Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ate hm on an? out!)ron Fine im WATCHMAN, Estab?ahed April, ttftO. ?B? Just snd Fear not?Let sl] tlie endo Thon Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, 184a. Consolidated Aur. 3, .881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914. Vol. XXXIX. No. 22. ALues imwrn Germans Retreat in France and Belgium After Heavy Loss in Fighting. * _________________ CUTTING OF HYKK-S AND FLOODING COUNTRY WITH WATER DIS ? -oMrXiKTs TEUTON*?REPORTER THAT HERVIA AND TURKEY HAVE HEX I.AUER WAR ON EACH OTHER?BUI/GAHIA EXPECT? ED TO JOIN At'STRIA AND G ERMANY ? RUSSIANS SFFFER LOW or MANY Sil IDS AT HANDS OF TURKS ON HLACK SEA? CAPTURE or PKZEMYSL EXPIXTKD SHORTLY ? GERMANS HOLD ON HESPE It \ TEL Y IN E Alt EAST?GERMAN WARSHIPS PREPARING TO ATTACK RUSSIAN PORT. Turk tu hl net Itcslgns. Constantinople. Xov. 4.?Three members of tne cabinet havo resigned and It is expected that others also will retire. Those who have given up Ihelr portfolio* ore Jamal Pasha, min? ister of marine; Muhmoud Pusha. min? ister of public works; uleyman Bus tany Effendt, minister of mines, for? est?, agriculture and commerce. Fall of Frseniysl I \|hm ted. Petrograd. Nov. 4.?The final as? sault on the Gallclan fortress at Prsemysl hac begun and the an? nouncement of Its fall mny bo ex? pected shortly, according to the army messenger today. The departure of fimperor Nicholas and Minister of War 8ukhomltn who have left for the fropt, is believed to have to do with Prsemysl situation and it is suppos ed the Csar Intends to visit the groat citadel after its capture. Taing Tao Holds Out. Tokio, Nov. 4.?The Japanese ad? miralty announced today that the gen? eral attack by the Japanese on Taing Tao Is proceeding night nnd m%T* Fort litis has been silenced by the bom? bardment and the cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth has been sunk. Oov. Wald lsam si IssjsaunJ to ligo*1 B?tti unwin* ed. but Germans are still obstinately defending Tslng Tao. Many buildings are burning. The Elisabeth was the chief Austrian warship In the far east. Bulgaria Joins German Side. Berlin, Nov. 4. ? -Bulgaria's entrance Into the war as the ally of Germany and .' ustrla Is foreshadowed by ad? vice* received today that railroid com? munication between the Bulgar king? dom and Servia had been broken off. Bulgarian troops are reported to be ready upon the Servian frontier. The single railroad line crossing the Bul? garian-Servian frontier connects Nish and Sofia, the capitals of the two coun? tries. German? Drowned Out. Paris. Nov. 4.--T.r.. inw' ndvant | SJ of the dlscomforture of the Germans the allteH are assuming vigorous oftvn slve along the entire line and violent fighting is reported from seven sepa? rate zone*, from the North sea to t!?e Vosges The operations in Flanders In the low lands along the Yser are now at a standstill. The low lying terrt torjs Is covered with wu.cr from tin severed dykes In many places five to ?even feet deep. . The Germans claim they have been nM* to retreat from this lowland without losing men or supplies, but reports to the French general staff and the Belgian war of? fice In lltfvre state that the Germans were heavy losers. The turbhi water ; are said to !??? covered with corpses. Soldiers and looses an.I ?h-l?rb: from broken ammunition und provision wagons Allies Lose Prisoner*. Paris. Nov. 4.?The allies have t st some prisoners In the liahtlag near ltoye. owing to the steal of sevi ral de? tachments of British and I'nneh v. h - refused to retreat when altaeked I? gSJSjSJfSf forces. They fought Until their ammunition gave out and helm: soi rounded i.hi not treat. The e i t number lost is not known, bat Is prob.iiiv more than three tin.us and. A few rapid lire glfM were also lost. It is e\nb nt tti.it Germany is making every SSatsaVOf to iaish fresh IroopM to the firing line in western l'.elgium. Berlin Itcport? Italian |)l*u*tcr. Berlin. N??v. t I. is BSlslally BH pjsjsjjssss] that nineteen Ittssslan Irans ports huve been sunk by the Turks, snd that the vessels carried seventeen hundred mines Intended to be used in blorknding Turkish waters, this prov? ing the Itusslnns' intentions Sfers gSS tile. It Is also announced that RUS ?tan troops have bSSSj unsm eeesful in their brst lights neun? the 'links in Tra ns ? Ca u caala. HusslaiiH Invade Turkey. Petrograd, Nov. 4.?The odlcial un nouncement, was made today that Uussian troops have c rossed the Turk? ish frontier captured eight villages. The Turkish troops suffered severe losses. American Warship at Ilolrcut. Athens, Nov. 4.?An American war Iship has arrived at Hclrcut, Syria, to protect the Christian population there In case of attack by Mohammedans Allies Turn the Tide. Paris, Nov. 4.?The oflleial an? nouncement was made Ods afternoon that the allies have retaken the village of I^omhahrtzyde and that the Ger? mans hold on the left hank of the 1 Yser only the end of the bridge be Jtween Dlxmunde and Nieuport. In the retreat the Germans abandoned much war maceria , including some pieces of artillery that sank in the mud. The allies have advanced to the oast of Quesnoy en Santerre, as far as the heights of Parvillois. This indi? cates that the French and British are attempting to cut off the German forces occupying Lille. Scrvla Declares War I TjBfxMnFfn&.' ?A ^fce,ut*ej-<t4wr*s>tob from Soda says Servia and Turkey ha\ e declared 1 ur. * llrltlsli LOSS Two Thousand. Valparlaso, Chile, Nov. 1.?Ollicers of the German cruiser (.'harnhorst ex? pressed the belief today tha nearly, , two thousand I'.ritish otllcers and sail? ors had been killed in the nival en? gagement off Coronel Sunday. German Warships In Ihiltic ('openhagen, Nov. 4.?A licet of German warships is renorter off the Aland Islands in the Ualtic M'a. oppo ?lti to the entrant*J t?? the Gulf of Fin? land. It is believed that .hey ore waiting orders for an attack on the Uussian ships oj auainst the Uussian port. Uussian Cattle-hip Sunk. i London. Nov. I.?A Ueulev dispatch i from Amsterdam ssyi ? Sofia dispatch to the Vossische Meltung and German newspapers, state:; that the Turkish licet hOS s..ni: the Uussian battleship .Sinop. AJUes Assssjss the Offensive, Lon 'on, Nov. I.?The ofllolal report by tlM c>?\erntm nt press bur.au today says British Iroopa with artillery have repulsed the violent attacks of the Germans in l'.elj.;iuin Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ProdlgiOtSj losses were Indicted. We destroyed their eight lash gaaa The Qermans are gener ally discouraged and the allies' po? sltlons ha . e hem strengthened. A CLOfftE siiAYi:. Democrats Come Near Losing Control Of Congress Dut Have a Small Ma jorUy. Washlngton( Nov. 4.?Belated re? turns from yesterday's election show that the Democrats: en me perilously near t?? losing control ol congress, It is SOI absolutely certain that they es saped that danger, hut the proboblli lles re Hi t( Ihey will have n small working majority and the m nate is un? der Democratic control, Accord Ins to revised reports reeelv? ed here loday the makeup of the next house will be ns follows; Democrats III; ItepublicantJ I?4; I'rogrensives K; Hoclnllsl I; Prohlblllonl de I, i.l llMW I LI.IT COMES OUT, l our Warships and Cmlsc r* Hove Put to Sim From Keil. Dover ( Via Londoni > Nov. i, (ll.St \. m.??The report Is clreulaD ed His I the German Uret has comi out from Its base. It Is ahn reported from Dunkirk thai four battleship) nrnl four triiiaotti have put tu sen from Ko l. CHESTER MAN SHOT. joi: is. TERRY WOUNDED m THOMAS X. BENNETT. Men Were Friends?Believed That Bennett Was Insane Whoa He Fired Shot Which May Prove Fa (a I. Chester, Nov. S.?Joe R. Terry, a member of the Chester branch of the Southern Public Utilities company, lies near death's door tonight from I being shot this morning by a promt" 1 nent citizen, Thomas X. Bennett, at I the former's home on IMnekney street. Mr. Bennett is said to be in; ane. I Mr. Terry Ii es next door to Mr. ; Bennett, having just moved into his j beautiful new home. This morning about 7.30 o'clock Mr. Terry was re? turning from his barn, where he had gone to feed his horse, while Mr. Ben? nett was standing (fver in his own 'yard next door. Mr. Terry greeted Mr. Bennett with a good morning. The latter is said to have uttered an oath, I remarking that he had no good morn? ing for him, or something to that ef? fect, Before Mr. Terry was aware of it, Mr. Bennett, it is said, lifted an old style ?iH calibre army rille to his ?shoulder and shot Mr. Terry to the 'ground. The long bullet, which had been sent on its mission by a power? ful quantity of powder, struck the back of Mr. Terry's head, making a hole about three inches long and one j inch witle anil then split his skull down to his eyebrow. At the to.) of the head parts of the brain tissue is? sued forth. Physicians were quickly on the scene and had Mr. Terry conveyed to a hospital, where his wounds were treated. He has only one chance in 100 of escaping death. Mr. Bennett's actions from early this morning, it is said, indicated that his mind was deranged. In fact, Sheriff D. Earle Colvln said that he had intended securing papers today I from the judge of probate so that he ! might take him to the insane asylum at Columbia for safe keeping. He hated his charges on the manner in MUmk sa Mr*. JB^smy s>?h s A rtteotod <towaw* Mrs. Bennett this morning. A^out 5 o'clock this morning Mr. Bennett, it is said, told his wife that he intended killing her. Quickly real? izing the peril of her dangerous posi? tion she managed to slip out of the house and in her night robe, in the bitter cold of the early morning, ran to a neighbor's house. In the meantime, Mr. Bennett, it is said, with rille in hand searched all (?vir his premises for his wife. A phy? sician was summoned to go 1?> see what was the matter with him by Mrs Bennett, and hardly had he reached ? his home and telephoned Sheriff Col Vln that he thought that Mr. Bennett Wai In bad mental condition, when int< the jail walked Mr. Bennett. He staled lhat he had shot a man and des red to surrender. It is thought that he was on' in his back yard look? ing for Mrs. Bennett to kill her when Mr. Terry appeared *>n the scene. They weie the best of friends The shooting created a tremendous sensation in Chester and has been the one theme of Conversation all over the city today. Both men are among Chester's most highly ssteemsd cltl sens and stand well in the commu? nity. Mr. Bennett has a wife and two grown children, Mrs. S. M. Harry of Salisbury, X. C, and Gill Bennett of Birmingham, Ala., while Mr. Terry has a wife and a small baby. rxCTE SAM S INCOME I.F.ss. Tin* Receipt* Prom Ordinary sources Show Falling Off, Washington, Xov. ::.?Government receipts from ordinary sources were nearly $20,000,000 has during Octo? ber than for October last year. Cus? toms receipts wore off about |14,000, 901 and Internal revenue nearly 900,000, The figures were in contrast with 1 he .-.bowing for September, when total receipts fell off only about 14,000,000, wit.? customs below the same mmth in I91U about $9,500,. 001 ami internal revenue receipts In? creased aland $0,000,000, Tin- effect of the new revenue war tax will not noticeably swell the treasury's totals for sev( 1 al weeks. The net hulance in tin general fund at the close of the month was $91, 617,103, about $54,000,000 leas than nn June :'.??, and the total rash assets were put at $l,Kttti.:i21,137, compared with $?,005,005,8211 on June 110, VI vl Ml s IN \ioi.i:\ r 1 cm pnov A?Im*s Fal?nu T\\onl> Miles Distant from Friller, NnpU s, Nov,. 1 Tic eruption of Ml V? . livlt H is Inereasin;; in \ lolen <?? A in u li ure has been developed and lishes are falling Iweilt) mibs awa\. MLAl'RIN ASKS FOR USE OF BUILDING AS WAREHOUSE. Writes to Kirven ami Manning That it is Fine Opportunity for Slate Fair Society to Serve Farmers. Columbia, Nov. 3.?State Ware? house Commissioner John L, McLaur in tonight made public copies of let? ters he had written President Kirven, jof the Fair Association, and Oov.-eleet Manning relative to securing the lug steel building at the Fair grounds in which to store cotton. His letter to the next governor said: "I am enclosing you a copy of an open#letter tC the president of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Bo jclcty, which I hope meets your ap? proval. If consistent with your views I respectfully request your assistance in securing this property. You have been a consistent supporter of the Slate warehouse lyitem from the be? ginning and I feel assured thai I can jcount upon your cooperation in mak? ing it a success. "Congratulating you upon your elec? tion, and wishing you a peaceful, hap? py and prosi erous administration of public affairs during your term of of , lice, etc." fo president Kirven, of the State Fair, Mr. McLaurin wrote: J "The Gener\\ Assembly has devolved the duty upon me of putting into op? eration a war/house system giving the I people the benefit of storing cotton at cost. The amount provided is only I $15,000, which, of course, is barely , j sufficient for the purpose of organiza? tion. In this financial emergency cheap storage is a paramount neces? sity. The rates in many standard warehouses have already advanced to thirty cents a bale, which, with high interat rates, makes it ditficult to car? ry the surplus cotton over into 191G. "Some weeks ago Ex-Mayor Gibbes, in an interview in the Bttae, called j attention to this situation and snid: j "For the storage of cotton at this lime the galvanized iron and steel fUssi^e buildi ig on %the State Fair 'grounds would afford exceptional fa? cilities." Mr Gibbes further express? ed the opinion that you "would wel? come the opportunity to prove the val? ue of the society to the farmers in lime of emergency." "It gives mc pleasure to offer you this opportunity to give the farmers a chance to store their cotton at cost. i The state has appropriated funds for the Pair Association ever since .Is 01 - sanitation, and this Is a splendid chance to use these quasi-public buildings to serve a ?ttbstnntial public use instead of their lying Idle for a year. "I will have my headquarters tem? porarily at the Jefferson Hotel, and if this suggestion appeals to your judg? ment I shall be glad to confer with you. With the railroad tracks conve? nient and with the city water, I be? lieve that I can offer the public cotton storage cheaper than any warehouse in the State, where rent must be paid or dividends be earned upon the capi? tal stock, If your society will permit me, under proper safeguards, to use the buildings until you need them next fall, the farmers In this State will ap 1 predate your action and in my judg? ment you will be more than rewarded In the liberal support of your associa? tion in the future.'' HELP GREATLY NEEDED. Wounded in European War Suffer Terribly. Washington, Nov. 3.?The Ameri? can Red Cross cabled Ambassador Her rick at Paria today asking If he would receive $10,000 for use in fur? nishing surgeons, nurses and supplies at Viersen, Dinard, Dieppe and Pau. [Urgent appeals for aid have reached the lied Cross from those points. There arc 1,200 wounded French and Germans at Viersen, according to a cablegram to the lied cross from Mrs. Cooper Hewitt. Four hundred of the wounded, she said, wen? dis? posed upon scattered straw with only one surgeon, an American, to attend them. She Btild the wounded were arriving "starved and linked." GOETHALH WELL IM.EASED. With Work of Clearing C'ulcnra Cut Alter Slide. Washington, Nov. -.--The removal within the short period of live days of ihr enormous mass of earth and rock w hi< h slid into the ('ulehra I 'ut in ih.' I'anama I "a nul on the night ol Oc? tober ll Is reg.ir.lod us a remarkable i,:it Miel Gov. Goethals was [treat 1y pleased w Uli I he results aceeinpli ll - ? il. according to a dispatch received British Said to Have Sunk German Ves? sels With Four Hundred Men. REPORTS FROM BERLIN ON FIGHTING IN FRANCE CONFLICT WITH THOSE FROM PARIS AND LONDON?BLIGHT CHANGE IN EAST? ERN ARENA OF WAH?GERMANS REPORTED TO BK GATHER NG AT BRUGES?JAPO-ANGI<0 FORCES CLOSING MORE TIGHT? LY ABOUT TSING TAO?TURKISH FLEET SAID TO BE BOTTLED I P IN BOSPHORUS. Retreating Germane: Captured. Petrograd, Nov. ?.--The southern German column which was retreating from Poland has lieen overtaken he low Klelce by the Russians and com? pletely crushed, according to the of? ficial army messenger, it states that the Russians captured two hundred oflicers, fifteen thousand men and more than a hundred guns. The Ger? mans in East Prussia are also re treating* _ Von Klncfc Said to Have Been Kliled. London, Nov. 5.? Two reports of the death of Gen. Alex Von Kluck, com? mander of the troops that nearly reached Paris were received here to? day. The Bordeaux correspondent of The Daily Telegraph informed his pa? per that Gen. Von Kluck was killed by a bomb dropped on the German Staff headquarters. Another dis? patch sent to the Paris Excelsior de? clared that the German commander 1 died ten days ago, In the Namur Hospital from a wound. Russians Defeat Turks. Petrograd, Nov. o.?Additional vic? tories for the Russian troops in their invasion of Asiatic Turkey were an? nounced in the official report of the 'general staff issued today. It says: ' uln the* t*b. census owe of our e^ilumna 'suddenly attacked the enemy near Ardost near tin Armenian frontier. The Turks tied, deserting their wound? ed,." Dislodging the Turks at the same place the Russian troops took a large quantity of food supplies. Our troops captured IChorOJUin in Armen? ia after a sharp light. Our troops dispersed a large force of Kurds and occupied Diyadln, where we took a large quantity of ammunition and numerous prisoners. <>n November 3 we captured llayazid, after routing the Turkish troops who offered strong resistance." Turkish Ambassador Leaves London. London, Nov. 5.?Tewflk Pasha, the Turkish ambassador and his staff left London today for the continent and the rupture of the relations between England end the porte was made com pl< te. Aliics Take Offensive. Parts, Nov. 5.?Taking the offensive against the Germans, the allies cross? ed the Yser river, according to an offi? cial statement Issued this afternoon. It states that the army advanced slightly to the cost of Nleuport on the right bank of the Yser. The German attacks were renewed yesterday, but at numbers of points with less ener? gy. British Make Progress* Franco, Nov. '>.?The Urlttstl lines have withdrawn at no point and the troops taking the offensive have made notable progress in several directions between the region of Lahassee and the river So mine. At the center be? tween the Olse end Moselle rivers a recrudescence of ncitivit.y on the part of the Germans is reported. This is manifested particularly by artillery fire. < m the right w ins there Is noth? ing to report. Xuvnl Cattle Reported. London, Nov. *?. A dispatch from Ijowestofl rep..its that heavy cannon? ading was heard in the North sea off Aldehurgh this morning. AKleburgh is al < ut sr. mih s northeast of London. Germans Gutiicr at Drage*. Flushing, Holland, Nov. !>. The Germans are strongly reinforcing the center of their right wing about Thlelt, northeast of Court rat, with large bodies of troops from ranges. They have replaced the men who have been lighting on the extreme right. They are about to make a supreme ef? fort. New troops are moving out of HrugcH In the direction of Ghent In sect ions, Small submarines are being assembled in the Itrugcs canal. It Is reported that engineers came from St. Lttiu for this purpose. Germans Cl* ? rogrcss. 1'erlin, Xov. t jJ* t official report from the Gerrr $t Uncial staff states that the allic M lias been pierced, that a sorti' ?y a Kieuport was easi? ly repulse O f that steady progress is being ? /in th* German attacks from Y .o Vosges. I UnkM Draws Tighter. Tokio, Xov. 5.? it is otficially an? nounced today that owing to heavy losses suffered by the German forts at Taing Tan they have ceased their sorties. The anglo-Japanese forces are drawing in steadily and the bom? bardment from both land and sea con? tinues without remission. Two German Cruisers Sunk. Liondon, Xov. 5.?The reports of the less oi' two German cruisers, the Yor? cke and Koenigsburg. brought home to England today that the tide of vic ! tory on the seas which thus far has : been (lowing in favor of Germany has has begun to turn. A dispatch from i Amsterdam raid the Yorcke struck a j mine near Jadepay, which is guarded I by the great German naval station at Wilhelmshaven. The Yorcke carried a crew of six hundred and sixteen, and only three hundred and eighty-two were saved. The Koenigsburg, which, Recording to, the ?h?rnten. T^me^s^jas^ 'been put out of action in the Indian Ocean, was a protected cruiser. Un? confirmed re ports suy that a naval II battle has taken place in the Xorth sea und B number of ships sunk, but the admiralty slated that the rumors .\re without foundation. Kassian Consul Arrested. Athens, Xov. B.?The llussian consul 'at Smyrna has been arrested by the |Turl:s but the French and British consuls hvae been permitted to leave. Turkish Fleet in Hiding. Petrograd, Xov. u.?The Kussian admiralty announced today that the Turkish licet has been driven from the Plack sea and has taken refuge at its I aso In the Bospttorus, refusing to give battle. Germans Claim Success. 1 erlin, Nov. 5.?The German troops an- making progress in the campaign to reach the French coast was an nounced today, but it is stated that their progress is necessarily slow be? cause the allies are using all their available forces to check the German advance. The Kassian claims that they have taken thousands of prison? ers and many guns in Poland is offi? cially denied. Gorman.- in Canada. Toronto, Nov. ">.- ? The police an? nounced today that ?ve men w ho are , believed to be foreigners attempted to blow up the Grand Trunk subway at High Park last night, but were tired upon and tied. The militia are to be jdaeed at all bridges in Ontario to guard against German attacks. GICKMAXS HAVE RETIRED. Allies March as Far as Fombaortzydo Without Resistance. Havre, Xov. 4.? (Via Paris.)?The l elei m minister of war today made public an ofttcial report received by him from Fumes, on the Belgian coast half way i etween Dunkirk and Ostend, the text of which Is as follows: "De? tachments of allied troops which to dny pushed ahead as far as bom baertsyade, on the Yser front below Schoorbakke, failed to discover any of the enemy. Only a small detach? ments of artillery still remain in the direction of Westende and to the northeast of ^choorlwikke. Small por? tions ? f I he enemy's rear guards are stili holding several bridges and farm horses < n the left bank of the river in ar St u> \ enkenskerke. "An almost unbroken column of :li?> enemy, composed ??f nil arms and extending from l?eko to Tliourout* has marched in an easterly direction. \'i> forces of I lie cnent) of any Im portanee are reported north of Tliourout."