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SIL Fffll FIERCELY i tjg. n ?? German Forces Unable to Capture Antwerp, Although Big Fire Hinders Defenders. IK EAST (iK.HM.VN AM) HtSSlAN AKMII S AUF. SAII> TO ME CHAP PMIM. IN OMK OK THK MOST HKKPF.HATK HATTLKS WOHLU HAS KVKK IN FRANC F. Till-: SITUATION IS LITTLK CHAN41F.I?. ACCORHINtJ TO OFFICIAL HP. PORTS ? HFSPATCH FROM PARIS SAYS tiF.ltMAN* AJIK HFTHF.ATINti AND DF. ? MTROYINCi F.VFHYTHINt. IN Till IK WAKE. I ANTWF.RP IX PLAMFS. German* OcMroylng Ilclgtun Mctro-sd b* by TCrrlftc Uomhurdmciit Ostend, Oct. 9.?It In reported this morning that German shells and boraba have set Are to Antwerp. The bombardment continues with terrltlc sffeet. The Uelgian gunners defend? ing the city are replying vigorously. Ttie flames started In the district be? tween the palace of Justice and the South railroad station, but the emer? gency fireman controlled the lire. The ilorgarhout suburb la burning. The luburbs of Unth und Houchot between the Nethe river und the In? ner circle of forts have been practi? cally destroyed. The Helglan army under Kins Altx-rt Is harassing the Oermans from the west. There is also fierce fighting along tho river Scheldt. The Oerman cavalry circling to the ncrtheast Is nearlng the Dutch fron? tier, and Ulhsna have been se - a east ef Ostend. A Oerman aeroplane cir? cled over Ostend today apparently scooting for Information. It Is re? ported that Uhlans have rased the ?lllage of Warneton, near Ypres. Os? tend Is now the seat of the ltelgiun government. It Is Intlmuted that the Oermans will meet with chagrining surprise at Antwerp but the anturo of the surprise Is not revealed. Russians Capture Przcmysl. London. Oct. 9.?An unconfirmed report says Prsemysl the great Aus? trian fortress, has surrendered to the Russians. Another Antwerp Fort Captured. Berlin. OW. 9.? (Via Amsterdum) ? (Official.) Fort Heyndonck. before Antwerp, has b#?en cuptured. The Oer mann are making progress near Ht Rlhlel and In the Ardennes re? gion. Tho enemy's aviator dropped a b?>mb on the D?sseldorf airship shed, the roof of which was demol? ished. Whr Situation l'raetlcullv Unchanged Paris. Oct. 9.?The ofllclal state? ment Issued at 3 o'clock this after? noon says: The general situation Is unchanged on our left Two cavalry forces are operating continually north of Lille and La hasse. The baHlc con? tinues on the line marked by regions of Lens, Arras, Dray Sur Somme Chaulnes, Koye, and Lussigny. At the center from the < Use to the Meuse then have been only minor engage? ments. On our right, In the Woe vre region, there has been an ar t llery battle along th? entire front. In Lorraine (Vosges) and In Alsace, there Is no change. Austrian-* Taking Offensive. Vienna. Oct 9.?(Official) ? The Austrlans nv tuking offensiv* la Gallcta. driving the Kassians buck, re* capturing Rscsiow on the VVIstok riv? er west of Juroslylaw. Violent at? tacks on Pncem>sl have been repulsed. Fighting North of Lille. Paris, oct. 9.?It is officially an? nounced that the cavalry of the allies and Oermans are now lighting north of Lille This Indicates that the al? lies' cavalry Is pressing the Oer mans back Germans Lone Another Island. Melbourne, Oct. 9.?It I-? re ported that unother Herman island in the south Pacific has been Wlgf d by tin Australian nava. forces. Little News From llcrlln. Berlin ??< t. 9?A late corrceted of? fjclal rep.-i t > ivs \t the west i.o f o ts of decisive import nice car. be old lin? ed. Small progress h is l?een n gdf near St. Mlhlel ami in the Argonnes. llefore Antwerp fort Ihlndonck has b?-en taken ami the itt.u k on 'he In? ner ftfl Mm Ism been i-gnn The town Is m.w km? bomb 11 lied. At tin east the Kusslan for* e m arching from Liomsen has reu? he.t |. i, iPrUS Hi Ibittle on \ btubi. Petrograd, t ?et I.?The gn.it DS)1 tie between th?* | J us* la n ami AUBtfU Clermin armies Is in full swing Ion the Vistula pvet north oi Craeou to day. U Ii rei'oi 'ed th it len Coavetcl regiments have raided the neainlrj 9011th of Tarnow ami south* i t Cracow, indlcatin- that the great Ilnnklng movement in Gallcia is ex? pected to force the Austro-Germans north of the Vlstulu to weaken their renter. A large ltussiun army is also threatening Thorn, the tlerman strorg hold in East Prussia. On the Suwalki frontier the German position is becom? ing untenable as the result of demor? alizing bayonet charges by the Kas? sians. Both sides in this district tafft suffering heavy losses. Germans Imming and Pillaging. Paris Oct. 9.?A news dispatch from Bordeaux says that an orderly German retreat, accompanied by vio? lent lighting, seems to have begun from the heavy troops transferied from the line north of the Aisne to north Fiance. Wherever repulsed the Germans are burning, sacking, de-: stroying everything possible before withdrawing. It is reported that the town of Arras was badly damaged. King Albert Wounded. Merlin, Oct. 9.?It is reported that i King Albert has been badly wound? ed while leading the Belgians at Ant? werp. Fire Burns, Fight Proceeds. London. Oct. 9.?a news dispatch says that the tire at Antwerp is reach? ing tremendous proportions. Desper ato lighting is proceeding as the city I burns. The guns from the Belgians i have smashed a Zepplin airship. SENAT?: KILLS MKASl BE. Hcjcctcd Dills I>ropo*cd Deferring Tax Collection* and Bonding Asylum l*ro|M?rty. Columbia, Oct. 9.?Judgilng from the temper displayed in the senate yes? terday morning, little legislation unre? lated to exigent cotton relief measures need be anticipated at this extra ses? sion of the general assembly. Again yesterday the question or spe? cial elections was one of the "storm centres." A concurrent resolution had heen brought in from the house, pro? viding for a vote at noon yesterday for a successor to the late Judge Ernest Gary of the Fifth Judicial ciruit und for a member of the boar \ of visitors of the Citadel, as successor to Col. J. J. Lucas, deceased. After prolonged debating, concurrent resolutions em? bodying the two provisions were tabled. The action was so emphatic that little anticipation of a resurrec? tion at this term is Indulged. Senator Carlisle of Spartanburg was the leader of the faction clamoring for elections, with Senator Clifton of Suinter at the head of the opposition wing. Both the "twin sister" bills of Sen? ator McLaurin, reported unfavorably by the tinance committee Wednesday night, were killed during the morning session. One provided for the Issu? ance and sale of $1,500.000 worth of coupon bonds and was designed to put the State llnances on a cash basis and j to complete the State Park property. IThe other would have deferred the payment of taxes. The two appeared to be Irreconcilable and the vote ugainst each was by a large majority. Senator Hall's concurrent resolu? tion, limiting the duration of the ex? tra session, was also tabled. j At noon yesterday Senator Clifton of Sumter Introduced I skeleton reso? lution, limiting the acreage of 191 f? Qotton to seven acres to the plow, conditioned upon the enactment of similar legislation In at least one-half ot the cotton producing States. Senator Christensen's concurrent resolution, providing for remuneration ut senators ami representatives, was lost in the shuffle and noise of de? bate Wednesday and not published Thursday. This was tjdopted as a substitute to tbe Willi..ms resolution, providing no compensation. The Christensen resolution limits the pa> to $"? :i day and mileage, It was killed yeaterdny in the house. BHWIS Alti: FAVORITEN, Boston Team llaxc tin* tMMs In Bel? ting. Philadelphia, 'mi. It,?Darn cloud* this ion m on portend a downpour of rain ami prevention of the game tins sfti i noon Wagers w ere laid today at Irve to four Ihnt I he Braves will win the sef es ami I he same odds wert i ltd on tin Urnv< m lo lake today'; I line WANT MAltKETH BVREAV, WllW MUrtey?UlM*quc Hill Provides for State System. Columbia, Oct. !*.?Leading agricul? turalists are agreed that the curtail? ment of the cotton CTOp in 1916 ll ft necessity and that in view of this fact it Will he well for the fanners to sub? stitute grain and food crops generally for the staple. With this in mind, Mr. Warren of Hampton. Mr. Shirley of Oconee and Mr. Casque <>f Florence Introduced in the hoUM yesterday a bill to Croat a State agency for the marketing of farm products and ap? pointing marketing agents. At various: tlmas farmers have com? plained that If they planted anything besides cotton they could not lind a market for it near at hand. The State marketing agency is designed to do away w ith this condition. The hill was referred to the select committee appointed by the house on Wednesday. The Warrcn-Shirlcy-Gasque bill fol? lows In full: "lie it enacted by the general as? sembly of the State of South Carolina: "Section 1. That there Is hereby created In each of the counties of the State the olllce of marketing agent, who shall be appointed by the gov? ernor on the recommendation of the commissioner of agriculture and the delegation from the county in Which such marketing agent shall serve, or a majority of such delegation, the special titness of each applicant to be carefully investigated by the commis? sioner of agriculture. The said mar? keting agent when so appointed shall enter into bond in the sum of $2,000 to the commissioner of agriculture and his successors, conditioned for tho faithful performance of his duties and shall take the oath prescribed by tho constitution. That the term of office of the said marketing agent shall be two years, subject to removal for cause by the governor, with the consent and approbation of the com? missioner of agriculture. "Sec. 2. That the duties of said mar? keting agent shall be to keep a regis? ter of the farmers of the county, to procure from each an estimate of the products likely to be placed upon the markets by each, to enter the same on said register, to compile from said register, as occasion may demand, the total amounts of the various products likely to be placed upon the markets in the future and on what dates and transmit this information to the vari? ous markets for same, wholesalers, re? tailers and consumers and to the de? partment of agriculture of the United States, the department of agriculture, commerce and industries at Co? lumbia, and to such other persons and places as may be deemed necessary and to request prices for said prod? ucts and in this manner and by any other manner, means and methods as may be required by the commissioner of agriculture, procure the best prices to be obtained for the farm products of the State. That it shall be the duty of said marketing agent to dis? seminate the Information he shall get as to markets and prices to the farm? ers and producers of the county In which he is located by whatever means possible. That the prices shall each week or as often as practicable be published in any paper having cir? culation in the county wherever the same can be done without cost or by posting the same in conspicuous places throughout the county. That it shall be the duty of said market? ing agent to assist the producers and farmers in marketing without cost the products of the county to the best advantage and highest prices obtainable. That it shall be the duty of said marketing agent to close con? tracts between the producers and farmers of his county and the buyers. It shall further be the duty of said marketing agent to cooperate with and obey the instructions of the com? missioner of agriculture. That it shall be the duty of said marketing agent td assist the farmers of his county in pun basing fertiliser, seeds or other agricultural .supplies under instruc? tions of the commissioner of agricul? ture. It is the purpose of this act to require said marketing agent to en? able the farmers of the Sate to deal directly With the manufacturer and consumer so far as it Is practicable, ? Set . '.'>. That pernicious trafficking by said marketing agent in products about width his duties pertain or In any Contract or contracts being hand? led by or through him is hereby de? clared to be u misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall he pun? ished by Imprisonment not exceeding live years at hard labor in the discre? tion of the court. ??>??<?. i. That any person aggrieved i?y any failure of any marketing agent io falthfull) discharge bis dutlei or by his malfeasance In olllce shall have the riKbt io sue the bond of suld mar? ketlng agent provided permission shall llrsl be obtained from the a1 torney generali ?'Sec. :">. This act shall become el fective uu February I, IVI6." Mr. and Mrs. F,. Taylor Keels h.i\ < returned to Jacksonville uftei i vlsli to relatives here und ut Uishopvlllc. POPULAR YOt NG PEOPLE OF HUMTER UNITED IN MAR? RIAGE. ceremony Performed at Handsome Kcsldcnco of Bride's Parents in Presence or Families and Intimate Friends, and Brilliant Reception Follows. Of State-wide Interest was the wed? ding of Miss B lea nor Mason to Mr. W. J. Crowson, Jr., on Wednesday even? ing, at the home of the bride's par? ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Mason. at their magnificent country estate just outside the city. The long- avenue leading to the house^vas brilliantly lighted, the elec? tric bulbs being artfully concealed in festive Japanese lanterns, while through the green setting of line old trees gleamed a welcome from the stately white columns of one of the loveliest colonial homes in the State. ! In the presence of the families and I a few intimate friends, the marriage j w as solemnized in the music room, at i the end of which was improvised an altar of ferns and palms, amid which twinkled innumerable pink tapers. Before this altar, the officiating min? ister, the Rev. D. M. McLeod, took his plate when the orchestra struck up Lohengrin's Wedding March while from clown the stairs came the at? tendants, grouping themselves in a picturesque semi-circle to await the bride and groom, the bride's maids and grooms men being Miss Pauline 1 ilanding with Mr. Moultrie DeLorme, Miss LttCile DeLorme with Mr. B. F. Scott, Miss Helen Bates with Mr. K. Murr Hall and Miss Kbtelle Crowson with Mr. Rtley Brad ham, the maids being gowned in white lace with Nile green basque girdles and carrying j pink KUlamey roses. Next came the dames of honor, Mrs. K. K. Friar and Mrs. Bobcrt T. Brown, in their own wedding gowns carrying pink roses, followed by the maid of honor, Miss Susie Dick, in a pink velvet gown car? rying pink roses. The best man was Mr. H. M. Crowson, brother of the groom. They entered through the folding doors of the dining room. The bride was preceded by two dainty lit? tle llower girls, Misses Edna Mason Friar and Jessamine Crowson Scott, in white lace with pink sashes and car? rying baskets of rose petals which they strewed in the path of the bride, who was radiantly beautiful in her wedding gown of crepe meteor with artistic draperies of real lace, the court train being draped from the shoulders and the veil arranged in be? coming Normandy cap fashion with a wreath of orange blossoms. She car? ried a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. While they plighted their troth, using the impres? sive ring ceremony, the orchestra softly played "A Perfect Day." Mrs. Crowson Is the youngest daughter of Mr. C, T. Mason, an in? ventor of prominence and president of the Sumter Telephone Manufacturing Company. She is one of the most popular members of the younger set and is a very talented musician. Mr. Crowson is one of the most prominent of the young business men of the city, being Assistant Cashier of the Bank of Sumter and Identified with a number of other business en? terprises Of this city. Among the out-of-town guests here for the wedding were: Mrs. Bates and Miss Helen Bates of Baltimore; Mr. M. C. Crowson, of High Point, X. C. and Mr. William Arthur of Columbia. Following the ceremony a brilliant reception was given by the parents of the bride to several hundred invited guests. The stately and beautiful home was simply but effectively dec? orated with banks of ferns and palms, bowls of pink voses and pink shaded lights, the orchestra rendering ravish ly beautiful music throughout the evening. Greeting the guests at the door were Mrs. George W. Dick, in black lace, and Mrs. ('. G. Rowland, in white crepe de chine. In the receiving line besides the bride and groom and oth? er members of the brides party were Mr. Charles .Mason and Mrs. Mason, in black chiffon and cream lace; Mr. YV. .1. Crowson, Sr., and Mrs. Crow? son. in black lace; Mr. Stewart Mason and Mrs. Mason, in green crepe de chine; Mr. II. M. I .owsoil and Mrs. Crowson, in black messabne; Mr. F. Leon Scott ami Mrs. Scott. in pink taffeta, and Mrs. Dates in black and silver lace. Dum b was served from a dower* wreathed bowl in the library by Misses Natalie Norman, Theo. Gregg ami Leonora Wllllford, In the beautifully appointed dining room, the biide's chosen color scheme tf pink ami green was further car? ried mit in the ? bride's" table with its ho?- cover over green, the silver bas? ket tilled with gorgeous pink roses hall veiled In it mis! ol green tulle bows ami streamers und in the pink-lined shades of the rnndclbra. Ilrlek cream, fruit eake and chnmpngne, with pink and green mints, wer? seised, Mesdamcs Ii. K. DeLorme. F. The Reception. C. Manning ami K. S. Hoo<| gracious? ly presiding. The popularity of the young couple was evidenced by the hundreds of beautiful and < iluable presents dis played in ihc g.u room, which was in charge of Mrs. lOmma Mason and Miss Julia Rowland. Mr. ami Mrs. Crowson left on the 9.30 train lor a ton-day stay in New York, after w hich they will he at home to their frlenda on Ualhoutl street. 8UMTER TEAM .It Ii!I.ANT. Defeated Camden in Onc-sldod Contest hy Score of :\2 to 0. in a one-sided contest at Camden yesterday afternoon the local high school football team defeated the Camdenites by the score of to <?. The game was in Camden territory, nearly all of the time and no time did the Camden players threaten their opponents' goal. The Sumter hoys found their opponents easy and did not exert themselves to their ut? most. The lirst goal of the Sumter play? ers came in three minutes after the referee's whistle sounded for the kick-off. Sumter won the toss-up ;and elected to receive the ball. In four plays they carried the ball over the) line. From then on it was merely a matter of how large the s<-ore would j I be, for the Camden boys seldom got the ball and were unable to gain, after it went into their possession. The Sumter team worked together well, I the charging of the line and the excel-1 i : lent offensive work of the backs being responsible for the superiority of the Sumter team. However, the team has much to learn of the game and Coach Woods will use the next week In im ptoving the defects which showed up !in his team. ! Five touchdowns were made by the Sumter boys. Burns 1, Spann 2, Yates 1, Brad ham l; goals, Flowers l, Flowers, l. The line dp of the team was: C. Shaw, w; guards, Shaw, G, Allen, Hurst; tackles, Dick, Yates, Durant, Minis; ends, Flowers, Brown; quarter, Spann; half backs, Bradham, Capt., Burns; full, Boyle and Mona&han. The next game of the high school i I boys is with Darlington on next Fri? day afternoon In Sumter. The Dar j llngton team is said to consist of prac? tically all of the players of last year and with a squad of thirty men to j pick from is reported to be one of the best teams which that school has put out In several years. It has won a "game from McColl and will come to Sumter to take the "goat" away from ' the Sumter High school. As it is play? ed on their own grounds the Sumter boys seemingly have the initial ad j vantage, but they are assured of a j hard game. WILL START INQUIRY. Commerce Commission to l'roblc Pe? troleum Trust. Washington, Oct. 9.?An investiga ? lion into the production, transporta? tion and marketing of crude petroleum was instituted today by the interstate commerce commission. The action was taken in compliance with a senate resolution rcquestit ? the commission "to make a thorough investigation of the conditions prevail? ing and that have prevailed in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Ohio or elsewhere." CONVICTED OF WIFE MURDER. Thomas Amnions of Marion Sentenced to Penitentiary for Life. Marion, Oct. S.?Thomas Amnions, 1?. years of age, was convicted of mur? der with a recommendation to the mercy of the court and in the court I oi general sessions here today was sen jtenced by Judge DeVore to serve a j life sentence in the penitentiary Amnions was found responsible for the death of his wife and infant. He was charged With killing his wife and j burning the house in which they lived ' it Raines during the month of Sep i tember. ! Charley Cook, charged with the murder of Doc Johnson about one year ago, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to serve seven years in the penitentiary. The Calder and Rogers cases were postponed until the next session ?f the court. The court was adjourned sine die this afternoon. OVER 66 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Patents I RADE IVIAHna Designs Copyrights Ac. Anrnno tending n f.Untrh nnd description m?' enlcklf nsivrumi <>i;r opinion free whether an Invention ih prohiihly p.itentahlo. Communlcs* liotiswtrlctl/conndeiitlal. HANDBOOK on Patent* ???ut frco. Olden eeencj forseeunns patents. Putontl talien tlirouuh Mnnn A Co. receive *I>A*"' settee, without chargo, tu tho Scientific American. A hsndsomelr tlhtetrStSd weekly. I,nr?fe*t rlr mlfttton of any erientltfe Journal. Ter ns. |3 a year i fonr seonthe, ?L Bold by sit newsdealers. MUNN&Co.36""^"*'New York brauch Office. C& V st.. Wuaht.itcteu. I). C. \TTACHES riRCrs IX SITT. Action TmkeM In |H>?W Stevens Suit Again*! Pariiiim-Builcy Circus ? Bond Given. Columbia, Oct. 10.?Attachment pa." |M?rs in the suit brought by Mrs. S. J. Stevens of Columbia against the Bar num ?X: Bailey circus were served yes terday <?n the property of the Rtngllng circus by John McCain* sherifC of Bichls nd i ounty. The action follows the filing of a suit last year by Mrs. Stevens against the Bornum ?.^ Bailey company in the sum of $25,000 for alleged discour? teous treatment by an employe of the company While attending the show. The case has been docketed in the Itlchland court and attorneys for the Itingllng show yesterday gave bond in the sum of $25,000. "We just attached this show. The same people own the Burnum show. The officials of the llingling circus gave bond In the sum of 125.000," said William H. Lyles. of counsel for Mrs. Stevens. CHADWICK AT STATE PHI SOX. Slayer of Duncan Deputy, Taken at Brevard. is Lodged in Penitentiary. Columbia, Oct. s.?W. S. Chadwick, mill operative, who killed J. F. Lind? say, deputy sheriff, early Monday in the Duncan mill village, Greenville, and was arrested Wednesday after? noon at Brevard, was brought to Co? lumbia last night by Hcndrix Hector, sheriff of Greenville county, and lodged In the State penitentiary for ' safekeeping. I Chadwick crossed the mountains [afoot by way of Sassafras Gap. ac? cording to Sheriff Hector. The Green 1 villc sheriff said he drove up into the "Dark Corner" of Greenville county I and, learning there of the course (Chadwick was pursuing, made for Brevard by way of Ilendersonvllle. i The actual arrest was made, he said, by Deputy Sheriff Harris of Transyl? vania county. North Carolina. Chad wick was taken as he entered the Brevard railway station, presumably with the intention of leaving on a freight train. Sumter with 15,:h>l bales ginned came fifth in number of bales ginned in the counties of the State. Orange burg. Barnwell, Marlboro and Claren? don come first, second, third and fourth In the order named. The circuses do not seem to fear the hard times In the South, for two of them are coming to Sumter the 'atter part of this month, the Sparks shows on October ttrd und the Robinson shows on October 27th. i Good Stone, careful workmen, modern machinery, j fair prices and an everlasting belief in the square deal? That's the explanation of our pleased customers and of the permanent, endur? ing beauty of the monuments we build. Write for designs and estimates. Owen Bros. Marble & (irantte Co., (Jreenwood, S. C. SCIATIC KHETMATISM CF KFihf) j Five bt'tlea of Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy cured T. II. Harrison, Clerk Superior Court, Yanceyville, N. C, of sciatic rheumatism. The blood is puri? fied, the body built back to health and strength and all the ills resulting from impoverished or poisoned blood, such as rheumatism, nervous dyspepsia, gas? tritis indigestion, eczema, scrofula, etc., are completely overcome by Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy. This remedy has been successfully used for forty years, and hundreds of testimonials declare its superiority as a blood medicine. .It is scientifically compounded of vegetable ingredients of the highest portly. When you sailer these ills, you Deed Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy for your blood. Your druggist should have it; if he hasn't we will supply you. Large sine bottle, one dollar. Remedy Sales Cor? poration, Charlotte, N. G. Mrs. .loo Person's Wash should bo mod In connection with tho Remedf for the cure of sores and the relict of Inflamed and congested surfaces, it ts sspectallf valuable for wossSBa and .should always bo used fwi ulcerstkSM. '