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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Shoe Prices Advance

Boston, Sept. 14.-The advance in
shoe prices predicted a few days ago
has materiali;ed sooner than expect
ed. Many large manufacturers have
marked up prices 10 to Is cents a
pair.
The manufacturer has not only
jumped his prices, but he declines to
accept orders at even these prices
for distant delivery. A dealer, there.
fore, to buy at present prices for his
spring goods, is required to take the
goods now; he cannot get long deliv
cry dates.
Most OF the factories continue tC
operate on half time. The only plants
now running full time are turning out
canvas shoes, which have had an ex
ceptionally good run this summer and
still continue in good request
throughout the south. The greater
demand for canvas shoes is due in
part to higher prices charged for
leather goods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Eastern Montana Corn Show

Miles City, Sept. 11.-Richland,
Dawson, Wibaux, Fallon, Rosebud
and Musselshell are to be the counties
admitted in competition in the eastern
Montana corn exposition and exhibits
will be received from farmers and
ranchers of this district. Cash prizes
to the amount of $4,000 will be dis
tributed among the exhibitors of corn
and small grain at the exposition
which opens on December / and con-
tinues six days.
The cash prizes of the exposition
win alone amount to $4,000 and mer-
chants and machinery firms will do
nate over $1,000 worth of other prizes
in the way of machinery, etc. In con-
hection with this machinery firms will
exhibit the most modern of their i'm
plements which are adapted to the
crops in the Montana corn belt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Prooressives Hold Convention

Helena, Sept. 14.-The progressive
state convention here today endorsed
equal suffrage, the initiative work
mems compensation bill, farm loan
bill, and declared for a corporation
license tax bill, non-partisan admins.
tration of county governments
through a constitutional amendment
that will abolish party nominations
for all county offices and make cleo
tive by the people only county com
missioners, sheriff and county attor
ney; election of judicial officers by
popular votes; more stringent regula
tion of the liquor traffic and elimina
tion of saloons in rural districts.
The platform pledges the progress
sive candidate for railroad commits.
sioner, if elected, to a schedule of
rates that will not exceed those of
North Dakota; pledges the legisla-
tive candidates to the enactment of
seed lien and threshermens lien laws
an amendment to provide the recall /:
and an investigation of the state land
Office.
T. NJ Everett of Harlem, was elect
cd chairman OF the state central com.
mittee, and o. H. p. Shelly. of Hell,
ena, secretary. About 30 delegates
were in attendance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Washington News Notes

Washington, Sept. 1O.-Secretary
Lane today announced an order open
ing 100000 acres of land in Montana
to settlement under the enlarged
homestead act. Lists of the lands
opened and information concerning
them may be obtained from local land
officers.
Helena, will be the headquarters
for Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah and
Montana, of government clearing
house for laborers and homeseekers.
Information relating to needs of EN-
ployers, supply of workers, and op-
portunities for settlers will be ex-
changed under direction of the de-
partment of labor. More speedy dis
tribution of labor will be accomplish
ed under the system and give impetus
to the movement to aid dwellers in
crowded centers to find places of
greater opportunity in the country
Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the United States rec
lamation service, at Malta, Montana,
until 2 O'Clock p. m., October 13, for
the construction of the Nelson reser-
voir outlet canals, dykes and controll-
ing works, involving about 67,5OO
cubic yards of earth excavation, 1900
square yards of rock paving and 900
cubic yards of reinforced concrete.
The work is situated about four and
half miles north of Ashfield station,
on the main line of the Great North.
ern railway.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Lazy Husbands Must Work

Spokane, Sept. 11.-Should the
board of county commissioners build
a pen for lazy husbands, suggested
in a petition by Justice Fred H. Witt
visitors to the county court house
may have the opportunity of seeing
a colony of indolent spouses enclosed
by high board fence cutting wood
for the benefit of their families and
the county.
The justice was spurred to action
when he discovered he had sentenced
half dozen husbands to jail, but
none were employed. The county has
stacked 1000 cords of wood near the
court house, which was cut on the
Honor ranch last year. AS much of
this must be cut into shorter lengths
as charity wood, the justice believes
the work should be done by the lazy
husbands. The families would re-
ceive so cents per cord for the wood
sawed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Suffraqists At State Fair

Butte, Sept. 14.-All roads in Mon
tana lead to Helena next week. The
Montana suffragists are making
ready to capture the city Friday
WOman's day at the state fair-and
hold the visitors spellbound with the
great suffrage parade Friday night.
Special trains will be run from all
nearby towns and from Butte, Great
Falls, I.ewistown. Billings. A half
fare rate on all the roads leading to
Helena has been granted. Rooms can
be secured by writing the Helena Suf-
frage club, or the Helena CONNER
cial club, both care of general deliv-
cry. The Commercial club has it's
state fair headquarters near the
Great Northern station, uptown. Send
in word that you want a room within
the city, and state day of arrival, then
go directly to the club and get room
assigned-this will avoid confusion.
No use depending ON a hotel, they
will be filled from the first day.
Arrangements are about completed
for the big parade and pageant. DR..
Anna Howard Shaw will deliver the
address of the evening in the Audi
torium, and Judge Cheadle of Lewis
town, will introduce the speaker.
Many distinguished men and women
of the state will occupy seats on the
platform. Hundreds of women from
the various counties have sent in
pledges to march in the parade.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
BIG RUSSIAN VICTORY
Seventeen Days Battle Brought Dis.
aster To Austro-German Eorces

Seventeen Days Battle Brought Dis
aster To Austro- German Forces
London, Sept. 14.-A dispatch to
the Central News from Rome says
telegraphic advices received there
from PetrOgrad are to the effect that
the II days battle of the Russians
against the Austro-German forces
ended with the following results:
prisoners taken, $50, 900; field guns
captured, 45O; fortress artillery cap
tured, 1000 pieces; transport wagons
taken, 1000; aeroplanes captured,
seven"
The Russian embassy in Rome, ac-
cording to the correspondent of the
Central News, says that the German
army commanded by General Won
Hindenberg has been defeated near
Mlawa. Russia Poland, and that the
Germans are evacuating Poland with
a loss of $4,000 men. The ambassa-
dor adds that the Russians have as
sumed the offensive in Prussia and
have begun to lay seige to Koenigs-
berg.
Paris. Sept. 14.-It is generally be-
lieved here that the next phase of the
gigantic war in which hundreds of
thousands of men are engaged on the
western field, will take place in Ger
man territory. The allies, according
to the military experts, doubtless will
endeavor to prevent the German ar
mics, should they succeed in eluding
capture, from taking strong defensive
positions near the frontier.
Large bodies of fresh troops are un-
derstood to have been sent forward
to assist in the pursuit and many
more are ready to share in the chase,
it is said. Some portions of the allied
armies who, through the hot and sun
ny days interspersed with deluges of
rain, bore the brunt of the fighting,
are taking brief rest, in preparation
for future movements which may call
for equally great efforts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Wheat Market Breaks

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Wheat prices
today underwent almost as violent a
change as when not quite seven weeks
ago the war bulge in quotations be-
gan. Excitement in the present case.
however, was about the prospect OF
a swift approach of peace. trades gen.
orally taking the view that the tri-
umphs of the allies meant it would be
unlikely for hostilities to be prolong'
ed.
Selling out of wheat today was on
huge scale from first to last and
caused an extreme smash of Shc a
bushel as compared with 9Ac ad'
vance July 2S, on the occasion that
relations between Germany and Eng
land were broken off.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
War Affects British Trade

London, Sept. 12.-The effect of the
war on British trade is seen in the
board of trade returns for August.
Imports compared with the cores
ponding month last year, show a de-
crease of upwards of $4,000, 900,
while exports have fallen off nearly
$1O0, 100000. The imports of sugar
have dropped more than 100000
pounds, of which the loss of 4,O0O, 900
falls on Germany alone. Manufact-
ured articles show a decrease of $42,-
100000 in imports.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
MILLIONS IN BATTLE
Allies and German Forces ENGAGED
In Biggest Fight In History

London, Sept. 9.-If inspiration
means to the French soldier what It
did in the time of the first Napoleon,
the situation today on the allies CEN
ter, on the historic field of .Chalous,
should offer compensation Tor the d.
hearting month of rear guard actions.
At any rate the allies, now super.
icr OF at least equal in numbers tO
the Germans, evidently have begun
the offensive. At least 100000 men
are engaged on both sides and as the
center of the allies lies on the plains
of Chalons, true to many prophecies
another Armageddon may take place
where Atilla, surnamed the "Scourge
of Cod" was defeated by the allied
VisigOths and Romans in the blood
lest battle in the worlds history. On
these plains, centuries later, Napol-
leon conducted the most brilliant de-
fensive campaign of his career. The
French soldiers will not be allowed
to forget also that on this field
French army fought victorious &C.
ton after it's commander had sur
| rendered his sword.
Logically, great and decisive bat
tie ought to be under way from Paris
to Verdun, but the veil of secrecy and
the meagerness of the official COM
munications, preclude positive pre-
dictions regarding the nature of the
engagement proceeding in the western
war theater.
Even Berlin seems to have lost
something of its prevailing optimism
it confesses to the turning of anxious
eyes in the direction of the ally in
Galicia. During the first few weeks
of the war, Germany and Austria vir-
tually dictated the direction of the
campaigns along the Russian border,
because of the inadequacy of Russian
railroads and other transportation.
| But the situation has been radically
changed by the Russian successes in
Galicia.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
An Army Of Prisoners

Rotterdam, Sept. PA dispatch
from Berlin says that the number of
prisoners Of war now in Germany is
about 100000. Among those prison
ers are 1880 Russian officers and 91,-
400 Russian privates: 44O Belgian Of
ficers and 10000 Belgian privates, and
160 English officers and 1850 British
privates. The captives include two
commanding generals of the French
Is generals of lesser rank of the Rus
sian army, and the Belgian command
ant at Liege.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
BRITISH ARE ELATED
Success Of Allied Armies Is Joyful
News to ENGLAND

London, Sept. 1O.-That the enemy
was driven back all along the line
yesterday is the news cheering to
British readers that Field Marshal Sir
John French, chief of
the British expeditionary force sent
to England this afternoon from the
battle line of the allies to the east of
Paris.
The statement of the British COM
mander Is driven home to Englishmen
by the further announcement of the
annexation by British troops of doz-
en- German maxim guns and a battery
of German field guns and it is fur
ther emphasized by official confirma-
tion of the capture of numbers of
German prisoners.
The crucial battle of the war in
France has not yet reached any de-
cisive result. Field Marshal John
French, commander of the British
forces, reported today that the Ger
mans had been driven back all along
the lines; that the British had cross
ed the river Marne; that the Germans
had suffered heavily and that their
men were supposed to be in very
exhausted condition.
Notwithstanding this report, the
military experts do not rush to sweep
ing conclusions. The military writer's
in the London papers report that from
the conservative terms of the French
official statement, it is too early to
anticipate the result of a battle ex.
tending over front of nearly 100
miles. Three million men is the mum.
ber estimated to be engaged actively
and as reserves, and three great bat.
ties at least are in progress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Appalling Losses In Battle

London, Sept. 1.-THE Times cor
respondent at Petrograd sends the
following: 'The extent of losses dur.
ing the first six weeks of the war
places all previous casualties far in
the background. Not less than ten
thousand dead Germans were counted
in the trenches after one engagement
in East Prussia. On the fateful Sep
tember l, when two Russian corps
came to death grips with four Ger.
man corps, north of Soldeau, the
losses on both sides totalled sixty to
seventy thousand, the majority being
Germans"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Limits Postal SAVINGS

Washington, Sept. 11.-President
Wilson today vetoed the bill to raise
the limit of individual deposits in pos
tai savings banks to $1,000 because it
contained a provision repeating a Sec
tion of the new bank law, which pro-
vides that federal funds must be de-
posted only with members of the fed
eral reserve system.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Would Assist Copper Miners

Washington. Sept. "a bill to au-
thorize government purchase of not
more than 15,OOO,O0O pounds of cop
per was introduced today by Repre-
sentative Macdonald of Michigan. 1t
is identical with the bill introduced
by Senator Ashurst to help the smell
ters operate during the European
emergency.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Must Have Passports

London, Sept. 14.-Great Britain
today put in force the regulation that
no foreigner is to be permitted to
land in England without a passport.
Hereafter no naturalized American
citizen will be granted passport un-
less he submits his naturalization
papers and unless the state depart
ment investigates his naturalization
through court records.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16

Chinook Opinion: Paul McCann
had large amount of grain burned
in the stack recently. The fire was
set by threshing machine which
had just arrived at the place to
thresh out the grain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
Extravaqance.

Extravaganza IN thought Is ais bad rs
extravaganza IN living expenses.
W. HOwe'S Monthly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
OPPOSITION TO FREIGHT TAX.
Foes of Provision Claim il Will Bear
Heavily on South.

Washington, Sept. 12.-Fearing that
shipments Of furniture from North
Carolina. to say nothing OF trade with
other sections in manufactured cot
ton goods. will be considerably hurt
by the passage of the freight tax. pro-
posed as one means Of raising revenue
made necessary by the war. North
Carolina congressman today circulated
petitions protesting against such a
measure, and calling, it is understood,
for caucus of Democrats to op-
pose it,
North Carolina is one Of the largest
furniture manufacturing States in the
Union and the shipment OF manufac-
tured cotton goods is also large.
South Carolina, when its mills are
running full time. ships large guam
titles of cotton cloth. If the tax goes
on there may be a curtailmcnt of
these products to meet the situation.
This is what the North Carolina con-
gressmen fear.
Strong opposition developed late
this evening and this caused house
leaders to decide to take no action be-
fore Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
MarhS-Iiurt.iSOu,

wedding of unusual interest was
that of Miss Mary NJ. Marks, oldest
daughter of Mr.. alitl Mrs. i. Stuart
Marks, TO William Alexander Ha,ri-
son, which was s"lcmni2cd at th"
Woodrow Memorial church Wcdncs-
day evening at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison left for thc
mountains of western North Carolina.
pom their return thcy will be al
Eomc TO their host of friends at 1000
oak street until their new homo on
C"ll"%" street is completed.
The bride has been Il teacher al
the EdS"W"od school for three wears
and has Il large circle of friends. The
%!"om is auditor for the Shand Build
'rS Supply Company.-Thr State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
Smith-LcmmOn Marriage
Lowndesville, Sept. 11.-Thur

LOwndesville, Sept. 11.-Thursda,
evening, August 81, Miss Camille
Smith and Wallace Edward Lem
mon were married in the Presbv-
terian church of Lowndesvillc. A
host of friends Of both bride and
groom were present to witness the
ceremony and to attend the reccp;ion
held at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Smith. The
church was decorated in green and
white, u profusion of pot plants and
ferns forming a charming background
for the bridal party. First came the
ribbons boys, Jack Cooley, Gamewcll
liuckahd% Marshall Latimer and
Walter Huckabee. The bridesmaids
were Miss Leila Moseley, Miss Rose
Powell of Lincolton, Ga. Miss Eliza
beth Eel Of LOwndeSville and Miss
Louise cunningham of Ab5cVillo. The
ushcrS were Robert Lee Smith, Jr.,
Rcmhcrt Allen, James Ellis and J. B.
Kay. all of IOWndesVille BY the
Mondeissohn march, played by Mrs.
j. Arch Talhert of Mccormick. uShers
and bridesmaids entered singly, talk
ms their place in q semicircle on
either side OF the altar. just preccd-
ing the bride and her maid oc
hnnnr bn
Alice Meschire. The groom entered
with his brother. DR.. Charles Lem
mon of sumter. The bride was lovely
in Il French costume OF crepe meteor.
with oVordress of chiffon and point
dc Venice lace. TRIMMINGS uf pearls
and orange blossoms were used. \
court train and Veil of tullc. confined
with orange blossoms. completed the
costume. Th" only ornament worn was
Il magnificent diamond lavallicrc a
"ift from the groom. She carried Il
handsome shower bouquet of bride
roses. Ou contrast To the pink hou-
Gu"tS Of tn" maids. The maid Of hon
or was Miss Mary Lennon of sum
ter
After the ceremony 10y the Rev. J.
g. Chandler. cousin uf the groom. n
iar"o number Of Tn" guests repaired
10 tn" .paciuus home where a swcci
course WAS served.
After being served with rcfrsh-
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That we urge our representatives in
congress TO make every effort to have
national legislation passed, if the same
be constitutional, by taxation or other
means, curtailing the production of
cotton during 1915 at least so per
cent.
That we urge our representative in
the state legislatures to work for the
same result:
That we urge all other interested
organizations in the South to bring
pressure to bear toward immediate
legislation for the above purpose.
That we heartily commend the in
dividual pledge plan as adopted by
the Cotton Congress and appeal to the
financial interest and patriotism of
the individual planter to sign a
pledge at once"
The canvassers in the various school
districts made their reports showing
that 24S Of the pledges had been sign
cd providing for holding the cotton
and reducing the acreage so per cent
for 1915. Reports were received from
school districts Nos. 2, 3, 4, I, ., 10.
IS, 16.
The canvassers in other districts
not yet reporting are earnestly re-
quested to canvass their respective dis
tricts between now and next Saturday
and to report at the meeting on that
day and it is earnestly asked that all
canvasscrs who are to nike reports.
and at least one trustee from every
district meet with the secretary about
- minutes before the regular meet
ing at II o'clock that is at 11.45) at
the court house so that their reports
can be handed in and results tabu-
lated before the general meeting.
This canvass is being taken up in
ncarly all the counties Of the state
and already there are very tangible
evidences of results.
BE sure to be at the meeting Sat
urday, September 18th, to do your
part ia this work.
Il. Il. Hclscr. Sccty.
sumter County Division Cotton Con-
grcss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
Buys q Bale OF Cotton.

Mr.. Is. p. Belts Of the c. NJ. Retts
Lumber company was in the CITY TO-
day and while here Joined the "Buv p
Eale of Cotton" movement by pur.
chaSing bale of Sumter county cot
ton at 10 cents. Mr.. Belts did this
on instruction from his company and
Will endeavor to persuade others to
Join in the movement when he re-
turns to the North.s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED SATUR-
DAY.

Call Upon National and State Lcgis-
lators and Farmers To- Curtail Acre
agc-Mccting. Called for Next sat
urday-Would Tux 1915 Cotton
Crop.
Editor Daily Item:
The Saturday account Of the meet
Ing Of the Sumter Division of the Cot
ton Congress did not include the ac-
ton taken at the latter part Of the
meeting which included call for an
adjourned meeting for next Saturday
at IL o'clock.
In addition to the matter reported
In Saturdays Item. Mr.. w. a. Bow
man proposed u resolution asking that
congress impose u tax of 1Oc per pound
on all cotton raised in the United
States for the season of 1915.
After some discussion by Mr.. l.. d.
Jennings and others the following
substitute resolution by Cecil H. VIII
son. seconded by III. II. Warren, was
proposed and adopted:
Whereas: The South must carry
over n large surplus of the cotton
crop and suffer tremendous financial
loss and must needs borrow funds
from other sections with which to
carry over this surplus. and whereas
I'm order To establish this surplus as
basis of credit at it's intrinsic val
ne. II Is first necessary to establish as
"a certainty the fact that only so much
cotton shall be produced i'm 1915 as
added To- the surplus from this year
shall meet the demands Of commerce
BE IL resolved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
LEADERS WATT ON PRESIDENT
Want His Open Approval Before
Takin" Definite Action on Freight
Tax

Washington, Sept. 12.-Ilousc Dem
ocratS want President Wilson to APP
prove openly the proposed " per cent.
tax on freight bills before It war
revenue hill carrying that provision
is introduced. That the force of his
approval is necessary was agreed
up"n today 10y administration leaders,
Majority Leader Underwood, chair
man OF the hoUS" committee Brcpar-
in~ the mcnSurC. decided today to hold
up the Eill until the presidents S return
from NcW Hampshire next week.
after he and other Democrats had
conferred with Secretary McAdoo and
Postmaster General Burlcson. The
postmaster general it WAS said, aS-
Surcd Mr.. Underwood the president
would mdorsc TN" plan openly when
hc returned To Washiugton
Opponents of the foight tax insist
,hc party should taX luNurics and mo-,
di,,ti> "r indirectly affect tho price
of necessities. They will uroc in.
crease "u beer, spirituous li.luors.
wines Hud ci@Arcttc& In n@di,.on. il
Is rr"p"S"d I" renew Ia" effort to
raise tn" income ta> unr-hulr ur I
per cent without altering thc ,\cnu-
tion figures. Al automobile iaN and
Inheritance tax Of per cent. also will