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* * OF s outljron 1X7MTJER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1840. "Be Just and Fear not?Dai all the ends Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, lest. Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1914. Vol. XXXIX. No. 37. Austro-Getjnan Forces Are Making Mighty Eftorts to Break Through Russian Lines, But Have Not Yet Met With Success. Center of Fierce Bettle at Cracow, Which Germans Say Is Safe, While Russian Reports Say Their Forces Are Hope? ful of Victory?Austriaos Report Successes?Kaiser Will Speiad Christmas at Front in Flanders, While King Albert Will Be With Troops to Encourage Them?May Be Lull For Day?Stated From Paris That Allies Are Forming For a Desperate Effort to Push Germans Back Into Their Own Country?Minor Naval Encounters. Mslsor Spends Christmas at Front. Rotterdam. Dec. 24.?The Kaiser will spent Xmas at the battle front In West Flanders. Traveling In a special armored train which is bear ins high angle guns to repel attacks by army hostile aeroplane. A gener? al lull Is expected for Christmas day. Belgian Ruler In Trenches. London. Dec. 24.?The King of Del glum will spend Chrlstm** in the trenches in Belgian territory. German Aeroplane Flics Over Dover. London, Dec. 24.?A German aero? plane flew over Dover today and dropped a bomb, but this did no damage. The seroplane escaped. Official. Germans Claim Advantage. Berlin. D?c. ,24.?o.dclal?Desper? ate fighting hi In progress today at several points on the Russe-Prussian frontier. The Austro-Germans at Cracow have beat back the Russians ajid all danger of a Russian Invasion of Silesia is snded. The Germans are strongly concentrated around 8ochac OLsgSjsrLirhWLAa^gs^i^ as the key u> " Ths^Bslan HgnT wlng.1^^ 4 1 Allies Pressing On. Amsterdam, I>ec. 24.?A telegram from Sluls states that the battle of the Tser hdb been resumed violently. Northeast of Nleuport there Is fierce hand to hand fighting." Between Lombartsyde and ths ssa the allies are trying to cut their way through to Westend. Auairtans Repulse Kassians. Vienna. Dec. 24 (Official)? The Austrlans have repulsed numerous ltusslan attacks on the lower Dunajec river and a new battle la developing In the district along the Bxura and Rawka rlvors. The fighting in the Carpathians continues without decis? ive result. On To Berlin. Paris. Dec. 24.?It Is learned au? thoritatively that the British and French are gathering armies and ar? tillery for a terrific drive at both ends of the German three hundred mile battle line early in January. Guns equating the latest Krupps are being rushed to West Flanders. The allies have made small gains north of Dix mude. near Arras, on the Aisne and In ths district between the Argonnes and the Meuse river. Germans Rejoice Again. Berlin, Dec. 24.?There Is gteat rejoicing today over the victory over the Russians and'the raising of the siege of Cracow. The Russians have been forced back across the Nlda river. The Austro-O* rmans are pur? suing and threatening the Hues of communication supplying the Kassian operations in Galicia. Officers admit that oonslderablo damage has been done In Brussels by a British aviator. Turks Bombarded at Geikiu. Athens. Dec. 24.?A French tor? pedo boat today bombarded the Turks concentrated about Kelklu n ?ar tho western entrance of the Dar? danelles. The Turks were dispersed. Germans Nik Driving; Russian*. Petrograd, Dec. 24.?The si dge- [ hammer drives of the Austro-Germans against the two hundred miles battle front from Bow to the Dunajec rlVSf have st no point i b reed the Rus? sian lln??s. The operations arouno j Cracow are progn-odng satisfactorily | according to the Russian plnn*. Re? inforcements are being moved in ( vast numbers toward Koretyn, near tha Junction of the Nlda ami Vistula rivers to meet the heavier preasun of Oen. Von Hind, uburg's army. The siege of Cracow in meeting with greater resistance, but the Russians are sanguine of success. (Official.) Austrian Boats Successful. iVenna, Dec. 24.?An Austrian sub ma .ine torpedoed the French war? ship in the Oulf of Otranta today, but the vessel did not sink. The Aus? trian shore batteries at Cattaro sunk the allies' submarine in the Adriatic. $30,4)00 DOSS FROM FIRE. Dan nor Company's Big Warehouse Burned at Beaufort. Beauforn, Dec. 23.?A large ware? house and contents, owned by the C. E. Danner company, wholesale gro? cers, of this city, was .otally destroy? ed by Are early yesterday morning. When the alarm was rung in at about 3.45 the entire bullding? situated a mile from the town, was In flames, and by the time the engines reached the scene it had collapsed/ All that the department could do was to save the buildings around it, the nearest being the depot of the Charleston and Western Carolina rail? road. A freight car standing on the track by the warehouse was burned also. The warehouse of N. Christen? sen & Sons, the city electric plant and the factory of the Beaufort Veneering and Package company, which wero not far from the Are, were not damaged. The origin of the fire is not known. The value of the building was $5,000, and the value of the stock, which was composed of all kinds of groceries, was said to be $25,000. The loss is partially covered by insurance. WILL "MAKE IT HOT." Alleged Desperado Arrested In Au? gusta. Augusta, Oa., Dec. 23.?Leo Major, wanted in Orenwood as a "desper? ado." was taken by city detectives on the streets Monday afternoon, on the request of tho South Carolina town's authorities. Major, it Is charged, entered a residence in Green? wood late Friday night and held up the occupants with their own pistol, taken from under the pillow of a bed. The alarm was given and later he was surrounded by seven officers, from whom, however, after a pistol battle, he made good his escape. After his arrest there he remarked very de? cidedly that he was "certainly going to make it hot for them up in Green? wood." MAY KILL THE PACT. _ Fate of Sea Safety Treaty In Doubt. I Washington, Dec. 23.?While Presi? dent Wilson, in consulting senators and legal advisers aa to the probable effect of the conditional ratification of tho safety at sea convention an in? quiry into the status of tho treaty, hn? co ivinced officials that it prob? ably is doomed to failure because of IAS European war. It appears that It will be impossi? ble to complete the exchange of ratifi? cations and give vitality to the treaty hsmuai Germany. Austria and Turkey' aro not in a position to send pleni l potcntiarlcs to London w> sign the i technical act affirming the ratifica- i tlons. I'nder these conditions and with the certainty that th.? American I resolution can not reach London In time to receive consideration of other signatories, it is bottOVed that n<?t even a protocol, extending the period of time allowed for exchange of ratifl OS Ilona. cun rescue the treaty from full ure. Woman Burned to Death. Chattanooga. Dec. 24.?Mrs Hugh Delxeel was burned to death this morning when her clothing caught from an open grate. btlttlUILLE MAU IK GAYS IS STRUCK Bl? STREET CAR. Little QM Dies While Being Rushed tu Hospital?Women Faint Sight. Greenville, Dec. 23.?Hundreds of Greenville shoppers witnessed a shock* ing tragedy this afternoon on Main street when 7-year-old Marie Gays was run down and killed by a street car while attempting to cross the street. The- child's mother saw her little daughter ground to death be? neath the car's wheels. She died while being rushed to the city hos? pital in an automobile. Several wo? men and men who witnessed the trag? edy fainted and were carried into nearby stores. The little girl and her mother were attempting to cross Main street at one of the most congested points and the child broke away from her parent and dashed directly in the path of the oncoming car. Many meii dashed to the sceen and lifted heavy front trucks off the dyii child's body. The tragedy caused #. pall of grief to spread over the city and the crowds along the business streets could talk of nothing else. Thjf. child's parents live at the Union blcachery. T the finf CONGRESS RECEDES* FOR HOLI? DAYS. Suspends Business Until December 2f>?Several Committees Now et Work. Washington, Dec. 23.?Congress suspended business today and went home for Christmas. Both houses ad? journed to meet again Tuesday, De? cember 29. The holiday recess found tho legislative work wed advanced. The constitutional amendment for woman suffrage probably will come up early in January. Several commit? tees will report upon bills soon after the recess and house leaders expect to clear up the session's business March 1. . .?mni-'mM, sJLk^?Al M -. am v EXGfL&ND EXTENDS CONTRA * * BAND. Adds Resinous Products, Camphor and Turpentine to Absoluto Ban. Washington, Dec. 23.?Great Brit? ain, through the embassy here, to? day notified the state depatrjnent of its intention to add resinous products, camphor ind turpentine to tho "abr solute contraband" list. The effective date of tho change was not signified. No int. mat ion has been given in previous notices to this government that resinous products of any sort would be considered either conditional or absolute contraband. The state de? partment sent notices to many Amer? ican shippers who inquired about the matter that they could ship their products without fear of seizure. Cot? ton shippers had planned to use these heavier articles as ballast. $50,000 ESTIMATED COST. Whaley Trying for Money to Dredge Near Quarantine. Washington, Dec. 23.?Congress? man Whaley said today that the chief architect of the treasury department had asked the army engineers to esti? mate the cost of dredging around the 'quarantine station so as to give a ; depth of 30 feet at the wharf and that the estimate was $50,000. The ' public health service, however, re? fused to ask for this appropriation holding it to belong to the river and harbor work. The house river and harbor committee would not recom? mend this or any new project in this year's bill. Mr. Whaley is trying to ; have the item caried in the sundry 1 civil bill. When asked if ho would go to Charleston for Christmas, Mr. Whaley replied that he would romain in Wash? ington, as tho recess is very brief and he has some important matters to look after at tho departments. EMPEROR'S ILLNESS DENIED. Report That Austrian Ruler is Dying Untrue. Rome. Dec. 24.?Tho Austrian em? bassy has denied the reports that tho emperor, Franz Joseph of Austria, Is lying. The Vatican also denies send? ing the death bed blessing. Petrograd Is Sober. Petrogradi Dec. 23.?For the first time in the history of Petrograd, f??ur BueeeeelVe days passed Without an ar? test for drunkenness, notwithstanding these days Included two holidays and BunAay, This is one of the results of the recent governmental order forbid? ding tho sah? of alcoholic li luore, LEADERS BEGIN REALIGNMENT OF FORCES. Hobson Expresses Opinion Tliut Tills Will Mark Gain for the Cause? Seek Another Vote. Washington, Dec. 23.?Undismayed by the defeat in the house yesterday of the Hobson resolution for a prohi? bition constitutional amendment, pro? hibition leaders began realigning their forces today for another fight in the Sixty-fourth congress next December. Representative Hobson declared a vote at the next session would be a material gain for the cause. Prohibition leaders in congress gen? erally are inclined to#helieve it would be a waste of time to attempt to get action in the senate this session on Senator Sheppard's prohibition amendment resolution which is a du? plicate of the defeated horse measure. South Tremble, clerk of ths house, examined last night's final roll call jfor opponents of the Hobson resolu? tion and found that 138 of those who voted against the measure have been selected and will serve in the next congress. With the 435 members of the house voting 146 negative votes will be enough to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment, so that the amendment would need all but eight of the new members in order to pass the house. USE OF MOTOR CAR. French Have 25,000 Automobiles and Trucks in Army and Find Them Effective. Paris, Dec, 24.?It Is not generally known that the battle of the Marne was won by automobiles. Gen. Gal? lien! had 400 taxicabs and other light motor cars at his disposal. It will be remembered that Von Kluck with the right of the German army got as far as Champiley. Gen. Gallleni as military governor of Paris had a large fore3, probably half a million men at his disposal and he was re sponsT^1?'e,^*f6^, We^Wr^rict? of Pasta , Gailraal -flgisaW that, he had more men than he really needed a.nd that 70,000 of his men could bo spared for work at the front. Acting entirely upon his own re? sponsibility, he ordered his men to crowd o the automobiles. He made j each tgxicab carry 9 soldiers. It vas a curious sight. TJhere were two in each seat, two on the hood, oq? with the driver and one on each run? ning * board. Within six hours he threw the whole 70,000 against the flank of the Germans at Neaux, about 35 miles ,1'rom Paris. Von Kluck evidently had not reckoned with such a sortie. He was forced to stop and give battle. ;The French, retiring on his front, re? formed and gave battle. The result ! was the retreat of the Germans from Marne to the Aisne after the san? guinary* battle named from the first river. This is only on~ of the great ex? ploits of the French army automobile transport service. No other nation in this war has used the motor car with the effectiveness of the French. The automobile transport service is or? ganized as a separate branch. Work !ing with amazing rapidity just after 'the beginning of the war, the French jarmy officers drafted into this corps Imen who had been employed in auto 1 mobile manufacture?foremen, skill , ed workmen, testers and drivers. The ! officers were drawn from the manu i facturers, agents and other heads of (automobile organizations. The heav? iest trucks are used for ammunition Icarriers and lighter commercial ve? hicles for the food supply. General 'Mongin commands the whole corps. I Some noted French race drivers are now in the army service. Boillot j alternates with tho Marquis D' Alhu fera in driving Gen. Joffre's car. Sev oral machines are kept ready day and night for Gen. Joffre and it is no un usual thing; for him to enter one of them and drho the whole length of the battle front in the course of the night. There are now 15,000 automobiles and 12,000 trucks in the service of the French army. One of the automobile service corps' biggest feats was the transfer of the British army from Bralene be? tween B?hme and Rheims, to St. Omar, a distance of 17(> miles. The 200,0(t0 men were transported to their new position! within three days. Jealousy Cause of Killing. Way Cross, Dec. 14.?H. C. Brown shot and killed Bdwln Hodoock al Klrkland lust night. Both men arc prominent, it is reported that Jeal? ously was the cause. RUSSIANS MAKE BIG GAINS Drive Austro-Hungarian Troops Back In Galicia and Advance on Cracow?Also Gain in Poland. ENGLISH FLEET AGAIN BOMBARDS GERMAN LINES ON COAST NEAR FLANDERS?FIGHTING IN WEST WITHOUT ANY DECIS? IVE RESULTS, A I/THOUGH ALLIES CLAIM TO HAVE MADE SOME GAINS?GERMANS ATTACH CZAR AND RETIRE WITH BOMBS, BUT ALL MANAGE TO ESCAPE?RAID OF A EROPL AN ES ON GERMAN TOWNS FRIGHTENS RESIDENTS ON COAST TURKS CHASE RUSSIAN SHIPS IN BLACK SEA. DEPOSED KHEDIVE ACCUSED. Charged with Robbing Egyptian Treasury. Cairo, Dec. 28.?Abbas Hilmi, the deposed khedive has been accused of looting the Egyptian treasury of half a million dollars. All his effects were i seized. IFirnes Bombarded by Germans. Calais, Dec. 28.?The Germans bombarded Furnes violently Satur? day afternoon. Many houses were : wrecked. St. Welburge Cathedral was 'set afire, but the blaze was extinguish Turkish Fleet Victorious. Constantinople, Dec. 28.?The Turk? ish fleet in the Black sea has sunk two Russian mine layers and forced the Russian fleet to flee to Sebastopol. The Turks bombarded Batoum on Christmas day. Austriaiis Defeated by Kassians. Vienna,, Dec. 28.?The Austro Hungarians in Galicia have been driven back by the Russians along a forty mile front from the RynM now to Tuchow. Land and sea attacks by the Montenegrins and French upon Cattaro were unsuccessful. Battles Inear ^omaaeost c^RtOMft?*?* *m*r%t>~\ ?????? Germans Damaged by Raid. The Hague, Dec. 28.?Private dis i patches from Hamburg today state that British aviators caused heavy damage in their aerial raid on Cux j haven. A panic prevails in the coast i towns on the east of Friesland, Olen jberg and Hanover. The fortifications j of the island of Langeoog, northwest of Wilhelmhaven, were wrecked by j aerial bombs. French Bombarding Metz. j Ptcris, Dec. 28.?The three forts in i the outer ring defending Metz on the southwest are being violently bom i barded by the French. German at tacks near Preny were repulsed with severe lpsses. Indications are that jthe French are trying to isolate Metz. j Wounded^ soldiers were frozen to j death on the battlefield in numerous ; instances. Dissatisfaction in Turkey. Athens, Dec. 28.?A report has been received that revolt hes broken out in Constantinople against the young Turks and the Germans. Many have been arrested and there have been numerous street riots by , mobs, demanding that the alliance iwith Germany be broken. Russians Gain on All Sides. j Petrograd, Dec. 28.?Rus?sians in I Poland are taking the oTensive every j where. The hardest fighting has oc? curred on the Paltca, where the bat? tle line extends l$rom Tomaszow to Lubocz. Along the )Bzura the Russians have driven the Germans from their J trenches, on the wtst bank. The Rus? sians are making Voiarked gains in 'Galicia, occupying Duma je. They have ( reoceupied Tarnow Sfid are now sweeping up the Vistula valley to? ward Krakow. A fourth sortie from iPrsemysl has been repulsed. War Favorable to Alllos. Paris, Dec. 28.?In the official state , ment this afternoon gains and rallies 'wore announced for the allies. Wcsti Iof Lombartsyde the French gained a| foothold among the sand-dues along! ;the coast, where the Germans had ep j tabtished their line of defense, but lo^tj a trench south of Vpres. Further south tho allies captured eight hun [dred yards of the first line of the Ger? man trenches. In upper Alsice and northwest Stoinbach. the German counter attacks were repulsed. Warships Bombard Coii-t. Berlin. Dec. 28 (Wireless) The al? lies' warships are again bombarding the German coast at Flanders. N<> serious damage has been effected. i p Land forces attac ? the Germans at Xi<?uport but we *? ipulsed. .Allies Dcfc g at Nieuport. Berlin, Dec. g -It is officially an? nounced that <J5> attacks by the al? lies at Xieupc 4 ere repulsed. 3 - Zeppelins T Bombs on Warsaw Berlin, 7 28.?The Germna zep pelin dro' bombs over Warsaw Sunday. Tim czar and staff fled in automobile to Prague and took the train for Siedlee. It is rumored that a member of the staff was injured. ALCOLU RESIDENCE BURNED. Flames Consume House of R. J. Alderman, Causing Loss of About $8,000. [ Alcolu, Dec. 2C.?Tho beautiful .home of R. J. Aldermaa was de? stroyed by fire at about 11 o'clock [Thursday night. The fire originated I on the second floor, supposedly from a defective electric wire. On account (of the lateness of the hour it had Imade considerable headway when dis? covered and before sufficient water pressure could be obtained the flames had gained such headway as to be beyond control and the building was |^ft^iftwfiteaTi'iii'n ^ajm?s- The family 'was asleep at the time buT, arOlisefT"1^* by neighbors in time, escaped from the building. Most of the furniture on the first i floor was saved but all or the second story went up in the flames. The building was erected about six years a$o and was one of the most .? convenient and modern homes in the country. V The lots is supposed to be about $8,000, practically covered by insur? ance. It Is understood that Mr. Al? derman will begin at once the erec? tion of a Bfiar home. FIRE AT LITTLE ROCK. Store of J. S. Thompson Company and Residence Adjoining Destroyed. Dillon, Dec. 26.?The large store land contents of J. S. Thompson com? pany and adjoining residence belong? ing to J. S. Thompson were burned [at Little. Rock Thursday night about 8.30 o'clock. The fire was discovered [shortly jttfeef the store was closed for the nigfct, and as to the manner in j which i( started nothing is known. These were the store ar.d dwelling bullt ans occupied by the late J. W. Dillon,febout 30 years ago. At tho time t/ie store was built it was the largest and handsomest store in the upper end of Marion county. J. S. Thorcpson. one of the eldest mer char&s in the county, had done busi nesf In this store successfully for a number of years and carried a large J stock of goods. His building and store jfoss is estimated at $20,000. He car ri3d $10,000 insurance. NOW CAN ENTER WAR. Oily Obstacle to Rounianiu's Joining Gone. Paris, Dec. 2*.?The only obstacle ;lo Roumanians joining the Triple En jtonte forces, according to The Figaro, vas the lack of guarantees from Bul? garia regarding her neutrality. Tho Figaro learns from reliable sources, it says today that such guarantees now have been obtained as a result of the joint action of the Triple En? tente powers at Solia. with tho fur? ther understanding that in the event ;*f Bulgaria deciding to intervene, it would be against enemies >f the en? tente, BLIZZARD IX NORTH. Temperature Below Zero in New York State. Bchenectady, Dec. 14.?The tem? poral ire hers today is eight below zero.