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Bo Just and Pcfx not?I?et all ?ie ende Thon Alms'! at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's.' ir SUMTE R, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEK 21, 1914 -jtggl't 1?- :?' ?** Tine run: soi thron, lastsblateod June, _._,_:_', ,'f,. . .)? HI i hp Vol. XXXIX, No. 17: fr t*i%aVt> Forced Back Wtm? AUlKRT ?0IN8 ALIAfB AND MNLLTAKE PAKT IN AOA1NBTT <|ti?l|flAN?wPiULJj OF HNOW BLOCKS MOUN? AN? OTT? OFT CROWN ITUNCE'S KETKEAT ? HXf?J?tTTJ> TO FALL AT ANY MOMENT. ARMY ESCAPE*. ,'?l*t;?-The ?Eelgian? Tm+m wMHfpoo. into art *^i*ratf*n PUkJ/k/t are ftreYaMinu and V?*a>? inoun ?nta va/ the naaaee. of Mia Oar Troop** from tho fr^*,teg*omirm*u MMa lat 0#lkctu haa I. ? 'it.r-Oltf^tttlc on ad with ?c drlven back ^?^BNMta a|u>?n took many n/ktoner?, .The mit of ?hortly. ? a*o*ehd. tf?-?-?i&cnd ' wiks accord - Holland. Italy Protest.* on Airships d'n^lir lhmler. Home, Oct. 17.?The Italian gg*> eminent today protested to Au: trui ?VuliiMt the lll;;ht ol Austrian air ?hlpH o?cr the Italian border. Allies Claim Minor Sncces>. Paris. Oct. 17.?It v. us olllci ill' an neuneed at u o'clock this nftc meg th it lighting la proceeding on the rlyht bunk of the Lys, and th it the aiiiea ha\a occupied Ituerbel: and arc Hearing Arnicniien ... Devolution and Sturtutlon. Calais. Oct. 17.--A pall of .error, denotation ;,n.i famine hgngl over northern rrame and r I^ium. Tins gf liion. ? at i t i ir i ' ;, penniless, h"int |. . , .ii,.I i \ hi., h;i\ c heen Iahen te langkaad where they are liv? ing on charity. Dover, yolaoetaae an.I other coasl Lownu a re ovt r whelm - rd with rcfugt ??crniuiis Movo on Calais. Pcrlln, via Copenhagen^ Oct. 17.? The Oermun rl : it wring in France i: I" niu' reinforce,l from l.ctaiutn. "De ?i hie gghtlag" hi i kaoetod eg the It** Ik lan frontier uhortly, content1 pi Mag ? nervi eg Oalal ?. o MllclaL I \o \it\n;>n;M in uvrn,::. French lieinirt Teil?, or Advantage* (?allied Bf Allies. I'aris. Oet II Taa mkjaty an k i n ? hi in Kranoe, which was begun ll\ ? weeks .040 It ??.. i \-. p|(i?ci'ds with no end in sii.hl. Tin lateal ?!? rma r ailaekii on Verdnn wen- repubtci . itn i i nek hnttertw ? he ii. ? ?.i (;?i - ii iiin there with heu v.\ artillery. The I i ? n< h are |>i I Ing OH Met/, w it h ?Peal \ l^or. At tie neater, in Ihr ?. i alty "f i:in laut t in- i h rman ai aaaaei la annve from laelf ire nett? ed. Keaf Baeanaai tin- Urltath i a* kggod i gaatbet af (lei man i>" 11 Ion in the vicinity al Unaa Albert aad LM a I*?? at?? Hi Me* en i ?ii y In fnntrv ai u ill* ry have beaten the <ii im in- bat and I he alllea1 line now paaeaen tin- Rnnilah Channel, laitranrv of Oermnii- In <Ktc id. Legatee), Oel it.?The DaII Sew* aays; "The Germane entere?! o*l 1 1 nt l??.'*<? on Tliur iiv mngalng The elvil K'?ariNm? n were ielaen1 und Ihelf rille? thrown Into th< harbor i tie ndxnnce gnard romtineeil of l*hlai *< p. \\ ere l,( Ii i\ ; Thrn c .mi i ae <; >rman off era, tion niotor Inn k after I men MM'<l \\::h Ii fanrrvrnen rolled into |g)e eit^. The troop* went to the city h:ill, Where) It ho German flag WM[ holsto^ ltctu geea Unable,j to . icavo were,, panic stricken." Alllort fcepoated Separated. Uerlin (wireless to tiayvlMe.) Oct. Ltf.?The ?lRoa operating jucur Ypros tare reported cut off from the main foody, hy' Uarasari troops. j> TO A8K WAR CUEDIT. ? --. ??" ?? German Gc*/crnmcnt ab Seels More Tb#a> $i,3o?,aoo,ooo. Amsterdam'(via Ixmdon) Oct. 13.? The fedegraff -today published the fol? low* ng dispatch 1'rom Berlin: "The Prussian government will ask ibe diet for a wur credit of more than |2.1.Op,000,O00. "Oovarnment work on the railways and highways will bo proposed to cork* with the unemployment situa tlon. and to glv? rollet to small com? munities. At a joint sitting of the party lenders it was decided unani Vtnaviily to support the government's 'programme The sitting of the diet still partake of the character of a war -session and will last only a few days." AS8AVLT OX XACO. [Believed That Villah Troop* Will Capture Town. oeeev'asjis a i general assault upon Xaco, Sononi, by Villa's army was bagun this morning. Minea exploded by the defender:: ihook the inwii on this side of the border. Many bullets are falling on the Amer? ican slda, it Is believed that tho Car* fa Ml lit I Will be comp, lied to sur? render the city. The Caxranaaisti repulsed villa's army attack. Tow members ?* r the ( order patrol on the American ride were injured, one fatally. Twu Mex? ican women, rafugeci on the Amcri* can vide were wounded. TO ENGHAYK MAY MONEY. Williams Che, Oisjejf for I'caeial He mt\ o i'ank, Washington, '?et. 10,?Orders were given today by Comptroller Williams, of the treasury department, tt> begin engraving Mfta,oon,ooa in f?dc s) re m rve notes for the use cf the twelve federal reserve banks. Deliveries of the notes will begin between Novem? ber l and II, They will be In Rvo, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred dollar denominations, Tho designs on the bucks of the notes arc new and were Chosen i everal weeks ago. The federal reserve bourd an? nounoed tonight that mombers of the committee) which has prepared it re? port regarding methods to l?e adopted in organisation uf the system, had in ii Invited Ui a < unferencc n\it'i represent dives of the l auks to i>e h< id iu re next weck. NOT VILLAH ItEPllEHENTATlVK laioi inatiou \gont HaVM Timm*)* Don't Unsjvsem Mm Chief, ri Poao, Oct. la,?Ctarloa Ar? guelles, Information ugent for Ihe dl? \. Ion of :!ic north. mad< the follow* Ing si iU men! today: "I am Ins)rueteil b> 1l< n, Villa lo lute mot : emphatic all) tint Krank A. Thomas, who is *..\n\ to represent himself lo be Ihe representative of Gen. Villa, and who is reitorted to have forwarded a protest to th< fltate department at Washington, hna absolutely no official i"?MitIon and no nutfiorltj make nnj prote \n or ?? sue any statements to the it< for Gen, Villa.' rsiNfi IMFIIM'AN t:i \M H . < atrati/a GacrHon Ki*cnrc*< Mortice-' Of 1 light IN rmer Soldier . Douglas, Alisons, ?'<(. is, Hhtht Americana, said tu be former Cnlted fttotes soldiers, were employed todaj as opera lorn of th^ machine gun* ii i by ihe Carransa garrison defend Iim Ague Prletii against Mnytorcnn's forces, HAS 1,400,000, M10X IN IIELI) AS || MLJtE STAU*. ' !; Number Growing lsupidiy ami Ko< Aaliulcr of Advance Ciuurd Will i JHnter War Zone Next Spring will* . Main Army In Latter Part of Year* I London, Oct. 17, 7:80 a. m.?Th* j Times military correspondent, reply* jlng to .the Frankfurter SSottuug* I statement that (Jreat Britain was unV able to raise more than 600,000 troops, says: i j.' "W? have at tho present moment exactly double that number, namely, 1,200,000 men, add tho nunriber grows almost foster than wc can copo wltnv [This is only*th<i beginning. ] "It is our way, as 'W.eJI.as that of (America, to begin to raise our arps(|' j after war breaks out and to go on [raising them until .'our eitimate end* are achieved, \Vlth LSOj^?? men at' Home, t^ie army ln^tU? held and th j hundreds of 'thousand's forming in inr diu, Canada, Australia and ?lsewher j are merely the' nucleus upon which other armies will eventually be built* ? "It i* only a question of time. It stands to reason that an empire of 4OMt)O,b00 can, never 4ack- men. 'This War, for ua. hue hardly begun. W ? have sent merely I an advance guard into Prance. In The/spring the rc I muinucr of the advance guard will j follow and nomcwhere .-.toward tho end of JU15 t^o inaln body will begin to como within view. ? "Wo are sorry that we aro even slower than Russia in making our weight felt, but a year or so hence, when the allies need a rest, we Bhall be in a position to make good war. "Nothing can arrest the at ascending figures of our coyt-is of little account, will ultimately have toxy ,as'"weU anyone; "Imagine th^pgs at agine the. 'and the h\sfr fed* from [begin a many ? Wh leon. Y. M..C. A. RALLY HELD. Trinity Methodist church was killed to capacity Sunday night when Dr. Howard Le?- Jones, president <>;' Cokor College at HarteviUe, spok at the Y. If, C. A., rally which was held then at that time. The rervlces wire very Interesting and the largt audience .seemed to be much Impressed by Ihe a ords of the spcak< rs. The services were opened with a short s? ng servict led by the com? blned choirs of the various churches In ih? city und the excellent utnglns was much enjoyo I, Itev. .1. N. Tolnr Of the QraCC !'.:.! list ChtlTCh led di prayer, after which Dr. Jones read a passage Vom ih* scripture. Taking for his subject the story of Absalom, ! ?!?. Jones told o* Ihu value t(? the young man of the association and of the duty owed io it i>> the comniu nlty, Dr. Joins' remarks made u profound effect on his audience, whl< h listened to him most Uttentlv? ly, Mr. U. I. Manning, chulrmun of th< finance committee <d' the Board ??;' Di? rectors of the Young Men's Christian Association, told of th<- llnanclul situa ii' a of the Institution, Its expenses and its receipts, showing that there wo? need to raise tl.ooo t<? curry on tlv work during the ensuing year with out any dlmn tuition of its efficiency, He made a comparison ?'t* th<> < nr ri nt exiienses of the local Institution, as compared with thirty-two other In? stitutions In. cities uf the same slse throughout the country, showing that tin average w;is about t'"- same as those 6f the lot ni Institution. Afterwards: cards were passed around for uubHcrlptlons and many of these curds wer? returned and u c??n slderuble sum pledged, A nutnl i r ? ?I those present were nol ready to sil-. i?. any pledges and promised to return the:: curds later, Mi'LcmULenoIr, llcmbt rt. i ?<-t. 17. a pre!i ?? imun wedding was sob ninl'/cd here Wed neuduy afternoon :it 4.HQ o'clock ;?t the home of Mr. and Mrs, John K M< l.rmi when th? ir dnughp r, J:n!nlt:i w.is married i<? Samuel i. i. Ar Mi -s Mulsin Meldend, n :-i ter i?f ih< bride, was ni'tld of honor nnd W M f^enolr, Jr., n brother of the > r.i v n* Ik n( man. Tho her :,-?. w: Adntn llenmes with Mb i Mn ? fcllcrhe. ? ml) ihe i ? Intlves :ind e!<>??? friend-; wore pri ?? nt. The |'hi!soop:t reretnony was read by ih? Hew \V, 11 Pnrnwell of ftntehurg. Mr. nnd Mr? l?rnolr left for ?'hnrlostnn nnd oi In i points Immediately nfter the eere mony, cfiNsru r;<;ini:;s ON' CONSCRIP? TION* GIVEN. 'v ? ' ? " ?' i ^Decline of Over 1,000,000 Dales tu Export us Result of War Mali? Fea? ture. Washington, Oct. 14.?Some idea of the extent to whieh the cotton-grow industry has suffered as a result i of the European war was disclosed jtoday in a census bureau report show - ? ing that for the lirst two months of ?the cotton year exports were more , than a million bales Urs than in tho [same period last year. I Domestic co sumption of cotton I during the same period decreased more than 7.rj,ouo bales. Cotton Im . ports, however, increased, 42*492 ', bales having been brought in com? pared with 16,234 bales last year, j Egypt exported 13,141 bales, or 8,688 i bales more than a year a^u. i Cotton consumed during Septcrpbec (was 416,101 hales, exclusive'** c>. Hht> ! ers, compared with 112,100 in 4?ep-' tember last year, the census bureau announced today. Consumption for' the two months ending September 30 was 798,874 bales, against #74,7,85 last year. Cotton on hand September 30 i manufacturing establishments ? w 550,008 bales, compared "^th-6t< a year ago,, and in. mdejicAdeat *^V|j houses 1,161,856^ cdj^ared with "* i; Kxport^;?e^ 930,328 las^. yc?' ii months/ t^Mfjffjf _ yea* .^^M':?, VV. - < ? 7 27,34? ^h And for tho ?aaaUhst &4, ^.yiianufac ..'^iM4 bales ago, and in in ?JUkes 25,6S?, against Linters exported were 1,808 bales, ami for the two months 2,693 bales. GO HACK TO PENITENTIARY. Noted Safe Robbors arc Removed From i bain Gang. Bpartanburg, Oct. 15.?By order of GOV, Cole ii. Ulease, Thomas Nolen and ChaSles Howard, who are serv? ing ten year sentences for a $10,000 safe robbery at Enoree, have been taken from the Bpartanburg county chain gang and sent back to the Stale penitentiary. The men were trans? ferred from the penitentiary to the chain gang only a few months ago, and why Gov. I dense has seen lit to put them back In tho prison u^uin has not been disclosed. Nolen and Howard were pals o. James Johnson, alias "Portland Ned,' who was also convicted of, the Wii? ree robbery and sentenced to serve ten years, but was paroled by Gov. I !dense. He escaped from the gover i , .. , nors oihce when a l nlted flutes deputy marshal sought to rearresl him, but was recently apprehended In North Carolina. Nolen, Howard and Johnson were members oi' the desperate baud of yeggtnen, who made daring and lucrative raids through the Boulli a dozen years ago. Another Spartanburg County pris? oner, Alexander Gosnell, who In serving a thirty-year sentence for arson, is also lo I * removed from lln- chain gang Mid seilt hack lo t!.' Coiumhhi penitentiary. Gosnell lias contracted pellagra and Is In u se? rious c? ndili >n. ii Is lo ; < ?i he mu receive treatment at Ihe penitentiary which will ameliorate his c udith n. Gosuell set lire to the home id' v.. j. < llbson, at Cumpobello, t > gel re* vengc for a fancied affront, und burned Mr. Gibson's f< ur little chll dr 11 to death. DISSOLUTION DECREE IT LED. Provides for Commission in Have Dls|m at of Securities. New Vork, net. 17.?The decre? wm agreed upon for the di&'oiuttoa of ihe New Haven railroad c? mpan und Hied todn> in Ihe federal court. 11 pn?vldei! ror th?1 tipp'dut nn M ? ? !! re?? i ? la of I res le< t\ I < < t i' .?? i hu rue < ?. : lo- dlspi si of ' im nril ;>??: of i he \ a ? rlous companies held by the .v \ : !a \ ??;: ( oiii| i ny. i 'hi? ago Hoard of Trade. Chlcngo, 11( I. IT.-?December wheni 1.14 1-4; Janunry pork I S.(*7; lord '?',V; ri,'H V'7-' ? .;.fi * ??: at lift Advancing on Dunkirk and Ex pect Soon to Gontrol Coast WIM, THEN SEND INVADING ARMY INTO EXGLANf>^I43MAR|?ES. PREPARE WAY FOR SHI PS?TWO G ?EAT* BATTLES IN "EAST AM) WISST CONTINUE WITH INDECISIVE R^SULS?END Ol1 DEATH GRAPPLE IN EAST IS EXP*>CTED ,SOON^-*lLACK IN WESTERN CONFLICT. / . -.-_- ? ?>:.<Jm LOCKED IN DEATH G*ItAPPLE. Closing Scenes of Cigaiitlo Battle Bo? ing Enacted. Petrograd, Oct. 19.?The 6p>nfrtgi Of the third Week' of tho? 3j$at battle (k; the KusSUuis .against Atter o/^er '-g^.Yo^c* along tho 'Vl?^^s^ht'-I^an rjverfc found the arniLss roofed.in a ?death .fc ruppig,u^ihikWflori4hV Ilus jsi&n deftmsive).$ti^^ ;taiped with. a?WiU has been Md^-i^h fri&T 108968 to the ?cmufets; The main Gcrtnab at****; 1* being Vftg#^-st the r.ussfbns s?utih of ^afsaw '?^tfie vlOinBy of Ivangerpd -arid Jos ? - German aerojdancs UeWj^eef /v^ar* ijendl persons' wa^?r fttlied and many floored.-' Tho / abretyipa eac?ijed, i'though^ fusllla?es^ 'wore *sent after k^?i>;^-; if-* < ] .{The l^t^^ns now have two vand a half-mlllfo'n hien fifefiting along tin l^tuWanf ?iav^.>: -\ Austrian Submarine Destroyed. Cettlnje; Oct. 1!).?A F-ench cruis '^or sank an Austrian submarine olt the Dalmatian coast. i ?. ? Germans Koumo Offensive. ' Berlin, via Amsterdigm, Oct. 19.? ! Germans have again taken the of ifejleika la -the east; irjjssjl^^o^^ The fighting about Warsaw und ' in Prance and Belgium continues wlth out decisive results. The fighting is loss severe at the west but continue - despite heav y rains and snow. r The Germans are well equipped for cold weather, in the east the Germans tire advancing ncur Lyck where they are pressing the Russians back. Offl cial. German Naval Less :!-i. Berlin, Oct. 19.?it is ofllcially ad? mitted tftai four German destroy*- r: were dri\'< n upon the coast of tin North sea and wrecked by tin British cruiser Undaunted. Two hundred and twenty-four men were lo3t. Preparing for Attack on Eiiglutid. Uotlcrdum, Oct. 1 . \ ;> v iii patch today state:-, that the Germans have crossed Belgian border along ;; coast of France an l are only eigh! miles fr?>m Dunkirk. An attack . expected shortly ? n fort Uvsdune;*, tin first of the oat?-:- works of Dunkirx. News, of the arrival ??i Admiral Von Tlrpltz, the head of the German navy, at Antwerp is. taken as an indi? cation that Germany Intends i<> at? tack ?nglund soon, it Is rumored that submarines have lieen t:cnt ; - rail t?. Belgium to in sin operations in the channel as soon as the Hermans are In undisputed |K>ssessl??ii of lh< coast. Might) Battle Continue*. Paris, i -<-t. l ;?. This is the thirty ninth day of tin- mighty battle is. France in Belgium, in the north In the district bounded I y I Mrklrl Arms, And: nhrdi and Ost< nd, gluantlc maneuvers are progressing, ?econi pan led b> severe n. l.tins at certain psiin;.' . Tin- nille> claim i<? have ??. - euplod Armonlleves, an Important railway hue tint), and *,; h 1 '. good m,? slllons between Ca la h tind tin- main forces of the iScrinatts. The French li.-st' crossed the Vscr river. An ar? tillery battle continues around Lille. There is hard I ;hllns along the eis; battle line in the vicinB' < f Si. Mihicl, Verdun and St. Bio. The Germans ore bombarding Bolf.trt with heavy siege guns, Itn tun t.t -t in.oao. Vienna, <?et. 10. !; Ik olflelallj esti? mated that thi Bus; Inns ha- losl 40,000 nun a round l*r??*nivsl. Sc ornI BussJ i-i ??.?:<. ka hut night wer?"? re puls? <l w i; h hea\ y los -. The Aw tri n henvj artillery ii now ast;*?-. The < in 'u\ Is beini" pursued n< rtll i?f W ;?' >? .\ near the < 'nrpnt hi n pnss< Break Between Tui'kcj and Bn--::> ilei hu. < KM. 1 9. Tin' nrchi * a 1,1 the Russian embassy at ConAftantftri? ple have been 'fielit td Odessa, It is* believed that this * preyXges the breaking of diplomatic A' Nqs. j.tween T?rke/ and "xJCj/ / ' ** _? k / .' A ;.Wp*nes* slrok o.f Japanese </ ?JPoki?. Octy eruiact T^kn<x? a mine'-yitt/., C ,/h has. re^?ve4^ a. R*R*s?' cruiser and two ^c**Stfye)r*V J have captured a German mine 'la-feC jatsguteed as a hospital-ship. v. i Geraari? llepulsecl. Paris. Oct. 19:?it .is officially art- " nounced at ? this afternoon that vUiy1/ 1 ^y^ .a>s^ bj^.w?^d aitacfis ^ I thn Gctjns^h?d ^starrt, f^jlh / 2? S?? "? RED Will Go to Jennings' Farm on Sj^ur* day to Aid Cause. The young people of mimter.-t 'to show their sympathy -for ij^es-, in? nocent widows and orphans ' suffer as a result of the'tel between the conllfctihg'vl iions, and In behalf o|,; ferers, t?rey wish gbsj cm lo t|io Amortr'aa tivlties. To prove inaf they the cause and willing to work, they have formed a cotton picking expodl* jtion, hoping V. at this plan will appeal to everyone ind will draw attention ; to the need of brotherly kindness and unselfishness practiced by indi? viduals, as well as nations. <>r Saturday, October -r>th, all the |yoifhg people of the different denomi? nations, as well as adults, are invited and urged to meet on the graded school square, at 8.30 and go on a cotton picking picnic. Mr. L. l>. Jcn ning , oar mayor, has kindly given his permission for the lied Cross pick? ers to visit his large farm at Second j Mill, a little over one mile from Bum ter, wlu re he lias enough cotton to be picked to keep them busy. lie will .?cad in three lar :e wag >ns, and if more are needed, other Sumter plant? lers will be asked to contribute the use of their wagons to convey the crowd there. Wc v.ill get lack to Sumlcr noi later than 8 o'clock. While the young i?eoplc realise it is :. serious cause that they are work? ing for und are determined to put j forth lliclr beat efforts, at the same lime they Intend making it a very en? joyable day und expect tu h ive a pic? nic ilinitcr. Kach person Is expect .! to l ring n liaskel or box of eat? ables and a large sack with a string attached over the shoulders to pick 1 '-oi:;,!! in. The Christian Endeavor Society or the Presbyterian Church will forward the money made Ui the Lied Cross fund, and anyone wishing to help may hand In his or her contribution to Mr. K. T. White, at the Young Men's Christian Association, chair? man of this committee. Those who vca to i ? ? Saturday or desire more infor:: 'ilion will please notify Mr. White not lati r than Thursday of this iveck. No < hild under leu years of age Is ex|?ected to participate. The will be chai?eroncd and will bnek to Sunder before dark. We wish to emphasise Ihe fact that ihla I* not only for Ihe young people of the Christian Rndeavtur Society, hut i-; for air. |H*rson In Bumter Mrho sin 9 to go. We hoi c to ha\*e at lensi one hundred pickers In Ihe Held nud are expecting bis things. Get in the game. ?p-, p?enl l>??y pcouI troupe will take Jhoir kVeekl; hike to the farm and h, |ji \ I k. All "1* the boys arc rc i. ' i i?d to pee 11u? w out master. i: 1 Paking Powder company . ? rdcred each of its agents In the South to buy a bale of cotton under ihe "I'uj a rale" movement for ten in n\*t and lo have the rotton held un lil provision is made for its disposal.