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i)e tPatchm 1 rou* fHB mb WATT mi AN , E?Ut4lAhed April, 18*0. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alma't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE 60UTHB ifetabllshed June, 1 Consolidated Aur. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1915. //XL. No. 62 Premier Asquith Says Rumors in England and on Continent are Without Foundation in Fact. No decisive (.viNs M\ni an\ wiii in?: HY i:n in:ii UM?tfm h)ttAI Y (IIIVK TO (.1 KMWS IN MHMIl liV Iii SSI\n IIE ^WOTANCE?4 ROWN PIllIM I coviiM Iis I Fl OK I s To WEAK FKK Mil LINE IN I K\M E?lUUTISII II AM: (.AIM I) VANTAGE PONT AT <? ALLII'Ol.l?IN sol III Al'STIll AN OFFENSIVE MOVE mas CAlSEU MIIITIM, OF ITALIAN NMA HITCHERY IN POLAND. RmHan* Fight Bloody Hrar Guard Action* to Chock Germans. Perfln. Aug. II.?Walk (km Hln rf en berg la hummerlng ut Kovno and I>Ntn?. seven grout Austro-t Icrman KrmkM are being mussed between the Hug anil Vistula fur a drive against Hreat-Litovsk. Tho German? are outride of two tmpoi t int railways run? ning eastward from Warsaw, and the retreat of great numbrr of Russians haa been cut off. Fresh German troops are being sent into the north where tne Russian resistance Is stronger than elsewhere. The fierce? ness of the rear guard actions is ahown by the fields and ditches being covered with Russian dead and the enormous number of wounded Ger? mans returning from the front. < ROWN PRINCE LEADS DRIVE. Effort Ikdng Made to Break French Lines In Argomus* ut Any Cost. Paris, Aug. 13.?Tho crown princes efforts to break through the French lines in the Argonnes is maintained night ami d tv. but has resulted In failure thus far. according to the of? ficial statement. I'notllclal report* state that the prince has been rein? forced with the finest troops In the German army und has been ordered to cut the French lines at any cost. The attacks are territlc. There is nothing to report from the rest of the front. GERMANS DRIVEN HACK. Clievk Is (fnly Tcm|h>rary for Rus? sians Continue Rctrcut. Petrograd, Aug. II. ?The Geiman fortes In the Raltlc pro\iners ha Vi been driven back twenty miles, but the general Impression here Is that this will merely delay for a few days the bombardment of the Nlemen-liug' line of defenses to which Duke Nich olaa' armies are rstreatlng. The m tin Russian forces at Kovno hSTff al? ready withdrawn and only a small rear guatd b.. n. .?n bit to hold tin Germans In ehee... AlKTHIWs n\ OFFENSIVE. Attack on Juiin Pa?> i nu>e Transfer of Italian Troops. me, Aug. 14.?A strong offen? sive begun by the Am.tri.in- a SOS tin crests fronting Juna Pass has SSOSSd tbS transfer ol' l;ti.;e I.o.lirs of ll.il lau troops to thai i? gion from the Uorlsia front. Despite tho long con? tinued bombardments and assaults on Oortafcm ami Toimino the Austrtsna are still holding out. I IMPORTANT HltlTIMI <. \|\. *r|*4> strong Position on GuIII|h>|1 Ar? ter Hanl l ighting. Paris. Aug 1? An ISSpSftSSl gain for the Krltish on the western side of ctaihpoii hi oAetalty as asu need. After 'fierce righting they gained a foothold on the slopes of Saribair heights, live miles fr SJR the Dardanelles. Attacks are Repulsed. Paris. Aug. 14.?The crown prince maintains a desperate effort to break through the Argonnes. Assaults last kjgj throughout the night were repuls? ed. Trench lighting at Anas OOS? time *. Two DrltMi HouIh Sunk. tendon, Aug. II.?The British steamer OSSfS and tbe fishing smack Amethyst have been submarined. The crew s w ere saved. Pence Rumors I iil'oundcd. IsSgsJhSBj Aug. 1 I.?The Intelnation al News Service has been SSthOTlSt'd by PfWSSlSff ASSWJth IS state that the peace rumors being circulated here and abroad are entirely unfounded. OSUSUaSta of stronghold Taken. Berlin. Aug. II - ??ne of the out? posts of No\oiceorgievsk. tin* In-t Kus? el in i? i on.ghobl on tbe \ r "il i. ? ,,s Stormed by Germ ui\ it id oilicially announced. Eighteen hundred men and four machine guns were captured. A section of von llindenberg's arm> has reached sixty miles east of War? saw. RECALLED <>N PEACE MOVE. Pupal Soerctary Needed in Koine Re cuum' or Developments Toward Pcucc. Paris, Aug. If,?A Koine dispatch states that the papal secretary of state has been recalled from his vacation because of peace developments. A coi respondent attributes the peace move to Germany and Austria. ATTACK ON KELGKAPE Austrluns Oihmi Now Offensive AguinsL Scry la. Nlsh, Aug. 16.?The Austro-Servian artillery duel on the Danube front which Is believed to be the opening of a new Austrian offensive, is in? creasing in violence. GREAT PORTRESS INVESTED. Russian Garrison of Novo Georglcsv.sk Will Stand siege. Petrograd, Aug. If,?That Novo I Georgiesvsk, Russia's great fortress at the junction of the V'istula anil Narew rivers, has been invested by Ger? man troops, has been otllcially an? nounced. A thrillfng struggle 'Is ex? pected. Unofficial figures estimate the g u rison at about forty-eight thousand men. With an adequate sup? ply of ammunition the experts be? lieve the garrison can hold the fort? ress for many moot Iis. There is :io city?simply an armed Stronghold dominating the Narcw and Vistula rlw rs und nearby railways and high? ways. GERMANS DRIVE ONWARD. Russian Porres Cannot Stop Victorious I'oes?Mun> Prisoner* Taken. Berlin, Aug. If,?Only thirty miles separates the Austro-( Jerman armies from the Risssten fortress of Brest? i.ltovsk, ami I he RUSSiaiM are still re? treating. The armies, of Prince Leo? pold and Gen. \on Mackenzell ttaVl Joined and the investment of NoVO Georr;ie\sk is now complete. There is no chance for the garrison to es Oape. Kovno is still holding out, but the rssistsnci is weakening. Gen. von Du< b?w has recovered from the Rus? sian attacks and Is again driving for wurd. So many Russians have been captured that the transportation of prlaoners has become n serious prob? lern. KOMKAKD ASIA MINOR. I Several Towns Destroyed and Garrison Driven Inland. Athens, Aug. 16.?Frcncjfi and Brit ish warships are continuously bom? barding the coast of Asia Minor. Sev? eral towns have been destroyei ib< garrlnom driven inland. BULGARIA WO: Allies Gram Territorial Demand- "ami Kulgaria Will Enter War. Luusanne, Aug. If.?The entente powers have granted Bulgaria's terri? torial demands and the latter will hooi1 i nter II o war ?<n the side of the allies, aceof ling to Sofia dispatches. Ku-dan Lines Krol.en. Berlin Auk. If. The Austro-Ger mans have broken through the Rus? sian lines fioiu Nerau u the Bug liver. only skirmishes In I ranee. Paris. Aug. 1?;. ? Fighting lasi nlghl eras confined to Intermittent cannon? ades and grenade combats. Two Submarines Sunk. Home, Aug. If.?The Austrian suh? marine IT-H was sunk today hy an Italian submarine shortly nftcr tlie IT-l was sunk by the Eremit cruiser IsMaton. WILL NOT JOIN OTHER B \LhtA2f STATICS UNLESS SHE GETS I MACEDONIA. Serbia Will Not Yield Territory? Action Poetporied?Present issue Has Renewed Smoldering Ecu Among the Balkans. London, Thursday, Aug. 12.? (De? layed by Censor.)?There are strong Indications thai Serbia will give a Hat refusal to the demand! announced by the Bulgarian premler, Vasall Rev) doslsvoff, three Weeks ago, and that the hopes of. the Entente allies of bringing Bulgaria into the alliance Will come to nought, according to some diplomats here. Serbia*! formal reply has not been glVStti but those best posted in diplo? matic quarters say that Bulgaria's do? mauds far exceed anything that Serbia possibly could yield. The outcome is being watched with the keenest interest by the chancel? lors throughout Europe, as Bulgaria, is the chief obstacle to unitod action by the Balkan Slates In joining the entente allies and thus throwing the ttalkan barrier between the esjptral jlowers and Turkey. Bulgaria contends that by a treats with Serbia, the latter ceded to Bul? garia ahOUt 7,000 kilometers of Mace* doida, which Bulgaria was compelled by the great powers to relimpjisn during her enfeebled condition after the second Balkan war. Bulgaria now insists that the original treaty be car? ried out and that unless she receives the return of Macedonia she will re? fuse to join the other Balkan States in assisting the allies. , The present issue has renewed the smoldering fSUds among the Balkans and much bitterness is said to have developed in the course of the nego? tiations, all pointing to Serbia's refusal to yield Macedonia and to Bulgaria Withholding her support from the en? tente powers. Official! of both sides say, however, that the negotiations have not yet been abandoned; and that much de* pends>jun the attitude of the ottorbi??V parliament, which is to meet next Monday, although personally they ece little prospect of accord. INSPECTOR LOSES LEG. L. C. Harris Calls Cndcr Train ut lion-nee. Florence, Aug. 14,?L. c. Harris, an Inspsetor on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad yards here, met with an ac? cident while at Worn this morning, lie attempted to board a shifting en? gine and made a misstep, falling to the ground. In some way hi! left leg was taught on the rail and the wheels of the engine passed over it, mangling it so badly that amputation was neces? sary The injured man was put in a c:ili and I'Ulhsd to the lrby street Crosung, where he was removed to an inhrmary. A physician at once am? putated the injured limb, taking it off about hall* way between the ankle and knee. Beyond this injury Mr. Harri:? ?Aas not hurt in any other way and I be bist report of his condition at the Infirmary was that he was resting Very well under the circumstances. MORE COTTON CONSUMED. American MUD Used Greater Number of Bales in July. Washington, Aug. 1 I.?The govern? ment roport .shows that ins, 171? bale! of cotton were consumed by American mills In July, aguinst 448,333 In July year. HIACCO BRINGS FANCY PRICE. Fro mthe Daily Item, Aug. Hi. it was reported t?> The Item office that the average sales for tobacco to? day were about !? 1-L' cents, the pricey generally being between eight and twelve cents, with few piles going no low as six cents. The sabs were not as heavy ai on some da)'! last week, however, but heavier sales are expect? ed later on in the week, It is stated that some tobacco brought twenty-live cents on the lo cul market Saturday. Death. Fro mibe Daily Item, Aug. HI, Ml'S Jlllitl Mo..re, of litis City, died this morning In the Btatc Hospital, In Coltunhlu, where she was taken for treatment several weeks ugo, she was in lor sTth year. The body will be brought to this p|ty for Interment, she |s survived by one son, Mr. Wil? li? A. Moore, oi thli city, THAT IS PREVAILING BELIEF IN WASHINGTON, SAYS WRITER. No Cotton Panic Peared as it is Bo lleved England Will Get Ui Market und Take Large Share of Crop. News and Courier. Washington, Aug. 13.?Opinion is cryslalizing here, among those who have kept close to diplomatic de? velopments, that Great Britain is go? ing to cut the Gordian knot as to cot? ton by declaring the staple contraband of war. It was long ago pointed out that the inevitable result of continued complaint by this government against British interference with cotton ship? ments, though such pressure was loudly demanded by many agitators, would he just what it is now being pretty generally realized that England is about to do. However, it is believed that before issuing the contraband declaration England will get into the American I market vigorously and support cot- j ton. Some of those who are experts! in sizing up the trade are figuring that this English support, combined with j the increasingly heavy purchases of j cotton that are being made in the j United States for German and Aus? trian takers, (looking to the future with the idea of storage here in the meanwhile if transportation is now impracticable,) will so steady the staple that there will be no serious collapse unless the crop is heavier than the government estimates indi? cate. Officials here have information that German agents are buying in par? ticularly large quantities at this time in anticipation of Britain's probable course. Now the same iniluences which have been for months demanding that the administration "compel" England to cease her interference with cotton cargoes under the terms of the celebrated orders in council are feverishly importuning the administration to keep England from declaring cotton contraband. r. It is knowr that Mr. Wilson has given much of his time to the cotton situation during his recent stay' at Cornish, N. H., and his intention is to do all that can* be done, consistently with prudence, in behalf of the Amer? ican shipper. There are some things that cannot be done, and there are others that Would do more harm than good if they were done. The presi? dent hoc been fully acquainted with tlie facts as to the cotton trade and as to the needs of the cotton grower, tie also knows the situation as to cot? ton in Europe. There is no doubt that the Pro German utterances of some of the i politicians who have been agitating the question of English interference have been embarrassing to tlie govern? ment. Such methods of attacking the problem will have been respon? sible to a large degree for the Classi? fication of cotton as contraband if the present trend of English intention re? mains unchanged. WEST INDIAN STOKM COMING. Disturbance Originating in Lower Antilles Passes Tampa but Does No Damage. Tampa, Pia., Aug. 15.?Hurricane warnings are Hying at every weather bureau station on the gulf coast be? tween New Orleans and Brownsville, heralding the approach of the West Indian disturbance, Which originated last week in the Lower Antilles. The disturbance is central south of the mouth of the Mississippi river. The storm passed nearest to Tampa between noon and 1 p. m. today, oc? casioning a maximum wind of 32 miles per hour. The lowest barom? eter reading was L".'..SS at .". p. m., since which it has been gradually ris? ing. Xo damage has been done here. Galarmlno Garcia, a Spanish cigar maker, was drowned near here this afternoon w hen a row boat capsized during the blow. The weather bureau advises that Shipping will now be sale in tlie southern and southeastern gulf. PRAISES THE SYSTEM. Government Agent Commends state Officer. Carl Crosland, special agent of the United States department of com? merce, w ho has been compiling data on governmental cost in the comptrol? ler general's oltlce, has completed his reports and leaves lor Nashville, Tenn.. to engage in tin- same line of work in that State. Mr. Crosland commends very high? ly tbe manner in which the State funds and accounts of South Carolina nrc managed by Cnrlton W. Sawyer, 'comptroller general,?The Slate. TWO MIDSHIPMEN DISMISSED. NAVAL COL KT OF INQUIRY RE? PORTS FINDINGS. V Twelve Oilier \nna|>olis Men Ofdt. Disciplined as Rcwill of ExhaustDc investigation. Washington, Aug. 15.?Findings of ths court of inquiry which investi? gated examination I rreg U laities at the Naval academy, with disciplinary action approved by Secretary Daniels, were made public tonight. Two mid? shipmen? Ralph If. Nelson, Jr., of Peeksklll, N. Y? and Charles IL Reagle of Wellsville, Ohio?are dis? missed from the academy. Twelve others are ordered disciplined. The court, appointed by Secretary Daniels last June, submitted a unan? imous report alter a long and exhaust? ive Inquiry which created a sensation and delayed tho sailing of the acad enmy's practice squadron on its Pacific cruise. All of the disciplinary rec? ommendations were approved bv the secretary and the dismissals submit? ted to and were approved by Presi? dent Wilson. Sweeping changes in the methods of conducting examinations were sug? gested by the court and are under consideration by Secretary Daniels. Among its recommendations were: That the practice of giving out "dope" or advanced information [should be discontinued unless heads of departments issued it by memo? randa. That examinations should not be made so long and difficult as to make a "dope" system necessary for classes to pass them. 1 The superintendent of the academy had recommended seven midshipmen for dismissal, and 16 others were, brought into the proceedings after the court began to hear testimony. Midshipman Nelson was found guilty of having an advance co^y of examination questions, and submitting his paper without reporting the fact; improperly assisting lower class men after obtaining examination papers; visiting the buildings at unauthorized times to obtain his examination maTOSr b*Bf ?l ningv*Sr\g%W'?*^trr-o;ues Uons for future recitations and thus attaining a position in the class to which he was not entitled; and at? tempting to communicate with a scg regated midshipman during the in? quiry. Reagle was found guilty of sur? reptitiously obtaining his marks and advance information on examinations and with changing his testimony be? fore the court of inquiry. Leonard 1*. Wessel of Wilmington, N. C.J James E. Waddell, Louisville, Ky.; Horace It. Whittaker of Pennsyl? vania and William H. Hopkins, Jr., of Cincinnati are ordered turnen back into the succeeding class. Wessel was found to have received an advance copy of an examination and to have failed to report it. Waddell and Whit? taker were found to have visited the buildings at unauthorized times. Hop? kins was held to have been aw are that there were in his room blueprints that appeared in future examinations. Ensign Elmer B. Hough of West Virginia is ordered placed at the foot of his class for unauthorized visits to the buildings. David Click of Pitts burg is to receive 75 demerits for im? proper visits to the buildings. H. W. Jackson of Kansas and A. L. Hudson of New Orleans will he given 50 de? merits each for transmitting a theat enlng message from Nelson to an? other midshipman during the inquiry. Raymond Burhen's commission as an ensign is ordered withheld three months, during which time Durhen is to be restricted to his ship or station for attempting to communicate with a segregated witness. C. O. Kell of Nome, Alaska. H. E. Overesck of Indianapolis and C. C. VIckrey of Kansas are to be repri? manded for "seeing" recitation sheets in advance. Tlie court und that no charges had been su< stantiated against C. E. Evans of Alexandria, Va., S. A. Ham? ilton of Connecticut, .T. B, Moss of Annapolis. 1 >. B. Duncan of Michigan and T. W. Harrison, Jr.. of Winches? ter, Va., of the original defendants; or against K. Keller of Pennsylvania, E il. Jones of Pennsylvania, J. H. ECeefe of Maine, C. P. Holden of Maine. T. U. Denny of Montana. A. C. Rogers of Norfolk. Va., 11. 11. H. Harrison of Chicago, W. Conger of Ohio, A. 1 >. Struble of Oregon, W. J. Nunnally of Atlanta, (J. I >. Price of West Virginia ami It, J. Walker of Washington. 1>. C, who became Involved during the progress of the inquiry. Evidence that 62 midshipmen sur? reptitiously had visited the build? ings to obtain their marks in advance is to be sifted further. The court did 'not investigate this phase thoroughly I because of (he sailing of the practice 'squadron. '/M FOR NEUTRALITY. G WOULD IMPOSE CONDITION " ON VENTZELOS. Will Ask Whether Wall mean is Ready to I^'rin Now Cabinet on Peace Da sis. Rotterdam? Aug. 14. (via London). ?The Nieuwe Rotted ramsche Cour aiit prints B Berlin dispatch saying that The Tageblatt learns from Ath? ens that the king of Greece, after the opening of parliament next Monday ami the resignation of the cabinet, will ask Eleutherios Ycnizelos, the former premier, whether he is ready to form a new cabinet on the princi? ple of the strictest neutrality. M. Venizclos resigned as premier of Greece in March on account of King Constantino's disapproval of the premier's policy in favor of Greece lending her support to the entente allies. In the general elections of June the former premier's party was victo? rious. GALVESTON HURRICANE SWEPT. Seventy Mile Wind Drives Sea Over Great Sea Wall?People Preimred to Flee. Galveston, Aug. 1G.?The West In? dian hurricane which blew all night increased to seventy miles an hour this morning and water is pouring over the great sea wall for the first time since it was re-erected. Warned by the weather bureau the people of the city are prepared to flee if it be? comes necessary. Thousands of people fled from the city as the storm grew worse. Beau? mont and Port Arthur are also being evacuated. Advices from ships in the gulf stated that the wind was blowing 75 miles an hour i_ad its fury was increasing. HIGH WATER AT GALVESTON? Refugees from Island City Flee to Houston. Houston, Aug. r-itufugees /rem , Galveston began arriving here at noon. They state that the water is already over the sea wall and cause? way. GALE AT NEW ORLEANS. Storm Holds up Ships at Mouth of River. New Orleans, Aug. 16.?Two persons are ilead as the result of the hurri? cane sixty mile gale at the mouth of the river which is holding up the gunboat Sacramento, with the Bra? zilian and Guatamalian ministers aboard, and other vessels. The prop? erty damage in Mississippi and Louis | lana will be great. MARINES SWEPT OVERBOARD. Battleship Now 'Hampshire Encount? ers Terrific Hurricane. Washington, Aug. 16.?The battle? ship New Hampshire which Is on the way in southern waters, encounter? ed a tcrrlttc hurricane off Southern Florida. Marines Hay, of Mississippi and Robinson, of Ohio, were washed overboard and lost. Hurricane Damage in Haiti and Ja? ma lea. Cape Haitien, Aug. 16.?Heavy damage was done in Hayti and Jamaica by the hurricane. MIX II WHEAT GROWN. Farmers of State Seed Many Acres. The State. What Is thought to be the first solid car load of home grown wheat sent out of Marlboro county this season was shipped by J. E. Willis of McColl several days ago. The wheat went to Silver City. N. C. According to the Pee Die Advocate Mr. Willis has the distinction of being a first class farm? er In many other respects. A large shipment Of wheat from Blackville, Barnwell county, was also recently made. This was also a car lot, and the joint owners were Her Iman and Isadore Brown. The story as published In tlie Barnwell Sentinel indicates that Wheat growing with these two young men was largely an experiment last season. The yield was altogether profitable. The Barnwell grain was sent to the Bamberg mills. The establishment of proposed Dour* Ing mills in Itarnwell will greatly enhance the growing of wheat in that section. Installation of machinery for the new llouring plant at Manning has just be n completed. Reports are that Clarendon county produced a fair crop of wheat, and expectations arc 'that the mill will be ruslied.