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Reported to Have Driven Germans Back at End of 7-Day Fighting in Poland BATTI.i; IN FRANCE STILL I Will I IM IB. ALTHOUGH GERMAN MKAOMJC AKTKH.S HAVE BF.KX MOVKD PROM LUXEMBURG TO MAINTZ, CONSIDERED PREPARATORY MOVE TO RETREAT? A.NTWUUf STILL HOLDS OUT AUAiNST BESIEGERS, THOUGH TWO OUTER FORTH II AVK BEEN SILENCED. Begin Action AgaluM Poln. London. Oct. 2.?A Venice dispatch to the Mall aaya thut the allied fleet h?\a begun operations against Pola, the chief naval stutlon of Auat^'u Huagry Three hundred thousand troops have been assembled there ?I tain the past tew weeks to assist in defending the port. ?Antwerp stUl Holds Out. Afttwerp, Oct. 2.?The war office Iseund the following statement tcday: "The situation shows practically no chasige. German guns have failed to reduce the forts. The morale of the Belgian troops is good despite the fact that the enemy is trying to de saoralise them by aerial attacks." Von Kluck rails on Offensive. Paris. Get 2.?With reinforcements which were shifted to his army from the end of the battle line. Gen. Von Kluck. commander of the German right wing, has been making violent efforts during the past twenty.four hoars to pierce the left wing of the allies and cut off the French troops oa the North Summe river from the balance of the army. Unofficial re? ports from the front state that the Germans have been unsuccessful in this attempt. Battle Still Indecisive. Psrls. Get 2.?In spite of the ter? rific efforts of both sides Interspers? ed with a smashing cannonade, the great battle of tho Alsne, which began Be ate n iber 12th. Is still without decis? ive results. The ofthiul information given out by tho French war ofllce still makes no mention of a German retreat, although unoftlclal reports from the north have stated ftom time time during ths past seventy-two hoars that port 1 jus of the German army was retiring towurd Belgium. Russians Win Victory. Petrograd, Oct. 2.?The seven-day battle between the Germans und Kas? sians, west of the river Nlernen in Poland, has ended in a victory for the Csar's troops, according to official announcement issued today. The Oermana are said to be in full retreat snd the siege of Ossowicc has been lifted. Terrible Loss In Battle. Paris. Oct. 2.?Tho Ited Cross and allied Institutions- of Mercy have been swamped by the vast number of wounded soldiers brought back from the great battle of the Alsne. There Is constant cull for volunteer doctors snd nurses. Judging from the cas? ualties of the first week of the gigan? tic engagement. It would be a safe es? timate of the losses of the allies up to date a' more than one hundred thou? sand. Battle st Tsing Tao. Tokio, Oct. 2.?Creeping close to Taing Tao. a flotilla of Japunese torpedo boat destroyers hus destroyed the German barracks there a id fire la reported to he raging within the fortifications. The Japanese fleet con? ti nuea to bombard the fortress, assist? ed by the British and Japanese but? terten from the lund side. Bombarding Rheim? Again. London, Oct 2.?A dispatch from Rheims, dated Wednesda) to the Exchange Telenruph Co., says; "Rheims was the scene of a llerce artillery duel this morning. During ths homhurdmcnt the Amerl an con? sul had a narrow escape. A shell wrecked half of his residence OVOf whlc Iloated the stars and stripes." Servian* Still Win. Nlsh. <>< t. 2.?The capture of Vlaeenltxn. northeast of Sarajevo, was announced by tho Barring war ofllce today. Another attempt by the Aus trlans to croas the river has been re? pulsed. Terrlflr llaiMo ?t Roye. Paris. Oct. - ?A terrific battle Is In progress today between the alllag ami Oerm.ina In the vbdnlty of Boft, west of the olae. where the Germane have concentrated heavy forces. ace.>rdln? Ig the ofticbd announcement issued here at 3 o'clock this afternoon The ba tie seems to he cxtcndim; g art ate. more toward the north, whieh in. dlcates that the French left gftng Is maintaining Us success la the snvi loping movement against Jen. Vog Kluck* army. The German troops operating against tie French right wing attempted to construct a bridge over the Mouse to allow the passage of German troops but the bridge has been destroyed. Residents Flee from Antwerp. Ghent. Oct. 2.?Hundreds of the residents of Antwerp are fleeing across the Dutch border. Communication be? tween Antwerp and the South, South? east and Southwest has been cut off. Heavy fighting continues near Ter I munde. Germans Move Headquarters. Amsterdam, Oct. 2.?It is reported here that the Germans have moved their general staff headquarters from Luxemburg to Mainz a strongly for? tified town on the east bank of the Rhine in preparation for retreat from France. Belgian Forts Silenced. Berlin, Oct 2.?An official state? ment that two Belgian forts at Ant? werp had been silenced by German artillery and the Germans are making ?teady progress in France, after re? pulsing the allies' attack was made here today. (Wireless to Sayvllle.) NO FUNDS FOR INDIVIDUALS. Smith-Lever Extension Bill Explain? ed. Washington, Oct. 1.?No govern, meat funds are provided Individuals tinder the Smith-Lever educational law, as announced here today. Many letters are being received by the United Suites department of agricul? ture which Indicate that farm women in various sections of the country have come to believe that the government Is about to assist them with grants of money to Individuals. This unfortu? nate mistake which, it is feared, will be the cause of considerable disap? pointment, appears to have arisen through a misunderstanding of the Smith-Lever act recently passed by congress. Under this act funds con? tributed both by the federal and State governments are made available for practical demonstration work In agri? culture and home economics. Experts from the agricultural colleges and county agents, both men and women, are to show farmers and farm women the value of modern methods In agri? culture and housekeeping and demon, strate the use of labor saving devices. The purposes of the act are thus en? tirely educational and there are no provisions whatever for direct finan? cial assistance and those Interested should make note of this fact. COTTON FOR DISPLAY. Miss Burlcson Offers Prizes for Photo, graphs. Washington, Oct. 1.?Miss Lucy Burleson, daughter of the postmaster general, today offered prizes of $20, $10 und $5 In gold for photographs of the best and most artistic display of cotton goods mo de by merchants at speelal cotton goods sales during Oc? tober. The contest will be under the oipervlslon of the National Cotton fashions show to be held here. National Hank Statistics. Washington, Oct. 2.?There were 7,5G 1 national banks In operation in the United States at the close of bus? iness yesterd .y, according to the Sep? tember report of the comptroller of the currency. Their authorized capi? tal w as * 1.7.".?;.?;s 1,175. with outstand? ing circulation secured by bonds amounting to ?7:tr?,tM;r>,C73. and se? cured by other than bonds. $:t2G,lfi?. 210. The last sum represents the emergency currency" issued under the Ahlrlch.Vreeland act During Sep? tember ltd national banks with a capital of |l,Mt,tll were authorized to begin business. Not to Impeach .fudge Speer. Washington, Oct. 2. - The Ionise judiciary committee formally Sled III report today, recorarnendlni that the impeachment proceedings against Federal Judfc" Speer, of Georgia, be dropped. Pumpkin < ore for Brlght's Disease. New York, Oct. 2.?The lowly pumpkin has been elevated to high estate in the medical world by Dr. Kamowski, a Kuropean physician, who says II Iahen In snfiidentiy enor? mous quantities it will <ure Bright'! dl ease. COTTON GINNING REPORT. shows Ml'('11 activity DURING seitemuf.h. Second Hc|M>rt Shows Total to 2.">th Ultimo .1,381,80a Rales, Against I, SJ4MSI for Suine Period Lust Year. Washington. Oct. 2.?Cotton gin? ning was active frcm September 1 to 25, a total of 2,901,556 bales having been turned out. Thut brought the aggregate winnings lor the year to 3,381,863 bales, according to the cen? sus bureaus second report announced today. The periods ginnings were second only to those of the record crop year of 1911, being less than 4,000 bales lower. In Alabama, Arkansas, Florida Gourgia und Louisiana the ginnings to September 25 exceeded those to that date In any of the past seven years. Sea island cotton ginnings exceeded those of any year in the past seven, while the number of round bales ginned showed a great decrease. The second ginning report of the season, compiled from reports of cen? sus bureau correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt and issued at 10 a. m., today announced that 3,381,803 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales of the growth of 1914 have been ginned prior to Sep? tember 25 last year, 3,007,271 bales, 3,246,055 bales, or 23.2 per cent, of the entire crop, ginned prior to Sep? tember 25 last year, 3,0007,271 bales, or 22.3 per cent In 1912, and 3,676, 594 bales, or 23.6 per cent In 1911. Included in the ginnings were 3,292 round bules, compared with 26,983 last year, 19,574 In 1912 and 27,918 In 1911. Sea Island cotton Included number? ed 13,895 bales, compared with 10, 570 bales to September 25 last year, 3,051 bales In 1912 and 11,897 bales In 1911. COTTON CONSUMED FOR YEAR. World's Takings Amount to 21,223, 000 Hales. Washington, Oct. 2.?The world's consumption of cotton was 21,223,000 bales during the year which ended August 31, the census bureau an? nounced today. Production of com? mercial cotton, exclusive of Unters, grown in 1913, as compiled from pub? lic reports, documents and correspond? ence, was approximately 22,255,000 bales of 500 pounds net. Hxcept for the United States, cot. Uon included in consumption figures refers almost exclusively to that used In spinning and does not include large quantities used In the manufacture of felts, hats and other articles. The number of consuming cotton spindles active during the year was 143,397,000. Approximately 30,300, 000 were operated In the United States. FIFTY WORKMEN ENTOMBED. At Least Twelve Believed to Be Head in Missouri Mine. Webb City, Mo., Oct. 1.?At least twelve men are believed to have been killed as the result of cave-ins In the American Davey zinc mines here to? night. Some reports pla:e the death list at over twenty. Fifty workmen were imprisoned temporarily when timbering support? ing the roofs of three of the seven connected mines gave way. Most of them escaped by Unding their way to air shafts. The ore bodies in the mines, where the roofs collapsed, were not being worked, but tons of falling earth and rock sent a rush of air through the drifts of the other mines, which pick? ed men up and buffetted them against rocks and the Jagged ends of mine timbers. Many of the Injuries and deaths ,lt Is believed, were caused In this way. The electric lighting and hoiking system throughout the mines w**s cut off. Fifteen miners climbed to the surface through Mine No. 7, after Unding their way through darkened drifts by llberatig a blind track mule and following him. All of these men were slightly injured. Physicians, nurses and ambulances were sent from Carthage and Joptln as soon as news of the accident reached those cities. The escaping miners could give no news of their companions still under? ground. Howard Young, manager of the mines, said It would be impossible to accurately estimate the death until the hoisting cages were put in Oper? ation, The mines, owned by the American feine, Lead and smelting company, were being worked double shifts be. cause of the l losing of the German zinc mines. All of the miners arc a merlcane. Typhoid Among German Troops. London, Oct. I.?-It is reported i'1 Amsterdam, telegraphs the col re? spondent of The Central News, that sun German troops on the lines be? tween Briksjebj and Antwerp are suf? fering from typhoid fever, COUCH UNIFORM PUN, "HVRSOX PLAN" is TO HAVBl FMPROYFs WEAR KHAKI. Adoption of Scheme to Have All Men In Filiform Wear Cotton Cloth Suggested by Railroad Man?Will Absorb Cotton In This Wuy. Augusta Chronicle. "The Hudson Pan" is tho latest Sug? gestion for relief in the present gen? eral situation. The several business men with whom it has been discussed express the opinion that it is the most practicable and far-reaching, as well as the most business-like yet sug? gested, and the only one which has been offered that would have behind it any sort Of iolidity and no senti? ment. It would necessitate the imme? diate manufacture of millions and mil. lions of yards of the very heaviest kind of goods made from cotton, would absorb an enormous amount of the present visible supply of cotton, and would tax the goods beyond their capacity, thus forcing other mills to equip at least a portion of their plants for making this particular grade of cloth. It would take in every steam rail? road, every electric railway, every steamboat line, every police depart? ment and every lire department in the entire cotton belt, and in many other States, outside of the belt. At the same time its adoption woud mean the saving of a very considerable amount of money to the ultimate con? sumer and the creation of an entirely new line of business that would amply take the plaie of that line of business which the plan would reduce, but not eiminate. The plan was conceived and its de? tails thought out by Capt. C. H. Hud? son, a passenger conductor on the Georgia & Florida Railroad, running between Augusta and Valdosta, who lives at 1939 Walton Way. In his own way he tells it is. as folows: "Of course the Idea behind the 'buy a bale' plan is that not alone of aiding the farmer, but through the farmer to aid everybody else. It is said to be a plan of taking cotton off the market in the hope that the amount will be equal to that portion which will not be exported and the surplus. That so much will be ac? complished is still a question, but, as Mr. T. I. Hickman has said, even that is but a temporary relief, and buying a bale of cotton here and there on a basis of sentiment more than of busi? ness carries with it no insurance that the same cotton will not again be dumped back on the market. It re? mains raw cotton anyway, and is therefore an existing surplus, what? ever else of the crop may be used. ?Permanent relief is going to come only through some method which will permanently absorb the cotton. Peo? ple are not going to throw it away and they are not going to burn it up; neither the producer nor the consum? er. We have simply?if we are going about this 'salvation of the South' in a business-like way?got to hnd some? thing to do with the cotton that we don't do with it now. "The pan originated by Miss Clark and the ladies in Washington, that of trying to increase the use of cotton cloth for clothing, is a good one in its way, but it, too, has sentiment only for a basis, and there is nothing in it to insure the use of any Uxed amount of cotton. The manufacturers have nothing on which to base their calcu? lations beyond a fad, and there is no fact, the chances are that, so soon as the present condition is eased up a bit, it will have become a worn-out fad. "I am not a producer of cotton, I don't carry any mill stock, I don't buy or sell cotton?but 1 do live in a cot? ton country. The situation got on my mind, just as it had on the minds of pretty much all the other people down here who have any interest in their community, I guess. An almost con? stant thought on the subject has re? sulted In what I believe is a business producing, practical plan, like this: "There is a uniformed conductor and tlagman on every passenger train and a uniformed conductor on n*" .rly every freight train run In the BtaAe* In the South and Southwest; every street car operated by electricity In the same States has on it two uniformed men. a motorman and o conductors every police department and every fire de? partment In the entire southern and southwestern country has a number Of uniformed men, every steamboat op? erated along the coast and on the inland waterways has several uniform? ed men on it. The uniforms worn by those men ure of a design and a material adopted by the operating Companies; many of them after con? sultation with representatives of their employes, but In the end the uniform Is an adopted one, and every man empoyed by those corporations has to wear tin- some kind of uniform. In addition to those i have named, a number of roads require their station agents to wear uniforms; the express companies use gome uniforms. Mr. Hudson's plan, as outlined by him to The Chronicle, was gone over with several prominent business men COTTON CROP LARGEST. | - INDICATIONS ARB THAT IT WILL BE SECOND IN HUSK, (Government Report Estimates Crop of 1011 at 15,:i<M>.000 Bales?Condi? tion Heiter Now Than Last Year. Washington, Oct. 2.? Loaders of the ! movement to dispose of the vast cot ton yield which this year will be left I I in American hands on account of the war in Europe was given a more defi? nite idea today of the size of the new crop when the department announced it would amount to approximately 15,300,000 bales of 500 pounds each. Curtailed takings of foreign spin? ners, who usually buy from 8,000,000 ! to 10.000,000 bales yearly, already | have resulted in the adoption of new method! for disposing of the 1914 crop. Which present conditions indi? cate will be the second largest on rec ord. Domestic consumption, usually approximating 4,500,000 to 5,500,000 bales, is expected to be greatly in? creased this year by heavier exports j of American cotton goods and the movement to stimulate their USS at home. The forecast of 15, JOS, 000 500 pound hales of cotton as the 111 14 crop was made today by the department of ag_ riculture's crop reporting hoard in the season's final reporting, which showed a condition on September 25 of 73.5 per cent of normal. That quantity of cotton n ak >s this year's crop second in point of size ever grown In the United States. The record is 15,693, 000 bmlef grown in Itll. I*ist year 14, 156,000 bales were grown and in 1012 there were 13,70:5,000 hales. The H ptcmber 25 condition indi? cates a yield of about 200 pounds of lint per acre, which, applied to the estimated area planted, 36,960,000 acres, would produce 15,163,000 bales. 1 An average of 1 per cent of the acre? age is abandoned each year. Allow? ing for that the condition of the crop I indicates a total production of 15, 300,000 bales. r: | tf g|| |f| The condition of the cotton crop on September 25 was 73.5 per cent, of a normal, compared with 78 per cent on August 25, 64.1 per cent last year, 69.6 per cent in 1911, and 68.5 per cent, the average of the past ten years on September 25. STATES. Ift ? (M M P F Cr-. H'-t Cr^ C r-t C << ? ? n < a n h Virginia. 80 86 75 70 76 North Carolina. 70 82 70 70 73 South Carolina 72 77 71 68 72 Georgia. 81 81 72 65 72 I Florida. BT 83 78 65 71 ?Alabama. 78 77 67 68 69 [Mississippi., . 68 75 63 63 66 I Louisiana. ?7 66 00 69 62 j Texas. 70 79 63 75 67 i Arkansas. 69 75 03 68 68 Tennessee. 70 76 68 68 74 Missouri. 72 72 64 72 75 Oklahoma_,. 80 80 4 2 69 66 California. 96 98 100 90 *94 United States. 73.5 78 64.1 69.6 68.5 ?Four-year average. The crop reporting board's final estimate of the size of this year's crop will be announced Thursday, Decem her 10, at 2 p. m. COTTON EXPORTS INCREASE. SOME COMFORT FOR GOVERN? MENT OFFICIALS. Revenue Fulls Off us Import Duties Decline While Internal Tuxes Rise Considerably. Washington, Oct. 1.?Although gov? ernment revenues from customs fell off about $9,500,000 during September, compared with the same months In 1913, treasury officiate today found some comfort in figures showing re? cent exports in grain and cotton. There was encouragement, too, in the announcement that, for September, the ordinary internal revenue re? ceipts were almost $6,000,000 above those for last September, although this increase is said to be due to un? usual causes not likely to ligure In the future months. Despite the help from increased in? ternal revenue the total receipts for the month from all sources were near, ly $6,000,000 under last September and the excess of disbursements for the month was nearly $9,500,000, while in September, 1913, the excess of dis? bursements was about $4,000,000. "During week-ending yesterday 58, 114 bales of cotton were exported, and yesterday's grain exports aggregated 1,936,000 bushels. Of the cotton, Gal veston shipped more than 4 6,259 bales New York, 6,650 bales; New Orleans 2,800; Savannah 1,250; Charleston 1, 000; Hoston 80, and Philadelphia 75. The cotton went to England, the Neth? erlands, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Sweden. Portugal and other countries. Of the grain 718,000 bushels went from New Orleans; 599,000 from Baltimore; 538,000 from Galveston; 79.000 from Philadelphia and 2,000 from New* York. The grain went chietly to Eng? land, Holland and Norway. The treasury statement showed the governments total assets to be $1, 895,383,011, Including gold coin 'mounting to $727,712,501, bullion >f>. 6,065,368 and about $ 1 !>5,000,000 In silver dollars. Warring Nations Buy 110,000 Bar? rels of Hour. St. Louis, Oct. 1.?The largest sale of (lour ever made in St. Louis was consummated today when the Kehler Flour Mills company agreed to fur? nish in short order to one of the na? tions at war 110,000 barrels of tlour. The grade called for In to be made of Kansas hard wheat, ot which 540, ooo bushels will be required. The price was not made public. yesterday afternoon, and they all agreed that it is the most practicalI plan yet suggested, as well as the most far-reaching, a plan that will have a material effect on practically i every line of business, it is definite.I ly understood tbt some of them will into the possibility of working it out with a view to getting it pul Into operation throughout the South, CHILD DIES FROM BURNS. Greenwood, Oct. 1.?The little two year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Long, who lives on Taggart street, died last night from the effects of burns received Monday evening. Mrs. Long left the little girl in a room for just a few minutes while she went over to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dal? las Powell, the former being desper? ately ill. While out the little girl in some way received burns from a small lire in the grate, which proved fatal. She was not burned much on her face, but the flames injured her in? ternally so that they proved fatal. Governor Suspends Magistrate. Columbia, Oct. 2.?According to an order sent to the olllce of the secre? tary of State today ,the governor has suspended C. L. Knight from the office of magistrate for Dorchester county. The order was issued "for incapacity, misconduct and neglect of duty." V hearing on the charges against Mr. Knight was ordered for Septem? ber 2Sth, according to the letter of the governor. "You failed to make any return vvhatever to said rule to show cause why you should not be suspended from the otlice of magistrate for Dorchester county," says the governor's letter. his Last Meal over 66 years' experience Patents i rade s1rshs Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending ft sketch und description may quickly nscert.nn cur opinion free whether an invention it probably ritciitnbie. Oonimnniea Oons strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents nout free. IMdeat agency for noonrinir patent*. Patents taken ttirouttli Mann ft Co. receive tpgeial notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. 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