Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Tiff: *t*m:n watciimav, F^tatn (JoDHolidated Aug. 2,11 ? FI6IITIWG FOB PEACE. ?MIMA.V^ ST \KF \l 1, ON ( Hl SIL l\G |TALI \Ns la dir at km h Arc That IMnn of Teuton* H to I f* All I'owt r to Admitting r r.irr Defeat to Italy nod Force Allies to Moke Pessar. ? Oil The French ?UCCOSS on the Alane mm Bttthih pressure In Flandern have' offw t hy the Auatro-German hlo v again it the left wing of the Italian MlM OA the leonro front. While the Titntoo advance hu?s progressed fur enough to n?< . onni lei od dangerous for the future of the allied arme a semi? official Rome statement says the bit ken la certainly in hand. Qlletal ?atemnt laaued later stated thv. %\%m reutons were repulsed In the?r ef? fort* on the Carso front The strong? ly reinforced Teu?-m ..rmle* are re? ported to be co;. inded ' t den? von Mackensen, w'.io was successful In two campaigns against the Rusaiars Sot entirely successful In Russia, and bring pushed back In France and H< 1 gtssg the Teutons may he making IisaiVjlc effort uguinst the Italians In the hope of crushing one of the alle . and to bring about a favorable peace. Tim French and Tlntish continue fketr advance. The. French gained tranche* beyond their objective*, while tho Britiah repulsed counter at tacke and osaasolldnted the ground won yesterday. TFRIURIF BLOW TO ITAl V. _ \ German t\nr Offkc \imounce* the Capture of SO.ooo Itnliuns and BW> tiling. Berlin. Oct. 27.?Sixty, thousand ItSllana and four hundred and ni'ty gone have been ruptured, the war of? fene clalma. TO ISOI. \TF III ss| \ (jmnmiM Trying to Cut Cnmmunkn iton With Swollen. Petrograd, Oct. ?Preparations uro beleg made for evacuating II d atnjrf ora according to reports )?* ? Oilved hers. A news report from ' holm ssys the Germane evl d*n ope to sever communication betweer Busala and Hweden hy cjt Cng th ? railroad at Tomen In Fin etnd v? Ml MISTS OFFOSi: INDFMNI Tils. AuMtrlatw Bcmand that (Government Bcriare for l*rlneiple. Copenhagen. Oct. 27.?Auatrlan Socialists at a convention in Vienna demanded that the go-. rnment | ro rl&lm the principle of no annexat on. no indemnities This is the llrst pi.rty of the Central powers to formally re? ject ths Idsa of ann< <ition. Fmperor In Conimand. Perhn. 1 ' ? '7 Fm. eror Ch irles. of Austria-Hungary. It commanding the armlea attacking Italians. TONH OF BOMBS DHORI'llB. British Aviator* F.ffoctlvcly Bunt German Plant*. I?omlon, < i. t :d.?Six tons of Dotnls were dropped hy Itritish avia? tors on the B?rbach works, west .>? Saarbr?cken, Rhenish 1'russla, Wed? nesday night, says a Hritish oft rial aviation ? omrnunication Issued to? night. The communication adds h it four h ?utile a I rd omen were also at? tacked, forty-five hcavv homha hav? ing be??n iropped and that d.rect hits were obtained on a group of human-?. Mt>V BB. Gl Ns ( \lTl Bi:i>. I ?MM Ii Troop*. Com Inning Succo>*ful Brive In dander*. Paris. Oct. 2?.?The French troops sre continuing their wuccesaful tritt on the Flanders from, according to the war office ?t iten enl laaued to? night. The number of guns capt irtd since the 23d Instant totals 1U0. and See more prlsonera were taken this seaming In the Champagne enemv surprise sttscks broke down and the French suceeeded In entering the Ger? man lines at one point and hro mh' barg prisoners. ? OT*ro\ R \| | s I MlK\sO\ \BI I laseratate l omiiM nv ( nmmi^lnn I p k**iU ( omplolm of \Vh Orlenuv. Washington, fiel 27.?The com plaint of the New Orleans exrhm ?< that rates on ootton from points on the Hnuthern railway within a rsdlUS of toe milea of New Orleans ore tin reasonable n , - ? n n ,|.. Id i,y fit ? in teratat?? < ort si H ?? SOI IHltaPtOH \ nunimmn <>r :,'> seats pet bundred was prescribed. ?hcd April, 1830. "Bf ?UM a sr. BATTLE Of ISOHZO. WHITER |H ITALY fJOPJ ARM I FS WORK. A list riant, and (icnnniH Inaugurate Heavy OfTenMve FYom North to Re? deem Previous Losses. Army Headquarters In Northern Italy. Wednesday. Oct. 24 (Py the Ae sociated Press.)?Under tho escort of an officer from headquarters, the cor? respondent was given an opportunity today to sec Oorizla under a rain 01 shells from nearby Austrian batteries, and to look out from q castle dom? i i'ing the city on the vast scene of ?military operations of which Gorlzla i the strategic center,. The visit wns made at an opportune moment, just as the Austrians and Hermans were inaugurating their 'heavy offensive from the north In tlm 'effort to redeem their recent heavy 'losses. A heavy artillery bombard? ment had initiated the movement, with the Italian batteries responding along a front of 20 miles running -oh? the Painsizzn plateau towards ?!o.mlno. As the correspondent pass? ed along the road from headquarte/s shells were falling freely three m'le.^ outside Oorizla and there was a steady roar of guns of all calibres. Buch an offensive had been antici? pated for several cays, as Information reaching headquarters showed Uli I the enemy was prepa:-: .g for the su 1 preme move of thv nr. Amtri: forces in the North, whsre they were rio longer required against the inac? tive Russian armies, had been sent u \hin front. At the same time th" ?Ie Off) reneral staff had awivkened to the po.juollltlos of the Italian from and for ; - first time Rrandenbui ? troops were ldentiftcd along th s nearby front anil shells from larg? calibre Oerman guns were falling fo ? the first time from the enemy position on Monte San Gabriele and arou. Monte Rosso. This, with the fury of the German lire, made It evident that the enemv would seek to regain the vast Hain alsaa plateau which the Italians re? cently todk with 30,000 prisoners as the Italian strip on the plateau open? ed the way for them to sweep ovei the Carso range blick to Triest and thus threaten the Austrian defense of Triest. It was therefore to protect Triest and force back the ltadans to the old line of the isonzo river that the enemy forces were tripled. Picked Brandenburgern Saxois, Bavarian i and others were added to the Austrian forces and the open.ng stages of the offensive were developed today. The city of Oorizla was entered over la bridge which Italian engineers had thrown across the Isonzo. The mas? sive old stone bridge was out of ser? vice, With one of its stately arche blown to pieces. The iron railroad bridge further along had been entire? ly destroyed by artlllerv tire. The big paper mills along the river front were a mass of ruins and lines of jagged walls, with gaping windows, extended for miles along the river. Entering Gorlzla the city present * 1 an aspect of ruin and desolation with the crash of falling walls every now ,and then adding to the area of de? struction. Within five minutes the eo-respondent counted live large churches, including the Imposing cathedral which had been reduced io a mass of ruins. The roof of th cathedral, which had been reduced to Mtieccssinn of shell hol* s the high altar could be seen above the tumb! jlng side walls. The chief hotel Of th<? City has been] blotted out of existence b> two large caliber shells which leveled the entire structure. What is left of one of the principal buildings li now used for an emergency fire de partment to prevent further destruc? tion. < oing to the top of the castle dom? inating the city, the correspondent h id a splendid view of the vast Held of the present operations. Immedi? ately in front was Monte San Michel, held ?>y the Italians, and to the left Wim Monte San Cahrhdc, where the Kalians are on one side with the Aus? trians still slinging to the top on the other side. rhe dtvHMnf imes between 11m two r',.rees wer?- clearly discernible from il I territa crashing of guns on both fronts. The artillery action could he seen dimly, extending over the coveted Plateau of Ihtluslzz.-i and northward I.. Monte Rosso, Where it was later I? tflisd heavy infantry actions fol? lowed ||sj ai tilery preparations. ObeervattesM from th" top <>f the ? v. brought to a sudden h ilt in tho mldsf of the explanations of Uli ofheer oonductlns the party, Re h id J'lat led his companions oast an n itiofl post to a stone i impart fronting the castle wall. As h? spoke B81. ad Fear not?Eet all ehe ende Thon Ali TOTER. S. C, WEDNES ON THE FIRING LINE. AMF.RICAX TROOPS OX DUTY IX THKNCIIKS. First Contingent Are Taking Final Course of Training Under French Yetcrnns. With American Army. Oct. 27.? The first official statements from the American headquarters in France say: ' In continuation of their training as a nucleus for the instruction of la? ter contingents some batteries of our iirst contingent in association with veteran French battalions, are in the ar?t line trenches of quite a sector on the French front. They are sup? ported by some batteries of our artil? lery, in association with veteran French batteries. The sector remains* normal, and our men have adapted them jselves to actual trench conditions in a most satisfactory manner. They} fired their first shots at a German work? ing party, and have kept up intermit? tent firing since. General Slbcrt has the case of the iirst shell fired by an American* ar? tilleryman in France and it will be sent to President Wilson. The Amer? icans* entered the trenches with the utmost caution during a heavy down? pour. The officers expected imme? diate Teuton activity when they learn? ed that Americans were opposing them, but there has been no notice? able change in their artillery fir*. Ar the Germans were near quiet was es? sential but the welcome of the French could be heard. It has rained every 1 day and the troops are covered with ! mud. HKAUFOHT COPXTY QU AR ANTIN - F.D. Weevil Quarantine I Established for County by State C rop Pest Commis? sion. Clcmeon College, Oct. 26.?The cot? ton boll weevil has undoubtedly ap? peared in South Carolina, said Prof. A. F. Conradi, State entomologist and executive of the State crop pest com? mission, today. He stated thajt the infestation Is heavy on Dafausme. Is? land, where It was found by G. M. Anderson, expert in charge of the Clenteon College weevil line. So far no weevils have been found around Ilardeeville and Pluffton, neighboring islands, but these islands are being scouted. Due to the cold the weevil may disperse rapidly during the next ten days and cover considerably more territory. The nature of the growth and farming conditions in that section are very favorable for the spread of the weevil. The State crop pest com? mission lias placed Heaufort county in quarantine and all permits issued un ,der the boll weevil regulations and not used are declared void. This Infes? tation is not accidental but is a part of the regular line of distribution, which has been moving across Georgia ? during late summer and fall and kepi 'under observation by the crop pest l commission. It Is believed that the 'Infestation will be permanent. Ordi? narily weevil damage does not be ' come serious until the second or third year after introduction, except in sec? tions where rubbish and underbrush furnish good winter quarters. there was a deafening roar of a heavy gun, followed by the whirr of a big missile headed straight for the rain part. Instinctively every one recoiled, but It was too late. The big pro? jectile Htruck not 15 foot away, tear? ing through the stone walls and wrecking the observation post which the party had just left. All went over like a row of bricks and lay stunned under mountains of mortar, dirt and stone. The projectile had hurled a I mass of small stones like bullets and one of these made n slight gash in I the face of a member of the party. After the members of the party had I Clambered over tons of debris thrown up by the shot, army surgeons dressed the face wound of the injured man ami pronounced it merely ?uperflcla1. Thus the observation of the first stage of the Aust i o-< Jerinan offensive was brought to a sudden termination which narrowly border <i on tragedy for several well known Ihltish and I Italian writers. The visit has shown, however, the desperate character of this initial artillery lire and the mo? mentous nature of these culminating movement! In which Germany comes to aid Austria in overcoming Italy's decisive success of tin* > ca r. (?n returning to headQuarters to? night ail the Impressions gathered front the observation were confirmed as Information reaching the high com? mend shows this Is the opening of the greatest offensive the Auetrians land Germans have attempted against ' Italy. t ago oat at be ttij Ooonor'*, tuj Uod'a i DAY, OCTOBER 31, 19] REICHSTAG AGAINST MICHAELIS BUT KAISER KEEPS CHANCELLOR IX POWER. I Socialist Party Only One Without Doubt as to What Should be Dono. Copenhagen, Oct. 26.?The leaders of the majority parties in the reifh stag are continuing their delibera? tions, according to Berlin advices, and are reasserting unanimity of be Jief that Chancellor Michaelis must go, but are reeling decidedly helpess in the face of the rebuffs administered by Emfreror William to representa? tions in regard to action on various proposals. One of these suggestions was that the president of the reich stag he requested to convoke th^ ways and means committee for parlia? mentary consideration cf the political situation. It is doubtful, however, in view of the disinclination of at least two of the majority parties to in? fringe in any way upon the preroga? tive of the crown in appointing min? isters, whether any decisive action is to be expected, cither from the con? ference or the committee if it wo v ?summoned. The only party which apparently has no doubt what should be done, is the Socialists, which has announc? ed flat-footedly that its policy is war if the chancellor remains. Those ? who are advising the emperor to dis? regard the wishes of the relchstag and retain the chancellor for the time being .are perhaps counting on this, believing that with the Socialists vot? ing to refuse war credits it may be possible to break up the present ma? jority and form another embracing the non-Socialist parties, with the watchword, "The first duty is defense of the Fatherland," and establishing working relations net ween the chan? cellor and such a coalition. GERMAN SA1I/ORS IN GEORGIA. Fort MePherson Fugitives Being Re? turned. Atlanta. Oct. 26.?Officers of the de? partment of justice tonight confirmed a report that five of the Germans who escaped Tuesday night from the pris? on camp at Fort MePherson had beet arrested this afternoon near Sur rency, Ca. Johann Adelhardt, an? other of the fugitives, was captured in Atlanta late today. Arnold Henckel, formerly a petty officer in the German navy, was said to be among those captured. The oth? ers caught at Surrency were Max miltan Mensinger, Carl Schultz^, Paul Bltntr and Granz Beer. Details of the capture were lacking tonight. According to telephone reports re? ceived, the men were apprehended by two county officers and were placed in the jail at Baxley, a short dlstane? from Surrency. Reports that the fu? gitives were making their way to ? port were borne out in the fact that they were not more than 70 miles from the coast in South Georgia wlr>> taken into custody. GASOLINE FAMINE IH GREEN VILLE. Many Cars stranded on the Streets For Lack of (ins. Greenville, Oct. 26.?Greenville is now in the throes of a real gasoline famine, the last drop of the fluid having been sold early today. Al ? though several large shipments of gasoline are on the road, no immedi? ate relief is in sight, i More than 1,000 automobiles were i counted on the streets today in dry dock for lack of gas. The number in? active for this reason will probably reach 3,000 tomorrow. The dealer who hail the last 500 gallons here ?Old It this morning at the price of 4a cents a gallon. The first installment on Liberty Bonds is now due and payable at the bunks through Which the subscrip? tions were made. After the Ural In? stallment has been paid the banks will carry the deferred payments, if the subscriber so desires, until March next at 1 per cent, interest. If tin subscriber Is then unable to pay for the bond in full the banks have agreed tO carry the Unpaid balance until December, 1918, at 0 per cent. interest. The high school football team play Hyatt's Park School team o( Colum? bia next Friday on the local grounds Last \ear this hunch h: d a fa .1 and Well COaehed team The people of Bumter should turn out ami help the hoys next Friday. Since their open? ing mime of the season. the little Gamecocks have defeated all oppon? ents and deserve the support ot th * people. mm TrottVa" ITlK TRU1 L7. BRAZIL DECLARES WAR. ONLY ONE OPPOSING VOTE CAST. Authorized by Governing Bodies to Take All Necessary Steps to Seize Gunboat. Bio de Janeiro, Oct. 26.?The cham? ber of deputies today, by an almost I unanimous vote, declared that a state ' if war existed between Germany and 1 Erazil. The vote was 149 to 1. The chamber was- til'ed to capacity. ? After a debate on the opportuneness I Of proclaiming: martial law, the presi? dent of the diplomatic commission spoke in favor of a law worded as follows: "A state of war between Brazil and Germany is hereby acknowledged and proclaimed. The president of the re? public is authorized to adopt the 'measures enunciated in his message I of the 25th of October .and to take all steps tending to insur? national defense and public security." The virtually unanlmoni vote of the deputies was received with general acclamation. The senate unanimously approved the proclamation of a state of war with Germany. President Braz has sanctioned the proclamation. According to the newspapers, tor? pedo boat destroyers have received orders to proceed to Dahia and take possession of the German gunboat Eber, which has been lying there for isome time. The Eber is a vessel of 984 ton^. She is 203 feet long and has a draught of nine feet six inches. She has a complement of 125 men. OLD SYSTEM IN CSE. j Food Administration Prevails on Al? lies to Discontinue Grain Export Company. I New York, Oct. 26.?' Desirous of i maintaining every facility of the American grain business." the federal food administration has arranged with i the Entente Allied Powers for dis? continuance of grain buying by the Wheat Export Company and resump* ' tion of buying through the establlsh jed American export bouses, it was an nounced by the milling division of the food administration here today. The arrangement, which is- declared to have the cordial cooperation "of both sides," re-establishes the system of export grain buying in use prior to the organization of the Wheat Ex? port Company, the agency which has been making all North American wheat purchases for the Allies. In a 8ta'ieinnt announcing the change the milling division said: "The importance of serving their steamers- with grain exactly as needed in conjunction with their munition al? lotments has, in the past year, re? sulted in the creation of the Allies of a grain forwarding organization, which threatened to put out of busi? ness entirely the American grain ex | porting houses on the Atlantic sea? board and on the Gulf. With the ad I vent of the food administration and j its control of grain movements the ne? cessity for the allied organizations has been somewhat relaxed, and the food administration, desiring to maintain every facility of American grain busi? ness, has arranged with the Allies after a number of conferences, that their method of buying shall be re? stored to the old plan in effect before transport needs became so urgent. "Commencing at once, therefore, the Allied agency, namely, the Wheat Export Company, Incorporated, will discontinue buying grain in the Wer. and forwarding to their own ships ami will again use the established American export houses." E. .1. WATSON DEAD. State Commissioner of Agriculture Pusses Awuy After Long Illness. Columbia, Oct. 27.?Col. E. J. Wat liou, South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Indus tries, died today after a long illness MAB NOT HEARD NEWS. <Germans Astonished at Sight of Amer? ican Soldiers. Washington, ort. it, The presence of American troops in i-Yance cause i great astonishment to the crews of the Zeppelins Oil ami L-r?o, brought down by the French last Baturdaj while returning from a raid on Eng? land. Official dispatches to the state department said the prisoners declai - ed that not one of them knew of tin landing of any American expedition? ary forces. i soctubom, mullHtm V?1.XLV. No. 22. TEUTON'S DREARY PROSPECTS BITTER WINTEB COMING OX WITH MUCH SUFFERING AND HARDSHIPS IN STORE. No leather for Shoes?Food and Fu? el Extremely Low and Transporta? tion Practically Limited to Soldiers. I Copenhagen, Oct. 25.?Some of the (prospects which the German people are called upon to face the coming ! winter are officially announced in to < day's German newspapers as fol , lows: There is only enough shoe leather for the use of mirers, fishermen, ca? nal workers and a few allied trades. The manufacture of leather footwear for the rest of the population will soon be suspended. They too will have to get along with wooden soles and cloth uppers. v 1 , There is a big shortage of vege? tables and no hope of any material improvement in the fresh vegetable ?supply. The turnip must again be I one ot the mainstays of Germany ! this winter, although to a less degree than last year. The fuel problem has not teen solved despite all the efforts made for its solution, and the city popula? tions may expect to notice the results of this fact keenly. The railway administration of Sax? ony announced that railroad travt.l will not be allowed without special I permission. Soldiers in the homo I camps are limited in their week-end I furloughs and Saturday and Sunday I trips of mothers and ff-weethearts U) I see boys in the camp are cut down in order to reduce transportation. Finally, after the fashion plates lor winter are out, the government has decreed that the women's skirt, must be made with a reduced material, which results in their being made ! shorter and tighter. ' M'GOWAN TO BUILD SHIPS. Reported That South Carolina Rear Admiral is Being Considered as Successor to Capps. Washington, Oct. 2o.:?There was I a well defined, although unconfirmed, rumor here today that Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan of South Carolina would succeed Pear Admiral Capps as the head of the emergency fleet ! corporation. President Wilson has had his at? tention called to the alleged Inability of the Meet corporation to execute a ship-i uilding program that will maintain the American line of com i munication with France and England. , The movement to displace Admiral Capps Is backed by strong men, who are convinced that his methods are inadequate to meet tha emergency. At the same time they pay tribute to his constructive skill and his devotion to duty. Admiral Capps Is in 111 health and Is working 18 hours a day. they say, trying to look after the millions of dollars that enter into the planning ! and construction of thousands of ships. Chairman Hurley of the shipping board is not in control of the emer? gency fleet corporation. He did not appoint Admiral Capps and can not displace him, although the shipping I beard is nominally in control of the corporation. Admiral Capps was ap? pointed by the president. The chairman of the shipping board is not taking sides againet Admiral Capps. He refers the subject to the president. At the same time. It i* well known that the shipping board is not satislied with the rate of pro? gress and is restiv under the in? creasing public criticism. There haa not been a clash between Chairman Hurley and Admiral Capps, but there i.? not effective team work between them. They have avoided open fric? tion, possibly having fresh in mind the fate of their predecesors, Goe thals and Denman. When asked about the matter, Ad? miral McGowan declined to discuss it. GERMANS ABANDON GUNS. I No Time to Save Cannon on the A lane. Herlin, Oct. 20?(Via London).? The war ofliec announced today tnat enemy attacks had taken place at sev? eral points on the Flanders front since dawn. The German troops tn the Aisne front were unable to save Kuns and war materials In Pimm wood in the lace of t)t< French attacks and with? drew hehin 1 the Oise-Aisne canal, mar Chavignotl? and southeast of that town. The French attempted to t oss the canal lowlands, but. aeeor I ? ing to the announcement, were thrown back everywhere.