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m ?UMTKR WATCHMAN, IfetabUiihcd April, ISM. "Be Just and IVur not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." TUB TRUE SOCTIIROX, Established June, UM Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914. Vol. XXXIX. No. 6 I Russians Gome to Aid of Allies in France and Belgium With Half Million Men Victorious Course of Russians in Prussia and Austrian Poland Continues and Opponents Fall Back Before Them-Re? ported Talk of Surrendering Paris to Avoid Damage to City by Shells-England Calls for More Volunteers. Fear? ing Long, Hard War. ADVANTAGE WITH ALLIES. German Advance Cliccked In Vicinity of Verdun. Purl*. Sept. 4.?The military gover? nor announced this afternoon that an advantage had been gained by the British and French troops since the fighting wus resumed this morning. The Germans have been checked In the vicinity of Verdun. ? Ku-tfdaii Troops In I Vance. New York, Sept. 4.?Seventy-two thousand Kassian troops are now in France and Belgium lighting with the allies and a half million more are on the way from Uussla b) aid In the tight against the German invaders, according to passengers arriving aboard the Cunarder .Yh.urctaniu last night. The Russian umy Is reported to have landed at Aberdeen on the night of August 27th. Russians Continue VUtorlous. Bucharest, Sept. 4.?It Is reported that the Russians occi pled Czerno wlts without rcslstaie e and are marching on Suczawa, rear the Rou? manian border. Mussians Driving Austrian*. Petrograd, Sept. 4.?The general staff states that Kassians have driven the Austrian-* back ulonu the trout of two hundred and fifty miles, captur? ing Csernowlts and 2.olklew. The ^Russians are now using Lemberg us a ^?sV? *ot operations against Austria. - Osleml Expects Battle. OsUnd. Sept. 4.?All Austrian* have been ordered to leave v/lthln twenty four hours. British, French und Bel? gians are advised to leave Immediate? ly. This indicates that lighting is ex? pected here. German Communications Threatened. Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 4.? On* hundred thousand Aast nans art rushing to the reinforcement of the German left wing whb h Is menaced by the steady advance of the French in Lorraine. It is believed that the French advance Is a movement to cut the entire German army off from Its base of sur piles und foree its sur r Meter. Turkey Mines Dardanelles. Rome. Seid. 4.?The Dardanelles has been mined by Turkey, thus bot? tling up the Russian iliac': sea licet. Allies Still Falling Back. Parts. Sept. 4 - -The allies' left wing has fallen back to tb third line of defenses. Meziers Is reported can tured by the Germans. It is reported that the Germans are bombarding Senlls, u. miles v.ort beast of l'aris. 7.%u.ouo In Battle it Rheims. Berlin. Sept. 4.?An official state? ment said today that T?#,##! men were engaged In the battle Wednesday beteen Rheims and Verdun France. No details were given ?f the battle. EIGHT A It MY COUPS ROITFB. Russians Control All ?.f I'.astern Gall vim. Petrograd, Sept. 4 ?The minist??I of war announced todt v that Austrian troops who hud been routed in the recent lighting In Gali< la consish'd of ?Ight army crops. three hundred and twent. thousand men, and that the Russians were the absolute mas? ters of all eastern Gab ta. GFIIMAN BOATS CRIPPLLD. ?naff Bamau?sl and Oilier* Itcoortod Sunk Near Kiel (anal London, lent. I.- ft von Oermnn torj>edo beats: arrived at Kiel tuda) badiv isjsnsjsjal it is inderati ad lhat others g*ef* sank in th ? vklntl] oT tin Kni i'huI, fOnVlnt.) I imland ( all- Tor Help. IssssfasX swat, I.?Premier Aetiutth today afsraalee to tin ronntrj for more volunteers. lie gjiao> it plain that Um nnvemssenl nntielpntes r long hard struggle. Allies Repulse Germans. Paris, Sept. 4., U 1?. M.?The allies are successfully repulsing the Ger-( mans, anil the advance on Paris has ' been stopped. Austrians Need Help. j Vienna, Sept. 4.?It is reported that Germany has sent an army corps to Galacia to aid the Austrians against 'the Russians at Lemberg. Moselems Preach Holy War. Athens, Sept. 4.?There are uncon lirmcd reports that Mohammedan priests are urging a holy war upon all ' foreigners. The issue of this uprising ' may Imperil many American mission i a rics. May Surrende?* Paris. Rouen, Sept. 4.?It is reported that the authorities of Paris are consider? ing the surrender of the city to the ! Germans to prevent the destruction jof property by artillery lire. I Itimnttiiii to Holland. j l?ondon, Sept. 4.?An unconllrmed .report has been received that Ger? many has seni an ultimatum to liol i land. lUoody Puttie at Amiens. Uoulogno, Sept. I.?Delayed?It Is reported that the Germans captured Amiens alter one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The Germar.? suf? fered terrible loss and Trench losses were enormous. Victory ut Lublin. London. Sept. l.?A dispatch from Petrograd states that the Russians defeated the Austrians between Lub? lin and Kotilm, rapturing eight Max? ims und one thousand prisoners. Italy for War. Rome, Sept. 4.?The leaders of the war party ure urging Italy to join the allies against Germany and Aus? tria. Rumors of cabinet changes are , in general circulation. INDICTED AS ILLEGAL COMBINE. Nine Cor|Huratlons ami Ten Individuals Charged witli Violation of Sherman Law. Washington, Sept. 4.?Nine corpor? ations and ten individuals, commis? sion merchants, were Indicted today by the federal grand jury charged wth combining to control the prices of foodstuffs in the District of Colum? bia in violation of the Sherman anti? trust law. The movement Is expected to spread over the entire United States. C. A. SMITH TOR MANNING. Lieutenant Governor Dclincs Ills Po? sition. Columbia, Sept. I.?The following j telegram v as received yesterday at .Manning headquarters in ColUWbla I from Charles A. Smith of Timmons \ille, who was one of those eliminat? ed in the first primary election for governors t "Assured Mr. Manning during and at close of campaign my support if in second primary. Repeated assur? ance in letter several davs ago." I _ OR\NGEBl RG MERCHANTS AID. Pay Ten tents for Cotton When tin* Proceed^ Applied |u indebtedness. 'hang? burg, Sept. I.?Messrs, Von Ohaen and Hmonk, enterprising mer? chants oi this place, have led off in a proposition to the cotton raisers w ho are Indebted lu Ihe ilrtn, to taki re*ton In payment of u certain per? centage of the obligation, at the price of Ju cents. Other iner< bants und business men of Ihe ?? it> are following suit, ami this action will relieve con rdderuM) ihe small farmers, who. While Wishing lO HqUldute their debts, do not rare to BttCliltCC then COttoil at ?even cents. Times .ire pretty dub just now. but 11 ? ? knowing ones think Ihe near fu I lure trill bring relief. "STAY LAW" IS ILLEGAL. \ Lot IM S DECIDED OVER 10 YEARS AGO THAT IT WAH I NtOX STITl'TION Ali. state's court of Error Denied Leg? islature Right to Suspend Legal Remedies in Cnrow Case. Columbia, Sept. 5.?Certain clttsens who met in the oiiicc of the governor Wednesday having by resolution re? quested him to convene the legisla? ture in Special session, to pass among other things a "stay law" or bill "for the extension of all indebtedness," the j question arises whether such an en? actment would be constitutional. Under State vs. Carew (19 Rich. L.. p. itiS) such a measure is unconsti? tutional. The resolution adopted at the con? ference Wednesday, presided over by John g. Richards, contemplates the passage at the desired special legls altive session of? "First. A bill, such as in their judg? ment is wise and expedient for the extension of all Indebtedness for such period as may be calculated to insure such relief to the debtors of this State. "Second. A bill, under the police! powers of the constitution, restrict? ing the acreage in cotton throughout the State for the year 1915." Without attempting to discuss the constitutionality of the proposed second bill, or whether its considera? tion could not be better postponed until January next, it is pertinent to inquire, before incurring the expense of an extra sesion of the legislature, whether the proposed first bill is within the power of that body to en? act, the governor to approve or offi? cers of the State to enforce. Such a ; proposed bill is commonly denomi? nated a "stay law," that is to say, a law which for a designated period of time stays suits on past due claims and the collection of judgments ac? cording to their terms. Under tho extreme exigency of the times, the legislature of this State. on December 11, 1191, passed an act entitled, "An Act to extend relief to debtors and to pi event the. sacrifice of property at public sales." Gy its terms, it prohibited any officer of the State from serving or executing any mense or Anal process of any of the courts of this State for the collection of money until after the expiration of the session of the legislature, which would convene in November, 1SGL'. This act was renewed and extended in February, 1863, December. 1863, Dccembeiv.lS?; I, and again in Decem? ber 1IC6 until the adjournment of the legislature, which would convene in December, 1SC6\ With so many of the people, in? cluding lawyers, in the army during the war, an/1 the unwillingness of many to enforce payment in a depre? ciated currency, no question was raised in the courts as to the validity of these several acts, until the spring Of 1806, when a proceeding was in? stituted by rule against the sheriff of Charleston, and was carried by ap? peal to the court of appeals. As a constitutional question was Involved, the court of errors was convened. The court included all the judges of Iths State, three of the court of ap? peals, bve law judges ami three chan? cellors-?eleven In all. The case was fully argued by Messrs. Lord and Spain on one side, and by Messrs. Harllee and Sellers contra. I The opinion of the court was de? livered by the chief justice, con? curred in by his two associates of the COUrt Of appeals, four Of the law judges and the three chancellors? one law judge dissenting The deci? sion was that "So much of the acts of 1861'and 1865, commonly called the stay law, as declares that it shall not he-Jtawful for any ofllcer to serve or execute UlCSne or final process for the collection of money is void, be? cause repugnant to the provision of the constitution of the Unih >i States ?that no State shall pass nil) law im? pairing the obligation of contracts,' ami the similar provision of the con? stitution of this Slate.Sei? State v*. Carew, 13 Rich., U, p. 498.) From this decision it follows that 'be date of payment ol a contract i>: a part of its obligation which can not ho shortened or extended by the leg? islature ..f ;m\ State; and an.V at lempied prohibition, post|H?ntncnl or suspension by the legislature of ex? isting legal remedies musl he held null and void by ti.arts of Ibis Slate ami of the I'niud States, Mourn- Tells of Thousands, I.on<lo,i Sept. r>, The < 'op( nhsigcn eorVespo iionl of The standard snys: "The Hermans nre mourning |no,< . d< ad, THE NEW BANK SYSTEM. : - federal reserve board to begin organ1 /< at i on of system directly. Generally Accepted That tho New Scheme Can ho Cut into Operation by October l?Twelvo Danks to bo Reaily Soon Alter That Time, Washington, Sept. 4.?Alter all day conference with charing huu.se dele? gates from all ihe districts concern-1 ed tho federal reserve hoard announc? ed tonight it would proceed imme? diately with the organization of the 12 reserve hanks provided for by the new currency system, it generally is accented the system can be put in operation about October 1. The ac? tual opening may be delayed but it was said the 12 hanks would be ready to do business within the next six' weeks. According- to mefhbers of the board 1 there was little hostility shown at tho conference to early opening of the new system. The conference was confined closely to tho question of opening and to a discussion of the foreign and do? mestic exchange situation. Delegates furnished such information as they possessed, but left the hoard without much com ri te knowledge as to the exact situation throughout the coun? ty. A committee was named to con? sider foreign and domestic exchange and formulate a plan by which Amer? ican obligations to Europe can be ad? justed without taking gold out of the country, in consequence of the meet? ing, there will be no effort on the part of the reserve board to name the Class "C" directors for the reserve banks for some time. Every other step which must precede the opening of the banks will be laid out before the directors are announced. Following is the Conference ex? change committee: J. B. Forgan, First National bank of Chicago, chair? man; B, F. Strong, Rankers' Trust company of New York, L. L. Hue of Philadelphia; Sol Waxier of New oi? lcans, T. P. Beale of Boston. WORKING on WAR TAX. Congress Will Lose No Time In Pro \ kling for Needed Revenue. Washington, Seid. 5.?-The ways and means committee is today formu? lating plans to raise a hundred mil? lion war tax. No time will be lost in enacting the measure into law. The tax is likely to be- placed on gasoline, railroad tickets, freight, beer, and In ' hcritances, soft drinks chewing' gum, J and theatre tickets may also be taxed. CAN STORE 900.000 DALES. Charleston's Warehouse Capacity 200,000 Bales. Columbia. Sept. 4.?That Charles? ton hay storage facilities lor 200,000 bales of cotton is the information made public this morning by Commis? sioner B. J. Watson. Mr. Watson said j that Savannah, Ca.. has storage room i for 462,000 bales of cotton. ex? clusive of Savannah Mr. Watson es? timates that South Carolina has stor? age facilities for upwards of 900,000 ' bales of cotton, basing this estimate I : 6n ike census of warehouse room, 'which he has made from reports re? ceived from all parts of the State. "buy A bale" PLAN. Atlanta ( iti/.ens Contract for 301 Palo First Day. Atlanta, Sept-. 4.?The "buy a bale of cotton" movement which has been designed to relieve the cotton market situation brought about by the Eu ropeai war. was taken up in Atlanta .today at n meeting of prominent eiti 1 z?-iis who contracted for the pur? chase of bales. Other meetings of u similar nature are to be held and it is planned to organize a system? atic campaign for the purpose of fur t lu ring t he mo\ euu nt. The scheme already has been ad. pt? ed iu other parts of the South and il is planned to extend it to every town and city. The plan is to induce every Individual in Ihe South to buy ,i t least one halo of cotton at I en cents per pound direct from the fann? ers and place II 111 a warehouse for one year. POTASH st I ?PLY MAY FAIL. \o tear is Fell as |o Nitrate- From West Const of South America. "Nitrates will come us usual from South America," stated Commissioner Watson yesterday, "and probably in greater bulk, n^- the war in Kurope does ihm affect the nitrate situation, it is Ihe pojRfeh supplies that are worrying uns" y Mo Move to Make Attack on Defenses of Paris. MEN or FRANC E AND ALLIED ARMIES CANNOT UNDERSTAND CON? TINUED RETREAT BEFORE GERMAN ADVANCE WHEN THEY IlAVi: NOT BEEN DEFEATED?THEY ARE SUPREMELY CON? FIDENT Til AT GERMANS CANNOT TAKE PARIS PORTS?RUS? SIAN AVALANCHE MOVING ON ROAD TO BERLIN. Prisoners Held by Germans. Berlin. Sept. 3. (Delayed)?The Tageblatt states that the following prisoners are now held by the Ger? mans: French, officers; 15.000 men; Russians, 70 officers, 10,000 men; Uelgiuns, 12,000 men. Russia us Moving Northward. Koine, Sept. .">.?a disimtch from Vienna announces that following the capture of Lemberg the Kassian cei ter suddenly moving northward against Austrians in the region around Lublin and Zjamohac. still Battling in iUlgium. Ostend, Sept. ?">.?Fighting continues in the district around Alost and Ter mondc, Belgium. The railway near Alost lias been blown up. The Ger? mans are bombarding Termonde, a I fortified tow n. Germany, a Laud of Mourning. ! Copenhagen, Sept. "?.?Count Thron - berg, arriving from a trip through Germany, reports that it is a land -.t mourning. The last line of reserves has been .sent to the armies. The losses have b< en colossal. The he av? iest losses have been on the Muns und Charleroi line, and before Paris. : The streets of the cities are almost \ desolated, the tramways. omnibuses and many positions on the railways tare conducted by women. Germany IIs already almost denuded of men. j young and old. Ordered to Leave Paris. Paris, Sept. "..?au Austrians and i Germuns have been ordered to leave . Paris within 48 hours. Advance on Paris Checked. Paris, Sept. 5.?The official an? nouncement today states that the Ger : man advance on Paris has been j checked. The Invaders who have i been baited west of the river in Ai - 'g?nne are endeavoring to inaugurate Ian encircling movement. The bom ; bardment of Mauleuge continues. _ Admit Loss of Lemberg. Vienna, Seid. .">.?The Austrian gov Iernmcnt admits the capture' o; Lem? berg by the Russians. Tremendous Loss in Hat tie. London, Sept. .".?The Standard's Paris correspondent's latest estimate; thus far Is that the French losses have been 30,000 killed, 70,000 wound? ed and missing; Germans Killed 30, 000, 150,000 wounded and missing. Other estimates are much larger. The Copenhagen correspondent declares that 100,000 Germans have been killed. Austrians at Bay. Petrograd, Sept. 5.?Eighty thou? sand Austrian soldiers who have been cut off from the main army arc at ' bay west of Lemberg. French Abandon Havre Havre, Sept. .".?This city Iras been abandoned by the French troops ami made an open town.. The wounded soldiers and American rcugces are I cing ta'ken to London. Germans Leave Mallnes. Ostend, Sept. .">.?Mallnes has been completely abandoned by the German troops. Allies still Confident. Paris, Sept. 4.?The Hermans today are thirty-four miles east ae.d north of Paris and have apparently aban? doned the attack upon the rltj forts. Great dissatisfaction ii< reported among the allied troops, who do not understand wh\ they are continual" |j retreating, as they have not beer defeated. The chief officers observe a grim silence. The Frencii authori? ties are supremely confident that llie Hermans will be unable to take Par Is. Russian* Sweep Onward. Petrograd, Sem. r.?The Russians ait now moving on Posen, which is on the shortest route to lleriin. The defeat of the Austrians at Sea most ?h/ared the way for the advance. One Immen* Russian army is proceeding toward Berlin, another is pursuing the Austrians who retired on Cracow, Jaroalaw and Prisml, Poland. The captured territor* -Austria and Pruaauia i:s ix^^g^ ministered by Russian ge?- %W ^ m\ w ?.idemic in Bcr'iu. .1 nn gen. Sept. 6 ?An eptdem? , typhoid fever is reported in Bar* tin. .V"st of tlic physicians are at the front. King Albert Wounded. Amsterdam, Sept. 5.?A dispatch from Merlin says King Albert of Hel ' glum waa wounded In the hand by shrapnell While leading the lielgian army in retreat into Antwerp. His automobile was wrecked. Karlsruhe Sinks English Ship. j New York, Sept. H.?The British I merchantman Bower Castle, with a cargo of nitrate of soda, for New York was sunk by the German cruiser Kailsruhe, off St. Lucia, West Indies. ] Moving Around Paris. Paris. Sept. ."?.?It is officially an? nounced that the indications now are that the Germans arc continuing a long rounding movement, leaving Par? is on the right and moving in a southeasterly direction. To the Last Ditch. ' nouncement was made Tnis ^terno<nY'*,? that England, ftTranoe and Russia have signed an agreement, that not one of the allies shall makt? or accept piace overtures unless Uie^ej|gg?4*vo , agree. All three | ji 'jjffij^)!1"*1 together to the very last. -? > ? * HELP .AMEBK A.NS ABROAD. (Government Agencies . Hard at Work/ Preparing to Carry ^'anderen? to/ London. Washington, Scp Secretary 1 Ireckinridgc partment who Is distr I funds to Americans in Europe caj?. the war department tonight Paris this message: '?'???","%? "Col. Allen and I arrived, in Paris on the morning of Sept. 4 Maj. Lo? gan and- Mr. Dodge follow from Geneva today. it is impossible to State the exact number of Ameri? cans still In Paris but it it is estimated there are between 1,000 and 2.000. The? arc being sent out as fast as possible. Americans are still coming into Paris from the southern prov? inces and also a few from Bwltacr (land." From Havre Consul Osburne cabled the state department tonight: 1 "The cruiser Tennessee is now at Havre preparing to embark r?00 Americans for England. Special trains are arriving dally from Paris bringing about B00 Americans to the train, making the congestion here very ?4re.1t. The steamship Touraine b died] September with as many passengers as possible. No Americans are iiy danger, sixty per cent of Americana about whom inquiries have been received have been found**' Breeklnridge at Paris. Paris, Kept. 4.?Henry s. Brecktn* ridge, assistant pecretary of war. who', came to Europe on hoard the i aitcd States cruiser rennessec inj connection with relief work, arrived lu re today from Vienna, l omeward bound. MILLS WILL HI OPEN. Chester ami Fort Mill Plan- to Re? sume Operations. Chester, ?e\ t. I. The Bpringstetu mill mi tlta Fort Mill Manufacturing company at Cheater and Port Mill, respectively, which had to close down this week on account of the shortage of dye-stuffs which was attributed to fa war in Europe, w i!V resume opera? tions on Monday. A*ytnonth*s supply has b. ?>n received for both plants, and when that U exhausted, no t e will be here. Chester's other two mills. Eureka and Wylic, make white s^ods.