." To *fr** Greek-Turkey t Hula, I^ond-n. Aug. 18. ? It Is learned of ixlall. toduv thai se\era. powei i have |tromlsed Turkey her Indept ml ?nee and that her Interests will be protected if she maintains a policy of strict neutrality. This will probably avert the Greek-Turkish crisis. Mutiny in Austrian Hanks. Paris. Aug. 18?Uite dispatches state that a serious mutiny has start? ed In the Australn army. A Slav reg? iment of the Fifteenth corps has re? volted ut Prague and a regiment of infantry has mutinied in Bohemia. Rl'SSlANS STEADILY ADVANCING. Repulse Allies ami Force Tliclr Way Into Prussia. tt Petersburg. Aug. 18.?It has been announced that the Czar's troops I arc more than holding their own against the Austro-(Jerman allies. In east Prussia the Russians are operat? ing on a line over 70 miles long. The 'allies have been repulsed in several attacks and Hussia is gradually fore? ign her way into Prussia. [Retting on Wars Paul. London, Aug. 18.?Lloyds is wager? ing even money that the war will bo over by December 31. Three Hlg Rattles Relng Fought. London. Aug. 18.?Dispatches seep? ing through the censor today indicato thut the struggle lor the mastery of Wcatern Europe Is now fairly on. Three big battles have opened; one In northern laduium, one near Ardennes, tho third in Lorraine. The French successes in Alsace seem to he bal? anced by German advances through I'.elgium. ADDHF.SS TO THF PEOPLE. President Wilson Asks American Peaajhj to Re Xcutrul in Speech ami Conduct. Washington, Aug. IS.? President Wilson toduy addressed a communica? tion to the American people asking them to observe strict neutrality of speech and conduct during the pres? ent European contlic and to act in u spirit of impartiality, fairness and friendliness to all concerned. Secretary Tumulty today flatly de? nied the report that the (Jerman 10m peror had made representations lu this government regarding the anil German campaign. WANT CENSORSHIP REMOVED. Germans Appeal to Government to Release Wirdes Stations From Cen? sor. Washington, Aug. 18.?The German Charge d'Affaires again appealed to Secretary Hryan today asking for the lifting of the censorship on the wire? less station at TucKcrtou, X. J., and Sayvllle, Long Island. The cabinet will consider the matter this after? noon. HEAVY HALES IN LAKE CITY, Tobacco Mar'ict There Sees Trans? fer of Nearly Half Million Pound of Weed lor tMJll, Lake City. Aug. is.?The four warehouses of Lake City sold today 1*0,311 pounds Of farmers' tobacco for MI.SlS.lt, This is decidedly the largeal s.ib- for ? single day thai any market In this state has had. Yester? day Mr. Pulfhum for the Imperial To laiccn company began buying again, after basing been off the market for two weeks, and the news of his re? turn ami the consequent Increase in price were responsible for today's sales. <.0\ FHVMFNT TO Rl Y SHIPS. Will Curry on Commerce Through FisVml < oittrollcd Corporations, Washington, Aug. it, The United HlaleM government will stain purchase a number Of ships and operate them through a corporation controlled by lite government, neeordlng In an i reemenl at n conference at the White House today. Prealdenl Wilson und .i committee composed of Henu* lorn f*h%rke, Simmons, I'ongresinan Hnderu.Vlexunder ami Heere? Inrles MeAdoo and Tumulty were at ? he r?inf< rence, BATTLE Of jjjjH. "ma RH Illa I sc." DROVE FRENCH' OX TO VICTORY. Jlml to Stand Fire of Artillery From Strong German Kiitrencliiucnts. iSrmdon, Aug. 17.?A Kr?ssels dis? patch to the Exchange Telegraph company says the. French casualties In the lighting between Namur and Dlnant were heavy, as the Germans were strongly entrenched and their artillery at the outset played great havoc with the French. The French wing at Dlnant bad been badly cut up and nearly routed when suddenly the strains of the i "Marseillaise" resounded in the French lines and the men rallied and i reformed. With splendid gallantry they charged, hurling themselves on 1 the German troops, breaking through their lines and putting them to flight. I The Times correspondent at Namur, i Belgium, who witnessed the lighting i at Dinant Saturday, says: "The battle occupied a whole day, but was made up of two actions^ Tho llrst continued from morning until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The second occupied the remainder of the after? noon. From early morning, when the Germans took possession of a part of I Dinant on the left bank of the Meuse .and a regiment of French infantry ad I vanced at the same time from the south and occupied the other side of the town, skirmishes between the two forces proceeded throughout the fore? noon. "In the afternoon the fighting took the form of an artillery engagement. The French infantry withdrew from the town into the woods at the side of the Meuse four miles from the river. "The artillery then took charge of I the battle, at the same moment a French infantry regiment advancing ? along the Meuse on the right bank , from lloux, at the south of Namur, I Hung itself on the Germans' in the town and aided by artillery drove them off. Then from 3 o'clock until 6 o'clock the two armies were engag? ed in an artillery duel acroi the town. It was always the Germans Who were retiring along the hills to ; the south of the town and always the French who moved forward their bat? teries little by little. Gradually the French drove the Germans south? ward, probably along the road to Han Sur-Lesse, pursuing all the time with infantry and chasseurs. "To all appearances the French ar? tillery made better practice than the German. The number of killed and wounded must have been heavy." I GEORGIA holds PRIMARIES. - Hoke Smith Oppo>cd by doc Brown for Innig Term in Senate?Five Out ! for short One. ????? Atlanta, Ga, Aug. IS.?Candidates for the long and short terms in the. United States senate for governor and state offices will be nominated in n Democratic State-wide primary to? morrow'. Action of the Georgia primary is 1 equivalent to election. Senator Hoke Smith, who is seek? ing renomlnatlon, Is opposed by For mer Gov, Joseph M. Brown. For the unexplred term of the late Senator A. O, Bacon, the candidates are John It. Cooper, Thomas B. Fehler, Con? gressman Thomas W, Hardwlck, G. it H?tchens and Gov. John m. slaton, I J. Randolph Anderson, president or the Georgia State senate; L. G. Hard man and N. (i. Ilardman are making the race for the gubernatorial nomi? nation, Indications point to an unusualh heavy vote. FOR STORING COTTON. Federal Licence Measure Reported to Senate, Washington, Aug. 12.?Senator Hoke Smith's bill for federal licensing of coLton warehouses was favorably reported today by the senate agricul? tural committee, Senator Hoke smith urged early passage, The I.ill is designed to add to the value of warehouse receipts so thai Ihey may Im? made n basis lor com? mercial paper to relieve Southern farmers during the European war. Hoy Secures Hail. lian/ee Perry, who was arrested on the coroner's wnrrunt several weeks ago charged with the murder of his father, llansee Perry, In the SSoar section oi the county, was released on had yesterday, ball being set al $1. IMIO, Mr ?! I HI likes went on bail for iii< negro, The hoy's mother, who was arrested at the same tune, was released on ball some time ago. PRESIDENT AVERTS WAR. UXCLE SAM HAS CLOSE ( ALL WITH MEXICO. Cabinet Urge* Executive to Bend Troops into Mexlenn Capital but I instead of Intervention President Sends Agent to Heal Villa-Cairan ?n split. Washington, Aug. is.?Just how close the United States came to be? ing Involved In a war with Mexico as recently as a fortnight ago was re? vealed today by high Official! of the administration. j When Gen. Carransa abruptly re? jected the overtures of the peace en? voys sent by Provisional President Carbaja] and at the same time lgnor Jed diplomatic efforts of the American i government to bring about a peaceful entry to the constitutionalists into Mexico City, drastic measures were urged upon President Wilson. Many members of the cabinet, it ! is said, a majority, urged sending I American troops from Vera Cruz to the Mexican capital to prevent an? archy then expected to follow from i the failure of the Carbajal govern I mcnt and the constitutionalists to [reach an agreement. President \vn , son, however, firmly resisted all pres j sure, arguing sending American I troops to Mexico City probably would i mean war with the constitutionalists. J A few days later overtures came [ from the Carbajal government to the j effect that if American troops would come to preserve order they would be I assisted. Other promises were made !?the United States was to be given ja coaling station in Magdalena Hay, the Chamlsal claims were to be ad? justed, and many other things of par? ticular interest to the American gov? ernment were to be arranged. The president rejected all approach? es, believing the constitutionalists themselves would maintain order, lb' gave his attention instead to the possible split between Villa ami Car Iransa and renewed efforts to harmon j lie the leaders. To carry out this purpose the j president sent a personal friend, I Paul Fuller, a New York lawyer, to see both Villa and Carran'/a. Mr. J Fuller arrived at Villa's headquarters, where he is co-operating with George ! C. Carothers, American consular i agent, in urging Villa to join with I I Carransa in maintaining peace in MeX ? ico. Announcement of the fact that Mr. Fuller had gone to SOS Villa was made by Secretary Dryhn today. White House Officials said Mr. Ful j ler went to Mexico merely to gather information for the administration. It I was reported in some quarters thai j Mr. Fuller was sent to familiarize I himself with conditions and that he eventually might be named ambassa? dor to Mexico. FIRST RALE <)F M AV COTTON. Sold by Mr. J. M. Weathorly of Un? do! at Nine Genta, Mr. J. M. Weatherly of Tindal sold the first bale of new cotton on the Bumter market this morning. The cotton was purchased by Lcvl Bros and graded strict low middling, be? ing green, nappy and gin cut be? cause of the greenness, This made the price lower than it otherwise would have been, il cents having been paid for the cotton. The bale weighed 56S pounds. Mr. Levl stated this morning that it was best for the farmers not to gin their cotton until it was dried out. us the greenness was injurious to it and prevented their getting as good a price for it as they would if they wait? ed and let it dry out. WARNING TO OFFICIALS. Postal Department Hals Thorn Keep Hands Oil. Washington, Aug. 17.?The postof lice department has received com? plaints concerning the alleged politi? cal activity of rural carriers and post? masters in different sections of the Third congressional district of South Carolina. The department has sent out a telegraphic warning to the pos? tal ollivials of the Third district and Inspectors will Investigate to what ex? tent the rural carriers may* be or may have been engaging in politics in vio? lation of the law. M'HFYNOLDH NOMINATED. XMoiuov Gencrol Promoted to Su? preme Court HeiM'll. Washington. Aug. 19. Attorney General Meltcynolds was nominated for the Supreme Courl bench lodn> by President Wilson. .V . 1st a n1 At lorne> General Gregory was nominated to succeed Mr. Mclteynolds, Ii HEWS IS ML W Conflicting Reports Tell of Many Victories and Great Losses. ONE REPORT SAYS BRUSSELS HAS BEEN CVKITUFD, ANOTHER DENIES IT. BULGARIA SAYN SHE Will, ERVE STRICT NEU? TRALITY. VARIOUS REPORTS OP SM.* ?NGAGEMENTS HAD BETWEEN FRENCH AND GERMANS Destroying German Commerce. London, Aug. 19.?Over live hun? dred German merchant ships valued (with cargoes) at more than three hundred million dollars have beer captured by the British, llussb ^ and French warships, according to v estimate made up today. Million, pounds of food have been capturou which will bo used to feed the allied armies. Some of the larger ships will be converted into cruisers and the others will be used as transports. Bulgaria Neutral. London, Aug. l.?Great Britain was notified today that Bulgaria will main i tain a strict neutrality. Sugar and Coffee Captured. Marseilles, Aug. 11).?The Austrian | ship Bmilla, with a valuable cargo of] sugar and coffee, was captured off the north coast of Africa today by a \ Frenc h gunboat. Russians in Austria. Si. Petersburg, Aug. 19.?A Russian army of seventy thousand invaded .he Austrian Provinces of Bukovina and Galicla today. The Russians are marching on Csernowits. Germans in Russia. Amsterdam, Aug. lib? An official dispatch from Berlin state:; that the Germans have occupied the town or : Mlawa in Russian Poland. Brussels Taken by Germans. London, Aug. 1!?.?A dispatch from Antwerp reports that the Germans captured Brussels today after a ileicc all night battle. Though tin- report in generally credited, it has not been officially confirmed. A Brussels dispatch dated C.30 last 'night slated: 'The Germans have commenced a forward movement over the whole battle line. II is stated the movement was made by the direct or ; tiers of the Kaiser." An hour later a Brussels dispatch said a desperate battle is raging along the extensive front. Refugees are pouring in from Tlrlemont and Dlest. ; The Germans are heavily bombard? ing the LoUVain, Belgian army head ; quarters. It is bellevetl the British government is sending heavy reln , forcemcnts into Belgium and France. Fall of Brussels Denied. London, Aug. 19.?The Belgian le? gation denies the report of the fall of ; Brussels. A heavy battle is raging just east of Brussels. They also declare 1 thai the forts at Liege remain in? tact. _ 'j ! Russian Plunderers Warned. London, Aug. It).?A wireless mos-; sage from Berlin says that Germany has protested and warned the Bus jsian armies against burning and plund ! ering in east Prussia. t _ Namur Fortifications Stormed. Paris, Aug. 19.?The Germans stormed the Namur fortifications los-1 Ing heavily. I _ French Occupy German Towns. Paris, Aug. 19.?The occupation of t Baeburg and Pfalshurg by French , troops was announced today. The Germans fell hack toward Scaharen. Germany Needs Italy, ' Paris. Aug. 19.?In a final effort to swing Italy into line to oppose the al? lies, Germany has sent a military and diplomatic mission to Bonn'. Traveling by automobile the party reached Trlest today. French Naval Victory. Paris, Aug. 19.? The Austrian cruis? er /cute was sunk hy a French war? ship off Antivarl Sunday. Two hun? dred of the crew were drowned. A French torpedo b?.;ii today captured the Austrian steamship Dinorns with a cargo of wheat, off the bland <! Gut rn/.y. BirrWI I N GERMANY INR JAPAN Beportcd Tlinl Gorman) Will IMeusv Fortress b> China. PekIn, Aug. 1!?. it is r< ported that i Im ( b i man in ill ist? i has :i pproached the president ?.t China ailh a pro posr m surrender Kiao ("hau and Ts; . to to tho Chinese government. T ? 6vernment official refuse to in or deny the report. If true amoves the basis of the Japanese Alande upon Germany. Turkey IMedgrs Neutrality. London, Aug. It.?The Turkish am? bassador assured the British foreign olflee today that Turkey will remain neutral. Belgians Itctrcat to Antwerp. Paris, Aug. 11*.?It is rumored at the war office that the Belgians are retiring from Louvain and Brussels to Antwerp. I _ Driven Out of Servia. I Xiah, Aug. i'.). - The Servians an? nounce the retreat of all the Austrians In Servia. The Austrians lost three thousand killed and live thousand wounded in the battle of Shabatz. Reports from Russia. St. Petersburg, Aug. 19.?It is re? ported that lire is sweeping the gov? ernment docks at Odessa. The re? port that Russian warship struck a mine and sunk is unconfirmed. German Army Advancing. Berlin, Aug. 19.?The war office States that the German main army is steadily advancing beyond Namur, RfelgtUm, though'meet.ng a sharp re? sistance. -____________________ RORRER8 ESC ARB IN CAR. .Loot Pittsburgh Bank and Then Make Off. I Pittsburgh, Aug. 17.?Alleghany county authorities tonight warned po? lice at all points within a hundred miles radius to watch for an automo? bile containing two youths who held up the Homestead National bank here today. < Ifficers of the bank will not name the amount of money stolen but a package of $1,000 dropped by one of the bandits was recovered. The bandits' escape was made pos? sible by the fact that one of them carried an extra spark plug for an automobile which they took from in I front of a preacher's home. He was I passing the bank as they were inside and seeing his car at the curb remov? ed the spark plug so it could not be started. Just then the men emerged from the bank and it was when one of them was placing another spark plug on the engine that J. M. Thorner, cash? ier, opened lire through the bank window. They returned tho fire as they sped away. Police pursued in another automo? bile and came on them as they were abandoning the preacher's machine and entering a high powered racing car. which they had left in custody of a farmer's boy early in the morning. Shots were exchanged and two detec? tives were wounded. The bandits' automobile soon was lost to sight by the pursuing car. " I I T1LLMAN TO CAST VOTK.. - r" i Lever Also Will Come Home to Reg? ister His Choice in the Primary. Washington, Aug. 17.?Senator Till man has decided to go to South Car? olina on August 23, next Sunday, for the purpose of voting In the primary of August He will not return to Washington until December. Congressman Lever and Morris Lumpkin, assistant clerk to the house committee on agriculture, expect to leave Washington for South Carolina next Satuida; for the same purpose. Congressmen Johnson, Byrnes and one or two other members of the del? egation arc ulready at home ami prob? ably will not retur until after the primary*. KAPAI V WILL si BBIAIM B < arran/a Mu>t Promise to (iivc \imtcMy to lli> Men. Mexico City, Aug. If.?Zapats has offered to surrender to Carransa If his followers arc granted amnesty. Negotiations sire proceeding. Car ranz;i has repudiated Carbajers pa? per money.