Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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outtjron nSM SUMTER WARUM W, Established April, ISM. "Be Just and Fear not?U?t all the ends Thou Alrns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." TILL: THUE SOL TI IKON, Established June, 1M1 Consolidated Aur. 3.1881. Vol. XXXIX. No. 11. Position of Opposing Forces Practically Unchanged To=Day. FHKNCH-WAK OITICK, howkvk h, issvks ST\ir.Mi:\T that Al< |? pom auk i?r?Miiti:ssiN(i \ umi today ix STitt't; (ii-i: to nisii hack MMAXt ai:uoi?laxi:s taku a big PART IN today's MPMf OF DOtHCM ix '/oxk Off WAR, Furious Fighting at Cnmbral. Parts, Sept. 26.?Furious fighting is under way In the vichpity of Cambrai. St Quentin und Nesle aJamg the north? west end of the Imttle line. On the easterfl extremity the n*rce struggle proceetVi In the Meus'c, valley ami nloim the Kuptdemud ibtttjl Uaycnet charges ure being met with counter attacks. Spirited artillery Urine along the Olae riser continued all night and today great BiUSnbers ot wounded are bctnHj brought Into Par? is from the north.. It is statin, the Oermans have planted Innumerableij machine guns nt every fav< rable spot around St. Quentin und Cum bra 1. where Oen. Von Kluck Is desperately defending the Oermun line of com? munication. Tho P.rltUh forces ure being reinforced by fresh troops. Ctormaiia Advance Twrho Miles. Merlin, via Amnteriium. Sept. "J?.? An otficial announeei cut was made that the western army of the Ocrmnn forces In France has taken .ho of fenaive against tho ullles und 1 as driv? en them buck twelve miles. The Oer? mans aacended the Meuse Heights af? ter hard lighting southeast of Vet v in gee now udvanclng steadily devite iBNte resistance. ?PStna* Continue Victorious. ?MBfjd. Sept. -The MMPNo<1 C*hyr'>,v without ovpo sltion. giving them control uf all the railroads of eastern and central O.di? cta. Dynow on the San river was also taken after severe lighting. The Aus trlans withdrew to tho Wislolm river und the kuMslaas moving on toward Tarnow. The bomlardment of Pr*cm>sl continues. Battle of Alsnc Continues. Paris. Sept. 2D.?The attu<iks I > the Oermans on the eust and west wings of the allies gave been repulsed and the great battles continued today without either side scoring decisive advantage. This, the fourteenth ?^v of the battle foum' desperate fighting on the right and left flanks, while in tho center both sides remained rehind their defensive works, while their monster guns fought a long range thud. Japa Occupy Chinese Town. Pekln. Sept. Tbc Jap nese have seised the Chinese lowg ot Welhslen In Shantung Province, The Chinese government today peolSSb d to Japanese legation against the seiz? ure of Phlncie territory. The toy. a Is twenty mil 's west of the Oermun territory. The Chinese troops made no defense. Russian* Cmi*ure Pr/viiivsul. Petrograd. Sept. 2C.?It Is reported that tho Itumilans have captured the outer fortllicatlons of Przcm'-snl. On Austrian stronghold IT gleg has been bombarded for six days. Aviator Kills Aviator. London, Sept. 2ti.?In an air buttle a Uermun aviator was Killed by in Kngi.sh aviator n<;ir Hal. Ilelg ' The ? id Ire eastern front of Ibdl.md h.is been declared in a state of ie^? . Hatlle Ita-ing for Two Wee!. . Nlsh. Sept. A battle h.is ... Nsgeag for I we teehs between the Servian* and the Austrian.*; in the moo ii i ? i, |. , - . . i |,u ? ? t o| k ? 11 - mi Moth are suffering enormous Ioshi i iti n< ii M \ki: PtUMURI.ss. t.erfmiliH Cn^ Ither. but are Inlxe.i Ibiek. Paris. Sept N P M It w> I odn ( ,||\ aiu o.ie. . ,l t?. ,i K,. fa h bad made SJUfM pfo-.ne.s fjfl the I. f: win* b\ heavy lighting between >'>?? Somme nnd 0|?c rivers and between iNet and Haleeons eg the Alsnr M ? admitted that tbe Herman* <t thi Meuse river near St. Mthlel, i ? later were ilirmvn I n k. A Kreuch gunboat has * pttired Coro Im .vh. n Oerman town . r Kouth AMcu, Ccrmuiis Change Positions. Maestrieht. Sept. 2?J.?For throe days (Jcrnum military Ural IM have hcen passimr hack and forth between Aix I.c-Cimppciie Mid the French fron" tier. The trains are filled With troops gotai I* hoth directions, Indloatini that the QifttM n soldiers are shift? ing their positions. Aeroplane Drops Donihs. Milan, Sept. 2th?A i'rench hydro* ueroplane from a warship in Adriatic Hew o.er the Austrian forts ut Cat taro today, dropping several homos. It eseapetl in the darkacss. CAHltAXZA IIUADY FOR V1LL. V Provisional lVeshlent Admits (aiuli.v of Situation I'.at Is 1'repurcd to Re? sist Advance on Capital. ??? ?> Mexico City, Sept. 2?. -?Provisional President Carrnn'/.a admitted today that the Mexican situation is exceed? ingly gravo hut declared himself ready for any emergency growing out of Oen. Villa's revolt. Hi is pre? paring to concentrates troops at Aguis Calientes to oppose any ad? vance on the capital. CONTINt>\D ITHTINU I\ MUX ICO. Forces of Currauza und Villa llencu linttle> of Santa Crux. Kl lV.no, Sept. 2?.?The lighting be? tween the Carrunzn und Villa forces was resumed at uav.n today in the vicinity of Santa CrUl, State of So? nore., in the battle begun yesterday at Sar.ta I'arhani the Carrania troops were driven eastward to Sant Cruz. Ahout one hundred wire killed i:* yesterday's fighting. Then- is an un conlirmcd report that Villa's troops have engaged the Carraiuaisti south of Torreon. TWO Ht'XDHF.D JIOIISKS Bt'RXED. Fstahllshment of John Donolitie De? stroyed. New York. Sept. '-'*!.?The undertake ing estalilishment and Stahles of John Donohuc, Boot Seventy-lifth street were hurned today. T\v< hundred louses wer?' incinerate*!. UM JAS. i\ whitnf.y DEAD, ? Premier of Ontario Passes Away at Ago of 71 Toronto, Sept. 25.?Sir James V, Whitney, premier of Ontario, is dead. Sir James Whitney was one of the chief leaders in Canada in Opposition to the reciprocity plan proposed by PfOtldenl Taft. Sir James' illness he k;?n in New York last December and was primarily due to nervousness ano overwork. He was nearly 71 years Ohl. To Limit Ticket Collectors. Wauhlngton. .-apt. On neeounl of decrooood pansengiT revenues, due apparently la uncertainties occasioned I?) Hie Buropenil war, Southern Kail ?? ropti ny has ilet Ideil to tempor? arily redoes t?> a minimum the num ? er <?: llekel (ollectors employed on Hi pmnianer Iriilna, This arrange ? 01 nt will becoint ? :: etlve on October Iiti dot Inrt ?> Mr. a. ii. Plant, < i inp i roller nf the eoin|mny, In it i itnle n en' Iflvcn out Itulli). Trade Coniml- Ion !'ill vc;iicd. Washington, Kept, _ : The prexl dent today sinned the trade commix ?log bill, ( hi nn? Wheat Mar!.: !. Chicago. Sept. 2C-?Dcccmboi w ht al i :>-1; pork, Janu rj. I H.77 i rd i i 11'-' 1 '??:'" City OWN Mil ('(imirlls Sui. hie Moon, Sept. ft.? \Y. a. M mayor of ftlrard, Ala., commit! i i ride lodny by shooting himself in i !? ? 1 hotel tlii-; ni' i alng. BMROt BILL PASSED. _ HOUSE passks Mi:.\sri:i: PRO* VID1NU l l NDS to mi;i:t i WAR liOSSF.s. -. j Kugsdalc of South Carolina OHO Who VotCH AggillSt Administration Hill to Meet fSincrgeuoy. Provides for Various special Taxes. Washington, Sept. ?The admin? istration war revenue bill, Imposing additional tax on beer, domestic wines and gasoline, and special taxes on theatres and certain dealers, and ?tamp taxes, estimated to produce $106,000,000 within a year, was pass? ed late today by the house, 284 to 118, The bill now goes to the senate. All the Republicans and ail the Progressive, except Representative Copley Of Illinois, voted against the bill, and they were joined by 11 Dem? ocrats: Representatives Calloway, Texas; Church, California; Hobson, Alabama; O'Hair, Illinois; Ragsd?le, South Carolina; Bisson, Btephens and Wlthorspoon, Mississippi; Stevens, New Han;].shire; Thompson, Okla? homa, and Wingo, Arkansas. Representative Hobson, a Democrat declared' the temperance forces op posed any tax on beer on the principle that the govi rnment should not be de? pendent in any way on alcohol. Representative Qalllvan <>? Massa? chusetts (Democrat praised tie." American diplomacy of today which he said was "emerging with honor while the 'trained' diplomacy of B?? ro pe had wrought a blunder so colos? sal thai no man living can reckon iis consequences." The bill would Impose an additional tax of M cents a barrel on beer, - cents a gallon on gasoline, 20 cents a gallon on sweet wines and i- cents un thy Will OS, stamp taxes on railway and steamboat tickets, brokers' contracts, insurance policies, mortgage:., tele? graph and telephone messages, and special taxes on theatres, brokers, bankers, tobacco dealers and others. Secretary McAdoo wrote Represen? tative Underwood today that total treasury r cripts for the ye?*f*JpV?tt fiscal year up to Wednesday exceeded those for the same period a year ago by $734,004, but that the increase was accounted for by the $12,000,000 de? rived from the sale of two battleships t<> Gr >ece and by the fact that $5, 731,266 of the corporation and income tax for the previous fiscal year was not paid until the first ten days of July, 1914. The actual Increase in ordinary in? ternal revenue collections lor this fiscal year to August i, compared with a year ago, was $2,139,648, There v.as a decrease of $688,106 in July of which $429,336 was on distilled spirits, in August there was an Increase of $2,727,809 over the corresponding pe? riod, the increase in revenue from dis? tilled spirits aggregating $3,326,602. "The Incronscd revenue on distilled spirits in August?" Secretary McAdoo added, "following decreases in preced? ing months, unquestionably was due to the expectation or fear oi" distillers that the rate of tax on distilled spirits would be Increased." HEADWAY on ( o iton DILL. Washington, Sept. L\">.?So much headway was made today ?>n the cot? ton I ill whic h members of the South Carolins delegation are preparing in the hope thai it' passed it may relieve the present llnanclal situation, thai it will be read to tho full delegation probably tomorrow and Immediately Introduced. Aside from the fact thai it proposes to loan money to cotton product rs, the exact nature of this new measure will not bo Known until ? i.; completed, There is little reason to hope that Congress Will do more than it has ul rcady done to relieve the money situa? tion, ami whatovor Is accomplished from now on must come from the cot? ton producing states thcmuel vct*. Mrs. Kloanor Wilson McAdoo, wife ? <f the secretary of the treasury and youngcH! daughter of the president (oday consented to ael as patroncsa of tin S'tttlonul Cotton Style show, to be held ;.t the Wlllnrd hotel, ??etober " and 8, ItllttflfN IVaee Pact. Washington, Heid. ?5, The senati today rat tiled pence commission lr ' i? \ Ith tIren 1 Prltaln, Kranee and Simla, these making .'?> hi I he i ? i lew lr kotlated by the Mate d< i nrlmenl w bh'}, 1 in . hoi n a ppi oved by till1* g!>v ei nn i'ut. A similar lrenl> with i'h?nn v as r .v nruhly r< p< i h ?'. ' tu n< 'i n v e. rh ferr< d. \o npptwltlou developed In tin ngreementn with fir i' l-rltaln, PraiU'C and Spain. I1LEASE SKiNS OllDEIt AFFECT? ING FIVE DEFICIENT C OM? MANDS. Mooro Endorsed by War Departmoiit. Compnulcs at Liberty Hill, Conway, Barnwcll, Wnltcrboro and Lancas? ter to Cio. Columbia, Sept. 25.?The military companies at Liberty Hill, Barnwcll, Conway, Waltcrboro and the coast artillery reserves are to be mustered out of the service of the National Guard of this Stale and disbanded, or? ders to this effect having been signed late this afternoon by Qov. Blease. Tho3e companies were found deficient at the annual inspections and recom? mended to he mustered out of service by the war deparment several months ago. All federal aid has already been withdrawn from them. The issuing of this order '.his after? noon recalls tlie controversy between the war department and Governor Blease over his refusal to muster out certain companies found deficient. , it is expected that the mustering out of these companies i.; only the begin? ning of the plan to build up the effi? ciency of the National Guard. Adjt. Gen. W, W. Moore h m been In accord with the policy .<i* keeping the mllltiu up to a state of efficiency, and his ef? forts have been approved hy the war departm< nt. All federal aid was withdrawn from tic militia of South Curollan several months ago. The cider Issued tonight mustering out the companies mentioned follows: 'September 25, 1914. "General Order No. 751? ' 1. Under the provisions of Section '.?, Military Code of South Carolina. Company j;, 1st Infantry, Liberty Hill, S. C; Companies 13. harnwell, S. C; ,11, Conway, s. c, ami K, Walter boro, s. C; ud infantry, N. G. s. C, and 2?1 company coast artillery re? serves, Lancaster, S. C, are herehv mustered out the military service el 1 South Carolina. i ( "2. Pending the settlement of theli 1 property and liijancial accountability the commanding officers of s.iid or? ganisations will be carried on the un* assigned list. "2. Lieut. Col. Janus T. Hornshy State armorer, is hereby directed b proceed to Barnwell, September 2S and 2'j; Walterboro, September 30 and October l; Conway, October 2 ami Liberty Hill, October 5 and t;, and Lancaster, October T and M, and upon his arrival he will receive from th< commanding officers of above namocl companies all public property, United Slates and State, for which they, the said company commanders, are ro sponsible, giving receipt therefor, af? ler curefull) verifying accounts ol same. "Cole L. lileasc, "Governor of South Carolina, Com* mander-in-Chlof. ??( Mliclal: W. \V. Mooro, "The Adjutant General.' TO FINISH LOKUV INQt'IUY. Ovcriuan Considers Calling of Com? mit tec Together. Wushington, Kept. 2."?.?Frequent charges and insinuations that insid? ious Influences huve been at work in Washington in connection with anti trust and river and harbor legislation have prompted Senator Overman, chairman of the special lobby Investi? gating committee, to consider culling his committee to complete the Inquiry begun more than a year ago. "As soon as posslblo," said Sena* tor Overman, "the committee will complete Its Investigation and make report i?u all phase.*-, of the Inquiry, including the exhaustive Investigation oi the tariff lobby, when that is done 1 propose to press my lull for 'in- pro? hibition oi insidious lobbying and reg? ulation of legitimate lobbying before e. ingress." Senator Itecd, of .Missouri, who is a member of the special committee, declared today he would insist upon inquiry Into the operation of certain Individuals in connection with the trust legislation, Turkey May Lisi to ItcUKOll, Washington, Sept. 25.?The Turkish government has received in a friend? ly ?pliil representations of the t inted States on tin abrogation of her ca? pitulations granting foreigners extra? territorial rl his and other privileges. Vmhnssn lor Morgenthifn reported In? da j I hat tvhcu he present? d lite Anied itn note pointhm on! that the I'nit'd siates would reserve disci - t Ion of the ground* l or its nbj??< liou.4, the Ottoman government made no comment, hut .? friendly feeling lo iward the Cnited States was manifest. 1 ON All STILL I Situation of German and Allied Armies Little Changed by Continued Fighting. TYPHOID FEVER REPORTED IN GERMAN RANKS WS FRANCE AND EPIDEMIC OF CHOIiERA IS RAVAGING AUSTRIAN TOWN l)V TRIESTE?CANADIAN TROOP* LEAVE ON NINETEEN TRANS? PORTS FOR FRANCE?JAPANESE AND ENGLISH DEFEAT GER? MANS IN EAST. FIGHTING IN FAR BAST. .Japanese Gain Advantage over Ger? mans at Tains; Too, Tokio, Sept. 2s.?It was officially reported today that fighting between the Anglo-Japanese forces and Ger mans at Tslng Tao has been continu? ous for forty hours. The outlying trenches have bcenj taken Ijy the al? lies the report says. Losses were com? paratively small In the two days light? ing. SITCATIO N LTNC1IA KGKD, German Attacks ltopulscd by Allies. Purls, Sept. js.?it was ottlclally announced at ?! P. M. that desperate attacks by the Germans between the Alsnc river and Argonno forest were repulsed by the allies. The general situation is unchanged but changes have been made contin? ually by the Germans at certain points. No mention was made of the situation on the east and west willgS, where it is known that the heaviest lighting is progressing. "Tho break must come scon," saya one high authority. "Though the re? cuperative powers and repeated a t tucks of the Germans have been amazing, all realize that the tlnal re? sult, will be In favor of the allies." - Germans 1'ave Typhoid. ' IsMsAeSh ffflMfr? -8.?An epidemic, of typhoid fever Is spreading through the German army In France. It Is the re? sult of the men being exposed to chil? ly, rainy weather and sleplng in mud? dy trenches and getting Insufficient food. There Is some sickness in the ai? de;;' ar:n;'. though they are much hei? ter cared for. Servian* Win Another Victory. Xlsh, Sent. L's.?It is officially stal? ed that the Servians have won anoth? er decisive victory along the Drina Uiver over throe hundred thousand Austrians. The Ser' a and Montene? grins continue their advance on Sara? jevo, and have arrivad at lloumanla, Plateau, twenty miles east of the town. The Servians lost heavily In the battle on the mountain passe: southwest of Krupanl. Itusslan Cruiser Wrecked. Stockholm, Seid. 28.?-The itusslan cruiser Oleg is reported to have been wrecked oft the coast of ["'inland. C holera in Austria. Heine, Sept. 28. -An epidemic ol' cholera i ; ravaging Trieste. A pa nie prevails and residents lleelng. British Uombanl Vap. Manila, Sept. 28.?British wurelttpd have bombarded the town of Lai. Is? land Yap Carolina group, destroying the German wireless station. Tlu town was bun d. Allies' Shipj Repulsed. Vienna, Sept. l'v? It i; otlicially re? ported that the allies' warships ut templing to bombard Cattaro sufTered heavy dituutgo and were forced to v. it h 'ra w . (tcrtlWlll Auxiliaries Sun!;. Itordeuux, Sept. 28.?The admiralty announced today that a French w ar ship has sunk two German auxiliaries at Corisco Pay, off South Africa. Kaiser in FaiM l*russla. Petrograd, Sept. 28.?-It is reported positively (hat Kaiser William Is now in Kast Prussia. All Austrian Reservist* t ailed out. I'blasse, Switzerland, Sept. 28.- The last call of Austrian reservists, ron sistiiiK >>" aged men. will be filled jtpeedily and these rc:*erves will I P sent to Ga?ehi to light the Itusslan*. <icrm:! us < 'latill SiUIV! *, lb rlln, Sept. 28. Part of the llllory nbum the llenpo. Booth of Ver? dun has been silenced by Hie German artillery. The Germans have gained "I't'i ,d In the renter of ihc battle line. Heavy lighting continues on both wings. Heavy losses have been in Hicted on the enemy by bayonet charges. The enemy are * ?ring up their reserves. On the i pe Ger? mans have advanced qfmi\e.s in the Buwalkl district, ?5 the Itus sians are making a xnined resist? ance. / ' ** - Yon C * in Peril. < ?stend, P ? -8.?Unconfirmed re ports rec/^P today from M?ns, tho headque of Gen. Boehn, com? manning 6 German army sent to re? inforce Gen. Von Kluck, state that the town is burning and that the rail? road l ridge between Drusseis and Mona has been down up. This places the German right wing in a serious predicament if the report is true. GgrJBMUSS Marti? on Antwerp. Antwerp. Sept. 28.?Despite the tremendous strain upon their troops in Franco, the Germans continue to press northward, evidently intending to attack the forts of Antwerp. The Germans arc bombarding Malines. Canadian Soldiers sail for Prance. Quebec, Sept. 28.?Nineteen trans? ports carrying thirty-three thousand j Canadian soldiers sailed today for France. They are the ficwer of the ?Canadian military forces. ? Du^ians Capture Au^trtanToAyOs. retrograd, Sent. 28.?The, JffigggS have captured Ussok and Szavrana in Hungary and are approaching Tarnow. JONES PHILIPPINE MEASURE. Unlimited Amendment and Twelve Hours of General Debate Allowed. Washington, Sept. 26.?Ultimate in? dependence of the Philippines is pro* I posed in the Jones bill, consideration ' ol which began in the house today under a special rule allowing unlimit? ed amendment and 12 hours of gen? ital debate. The light over the rtde lasted two hours before it was adopt? ed. Republicans declaring it was un Wlso legislation at this time because of the European war. Debate probably I will last all next week. Representative Garrett of Tennessee advocated tin4 bill as carrying out the Democratic pledge to the Fili? pinos. Manuel Queson, re sident com? missioner of the Philippines asserted that no more opportune time f?>r a, declaration of this government's in? tentions as to the Islands could be found. REPORTS NOT TRUE, ? Chicago Nan Writes Ccmvrning Al? leged Mistreatment of Nurses. Washtngh a, Sept 2C.?Tales of mistreatment of Ucd Gross nurses on European battlefields are grossly ex? aggerated, according to George Ft Porter, of Chicago, now In London* who wrote the American Ucd Cross here ander date of September IT of hin per ?nal Investigations of reports bo hi <i heard, "Air ?eitles are enormously exagger? ate d," Ihc 1"M> r states. ' i was told by an American v. ?man of f??rly Itcfciati lied Croaf? nur:* ? in w i< ndon hospital, <a h v.'.'b .< the.mb and Rial two ling I crs of each hni l tat off. i went to the p!a< <? and found it a private house Siehngin to s woman Interested in rt 'i t work, who bad given her hot es for nursing and proparin-- garments, sla v ould ma see me, Put I tinally got it admission fr on a res|H?nsible per :: a*horn I knew that the winde :-"'V\ wa- pear, iv :md without founda? tion. "They did tell me of a llclglan nurse at Ihc St. Tlv mas Hospital her?? with Ihc tendons of her wrist cut, how r?er. I went Ihere, saw the secretary ? ' Ihe ht?spita| nn?l ioe.nl there was a it :; ? . .? !<?. hut thai Instead of the I nd< us of her wrl?t being cut she had i mned her wrists bod. by the e\pb? i'?n . . a spirit i.i ;rp. ! |eiw is a Ij'pleal exampb of the wa> stories am fabricated oiu i?f nothing. Ue-ptm ible i'a fllsh people art1 disturbed < \. :? the effect these repot1 ntrocltteg may have in Am* ri> a."