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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
BRITISH MINISTER
TO MEXICO MOVED
Denied Action is Result of Pro-
tests From United States.
TO IMPRESS GEN. HUERTA.
General View Taken That Garden Has
Been Indiscreet h Handling
Situation In Mexico

Washington, Jan. 5.-Announce-
ment from London today that Great
Britain is about to transfer Sir Lionel
Garden, it's minister at the City OF
Mexico. was regarded by official
Washington as a substantial mani
festatioD OF the purpose OF the Brit
ish government to remove every OBJ
struction to the execution Of Presi-
dent Wilson's plans for dealing with
the Mexican situation. At the state
department it was denied that the
United States had made any protest
to the British foreign office against
acts or utterances ascribed to Minis
ter Garden. From other sources,
though, 1t was learned that Ambas-
sador Page did seek information at
the British foreign office some time
ago regarding the attitude Of it's rep
resentative in Mexico. About the
time this occurred semi-official
statement was issued in London re-
pudiating a statement attributed to
Sir Lionel that President Wilson'S
policy towards Mexico would not
have been adopted had he not been
in ignorance of the facts.
officials here believe the transfer
Of the British minister will impress
the Huerta government with the fact
that there is to be no division among
the powers from which it might eX-
pect to profit.
A cableGram from Rear Admiral
Fletcher today dated Saturday said
it was feared another attack was 10
be made upon Tampico. II antici-
patton of trouble the German cruiser
Bremen has gone there from Vera
Cruz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
SOME EARLY GLIMPSES
 AT NEXT LEGISLATURE
Major Pruet Is Reticent on All Subjects Save That of Female Suffrage-Has a Fine War Record
By HIGH ". nonERrs

Wilbourn R. Pruet of Ashland is com mander of Camp Pettus, United Con- federate Veterans. and Is major of the Fourth brigade. United Confederate Veterans. The major will represent Clay county in the legislature for four years. beginning in January. 1915. He believes in retrenchment, and will vote to abolish any office which is demon- strated to be unnecessary
 The Age Herald asked Major Pruet several questions relating to as many matters which will be considered by the legislature in its next regular session To all save one, he answered as follows:
 T do not care 10 express myself on the above questions until they are pre- sented before the legislature for action Then l will do SO"
 The one exception which he made was in regard to woman suffrage.
 Do you favor equal suffrage?" The Age-Herald asked.
 T do not" replied the major.
 The future statesman of Clay was born February 27, 1S44 When the war started he was a very young lad. His parents, as matter of fact, had just a few years previous moved to Ash land from Newton county, Georgia, where he was born. Nevertheless, he his musket and rendered He was educated In the common schools of Alabama, and although he has lived all his life in Clay county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
BELGIAN REFUGEES
 PRESENT SAD SIGHT
Eyewitness Tells of Th0us- ands Seeking Safety by
 Leaving War Zone

London october 11.-"Scenes on all the b.. added, then multiplied 20-fold to re- sembe the spectacle on the roads to Holland during the last two days" says the Rotterdam correspondent of the Times in dispatch to his paper. Hard ly any migration in the history of the Israeltes. kalumncks. Tartars can have equalled 1t.
 Besides the exodus by the roads to Holland l saw crowd estimated at 150, o0o blocking. the ferry and poptoon tat Antwerp on their way to get trains to St Nicholas and Ghent. No less won derfu was the scene on the river. where all day Thursday craft of every descrip- ton slipped down stream, loaded with human freight. At dusk. by the light of burning oil tanks, the civic guard sank six lighters to block the entrance to the inner basin. In the city the Belgians burned materials likely to be servieeable to the enemy.
 Some of the heaviest firing I heard during the entire bombardment of Ant werp occurred Thursday night. Equally terrible was that Friday morning. The Belgians continued blowing up forts and buildings likely to be seryiceable to the enemy. A heavy pail of smoke obscured the city.
 .'The German entry into Antwerp was quite profitless as no stores of munitions of any importance were left there. The Belgian forces still are full of fighting In fact, the German entry into Antwerp may prove disadvantageous to the Ger mans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
NOTED BARITONE
 ARRESTED FOR SPY

New York, October 11.-Pasquale Am ato, the Italian baritone of the Metro politan Opera company, was imprisoned in Trieste, Austria, for a day and a half on suspicion that he was spy, he said today on his arrival here from Ge- noa on the steamer Duca Di Genova. The authorities released him when his identity was established satisfactorily.
 Caruso, was expected on the Duca Di Geneva, but was not aboard The ma jority of the Metropolitan Opera com pany will sail on the Canopic which will leave Genoa within a week, it was said
 David F. Wilber, American consul general in Zurich, Switzerland, returned with the body of his wife, who died Of heart failure in Zurich, September 16 The strain of assisting American refu- gees hastened her death. the consul believed. Nearly afl Americans are out of Switzerland, lie said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Slang and Giggles Do Not Be- come the Mature Woman" says MADAME ISE'BELL
 Also Cultivate Instinct for Cor
 rect Dressing a4s a4
The Woman at Forty-Part III

Forty should bring an added gracious ness of manner, cultivation of speech, a restraint in using colloqusms It has become rather the habit with the mother of growing children to adopt the school Ley and girl slang that she hears about her. This is sometimes amusing and there are women who can carry off such q manner of speech becomingly But it IS dangerous pose and the woman who attempts it should make sure II suits her. Better stand as the ideal for youth than try to initiate it.
 i do not believe in age claims or limits and l like a woman to do everything that is becoming to her. but wisdom, serenity and gentleness of speech and manner are traits of the old-time gentlawoman that should not be disregarded.
 The silly woman. the gig2ling womisl are found at all ages but we nave less patience with them as years go on. A little watchfulness in this direction is wise.
 Some few women are born with an in- st:nct for clothes, but as rule it is an art to be cultivated. Experience should bring a keen knowledge of what is and what is not becoming The woman of 40 should not experiment with coiors; she should know the few in which she looks her best and cling to these. She knows certain faults of figure that need correct ing or concealng and should pick out her coats and gowns to accord.
 At the same time she should not make the mistake of clinging to certain modes of dressing, doing her hair or wearing certain colors because they always suited her. The body changes contin- ually; as French writer put it, "it is like a flowing stream" and it does not al- ways repeat itself. Be alive to these changes and do not make the mistake of forgetting that the framing of the face anl figure must change in accord.
 The older woman should spend more time and money on her clothes than is necessary for girl to spend. Her clothes need to be slightly richer in character for inexpensive "frillies'' that become youth only accentuate her lack of it. At the same time her experience in what is personally becoming keeps her from any waste of effort or money. It is the mo ment when from the dress standard woman is at her best.
 If this is not so, the fault is with the woman. A woman at 40 should know how to dress herself and, sartorially, be. at an advantage over the younger woman. 0lr
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, October 11.-G p. m)-The pressure has continued relatively low throughout the plains states and the Gulf of Mexico during the past "A hours, and quite general cloudy and unsettled wealth. CT prevailed west of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio rivers. High pressure conditions over the eastern portions of the middle Mississippi valley caused fair skies over interior districts from the Mis- sissippi eastward.
 lively high over the eastern and middle portions of the country during the past 2l hours due to the prevailing low pres sures. over the northern plains, iflss 70 ar area of high pressure has rel '-l V relatively low temperatures and
 erp~South Lakota precipitation caf ring in the form of snow. Temp below 40 degrees were reported oy M tana, wyoming and the Dakot sf D. m.
 Tn the cotton belt temperatures Haire between 70 and 50 degrees were F in all sections except Arkansas e1. nessee, where they were slightl rfFs. Light rainfall occurred since iaf7tll night at Palestine, Burrwood, N cry and Atlanta, and heavy fr'H # 80 inches occurred at New Orle fte Atlantic coast stations reported lf FFl4z
 Summary of observations neta si United States Weather Bureau H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12

of formal announcements of changes
 of names. persons with German sound
 ing names abandoning them perma-
 nently for English ones. to the confus-
 ion of future generations.
 Special publications such as illus
 tratee histories of the war. coming out
 by sections for few pence each,
 pamphlets on countless subjects such as
 Hoy to help Lord Kitchener" and
 books on both the serious and lighter phases of international relations are widely advertised. It is surprising to learn how much mater that was writ
 ten years ago is brought out today as having bearing on the war. The big 'ads"-many of them cover | ing a whole page-have a particular ! news element in the fact that they generally Haunt in big type the all British goods" idea. MT. Lloyd -George truly said,' says one of these advertise
 ments, that this war would be decided 1 by silver bullets Every German or Austrian article bought in this means | SO many silver bullets against us Ey- cry British article purchased so many more of the all-powerful silver bullets l for us."
 Charges circulating in one way or another to the effect that certain firms are of German origin have led to sev- eral libel suits. Many firms stigma tlZeu as German- owned nave cleared themselves of the charge by court ac- ton. with the result that retractions with profuse apologies are not un- common at advertising rates. There Is no corner of the advertising
 pages without its martial spirit or its
 grim bearing upon It. At the foot of
 one column of situations vacant,
 'herc appears:
 "Wanted-A coffin maker, used to east
 end work
 One wonders if this. too Is not prompted by the demands of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12

New York. october 1.-The burden of the country's present foreign ndebt- odness was indicated by the weeks ad- vance in exchange rates Large ma turities of 90-day bills put out in July were a factor Cotton exports expand
 materially and grain exports con-
 cd heavy. Imports at New York
 seemed to be we'll maintained .,, ition of the exchange market indi- se1 that foreign creditors will press immediate payment of all available {. .rities. New outlay in enterprise 4a standstill.
 lited. States steefs September de- se of 425000 tons in unified ton finds sequence in further con . ion in October orders and in can
 tions. Copper is pressed for sale ie lowest price in almost IS years.
 he other hand. demand for grains ls lappeased.
 ptember anthracite tonnagef also a record. Domestic money con-
 ms are distinctly improved. Latest J developments exercised depress-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Suspend Weather Forecasts

Washington, October 11.--Suspension of weekly forecasts was announced to- day by weather bureau, owing to the interruption of cable reports from Eu- rope and Asiatic ports because of the war in Europe. Interruptions of cable service % Alaska has further compl cated the bureaus task, il is stated and predictions will be made only for periods of 36 and AS hours until regu- lar reports again are available
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12

 has never held public office. When he draws his first pay for service in the legislature he will have got his first "easy' money
 Major Pruet is member of the Bap- tist church. He is Mason, and a demo- crat. He is married and is the father of four children.
 Tomorrow, Isadore shapiro of Bir- mingham, who will be one of Jeffer- sons representatives In the lower house of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
zl,,e< M>HRE To be continued.
BANKERS MEET IN
 RICHMOND TODAY

Richmand October 1.-The fortieth an- nual convention of the American Bankers association will begin here tomorrow with routine committee and sectional meet ings Tomorrow night the council club will hold it's annual session. Addresses will be made by Congressman A. J. Mon tague of Virginia, Martin W. Littleton and Frank Trumbull of New York and Sol Wexler of New Orleans. The con- vention will be in session until Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Weather Forecast

Washington October 11.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Monday; Tuesday unset tied, probably showers.
 Georgia Fair Monday; Tuesday partly cloudy. Florida: Fair Monday; Tuesday fair ex- cept showers extreme northwest portion.
 Mississippi: Fair Monday: Tuesday showers, cooler north nortion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
POLITICAL lCNREST
 IN SAN DOMINGO.

Washington, Octobif u@ CQutinupus po- litical unrest in San lpQU10Go during the past year have resulte6 n 1nanctAl de- presslon and consequeat 1ecreoeo in cus- toms receipts, according to tle onl94l re- port of the insular bursau of tht M de- pertinent.
 The cause of the deereoee In imports' fin the Philippines. the repoft saya vas due entirely to the reduceG mpo4eolions of rice, the result of al good rlco cxop in the islands, rather than to Gof)res- sion in the trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
DELEVAN'S COMET
 VISIBLE TO THE EYE

liam R. Brooks, director of Smith ob servatory, said today Delevan's comet now can be seen we'll with the naked eye in the western evening sky. It is 10 degrees below the last star in the handle of the "bg dipper,' and moving toward the bright star Arcturus above which the comet will pass october 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12

London, October 11.--11 D. m.)-The official press bureau issued tonight the following descriptive account by an eyewitness with the field marshal s headquarters, supplementing the nara tive yesterday of the movements of the British force and the French ar
 mics in immediate touch with 1t:
 october 9.-There has been much waste of ammunition by the Germans. Within an area of two acres on our side of the Aisne, there are more than loo craters made by their high ex-
 plosive shells. This. which must have
 cost s5oOo did no damage for the To-
 cality never was occupied while it was being bombarded.
 Another example of waste of ammu-
 nition is the continued smelling of
 Rheims. This is still carried on at intervals, and the sixth resulted in the death of an entire family of eight peo- pie. On the seventh, 2 inhabitants were
 killed.
 "On the other hand. concealment of guns and troops has been practiced l carefully by the Germans, and they construct alternative entrenchments,
 so that when one position is made too hot another can be taken up quickly. This war has shown much light on the matter of rendering troops as in- visible as possible. It appears that at long ranges the uniform matters little.
 But at medium range the red trousers of our allies show up very clearly. Easily Distinguished Prom interrogation of prisoners, it has been ascertained that at medium ranges, both French and British off cers are easily distinguished from their
 men and that select marksme provided with field glasses are especially told off from each platoon of German in-
 faittry to pick off the officers. Tine Germans certainly do employ snipers and some of them have been found in church towers. One of them succeeded in killing two of our officers and wounding two more before he was killed. Some of our prisoners report their officers have been ordered to remove their distinguishing shoulder straps.
 ''The foreign notification to his troops by one of the French army com manders bears upon the German methods of warfare. The Germans have forced some prisoners of war to remain in their trenches. When the French advanced under the impression that the trenches were in the posses sion of their own side. they were fired on ct close range.
 An entry in a captured field book contains:
 "'September 16.-At dawn smelling began. We retired with prisoners. My two prisoners worked hard at digging trenches. At midday, I got an order
 to rejoin at village with them. I was very glad, as l had been ordered to shoot them soon as the enemy ad- vanccd. Thank God! It was not neces- sary.
 "The other had an example as given of an order which prescribes only legal and suitable precautions except as re- gards the shooting of hostages for self protection in the enemys country It was issued some time ago. Aix-la Chappelle. August 1o, 19l4-To protect ourselves from the extreme hos tile attitude of the Belgian population it is necessary to take very vigorous and energetic measures against lon-combat-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Spanish Consul Arrested

Or Board T.. S. s. West Virginia, Ma zatlan, October 10.-(via San Diego, Cal. October 1.)-Senor Patron. Spanish consul at Mazatlan, has been arrested for re- ported interference with mines controlled by the constituencies. Order has been restored in Santa RosaIia, where consti- nationalist mutineers shot Mayor Aguayo, footed the custom house. seized steam CT and put to sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
To Train Marines

Washington, October 1.-The navy de- partment is about to open a school at Annapolis to train marines in advance base mobile artillery work. Two com panies of the field artillery battalion with the marine brigade now at Vera Cruz will he stationed at Annapolis,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF WAR OPERATIONS FROM
 FRENCH'S HEADQUARTERS

ants who take part in the struggle. For this purpose no firearms or explosives must be retained by them. IfAany arms are found the hostages will be executed and the place set on fire. When the in habitants are summoned to surrender their arms they will be informed of the penalties to which they expose them selves by noncompliance. The arms will be destroyed and the explosives thrown into the water. VON QUASI.
 Commanding I. x. A. C.
 Another German Order
 Another German order of the second army is quoted because it is possibly significant of the present state of Ger many's military resources:
 The minister of war wishes to inl- press upon all the necessity for search ing the field of battle with tho greatest care for all warlke material belonging to our army. such as field glasses. water bottles, haversacks, rifles and cartridges, all limbers and supply wagons which can be used again for new formations In addition to this the units must take care to pick up unexploded ammunition and empty cartridge cases.
 ''rhe lull in operations on our immedi- ate front, pending general advance. af- lords another opportunity 'oday, Octo- her 9. to describe the country in which we are operating.
 The Aisne flows right across our front near Porteusl course along the bottom of the valley, It is a placid stream between 1b0 and POO feet wide ana unfordable. The bottom of the valley consists of flat meadow land intersected by roads lead ing north and south over bridges. These roads are lined with poplars or fruit trees, which screen the movements of troops along the roads, though they make the position of the latter from afar.
 'The chief place along the British front ies Soissons, a town on the left bank at 6 pronounced bend northward. The vil- lages on the river Itself are of consider able tactical importance, since most of the bridges are close to them. They have, therefore, been largest of the Ger man artillery and are now no more than masses of ruins.
 Typographical Features
 The main typographical features of the valley are two railways and canal Generally speaking. tho north and south slopes are similar, although those on the north are sleeper Both are thiclSly wooded in patches. Because of these woods on the edges of the slopes on our bank of the river, at many points it is obtained only by glimpses from the trenches of the opposite slopes. while the woods on that side screen large portions of the top of the plateau on the north.
 lowing to the concealnent afforded to the Germans. trenches and gun emplace- ments by the woods and to the fact that nearly all the bridges and ,oads leading to them. as well as a great part of the southern slopes are open to their fire, the position held by them is very strong one.
 'The German generally is unenclosed
 "A feature of this part of the country is the large number of caves, natural and artificial, and quarries. These are of great service to the forces on both sides.
 Other points worthy of note are the excellence Of the roads,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
LIEUTENANT BROOKE
 DIES OF INJURIES

London. October 11.-(7:17 D. m.)-Lleut. George Brooke of the Irish Guards, son of Sir George Frederick Brooke of Du- blin, has died of wounds received in ac- ton. Lieutenant Brooke was born in 1871
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
INDIANAPOLIS WINS
 INTER-LEAGUE SERIES

Denver, Col, October 1.-The Indian apolis club of the American association won the interleague series from the Dem yer Western league team today by talk ing the sixth game, 12 to H. Denver won two games during the series
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION

Ing influence on the London market, particularly in Russian issues At this center the news credited greater firm ness in the exchange on Berlin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12

For Weakness and Loss - Apoo1o1A The old Standard general oofSQE1n ck@ ing tonic. GROVES TAaIUEUu c&111, TONIC. drives out malaria 4u4 b91l1&| up the system. true toTsle ma 6r1 Appetizer, For adults and c4u04l& U1H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
To Burry Dead Cardinal Tuesday

Rome. October 11.--The funeral of Cardinal Berrata. late papal secretary of stdte, will be held Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12

E. e HORTON. Local Forecaster.