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m 81'MTKR HATCH MAN, Eatabl Consolidated Aur. 2,1 DEATH IN STORM. l&LK OF FINER WAS 8WFJT BY CiRKAT HUIlRICAN?:. Hiurro struck <?ulf Coast Friday Aftor noun?<.r< ate* I I* Milage Wus Dun: at Mobile ?od Pviisaoola. Habana. Sept. 2M.?One ateamer and Nvertl Milling vessels were sunk, numerous house* were razed and treat damage was done to growing crepe and fruits by the West Indian hurricane which struck the Jale of Pinea Wedneaday evening, according to dispatches r. . . I . I hero tonight. Advices from Batabanao. aituated on th? mainland, aay It la believed thera that many pe.aona perlahed In ths Island, although no definite Infor rtatlon regarding tho caaualtics has been received here. Mobile. Ala., Sept. 23.?80 far as known up to 1.45 o'c.ock tonight there had been no loaa of. life during the hurricane which awept Mobile today. The damage waa confined to roofs and plate glass wlndowa In buildings in the business dlatrlct. The wind attained a maximum ve? locity of miles an hour. There waa practically no cams* ? to shipping. The barometer at 10 o'clock was 19.14 and rising. The wind Telocity at this time was l)ss than 20 mllca. The telephone service waa partly inter? rupted. The realdence district was without electric lights but the light? ing aervlce In the buslneaa district was not Interrupted. Ktreet car eat vice waa auapended at noon as a precautionary measure. l> tra police were placed on guurd throughout tho city. Ottlfport. Miss.. Bept. 28.?No ma? terial damage to ahlpplng or bulldingH resulted from tho hurricane which awept here this afternoon. Ample warning by the weather bureau made it poaalble to take vessels to protect? ed waters. Pass Christian. Miss.. Kept. H>> This aectlon of the Oulf couat, which was awept by the Weat Indian hurrl ?ene late today, suffered compara? tively light property damage. There were no casualties. The hlgheat wind velocity waa 14 miles an hour. That velocity was contlnuoua for eight min? utes. The average, velocity was 44 miles. No material damage was done at Oulfport. Hil.?xi. Long Beach. Bay St Ix>ul* or Wsveland. Miss. At Grand Hay. Ala., a warehouse was wrecked At that point, whirr, is between Pascnguola and Mobile, the wind attained a velocity of 45. mllea an hour. New Orleans, Sept. 28 ?Tho tropi? cal hurricane which entered th' mouth of the Mississippi Klver this morning early tonlghi struck the Oulf coast between Bay St. Louia. Miss., and Penaacola. Fla. Weather bureau officials tonight Were without Information aa to wha*. extent if any the storm had dumaged Mobile. I't-nsii niii, Gulfport, Blloxl or the numerous small towns between the outside ports of the storm area. Telegraph and telephone communi? cation from New Orleans to coast points waa lost this afternoon. The laat message received from Mobile was at 3 .to o'clock, 111 which time It was stated the wind had reached a velocity of N miles an hour. Tho last report f om Pensscola this after? noon aald there was a wind velocity of 100 mllea an hour. New Orleans felt only the weaker segment of the hurricane. Dr. I. M. ' line, district forec ister, stated The storm, after it enter <l the mouth of UM river pasted about H nnl. . e.is! of New Orleans to the east Gulf coast. Late this afternoon the forecaster Is? sued a statement aaylng: "The peo I l? >>( New OeMeJSS may go homo to? night and tetlre feeling aecure." To 1 kbt at h oil >?? k Um arUM gjai itmla lahlng and the barometer iimiiu; here. The maximum wind velocity here was If mllea anil the minimum harometc. r? adlng whs 29.41. The weather bureau was without late Information from Pilot Town. lai . 11? ar the mouth of the river, from w hers the first reports of the en trance of the hurricane into LsfUBSM were rselvsd th s saomlng. The win.! was diminishing rapidly and the p? ronietsr rising etesdily UMTS Sari this afternoon, however, and tonil df nee was expressed that the head quarters for the bar pilots had not been srloualy damage I. Mo far no casualties have been re ported iit im point. Montgomery. Ala. Sept. It, T\*4 pH-neu hai e fallen 111 Mont since Thursday noon. the heaviest rain for a similar period for Lshwl April, 1W-0. "Be I Mai 881. SU ON THE BATTLE FRONT. BRITISH PREPARING FOR AXOT1I Elt DRIVi: IN FLANDERS. Crown Prince Continues Attacks on French Ht Venlun?Italian Drive Held up by Counter Attacks. While the British are apparently preparing: for another offensive stroke in Flanders, the German crown prince ici again harassing the French in the Verdun section. The Germans attack? ed last night on both sides of the Mens where artillery *<vork has been intense for the past few days. Paris announces that the attacks were re? pulsed. After yesterday's three futile at? tempts to drive tho British from the high ground on both sides of the Men In-Ypres road, the Germans content? ed themselves with bombarding last rieht. The British official statement is silent on the British response. it is believed that Gen. Cadorno's! last success on the Italian front will be held up aw the new ground is held against counter attacks. Russians have advanred eight hun? dred to a thousand yards in the Riga region, Petrograd announoed today The Germans claim that all the machines bombarding London re? turned safely. COAL PRICES FIXED. Fuel Administrator Completes Basis for Control by Government. Washington. Sept. 30.?Govern? ment control o\er the coal Industry was made complete tonight by an or? der of H. A. Garfteld, fuel administra? tor, limiting the profits of retail coal and coke dealers throughout the country to a basis which is expected to bring about an Immediate reduc tlon In prices to the consumer. The order, effective tomorrow, directs that retailers shall rix their prices so as to I'mit their groan margins over cost to the average of auch gross margins during the year 1915, plus a maxi? mum of 30 per cent, of the 1915 mar? gin, provided that in no case shall the average margin of the month of Jul> thla year, be exceeded. Local committees appointed by the federal fuel administrators in each State will see to It that the dealers comply with the order arid the dealers themselves will be called upon to re? turn sworn cost sheet*.* showing the facts upon which they have based their prices. Dr. Garfleld selected 1915 as a nor? mal year because the coal shortage which resulted in continued rises lo prices did not begin until 1916. Th additional 30 per cent, is allowed to cover the increase in tho retailer.* cost of doing business which has in? creased substantially during the past two years. FOI H AIRPLANES DESTROYED. Germans Lost Heavily in Lust Raid on I/ondon. London, Oct. 1.?Of tho German airplanes participating In last night's raid on London two were destroyed, another brought down and a big plane descended apparently damaged. All the British machines are safe This raid was the lifth in 7 nighta. It accomplished little for the enemy. The cluim is made that the "air bar 1 rage" acts as a- powerful deterrent to hostile air raids was further justified. '< The Ixmdon Times says it is absurd to believe that the adequate defense I problem bas been solved. The news? papers demand reprisals on German , towns. j 17 years. Telegraph and telephone service between here and Pensaeola, Mobile and New Orleans* was broken ? it today at noon. Just before the wires to Pensacola went down a message came that the ,l*ouisville & Nashville Hallway tracks near that city were under eight feet of water and that several bridges wert reported washed away. Southbound Hums have been discontinued. At 6 o'clock the wind was blowing || miles an hour in Montgomery. I aspects of greatly increasing before >atnrd.iy morning. Winning was niwn to tio- 10,001 Onto s.ddiers it Camp Oherldoji to Beousoty footon their tents to prevent them boloi blown dOWII The OOmp streets were SSVSrol Ii i hot deep in mud and water. The Aliil.ima Itlver will k>> t<> flood ataoa of | j faet here and mos i?e higher, < ti n lootOO, S. C . Ojf.pt, || Smith stoi in warnings have lieen ordet ? d holated from Jacksonville t*> s;i irannoh ood northeast storm warn? ? from Charleston to frost rsss Mon raw, This was eifetlve ol IS o'clock tonight and is due to Hie hurricane In the Gulf of Mexico. id Fear not?Det all the en da Ttwra AJn MTER, 8. C, WEDNES: TRAITORS IN PRISON. LEADERS OF I. W. W. ARRESTED IN CHICAGO. Big HUI 1 lay wood First to Be Taken Into Custody?One Hundred and Fifty Arrested und Wurnnts Out for Otiaeso, Chicago, Sept. 28.?Formal return of a blanket indictment charging a nationwide conspiracy to hamper the government during the war was made today in the United States dis? trict court here against 166 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World. Almost before the dsicharge of the jury deputy marshals were on their way to the local I. W. W. headquar? ters in automobiles donated and driv? en by women, and quickly returae.l to the federal building bringing pris? oners with them. In the first hour 35 men were thus haled into the marshal's office and la? ter were questioned by investigators for the department of justice. Among the first wa? William D. Haywood. secretary of the national organization of the I. If, W.i who was questioned September 5, when the headquarters of the I. W. W. in various cities were raided by the government. 1 An explanatory statement issued by I the government attorneys who have [directed the investigation of the sedi ' tious conspiracy, the crime of which the men named in the indictment*/ ar accused, said: "The prosecutions are under Sections 6, 19 and 37 of tlu criminal code and under the espion? age act. Only leaders in conspiracies or those personally culpable in con? nection with the perpetration o: crimes against the United States are included as defendants." To permit the sure arrest of the ' indicted men, no hint of their names was permitted to escape during tht court proceedings which consisted o a statement by the foreman of th foderal grand jury that its labors ha? been completed, the handing of a bulky sheaf of indictments to tht clerk of the court and a few words | from Judge Evans, thanking the ju- j rors for their sacrifice of time and et i fort. None but members of the L W. W was named in the indictments. Commenting on the fact that the in? dictment was aimed at I. W. W. mem hers only, W. C. Fitts, assistant Um-1 ted States attorney general, gave thi. deflnttlon of the I. W. \\\: "The I. W. W. differs from 8ocial 1st? and from every form of legiti? mate labor organization. The 1. W. W. Is a degenerate; its doctrine Ii treachery, built on the teachings of the employment of secret and cover: destructive methods intended to wreck the employer and through de struction of production and transpor tatlon, disable society and the govern? ment itself, the object at this time being to render the enemy streng?*, and our dear country weak In the re? sistance of that strength." After it had been passed by Hilten G. Clabaugh of the department ot, justice, Heywoodtwas held in defau!t j of $25,000 ball. Others also appre? hended in Chicago and hyld in de? fault of $10,000 bail were: Richard Brazier of Chicago, Spokane and else where, member of the general exe'eu tivo board of the I. W. W.; .Georg? Andreychine of Chicago, Duluth and elsewhere, manager of I. W. W. pub? licity bureau, Chicago; Ralph Chap- j lin, editor and manager of Solidarity; [Vladimir Lossieff, Chicago; Berl Lor-1 ton, Chicago, manager recruit union;! I Charles Rothfisher, edition A. Bergu maa, Chicago and Cleveland; Char? les Pahlm, Chicago and Detroit; Her? bert Mahler, Seattle and Chicago. I After the first automobile loads I had reached the federal building more j prisoners were taken into custody ua ltil approximately iso had been I brought into the headquarters. Six? teen were taken In a second descent on the I, W. W. headquarters. As fast as the men were questioned they were returned to the custody of , the marshal. Many of them were ta? ken to the count) Jail for the night. HASN'T It EN Ol'NC ED BELGIUM. - German Chancellor Tells HnlciaitSI That Germany la Standing Cat. CoponhoaTsni sent. 2it.?Germany I has not renounced Belgium and hai,i not been in communication with any <?i her enemies, according to Berlin report of the speech <>f Chancellor Michaelis before the main commit tee of the leicbstag. London. Sept. 29.? Two German airplanes participating in l ist night's raid over the southeast coast of Eng? land were brought down, it is official-1 1.? reported, No casualties ars re? ported. Mt at be th7 Country'.. Thj God', m DAY, OCT?BER 3. 1917 CONSOLIDATE REGIMENTS. PROTESTS OF STATES AGAINST PLAN AUK USELESS. War Department Find* it Necessary to Consolidate National Guard Regiments from Several States to Organize Army for Service i:i, France. Washington, Sept. 29.?Conaolida- ( tlon of National Guard regiments from different States is in some cases i essential to the early dispatch ot Nat ional Guard divisions to France. For that reason the policy of consolidating guard units as military requirements direct will be carried out, despit protests received from States author? ities. This was the impression gained at the war department tonight of th. visit of Governor Gardner of Missouri | to Secretary Baker to lodge in person , his objection to steps taken by army i oflicials with regard to consolidating units of the Missouri National Guard with Kansas guardsmen. He will see Mr. Baker again Monday, but there F: no prospect that the consolidation policy will be modified. Secretary Baker told Governor Gardner that officers displaced by the consolidation would lose nothing in rank. The chief objection of the military authorities to filling up existing guard regiments with National Army men from the same State, thus preserv? ing every guard organization, lies in the fact that the regiment would bo composed of two-thirds wholly un? trained men. Should the guard regiments be fill? ed with National Army men. theil departure to France would be delayed many months while the green men arc trained, and the war department wishes to expedite the preparation of guard divisions for active service. ITALIANS DELIVER BLOW. Storm Strong Positions on J>oii/.o Front and Capture Hundreds oi Prisoners. Washington, Oct. 1.?The Italian. have started another big offensiv?, against the Austrians on tho Ison/.o front, where for a fortnight virtual quietude had prevailed. On the liainsizza plateau positions have been stormed and taken by Gen. Cadornas forces and 1,409 prisoners capture.-.' By their new successes the Italians have brought their line almost to the bridge of the Chiapovano river, near Podlaca and Madoni, which also givet them possession of nearly all of th southeastern portion of the plateau, The Austrians, realizing the Strate? gic, value of the Italian gain have de hvered extremely heavy counter-at? tacks but to no purpose. Likewise fruitless attempts have been made to dislodge the Italians from the south em slopes of Monte San Gabriele. Daily the Italians continue their aerial borbardments of Austrian po? sitions with large quantities of explo? sives. The great fortress of Po'.a agai.i has received a visitation and ene? my depots at Bcric, near Nabresin.i northeast of Triest, on the Gulf of Triest, have been bombarded. NKW ORPHANAGE HEAD. Trustees of Presbyterian Institute Se? lect Son of Dr. W. 1*. Jacobs as Superintendent. Clinton, Sept. 29.?At a special meeting of the board of trustees o; Thornwell Orphanage, Which has jus been held here, the Rev. William states Jacobs, D. D., of Houston, Texas, was elected to succeed his falu er, the late liev. William P. Jacobs, D. D., as superintendent of the or? phanage. Dr. Jacobs is pastor Of om of the largest churches In the South? em Presbyterian church, the First Church of Houston* which has a an m berahlp of about 1.800, Dr. Jacobs hiis been notified of bis election and the trustees expect to hear from him within tho next few days. PERUVIANS SEIZE SHIPS. Naval Forces Board German Vessels at Oallao. Lima, Peru, Sep'- 30.? Peruvian naval forces yesterday were placed on aboard five German steamships and three German sailing vesstols wbtcb have been laid Up :it CotlaO Blru ? early In the war. Hans of the ma? chinery were missing, Albany. <>ot. 1. -Gov. Whitman lin announced that he will withhold a <\>* cialon In the matter of the extradi tlon of Alexander Berkman until he has examined the minutes of the s;n, Francisco grand jury which Indicl him tor murder in connection with bomb explosions. mi 'Track'?. THJC IUI K NITRATE OnOO?. sllcUKTAHY OF AGRICUI/TURE HOUSTON MAKES STA'lEMEXT AS TO PURCHASES. Piano are Weil Under Way to Use 3 $io,o(io,ouo Appropriation t<> Boj S<m1u for Sale to Tanners at Cost. Washington, Sept. 2C.?Secrete i> Houston stated today that the De? partment of Agriculture has for som-' 1 time been giving careful consider. - I tlon to the problem of scouring nin tr?te of soda for fertilizer use. Un-!i der a recent authorisation of eongre there is available an appropriation of ? 10,000,00 to be used, at the discre? tion of the president! to secure ni- 1 trato of soda and to supply it to] farmers at cost for cash. It is proposed to coordinate all thv government purchases of Chilean 111-1 tr?te for this country through tin purchasing committee of the War In dustries Board, under the Immediate supervision of Mr. Barucb, so that there will be no competitive bidding for this material. This should cor | much simplify the problem and BUM it feasible to secure the best possll terms. The price of Chilean nitrate on board ship in Chile has greatly in? creased within recent months without justification. Shipping rates all have increased. T'ne Increase n price is due in part to unfounded Statements regarding the demand foi [Chilean nitrate for munitions put I poses and for fertiliser, especially In connection with the $10,000,000 re? cently appropriated by congress t< (purchase nitrate of soda. As a mat tor of fuct, the demands of this coon try for nitrate of soda will be small i than heretofore. The navy alrea I j has placed contracts for this material to satisfy its needs for the next tWClv< months. Toe war department an I nounces that practically ?all the .;?>? dium nitrate which it has been plan? ned to procure lor the gradual build ling up of the war reserve already ha been contracted for. The quantity ! which may be purchassd for f r tilizer use under the s". rial appro? priation of congress will not be addition to the quantity normall: used. Any quantity purchased by tb? government and sold to farmers wir; simply take the place in part Ol suabilities heretofore. Supplied to then through private agencies. As a mat tor of fact, unless satisfa* tory price* can be secured, it is probable that tlu farmers will not svek as large a quan? tity of this material as has been used In ths last year or two. Borne con? tracts already hare been made bj ' farmers for nitrate of soda. In view of all these facts, it is probable that the aggregate demand for the next five or six months will he below th? normal, it Is certain that unless tin market prices, which are now in th> neighborhood of $100 a ton, fall, th< farmers' demand for nitrate will de crease. As has been stated, the purchas? ing will ho hindled directly through the War Industries Board. The De-I partment of Agriculture will cooper- j ate With the purchasing committee in I the effort to procure nitrate of aoda It is authorized by law to secure fads as to the demand for fertilizers, in eluding nitrate of soda, thei.- supply consumption, costs and prices, and the basic facts relating to their own l rstlip, production, transportation, manufacture, storage, and distribu? tion. This Inquiry is now being proa ecuted through the Bureau of Mar? kets. In connection with this- the j needs of farmers will be ascertained and all amounts pin chased for their j use, after the shipments reach th< ports, will be taken charge of by the department and will be distributed through the department to farmers at coBt for cash. The collections will b* made by the department and will be turned in to the treasury. To assist the department in its activities in thtS direction the services of Mr. Meli II. Wilkinson, of Atlanta. <i : . have been secured. Ho will be given SUCh assistants as may be> needed ami will have available the services of tin experts Of the r.ureau of Soils and the Bureau Of riant Industry. Authority has been given by tht president, if necessary, to Itcena ? the Importation, manufacture, storag and distribution of fertlllxcrs,, to re nulre the licensees to submit repo?*t?. and to permit entry and Inspection of their places of business. The presi? dent is further authorised, it he shall find that any storags charge, com? mission, profit or practice ??f n*.i> lecenaee la unjust, or unreasonable <? discriminatory and unfair. ?<? rnuao euch charge, commission, p > i' or practice t.? be discontinued, and In lieu of auch chnrge, romnir*u?Hi, profit or practice, may determine what is just and reasonable and Vs SOCTHRON, EMatiUKtMd Jans, 1 Ma. Vol. XLV. No. 14. SECOND LIBERTY LOAN. tREASURY OFFICIALS APPOR? TION' HON OS TO FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS* Richmond District Fxi>cctcd to Sub bCKSBC for $200,000,000 of the Loau. Washington, Sept. 29.?Treasury cflicials tonight announced the ap? portionment of the second Liberty bond issue, to be offered next Monday an.ong the various federal banks of the country. Virtually two-thirds of the loan is expected to be raised by the New York, Boston, Cleveland and Cr icago districts, with one-half ap? portioned to the iirst named district*. The minimum apportioned to the At? lanta district is $80,000,000. Apportionments indicate only what oa?h district is expected to do, and may bo entirely upset by the actual subscriptions. In making the appor ti< nnicnts, officials used two bases of subscriptions the minimum of $3,000. 000,000 and "an expected amount" of $5,000,000,000. Apparently in offering the second Issue officials hope to realize a $5, 000,000,000 response. In the apportionment to each dis tr et the first figures given represent tli 3 minimum, and the second, the i amount expected to be subscribed. The figures follow: Boston, 10 per cent., $300,000,000, $500,000,000; New York 30 per cent., !>J00,000,000, $1,000,000,000; Philadel pbla 8 1-4 per cent., $250,000,000 $415,000,000; Cleveland, 10 per cent.. $200.000,000; $500,000,000; Rich? mond, 4 per cent., $120,000,000, $200 - 000,000; Atlanta, 2 S-4 per cent.. $80, 000,000, $135,000,000; Chicago, 14 I er cent., $420,000,000, $700,000,000; St. Louis, 4 per cent. $120,000, 000, $100,000,000; Minneapolis, 2 1-2 par cent., $105,000.000, $175,000, 000; Kans-as City 4 per cent., $120, 0(0,000, $200,000,000; Dallas. 2 1-2 per cent., $75,000,000, $125,000,000; Bf n Francisco. 7 per cent, $210,000, 0(0, $350,000,000. Totals. $3,000,000,000, $5,000,000, 0(0. In each case the announcement 'reads, "the amount has been complet i c< on the percentage basis, and while j the banking resources of each district . . . have been given large considera? tions other factors have been taken into account, such as the income tax llected from each district, the as? sessed value of property therein, the subscriptions received from each dis? trict to the first Liberty loan and the ? amount of bonds allotted on such sub? scriptions, the capital available for bt nd investment in eac h district and the populations." The basis of apportionment thus varied materially from that used in the first. Liberty loan when the bank in,' resources of each federal reserve district were the sole basis of calcu la ion. Governors of the federal reserve banks have been notified by Secretary MeAdoo of the apportionments. I. W. VY. TRAITORS ARRESTED. Forty-live of Huneb Now in Custody. Chicago. Oct. 1.?The federal au? thorities announced today that forty - flve of the hundred and sixty-six in? dicted in connection with the indus trlal Workers of World investigation have been arrested. Battleship Floated. Atlantic Port. Oct. 1.?The United Stl tea battleship which went aground Friday In home waters has been float? ed A large licet pulled the vessel off at high tide. (in ling shall bo prims facie evidence In any court In which proCCedtrtgS mi y be brought, it is also provided lhat llc< nses may be revoked for cause. If it becomes necessary to ( xercise the licensing power. the deiMtrtment of agriculture, through a special agency, will utilize tho ser \ ic-s of the licensing division of the food administration. There has been available no thor? oughly satisfactory data aa to the yields of crops due soleiy '?o the application of nitrate of soda, and therefore, aa to the pries at wh'ch fat ners can afford to use it. Realiz? ing this fact, the secretary of agricul? ture directed the bureau of plant in dustry hist spring to make 100 ex? periments. These experiments are being made with corn in live South i rn States Virginia, North Carolina. South Caroline Georgia and Alabama a ten counties in each State and i n two farms in each county. It is hoi od that tIm? results of the Invest! Sal on will be SValiants within the next six weeks. When information is secured ii will promptly be given l>ul licity.