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0M PREPARES
FOR SECOND FIGHT
GREAT BATTLE MAY BE WORSE
STRUGGLE THAN FIRST OF
THE WAR.
SUPERIOR FIGHTING GROUND
Some Experts Believe That Teutons
Will Stand at Meuse Field, Which
Will b Scene of Great Clash.
London. The battle on the Marne
Us about come to an end and although
the allied armies are keeping in touch
with the retreating Germans it is evi
dent the latter are taking up positions
to stay the northward advance of the
British and French. . , v
General von Kluck's army has
made a stand "north of ( the River
Aisne on a line marked by the forest
of L'Aiftle arid Chaonne, while the
armies of Generals von Buelow and
ton Hausen. the Duke oMVurtemburg
and the crown prince are falling back
to straighten out the front on which
the next bis battle is likely "to be
fought. :'. -
Although the Germans have been
punished badly in their long retreat
and have lost many guns and men
they maintain cohesion, and, unless
the French succeed in their attempt
to get between the army of the crown
prince and those operating west of
hira, Emperor William's " forces" : will
present a solid front when the' time
comes for anotner clash which will
be .ully as important as,the Tecent
If the Germans can gain the new
position, it offers better opportuni
ties for defence than the ground they
have passed oyer the v last' 10 days.
Thpir ri'ht snnarpntlv.iiTtpnilj oa far
?Wt as St. Quentin i$h country,
tiiUAyslS streams
that will embarrass - the attacking
forces. -:
The main German forces under
General von Buelow and von Hausen,
the DuJce of Wurtemburg and the
orown prince stretch along the river
Aisne to the hills behind Rheims and
then north to Verdun, thus securing-
tne roads and railways running north
from Bethel to the Belgian frontier
jand eastward to Luxemburg and Metz
;a Lorraine. -';...-
Thus by bringing the army of the
crown prince of Bavaria more into
they will be covered on one wing
J their own fortress of Metz. .
fcotiie military emerts heliv th
Germans will offer their next big re
sistance on the Meuse and! that an-
Ker battle of Sedan will be fought
iiore many davs.
FRENCH LEFT MEETS ENEMY.
'n Contract With Whole Front North
of River Aisne.
i "aris. An official pnTnmiinfpaUnn
Uied by the French Government gives
20 details from the battle line except
that the Allied armies are -In
-u viia ine uermans every-
aeand that the forward mnvompnt
Rtinues between the Meuse and Ar-
swine.
communication reads:
un our
lett wing our armies are in
pose cr
ontacr witti fv, -u
Ks ver Aisne west and south of
On the cenror
our forward move-
few betw
een the Argonne district and
(ha t...
- -.ieue continnp
" is absnint-Qi,, -t
rnea t me
and again by the offi-
ria' Wolff
pe Cr tne army or
A rr An 11. t a t m .
Kbardi ' - " selg.ng and
pas be auun- nils city never
Pyron , ' nly the fort of
H defence, , ' "
fjf Vn , piuiecis me neignis
fral
ix)mDaTaett on sev-
is knn-.,.",.' - ' J .
r whirl tne violent attacks
Ptsiir.. ,een the object have
asuQ and since yesterday it
11 :v'ievpri. - .
Van3uard at Kiao-Chow.
A re port from Tsing-Tau of
para of t declares that a van-
HOW
City.
v-avairy is at JViao-
' 'naia-,
y Among Killed.
Hi
Gen. Neil Douglas
kip r.
in
uoya! iptjii . . . . ...
"tiuery, nas Deen Kin-
Ncen,,. ' according to official an-
UHJta!ians Ar Killed.
Rne-a A spatch tn ' tKa TT'-r.
ie. SJ,'.."1."-i?raPn Company , from
Llriste 3.. 6 officially admitted in
rUl TmI vr,a. that 15.000 sn1HiAr
5s.fi2i!;-;e and Trent, mostlv Ital-
'illM ln (he first 1Ine' have'
v..uu uaiuci.
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mVltKIUAN IHUDPS
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LEAVE VERA GRUZ
PRESIDENT DECIDED ON ACTiON
AFTER CONSIDERING THE RE
QUEST OF CARRANZA. ' .
EVACUATE THE PORT AT ONCE
TraneporU Are Ordered to Remove
Troops From Vera Cruz Number-
ing 7,200 Soldiers and Marine.
Washington. -Evacuation of Vera
Cruz was ordered' by President Wil
son. : , . '.-
American soldiers and marines:
under General Funston 'who have held
Mexico's principal seaport since it
was seized by; the fleet, April' 12 last
will embark for lome as soon as trans
ports can go afteV them and shortly
afterward all of the -war fleet except
a .few light draft vessels will be with
drawn. . v '
" The evacuatiot order was announc
ed at the White. House after a long
cabinet meeting. It;is the concluding
chapter of the second armed conflict
between the United States and Mexico
In which a score of Americans lost
their lives, nearly - a hundred were
Wounded and upwards of 300 Mexicans
were killed or wounded.
The reasons for the step were set
forth in the following statement from
the White House:
"The troops have been ' ordered
withdrawn from Vera Cruz. This ac
tion is taken in vie jv of the entire re
moval of the circumstances which
were thought to justify the occupa
tion. The further presence of the
troops is deemed unnecessary."
Specifically, the American forces
were withdrawn at , the urgent appeal
of General :,Carranza; first chief of the
ConsUtuUonallst Ariny Through Paul
lieTefScrfjepfesentfttiveof
President Wilson in Mexico, General
.Carranza set forth that the presende
of American troops, 'instead of being -
a safeguard against further revolu
tion and peace . with the United States
constituted a constant menace to
friendly relations, The Mexican chief
contended and ne was supported by
Generals Villa and Obregon that, the
Mexican people would not understand
the continued presence of 'American
troops on Mexican soil and would
cherish resentment no matter how
well intentioned the American gov
ernment was. 7
Until this time the Washington gov
ernment had not decided on any fix
ed time for the withdrawal and awaited
negotiations with the "new govern
ment. At first the president believed
it desirable to keep American forces
at Vera Cruz for salutary effect, hop
ing a constitutional election wuld be
conducted fairly and -the troops
brought back after a constitutoinally
elected executive was in power. Car
ranza argued, however, that no elec
tion could be free with a part of Mex
ican territory .controlled by. American
forces. . -. . '
STAMP TAX TO RAISE REVENUE.
Democrats Frame a Bill to Raise the
Emergency Revenue as in Spanish .
War. ;;.'.v.."'
x Washington. Abandoning Uhe pro
posed tax "on freight transportafton,
Democrats of the House caucus agreed
to a war revenue measure to include
the Spanish' War stamp tax on com
mercial and legal papers, the Spanish
War tax on bankers and brokers, a
tax on theaters and other amusemenU
places; a tax of two cents a gallon on
gasoline, a special tax on tobacco man
ufacturers and dealers and a tax on
domestic wines and beer.
Expected ; wide disagreement which
threatened to embarrass the Adminis
tration did not develop In jthe caucus!
Representative Underwood announc
ed that the proposed bill would yield
an estimated revenue' of $105,000,000;
the stamp tax to yield $35,00(1,000; spe
cial taxes on bankers and brokers $5,
800,000; special tax on tobacco dealers
$4,000,000, an increased tax on beer of
50 cents a barrel $32,500,000; gasoline
$20,000,000: dry twines at 12 cents a
gallon and sweet wines at 20 cents a
gallon $8,000,000. ;V , ' V
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Twenty-Seven ; Drowned in Train.
St Louis, Mo. Twenty-seven per
sons were drowned early one day re
cently when a St. Louis & San Fran
cisco westbound passenger ., train
plunged into a cloudburst two miles
west of Lebanon, Mo:, and two passen
ge'cars toppled into, a gully swollen
with water. Eighteen; persons were
injured, but none seriously. For sev
eral hours the train 'had been going
carefully as the engineer, feared the
heavy rains had "weakened the tack.
Suddenly the train entered the wash
out and toppled over in the water.
.SALUDA, POLK COUNTY, N; 0.K
GERMAN NATION
IN DEEP GLOOM
People Demand Truth Concerning Tate
t - Of German Army-Defeat -y
On Every Hand ;v
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RAY OF HOPE FOR TEUTONS
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Their Main' Army Is Intact Lorraine,
Provides Opportunity for LJUt., :
f Desperate Stand S "
There appears at ' the present -time
only oneTay of hope for the; fast re
treating German armies. The inatns
German army is still Jntact and it
must be crushed by the allies before
the victory is complete.
It Is also .noted by military experts
that on the German: left liesMetzi
the capital of Lorraine and the ; chain
of forts lying between Metz and Did
enhofen.V This, .together with the
dense forests along the course (of the
Moselle river and the strategic, roads,
provides an excellent location' for " a,
defensive action' on the part of 'the
Germans, should the French follow, the
pursuit this far. '
Germans; Fleeing From France f T
From the news of the fightiirglin the
norj;h of France, it appears thaj; the
rout of the kaiser's army is complete.
The allied armies are steadily push
ing .: the Germans back, and -. within
a short time there will be no Germans
on French soil. -The ranks . of tlie
Germans are fast thinning and -thoiigli
no accurate estimate can be obtained,
it is expected the casualties will reach
far into the thousands. , i 4
Gloom Hangs Over Germanyl' ;
News of the reverses met by the.
German troops in France have filtfted
into 7 Germany through- Switzerland.
The entire nation is In deep "gloom.
?'Tell us the truth!", is the cry
is going up from the lips of the peo
ple of Germany. ;They have also heard
'.bfthe-reaMctories';of
in . Galicia. ' This has l added to their
despair. . f '. .. rV.' -. '
Ranks of Germans Demoralized
The condition of the German army,
according to dispatches, is critical in
the extreme. . The allied armies have
succeeded in destroying the last rem
nants of theif cavalry and a large part
of their mobile artillery and ammuni
tion trains, have been taken. It is
also reported that the German army is
suffering-greatly for lack'of food. With
these conditions facing them, it is
hardly expected that they would be
able to do more than to reach Germany
m safety.
Three Million Men Fighting
This. is the world's greatest battle.
The fighting extends from within a
few miles of Paris to as far -as Nancy
close ''to the Lorraine border, a dis
tance of nearly one hundred and twen
ty miles. It is estimated that nearly
three million men, both active and
those held as reserves, are engaged
ln the conflict. So constant has been
the fighting that it has been impossi
ble to get any reliable information re
garding the casualties, but the num
bers are expected to reach far into
the thousands.
Allies Hold Favored Positions
This battlo is being fought on the
same ground that Napoleon fought In
1814- with entrenched wings on both
sides and in the center. The ' odds
are in favor of the allies. It now ap
pears that their previous retreat be
fore the German hosts was purposely
planned in order to give them the op
portunity to choose their own ground
to fight on. -Now that they are tak
ing the aggressive their armies occupy
the most favored positions. The lines
of '-the allies are . unbroken. Their ranks
are strongly reinforced with fresh
troops. (
Russian Victories in Ga'licia
The messages that come from tne
other theaters of war in East Prussia,
Galicia and Russian . Poland are no
more encouraging to the German peo
ple than the news that is filtering
through to them from France. In Ga
licia, particularly, a great disappoint
ment was meted dut to the 'Germans
when the Austrian forces failed to
hold the advance of the Russian hosts
For a time the. Austrians did keep the
Russians from Galicia, but this was
because of the poor railroad facilities
in Russia for transporting troops to
the border.
- Exchange of Prisoners Arranged
London. A Reuter's Telegram com
pany's dispatch from Amsterdam says
that an agreement has been reached
whereby 'France and Germany will ex
change an equal number of prisoners,
officers and men, who may rejoin their
respective, armies..
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i v German Fleet Is Located ;
" Copenhagen. A dispatch from Rau-
mo, Finland, : says that according to
statements by pilots and fishermen, a
German fleet has been cruising for the
last t-yc days in the Aland islands. .
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,
WATER SUPPLY OF
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Motor trucks carrying tanks of
of the t rench aTmyJ
"Tell Us the Truth," Cry the Germans
Geneva, SwitzerlaijSd. :News of the
German ' retreat, desiflte every precau
tion, has parted through Switzerland
to the north arid caused profound de
pression In German According to
advices received 'hfpre people have
gathered in the streets Jn various Ger
man towns,' shouting: "Tell us the
truth! Give us the ews!" '
Newspaper offices at Munich have
been closed, as disorders are feared.
Along the Swlss.-German frontier, the
full extent of the Gierman .retreat, is
known. People are crying: "If the
French have beatei us, what will the
Russians' do?" 1 - , ;
Wilson Sends v Peace Message
Washington.--The knowledge tliat
Emperor William foH several days has
been considering a Message from the J
uuueu aiaies. goyeament inquiring,
in effect,' if Germanf ; desired to dis
cuss! peace measured set' official and
diplomatic "Washington on the -alert
for a possible exclijange of peace
terms between the pelligerents. No
reply from the emperor had reached
Washington; ' . ' ' .
It had not been a fatter of general
knowledge" that beginning with the
dinner : in. New . York! a . week ago at
tended by Count' Vqn Bernstoff, the
German : - ambassado, and vi Oscar
Strauss; American, nlember of " The
Haguepeace :trIburiLl an ; informal
novemenii-asi undf r w'ay::T to- learn
Germany's attitude toward peace. -
British Winnirii in Africa
London. A Reuterjs dispatch from
Nairobi, British EasH Africa, says a
strong force of Germiins from German
EastAfrica crossed tie border at Mo-
horu and occupied arangu and are
advancing on Kisii. I
British forces," tfe .correspondent
says, "have been dispatched from Kis-
ampu and from Port Florence, on the
northeastern shore' ctf Lake Victoria,
Nyanza, to check them. ..
.-"The German force on the Tsaio riv
er . is retreating anQ Is in , conflict
with troops sent front. Bura and JMtoto
Andei. Full details rot the fighting
are not obtainable, but the capture of
two German officers rand some native
troops is confirmed. jAnother German
officer has surrender.
.Austrian Situation Grave
London. A Reuteif dispatch from
Rome says: "News from the Austrian
frontier describes en in darker col
ors the situation ot t Austrian army,
especially since Germany has notified
her ally that she is unable to send
more reinforcements into Galicia, ow
ing to graver conditions on the west
ern front. I :
4It even is asserted that the Ger
man contingents which reached Gro
dek to help the Austrians may be re
called to Germany, aslGermany wishes
to center all her efforts against the
allies' I "
Communication of IGermans Cut
London. A Bordeaux dispatch to
Lloyd's Weekly News? says the line of
communications usedjby the Germans
has been cut and they ' cannot make
use ' of the lines east! of the Argonne
forest, owing to the fapid advance of
the allies on the center v and right.
They, therefore, mit try the line
through the Meuse valley and Luxem
burg;.; ., . '
South Afrfca LoyiJ to England
Capetown, UnionV o$ South Africa.
The senate and assemfply of the Union
of South Africa have adopted an ad
dress to King Georges in which the
express approval of he action taken
by Great Britain defense; of the
principles of liberty ad justice and of
the integrity and sarjetity of interna
tional obligations." 1j - A :
Japan Friendly to Russia
" Petrograd. Japanese ; officers have
told a Russian journalist V that the
whole of Japan is in-jff avor of an -alliance
with Russia. '
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Balkans .Unite. AgJiinst Turkey
London. Telegrapling from Rome a
correspondent - of" the paily Telegraph
declares he has learned from diplomat
ic sources, that Roumanla, Greece and
Bulgaria have signed; an . agreement
which may be regarded as a real alli
ance under the terin of which these
three nations engage-to Interfere
,vhenever necessary: u order to pre-,
vent Turkey's aidirig-. Germany ? and
Austria in the present war. It Turkey
remains neutral, hovyer, those three
states will do the sane. .-.; . '. -- "
1914.
THE FRENCH FORCES
pure drinking water follow 'in the wak
'London. The sixth week of the war
between Germany ancT France, Great
Britain and Belgium has brought a
vast transformation. The pursued are
now the - pursuers. The irresistible
sweep of seven, German armies
through Belgium Into France met an
immovable force - at the river farne.'i
The army of Gen. Von Kluck, which
so long battled to turn the allies', west
flank, was slowly and steadily out
flanked. Its retirement before the
small but hardy British army turned
the tide of battle.
Germans Retreating Rapidly
If French official reports are cor
rect, all the German armies except
that facing Verdun and a few miles
southwest, are retreating. Gen. Von
Kluck's army, which a week ago was
a few mile3 southeast of Paris, has
retired more than sixty miles to the
northeast, while on the extreme rigt
the army of the Bavarian crown
prince, which was attacking the
French eastern line - from Nancy to
Spinal, has fallen back to the fron
tiers of Lorraine,- permitting the
French to reoccupy Luneville and sev
eral other towns.
Gerieralr Joffre, French commander-in-chief,
pictures the retreat as hur
ried, if not disorderly, with the Ger
mans abandoning prisoners, wounded
and supplies. . J
Victory of Allies Assured .
Paris--The following, communica
tion from "General Joffre, commander-in-chief
of the French army, lias been
made public:
"The battle of the last five days
has ended in an undeniable victory.
The retreat of the first, second and
third German armies is' hastening be
fore our left and at our center, in
turn, the fourth German army is com
mencing to fall Sack to the north
from Vitry-le-Francois and from Ser-maize-Les-Qains
in , the province of
Marne, seventeen miles east of Vitry--le-Francois.
, -
"Moreover the enemy has left upon
the battlefield many wounded and
quantities of munitions of war. Also
in gaining ground we have made many
prisoners. - Our troops show, evidences
of the intensity of the struggle and
the extraordinary efforts .made by the
Germans in their aftempt, to resist
our vehemence. ,
"Our vigorous retaking of the of
fensive has determined the success.
Every officer, subaltern and soldier
has responded to my call. All merit
well from the fatherland."
Austro-German Armies Crushed
New York. A cablegram received
here by Col.v -Nicolai Golejewski, mili
tary attache of the Russian embassy,
from the Russian general staff in Pe
trograd, read as follows:
"Operations in the region of Kras
nik and Tomaszow have ended in our
complete victory over the northern
Austrian armies, which have been
driven beyond the river San. Great
successes also have been, attained in
the fighting west of Lemberg, between
Rawa Russka and the river Dniester.
The capture of over two hundred of
ficers ? and 30,000 men and a great
number of guns 'and machine guns
has been reported."
Colonel Golejewski . also received
from the imperial Russian general
staff an official account of the battles
in Galicia, Including operations against
the Austrian and Austro-German armies.-
It is dated from Petrograd, and
is as follows:
" "The total strength of the Austrian
troops engaged in the east battle in
the region of Lublin and Tomaszow is
estimated as 1,000,000 men and 2,500
guns. The main force of the enemy,
about six hundred thousand strong, de
ployed On the line from Zavihost to
Tomaszow in order to advance the
front Lublin-Holm. ' The right . flank
of these armies w,as protected by an
army of more than two hundred bat
talions in the region of .Lwow '
"Three Million Men in Battle Line
'." London. The crucial battle of the
war in .France has not: reached any
decisive result. - , -
. Field Marshal Sir John: .French, com
mander of -the" British forces, reported
that Uie Germans7 had been driven back
all along the lirie; that . the British
had crossed the river Marne; that the
Germans ? had suffered severely, and
that their-men were supposed'to be In
an: extremely exhatf 3ted condition,
r" Notwithstanding this report, military
experts do not rush to sweeping con
clusions. v.
Established may, i89i
GINNERS DISCUSS
COTTON PROCESS
DEEM THE HALL COTTON RE
CLAIMING SYSTEM WORTHY
OF A FAIR TE9T.
CLAIMS OF THE INVENTOR
Philadelphain Believes His Device
Will Work a Revolution in the
Cotton Industry.
Columbia. The merits and demer
its of the Hall cotton reclaiming ma
chine were discussed at a conference
of about 50 cotton ginners and farm
ers, held in Columbia recently. Th"
working of the machine was explain
ed, by John B. Hall of Philadelphia,
the inventor. Mr. ' Hall told those
present that hi3 maturing and re
claiming process means a revolution
of the cotton industry of the worl&V
He said that he had brought the ma
chine South for the benefit of thd
farmers of this section. "I do npt
want to sell any stock," said Mr. Hall.
- Among those present at the confer
ence were : P. R. Mcintosh, A. 1 H.
Brice,' J. Whitner Reld, secretary of
the South Carolina State Farmers'
Union E. J. Watson, of the , state de
partment of agriculture; W. M. Claire,
T. S. Cave of Barnwell ,J. C. Dye of
RIchburg, W. P. Rushton of Johnston,
C. B. P,age, W. A. Anderson, , A. H.
Hawkins of Prosperity, A. G. Wise
of Prosperity, L. P. Boylston of
Blackville, P. C. Mellichamp of Barn
well, J. B. Morrison of McClellanville,
Harry D. Calhoun of Barnwell, H. C.'
Randolph of Columbia A. B. Langley
of. Columbia, E. O. Calhoun of Gal
veston, E. Boineau of - Columbia,
James A. Cathcart of Columbia, E. W.
Gibson, " W:B J Stevenson' Richbuf g ; '
W. B. Gladden of Richburg. J. E. Har
rison of Lykesland, D. B. Reed of Col
umbia arid C. G. Cate of Columbia.
Mr. Hall' said that his process for
maturing and reclaiming all waste and
frost, bitten cotton Will mean tremen
dous additional income for the South
in by-products.
"The process gives the South imme
diate money," said Mr. Hall, "through
the tremendous, amount of cotton
seed that will be reclaimed bow going
to absolute waste and the great
amount of potash which can be obtain
ed from the cotton hulls.
'Since Germany is now at war, the
the world has no sue or adequate Sup
ply of potash, except from the South
ern cotton bolls. Without potash, no
fertilizers. Next year no cotton crop
to worry about. Think what this do
minion of the potash supply means
to the South in money.
"The fats of the world must come"
from the cotton seed. The tremen
dous amount of seed which will be
reclaimed from your waste cotton
bolls is simply incalculble in money
value." . - '. f
Mr. Hall said he had received, of
fers from foreign governments5 for his -machine.
He said that to show hd
had faith in the South he had estab- -lished
a complete plant at Barnwell.
He invited the farmers of the state to
make a trip to Barnwell to Investigate
the merits of the machlpe. Y :
ANDERSON MILLS ARE BUSY.
Orders Sufficient to Keep. Mills Busy
- For Many Days. ; rt
Anderson. James D. Hammet.
president, of .Anderson, Chiquola - and
Orr Cotton Mills, on. his return from
New York announced r that he had se
cured orders sufficient to keep ' his
mills running until; the first of 'Janu
ary and that there would be no cur
tailment or close down by any i" , of
them. ,." . : , . . ' (
Robert E. Ligon of the Equinox and
Gluck mills announced that instead of
cloiing down his jnijls he mighthave
to increase hours or secure larger
forces to" fill orders booked by him.
A. S. Farmer, president of Conne
ross yarn mill, states he-hasj se'eured
orders sufficient "to keep his" machin
ery running on full time for, 60 days'.
Mr. Hammett declares triarthe feel
ing in Eastern cities is much better
than it waa the first of last Week.
Optimism iro Cotton Circles.
Charleston. Ay distinct note of opti
mism was ; sounded in local cotton
circles when the information was giv
en out that .W. Gordon McCabe Com
pany had received cables from foreign
concerns asking for offers on the- sta
plel This was from sources which
had hitherto, it is understood, been
significantly siIcrit. and was akn to
indicate a resumption pretty sori of
an. encouraging "demand ; for . cotton.
The morning was by no means a blue
one among several df the cotton f ae
.toTMMr. McCabe declared.
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