?f)e vPtttci|mon an? ?outi)roti. m itJMTKH WATCHMAN, E?t?l Italnd April. 18*0. "Be Just and Fear not?I*t all the ends Th^u Alins't at be thy Country's, Thy Ood'a and Troth'*." TUE TRUE SOCTIIRON, Established June, IMC Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER. S. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1914. VoL XXXIX. No. 24. RUSSlflHS WIE RAID. Great Dash Into Prussia Carries Fear to Teutons, Who Are Driven Before Opponents. FALL OF DIXMVNRE TO GERMANS ONLY LOSS 1)Y ALU KS?FRUIT? ING ON DIXMl'NRK-ARHAS LINK GROWS lUORlVH WITH SIC CESS IN CERTAIN Foil EITHER ID C?DEAD AND WOUNDED LEFT OH FIELD OF RATTLE WIIKHE TIIKY FALL AM) MANY DIE FROM LACK OF ATTENTION?GERMAN LINK BOMBARDED I'lit i M SKA ANI> AIR IN EFFORT TO DRIVE Til KM FROM COAST ?-Ill lAiARIA SAID TO UK I'RK PARING TO EXTER STRIFE? Tl'KKS MAKE GAINS IN KGYFT?JAPANESE UOAT STU1KKS MINE AND SVNK. f _i_ RUMOR UNFOUNDED. Itoport that t. S. Cruiser North omn o4Im Wn* Blown up OrUi1uiit4.nl lit Nuvy Yard. I Naw York, Nov. 11.?The rumor that the United States cruiser North Csrollnm had been blown up appar? ently originated in the Charlestown, Mum .. navy yards. After a thorough Investigation the International News Service can state that no cab Ihn/am affording any foundation for the'ru? mor has been received In the United States Therefore the rumor may be regarded as untrue. England Aids United St tuen. London. Nov. 11.?Oreat Britain to? day Joined the United states in at? tempting to learn the present where? abouts of the cruiser North Carolina. Bulgaria Prepares to Join. Athena, Nov. 11.?News that Bul? garia haa called up six classes of sol? diers la regarded here as an indica? tion that the Bulgarians will soon en? ter the war. Toed* of provisions sett to Antwerp to relieve the suffering of the people of that city caught tire at the Antwerp railway station Tuesday and ?vere completely destroyed, according to reports received here today. The dis? tress at Antwerp Is said to be ucute. Cossacks Bald Prussia. Petrograd. Nov. 11.?Another great raid by Russian Cossacks in Fast Prussia Is in full swing. The (ladl? ing Cossacks under General Benifn kempf are executing another drive of devastation that early in the war cuught and cut the German line of communication. This time the Cos sacs have invaded Fast Prussia in southwest of the Mazuruln lake ??> glon, instead of ut tho north. They have already reached the outskirts of Sohlau. Three rallroa in that di? rection have been torn up end more than a d?>/.cn railroad brid :? s destroy? ed. A continuation of this raid 1 lto th*? district north v?f Moldau will cut off the German army that invaded Kuwalkl. At the same true tin Russian army In western Poland Is continuing the campaign for the cap turs of Cracow. Japanese Tor|Hulo Boat Lost. Tokio. Nov. 11.?The Japanese Inf? P?do boat No. was dtstroxed to? day while sweeping fo mines at the entrance of Kiao fhau ba>. It Struck a mine, i>ut most of Um crew were saved. Allies Lose IHuiiuimIc, Paris. Nov. 1 I. I nxmnndo. the IV glan town around which .\as eenl r ed the hardest lighting in I'l ndera, has been captured l.v tin- Germans, This was announ* e I in the official statement this afternoon. The State? nicnt showed that the QefUMins had renewed Hour drise t< the trench cisist. which was ternp?>i inlv halted by t.v cutting or dykes. It i State i tb.t the battle was resumes' with ir< ti fcrocitv between Nieupo.t and tin river I. \ < Offne Him the ad mi* U*n that l>lx?nunde w m cap'un d. it announeed thai INMMbei t'/ydc, north of Nleuport, bei bSSf le.ncuo.d ??. the allies. Tiirl.s In | ;.. \ p|, Merlin. Nov. M An official dis? patch fn in Cteantantlnople states lhal Turkish troo|?s bnvf occupied ib Sheiksar Inf ?A Rlnrl h. Rffypt, and raptured fem VMS The rtlspaleh also declares that the Russians on the Caucasus frontier have been dri1 fn hack to t b> it s- ? <>nd line of d. - feine. _ Battle Fierce and Fiercer. Paris. Nov. 11.?With eac h side si ternately assuming offensive, the lighting l>c?.ween Germans anil allies on the Dlxmundc-Arras line la dally becoming tiorcer anil liereer. Thou? sands of wounded are l>ing where ' they fell during the i-ast ten days. 1 Hundreds have* died of hunger, thirst anil unattended wounds. The Armen tiercs line north of Lille is.under lire for the 11 fHi time. The townspeople :1iavo lied to the coast. Another vigor? ous offensive movement by the Ger? mans all along the line from Verdun i to the North sea may be expected now in another great effort to mako I another breach in the allies' line at some point. Germans Swap Troops. ( Perlln, Nov. 11.?Germany and At:s .ria have effected an interchange of troops as result of which thousands of Slavs from Hungary have been sent to I the western theatre to light against jthe Anglo-French allies. In return jthe Kaiser has sent Teutonic troops to ; reinforce the Austro-Hungarian armies and tome of these are now en? gaged in the southern theatre of hos? tilities against the Servians and ?fon :anegrins. 'I bis Interchange is of im iiaaJuse ewStttg^sJtttaJbfl^ of the Slavic soldiers have shown re lluctance to bear arms against the i Slavic soldiers In the Russian and Servi m armies. German Lines Momhardcd. Fhshing, Nov. li.?Bombarding the German positions along the coast belli from sea and air, the allies are attempting to drive the Kaise r's IroopS baeh into the interior of Belgium and remove the uangi r of attack on the English co.;st. British and French aviators are making daring flights and dropping bombs on tl 8 German trenches. Tuesday the British war? ships shelled the Germans north ot the Teer for several hours. Two piers at Mukonburgh have beer? burn? ed by the Germans. Numerous bridges in north Flan lers have been blown up by the Germans who placed guns i:i the I?une of Holland apparently to ahell the British warship* that ap? proach the coast. 151s statt)? at twin. Petrograd, Nov. II.?An official re? port from Titlil states that the Turks attacked the Ruaalnn iioeitlona at Koprlkol with artillery on Monday and thai a violent battle is in i?n? gruMt in that region. Revolt at Constantinople. London. No., li. a dlapatcli from Athene lo the Kxchangc company con Arme tin- report of the revolt in Constantinople, it is learned <>n re? bald?- authority that a hi conspir? acy has broken out against the Qc maus and Young Turk;. The chief conspirators have been shot, The liopulace is vcrj excited over Turkish defeats, and tu drive the Furrunsalntas from power. Hen. Vllln has i,i?':i placed in supreme command i?t these ir?-o| Tin- olle iai nnnotim'emenl Hint fl ? u. Carransa's proffer bad lieen rejected > luted that h ? bad rxprci wed I be readiness to resign es soon ns ih<- con fereoee elected n provisional prent dent, free from the Influence ?>f Villa. This uas taken a-< n slap ni the convention r.?r elect I up General Oulterfea, URGES MM SDWIHfi. STATE AGENT LONG BELIEVES PRICES WILL BE VERY Ultill. May Sow Wheat Safely as Danger From Hessian My is Past and Wheat May Ik* Sown Until Mill Decem? ber, Clemson College, Nov. 10.?W, w. Long, State agent of farm demonstra? tion and director of extension of Clenison College, urges South Caro? lina farmers not to let the autumn slip away from them without sow irg aa much of their land as their conditions will permit in oats and wheat. The time for lowing oata ! Is passing rapidly and the best time for sowing wheat is at hand and Mr. 'Long urges farmers to get their Winter grain in without further dc i lay If they have not already done so. It Is now safe to sow wheat In any part of the State, according to lift Long, since danger from the Hessiarf l!y is past. Mr. Long advises largo areas of wheat for the Piedmont re-, ?ton and advises the sowing of* I enough wheat for home consumption iat least on every farm in other re? gions of South Carolina. Full in? formation relative to wheat culture? i j may he obtained by applying to the} extension division of Clemson CoVj ? lege. Blue Stem is a variety tha has succeeded in many parti of SoutI Carolina and that is recommended by Prof, W. L. Hutchinson of Cleiq s-m College, * November is the best month fa needing wheat, though it may b sown in December under favorabl conditions with good results. WheJ prefers heavy loams and clay so{ and a seed bed which is linn with , thin layer of loose soil at the su face. Wheat la best seeded with drill, but may i?e sown broadcast disked In? Sow five or six pecks the acre. At planting time use mixture of equal parts of eottonst lUesI ami acid phosphate at the n of live- hundred pounds or more ^the ai re and top dress In Mai ^fl^tftr iwm*w displayed v. h n holler tubes on the lit? tle warship blew out last June, The three men fought their tv.*i> Into the Halem's lire room after Ihe explosion, closed the nt? |i valves ??!< th boll and extinguished Ihe llrcH. * Mir man wan killed niul two wo itid? ed by the explosion. Holland < all in Ite en Is, . Johannesburg, South Africa. Nov. 12. Subjectn Holland who are mil It i v reservists have been ordered hi repm t i hi or ? i cn i<> t he I hitch eon nii Is vv11 hou{ dein y. MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED PERSONS EXPECTED HERE FOR ANNUAL EVENT. Session I? Expected lo Bo an Interest Ins; One?Discussion or Division of Conference One of Chief Interest? ?Bishops Denny and Wilson to be Here?Blsliop to Preside?Outline of Sessions. U An event of great interest to Bum ; ter is the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which will be held in this city this year. .The conference will open on Wedncs j day morning, November 25th, and {Will probably adjourn on the following Monday. More than four hundred ?and fifty visitors are expected lor the jVonforonee and preparations are being iinadc for their entertainment in the .Siemes of the cltlxens of Sum ter, all j^demoninations having come to the laid of the .Methodists at this time in 'extending the well known hospitality of the Game Cock city. The confr rence is expected to be a 'cry interesting one from the Stand )oint of membors of the Methodist ?hurch. Beveral very Interesting and Blportant t|UCStioilS concerning the church are expected to come up at the Conference. The chief of these is the matter of division of the confer? ence, which will arouse much atten? tion. This matter was brought up at the last conference at Kock Hill and jjwas sent from there to the General Conference and now comes back to the South Carolina conference for dnal decision. The State is composed of one conference now and the propo? sition will be whether it will be divid? ed into two conferences or not. Two bishops of the church are ex? pected at the conference) Pishop Wil? son* of Baltimore, who Is the oldest bishop of the church at the present ?time. He presided at the conference Rat its Kock Hill meeting last year. ?Pushup Collins Denny of Richmond will preside at this conference. A fea uture of his visit will be a Thanksgiving I sermon to be perached by him on ?n Tueeday morning at 10 o'cloc k there will be a meeting of the Hoard of Missions and of the examining Com? mittee. The conference opens at o'clock on Wednesday morning. The- meetings of the conference will be held each night, in the Interest Of some special object. There will bo preaching at each of afternoon meet? ings which will be held at -i o'clock. All the sessions of the conference will ho held at Trinity Methodist church. At present practically all arrange? ments have l con made for the enter? tainment of the visitors and Trinity and Proud street churches wish to thanl; tin members of churches of other denominations for the assist? ance which has been rendered them In providing bonus for the guests. The committees will make a full re? port Inter of what prov ision they have made for each oi the v isitors and a full program of the sessions of tin conference will be '.riven out later. A question alviys of main interest to many of the people of the church and of prime Importance to the pas? tors is tl \?i of where they will be lo? cated for the following year. Only tw . Spires of the Wntcree Circuit and I lev. D. M. McLcod "l the Trinity Methodist (hurch. These ha\ w rvod four years at the churches and will be moved, Only three of the pastors have served three years and the oth? ers have served their churches onl.i one or two years. The congregation of the Trinity Methodist church will regret exceeding!} t" lose Mr. McLeod who has been their pastor for the i asl four years. TO HE N ITIOXAL BANK. Sumter Institution to 'inter Federal System, Washing! >n, Sn\. I The tr, as nr> department hns granted I ho ap pllcation of the Hank i> continue to make progress, it is ? tic tally announced today. The Incr ing pressure of the Cxar'g fore* ? caused the Austrian and Uerlh? a troops to fall back. No where have they been aide to arrest the onward rush of the llusslans. Cossacks have begun the Investment of the outer; forts at Cracow. Confidence is ex pressed in military circles as to the final outcome of battles there. It is reported that martial law has been proclaimed at Cracow and the civil population is evacuating the city. Prsemysl, the strong Austrian for? tress in Ualicia, is completely Invest? ed. it is semi-officially reported that the Germans stiff (red a serious defeat on the Uuesian border, it is stated that the Russians have captured more than 20,000 prisoners with large quantities of guns and munitions. CAPTIVES PARADED THROUGH STREETS. Great Joy at Herl in over Capture of j IWsiuuade.aiul VvLU>?^ K^*i Boat. Berlin, Nov. 1-.?News of the sink? ing of the Lbritish torpedo boat Nigel In the Downs off Deal and the suc? cess of the German army at Dlx munde caused great rejoicing here to? day. This was heightened by the ar? rival of two thousand Pritlsh and French prisoner*? nnd n detachment of captive Indians all day to the navy department that she had been in wireless communication with the North Carolina yesterday and. the ship was eafc In Ueriut harbor. Turk Torpedo Boat Captured. Athene, Nov. 12.-?A wireless mes? sage states thai a Turkish torpedo heat which escaped from the Dar? danelles hau been t.:!i the guns ??;" the power? ful A n'-flo-French licet, which lies ???'; the I'clgtan coast, mi army made up of Itrltlah, French, Belgians and In? dians is trying i<> swing around the right wing <>!' the German forces *>n the iisleiid-Dixmunde-Yprcs line. The allies have l>een abb hi make progress, but eery slowly, for the Invu lern have fought with the fun of dem? as. Night attackn have been a feature of light? ing over ?he Vpres-Arras 1 ne. Proh at;|y ten thousand Her maim fell in the a--'-mils upon the allies' line at Dtxmiindc. Men *>w both sides fought like demons. The German legions seem< il luexhn list Ilde, ?11 . i\\ Charge* In Nochern France. Paris, Nov. 12. Fighting between the allies and German? in Northern France and western I'clglum i con? tinuing with uninterrupted violence, il ;? odala.ly announced this afternoon. Tin nmtlic! in the northern sphere . > marked b> alternate iah',ni?'<"< and im? pulses v? it hold ? it her - id.ring any decisive triumphs, In ihe furb a-: light mg : > the AI8I1C river the attacks Dae itcrattacka arc marke?! by bl 99 hand to hand lighting. / - ?S .iistt ian Rnttalion Annihilated. 0 i.5>), Nov. 12.?The sixth battalion ' Austrian infantry that rrossed the Danube has been annihilated by the Servians at Sxderevo it la officially an? nounced here. The Servians claim to have taken two thousand prisoners and two heavy guns. French Steamer Foundered. London, Nov. 12.?Lloyds Agency lms received a dispatch from Havre saying that the French steamer Duch es de Duiche has foundred in the Havre roadstead dming a gale. Eleven were drow ned. Armored Trains Stop Russians. Vienna, Nov. 12.? With the use of armored trains the Auatralne com ; polled the Russians to retreat in the region of the StrayJ valley it is oili cially announced. The Russians have suffered heavy losses. Allies Driven Across iscr. Berlin, Nov. 12 (Official)?The al? lies have been driven across the Yser at every point. The Yser region is now clear of the enemy all the way to the ^^or^h sea. Our attacks South of Dix muTSe^are'^fog?^ 'nave captured 700 more French there and eight cannon. The counter attacks cast of Ypres have all been repulsed. In the East the German cavalry i.: operating on the Kalisch from. In Russian Poland we have re? pulsed the Xlussian cavalry* Austrians Capture Position. Vienna, Nov. 12 (Official)?This aftern >on we have stormed the height 1 at Mireze. The Russian wing was crushed and we took forty-three hu ud red pria< ners. WOMAN S11T RAGF CONVENTION. i>ht Develops on Effort lo SfsJeai Dr. Anna R. Shaw. Nashville, Nov. 12.?The National American Worn n Suffrage Associa? tion met this morning in the state capital. The addresses of welcome were made by Mayor llovvse, Mrs. French of Knoxvillc and Mrs. Gilford Dudley, of Nashville. The convention early got down to committee work mid interest was manifested in the T< nnessce sp?t delegation, that will probably prove the light of the con vi ntion. The i n; tight, however, that overshadows all others is on to shelve Dr. Anna H. Shaw and out forward Mrs. Dcslto Preckenridge a: leader of the National organisation. Naval Victory Reported. ftondon, Nov. 12.- a report was currN :.t in the lobbies of the house of commons thia uftt rnoon lhat three Gei man cruiseit had Ihcii sunk osT tin coast of South America in the Pa? cific, but it could not he Velo'cd. STILL HOLDING \ UKA i 111*7-. Presklenl Wilson Awaiting Farther New >ut'oro Withdrawing Troop*. Washington Nov. il'. President Wilson and hi.- advlscis today await? ed further Information fn ni Mexico as t??i.??. will |?o withdrawn from Vera t 'ruz. VOTES FOR WOMEN. Montana Opponents of Plan IdasM t luii i < nrried I lie Stale. ITutte, Moot.. Nov. 11 .?Opponents .?' woman suffrage conceded today that Ihe stiff rage nmendm ut was \ie lorious in Montana lout Tuesday. Of lieial returns from 29 counti*** out Af 39 and unojtUcial figures from two ?