Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ill ?UMTKH WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "lie Jost and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Trotk's." Tili: Till 1 BOUTUKOlf, KstablNbed June, 1*4*. Vol. XXXIX. No. 25. IUI EM IP IK Audacious, One of Newest and Best Ships in British Navy, Strikes Mine and Goes Down. ONW.Mll? SWEEP OF III'881 AN FORCES CONTINUES, AFTER CRUSH? ING} DEFTAT OF AUSTRIAN ARMS ? CRACOW, GATEWAY TO SILESIA AND BERLIN. THE DESTINATION?HEFOHl OF TCRKISJI INVASION OF RVSSIA AND DEFEAT OF GREAT REAR AT HANDS OF MOSIJCM?TVRKISH AND GERMAN SHIPS SI NK ? BOTH SIDES CLAIM ADVANTAGE IN WESTERN ARENA OF WAR. 1,000,000 IIKLB IN It KS ERVE. French Uokl Troops Back to Miirch on Worn Out Germans, Says Uncon? firmed Dispatch. Farts, Nov. 14.? (By mail escaping censor)?The French army numbers six and a-half million Instead of three million, as given out. Three mil? lion trained and adequately equipped young soldiers, generally under thirty, ore held in barracks while the allies ore Hearing out the Ocrmans, check? ing them In their furious attacks. The Oermans number nearly three mil? lion, but their ranks are being fear? fully decimated. It is understood that the Fret.oh army could be expanded to eight million, if a general call was forced. Hojt-ian Advance Worries Berlin. Berlin, via Amsterdam, Nov. 14.? ORlciala today refused to discuss the situation In eastern arena of war but undercurrent uneasiness *s apparent as the result of the operations of the Huaslans. Reports from llus sAnn tources that the enemy has cross? ed the eastern frontier are discredit? ed, ami vague hints are given out of Gorman victory expected shortly. The war otnoe stated that German progress Ist westorn districts is caunir.g great *gafJgraeTloYi. * ? rfortsUtTietif<rplo * ans)?1 patch states that a two daya' bat e at Kara kalis.".i. Turkish Armenia, be tween the Turks and .tuss'ans result? ed In itusian losses of S.&00 men and a the Husalans were forced to retreat. Allies Closing In. Faris. Nov. 14.?Canadian troopa are now in Franc? gglltSiHallgg in toe rghting along the line from the North sea to Arruu. being rushed se? cretly from Fngland to reinforce the British forces. Ihe lighting along the entire line has been violent, but has beon overshadowed by the Intensity ot th? conlllct in the north and in West Flanders. The allies are clos? ing la on three sides and a general advance to storm the German positions la expected at any time. Tho allies In i'elglum are pressing forward foot by foot, ggjMlgfJ hard for every Inch, and purchasing c\cry advantage with a heavy price in blood. Austrian Cruiser Sun!:. Vienna, Nov. 14.?It was ofhclally announced today thrt the Austrian cruiser Kalserian Augusta was sunk etf Tsing Tao by bur own crow, after her ammunition nud been exhausted. Tho crew entered the garrison and conti med In the tlghiini; to the end. Turks Invade Ktissla. Constantinople. Nov. 14.?It Is olll c tally stated today that the Turks have Invaded llussla and are Stf king for the port of Batoun on the Flavk Sea. German Cavalry Itushed From Bcl glum to the RvMSggfJ Frontier Ilotterdam. Nov. 1 ?.?One hurdred and thirty-live trains earrylag German cavalry from the w< ? rn to the eaxt ern seat of war l ave passed throu h Belgium. Kgyptlun Troops .Mutiny. Berlin. Nov. It.?A dlspateh ft rn Milan states that In gghtlag gear Ihu Hues canal some of the I ?tia\ troops motlned and many prominent F.g\ i>ti ins h i> i> been ai rested. Craeow St%|<| to Have Been Taken I/ondon, Nov. 14.?An unconfirmed B?mo dlspateh slates that Crt?e??w has been captured. Tliree TurkMi Ships MK^lie'. Berlin. Nov. 1 ? ( Wireless; An official dlspateh from Constantinople eays that thre Turkic, iransp.?ni ic missing and are believed b. have been sunk by the Busala? Heel which is bombarding Songublak. Bomb?, Bropis'd SSJ German?. I?ondon, Nov. 14.?Tw<? gombs vrere dropted np??n the German troops In Ostend by awators on Thursday. They caused heavy explosion by firing a store of benzine. British Dreadnought Sunk. New York, Nov. 14.?The British dreudnaught Audacious, one of the newest and most powerful in the Eng? lish navy has been sunk off the Irish coast, presumably by a mine A re? port was received through the mall with a picture of the half submerged ship, despite the rigorous censorship. Germans Continue Attacks. Paris, Nov. 14.?The official state? ment at 3 thi3 afternoon shows the Germans continuing their attack up I on the allies on the front from the Ncrth sea to the river Meuse. It de? clares, however, that the German as? saults havo been repulsed and the French have made progress near liix ichoote. The Germans were repulsed I in an attack upon the bridge at Nieu jport, and east and south of Ypres. Germans Cross Yser. r.erlin, Nov. 14.?it is ofliclally an? nounced that the Germans have cap? tured Steloy, south of Ypres and crossed the Yser canal west of Langc mark. AusLiaiiH Sustain Severe Defeat. ^ -PetrogT*??, - Nu?. 1 mttnftft |Cd the Austrians in Galicia, the Kas? sians are sweeping rapidly westward I to storm Cracow, ?he gateway to j Silesia and L'crlin. Try to Stem RassfjM Advance. Auutro, Nov. 1 I,?The Germans are .lighting despt-ratcly to drive back the Kassians and have reached tlu upper Vistula. BRITISH N.WAL SUPREMACY CONE. Germany Declares It Took the Elects or Five Nation* to Hun Down the Emden. Btrll Nov. II.?(By Wireless,) The German prcSSi in deploring the KMg Of the cruiser mahn, destroyed by the Australian < raiser t-ydncy oft Cocoa Inlands, lays emphasis on the fact that England, to hunt down the tiSmdon, had to call Australian, Jap? antat UttSStan and French warships to her at istancc. Thus the German navy, the newspapers declare, has destroyed the legend of British !UkV*l supremacy. While the destruction of ihe Emden it regretted, it has eaused no sur? prise. The general feeling of pride in her record overbai nces any sorrow at her end. This regret is offset by the satisfaction experienced over the IVictory at Pixmund and the other : tangible successes reported in y?s torday'l bulletins. TO OPEN RESERVE DANK. QwirlMV in Atlanta Said to lie "Finest in the World." Atlanta. Nov. ii.?Preparation! are complete lot the opening on next Monday of the federn' reserve lank which will he located in the recently constructed Hurt building* The bunk ing rooms are declared by J. II, Me Cord? governor of Ihe bonk, to i>? the most magnificently equipped In the world. "There Ii nothing In Ne\> York or elsewhere to be compared to it." Mild Qov, .Me'?ord, to CHARLESTON llosiTAl.s. ? \ouug Darlington Physicians Receive ApiM)|utnicids. I tertlngton, Nt?v, 13. i >r ( ;? w Alexander has been appointed to a position on tin- medical staff of tin Francos Kavier of Charleston! and Dr, Walter ?rlstoa has received mi up polntment In Roper hospital. Both of these young men graduated from the Med lea I college of Charleston Ihl year gnd both ol them arc from Dar? lington, in fnc*, the) were the only i < pr< tents ll\es of I ?arllngton In I ho I oll? gS, AMKItICAN GOVERNMENTS MjAY 1 ARE lONCHHTLD ACTION^ Pppvogglag Brcnclies of Ijuw by **PVip Stations One of the Main Consider at Ions in Question of Neutra Washington, Nov. 13.?Notegg cently presented by GreU Britalgjejnd France regarding alleged violattefi of neutrality by Ecuador i.nd CoifPyia arc receiving the seriout. eonsidertsjlon of state department olli< ials. SecftHkry Bryan said today he hi d not y^liye" j cided whether the good ol'.iccs Of'jthe American government eught lo b^in : tcrposed. | It is undersb 1 the notes dojnui I call directly for "liny action bjkftlic i United Slates, but imply ihaf*^the South American countries migjgg be Invited to follow the example o^jj&p'is go v cmment in maintaii iug JH'utHMi'-y. Tn Souih American diploniatjjftfcir ek-s it was thought a m ?venuMit\jgI-V.ht be initiated either b> some 'wth American country or tho Unite&jgmtcs to adopt a uniform regulation ?Iii the wireless. The articles of The 4l?uo convention ami the e eclaratiopj? of [London, the latest rulings in interna? tional law, do not deal .- pecilicallW it h t;iat question. The United State||M?as ' taken an advanced groi nd in prdjjdhit ing transmission by American stations to ships at sea. The Chilean ambas? sador today gave Mr. I i\\an a copy of a speech by Manuel S alinas, fdpheign minister, replying to rumors ^jfthat C hile was violating n< utrality. JThe minister suggested a possible confer? ence among the nations, of this hemis? phere on the wireless (luestion -an.l other new phases of neutrality* / The possibility that the United Sates might take the initiative ia call? ing such a conference .vaa widely dis? cussed here today, but State depart? ment officials were silt nt. \ Neither Great Britain nor France has indicated the exact scopo of their representations to Ecuador and Co 1 >mbia, but there is every reason to Lelieve their inclination not to tolerate cantly set forth. MANY THOUSANDS LOST. British Casualties to October ui About 37,000. London, Nov. Ei.?The British cas? ualties In the war up to October 31 were approximately 57 ouo men of all ranks. This estimate was given by Premier Asquith in the house of commons today In reply to a question by Edward T. John, member of the house from Eu..t Denbighshire. Mr. John also doslicd Information as to the government's proposals as to the linal conditions of peace, the ef? fective establishment of international taw, the cessation of c impotltlve mil? itary expenditure and so forth. Premier Asquith In reply gave the British casualties and udded thai he was not In a position to estimate the losses of the other allied powers or those of the enemy, lie referred Mr. .bd.n to bis recent speeches on the other questions raiucd. KATE l'OU BEDISCOCNT. Not More Than Six Vor Less Than I iu?To Vary in Different Sections. Washington, Nov. 13.?After long consideration the federal reserve board tonight decided that rates to be charged by the 12 federal reserve banks for rediscountlng commercial paper should be not greater than C and not less than 5 per Cent. These rates will obtain When the banks open for business Monday. They can be changed by the board later If they prove unsatisfactory. The 11* will not be uniform. The board decided not to make its decision public until tomorrow and the rates lo be charged In each Of the vnrloui districts were not disclosed. It was understood however, that the rate would be lower in districts where money is easy, pos slbl) in New York, Boston and Chi? cago, The itoard iccldcd to favor a prefer? ential rate one-half per cent, lower than the ordinary rate for all papct having a maturity of noi more th n days. This was under-toon t>. have been suggested by some of the banks. The idea of p. preferential rnte is in keeping with the board's announced policy of havlgg each reserve banV keep Its rcdlscounted p?per hi such b I pe I h it piat ti<'ally one-1 lord of it will be liquidated i aeh days. Ohio lins Hirtel Quarantine ColumbuSi Nov. 14.- The entire state of Ohio is quarantined todnj n an effort to rheek tin spread of the foot and mouth disease, The qua ran line absolutely prnhtl ils all move meut of cattle. ? I CHARLESTON CHAMBER OP COM? MERCE BROACHES MATTER. Railroad Conunis>ion Takes Question up With TllTCC Crim inal Railways of State. Columbia, Nov. 11.?Movement for' a reduction of rates on grain from! South Carolina points to Charleston and other Atlantic ports has been launched by the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, through its president, B. F. MeLeod. It is probable that a conference Will be held in Columbia at an early date to consider the pro posed reduction. "We feel that your suggestion In regard to rate on grain from points in South Carolina to Atlantic ports is a good <me and we are sending copy Of your letter to the trunk lines of the Stale, sa>s the chairman, J. Q. Rich? ards, in a letter to the Charleston or? ganisation* "We also feel that great good many result from a conference, as proposed by you, and at a conven? ient date in the not distant future we will try to arrange for this conference and invite all interested parlies to be present. The commission thanks you for the suggestion your letter con? tains." "The commission will Lc glad if you Will give this question your favorable consideration and inform us prompt? ly as to your attitude in regard to the same," says a letter by the commis? sion to the oliicials of the three lead? ing railways in South Carolina. LIMESTONE HATES EXCESSIVE. _ Commissioner Watson Asks Leading Railways to Consider Lowering Freight Charges. i Columbia, Nov. 14.?"The f 1 se use of the material is largely hampered i by the lack of even a reasonable rail? road freight rate on ground lime ialone,'* says Commissioner Watson of the State department of agriculture. ? in a letter addressed to the presidents of the leading railways in Boutt* Car fe"flrm ^ .WtfcittSuiW^h^^eaaou of rates on ground limesto , ? be given consideration, lie points out, that the farmers are in great need of lime etone for the cultivation of grain crop::. ARMY SHOUT OF AMMUNITION. Report of Clllcf Ordnance Ollicer UIvcs Intccrstlng Details of Service in i nilcd States. 1 Washington, Nov. 13.?While admit? ting that scientific management of government arsenal work is not liked l-y many labor organisations, and thai bills Intended to slop it have been fa? vorably reported by some congres? sional committees, (Jen. William Crosier, chief of ordnance of the arm:', in his annual report submitted today, declared that with the exten? sion of the system, now proceeding its advantages have continued and ln? creased, At the Wutcrtown arsenal n?- shows that some classes of em ployees received 20.27 per cent, of their daily wages as additional bonus? es, Gi n. Crosier scouts the Idea that the scientific system involves the un? desirable hurrying of m< u to theii resulting physical, mental ami moral detriment. He states that the subject has now been taken up by the com? mission on industrial relations and adds that it seems strongly desired that congress Shall not take action un? til it has received the commision's re? port. Of the 261 batteries of field artil? lery required for a mobile army Ol 450,000 officers and enlisted men in the c< utinental United States in case of war with a first class power, 21* butteries are now in possession of the regular army or organised militia, in ordnance establishments, under man? ufacture, or about to be manufactur? ed under appropriations. The amount of ammunition available for the field guns, however, is far short of that considered advisable Ihe report states. A seml-automntlc shoulder rifle has Im e<i developed at the Springfield *?rm or\ which l?as been giving promising results and If the price is satisfactory some will he procured for larger tests, r.y reducing the bur- tin:; charge and 1111 ? armor piercing powers of the 12 Inch mortar .- hells these great coast defense weapons have been given the extraordinary range of 20,000 yards, thus meeting the tendency to the use of Increased ranges from ships' guns. New York, Xov. 14.-?The Cnlted States ship Jason, "the Christmas ship'1 palled today for the Kuropean war /.our carrying toys, children's, wo? men's and men's clothing, food and miscellaneous supplies. An Imun ns< crowd cheered the departure of lh?* hip. Successes of Czar's Forces in East Prus? sia and Poland.?They Continue to Advance. THREES BRITISH CRUISERS REPORTED DISABLED oi l' BELGIAN COAST?MORE DYKES CUT ALONG YSKR CANAL ? TURKS S \1I> TO HAM. DRIVES RUSSIANS BACK IN CRUSHING DEFEAT? SNOW STOPS FIGHTING TEMPORARILY ON FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT?JAPANESE WARSUII'S JSEEN OFF BOUTCI AMERICA. British Army Reinforced* Paris, Nov. Hi.?Twenty-five thous? and Dritish-India troops, all picked men of the service, passed toward the front today* A raging bllssard and tloods are sweeping the battle lields in West Flanders, where the al? lies and Germans continued the, mighty struggle today. Twelve hun-'( c.red square miles north of the Yse- , river and south of the Yser canal B^jl Inundated. Hale reports state t. the Hoods have cut oil a portion of the German army around Dixmundc. Soldiers burning with fever are light? ing in the icy slush tilled trenches. The roads are practically impassible. Many of the soldiers are dying from exposure. Turks Defeat Kassians. retrograd, Nov. IG.?It is officially admitted that the Russian invaders o! Turkish Armenia have been compell? ed to retire. The Turks who have hcen heavily reinforced are pressin;-; the pursuit. Greeks anil Bulgare Fight. Berlin, Nov. 16.?A news dispatch from Sofia states that Greek and Bul? garian troops have clashed on the frontier, resulting in a number of . casualties. r- - w ????'? Ov - r ^ , Germans in Full Retreat. Petrograd, Now it;. ? It is officially announced that the Russians hav< captured Soldau. The Germans are in ' full retreat from the east Prussian town of Augerburg. This is the third time Soldau has been captured by the Russians, the Germans having recap? tured tin town twice. The Russians have moved heavy artillery and large '. otiies of infantry across the east Prussian frontier and are pressing forward rapidly behind a great serei n of cavalry. A battle Is raging in southwest Poland, between Cracow and Cseltochowa, where Germans have been heavily reinforced, and are offering a stubborn resistance. Th< Russians are again advancing through the Carpathians into Hungary \ Ith a huge army. i - Rritish Cruisers Disabled. llerlln, Nov. 16.?A news dispatch from Geneva states that the I riti.h cruisers Falcon. Brilliant and RinnldO have been disabled by German guns en the Belgian coast. -, Yser Region Flooded. Paris. Nov. it;.?it was officially an? nounced at Li l\ M.. that more dykes have been tut alone, the Yser canal, driving the Germans back. Fighting in that region is now chiefly with ar? tillery. Servians Change Quarters. Nish, Nov. 16.?Servian held head? quarters have been transferred fr? a Valjevo to Kiaguyevntz. Lull in Matth? of Yser. Berlin, Nov. it'-.?A lull In the fight? ing on the Franco-Belgian frontier reported to the war ofllce today. It Is understod to be due to a severe snov and sleet storm. No decisive results i are report! d. Entire Regiment Destroyed. Paris, Nov. i<>.?The destruction of an entire regiment of Germans in IV l gium was officially announced this f ternoon. More Hoods arc following the cutting of other dykes In tin Yser rt glon. Austrions Capture City. Berlin, Nov. 16. it i? unofficial!;, reported <t Budapest that the Aus? trian* have captured Obrenovac, Ser \ ia, by storm. Turk* Defeat Russians. Constantinople. Nov. 16. The con pletc defeat of the Itiit-'Haw M Caucasus by the Turks is oil! i M> . n nounced today. .lap- on the Hunt. Callao, Nov. 16.?The steamer Cap tain, arriv oday, reports that they saw the .ese battleship Eisten and CTUiser <a tw o hundred miles west of the ^ jvian coast. It is behoved they ?? searching for the German ST war # . that recently defeated tho Pi ^ British squadron. ?_ Bliz/.ard in England. ..ondon, Nov. 10.?A blizzard, with foot of snow, is raging over Eng and today. British Vessels Sunk. Mitylene, Nov. 10.?It is reported that several British vessels have been sunk in the Persian gulf by Turkish river boats. - 1 Turkish* Town IJombarded. Athens, Nov. 16.?French warships bombarded Foggia Nova and Dever bournos (Turkish towns) on the coast of Asia Minor Sunday. Both towns are in llamcs. MFI.LiNS MAN KII.LTD. 11. D. Strickland Die-, of Wounds Re? ceived at Hands of Trank Price. Itullina, Nov. 15.?b. d. Strickland. a prominent merchant of ICuUltia. succumbed today to wounds inflicted i by Frank Price in a shooting affray h?Inch occurred near the city about 7 o'< tool last night. tflio instrument i ed was a .41 calibre pistol, from which live shots were lired, thr?3. oi the Ml taking effect, one of them pierc? ing hv thigh, another the liver and the other perforating his intestines. The shooting is said to have grown out of an altercation occurring on tho principal street. The two men were neighbors. Mr. btrickland was a i romincnt merchant and has con? siderable farming interests in Marion and adjoining coutles. Frank Price is thought to have caught the northbound train at 8 o'clock this morning at Eatta, where he drove last night. Mr. Strickland drove to his home anil was met in the front yard by Price, who approached within several pace:-, it is said that before Mr. Strickland had descended from tho buggy li\e pistol soots U'Crc lired, a'nd he .all from his seat in the buggy to the ground, bruised and bleeding. Other persons wire standing by the br.ggy when the shots were bred. The shots came In such rapid succession that no one tried to stop Price. The shooting was followed by much con? fusion. Some tried to conceal the n< ws from Mrs. Stric kland, but she had heard the shots and upon reaching the front yard became panic stricken. Physicians were summoned and upon examination of the wounds de ei-ied to rush him oft to a hospital. A successful effort was made to hold the passenger train, which waited IS minutes. Mr. Btrickland was placed on a cot and carried to the station, an*; v is nccompi nled by relatives and friends t<? a hospital in Wilmington. The physicians there agreed that life was too far gone and at 1 o'clock this afternoon he died without being op erated up. it. His body will be brought here tomorrow morning. Mr. Strickland, was U*ell known throughout this section of the state by reason of the large volume of bus? iness and farming interests, lie was the head of the ilrm of l*. E. strict land & ('??.. a merchandise and cloth? ing business of Mullins, which has la en operating successfully for nuny years, lie was prominently connect* ed with fraternal organisational being a im in* < r of the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Masons and Woodmen Of the \\ olid. Mr. H rlckland Is survived by bis v. i'".- ami > --ram child. '?'nneral services will be held to m or row afternoon at 1 o'clock and in it rmvnt will be made in .Miller's cem ? ? ry. sie U \ ai d ? Itcopcit. Chicago, Nov. 10. The Fuion Stock yards reoi>ened thin morning. Prices averaged 10 cents per hundred higher.