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ITIB STJHTKR WATCIO!AN. Established April, 1880. "He Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aims't nt be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." TUE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 18t?. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. Vol. XXXIX. No. 10. BRITISH AIRMEN DROP BOMBS ON ZEPPELIN STATIONS IN COLOGNE AND D?SSELDORF. PRtrTH.VTKI) BATTLE ALONG TUfl AISNE RIVER CONTINUES Wl lilOl T APPRECIABLE ADVANTAGE TO EITHER SIDI^?GER? MAN OFFIC IAL nNM STATES AHMY OF KAISER IS TAK? ING THE OFFENSIVE AT SOME POINTS HIT NO ADVANCE IS CLAIMED?FHENC'II HE POUT THAT ALLIES HAVE GAINED TEN MILES IVY DRIVING HACK THE AHMY UNDER GEN. VON KLICK lUKXni SUFFF.lt RKYKRMKS. 1/m.Mfi llca.y In I Ik In anil Center Now Retreating. Washington. Sept. 2.1.?The French emhussy today admits that the Gir mans have rooccuplcd three towns In Lorraine. Tho German embassy In a dispatch to Berlin says that the French offensive spirit is weakening. The FiencH losses have been enormous in the Vemendous struggle. The Titles ? enter ^retreating Verdun has been successfully bombarded. SITUATION UN FRAN CK. l Change V, Reports Slum Little Change Vr>m Former Position. Paris. 8ept. 23.?An official state? ment at 4 P. M.. says: "On the left wing, tho right bank of the Oiae we advanced into the region of Lasslgny where a violent conflict occurred. The situation on the left bank of the Oise and at the north of Aisne is tin changed, -.t the center between Rheims and Meusa no notable change has taken place. In Woevre region northeast of Verdun and in the di? rection of Mouilly and Dompierrc the enemy attempted violent attacks which have been repulsed. South of the Woevre region the Germans hold a line from Kiehecourt, Scicheprey. Lionyille on our right to Lorraine The Germans have thy and Arracoui I mflo activity in the region of Domestre. Liooyille on our ^a^^naxTWSwn AUSTRIANS ROUTF.O. Fb?e Toward Ro?nit?n with Servian* In Pursuit. Nlsh, Sept. 22.?After nine days of fierce struggle the Austrian army to? day la in full (light toward BoMlltta holtly pursued by the Servians. The Servians continue their progress into the interior of Itosnla. LONG AND ARDUOUS sTRlt.t.LF. (icrnwn Ofliehil Organ so State? to Public. Copenhagen. Sept. 2.?A dispatch from Berlin quotes an ollicial Ger? man newfipaper as saying, wWs cannot expect news every day of great suc? cess. Everything indicates the strug? gle will be long und arduous, but the harder the victory is disputed, Die greater w\ll bo the glory when it is won." British Lovh i,.">oo. London. Sept. 2. The latest re? port* state that o\er fifteen huudre I British olhcers and sailors were lost when the British cruisers Aboukir. Creasy and Mogue v ere >':11k by Ger? man submarines. Kaller s Son Bead? I'openbagen. Sept. 2. ? B Is reported that Prince Albert, the third son of the K .user, duo ;,t Brussels today, The report is Unconfirmed and Is gen? erally doubted. Russia n?. Continue Advance, l'etrograd. Mont, 2 ;.?The Austrian* lost ?,500 killed and wounded in tie battle around Jaroslaw, Which the Busslans captured. The Busalann art m-w e.-ncentrating around IT/.en, v s". for it Mi? ye. With the fall of Praemyal the Lussians will invest Tarnow and Cmeow. it i? reported that the Rus? sians took is(ooe prtsoners at Jar< hi.i v. iwo InatfttMl Crul-er- Ouniagoil. Home, Dent, _?: 11 is reported ? bnfl ?I" As 111 in rrulsers Kaiserin Malta Tin ii-ii and \di dial Spmn were badly dasnnged in s battle with French Wafehlei Is lh< Ml latle HnfSm Back la Piiri^. IsWdntJk Sept. 2:. - An aneonrmed report states that the Fronen govern* mmt is msvlnsj book to farts from ?'ord. m] RatHc In Ri bimi. Antwerp. Sei.? 2.'. nharp nnhtlns Is pro? ceding between the Belgium* and Germans near Malines, around Termonde and in the vicinity of Audcrnarde, near Ghent. German Press Excited. Copenhagen, Sept. 2o.?The Ger? man press is greatly excited over the attitude of American newspapers. One paper declares that the American press has been bribed by Uritish cap? italists. Germans Oppose Peace. London, Sept 2o.?A wireless mes? sage from Herlin states: "Germany does not dream of making peace pro i posals of any kind whatsoever now. She is pursuing the only course open to her in honorably fighting to'a lin jish the war wickedly conjured against I her.'* Germans Itcport No Change. Berlin, via. Amsterdam, Sept. 23.? The situation in France is but slight , ly changed according to tho ofllclal ! sttaement today. The Germans are i making progress at points where we [assumed the offensive but there is no important change in the relative po? sitions cd' the opposing forces. The ! Tageblatt today prints a report that four of Emperor William s sens are in hospitals seriously wounded. Steady Fighting In IJosnia. Oettinje, Sept. 2J.?It is officially announced that the Montenegrins have caT'fufed* I&gltltza, ten' inlTes 'TfrTtiV 1 Sarajevo, liestda. The population of Sarvai?'\o arc aiding the Servians and Montenegrins in the attack on that city. French Claim Adwiucc. Paris. Sept. L'LI.? It is olllclully an? nounced that the left Wing of the al? lies is advancing steadily against the Germans under Gen. Von Kl?t k. Tin left wing has advanced over ten miles in the region of the olse river. German Casualty List. Berlin, Sept. I!.?Official lists thus far show the following loss: Killed 1 o.(?H?;; wounded 10,710; missing ||,? ?SL Generals Von Kochern, Yon Throtha, have been killed. British AvtntOM Drop llombs. Antwerp, Sept. 2;:.?It is repotted that live British aviators have bom* barded the Blekendorf aerodrome, at ColOgnOi Germany. dropping bombs from a height of lifleen hundred feet. The Zeppelin shed was bred. l>u?cldoti' Bombarded. Amsterdam, Kept, II,?A dispatch from D?sseldorf states that a hostile airship dropped bombs near a large hangar there but Slight damage was done. Ruvdn's Great Loss. Berlin, Sept. 2:5.?a wireless to Sayvlllo Officially announced that the Russians have lost 18,000 captured and 110,000 killed ami wounded in battles in the vicinity uf Tnnnenbers in Baal Prussia. tkwsanns boss su.oon: French 15,out), Antwerp, Kept, 13.? French prison en passing through Uege threw scraps of paper from the train saying that ihe Germans took 15,000 prison? ers at Maulieuge, bill lost 00,000, t.ovi lixoits- CtlNFERENCE, _( sbeppard Crgcs Southern Execut l \ c to Mtesal Meeting Next Week. Washington, Kept. Senator Hheppard, secret a rj of lhe congres? sional cotton conferenee, toda> is sued an urgent Invitation to lhe gov ernora of the Kouthern Klalcs In me t here next Monday lo confer with s 1 > t? Southern members of congress on lhe cotton situation. Heveral of lhe gov ernors already had agreed lo come on that dale. The Invitation was extended to (h< [overnori uf Arkansas, Alalwimn ?oral i, FI01 Ida, tforl h and Houl 1 Carolin;?, Mbslwlppl, Missouri, i.oni.i Innn Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee nn< Vlrj Inki, THE m TAX BILL DEBATE LIMITED TO POUR Hot Its IM 'HOUSE SAYS IN DLR WOOD. Will Come Before House Tomorrow? Majority Deport Defend* Measure. 'While Minority claim* it is Unnoc eesnrya Washington. Be pi 22.?Early dis? position in the house of the war reve? nue hill to raise approximately 10;?, 000(004 was indicated today, when Majority Leader Underwood announc? ed that it would he brought up Thurs? day under a rule limiting debate to four hours. Republican members will attack the measure along lines suggested toilay in a minority report tiled by Repre? sentative Payne, Of New York, pro? testing that there was "no occasion for panic, hasty or headlong action to heap heavier burdens upon the peo? ple." The Democrats were charged with extravagance. Failure of the new tariff to meet expectations of its frameri also was claimed. The majority report of the ways and ! means committee, liled with the bill today, declared that the new tariff laws and other sources of revenue would have yielded sufficient govern I ment funds had it not been lor tbe European war and consequent de? crease in customs receipts. Prospects for early parsage of the bill, when it reaches the senate, ad? ministration leaders pointed out to? night, seemed to be more favorable In view of the capitulation of the Dem? ocrats In the river and harbor fight Republican senators propose, however, to debate it thoroughly. I "The great nations of Europe," the majority report says, "have gone t?i a paper basis, and gold has gone to a premium. International exchange has been Interrupted and must be estab? lished on a new basis. The usual course of exports abroad, that we ex pected to return g< Id t<> this country Within the next four months, has been interrupted and interfered with, bring? ing about a more or less demon* Used condition Of business, and has placed -a.. U'uiuwJuiib strain on. our iiau^s;., facilities. It is, therefore, deemed un? wise at this time to withdraw govern? ment funds from the banks, because II Would necessitate the banks reducing their credits, embarrass the crop movement, reduce the treasury bal? ance to the minimum and probably bring disastrous conditions lo our peo? ple. "it, therefore seems wisdom for congress to levy a tax at this time t? take care of the deficit in our customs revenue brought about by condition! over which our gov ?rmnent and our people have no control." The report cited treasury figures ii an argument that the necessity for the exchange cannot be traced to the tariff law. it estimated that the spe? cial taxes on bankers, brokers, paw; brokers, commercial brokers, custom.1 house, brokers, proprietors of theatres, museums and concert halls in cities of mole than 15,000 population; pro? prietors of circuses and other publit exhibitions and shows, 1 owllng ulleye and billiard rooms would produce an aggregate of $10,000,000 during the firs! twelve month:; the law is in ef? fect. Motion picture shows would be tax? ed |100 under the head of "pro? prietors of theatres," etc. in cities of 15,000, according to members of the commltte today. The report estimated that the tax upon telegraph and telephone compa? nies would yield $1,500,000 the first year; tobacco dealers and munufac t urers $ 5,000,000, PROHIBITION KWFF.PS VIRGINIA. Latest Report* indicate Dr> Majority of Forty Thousand, Richmond, Hept, 23.- The latest figure! indicate that State-wide pro? hibition curried Virginia by forty thousand majority. Only Richmond, Norfolk, Alexandria, Williamsburg and sixteen counties vob d wet. Would Lon e Farmers to Cotton Re? duction. Alexandria, i.n.. Sept, 22.?-Calling 0 convention of hankers of lhe cotton Ih?H in an effort to get Ihelr co-opera? tion In lhe withholding of credit from planters a ml tenants v. ho will nol aeree In 11 redtiel i< n of (he cotton ucn ge of I '.? 1 ii 1.ic-hatf of I hat of I '.?! 1. was urged In resolutions adopted here toduy by lhe l?ouls|un:i division of lhe Southern Cotton Association. Delegates lo lhe national convention to be held at W\\ Oi*icaus, Septem in r SOth, were instructed lo vote for a minimum pi i<? of 12 cents 11 pound for lhe staple and ?.:<> :i i..M for cot tonsced? L 1? A ?> I FILIBUSTER STOPS BILL. PREVENTS PASSAGE OP WATER* WAYS MEASURE. Sixteen Democratic Beiiatora Jump to! Republicans' Aid After Long Fight Over Improvement Measure?only i Existing Projects to Be Considered. Washington. Sept. 21.?Revolting] against party leaders tonight, 16 Democratic senators aci oinplished ihe overthrow of the rivers and har? bors appropriation bill ami crowned With victory a filibuster against tin measure directed by Senator Theodore B. Burton of Ohio, i The senate, by a vote of 21 to 22, ended the struggle over the $34,000, 000 bill by adopting a motion by a Democrat, Senator Bankhead of Ala? bama, to recommit the bill to tho commerce committee with instruc? tions that it substitute a measure ap? propriating a lump sum of $20,000, 000 to be expended on existing water? way! projects in the discretion of the secretary of war and board of army engineers. The collapse of the fight for the bill came suddenly after a desperate attempt to wear down the Republi? can opposition led by Senator Burton, aided by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, which began last Friday morning and included a 30-hour session ending Saturday night. Senator Burton, w lose achievement will go down as a valedictory effort in a congressional career of 22 years, was warmly con? gratulated by many of Ids colleagues as the clerk announced the vote. Tomorrow the commerce committee will meet to carry out the instruc? tions on the senate. Several Demo? crats tonight expressed the opinion j that the outcome would be satisfae , tory to President Wilson. The pres? ident conferred with Senator Sim? mons early in the day and urged that the bill be cut. They also believed the act: >a might aid In overcoming opposition to the war revenue bill.* Democrats who voted to recommit the bill were: Senators Ashurst, Bankhead, Chll , ton, (Jore, Hollis, Johnson, Lane, Lee of ^Maryland, Lewis Martmou^Pitt mah, Pomerene Shafroth, Smith of Arizona, Thompson and White. Minor? ity senators who voted against the Bankhead proposal were: Jones, Fen rose, Perkins, Poindexter and Town send. Democrats who stood by the bin until the end were: Bryan, Cham? berlain, Fletcher, Kern, Lea of Ten? nessee. Overman, Runsdell, Robinson, Baulsbury, Bheppard Shilds, Sim? mons, Smith of Maryland. Smith of South Carolina, Stone, Thornton and Williams. SENATE PASSES WATERWAY BILL Provision Made in Substitute for Cur* rylus; on Existing operations Un? der Government Engineers, Washington, Seid. 22.- 'Prompt par sage by the senate toduy of u sub Stltute measure providing $20,000,000 to be expended i?: the army engineers on twisting projects, Anally ended the long llllbuster against the river and harbors appropriation bill, which orig? inally carried $5:j,000,ooo. The bill now goes to the house, where ii is expected to precipitate another vig? orous light. No show of opposition was offered in the Kcnatc today and the measure passed without ti record vote. Senator Simmons, who led the long fight against the filibuster, defended the original measure vigorously on tho theory of waterway improvement and the policy heretofore pursued. A tribute to Senator Burton and the other opponents of the bill was paid by Senator Stone of .Missouri. I who declared, however, that despite the defeat of the bill, the sentiment of the country was overwhlemlngly in favor of waterway improvement. AGAINST PLANTING COTTON. Mississippi Members of Southern totton Association?Will Make Recommendation to tlie .New Or? leans Contention, Jackson, Miss., Sep.. 22.?No cotton at all should be plan', d iu l?J 1 C in the opinion of tin majority ol tin mem? bers of the Mississippi division of the Southern Cotton Association, in convention here loday. The llftj dclo gutes to : < in ral ? otton convention to take place ia New Orleans Hcp fembi r 2!?th will be instructed to place that recommendation before ll;c > n vcnMon. The delegates nlsn wen Instructed lo as!> the e nvcntioti at New Orleans t.. adopt a unifi rp.i ; tan to withhoH per cent or this year's crop from the market. BlljjjBBl Germans Still Holding Line of Defense Against Allies. Reports From Paris Are More Optimistic Concerning the Sit? uation of the Allies Than is Official News From Berlin Regarding the German Armies in France?Russians in Galicia are Meeting With Desperate Resistance From Austrians and Germans Who Now Hold Entrenched Positions. /.eppelins Visit Denmark. Copenhagen, Kept. 24.?Germsji I Zeppeline evidently on n scouting ex? pedition huve been sighted above, Jutlund. Report German Defeot. Petrograd, Sept. 21.?It is reported that the llussians have defeated the Germany arms that was lured Into Russian territory by Qen. Rennen-j k?mpf. The Russians have recaptur-i cd Soldau, Bast Prussia. The Ger? mans have evacuated Fast Prussia to reinforce tho forts at Thorn and. Kalis on their frontier. China Ignores Protest. Pekin, Sept. 'i!.?Germany has made a second protest against the failure of China to resent the viola? tion of China's neutrality by the Jap? anese. Chinese government states that it sees no reason to take action. Bottle Near Antwerp. Antwerp, Sept. 24.?The Germans and Belgians aie lighting at Puers, 8 miles from the Antwerp forts. A part of King Albert's army has retired to the rum parts of Antwerp. Admit Capture of Sfaubcuge. Bordeaux, Sept. 24.?It is unofll cially admitted today that the Ger? mans have captured Maubeugc. Germans Attack Madras, India. Calcutta. Seid. -21.? It i? officially staled that the. German cruiser Em dcii hau attacked Madras. Austrians Resist Desperately. Petrograd, Sept. 24.?Rai lying their forces from behind the Wlslok river, the Austrians are giving battle to the advancing Russians along a curved line extending fr< in ti'.? foothills of the Carpathians east .-t" Jazlo to Deblc. The Austrians are being reinforce<l by a large number of Germans, and ar-j offering desperate resistance. The bombardment of Prxemysl continues. Clitinge of Italian INjIley l?x|icctcd. Rome, Sip.. 24.?-An interview with First Lord of the British admir? alty Churchill printed here today promising to give Trieste am; Tri nlino to Italy is considered signlltcant. it i.s believed to be the prelude to change of policy by Italy. Voll klm k Beats Brunt. Paris, Sept. 24.?A general on (lee. Von Kluck's staff has been captured by the French. Desperate lightiu continues, villi the allies claiming the advantage. Gen. Dcsalcux, the French commander at Maubcge is re? ported to have been badly wounded. The bloodiest fighting in tin- great bat? tle on the Aisne river, now in its twelfth day, is going en along tin* G r man right win.;, where tin British and French are struggling furiously to cut off Gen. Von Kluck's army. The termination of the general battle Is not expected for several days. Prepara? tions are being made for a winter campaign. Germans Rcpufrc Miles, Berlin, Sept. 24,-?it is oilicially an? nounced that all attacks of the allies in France have been repulsed. The German offensive movement against the Russians continues. A number of changes in the ei mmauds at the trout have been ncecasary. Cold weather am: snow prevails in the Vosges. French Claim Steady Vdvaticc. Paris, Sept. 24,- It was oilicially announced at ; p. M. thai the French left wing Is making steady progress. Peronne has been occupied bj the French, despite a sharp attack by Von Kluck's army, Iu its turning movement the left wing has advanced 7". miles Min e it was driven aeroas the Marne i>\ the swift advance of the i lei him n right wing, lleiM v Fighting In Gallelu. I irosla ii, Sepl. :. !. Ten l.le r; Ins In western ft allein aie imp e dtti' I Im Itussinn ndvnnee. The Anstel as d - dart that the Rusiutuj arc suffer ins enormous Ionen but are pouring troops into Qalleia v' N fill up their ranks. There i.s bef /hting along the Vistula river. Ucn V jfi t\\i/. Shot i tetend, W* i. < ten. Von Lutt w iz, lh& an military governor ? L' i>rU8P a / repoiUd to have been sh' ,io of Iiis own men. and Is in *ST4ita1 iii a serious condition. Submarine Escaped Undamaged. Berlin, Sept. 14.?it is officially an? nounced today that the submarine which sunk three British cruisers has returned to its base undamaged. War bonds for over a billion dollars have been lloated. Montenegrins Storm Sarajevo. Cettlnje, Sept. 24.?Montenegrins today are storming Sarajevo. They are gradually gaining ground. March on Geraaaa Slros^rJsoM. Tokio, Sept. 24.?The British and Japanese army have begun a march on Kioa Chau. ROCKEFELLER OFFERS HELP. I Willing to Aid in Kettling Colorado Deal Strlk New York, Sept. It.?John D. Rock? efeller. Jr., sent a telegram to Presi? dent Wilson tonight regarding the in? terview the president has granted to a delegation of Cohuado coal opera? tors, headed by J. P. Wd'-orn, presi? dent of the Colorado Fuel and Iron j company, at Washington tomorrow. I ".Mr. Wei born has sent me a copy ot the reply ho has made on behalf ? ! the Colorado Fuel and iron coin I any to your letter of September 5,** id the telegram. "As this reply is made <>n behalf of that company alone, J feel at liberty to take a more active p irt in the matter. '?\Viil you permit me, therefore, to :ay that J am in hearty sympathy with the spirit of earnest desire to meet your wishes which Mr. Welborn's let? ter manifests. J big further to as ? re you th: t my time is at your dis? posal end that 1 will support any con slruellve plan which property con erves tin' interests of the stockhold? ers, the employes ami the public." BLEASE RELEASES THREE. _ Caovcrnor Frees Assailant of Colum? bia Physician. Columbia, Sept. 2.?The governor has issued a pardon to Crady Corley. white, who was convicted June f?, lt*14, in tin- Rlchland county court of general sessions, of assault and bat? tery of a high and aggravated na? ture, and sentenced by V. A. Hol man, special judge, to a fine of $356 or two years. Ccrley was one of the three men found guilty of assaulting Frank M. Durham, M. !?.. on the Qervnls street bridge late one Saturday nlghl in May, as Or. Durham was returning from a call to Lexington county. Ihr. Dur? ham was cut in tin fuce, leg anil thigh during the fight. The governor has paroled Ralph Royleston, white, who ?ras convicted <?f murder with recommendation to mere? in the Inly, 1909, term, Itam weil county, and sentenced l?> Judge Tin mas s. Pease to ||fe inipris? nmeat. Paroles were also issued t" Jim Belcher and John Reicher. ??-'Ii col? oured, who wre Convicted of assault and battery with Intenl to kill in the .:.-'i,ml?:\ 1912, tern.. Abbeville county, and h-entSliced by .Indue li. v.'. Memminger to seven years' lee prl ?onment. TRANSIT IIS I.OLDF.X LOAIh '*>a(ll?'>hi| North Catfdliia to Pro*ecl I ait*rlean Interest*. \\ ? 1 ? - :? !-,. Sto.it. L' 1. The battle Fthip Vorth Carolina transferred a r.of gold i?> the yacht Keorplbu ioda> and is proceeding 1" I'eirut, Purkey, to prided American Interests* Pbe : < ,"?ion met Ihe Vorth Carolina :i Itrindiso and Is now proceeding to 'onstantiuople.