Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Tint 8?MTKH WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. ?'Be Just and Fear not?Let aU the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Train's." THE TRUE SOLU IKON, Established June, lftM. Vol. XXXIX. No. 15. Belgian City Taken By Its Enemies Af? ter Many Days of Fierce Fighting. i German Invasion of Russia Results in Disaster for German Armies in That Section?Przemysl Holding Out Against Seige of Russians?Teutons Are Making Attacks Upon ? French Lines?Advantages in West is With Allies. ? ^ANTWERP MAS FALLEN. (imui^ Take Possession of rig Ian , Metropolis. Berlin. t^ct. 10.?Antwerp has fall? en according to the o file la I announce? ment Issued k>duy? The Kclgian gar? rison was led suit yf Antwerp by Its commander. breaches had been mad? In the fortlllcatlons at several point* which the Helglans forthwith abend med. Most of the forts had been n the possession of the Hermans since Friday afternoon. London Admits Fall of Antwerp. London. Oct. 10.?It Is unotllcially reported that the Germans have t ap lured Antwerp, but several forts are ?till holding out. The llrltlsh admir? alty later admitted that Antwerp was evacuated by the Helglans Friday af? ternoon. Russian* Capture IIa 11 road Ccutcrs. Petrograd. Oct. ^0.?It Is otllclally announced today that the Kussiain have captured Marggrabowa and Lycl.. two Important railroad centers In East Prussia. The Uermans have abandon? ed their fortltled position at Harkalc sew on the Hospuda river. The bat? tle on the left bank of the Vistula riv? er between the ltusslan main army and Austro-Oerman armies Is ?tili rising without definite result. Antwerp Suffers Horror? of War. Ghent. Oct. 10.?Fugitives arriving from Antwerp, who were driven out by the bombardment assert .hat the plight of the Itelglan refugees Is des? perate. Thousands of old men, wo? men and children lie along the road? side where they collapsed from hung? er and exhaustion. Panic prevails ev? erywhere. At Antwerp with shells falling everywhere, wrecking build? ings, killing and maiming inhabitants, the people with blanched faces rushed northeastward afoot in terror. Portugal Will Declare War. Berlin. Oct. 1U.?It is seml-olticially stated today that the government ex? pects Portugal It declare war against Germany shortly. Thirty German Steamers Sunk In Ant? werp Harbor. London. Oct. 1??.?A news dispatch from Amsterdam says it Is semi-oiii clally reported that the Hrltish sunk thirty German steamers In the port ot Antwerp for the purpose of obstruct? ing the harbor and m?kln., German navigation dangerous. Allies Hold Their Lines. Paris. Oct. It,?The Germans are making hcav\ attacks upon the allies north and mrthwest of Lille, but the situate.!i is satisfactory to the allies. The ofli. report at o o'clock this af tern?M>n sayg the French have pained some advantage north of the <>lsc and have made progress in tbe \lcln Ity of St. MIhiel at the e.istern end of the battle fr.-nt. It is otn laity an? nounced that Antwerp was innen Fri? day. Germans Destroy American Pro|>crt.v. Washington. ' "t 1". Thf destrue tiori by the Germans of large Ann r |eu?? owneil oil l inks mar Antwerp was iwnntled le the state department today ?>\ Consul General niedre h who declared the oil lanks were s' Ibd I?) Germans while the American flag was floating Wer them and the atta? kliu party was fully ?nu'iixant of the own? ership of the tanks. The State department believes that the t'idted States can do nothinu about the destruction of oil tanks now. buf owners must w nM until Hie war is over and present their claims. Itifi^lnir* Itont German?. P. trograd. ' let. . I The "Hi- I I Mt.it? uo nf fod.iv s.i.s tti.it ??ie iuvaa i..n of finesse* lerrltorj by flermnns from gnve Pmnsl i hni molted In n complete defeat f<?r the German* A? many places the encm.Vs retreat de? veloped Into | rents' I? which the Itusslans took thousands of prisoners, inuuy guns uud great .quantities tf, supplies. The Germans ure now on I the defensive. All have been driven back into Rast Prussia. In the heavy ! lighting' along the Vistula against Aus ! tro-Gcrmans for tho past two days the Russians have been gaining slow I ly. The Czar expressed himself as greatly pleased with conditions as he found them at the front. The siege of Przemysl continues. The Russians have captured one fort on the princi? pal line of fortifications. _ Consul General Ianivcs Antwerp. Washington, Oct. 10.?The Ameri? can consul general at Antwerp today notified the State department that he was forced to leave Antwerp when the bombardment commenced Wed? nesday. Russians Withdraw From Przemysl. i Vienna. Oct. 10.?(Olllcial) ? The pirt of the Russian army before .'r/.emysl has been forced to withdraw by the Austrlans. Fierce lighting oc? curred Thursday night. Austrian Supplies Captured. Rome. Oct. 10.?A news dispatch from Cattaro reports tho capture of I an Austrian supply train by Montene? grin troops near Sarajevo. CHOP IX FORMATION. Circulars Dealing with Diversification to Do Had from Chamber of Com? merce. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce is in receipt of a supply of large sized posters and si jailer circular matter from Clemson College giving farmers advice as to crop diversilleation, dairy? ing, grain raising, marketing informa? tion, hog pasturing and raising, live stock ruising. gardening, and good ad? vice about reduction of cotton acre? age. The secretary's otlicc force of the Chamber of Commerce is sending these fiosters and circulars out to dif? ferent parts of the county to be posted in conspicuous places in stores and postolllces, and for distribution among the farmers. A letter is sent to each individual to whom the printed information goes requesting that he will personally see to the posting and distribution of the information. PRH KM OF COTTON SFFD. I.Ittie Weight Attached by Government to Conspiracy Charge. Washington, net. ?j.?Little weight is apparently attached by the depart* ment of agriculture to the charge that there is a conspiracy among purchas? ers of cotton seed to depress its price. The department has just issued a bulletin which assigns two < a uses foi the lower pytcag of cotton seed by? products; lirs , the large cotton crop in the South; and second, the demor? alization of foreign market* by the war. It is estimated in the bulletin that tin |ft,##o,eeM bale crop of this year should yield ft,Ct#,600 tons of seed, meaning lhai about j,autumn tons of cotton seed meal will be available. As lee.eefi tons of meal were exported loaf >'eura On department assumes I hat there grill be on ihe domestic market this year, considering the In? creased production, about ?OV.OOQ tons in excess Ol I.ist seal'. 'This sit im t ion." declares the bul? letin, "has resulted already in a sub? stantial drop in |he price of cotton seed by-products, Cotton seed meal can now be bought in the Hotlth at from IS] lu $21 i"i ton instead of *.'T to $31 l ist year. A a even greater decrease his la ken pi. re in ihe price of Cotton seed hulls. Which ale UOW selling from $1.511 t" $& Instead of ?7 t?? a Ion Inal year." The specialists of the agricultural deparlmenl advise the farmers of ih< entire Country to take ad\ inttige of the abundance ami cheapness of rot? ton seed meal to teed It to beef cattk' and make good profits then l.v. Th i feeding value of cotton seed men I is m i ii .!??.' expei is us tw |ec that of SOUTH ITS OWN MAKER. TILLMAX THINKS IT C AX SAVE 1TSFLF EVEN NOW. Proper Statt* Warehouse Hill Should Form Basis for Operations of Fed? eral Reserve System. Columbia, Oct. 10.?That proper application of credit systems and the establishment of a State warehouse' for cotton, aided by the automatic re-j duction in acreage consequent upon' 7-Cent cotton, will prove the best method of pulling the South out of the slough of despond is the opinion expressed by Senator 1J. H. Tillman in a letter given to the press by him. Senator Tillman says he doubts the Constitutionality Of acreage restriction by law but Hunks it might be worth trying anyhow. The senator urges "a proper ware? house" law, which he thinks would stand the test of the courts provided a special increase in the public debt be authorized by the people at the general election. The senator's letter, addressed to J. T. Collins of Chester in reply to a request for advice, follows: "My Dear Sir: Yours of October 5 received. 1 realize your condition perfectly and sympathize with the farmers who owe you, too. I do not know what to suggest or how to help our fellow citizens who are in this predicament. Sad to say there are very many of them in distress. 1 am hoping that the legislature will enact a law promptly providing for a sensi? ble warehouse scheme and that the State Will get behind its own citizens with Its credit by voting a constitu? tional amendment to increase the public debt for this purpose. Pos? sessing the power of taxation as it j does, there is absolutely no reason why it should not do this. Until South Carolina and other Southern States show their willingness to back their own people, It is idle to expect the na? tional government to do it. 1 believe the State supreme court would declare III proper warehouse law constitution? al, provided the people at the noxt election vote to Increase the public debt for that purpose, The legislature can act Immediately and as the elec? tion comes off in November every? thing could be satisfactorily adjusted In this way. South Carolina can thus save its own citizens, whether other Southern States do or not. I doubt Very seriously, however, whether any law looking to the decrease of acre? age or forbidding the planting of any cotton at all will stand the test of I constitutionality* it is worth trying, however. , "I myself expect to sow all the oats \ I can get in the ground and will fer? tilize them Well With cottonseed meal and acid phosphate, two home prod? ucts. The land may wait for potash until the Germans are licked* Luckily most of the land in this State has enough potash In it already to make one or two crops, for it is a mineral Which does not leach out. All the soils above the falls in our rivers have a natural supply. i "I believe the reduction of acreage will settle itself without legislation, simply because nobody is able or will? ing to advance money or supplies t'? grow cotton at 7 cents per pound. It is like lifting one's self over a fence by his boot straps. "This European war has certainly hit the South a hard blow. We have before seen cotton very low, but everything else was low then too. Now everything wo have to eat, especially meat and Hour, is very high ami the cos! of growing cotton is probably double what it was in 1890, ' I see no reason why the national government does not hasten getting the national reserve banks in condi? tion to begin operation. We have lu ai d for h long while that the ma? chinery would begin to move on t let ober I. The national govern? ment could recognise warehouse re c? pis as good collateral, ami 1 believe it will do so, provided the states flrsi lake sensible action In regard to this mutter. "I do not think 1'nele Sain will, or OUghl to he expected to. come to our help until WC have exhausted all of our own resources and have done those things which nre necessary, There never was a time when the oh! "lace. '< hid helps those who help themselves," was more applicable and h id more truth. If the people of the ^ l ile demand n sensible and practica? ble law, the legislature will enact it ami ihe governor will sign it too. "Our home banks. if thev would only cease Ik inc. greedy hogs and do IIm ir dutj Inwards Ihe people, could gel us ;.ll out of the wilderness. It i^ preposterous and criminal for those i ? .. i i iirau monej rrom the I'nlted Stales government at per cent, in iciest 'to assist the furmera in market* COMMISSION FOR MEXICO. SCHEME or GOVERNMENT PRO? POSED TO STOP TURMOIL. Plan is Suggested at Pente Conference to Eliminate Personal Rivnlry Among- Lenders. Washington. Oct. 9.?A commission form of government for Mexico until order is restored has been suggested at the informal discussion at Aguas calientes, preceding the formal meet? ing between representatives of Car ranza and Villa. This was reported to the state department here tonight I and met with prompt recognition as a possible solution for the vexing prob? lems of the southern republic, j The plan, it was believed, would eliminate the personal rivalry of Na? tions factional leaders and lead to early restoration of a strong central government with which the United States could deal in more direct fash? ion than is possible under present conditions in Mexico. Details of the proposal were not re? ceived, so far as is known, but offi? cials found somewhat of a parallel for the plan in the organization and powers of the Philippine commission. They thought it probable such a com? mission would at first be of a military nature largely, since its authority must be supported by the army; al? though it might later, through changes in the personnel, become en? tirely civil and provide an easy way for return to constitutional govern? ment. Further reports of distress on the west coast of Mexico came tonight I from Admiral Howard. The constitutionalists here receivec today notice that Gen. Agulllar, com? manding the forces operating against Vera Cruz, had issued a proclamation saving he was about to take posses I ?Ion of the city and would give full ' protection to aliens and 'Mexicans ir? respective of their political affllhv tions. NO DEFINITE RESULT. - Agreement Not Reached at SBacatocm Conference. i El Paso, Texas, Oct. !?.?It was re ported today In Juarez that the Car I ransa-Vllla conciliation conference had been In session two days at Za l catecas. No definite result had beer obtained, it was said, since tin spokesmen of the two factions had failed to agree on two of the main I points at issue. These points wer*, not given. A state department representative reported today he had received fron George C. Carruthers, special Amer? ican representative at the conference O message In which Carruthers said [everything was working favorably to j wards an amicable adjustment. - INDIANS MAY ATTACK. Yaquis Likely to Assault Nuco. i Naco, Oct. D.?An independent at* i tack on Naco. Sonora, by the Yuqul ; Indians is expected hourly. (Jen. ttenj. Hill, for six days be Isieged in Naco, is fighting the Indian 1 skirmishers with hand bombs, hop* ing to draw the attack. , Gov, Maytorena, the Villa com? mander attacking Naco. himself ex? pects the Indians to attack soon. 11? admits that his control over them is maintained with diftlculty. Every day makes Hill's position stronger, for supplies ami reinforce? ments are added constantly. Ing their cotton crop* and then give it I to merchants and manufacturers, and then it some lew farmers are fortu : nnte enough to he aide to put up the proper collateral charge them <i per cent, and s per cent. Secretary Mc Adoo has the machinery already start? ed in motion to print all the paper money necessary and will Issue it to the l>;mks on proper collateral. Con? gress has already discharged its duty far better than our State legislature. In fact the president and the secre? tary of the treasury dar?' not do more than they have already proposed to do. "Timer ar?- certain things the na? tional government can do and ought to do. bul as usual there are dema? gogues among our public men who are making wild proposals. Such men are public enemies and ought to be 'sat on.' "Let the st.ite legislature do its duty and the national government may be d? m aded on to perform its. \W can stem the tide if we nil work together, but man> wild and Impracth'.'thlc schemes ought tti he abandoned promptly and no! talked nboul longer Vctlon Is what Is needed and no! so many words." BELGIAN ?JII DANGER Reports Say That King and Army Was Trapped By Germans I During Its Retreat. LATER REPORTS, HOWEVER, SAY KING ALBERT ESCAPE??DEATH MST OP GERMANS s\ll> TO HAVE BEEN i:\oilMOlS IN BOM? BARDMENT OP ANTWERP-?FRENCH GAIN SLIGHT ADVANTAGE IN FRANCE, WHILE NO REPORT? ARE GIVEN OUT OF WAR IN i EAST?BELGIANS FLEE TO HOLLAND AND ENGLAND. Belgian Army Suffers Disaster. Klushing, Holland, Oct. 12.?H is re-j ported that a great pari of the Bel? gian army lleeing from Antwerp suf? fered disaster. A H?lst dispatch says thousands of Belgian soldiers crossed into Holland and surrendered for in? terment. Humors are persistent that the retreating Belgians were trapped between Lokeran and St. Nicholas by the Hermans and routed with heavy losses. Austria us Reinforce PrscntjrsL Vienna, via. Berlin, Oct. 12.?It is Officially reported that the Austrians reinforced the garrison of Prsemysl and lifted the siege. The Russians J'ed before the reinforced Austrians. French Cavalry Defeated. Berlin, via. Amsterdam, Oct. 12.? The defeat of the French cavalry by the Hermans battling in the vicinity of Hille is officially announced. The an? nouncement is also made that all Kas? sian attacks at the east have been re? pulsed. Fernand King of lloumaniu. Koine, Oct. 12.?Prince Ferdinand has been proclaimed King of Koaman la, succeeding the late King Carol, it Is rumored today that King Carol was poisoned by the war party but the re? port is Officially denied. I - Germans Lost Forty Thousand. Paris. (Jet. 12.?A news dispatch states that the Hermans lost forty thousand in the capture of Antwerp. Great masses of troops were mowed down by the German artillery. The French claim to have captured twelve thousand Hermans in the lighting around Arras. i So News From Russians. j Pctrogr.nl, < >ct. 12.?Beyond stating that the operations of the Kassians are proceeding successfully against the Germans In East Prussia, and that an artillery duel is raging between the Russians and Austro-Germans on the Vistula, the war office maintained si? lence on the situation today. I - Conditions in Antwerp. j Kosendaal, Holland, Oct. 12.?News reports state that the last forts at Antwerp have been silenced and have yielded to the Germans. Normal Con? ditions are rapidly being restored at Antwerp. Batest reports indicate that the city did not suffer as much dam? age from the bombardment as at lirst reported. The Harnes were large? ly confined to Hen ham and the south? eastern part of the city. It is known that thousands of Hermans were kill? ed in the desperate attacks on the fort ideations. The bombardment and reply are reported to have been the . most terrible in the history of the World. Many want insane from the terrible din and strain, Kardrums were paralyzed and many persons were blinded. The city iiulvered and rocked us by an earthquake, Germans l>s*i Heavily. Ainsterdnm, <?ct. 12.?News dis? patches state that the Germans are purchasing slight advantages at an awful cost of human life. Fortg-llve thousand are reported to have been , lost in the attacks on forts W'aellham. WttVre, St. Catherine and Antwerp. - Allies Make (.aim j Pal is. Oct. 12.? All otlea il statement I at l this afternoon says that attacks by the Germans on the French left wing between Bassiun> and Itoye have been repulsed. The allies have made [ some progress on Ihe right hank of the Aisne. The eavalrj, engagements tibout Lille e? nt Inue. Montenegrin* Defeat! Austrian*. tVttlnje, Oct. 12.?Montenegrins de? feated and drove back the Austrians on the Itleckgatsho frontier, captur? ing several Important Austrian po? sitions. \crophi 11c Drops Itonihs on Pari?-. Patis. Oct. 12. it Is ro|?ortcd here I that twenty-four forts at Antwerp arc still holding out against the Germans. A German aeroplane made ^Mlher raid on Paria today, drop y?two bombs, which failed to r /e, be? tween two passenger trai _jfi King Albert,* ?? es. London, Oct. 12.-r ;r' Albert with the greater part f % a Belgian and British marine 1/ v which defended Belgium arc bp* * to have escaped Into <>stend, f ^9 has been fortified, to repel the /man attacks. Vast crowds are con.ing to England from Antwerp, Ostend and Holland. COTTON NOT CONTRABAND. i Staple and Its Seed Products Held Kn I titled to Safe Passage by State Da I partment. Washington, Oct. 10.?Continuing its policy of forging out a complete code for regulation of shipments of American products not only to neutral but to belligerent Countries the state I department today announced a deci? sion relating to exports of cottonseed oil. The decision marks a distinct ad? vance In the exemption of semi-con? traband goods from seizure when car 1 rled in American bottoms, j This declaration. In effect, is that | American trade In cottonseed oil in j neutral bottoms is not subject to seiz I lire or detention, not only when des ; fined for neutral countries, but when shipped to Germany, if not intended for military uses. The British govern? ment has assented to so much of the proposition as relates to shipments to Holland of neutral goods, such as foodstuffs, which the Netherlandsgov? ernment has embargoed for exporta? tion. . The solicitor's opinion goes beyond the mere matter of cottonseed oil and lavs down the principle that cotton is not contraband and is not subject ; to seizure even when shipped to a bel? ligerent country, providing it is on American or neutral ships. Therefore there is no Impediment to the ship? ment of American cotton to Hamburg consigned to German spinners. T. O. S. DIBIiLi: Ql ITS. Veteran chief of the Plrr Department Hands His Resignation to City ?.'oiin Colin? M of Orangchiirg. orangeburg, Oct. 10.?T. O. S. Dib? ble, who has for 11 years served as chief of the Orangeburg fire depart? ment, has handed bis resignation to the city council. Mr. Dibble offers us his reason for resignation that his business will not permit his best at? tention to the position. The city of (Ictata are reluctant to give him up. Mr. Dibble has been closely related to tho Orangeburg tire department for many years, he having served for four years as assistant chief and was pr 'sldcnt of the Young American PI re company for ten years. Mr. Dibble has (bme much for the tH*angeburg lire depart ment. WILL CHI Sil Ml LITAltlSM. Lord llaldaue Says Tersas of Peace W ill bp Ibeakim, of Terror. London, ? h t. 10.?"The terms of P?ace will In? that the dominant spirit of militarism which has perverted every talent of the German nation will be crush', d and broken so that those who come alter m-> shall la* free from such terror.*' This was the concluding remark of a speeeh delivered this afternoon at Newcastle b> Viscounl llaldaue, bud high chancellor, at a meeting to Influ? ence recruiting. Viscount llaldaue claimed that Great Itrituin was lighting because It wan a sacred duty. He paid a tribute In Ihe great qualities of the German nation hut said n had been prostituted to militnr.v uses and that this war w.is to end thai rpirll of militarism, lie continued: if Germany should annex llelsiura and ?i ish Prance and annex Holland und ?Int!; Russia, then ibis country >v ? 1 Id be doomed. Kather I ha II see lhal accomplished l would see the Uritisli empire perish honorably/*