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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.
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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.
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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
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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>~\
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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.
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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.
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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.