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t t ? man MM WATCHMAN, EntabUnhexl April, 1810. "Be Jost end Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alma't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IMC SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1914. Vol. XXXIX. No. 32! MIM? Russian Prospets in Poland Take Turn for Better. Germans Continue Offensive Tactics in Poland, But They Have Been Checked Outside of Warsaw?Servians De? feat Austrians?French Gain Ground in Flanders. Turkish Gunboat Sunk. Constantinople. Dec. 12.?A Turkish f u n beat was aunk by a mine at the entrance to Dardanelles today. Karlsruhe Damaged In Cuttle. London. Dec. 12.?The Qerman cruiser Karlsruhe was damaged in a battle with the British warship Glas gow off the coast of Brasil but man? aged |g escape, according to a dis? patch from Klo Janeiro. A message from Beunos Ayres states that "Part of the Karlsruhe's stern was shot sway by the Qtasgow's guns." The admiralty though saying that no offi? cial report has be? I received, states that the Karlsruhe and the cruisers Prins Kiel Friedrich and Kronpris Wllhslm "will soon be accounted for.*' The Oertnan coal supply la believed to have been cut off when the German colliers were captured by the British fleet off the Falklands. IteJy and Turkey at Odds. Lome, Dec. 12.?Italy has demand? ed from Turkey an explanation of the action of Ottoman officials who en? tered the Italian consulate and forcib? ly carried away the British consul at Hodelda Italy deems this action a violation of neutrality. In the forts and wounding sanity m >re. QnBSsna Have English Secrets. Iondort. Dec. 12.?The widespread belvef that the Oermana secured Brit? ish naval aecreta, with maps locating mlnea. has cauaed the admiralty to be? gin a rigid investigation of the Car? man "spy system'.' New? was circu? lated this morning that two Qerman vessels were sunk Wednesday when submarines made two attacks on the Firth of Forth forts but it is not offi? cially announced. German subma? rines, backed by aquadron of warships made a raid on Yarmouth hut. prac? tically nothing is allowed to be pub llahed. Kaiser Takes i Stroll. Psrlln, Dec. 12 ?Kaiser Wilhelm was able to take a short stroll on the grounds of the Imperial palace yes? terday afternoon. He la nicking plans to return to the front. Five Battles Haging. Petrograd, Dec. 12.?Five separate battles are raging in Poland and Gali cla. The Oer mans are struggling des? perately agslnat the Russian center. Enurmo is losses mark the German drlvs tcward Warsaw, with men pouring in to take their places. The Ruaalans havo also been reinforced and have checked the German ad? vance. Allies Advance on Yscr. Paris. (Official >, Dec. 12.?The Ger? mans have evacuated positions on the west bank of the Yser canal In Flan? ders wtlch the Hilles immediately oc? cupied. Tl e French artillery con? tinues *o demonstrate Its superiority over the Germans. One German howltser battery hus been silenced. German Oil Ship Seizes!. Copenhagen. Dec. 12.?A Herlln diapatch aaya a German steamship from the Cnltod States for Italy with a cargo of oil for Germany has been seised by a British warship off Gib? raltar. Russians Resume Offensive. Petrograd. Dee. 12.?In the region of Mlawa violent attacks by the Ger mna having been repulsed, the RUaV slana again taking the offensive. The Germans are withdrawing In disorder. The Germans in a sanguinary attack north of IsgsVtts were repulsed with great losaea. South of Cracow the Russian offensive continues despite Stubborn resistance from the Austrinns and Germans. (???rmnii Cruiser Seeks R icher. London, Dee. 12. A di. .mich from Valparaiso to tho Evening News states that a German cruiser is re? ported to have taken refuge in an in? let of the Patagonia coast. Bitter Battle In Servia. Perlin, Dec. 12.?A dispatch from Vienna states that the Austrian offen? sive is proceeding south of Belgrade j though the Se rvians aro strongly re? sisting their advance. MST OF INCOME TAX PAYERS. figures Show Individuals With Larg? est tiu-oiue Live In or Near Biggest Cities. Washington, Dec. 11.?The first complete compilation of returns un? der the income tax law was made public today in the annual report of the commissioner of internal revenue. It showed returns for the collection year of 1913 by 357,598 Individuals paying these taxes aggregating $2$. 11 Stilt, as follows: One million dollars and over, 44; ?500,000 to $1.000,000, 91: $400,000 to 18500,000. 44; $300,000 to $400,000, 84; !J21.0,000 to $300,000, 94; $200,000 to |.1250,000, 145; $150,000 to $200,000, Sil] $100,000 to $150,000, 785; $76, 000 to $100,000, 998; $50,000 to $75, 000, 2,618; $40,000 to $50.000, 2, 1117; $30,000 to $40,000, 4.553; $25, 000 to $10,000. 101,718; $3,333 to $5, 000, 114.484; $2,500 to $3,333, 79, 420. Returns were made by 278,835 mur rttd persons. 65,? 12 single men and 33,551 single women. The normal tax of 1 per cent, on all taxable incomes produced $12.72S,038. Incomes of more than $20,000 a yer and subject to surtax produced $16,525.497. Tho figures show that most of the individuals with large net incomes live in districts near the cities of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Detroit. More single wo? men, as well as more single men pay? ing the tax were found in New York UsM anywhere else. Married women m\de separate returns in every col? lection district except in tho 6th North Carolina. ONLY HOPE IS IN WAR. Roumanian Statesman for Active Par? ticipation. Paris. Dec. 11.?"Any nation keep out of the present struggle com? mits moral, political and economic suicide." Tako Jonesco, Roumanian minister of the interior, is thus quoted in a dispatch published by The Matin. The quotation continues: "The Roumanian nation, democrat? ic and liberal In its culture, must not commit such a crime. The pres? ent war offers a unique opportunity for it to realize its programme with? out endangering the independence of I its liberties." CAHRANZA TO LEAVE? Telegram to Stute Department Says Rumor Is Current. Washington, Dec. 12.?Rumors are current at Vera Cruz that Gen. Car ranza is preparing to leavo Mexico, states a consular dispatch 10 tho State department. RICH GAMBLER DEAD. Call Proves f atal to Richard Canficld. Now York, Dec. -Richard Can Aeld, a widely known sporting man of New York and Snratoga, died to? night at his homo here from cerebral hemorrhage moulting from a fracture of Ike skull. His injury was sus? tained in a fall on a subway stairway ye< terday. In his fall CaaSeld struck his ? hin. but did not appear to be badly hurl. Ho refused to have a physician called. This morr!ng his housekeeper tried to awaken him but failed. Physicians wore summoned and found a fracture at the base of the skull. He remained unconscious until his death. <'.infield, who was 56 years old. was generally rated a millionaire. LONG OH MARKETING. UNITED STATICS AGKXT REAL? IZES ITS IMPORTANCE. To Let Producers Know All About Marketing Conditions Is His Present Aim. Columbia, Dec. 11.?The question of marketing, which has arisen with special force since the start of the grain campaign, has been carefully studied by W. W. Long, State farm j demonstration agent, who says that it must be reduced to an actual demon istration in order to reach the South Carolina farmer. In discussing this matter yesterday he pointed out that ' the two lines of work, cream routes and the raising of beef cattle, to which the farm agents are devoting much at? tention, demand immediate action on the question of marketing. I "I was in a good many small towns today," Mr. Long said, "and I was j approached by a number of citizens who expressed an interest in our new j line of work on the question of mar? keting. It i3 our determination and has been since I came to South Car jollna to add a division of marketing to the extension work of Clemson col llege. We are embarrassed at this , time for the want of funds, but I be ' lieve that we can secure these funds i or make an arrangement by which co operative work along this line can be I undertaken with the department ot agriculture at Washington. I believe that the question of marketing in or* der to reach the South Carolin! farmer must be reduced to an actui ! demonstration. "There are two lines of work tl we have been devoting a great deal attention to since the beginning the European war that makes it vej necessary for us to take up at one 'the question of marketing," continue ! Mr. Long. "We are establishing.^ number of cream routes in the cot ties that are so situated that they cgrt ship their cream to Clemson, and lie are paying them 35 cents a pound Mf j their butter fat, which equfals 30 c^jjd] [bought 1,300 pounds of butter fat i from these shippers of cream, and we paid out $460. The indications are that this month we will pay out con? siderably over $500. From this amount of butter fat wc made 1,500 / pounds of butter. I "By next May or June, when the majority of the cows freshen in South Carolina, we will he making possibly '5,000 pounds of butter a month and be returning to the farmers over |1, ' 000 a month. In order for this work to prosper and continue we have got to place this butter. I "We have selected six counties in the State ind we have had the dem? onstration agent to locate 50 of the best beef type animals South Carolina grown, not less than two on a farm and not more than live. These ani? mals will be inspected by our live stock experts and those that he thinks can ont be handled with prollt will be rejected. We hope to secure as many ?as ?.Q In each of the counties. They ? will be fed under our direction for 1100 or 120 days and then we are to I market them in carload lots. We be? lieve that we can use the roughage on the average farm along with hulls and cottonseed meal; that we can take some of these animals, which the farmers have been thinking for the last CO days would he a loss inasmuch as they had to fed them through the winter, and by proper feeding and marketing turn them into ready cash. This will demonstrate four things: First, how to utilize the waste prod? ucts on the farm; second, how to feed live stock intelligently; third, how to market in a cooperative way, and fourth, how to preserve and take care of animal manure. This last is the 'one that farmers of South Carolina have constantly neglected. "These two lines of work will keep our market man steadily employed and will he of great service to the State," concluded Mr. Long. FIRE IN BIRMINGHAM. Business Establishments Suffer Heavy Loss by Bnrly Morning Fire. Birmingham, Dee. IS.?The gteel* Smith department store was burned and the Alcazar Theatre, Mann shoe store, Frilts department store, the Telephone building, Saks department store, und the Rxcelsior Laundry were damaged this morning. The loss is estimated at lour hundred thousand. Insurance only half thai amount. Marriage Lirense Record Licenses to marry have been grant? ed to two colored couples: Solomon Ramsey und Rebecca Dree of Wedge Held and Sam Wells und Maggie Chandler or Hhlloh. I XTE?STATE COMMERCE COM? MISSION PRESENTS REPORT. Rcvicvr* of Year Occupies Coord I natefpiaee With Recommendations for !tatvs. i % Wagnington, Dec. 10.?In its An? nual report to congress today the in? terstate commerce commission makes ; these^jprincipal recomendations: Uws to control railway capitaliza? tion. Compulsory use of steel cars in pas? senger trains and prohibition of the use Qf wooden cars between or ahead I of steel ones. Definite penalties for violations of the ..hours of service act. I I#yws to make explicit and certain the* authority of the commission to examine all documents and records of railroads. "Definitely to fix one period?pre feikbly three years?in which legal actions may be started relating to transportation charges. iAl'1 the commission's reeommenda tiehs are made in extraordinarily brief form and without discussion. 'Otherwise, the commission's report hi a chronological review of its work ofr the year. ; The work of physical valuation of , railroads is well under way. With 0 coming of winter, tho held par? es are being transferred from North? ern roads to those in the South. There re now eight parties at work sur eylng about 1,500 miles a month. The umber of parties will be increased on January 1 to about 20 for each of he five districts. At some length the commission re? views its investigation of accidents. Collisions caused by improper flag? ging continues to be a prominent fea? ture of those investigations, the re? port says, and cases of inexperienced men have been found. The number o;f collisions due to enginemen failing jto regard block signals has decreased. "The inherent weakness of the train order system continues to man Itjfest Itself as a. prominent feature of the accident record," says the report, calling attention to the need of leg? islation to make standard operating I rules. I The general movement among the railroads for higher freight rates, the 'commission dismisses with a brief re? view of the proceedings in the East? ern advance case which it decided last i August and which is now again await? ing a supplementary decision. Various decisions of the commission Carted to the supreme court are dis cused in some detail with reference I to their application to interestate tiaflic. HOLDS CITY JOB AGAIN. Mr. U E. Whit?, Formerly Superin? tendent of Streets, Appointed to Po? sition in Same Department. At the meeting of City Council I Thursday evening, Councilman Booth jwas authorized to engage Mr. L. E. White, once City Superintendent of Streets, to again take up work In this department. Mr. Huggins, at pres t?r,t Superintendent of Streets, will Con? tinus in this position, but Mr. White will look after the scavenger carts, construction work, and such other matters as may require his time, it was stated at the City Hall this morn? ing. It is understood that Mr. White's [salary will be $65 per month. RUSSIA DECLINES A TRUCE. Bei lain Claims Czar Refuses Surges tlon of Pope. Berlin, Dec. 11.?Pope Benedict's proposal for a truce among the war? ing nations during Christmas holidays has been declined by Russia, accord? ing to the German official press bu? reau. The German press bureau pre? viously announced that Germany was willing to agree to a Christmas truce if the other nations assented. STOCK EXCHANGE REOPENED. Trading Was Brisk and Prices Higher Than at Close. New York, Dee. 12.?After being closed one hundred and eleven busi? ness days on account of the European war. tin* sto<k exchange reopened to? day. Trailing was brisk and the at? tendance large. Rig gal us wero made in number of important issues. Ameri? can Can opened up 6 l-t points over the prices who nth * exchange closed, beet sugar ten, Lehtgh ten and a-half, Reading live and half. Stocks continue to advance under a brisk de mand. Much of tho buying repre? sented Investment. im KD i u. Despite Deep Snow, Germans Are Making Desperate Assaults on Russian Line to Break Through to Warsaw. Germans Forced to Retire at Points Along Line?Advance of Allies Continues in West?Montenegrins Repulse Aus trians With Heavy Losses?Turkish Gunboat and Aus? trian Torpedo Boats Sunk?Turks Attack Batoum?Kai? sers illness is Serious. KAISER'S CONDITION SERIOUS. I _ , Will Have to Undergo Operation As { Soon as He is Strong Enough to j Stand It. Basle, Dec. 14.?A dispatch from Berlin reiterates the report that the Kaiser's condition is serious. It states that the Kaiser is suffering from bronchial pneumonia and must under? go an operation when he is sufficiently strong. The crown prince bus been summoned to Berlin. Austrian Rout Continues. Xish, Dec. 14.?The Austrian re I treat continues. The Servians took twenty-eight thousand prison Vs up to I December 11th. Dresden Bottled Up. Buenos Ayres, Dec. 14.?A wireless message reports that the German cruiser Dresden which tied from Santa Cruz has arrived at Punta Arenas, keeping within the neutral three mile limit. The allies' warships have bot? tled the Dresden up. Turkish Battleship Sim*. I London, Dec. 14.?Tha Turkish bat? tleship Messudieh has been sunk by a British submarine in the Dardanelles The submarine entered the Dardanell? es diving beneath the mines and es? caped unhurt, under heavy fire. Batoum Bombarded Friday. Constantinople, Dec. 14.?It is offi? cially announced that Turkish war? ship Jawas Selim, formerly the Ger man cruiser Goeben, bombarded and jSet lire to the Russian port of Batoum : Friday. The Russian land batteries replied ineffectively. ? Austrian Torpedo Boats Sunk. Rome, Dec. 14.?Two Austrian tor? pedo boats are reported sunk with the loss of all aboard in the Adriatic, as I ithe result of striking mines, while bound from Pola for Lossa. I - Allies Winning in West. Paris, Dec. 14.?With vigorous demonstrations the allies have assum , ed the offensive all along the line. Progress is being made In tho direc? tion of Metz, Strasburg and Muel I hausen. The evacuation of St Mihel is imminent as the result of the pres? sure of the French in the Lepretre forest, where they are menacing the German line of communications. The ? battle In West Flanders is being wag ; cd incessantly. All efforts of the Ger | mans to regain the lost ground at : Ypres, in the Argonnes, and along ; the heights of the Meuse and Alsace have been repulsed with heavy losses. French Advance in Alsace. t Paris, Dec. 14.?The official report i this afternoon states that the steady j offensive taken by the French right wing is advancing along the front in Alsace. In the Woevre region tho French captured a line of German (trenches on the front five hundred yards long and have repulsed two 'fierce counter attacks. On the other portions of the line there are violent artillery engagements. Montenegrins Detent Anstriana. I Cettinje, Dee. 14.?After two days' fighting the Montenegrins captured Vlspegrad driving the Austrians across the Drina. (ioniums Repulse French. Rellin, Dec. 14 (Official .1 P. M.> ? I Light French attacks on our positions in Metise and Vbsges regions were easily repulsed today. Desperate Rattle in Poland. Petrograd, Dee. 11.?Through the great snow drifts west <>f Warsaw the Germans are hurling half a million men upon the Russian line from Row to Glow no in a desperate attempt to open the way to the Polish capital. They are making night and day at? tacks but all have been repulsed. Ill the Mlawa region, Where the Russians are making a drive toward the Thorn Soldau front, the Germans have been forced to retire at several points from ten to twenty-tlve miles, abandoning quantities of guns and ammunition. The Russians are pursuing the Ger? mans north of the ^stula, capturing great numbers of mers. As the result of the I developments Warsaw is now ordered free from danger, though g ne time the evacu Sr ation of the c as considered. - J? CARRAN7 VAXSWER RECEIVED, y Reply i ^ ommuni? ation From the 1 ni' J tatos Is Not Made Public. ington, Dec. 13.?Carranza's 'reply to the warning of the United States that force would be used if necessary to stop tiring into American teritory by belligerent Mexican fac? tions reached the state department to? night, but will not be made public until tomorrow. Secretary Bryan said he did not know the nature of the re? ply as it came in code and had to been deciphered. The warning was communicated to both Gen. Carranza and Provisional President Gutierrez, as heads of the factions fighting at Xaco, where bul? lets falling across international line have killed a number of Americans. Gutierrez replied by dictating an or? der in the presence of Consul Silli man that operations at Naco be stop? ped, if necessary, to put an end to the firing across the line. Carranza, at Vera Cruz, declared in a statement last night that if the .United States employed force to stop the tiring at Xaco, "it will be consid 'ered an unfriendly act, notwithstand? ing the friendly motives." The Car? ranza forces, he pointed out, have been on the defensive at Naco with their backs to the line and hence "it is difficult to see how they could be responsible for the firing." Eliseo Ahredono. just arrived in I Washington to succeed Rafael Zuba ran Capmani as Carranza's confiden? tial agent, issued a statement tonight declaring his chief's friendly attitudo towards the United States. MOVEMENT DOING WELL. 'Secretary of Campaign for State Pro? hibition. Columbia, Dec. 14.?J. K. Breeden, editor of the Manning Herald and secretary in charge of the campaign for State-wide prohibition, said yes? terday that he had received encourag? ing reports from all over the State. "It seems to be the right time," said Mr. Breedin, "for this campaign. The prohibition sentiment is growing, and even many men who drink have stated that they are ready to vote out the business. Business men are real? izing that sustained effort is less likely from drinking men than from ab? stainers, and are joining the forces against liquor. Opposition to alcohol seems to offer a common ground, for physicians, business men and social workers are cooperating with tho churches, the temperance societies and others. Through the mail last we k I received three contributions for this work. Two business men of prominence, ono from the Pee Dee, the other from the Piedmont, each sent a check; and the treasurer of the W. C. T. U. sent a contribution from that great organization. "We are carrying forward our work quietly, but effectively, and will ask the legislature, in the beginning, to order the referendum, so that the consideration of other matters may not be Interfered with.'" RI AL WINTER BEGINS. Bent Weather and Heavy Snows Throughout the North. Chicago, Dec 14.?Below scro weather is report* in a dosen wee tern and central States this morning ushered in real winter. Tho heavy snows extended south below Chatta? nooga. Devils Lake was the coldest point in tho United states, the tem? perature being Is below zero. At <;.ai vestion the temperature was l's above. The freese extended to the Gulf t oast With eolder predicted for tonight.