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official m w. TIIK BHITlsH ^11 V1 >11.\ ABYANC ixn. Herim.n* Make Vsln \ttcmpts to Pro? tect Their r.. L i tn ntast lta.-4's. The British thin morning attached on a v? Ide front in Flanders ami pent - ?rated the Herman positions, in some plates, to a distance of more than a mile. Over the main crest of FUSSe t hedanle Hchlvult ridge, itt an eai h hour, the Hermans wer? <n rendering b> hundreds. This attack tamo eight days after the last drive around Ypres. U *? interim has seen some of the moat, d?gerate fighting on tho west? ern front that has taken place during the war. The Hermans repeatedly at? tempted to regain the lost ground which is moat Important lo Hum in protecting their Belgian coast Rasis. More und more the battle la resem? bling the Summe push of last year, ?fhkst resulted in the memor abb ' Ihndenhurg strategic retreat.'' The Hermans' last vain effort to stave off today's attack came yester ? Its t ? t we, a Tow BJ |' I la inlet and Polygon Wood ami resulted In the TltltSOS bOblg mowed down under a withering fire. The situation is comparatively quiet on thv French front, excepting in? tense artillery fire at Verdun ft - mi h a v i iti.i s IH i m 11 >ii i d * 11 I r ink fort and ItiHtatt last night. British Headquarters In France and Heinum. Oot. 4.?The British went beyond Hamlet or Broadsvnule. furth? er south Cameron Covet, which wit? nesses some hard righting, was left ) . hind The northern wing this after? noon Is righting In a short distance of Poslcf f pells. M.IMUl MlTtUII I.I. TO Itl N. Says Mr* Mill Make Hie Fight Against Hear t Hylsn and lloheu/ollt rn. New York net. 1.?A large number of cltl.'-na of New York gathered In I l.i I pi i/.a tod i\ t?> notif> Ma' or Mitihel that he was their choice t o the major's office a' ain heard Charles ire "the election of u mayor of New York Is not a matter o: parry politics." but a question of mu astJpel Ideals and patriotism. Mr Hughes was the principal speaker present "in the Interest of the non psrtlsar. erbt lent government and de? clared that Mayor Mitt lu ll "incarnat ?.1 that priro l|>l.' " Letters supporting the mayor's can? didacy were read from former Presi? dent William H Taft and Charles F.d ward Bussed, Socialist. Answering the tb-mands of the crowd that he run aguln. the mayor in u speech siul: My answer is I will run. I will make the fight one against Hearst. Hylan ami Hohenzollern. I will make the fight against Murphy. Cohalan and < ? b'.m I'lt Hbb ni s t ;<?-< t rh nil to Hatlier Rata I '?.km- to Peace. Washington Del I ?In his work of cotoetlng data for use by the Aim 11 ean cemsslsatoncrs who will sit at the pescs conference. Col. F. M House will not go to Kuropo. Re will under taks ne negotiations wl official or otherwise. He will not even at? tempt tt exchange \ lews with ollloials of slllett guvt rnments as to the basis ..l peace His tssk Is simply to study all phases of the background of this war. historical, po du al, ethnological and sociological, collecting the best Infor? mation that is obtainable on these matters ami tabulating it In wnch form that the Pmted States government will ?.. able to use it tn considering the vsrlous steps in the ultimate ap? proach to pesos. In his work. Col House Is to sosk the serviees of the American Uni? versities, caking upon the authorities on all subjects pertaining to his quest to sid him. The whole plan. It Ik now understood. was outlined to Col. M..jm mi tlo- net :iMion of President Wdso i's recent visit to Massachusetts In UM hbi ry of t'oi. House's home at Magnolia ami again In the presi? dent's privste saloon on the Mnytlow ? r the ? hol* plan is understood to / , ? ? Ik* d . though again i? um f be ? mphv !/?? I tin- president. <??i l.ng to officials, took the steps he ?bd with ?ut soy thought whatever that peace is Imminent. Ofh\ Uls of the A merles n govern? ment from the president down. It Is ?leclaretl. haw realized for some time thit t woubl be a mistaken policy 1 m tb?- I n.t. d Bs?St t?) g*J Into the SgSMN conference not bavin- thor i 'ill .o'm.i nnied Itself with the vn s ind e*t?rmeiy complex phnses of Kuropeitn politics. It must not he i.l.ir tl from Hi. . It ts stated, that Piesl?lent Wdson has any Idea of pro . tin ; tb<- thought ??f the I nlted lies into the innate details of the ums arrangetm nts that must con ilude the war. Civ ??> rib# to The DsHy Item. Oglj 10c per aeek, delivered. roki:i<..\ miMsTF.it makfn xfw HJEA to FVUNTF. For No Indemnities?PeOCS by AfIW* ?MM it ml Hburtiiumcnt Will Come in Spite or IK'tdre of individuals. Amsterdam, Oct. ?>.?Budapest dis? patches received here say that a din? ner given >>y the Hungarian premier, I ?r. Alexander \\ ekerle. in honor of Count Oil III, he Austro-Hungarlan iicnist^r <?f foreign affairs, the latter in ri'hl' to an invitation to moke a Htatement concerning his peace poli? cy, said: "To TaMeyrand has been ascribed the saying that words are given to conceal thoughtB. It may be that this iving u is tine for the diplomacy of his country hut for the present time I hardly can conceive a phrase less accurate. "The millions who aro fighting in the trenches or behind the lines wist to know why and for what they are fighting. They have a right to learn why |?. aee. which the entire world de? sires, has not yet come. When 1 was ippOinted to my post, I utilized the Brit op] ortunlty openly to declare that we do not want ?o oppress any one but that on the o' her hand, we would not suffer any oppression and that we were prepared to enter upon poact negotiations as soon as our ene? mies accepted the standpoint of peace I I .reel,lent." Count Czerin said a plain statement of war alms was indispensable. He explained the conversion of the Cen? tral Powers to the docf ine of disarm? ament by declaring that armaments were necessary until the world was Convinced that Austria-Hungary was not a dying state, subject to dhunem bei inent. tn i ei i lusiou COVnl i'zerin threat .11 that, unless; peace without annex? ation or Indemnity were Immediately It l'ted, iL wou.d be necessary for Austi in-IIungary to revise her pro? gram and seek compensation for fur? ther costs of the war. Arguing that competition In arma? ment after the war would mean eco? nomic ruin for all states, Count Czer nin continued. "Th?s war taught us that we must rec kon Ofj a great im lease in former armaments. With unrestricted urma ments the mMitary estimates would antOOnl to billions. That is Impos? sible, it would mean complete ruin. Complete disarmament Is the only Issu" from the difficulty. "Gigantic fleets will have no further purpose when the nations of the world Kuarantee the freedom of the seas and land armies will be reduced to the level roejOired lor the Maintenance of internal order. Kvery state will have to give up something of its independ dence for the purpose of insuring the world peace. "Probably only the present genera? tion will not live to see the comple? tion of this great pacific movement. It can only be realized slovvly, but I con? sider It our duty to place ourselves at the iH'atl of the movement." Htrongly emphasizing the necessity for naval disarmament on the high seas. Count Pill nil I said: "I purposely say the high seas, fen* I do not extend the idea to narrow Mai1, and I f *eoly admit that for sea com? munication special rules and regula? tion must obtain. With these factors made ch ar, every ground for territo? rial i; iarantee?i disappears. This is the basic- mom of the beautiful and sub? lime note whieb tin pope addressed to the whole world. If this basis is ac? cepted by ouienetnies. we can re niMHHv the enlargement oT the Au?tro Hungarhui monarchy, always provid? ed that the enemy completely evacu? ates our territory." Haying that he had been hl ime I bot Ii it nosns ami in unfriendly conn* tiles for plain speaking with regard to the Austro Hungarian peace- terms, Count Qiarntn proceeded: "l v? Ith I raw nothing, being convinc? ed that an overwhelming majority of the people approve my standpoint. "In brc ;ol outline*, our program far the rees'ablishim nt of order in the world has been laid down in our rep': to the pope's note. It may appear in conceivable to mani that the centra) powers desire to renounce military armaments Hut the war lias pro? duced new facts, condition^ and con? ception*, which hOVM shaken the loon clnilon of Furo|Main politico BspOClal* lv has the Idei crumbled which held that AUOtrla-HUntfary was a mori buncl state. ? .Now we are in a position simul? taneous'^ w ith our allies to lay ISl le arms and ic/ulate future conflte'ft bj trblti ation. "This go.?i is extraordinarily dlfll? < lilt." be added, "but It must and si all Is alt.uned no matter whether indi? viduals consider it desirable or not." if our enemies refuse la listen and compel us to continue this murcV r, then we lenerve the riefet to rovlnc our terms 1 am not very Optimistic oi the dispo ition of the entente tu . onclude peace bj ngn smsni on the abo\ b i i An overwhelming ns jority oi tue entire woild wants pence EPI TUT! BENTS. KEPR] si:\;tati\ i:s prom tkx canon states adopt res. oia\tu >x ooncsaix i kg 1?17 CROP. HM Committee in to Confer With Mr. Hoover in Washington Regarding seed Prices. New Orleans. Oct. 2.?A price of :< ? cents a pound to the farmer was agreed upon at a meeting here late today of men interested in marketing and growing of cotton in 10 Southern States as being justified by the pres? ent selling prices of manufactured cotton products. The price was sug? gested in an amendment to a resolu? tion adopted just previously which de? clared against price regulation of cot? ton by congress or delegating the au? thority to any other body. Although the amendment, introduc? ed by L?. B. Jackson, director of the Georgia Bureau of Markets, met with some little opposition, it was recog? nized as a compromise measure and was almost unanimously adopted. Unsuccessful efforts to have the amendment read 35 instead of ?1? cents were made by K. W. Dabbs, ot Maycsville, S. C. W. b. Yeary, of Farmville, Texas, and Peter Radford. of Austin, Texas, led the movement to secure a thirty cent minimum. Following the advice of John M Parker. State food administrator, the delegates adopted a resolution provid? ing for the appointment of a commit? tee of seven to confer in Washington with Herbert Hoover, federal food administrator, regarding cotton seed prices. Resolutions also were adopted en? dorsing Kdward S. Butler, of New Or? leans, as member of the federal ex? ports board and endorsing the move? ment to have bales of cotton standard? ized throughout the cotton belt by making them of the uniform size of 14 inches long by 27 inches wide. PHYSICIAN DKAR, MINISTER dy? ing. Mortally Wounded B*rcachcr, by Means of Signs, Suys The) Shot Each Oth? er Bow n. Russellville. Ala., Oct. 3.?The bod> of Dr. Thomas Hugher, prominent physich?, and surgeon of this city, was fo't lay. six miles from here, shot t? . and the Rev. T. J. Ter? ry, bCd '? of the Methodist church, was found nearby in a dying condition. Dr. Hughes had been shot in the face with a load from a shotgun and hi.: right hand been shot off, apparently when he threw it up to ward off the shot from his face. Mr. Terry w: s unable to make a statement. He had been shot twice through the lungs with a 30 calibre automatic pistol. When asked if he and Dr. Hughes had quarreled, he shook his head negatively. According to the police, when asked If he shot Dr. Hughes he answered "yes," by nodding his head, and if Hughes had shot him, he answered in the affirma? tive again by the same sign. Doctors say it will be impossible for him to recover enough to make a statement or throw light on the tragedy. The men had left Russellville only half an hour earlier for Rock wood seven miles south of here, where they frequently went together on hunting trips and for which purpose they had gone this afternoon, only one shot? gun was carried, that belongiu" t< Terry. Dr. Hughes had served on the Franklin county exemption board un? til about i o'clock this afternoon, when he was seen to get into his car, which was standing in front of his of? fice on Jackson avenue, and drive ort. taking Mr. Terry with him. It was generally known that they had plan? ned the trip for this afternoon. Two pistols Were found, but only one had been discharged. Both were on the ground under the car on the side of the road where Mr. Tery was found. The body of Dr. Hughes was on the Opposite side of the road. Mr. Terry has a wife and several Children. Hughes leaves a wife and several small children. Officials to? night wer?> unable to advance any sat? isfactory theory to account tor the double tragedy. 1NR1CTMKNTS FOR HIAUI). Republican Primary in New York <iet J-tgb. Workers Into Trouble. New York, Oct. 2.?Twenty-eight Indletments against election officials in the recent Republican mayoral! pri? mary ere expected to be returned late toda\, tin district attorney announced. Subscribe tO The Datly Item. Only I0c per week, delivered. by agreement but some few men are preventing it. We shall, in this case, pursue our way with sangfroid and steady nerve, We know that w ? can hold out ;'i ihe front ami rtl home Our honor Will com., and with it a sure guarantee of the tree and peat-e? tui development of AusUia-llun.;uiy. ' M'LA lit IN TALKED NAH IN THE WEST. Says Tho.> Heard Htm Gladly In Min? nesota. Columbia, Oct. 8.?John L. McLaU rln is here to attend the meeting of the Council of Defense. He is chairman from Marlboro county. Ing tour through the West. At St. He has just returned from a speak - Paul he .spoke fron? the same platform with Senator DaFollette. Mr. Mc Liuurin says that he delivered the same kind of a war speech there that he has delivered in South Carolina, as full of invectives as lie knew how to make it, extolling the national ad? ministration and denouncing any who would hinder it in the prosecution of the war. He says that he could not" have asked for a more enthusiastic reception. The meeting was under the auspices of the National Non-par? tisan League, and was composed largely of farmers. He says that he found them to be patriotic to the core. Being largely of German and Swedish descent, they probably had to suppress natural sympathies, but that from the reception given patriotic remarks from himself and others nothing could be desired. That as a result of the sentiments expressed by Senator I^a i'olletc the meeting came near break? ing up in a riot. He says that the chief grounds ol complaint by the farmers in that sec? tion is that price of wheat has not been tlxed high enough, but that they will be content if the price of Hour and bread is Hixed at proportionate figures. He says that of course he ha neard but one side, but that the rep? resentations made to him were that the farmers felt that the new grading of wheat wculd make it well-nigh im? possible for them to sell much wheat at the maximum price of $2.20; that under the new system the flour manu? facturers would make about $4 30 a barrel, whereas formerly they made so cents; that at $U a ban el at pres? ent prices the baker would get $32 for the bread made from it; that whereas the freight rates on lake steamers formerly was about one cent per unit, now it was about four and a half cents; that the farmers fell that all others were making much higher profits than themselves. Mr. McLaurin says that he advised them, instead of passing resolutions and making critical speeches, to ap? point a committee to take the matter up with the administration for he knew they would get justice there. He says that one speaker attacked Representative Lever. Hut that he came to Mr. Lever's defenso and as? sured the speaker and his- hearers that Mr. Lever not only was a most ex? cellent man but a most patriotic one. and that any committee of farmers would get a fair hearing before the agricultural committee of the house. Mr. McLaurin says that so far as he could learn practically only the brewers in the cities sympathized with Senator LaFollette. St'MTEK COTTON MARKET. P. O. BOWMAN. Ccuon Buyer. (Corrected daily at 12 o'clock Noon Good middling 2"? 8-4, Strict middling 25 5-8. Middling 25 1-2. Strict low middling 25 1-4. Low middling 24 2-4. NEW >'OHK COTTON MA UK KT los'd.fft Of*?n Utah i.ov* Clo?*r Um** Oct. . ,26.66 26.66 26.10 26.10 26.56 Dec. . .25.45 25.0:', 25.21 25.31 26.00 Jan. . .25.55 25.77 25.1 2 25.12 25.8 1 New York spots 26,85, Subscribe to The Dally Item. Only I tie per week, delivered. ?TT r V~ " ?" * -T untuttttntnusttnttttntntittututtntttsnr 1! B We Grind Lenses, examine the eyes scientifically and lit eye? glasses perfectly. l*et us work for you. Wo have all prescriptions on file. Broken lenses replac? ed promptly. Graduate opto- | metrist and Optician in charge. I W. A. Thompson, j; JEWELER & OPTOMETRIST. !? Mnmn?iw>iwwww?uuu<ai;;;iwu4;;i KEGBQE8 AT ALL CAMPS. Draft Men Will Begin Mobilizing To? morrow Under Modified Arrange - mentna Washington, Oct. 1.?With plenty of room available at the national can i ton incuts, due to the large number of men to be withdrawn to till up the National Guard and other branches, the war department has again modi lied its plans for training negro troops oi the National Army forces. It is now the purpose, Secretary Bake"* ! said today, to train a complete unit of negroes at each of the 1?; canton? ments instead of training them only [ \t cantonments to which a considera ; hie number report. The ante of the Unit will depend upon the number of i negro drafted men from the divisional area which supplies each cantonment, ' but where there is a large surplns of men they will be sent to posts rrflh smaller numbers for consolidation with the training units there. The first of the drafted negroes wni be mobilized under the call of Octo? ber 3. The number to be taken froni .^ach division will not be uniform and the allotment has not been announc? ed. Death. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Waddell, widow of the late H. C. Waddell. died at the home of her son, Mr. H. S. Waddell. 223 E. Liberty street, at 10 o'clock today, age 1 eighty years. The funer I ? al eervtcei will be held at the First Hap ist chjroh at 10 o'clock Wednes j day morning. The body will be take.i ' to Sutherland, Va., for burial. 1 Eveiything in the Building Line All Kinds ol Fetid BOOTH & McLEQD, lac. 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