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SPIRIT BROUGHT INTO AMERICAN RELATIONS. Points Oat How Wilson Ram Tradition* of Unit Waterville, Maina. Auf. 24?Preai Wtlaun'a European and Mexican r.ajuHnln have "Infused the spirit of the i tDuularatlon of Independence and of Rule" into tho United foreign relation*, Secretary , Mgher of the war department declared In an addreau here tonight In behalf of the Democratic campaign in Maine. "The administration has kept the gasiia," the secretsry declared. "It than dsns unto Mexico ae we would he by. It has maintained friendly with the European heiliger and) placed this country In a poal fruen which, when the end of the . great European struggle comes, the useful femes of the United States can ?he euerciasd In the Interest of Justice ?and humanity. ''Th?rs are those who hint, hut dace I nut any, that If they had been m the of responsibility they would Involved us In that maelstrom. Indulge In a cheap form of elo nuunee about what they would have paw, and a affect to believe that In uuueuru way we are hurt In ou been use all the rest of the Is thus encaged while we are our peaceful relations. United States Is today the of each el the belligerent nu Our fields uro growing Che that are to feed the multitudes have been withdraw n the plow to ho given to the Our workshops and fadtoiita the implements of rahabll whfeh will make nth possible In Europe when this great Is passed. We have presor/nd Ith Justice and have sevud irres an opportunity for lamer any participation in this struggle ?Suhl have given. Wu want no terri? tory, we seek no advantage, we dent re ttft an opportunity to help restore the sfclaaoe, e/lth friendship and prosp?r ?y fur the peoples of the old world." reviewing the development* of lu unrest, which he pointed cut. to manifest Itself long hot ere Wilson became president, continued: H Tuft declined to recot the dissolute monster Hueiia. friar stary of State Mho* withheld the gfSJi ii HI of the United States from that sort of treachery. President WMson withheld recognition from fjhrorta and the long and trouhiod uf our dealing with Mexico In part as least, because both President Taft and President believed that a nation loving as I hope we love It. would not extend Its favor to tula med lev, U despot, east up with all of his vil? lainies upon his head aa flotsam by Shu waters of, a revolution otherwise hopeful and pure as to Its object." Mr. Baker expressed the hope that American soldiers on the Texas hor? net he required to fire an "hut that their ultimate and the restoration of pease itentment and prosperity In Mexico, msy come aa ths of a osrlee of bloodless vtc **I have shewn that the administra? tion of President Wilson haa follow? ed u oonetatent Programms In Its do ntoatle legislation," Mr. Baker de? clared toward the end of his address. "It has procured the enactment / of htsra mere wholesome and beneficial than perhaps can ho credited In the Ho to the administrations have Intervened since the Civil It lu Inspired by a philosophy la an expression of ths longing of mankind In this day and genera ttea. It has refused to allow Itself to he turned aside by foreign violence from ths aocomplishmsnt of Its great programme. Ths reconatructlon, must take place. No unfamiliar hand shoald ho put In to guide the course of our net loo during that period. No uuoeetatn voice should be permitted te> ?peak our aplrlt ,at the council table that recognises the universe This Is u time, when having pressed forward nobly on a high and difficult ?nurse, ths finish should be left to those who havs demonstrated their ability by their work slrsady done." COLUMBIA MAN XAMHD. O. B. Hofca Appointed as BoWmtifio As slatant. Washington, Aug. 24.?C. B. Hoko of Columbia baa been appointed a scfcssrtlfle aaetatant In the farm field service of the deartment of agrlcul tare at a salary of II,(20 a year. (1KHM\N ATTACK* RF.Pl I*KI>. An KKort to Regain rVurv Fall*, Parle. Aug. 24.?The Oermuu at tack? In Champagne and on the Ver aua front wore repulaed. The Orr mini attack m! the Thlamount line In aa effort to regain Floury, but fail? ed'in the attempt. A atrong reeonnola aanca against the Maurepas position was repulsed CONFER WITH WILSON. PRESIDENT UNDERTAKES TO AS? CERTAIN SENTIMENT OF THE BROTHERHOODS. Will Make No Concessions, But Stick* to Eight Hour Day?Claim Rail? road Chief a are Trying to Manufac? ture Sentiment Against Them?The Presidents Hold Secret Conference. Washington, Aug. 26.?The brother? hood leaders' conference with Presi? dent Wilson lasted one hour and 25 minutes. President Wilson sounded them out on the proposition submitted by the presidents last night for giving an sight hour dsy with pay for nine instead of ten hours. The brotherhood leaders say they cannot make any more concessions, but stick to Wil? son's plan for an eight hour day, with pay for ten hours and collateral ques? tions will be settled by a neutral com? mission. Thsy charged that the railroads are manufacturing sentiment throughout 4h ? ' ...y against this plan. They 1 testimony that the roads are pay. ig for telegrams to Wilson In which he Is urgsd not to force the railroads to give an eight hour day. The railroad presidents held their first secret conference at the hotel to? day. British Make Gains. London. Aug. 15.?Ths British gain? ed a hundred yards on the Longueval flsrs road. They gained around Thtep val also, i ITALIANS MAKE PROGRESS. I Austrian*: Repulsed in Effort to Cap? ture Pass. / Rome, Aug. 86.?The Italians hfttt made further progress on ths Monte Ca Uriel slopes, It is announced. The Austrians were repulsed In an attack on the Valle Dlnfernp Pass. Artillery duels ara on. GREAT NAVAL BATTLE ON. j Bring Waged for Defense of Atlantic Coast In Play-War. Washington, Aug. 25.?Following- a conference with President Wilson I Vice President Marshall announced that he will bo formally notified of his nomination it Indianapolis dh September 14, Former Governor Qlynn of Now York State will make the notification speech. it great naval battle la being staged, theoretically, off the Atlantic coast to? day. Officials have received Informa? tion that Rear Admiral Helms of the Blue Fleet who Is defending the coast, has bsen engaged with Admiral Mayea of the Invading Asst. The bat? tle will decide whether the navy la efficient enough to protect the coast NINE WOUNDED IN RAID. Kngllahj Coast Suffers From Visit of German Zeppelins. London, Aug. 25.?Numerous cas? ualties resulted from the raid of six Zeppelins; over the English east coast {last night. The attack was dlrscted on ehipe off the east coast. Bombs were dropped on land from midnight until 3 o'clock. One railway station |and several houses were wrecked. Nine persons are known to have been Injured, some of them fatally. All re? ports are not yet In. GERMAN DRIVE VAILS. Infantry Attacks Follow Hot Bom bardment. i Paris. Aug. 26.?The Germans fiercely bombarded Maure pas north of the Somme river. An Infantry drive [followed, but was repulsed. The Ger? man drive against the Flcwry-Verdun Ifront was completely repulsed. IGNORES KING'S ORDER. ^ Greek Commander Continue* to Fight Bulgarians, After Defeat With Hea? vy Losscu, Salonika. Aug. 26.?The Greeks fighting the Bulgarians ?in Macedonia were forced to fall bac k with heavy losses. The Bulgarians -were reinforc? ed and burned the town of Preseika. The Greek commander. Col. Chrlste doulous, Ignores the kin, g's order that he cease lighting, and called for the reeer vim a. I BULGARS ADVANCE RAPIDLY. They are Making Deanr rate Effort to Capture Kav ?la~ Salonika, Aug. 26.?T Tie Bulgarians around the Struma rivet* in the Seres isector huve advanced 20 miles aouth euat, it 1h announced, a ngugtng the Drltlsh and Greek troop s. The Hul gara are making a deep* rate effort to reach 1'ruvtahtu and K uvula, which aro held !>y the Greeks Thouaunds of refugeca are going to Hnlonlka. On tin* alliea' left wing wliore the Ker triana and llUHHluna Htund furious struggles are going on, neither Hide giving oi asking quarteir. t a GRECIAN jjj IMPOTENT. SITUATION BEYOND CONTROL. So King of Greece Sends Word to Ger? many When. Generate Refuse to Stop Fighting. London, Aug. 25.?Because the Greek generals ignored the king's or? der's and refused to quit fighting in Macedonia the Greek government in? formed Germany that it no longer 1 Is master of the situation, says a Home wireless dispatch. SAYS BREMEN WAS CAPTURED*. Brother of English Naval Officer Says So. New York, Aug. 25.?The brother of a British naval officer, whose name Is kept secret at New York, arrived In the liner Baltio. He says the subma? rine Bremen got entangled In wire nets in the English channel on August 2, and was captured by the British and taken into Dover five days later. Ho says his brother told him this. The Overseas News Agency said the Bre? men started its trip on August 16. BREMEN EXPECTED SOON. Willehad In Berth at New London to Await Arrival of German Subma? rine. New London, Conn., Aug. 25.?The North German Lloyd steamer Wille? had arrived at 9 o'clock and put into her berth near the Eastern Forward? ing Company's warehouse. It is re? ported that the Bremen will arrive in 48 hours. Officials are active and se? cretive. CONFERS WITH LEADERS. President Wilson Tells the Brother? hood of Progress in Strike Settle? ment. Washington, Aug. 25.?President Wilson conferred with four of the leaders of the brotherhood at 10.80 this morning. The men were told ttt the' progress made. Mr. Wilson ex? pects to confer with the railway pres? idents later today. The steamer Mary Olsen is in dis? tress off Cape Hatteras. The cutter Tampa has left Norfolk to go to the rescue. ; - GERMAN OFFENSIVE CHECKED. Attack of Teutons with Poison Gas'is Repulsed. Petrograd, Aug. 25.?Von Hlnden burg'R counter offensive against the Ruifslans between Vilna and the Gali clan border has been checked at ev? ery point. The German attack north of Llda-Molodetschlne on the railroad using poison gas was\repulsed. Other attacks were also repulsed further south. The Turks ere In flight In points be? fore the Russians in Armenia. Now Seaboard Station in Service. The new Seaboard station was open? ed for business on Thursday, the trains running into that terminal for the first time. The new station is cne of the neatest and most attractive rai road depots In the State. It is built of frame with brick veneer. It has neat waiting rooms for white and colored, with every convenience. The accommodations for ladle* are ideal. The woman's retiring room is large, airy and attractive, and the general waiting rooms are large and comfortable looking. The work is all beautifully done, mission style, with handsome ornamental mantels and wai nscoating. The ticket office is vcj-y roomy, with handsome grills. The grounds around the station are to be parked and all together it will be a most attratlve place. The station is located in the heart of the business section of the city, and that has been a material asset ' to the road in its business. The Seaboard is doing g>od business on this new line now.?Flor? ence Commonwealth. STRIKE SEEMS CERTAIN. Railway Presidents Have Determined to Reject Wilson's Plan. Washington, I). C, Aug. 26 ? The railway presidents who are still in session, have acreed to reject Ptesident Wilson's eight hour day plan. The brotherhood delegates are in a bettor mood and are making final arrangements for issuing strike orders, behind closed doors. They will posi? tively refuse to accept anything ex? cept President Wilson's plan. NO QUARTERS GIVEN. German* charge That the French Kill All Germans Captured. Berlin, Aug. 26.?That the French troops on the Homme front are giving no quarter to Germans, Is charged by the senil-oflicial Overseas News agen? cy. It says that all Germans foun** are killed. CAMPAIGN STORK DENIED. GOVERNOR ACCUSED OF DENY? ING GIRD PROTECTION. Girl Refutes Story?Suys Governor Did Not See Her at Lee County Juil or Elsewhere. Columbia, Aug. 25.?No canard is too absurd or preposterous to gain j some currency somewhere at the 11th hour against a formidable candidate, as persons experienced in political life well know. An incident of the present State campaign well illus? trates the point. A story is being I widely circulated, with much parade of circumstance and detail, to ,the effect in substance that Gov. Manning, on the day of the campaign meeting at Bishopvllle, was summoned to the Lee county jail by an unfortunate young woman there confinedS that he heard the girl's plea to he protected against an immoral mother; but then ordered her to he restored to the cus? tody of the mother In Sumter. Some days ago the State published a dispatch from Sumter, concerning the binding over of the mother to the sessions court on several charges, one being adultery and another an allega? tion that she had brutallly beaten her daughter. The woman was remanded to Jail in default of the bail bond re? quired. The girl was in hospital for several days, undergoing treatment for bruises alleged to ha\ o been in? flicted by her mother. Since then the young woman has been given shelter in an institution designed to protect such unfortunates. The superintend? ent request* that the name of the in? stitution be not divulged, inasmuch as the mother had threatened in court at Sumter, he says, that on regaining her liberty she would hunt the girl down and kill her. Gov. Manning, in the course of a long distance conversation last even? ing with his office In Columbia, was Asked at the State's request, if he had talked to the young woman in question in the jail at Bishopvllle. He said that he did nov visit the Leo oounty jail and neither at Bishopvllle nor elsewhere had talked to the girl or had any communication with her whatever. The governor was the guest of Thomas G. McLeod, former lieu? tenant governor, during his visit to Bishopvllle. The young woman herself was questioned by the superintendent of the institution in which she is shel? tered, the minister by whom she was brought there having requested that she be asked whether any foundation existed for rumors he had heard that she had vainly appealed to the gov? ernor for protection. The superin? tendent Informs the State by tele? phone, in answer to inquiries, that the girl told him she had never had an interview with the governor and in fact had never conversed with him at any time on any subject. She told the superintendent, so the latter says, that she did tell a friend she had thought of sending to the governor, but did not do so. The superintendent said that the young woman would willingly make affidavit to this effect. It has not yet been reported that Gov. Planning dines on broiled babies. FAVORS EIGHT-HOUR DAY. Governor Says Demand of Railroad Employees is Just. York, August 24.?"In my opinion the eight-hour demand of the men Is just, and right," said Governor Man? ning in a statement here to-day in regard to the pending difference between the railroads and their em? ployees. Governor Manning has given a great deal of thought to questions concerning employer and employee and has followed the eight-hour con? tention with considerable interest. His statement follows: "I agree entirely with President Woodrow Wilson, in his attitude re? garding the railroad situation and con? tention. In my opinion the eight-hour demand of the men Is just and right. Eight hours of faithful work requir? ing such vigilance and constant at? tention and exertion is sufficient for a day's work. Men should have suf? ficient time for rest and recreation and time to be with their families." CANDLER FOR MAYOR. Atlanta Soft Drink Magnate Nomi? nated. Atlanta, Ga? Aug. 24.?Asa G. Han? dler, millionaire soft drink manufac? turer, was nominated for mayor of Atlanta In the Democratic white pri? mary today over Jesse Armistead, a member of the city council. Complete unofficial figures tonight gave Candler 7,821 votes against 3,712 for Armis? tead. The nomination is considered equivalent to election. BATTLE IN CARPATHIANS. Russians Renew Efforts to Capture Pusses Into llungury. Vienna, Aug. 2?.?A report dated yesterday says the Russians are mak? ing renewed efforts to take the Car? pathian passes, Gen. Von Htndenburg khas regained the trenches lost to the Russians Tuesday. DEFER SALE OF ISLANDS. LANDSTHING FAVORS POST? PONEMENT OF ACTION. Effort Will Re Made to Throw the Whole. Question Into Internal Polit? ical Scale. Copenhagen, Aug. 24 (via London). I?The landsthing sitting in committee I this afternoon adopted a resolution that if the sale of the Danish West Indies can not be postponed until after the war, the question shall be settled by general elections. The vote on the question was by 39 to 7. Three members refrained from voting and 13 were absent. This resolution will be submitted formally to the landsthing tomorrow. King Christian received the leaders of the various parties today and thanked them for their efforts to form a coali? tion cabinet although he said he re? gretted they had been unable to do so. It is expected that the new con? stitution will go into effect when the general elections are obtained. As it will be the first time that an election will be held under the new constitu? tion, it is believed preparations for the election will take a long time and it probably can not be held before the beginning or the middle of October. Some Influential politicians express the opinion that the result of the elec? tions will be that the new rigsdag will ratify the treaty of sale with the United States. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I No Change in Attitude of the United States. Washington, Aug. 24.?Senator Stone, chairman of the senate for? eign relations committee, announced tonight that the action of the Danish landsthing in rejecting the proposal to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States would make no differ? ence in the attitude of the United States nor cause any delay in the ef? fort to have the treaty providing for purchase of the islands ratified here as soon as possible. "The action of the Danish upper house of parliament," said Senator Stone, "does not mean a final re? jection." Some senators thought that the po? sition taken by the Danish landsthing would serve to hasten action on the treaty in this country, but many of them doubted if it can be ratified at this session. The foreign relations committee having received additional data regarding the treaty which Sec? retary Lansing was requested to sup? ply, will meet tomorrow to resume its deliberations." MADE STATEMENT STRONGER, Corrects Errors in Last Letter of E. W. Dahbs. Salem, Black River, Aug. 25.?Two typographical errors in the third par? agraph of my letter of the 22d need correction to give force to what I was trying to say. First, "fixed purpose to sell through," should be "fixed pur? pose to see it through." Second, "who could not arrange to hold cotton for four or six weeks," should be four or six months.' One; of the worst things to break the market is an accumulation of weak cotton, for it is always forced on the market, when it is weakest, thereby further depressing the price. Since my last letter I met Rural Po? liceman McBride. Mr. McBride is a very careful man in his statements. His duties take him along every by? road in the county east of 'Scape O'er and Black river. I asked him about the crop conditions. He said counting in all of the best cotton a third (1-3) of a crop is all that can be made in his beat. E. W. Dabbs. TO SUPPORT WILSON. Mrs. Axtell Opposes Action of Wom? an's Party at Colorado Springs. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 24.?Mrs. Fran? ces C. Axtell of Bellingham, Progress? ive candidate for congress from the Second Washington district, today an? nounced her resignation as State chairman of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, and her deter? mination to support President Vilsen for reelection. Mrs. Axtell said she could not support the action of the Colorado Springs conference of the Woman's party, which decided to make every effort to defeat President Wilson. Mrs. Axtell was elected to the State legislature In 1912 on the Progress? ive ticket. BRITISH NEAR TIIIFPVAL. steady! Advance on the Sommc Front Against German Resistance. London, Aug. 26.?The early cap? ture oi Thiepval by the lbitisii is the forecast In today's official announce- i ment. The British have raptured 400 yards of trenches on the Curcelette Thiepval road and made progress at Moquet Farm. An attack on (luille mont was repulsed. YORK WELCOMES CANDIDATES, CROWD MOKE ATTENTIVE THAN I> EMONST R ATI V E. Thousand Turn Out?Gov. Manning Given Reception Which Ph asen Ilia SupiMjrteiM?liaises Supt. Williams. York, Aug. 24.?Gov. Manning got a reception today which his support? ers deemed surprisingly cordial, in view of the former political complex? ion of the county, and Robert A. Cooper also was well received. Per? haps as many as 1,000 persons heard the candidates for State offices and the people's attitude was more atten? tive than demonstrative. When Gov. Manning was first intro? duced several bitter partisans were disposed to "answer hack" and to carry on an undercurrent of deroga? tory conversation designed to inter? rupt the speaker. This, however, was soon abandoned and the chief execu? tive was heard with respect and at? tention. John T. Duncan also aroused the j antagonism of some spirited partisans, who were inclined to jest with the speaker and to discount his argu? ments. Mr. Duncan finally turned the tables on his assailants by asking them if they wouldn't support him if Blease were not in it. When the chorus of approval had died away, he ; challenged: "Well, come on, then; Blease is going out of it this year." The warehouse system is a popular ! issue in the district and was heartily ! commended today. Gov. Manning paid I a high tribute to the plan and pledged to continue as industriously in the future asi he 1ms in the past to perfect the system. York is the former home of C. Fred Williams, M. D., superin? tendent of the State Hospital for the Insane, and the hospital was the sub? ject of much comment today. Gov. Manning paid the superintendent a glowing tribute for the work he has accomplished at the institution. Cole L. Blease was characteristical? ly hitter in his denunciation. "He is only superintendent in name," ths j ex-governor charged. Mr. Blease said jhe would be elected on the first prl 'mary and told his followers that ah 'attempt would be made to steal the election. He also branded as a He the report which he said was generally current that he would withdraw from the race at Winnsboro Saturday. Mr. Cooper made his customary speech, pledging impartial enforce? ment of all laws and outlined a com? prehensive plan for the development of the common school system. ,..;. STUDENTS SEEK DISCHARGES. - Young Guardsmen Serving on Fron? tier Would Return to Their College Classes. 4 i ^ %\ Columbia, Aug. 25.?It is probable that a number of the University of South Carolina students belonging to the five South Carolina units now near El Paso will obtain their discharges In time to return to the university before the opening of the new session. L. T. Baker, dean, received yesterday two special delivery letters from Car? olina men requesting certificates that they are students of the university. Prof. Baker will send certificates promptly to the score or more of stu? dents of his institution so that as many as desire to do so may make immediate application for discharges. , A war department order says: "In? dividuals who can show a bona fide intention of entering or returning to colleges or schools at the beginning of the fall term in 1916. will be dis? charged as soon as practicable after September 1, 1916, unless the military situation at that time shall be such as to render their retention in the service necessary." NEW CASES OF PARALYSIS. Tlircc Reported Officially and Fourth Suspected. Columbia, Aug. 24.?Three new cases of infantile paralysis were re? ported to the office of the State board of health Wednesday. One Is at Lib? erty, Rural Route 1; another at Wll liamston, Rural Route 4, and a third, which was developed on the 18th in jsmnt, at Walhalla. This brings tho total for South Carolina up to 65 from July 1 to date. A fourth case is suspected at KM* lian, Richland county, although it I could not he definitely Stated that the case was that of the baby scourgo. Dr. H. if. Smith, county health officer, accompanied by Dr. J. Adam Hayne, secretary of the State hoard of health, has gone to make an investigation and diagnosis Wednesday afternoon. If the case he found genuine a strict quar? antine will be placed around tha premises. WILL REPAIR HECTOR. < Sunken Collier to Bo Reconstructed. Washington, Aug. 24.?The naval collier Hector, broken in two and sunk in a recent storm oft* the South Carolina coast, is to he raised and reconstructed. The navy department announced today that I contract for the work had been let and operation* would be n soon.