Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Allies Reported to Have Advanced in Both the East and West Lille Burning. But Holds Out Against Combined Forces. German Attacks at Arras Fail?Germans Retreat in Poland. While Austrian:; Drive Russians Back in Ga licia?Ten Turkish Steamers Carrying Coal and Ger? man Vessel With Supplies Sunk?English Warship De? stroyed?Russian Troops Advance in Turkey. Assault un Tellig Tuo Continues. Tokio. Nov. 8.?It Is officially an? nounced that the Japanese and Brit? ish forces \r# closing In for the final assault on the German strong? hold of Tsing Tao. The Japanese na? val aviators are dropping bombs on the fortifications and besides driving the Germars from guns are causing' hea\ v damage to the main defenses. The city Itself Is now being bombarded with the purpose of making a quick and successful end of the campaign. Turks Bosnhard Batouni. ?>Hm. Nov. 8.?An official dispatch from C nstantlnople states that the Turkish M ??? t has bombarded the Rus ?tan port of Batoum, on the Black sea and caused great damage. Batoum is the chief Russian port of Trans-Cuu easia. It was ceded by Turkey to Russia In 1878. The Turkish naval authorities have seised In the harbor of Constantinople thirty-six French and eighty Russian vessels and one Belgian steamer. Nearly Got Emperor William. Flushing. Nov. 8.?Two German of? ficers were killed at Thielt when a British aviator dropped six bombs up? on a building which Emperor Wil? liam had left only a few minutes be? fore end where members of the Kais? er's persoral staff were quartered, according :o reports received today. It la said Kmperor William bitterly reproached the German commander of 'he aerial corps because his men failed to intercept the British aero? planes, an as a result three officers of the cor se have been demoted and ar -ested. Outsail as Continue Attack. Paris, Nov. 8.?Continuing their fierce attacks the Germans are now trying to d:*lve through to the English Channel coast In a straight line from a point no *th of Arras and sever the main line <<f communication supplying the Frenci. British and Belgian forces In the nortnern sphere of ac? tion, according to reports of French army ofi1<?rs arrb ing today. Fight? ing Is again reported from ail sec? tions of trie great battle line, but the chief Intetest still attaches Itself to the northern u enu because of the Im? portance and \*oience of the opera? tions under way there. German Retreat Continues. Petrograd. Nov. 6.?It is officially announced that the German retreat on both the east Prussian und Polish fronts continues and the heavy pres? sure from the pursuing Russians has prevented the Germans from making stand. Neither side Gains Success. Paris. Nov. 18.?It Is officially an? nounced that the Germans are bom? barding Arras, but without avail. The deadlock in the righting between Dix munde and the river Lya remains un? broken. Heavy Gun* Heard at Dover. Dover. Nov. t?.?A very heavy ian nonadlng apparently of the Hclulan eoast or In the North sea was heard here today. Turk* and Christians Tight. Athens, Nov. 8.?Sanguinary con? flicts between th< Mohammedans and Christians are reported froSfl lSUta?l Albania. Drive ItUHxlans from Positions. Vienna. Nov. 8.?officlul.?I opera? tions in the northern Ihsatrs of war are proceeding as planned. South of the mouth of the Wlsloka river, the Austrian troops have drlwn the ft US* slans. who established UsssgflStves OS the bank of the Han rl\er. fffjfji all their poiittlontt. The Austrluns h I t captured more than a thousand ma? chine guns. Austrluns In the Str> Valley have raptured h\c bundled Kassian* in o bine gsjajaj and a quan? tity of BggVersal RuhhIhiis sink Ten lurk ship-. Petrograd. Msflf ?. ".he RsjaataS admir ah? | i gsjeSJgjSed . . ?h.tl ten Turkish and Herman vessels carrying coal for the Ottoman navj have beet sunk In the Black sei ?,|T the n<aih rrn coast of Asiatic Turk. % t. I. ?Jfjg warships Th# \ar efHee I l ?mm tlnas Iggsjed ' at tteneent tleelai that the Russian Irooes m Truit ( am asia are advancing in Turkish territory ami are approaching ?taSTUS, tho principal city of Turkish Armen? ia. To cupturc Erzcrus it wall ho nec? essary to bring up heavy guns as the city is o>fended, by modern fortifica? tions. The Turkish troops concen? trated there are said to be under Ger? man officers. OFFICIAL NEWS LACKING. No Continuation That Marines Have Landed at Beirut. Washington, Nov. 6.?No official con?rmation has been received of the reported landing of American marines at Beirut. British Subjects In Camp. Berlin, Nov. 0.?The German gov? ern Tient has ordered all British sub? jects of a military age interned in camp at Uuhleben. It is stated that this action was taken because the Ifrtish had vouchsafed no reply to Germany's request for the release of all able bodied Germans interned in England. British Ship Sunk. Constantinople, Nov. 6.?It is offi? cially announced that one of the British warships bombarding the Tur? kish forts at the western entrance of the Dardenells has been sunk. Japs Sink German Steamer. Pekin, Nov. 6.?The Japanese lega? tion announced today that a Japanese patrol boat has sunk a German steam? er off Hawaii. The steamer is believ? ed to have been carrying coal and food supplies for the German warships in the Pacific. Bloody Battle at Lille. London, Nov. 6.?Fired by shells of the allies' artillery, Lille is burning In places and several villages sur? rounding that city have been burned It the ground. The fighting in that region of northern France continues night and day. but thus far the Ger? mans have balked the efforts of the allies to drive them from Lille. Sim? ilarly the allies have defeated the ef? forts of the Germans to pillage through their lines of defense about Arras. It is also stated that the retreat ot the Germans from Yser, siien the Belgians flooded them out of the lower valley by cutting the dykes was a rout; that German losses In their attacks between Ypres and Lille have been more than fifty thous? and; that the fury of the German as? saults has spent itself, but hard fight? ing continues; that allies have taken thousands of prisoners among them many wounded whom the Germans were compelled to abandon in their retreat from the Yser. French Capture German Cannon. Paris, Nov. t?.?The defeat of the Merman forces at Arras and the cap? ture of German forty-two centimetre guns is announced in an unofficial ; press dispatch from the front today. It states that a battalion of Prussian guards crossed the Bear OS and attack? ed a small French fotcc In the suburbs of Arras, defeating the defenders. 'While the Germans were gloating over their victory, a regiment of French dragoons attacked the Germans in the rear, putting them to flight Three hun lied prisoners were taken and two hundred wounded were picked up. A German military train was captured at Blgagy MAY MAKE STATEMENT. Something Definite on Trade Situation Expected. Washington, Nov. f?.?Although there were no further conferences at the treasury department today on the foreign exchange situation, it became giore than ever apparent that nego? tiations between the representative! of the English government and the fed* era! reserve board are reaching a suc? cessful conclusion, sir George Palsti and Basil R. I'dackett. the Kngllsh representative*! probably will see Heeretsry McAdoo and the board again t.mi mow und some definite anuouncenu ni may fol? low. Chicago Hoard or Trade. Chicago, Nov. ?1. December wheat. lit Mj January pork, 11? *?t . lard is.&C rib ie.es, DECLARE WAR ON TURKEY. ENGLAND AND TRACE JOIN HTS S1A AGAINST TTICKS. Hostilities are Commenced, Because or Alleged Hostile Aits of Otto? mans, Doth on l.iiml and Sen. Paris, Nov. 5.?The French gov? ernment tonight declined that "a state of war exists between France and Turkey," according to the Bordeaux correspondent of the Havas Agency. He says thixt the foreign office issued the following note: "The hostile acts of the Turkish fleet against a French steamer, caus? ing the death of two Frenchmen and serious damage to the ship, not hav? ing been followed by the dismissal of the German naval and military offi? cers, the measure whereby Turkey could disclaim responsibility, the gov? ernment of this republic is obliged to state that as a result of the action of the Ottoman government a state of war exists between France and Turk? ey." London, Nov. 5.?it was officially announced in London today that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Turkey. The proclamation to this effect, which subsequently was gazetted, reads as follows: "Owing to hostile acts committed by Turkish forces under German offi? cers, a state of war exists between Great Britain and Turkey from today, and all proclamations and orders in council issued with reference to the state of war between Great Britain and Germany and Austria shall apply to the state of war between Great Britain and Turkey." A privy council was held in Buck? ingham palace this morning to dis? cuss the question. At its conclusion King George signed the documents proclaiming the state of war, and the announcement was made. GAME SEASON NOT OPEN. Chief Warden Says Hunting Before November IS is Lawful in Lancas? ter Only. Columbia, Nov. 7.?A. A. Richard? son, chief game warden, has called attention to the fact that the hunting season in South Carolina does not open until November 15. In some counties, Lexington and others, the season in past years has opened November 1, but the present regulations prohibit the hunting down of game in all counties of the State, with the exception of Lancaster, until November 15. PROGRESS TO NORMAL STAGE. Williams Reports Money Condition Better. Washington, Nov. 5.?Clearing house certificates issued in large cities of tho country 2ifter the outbreak of the European war have been greatly reduced in amount, according to a statement tonight by Comptroller Wil? liams. "Reports from all portions of the country," said the statement, "Indi? cate an emphatfe relaxation of flnan ical tension, an Increasing supply of loanable funds, and steady and unin? terrupted progress towards normal conditions. "In New York the clearing house loan certificates already have been materially reduced and are being gradually retired. St. Ixuils still has outstanding about $2,500,000, Boston less than $10,000,000, Philadelphia less than $S,000,000, Baltimore about $2,000,000, Louisville less than $1, 500,000. Detroit reported $1,200,000 authorized but never used. "Indianapolis? Milwaukee, St. Jo? seph, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Fort Worth, Bir? mingham, Charleston and Columbia, S. C? report none issued. Buffalo, St. Paul, Columbus, Portland, Ore., Galveston, Savannah and Nashville, none outstanding. TAILS TO GET BELAY. New Orleans, Nov. 5.?The request of attorneys for the American Sugar Refining company for a postponement of the hearing of the ouster and sup? plemental suits brought against the corporation by the Btate of Louisiana was danlsd by Judge Skinner in civil court here today. The court decided that Immediate consideration be given to that phase of the suit relating to Injunction to restrain the defendant company from cbdng business in the state. At Work in Chicago. Chicago, Nov. r?.?Disinfecting of the empty pens at the Chicago Pnlon stockyards began today In prepura? tion for the complete shutdown be cause of foot and mouth disease ti at will be In effect from Saturday un? til November i">. What has become of the plan to or? ganize a grain elevator and grain mill? ing company that was discussed at a meeting of tin- Chamber of Commerce .o? 11it- weeks ago? FOURTEEN STATES DRY. ; ________ FOUR MORE ADDED AT TUES? DAY'S ELECTION. Others arc Nearly So?Local Option Law* of Various Sorts Operate to Prohibit Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Chicago, Nov. 5.?Fourteen State* HOW have laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverage* as a result of Tuesday's election on the face of to? night's returns, which show that pro? hibition was adopted in Arizona. Washington, Orgeon and Colorado. The States which prohibit the sale of liquor are: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Kan-' sas, Maine, Mississippi, North Caro-! Una, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee,' Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, North Dakota. Alabama at one time adopted a prohibition amendment but later rescinded it. South Carolina is large? ly prohibition under various acts. A score of States have local option laws. MAY BE ANOTHER FIGHT. Liquor Men Still Have Hopes of Vic? tory In Arizona. Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 5.?Although the State voted dry in Tuesday's elec? tion there was a question today whether the prohibition amendment added to the constitution was self operative or would require an emer? gency act by the legislature before be? coming effective January 1. If an emergency act is necessary to make prohibition effective throughout the Sttae another fight on the liquor issue will be precipitated in the legis Utture when the liquor men believe it will be confronted by a hostile ma? jority. In that event a referendum would Ibe certain with the question again on I the ballot at the next general elec Ition, DRUGS BEATEN IN CALIFORNIA. Statewido Prohibition Loses in Golden Gate State. San Francisco, Nov. 5.?California defeated Statewide prohibition Tues? day by a majority that may reach 200,000 and adopted a referendum amendment prohibiting another vote on the question within a period of eight years. The campaign against prohibition waa waged on the plea that it would destroy vineyards and wineries worth more than $200,000,000. Four-fifths of the area of California is already "dry," under local option. FRIEDMANN CURE LACKING. Seal of Official Disapproval Implant ed. Washington, Nov. 6.?The seal of official disapproval has been placed upon the tuberculosis "cure" brought to this country in 1913 by Dr. Fred erich F. Friedmann of Berlin. The announcement was made today by the United States public health ser? vice in making public an abstract of the repor; of its investigations in hos? pitals and laboratories where tests of the Friedmann cultures were made. It declares that conclusions of the American physicians are in line with previous reports in this country and abroad "which have refuted Dr. Friedmann's claim to the discovery of a specific cure for tuberculosis." One-fourth of all cases treated un? der the observation of American physicians developed running sores at the point of injection of the "cure," the abstract says, adding that Dr. Friedmann admitted this to be un? favorable to effecting a cure but de? clared his method of Injection had overcome that obstacle. The report further states that the bacteria germs used for Injection by Dr. Friedmann "show that the germ is different from varieties of tubercle bacilli com? monly known at the present time and that their injection into smaller ani? mals rendered the subject more sus? ceptible to tubercular infection in? stead of more resistant as was claimed." No specific cases are reported in the abstract made public nor is any mention made of Dr. Friedmann's method of preparing his culture. LESSONS FROM EUROPE'S WAR. GarHaon and Daniels Will Stress New Developments in Art of l ighting. Wa*hlngton( Nov. li.?Secretaries Garrison and Daniels in their forth? coming annual reports will lay before congress the lesoni they believe the American army and navy should draw from the war in Europe. No extraor? dinary expenditures will be asked, but methods of obtaining a mobile niul adequate army ami a powerful and efficient Meet will be discussed in meat detail. Secretary Garrison will emphasize the necessary for a definite perma? nent military policy. Secretary Daniels will recommend two battleships, but probably will ask for authority to ex pend a lump sum fur submarines. FIRST DECISIVE VICTORY. JAPANESE AND BRITISH CAP? TURE STRONGHOLD IN CAR EAST Russians Defeat Ocrmans, Driving Then Hack to Their Own Borders? No Changes in Western Arena. The first decisive vic tory of the war has been won. Taing Tau, the German j fortress on the Shan Tung peninsula in China, has surrendered to the allies. The Japanese and British forces en compassed the downfall of the strong? hold after its garrison of 7,000 had held out for nearly three months. With its loss Germany is evicted from Asia. Fighting with the British before Tsing Tau were Indian detachments. On the European battle front Rus- , sian claims, through Grand Duke Nicholas, her commander-in-chief. the greatest victory since the begin? ning of the war in the driving back of the Germans to their Ea.st Prussian frontier and defeats to the Germans and Austrians below the river Vistula. Germany, however, does not concur In this statement, saying that there has been no change in the situation on the eastern battle front. The fighting in Poland, according to J Berlin, has not yet begun, due to the slow troop movements over bad roads. It is admitted that numeri? cally the Russians are the stronger In this region, but Berlin says it hopes to overcome this by advan? tageous positions. In Austria, according to the Ger? mans, the Russians still are continual? ly harassed by the troops of Emperor Francis Joseph. In the extreme western zone, South and east of Ypres, hard fighting con? tinues, but with neither side having a distinct advantage. Both the allies and the Germans report gains, but neither make claims that would In dictate anything except that at all points the contenders either are en? deavoring to push forward or to check advances. On the Aisne the French say they have retaken the town of Soupir. The Germans assert they have won im? portant positions near St. Mihicl. As for the operations by Russians and Turks against each other, nothing new has developed. The Turks are said to be advancing in the Sinai pen? insula, in the direction of Egypt. Ber? lin declares the ameer of Afghanistan I has sent 170,000 men to the British ! India frontier and also that the Sheik j ul-Islam, the head of the Mohamme ( dan church in Turkey, has had spread 1 throughost th world a decree say : ing that in thi var with Russia, Great \ Britain and F. nee it is the duty of Mussulmans to _ true to their faith. Greece, it is lid, has satisfied the 1 desire she ha at the close of the I late Falkan wa, by taking Epirus. j The British a*, uiralty reports the I foundering of the cruiser Good Hope I and expresses the fear that the cruiser Monmouth has been forced ashore as a result of Sunday's battle be j tween British and German warships j off the coast of Chile. A dispatch says Germany will move ! 150,000 fresh troops into Belgium Sunday. British aviators have dropped bombs on German naptha tanks in Bruges, killing a number of marines. VILLA PROPOSES TO RETIRE. Willing- to Drop to Private Life to Eliminate Carranza. Washington, Nov. 0.?Gen. Villa has formally notified the national convention at Aguascalientes of his ?willingness to resign command of his (troops and retire to private life if ; that is necessary to bring about the elimination of Gen. Carranza. The convention, according to to? day's official reports, received Villa's I communication with applause. No I action was taken on it, pending the I report of a commission which went I to Puebla to notify Carranza of the I selection of Gen. Gutierrez as provis , tonal president. j Villa's statement is in answer to i the stipulations of Gen. Carranza that Villa and Zapata should be elim? inated from military authority. Gutierrez has stated to American agents that as soon as he is sworn In as provisional president he will issue the proclamation giving the guarantees desired by the United States before withdrawing its forces from Vera Cruz. Villa has agreed to support Gutierrez in enforcing the proclamation which Carranza de? clined to issue. MEXICANS HUNTING TROUBLE. Hector* In Mexico city stirring Up Anti-American Feeling. El Paso, Texas, Nov. 7.?Private dis patches from .Mexico City state that a powerful faction is at work stirring! up anti-American feeding. The lead? ers of the hostile part) are circulat? ing reports that Federal soldiers under General Augllur are preparing to at? tack the rutted States troops at \'era j Cruz. I.K.Hl TIIOI SW.) DOLLAR ri.WT l OK MAllLBORO. Cosa na ny Im formed to Ilaadle Grata ?i lnrcndon ami < liarhv-ton Inter? ested?Elevator Expert Sent to South Carolina. Columbia, Nov. 7.?Marlboro is probably the Brat county in the South to organize a grain elevator company to meet the condition Which has boon brought about by the low price of cot* ton. Papers of incorporation have been tiled with the secretary of State for the Marlboro Grain and Elevator com? pany of Bennettsvllle, with a capital stock of $S.o<ui. The petition* rs are: J). D. McColl, T. C. Burner, John I,. Breeden, C. P. Hodges and C. S. Mc Call. "I am very much interested in the construction of a grain elevator," says a well known farmer of Sumtcr, in a letter to the department. From a Summerton fanner came the follow? ing letter: ?'I am interested in the movement to break away from cotton and to 1 plant grain. I want to find out some J thing definite as to the cost and equipment of a storage plant in a community." I A letter of similar nature was also I received from .Charleston county, where the elevator idea is grow ing. Taking notice of these appeals lor Information and the general interest \ aroused in the production of grain. Commissioner Watson of the State department of agriculture got into communication with one of the larg? est grain elevator manufacturers in the United States, and asked that a man be detailed for work in this ? State. The company immediately sent j J. C. Btratton to South Carolina. La | ter the company sent the following letter: "We have prepared two or three plans of small elevators such as we think your people will require for I handling grain. They are inexpensive, 'yet durable and substantial, not built for one year's service but for 10 and even 20 years." The department is now prepared to furnish definite information to farm? ers who contemplate the erection of elevators. Farmers of the State desiring in? formation should communicate im? mediately with the State department of agriculture in Columbia. ADDS TO QUARANTINE. Department Puts Ran on Ohio and Wisconsin. Washington, Nov. 5.?Ohio and Wisconsin today were added to the quarantine district established by the department of agriculture to prevent further spread of hoof and mouth dis? eases among live stock. Scores of ad? ditional federal inspectors were rush? ed into the field. Reports from in? spectors already at work indicated that many other communities soon would be affected. 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