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?OlffTER WATCHMAN. EfetabttoLed AprftL ItiO. Consolidated Auk. 3,1881. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all (lie ends Thon AUMt at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.'* THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, ItH, SUMTER. 8. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1914. Vol. XXXIX. No. 12. flLUES DEFEAT GERMANS. KPHTS INDICATE THAT GEN. VON KL?CK IS FIGHTING TO rttVEIf NIS ARMY FROM CAPTURE OR ANNIHILATION. - i ?tLb D1SPATCWE.H POINT TO SUCCESS Ol?1 ALUES OX FRENCH BOIL, WHILE AUSTRIA IS ENDEAVORING TO PREVENT THE Rt'SHIAXS FKOM OVERRUNNING HUNGARY?MONTENEGRINS ALSO GAIN SUCCESSES OVER AUSTRIAN'S ? REPORTS STATE r| GERMA* STROXOHOLO IS READY TO PALL TO ENGLISH** AND JAPANESE FORCES?INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE SUCCESSES. B assess ? Repulse Germane. Petrograd, ScyL 30.?Germans have heen repulsed In all attempts to cross the Nie men river. Heavy lighting coatinuea in the Suwulki district. Aus. tra*ns have been defeated at Dukla, Gal eta. fifty >*milea southwest of Prat *nysl. (OVclal.) It la unofficially reported that a pur* of Gen. Kasakys Ruastana army has reached Tarnow trnd that fight tag has begun before the town. Alllea Drive Germans. Paris. Sept. SO.?The Germans have been repulsed with heavy losses at Tracy Lemont, northeast prance. Violent fighting la going on In the Woevre diatrlct where the French are advancing, deaplte the fierce resist? ance of the Germans. There la a lull la the center. The French are driv? ing the Germans east of St. Mihcl. Berlin News Non-CoimUttal. Berlin. Sept. 30.?The allies con? tinue their attacks in France without decisive result. The French huve re? newed their advance about Verdun. Both arm lei are qjiet along the canter Siege guns began bombarding Antwerp Tuesday. l^&nMniSa!nttnfi2 gary to attempt to stem the ltussian advance. Fall of Thing Tao Imminent. Pekln, Sept. 30.?The fall of Tslng Tao today is reported to be imminent as the result of the steady bombard? ment by land and aea. Two forts have been s.lenced. Von Kluck He pulse?I. Paris. Sept. 30.?It la officially an? nounced that the Germans have been repulsed with heavy leases in the northeast, near Algle foreat. This po? sition la regarded aa the keystone of Gen. Von Kluck'a defense. Repulse at Antwerp. Amaterdam. Sept. 30.?It la ofll. dally announced that the Antwerp gsrrlaon has made several sorties re? pulsing the Germans with heuvy losa I ?Kastor to Von Kluck. London. Sept. 30.?That both of the German armies commanded by Oenerals Von Kluck and Von Itoehn have been overwhelmed by the allies In a common uTsnetcr und are fight? ing to escape annihilation is Indicated in the dispatches loi4 tv. Gen. Von Boehn was sent |gj reinforce Gen. V>n. Kluck when the pressure of the allies threatened destruction to Gen. V >n JCIuck'a army. A Brussels dis? patch eaye the Germans are prepar? ing to move their administrative headquarters from Bruascls to Nu ntur. If the Germans fall to hold Namur the annihilation of the wes. tern part of their army will undoubt? ed! follow. Austrian Warship Sunk. Milan. Sept. 30.?Two Austrian warships uttempted to escape from Cattaro during a fierce French bom? bardment. OM was torpedoed and sunk. French Capture Prince Piiprecbt. Nancy. Betet M,?It Is reported that Bavarian Prince Uupreeht hss been raptured by the French at Xomcny. The Gcrmuns are making a trlgomui assault hoping to liberate, him. <.crmans Admit ludccKin' Battle. Berlin, via Amsterdam. Sept. ::<?. An Indecisive hattlg' has oeeurred on the right wine ? ominandett by Hen, Von Kluck of the German army in France. Slcue ?uns opened lire Tues. day on the Antwerp fortreasea f?sffl Clal. ) Germans .VmmWn Hope. Borne, Sept. Ii\ * lesllnbte Alplo matte advices from Merlin Mato that the failure of the Austrian armies to resist the Russian advance has forced Germany to ubandon hopes of crush? ing the allieB before winter. Prepara? tions for a winter campaign are be? ing pressed. It is learned Germany will make no further effort to induce Italy to alter her position of neutral? ity. Montenegrins Pursue Austrlans. Cettlngje, Sept. 20.?Tho Montene? grins have captured the Austrian fortifications in . the vicinity of Gor aida, on the Ft Ina river, southeast of Sarvejevo. The Austrians aro^ fleeing in disorder, pursued hotly by the Montenegrins. (Official.) Paris Has News of Victory. Paris, Sept. 30.?Unofficial reports of victories by the allies continued to come into Paris today, causing much rejoicing. Following the reports last night that Gen. Von Kluck's army was in full retreat after his offer of sur. render, with conditions, was rejected by the French, it is reported today that the French have recaptured St. Mihel. The German losses have been ter? rific. One military expert estimates them to be at least a half a million. The German defenses are apparently weakening ail along the line. Treasury Department Has Distribut cd 4l3.22tt.000?South Carolina Rc-1 corves $323,000. Washington, Sept. 29.?The treas? ury department has deposited $13, 229,000 in 23 States for fall crop mov? ing purposes up to September 28, ac? cording to an announcement tonight, by Secretary McAdoo. Ol this sum Missouri has taken the largest amount $1, 550,000, with Maryland second, $1,450,000. The other States and umounts follows: Alabama, $200,000; Arkansas, $175,000; Florida, $81,250; Georgia. $308,750; Kentucky, $1,375, 000; Louisiana $700,000; Mississippi, $150,000; North Carolina. $15?,250; South Carolina, $5 25,000; Tennessee, ,$075,000; Texas $7:59,750; Virginia, $798,750; Colorado, $199,990; Illinois, $1,200.000; Indiana. 4150,000; Iowa, I $250,000; Kansas, $25.000; Nebraska,! $225,000; Oklahoma, $92,500; Wash-1 Ington, $87,500; New York, $ 1,000,.j 000. I ENTERPRISING NEWS SERVICE. International News Service Scores Three Hlg Bouts on Rivals. Chicago, Sept. HO.?The reverses1 suffered by Gen. Von Kluck, com? manding the German right wing in I r ranee, was announced yesterday ex? clusively by the International News 'service. 19 hours ahead of an almost identical dispatch published in the noon editions today of papers carry? ing Assoeiated Press dispatches. This Ila ihe third beat by the International j News serv ice, the first being the re? port of the night of the French go\ ernment to Hordeaux ;ind the second in announcing the retreat of the (Jer mans from thf outskirts of Paris. WATERWAYS IUI.I, IN IIOCHK, Opponents Hulked In Plan to Cut the \niotint Carried to $5,000.000. Washington, Sept. The rivers and harbors appropriation bllli In tin form of ? senate substitute i irrylng only a general fund of $20,000,000 for continuing present projects, was pass? ed bite today by the bouse. The hill originally Included appropriations ag? gregating $53,00,. bul n llllbuster conducted by Senator Burton resulted in ihe adopti.f the substitute, Numerous amendments were de? feated today, The final effort ol the opposition In ;i n amendment to red in e I he up >ro prlati-.n from $20,000,000 to $5,ooo. ooa was defeated, 17 _r to tao, The bill then was passed without a rceord vote' fc?'*A2 1 X fcvfc- A * ft I & at 11 sex Ate democrats prwose CUT ix HALF. ? \ J j Would Tax Autos as Substitute foil Tux on Bank Surplus und Capital Insurance Tax May also He Changed Washington, Sept. 29.?Reduction*] of the proposed tax of $2 a thousand* on bank capital and surplus is coit'^j templated by Democrats of the 8|inV ate llnanco committee, who are not deliberating on the war revenue bll which passed the houso last week. Th? suggestion has been made that tils-1! turbed financial conditions due to i:he European war and revision of tpti currency laws make it unwise to levy so heavily on bank capital and it hasi been proposed to cut the assessment in half. Those who favor this action would provide for the loss in revenue thus occasioned by an automobile tax, to] bo substituted also for the tax of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline now pro* vided in the bill. An automobile taJc based on horse power, it is said, would yield enough to replace the estimated $20,000,000 which would be derived from the gasoline tax and the amount to bo lost in the bank capital levy shoidd be reduced one-half. \ The senate also Is considering re? adjusting the proposed tax on insur-v ance policies with the probable elimi? nation of a tax on accident Insurance. Today the committee decided not to grant hearings on the bill but it will h give heed to all written communica* tions. Chairman Simmons hopes to have the measure to report before the end of the week. MEXICAN' SITUATION BRIGHTER. Conferences Between Carranza's and Villa's Representatives Expected to Prevent War. Washington, Sept. 30.?Advices from Mexico City and ChlhuaHua, the latter city being Villa's headquarters^ today brought assurances to the Unit? ed States govern meat 'that?t|^ eonfeW encA At Torreo?' between ^vTIla1 am? Representatives of Carranza would prevent the upheaval in Mexico threatend by Villa's declaration of in? dependence, and bring peace at last to the country. It is expected the conference will agree on a new prov? isional president, probably Fernando lglesias Calderon. HEED MAKES TWO DAY SPEECH. 1 inishes Attack on Anti.trust Bill and Makes Severe Charge Against Col lcugucs. Washington, Sept. 21).?Senator Keed of Missouri today concluded a two days' speech in Opposition to the conference report on the Clayton anti? trust bin with a final bitter attack upon his colleagues for eliminating ?pacific penalties from the measure. He predicted that time soon would come when they would be compelled to write into the law more severe pen. alties lor violation of anti-trust laws than had been contemplated original? ly in the Clayton bill. i The senator said he would move to recommit the bill to the conference With instructions. Administration leaders declared tonight, however, the motion to,recommit would be lost and the report approved. Senator Reed severely criticised the conferees for striking from the bill his amendment authorizing the courts to appoint receivers and sell the prop? erty of convicted corporations to per? sons who would restore competition. Dissolution of corporations without sale, ho delared. availed nothing. He took the case of the Stanard Oil com? pany for Illustration. "The ticker In Wall street," he said, "told the story of that dissolution in its rising profits." "We have played the hypocrite," he continued. "We said when this great Democratic host assembled that we would hew a clean path for the common people to tread. Having marched to the hill to the heroic blast of bugles of war, we settled by the campflre, tuning our ears to the se? ductive notes of 'Home, Sweet Home.' Some of us will heal1 from home. alaramian appointed judge. Judge It. W. Walker Of lfllllt*Ylllc <Jots Federal Oflice. Washington, '?et. I,-?When ;? Flor Ids congressman visited the White M<>Iis?? today urging the appointment of Senator Bryan as circuit judge of the Fifth circuit of the United states court of appeals to iueeeed the late ,indue Shelby, the president announc? ed bis intention of appointing Judge R, W. Walker of Hunts> ille, Ala., to the position, j . I..* ** CONVENTION FAILS TO ACT. COTTON ASSOCIATION UNABLE TO AGREE ON REDUCTION. I Committee Report Against Planting Cotton Next Year Opposed by Texas Delegation?Fifty Per Cent Reduc? tion Urged by Some States. New Orleans, Sept. 29.?After dis-1 cussing cotton acreage reduction inj 1915 during the most of today and' runtil late tonight, delegates to the Southern Cotton convention became hopelessly deadlocked on the question and adjourned until tomorrow without taking action. The whole matter was given back to the resolutions commit? tee with instructions to report tomor? row, A majority report of the resolutions committee favoring no planting at all next year and requesting State legis, latures to enact lews prohibiting planting, came to grief at the hands of the Texas delegation. The Texas convention had instructed for volun? tary reduction of 50 per cent and the Texans firmly supported a minority report providing for this plan. They were helped by a part of the Louis? iana delegates. Several compromise measures were offered, but all were rejected. Wal? ter Park, chairman of the Mississippi delegates, and one of the principal advocates of no cotton planting next year, during the debate on the resolu? tion committee report declared it was useless to agree on any plan that Texas would not sanction and sug? gested that a committee be sent to the Texas legislature, now in session, to iirge upon that body what he termed the necessity for no planting next year. Under a suspension o*: rules the convention tonight passed a resolu? tion requesting a uniform system of warehouses. Besides the reduction resolution the resolutions committee had ready to report only one other measure. That also favored the ware? house, plan and included sanctioning the buy a bale movement. t '^The' minority* report cm the reduc tfoiT 1>laii iavoffctl-u. wJfant&rr Veduel tlon which it was proposed to briny about by a system or organized coun ! ty work. It was proposed to have I meetings in each school district and have as many farmers as would sign a pledge to reduce acreage one-half of what he planted in 1911. Tho.se opposing this plan argued that sys? tem such as this had been tried before and failed. The tight on the resolutions tonight came after many ideas had been cx i pressed on what speakers thought ' should be done to relieve the present situation. The wide differences of Opinion and the varied suggestions of? fered caused comment among those observing the deliberations. Sol Wcxler, president of the Whit? ney Central bank of New Orleans, ad? dressed the convention. He told the convention "if you do not help your, selves you do not deserve help from the government, the banks or any one else." He said that the problem was simple if the farmer would only re? duce his acreage and help himself. He favored reduction of the crop next year, but not through the medium of State laws. The convention today got an out? side viewpoint of the situation from E. lt. Gore, representing the Chicago Association of Commerce. He said Chicago banks held credits to the amount of $7.000,000 with South? erners. The Chicago banks were will? ing to extend this time to Southerners under present condition but it was his opinion that the bankers did not ex? pect the farmers to plant cotton again next Near when the prospects seemed so poor. GRAND JURY HEARS MELLEN. Investigating Alleged Criminal Rail? road Management. New York. Sept. 20.?Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail? road, testified for one hour and fifty minutes today before the special fed? eral grand Jury, empanelled at Presi? dent Wilson's suggestion to investigate the alleged criminal Bspects of the New Haven Railroad management, He had not finished bis testimony when adjournment was taken, and will be examined further tomorrow. FIREWORKS PLANT DESTROYED. Terrific Explosion Kills Four 111 Oil Chicago, Sept. 30.- -A terrific pow. der explosion this afternoon blew Pains Fireworks plant to atoms. Vice President Thearle and three employees were, killed, it. Is feared others were buried in the ruins. en go. GERMANS II GROUND. THE GERMAN FORTUNES OF WAR HAVE PASSED Hl&H TIDE AND NOW ON THE EBB. ALLIES APPEAR TO BE DRIVING INVADERS HACK IN NORTHWES? TERN FRANCE AND IX OTHER SECTIONS THE GERMANS ARE BARELY (HOLDING THEIR FORTIFIED POSITIONS?REPORTED THAT GEN. VON KLCCK IS RETREATING AND THE GERMAN RIGHT WING IS IN DANGER OF BEING CUT OFF FROM REST OF ARMY. j ! 70,000 INDIAN ALLIES ARRIVE. I Gen. Von Kluck Forced to ltettrc on Arrival of Fresh Tfuops for Allies. j Paris, Oct. 1.?Seventy thousand ; India troops have reinforced the al? lies and are now taking a part in the j decisive phase of the great Aisne bat? tle. i Gen. Von Kluck has been forced to , order the retirement of a heavy SJM tion of Iiis army because of physical inability to meet the xfm^ assault of the fresher soldiers of wie, [allied army. _ PANIC IN VIENNA. News of Disaster in Galicia and Out? break of Cholera Terifylng Capital. Vienna, Oct. I.?The capital of ; Austria is in a panic. The disaster suffered by the Austrians in Galicia has at last become fully known. Gen. ; Auffenburg, who was commanding j the Galician armies has been remov ? ed in disgrace. Cholera, which has been ravaging the army is spreading j rapidly through Austria. Cases have ; already appeared in Vienna. Desperate : efforts are being made to combat the disease. There is a serious food : shortage all over Austria. j German Gunboat and Merchantmen J Seized. ? ^Loinibn, Sxtf?1*? *f*he* ^?etfr% ~t<>? German gunboat and ten German ; merchantmen, including the liner lAmfreld by the British cruiser Cum? berland at the mouth of Kamcun riv < er in west Africa, was officially an? nounced by the admiralty board to? day. Fall of Antwerp Imminent. ' London, Oct. 1.?The fall of Ant i werp is believed to be imminent, de ' spite the strong fortifications. Pon ! dcrous German siege guns arc pound j ing the fortitications to pieces. The Germans have demanded its surrender and King Albert has re? fused to grant their request. I Advance in Poland. Berlin, Oct. 1.?Attacks and eoun j ter attacks, without decisive result, : mark the progress of the great battle In France. The Germans have re? sumed the bombardment of Antwerp. It is apparent that the allies ai? re I Calving heavy reinforcements in i France. The Germans are advancing in Russian Poland, despite heavy re? sistance. (Official.) Repulse Near Amiens. Berlin, Via Amsterdam, Oct. 1.? Hostile forces advancing to the north and south of Albert, (French town, (IS miles northeast of Amiens) have i been repulsed. The general situu i tion is unchanged. ? ? ALLIES ADVANCE ON LEFT. Effort to Turn Right Wing of German Army Succeeding-. Paris, Oct. 1.?The allies have pro? gressed on the left to the north Somme tiver and on the right in the southern part of the Woe vre region. There is no modification in the situa? tion as a whole. Official statement at 3 P. M. Indications this afternoon are that a turning movement being tried on the North Somme river with the pur? pose of ?Utting the German line of communication and forcing the with, drawal of the entire right wing of the German army is proceeding uncheck? ed. The advance of the allies' right wing menaces the German western army. FEELING HIGH AGAINST AUS? TRIA. Italian Ships Blown up and Sixty Men Killed. Konto, Oct. 1.?A fiank admission was made officially today that Italy does not expect Austria to furnish a satisfactory explanation of her mine planting In the Adriatic sea, resulting in disaster to neutral shipping. It is reported today that within the last twenty-four hours two more Ital? ian schooners-and a Roumanian ship have been blowr kp. Sixty sailors J ^ have been kill' Id public Heeling s\W 1 against Aust ^sr reaching a high l)itch' </j{ J WJ j Make Advance. 4" ct. 1.?The allies continue V ,orous offensive movements both Hanks oi the German .y. Fresh troops are relieving j'me of the allies who have been un | der fire continuously since the en? gagement started on September 12th. Though the Germans are making j counter attacks, extreme exhaustion is shown by the lack of the vigor that ' characterized the earlier fighting. The report persists that Gen. Von ' Kluck is retiring from his position be? tween the Oiee and Aisne .ivers. AUSTRIA MARKS APOLOGY. I Willing to Remove Mines and Idcmui fy Families of Victims. Rome, Oct. 1.?Austria apologized ; to Italy for the presence of mines 1 near the Italian coast and expressed regret att he sinking of Italian ships. Austria offered to remove the mines and pay indemnity to the victim's families. The indemnity is expected to reach a million dollars. Russian Successes in Poand. Petrograd, Oct. 1.?The continued success of the Russian attacks on the German invaders of Russian Poland was reported from the front today. Large reinforcements are reported to be coming from the west for the Ger? mans and a German lleet appeared off Windau but was prevented from landing troops by the Russian forts. The German ship withdrew. (Official.) Belgian Towns Destroyed. Ghent, Oct. 1.?Town after town In northern Belgium, many dating back several centuries, are being destroyed j by the fierce artillery duels between J the Germans and Belgians. The lighting is progressing along tne line ig miles from Lierre to MaMlftfi Ter monde, and Alost and in the direction of Waereghem. The heaviest artil? lery is In action and the destruction is dreadful. Servians Repel Aust Hans. Xish, Oct. 1.?The Servians on the j Drina at the Bhabata front have re p? lied the Austrians near Paritscha with enormous loss. This is official. j General Stricken with Cholera. I j Rome, Oct. 1.?A dispatch from Vienna states that Gen. Auffenburg has been stricken with cholera. (Un [ official.) Warships Aid Forts. Tokio. Oct. 1.?German warships In Kiao Thau bay are furiously bom? barding the Japaneae positions around Tsing Tao. German aeroplanes are assisting the warships by dropping l ombs and guiding the gunfire. The Japanese artillery is replying vigor < usly. A German destroyer has been sunk in the harbor. A Japaneae mine sa'eeper was sunk off Kia Chau yester? day. YOl'XG M V\ IS KILLED. Ranisaji West Is struck b> Tram at Grccnt Ulc. Greenville, Sept. 29.?Ramsay West, ii young a'hitc man 1!? years of ago. was run over and instantly killed by Southern train No. ;i in the depot yards here last night The engineer states that the young man stepped out in front of his engine and that it was impossible lo stop the moving train. The engine and two ears passed over the body, mutilating it terribly. West had bet n employed bj a local dry goods company and clothing house of this rliy, but his position terminated last Friday. He is survived by bis parents, ftve brothers and one sister.