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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, <?n Hunday crowds attacked
a number ol German non-commission
rd officers, A German protest \wa
been made to the government.
WAR IN Mi:\Ko.
i arrau/a's Offer In Rr?lgn Rejected
and Villa WHI .March on Mexlon
City.
Aguaacallentes, Sow II.?Gen, Cur
ranaa's conditional offer resign ha;
been rejected b) the revolutionary
< <?u'. rntl -n. n nd troops ? onti oiled i^.
the generals assembled here have
been ordered to march on Mexico di>
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<?n to -^rre" - hWMi
fifty pounds of nitrate of soda to the
acre.
That South Carolina tan produce
excellent wheat was Charly demon
si rated at the recent State Fair,
J v. here there wire uumrout line ex?
hibits of Mouth Carolina grown wheat
In the booths of the county demon?
stration agents. That South Carolina
farmers intend to plant more wheat
than ever before is clearly indicated
l?y many things, among them the re?
port of the county demonstration
agent for Clarendon county that his
[county has already arranged to send
five hundred acres, far more probably
than Clarendon County has ever had
In wheat.
! The Clemson College farm has
nearly forty acres in wheat this
season, whi li la now up to a line
stand with all indications polntlns
to thorough success. The varieties
planted were Blue Stem and Leap's
Prolific.
1 Mr, Long statis that he expects
the prices of grain In be higher next
spring than they have been In year.-.
Ho expects to see wheat go to iwo
dollars per bushel, and oata t?? one
dollar. Iluisla, Austria. France, all
great Whottl producers, ore at war,
as indeed sro most of the Important
When! countries of the world with the
exceptions of the United States. < aa
ada and Argentine, and to these three
regions the world will have to turn
for its bread next spring. Then' in
no possible argument against the
growing of wheat and oats by tha
South Carolina furnier and n multi?
tude of arguments in favor id* It.
Mr. I."li". urges farmers n<?: t<? sleep
on ihelr opportunities ul this lime,
bul i" how grain Immediately.
sr \ vn ;\ COMMENDED.
Secretary Daniels Writes Letters lo
CiUllUllt .Moo of Salem.
Washington, Nov. 10.?Secretary
Daniels wrote letters of commenda?
tion today to James J, < 'ullen, < hief
machinist and John Held and llobcrl
M Nelson, hoih?rmakers of the Keimt
cruiser Salem for the courage the>
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
?<ftro**day, K*vemWer, .3Gift, .yi^uksgiv
ing day.
However, before the meeting of the
conference there will be a number of
meetings, connected with, but not a
part of the conference. The Histori?
cal Society of the conference will hold
a meeting on Tuesday night, preced?
ing the meeting of the conference,
when an address will be made. < >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 <?
of the pastors In thu Sumter district
will have to be moved because of tht
imitation <?;' tho'r terms at this con?
ference. These are Uev. D. ?>. 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 <?!' South Furo
Una i Sumter I to be converted Into the
N'ntlonnI l it n!s of Soul 'i <'nrollnn i i
Sumter. The capital stock is :-:<"'.
000,
The Peopb ' ? M m!< of t 'hester has
also been i ivcit authority to be known
us I he People's VutionaI Pank of
? 'hosier, ? apltal stock (."?0,(100.
FIERCE HAND TO KAKB FIGHTING 18 KORTKERK FRANCE AID
ALONS WHOLE LINE IS INDECISIVE.
HUSSIAXS CONTINUE THEIR ADVANCE INTO PRUSSIA* DRIVING
GERMANS BEFORE THEM. 80,000 PRISONERS REPORTED TAK?
EN AUSTRIAN DETACHMENTS SUFFER DISASTER AT HANDS
OF SERVIANS?AUSTRIANS SUSTAIN BIG VICTORY AGAINST
RUSSIANS, CAPTURING MAN V PRISONERS?WILD JOY REIGNS
IN BERLIN AT NEWS OF DISASTER TO ENGLISH AND TAKING
OF DIXMCNPE?TURKISH BOAT CAPTUUED-?ALLIES ENDEAVOR
TO CLANK GERMANS.
20.00? GERMAN PRISONERS.
Oliwunl March of Russians Continues
Says Report*
Petrograd, Nov. 1-'.?All along the
whole battle's line, the Kassian 11*<??>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 <d* whom were pa?
raded through the streets.
NORTH CAROLINA SAFE.
Wireless Message From Mcdltcrraitcun
Says Battleship Is Safe ut Beirut.
Washington, Nov. 12.?-The Cnitcd
states hattesh.ii? North Carolina is saf<
in Beirut harbor. The Amcilcan cruis?
er Tennessee which is now in tin
Mediterranean reported early t<>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.:!<tn by the Anglo
Japanc.se llccl aear the Island of
Tenedo8 about miles off the north?
western coast oi' Asia Minor.
Allies Flank German:*.
Paris, Nov. 12.? Following a long
series of bloody frontal attacks which
stand ? without precedent for lleree
ness, the allies are now trying to
launch a Hanking movement i?n the
buttle line of Flanders. Cndi r t lie
protection <>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<? Ihe progret* of Ihc attempt by
Ihe Agtiscsllcntes con Terence forces
to drive Gen. farm it xa from power,
lief ore deciding whether American
11 ?.>??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
? <?!,? :,;\? tin ameitdutenl a lead of