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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
HOUSE PASSES TAX
BILL BY GOOD VOTE
MEASURE TO RAISE sos, 10000
EMERGENCY FUND GOES TO
THE SENATE.
MINORITY WAS AGAINST IT
All Republicans Voted Against the
Bill; Only One Progressive Cast a
Favorable SalIot-234 to 1875. {

Washington. - The administration
war revenue bill, imposing addition
al. taxes on beer, domestic wines and
gasolina, special taxes on theatef and
certain dealers and stamp taxes, all
estimated to produce sos, 000, 900
within a year, was passed by House
234 to 1876.
The bill now goes to the. Senate.
All the Republicans and all the
Prosressives,' except Representative
Copley, of Illinois, voted against the
bill. They were Joined by the follow
ing II Democrats:
Representatives Galloway, Texas;
Church, California; Hobson3 Ala
bama; *o'Hair. Illinois; RagsdaJ-
South Carolina; Sisson, Stephens and
Witherspoon, Mississippi; Stevens,
New Hampshire; Thompson, Okla
homa, and Wingo, Arkansas.
The bill was under discussion in the
House two days. Republican Leader
Mann assailed the measure as due to
the Democratic tariff rather than toy
the war and as a novel proposition to
tax the peoples pocket books while
the government has $4,000, 900 on de-
posit in national banks.
Representative Hobson, Democrat,
declares the temperance forces oppos-
ed any tax on beer on the principle
that the government should not be
dependent In any way On alcohol.
The bill would impose an additional
tax Of so cents a barrel on beer, two
cents a gallon on gasoline, 20 cents a
gallon on sweet wines and IL cents on
dry vines, stamps taxes On railway
and steamboat tickets, brokerst con-
tracts, insurance policies, mortgages,
telegraph and telephone messages,
and special taxes on theaters, brok-
ers, bakers, tobacco dealers and
Others,
Secretary McAdoo wrote Represen-t
tative Underwood today that total
treasury receipts for the present is-
cal year up to Wednesday exceeded
those for the same period year ago
by $734,904, but that the increase was
accounted for by the $12,000,C00 de
rivedJ from the sale Of two battleships
to Greece and by the fact that s5,732,-
255 Of the corporation and income tax
for the previous fiscal year was not
paid until the first 10 days OF, July,
1914.
The actual increase in ordinary in
ternal revenue collections for this
fiscal year to August 81, compared
with a year ago, was 5 2,139,643. There
was a decrease of $588,166 in July, Of
which s429,3sS was on distilled spir-
its. In August there vas an increase
Of s2,727,809 over the corresponding
period, the increase In revenue from
distilled spirits aggregatipg ~$S,326,602.
"The increased revenue on distilled
spirits in August" Secretary McAdoo
added, following decreases in pre-
ceeding months, unquestionably was
due to expectation or fear of distill-
ers that the rate on distilled spirits
would be increased"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Mutinous Chinese Jailed

Honolulu.-Seventy members of the
Chinese crown of the German refugee
steamers honeymoon, Staatesekertar
Kraetke and Gouvernour Jaeshke, of
the Hamburg-American line, were i'm
prisoned here on mutiny charges made
by the captains of the vessels. Jail
accommodations are taxed by the num-
Der of Orientals under arrest, but the
captains of the German steamers say
they fear further trouble from the $50
Chinese still aboard their ships. They
said the Chinese had refused to stay
aboard any longer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Strike for War Waves

San Francisco.-The steamer Maiti,
of the Union line, left port for Austria
liza, after having been delayed thirty.
six hours by a war strike" Of starters.
The stokers, went aboard an hour be-
fore sailing time and demanded an
extra five pounds sterling in wages for
the return trip for war risk" 1t was
refused and they all went ashore and
soon were arrested for d%isorderly con-
duct. Company officials appealed to
Mayor Rolph, who obtained release of
the stokers. They went back to work
at the old rates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
French Routed by Germans

Aachen. Germany.-In most Of the
encounters in Belgium, the overwh elm.
ing numbers of the Germans were
enough to account for their s%dcceGs-
cs, but at Ruissiere, two companies Of
German infantry we're the cause Of the
rout of an entire French army corps.
The tremendous advantage in the po-
sition held by the French makes this
defeat one of the browning riddles Of
the German advance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
British Disaster Pleases Berlin

Berlin.-The sinking Of the three
British armored cruisers, the Aboukir,
Hogue and Greasy, of 1920 tons each,
is the big news feature in Berlin's
newspapers. Details Of the battle are
not yet available.
The news was received with partic.
ular pleasure, as it served to reconcile
the German sailors with the policy i'm
posed upon them of higher strategy,
under which the officers and men of
the flee are chatting, despite all admo-
nitions of patience from the newspa,
pers and public opinion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
SOLDIERS WILL STAY LONGER.
American Troops Will Not Be Re-
moved From Vera Cruz Until
- o. L.. -,a". Peace. s-Y IS


moved From Vera Cruz Until
j.: Peace. ~ -
Observation-Disclosures forces will
remain in Vera Cruz until the ques-
ton of authority between General
Carranza and General Villa is set
tied. This was the consensus Of opin-
ion Of administration officials al
though no definite announcement
was made.
Secretary Garrison telegraphed
General Funston at Vera Cruz NO to
load necessary baggage or supplies
aboard transports, informing him at
the same time that the American
forces would not be withdrawn "for
al least 10 days." until questions con-
corning the transfer of funds at the
customs house coald be adjusted.
Inasmuch as telegraph communica-
ton with Mexico City is irregular,
state department officials did not
know when they could reach a sat
isfactory understanding with the Car
rama government. Officials alse are
considering the possibility that Gen.
eral Villa may object to the Ameri.
can governments construction Of the
C~arranza! authority as "the central
government in Mexico" and indica-
tions are that the big sum Of money
collected for customs by the Ameri-
can officers will not be delivered to
any faction until there Is a definitely
established Mexican government.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
RETREAT Of GERMANS WAS STEADY
UNTIL THEY MADE STAND ON A|SNE

may be merely of a rea guard ma
ture on a large scale, or may be the
commencement Of a battle Of a more
serious nature.
1T rained heavily on Saturday att
rnoon and all through the night, which
severely handicapped transport.
On Sunday, September 10, extreme
ly strong resistance was encountered
along the whole of our front, which was
some fifteen miles in length. The &C
ton still consisted for the most part
of long range gun fire, that of the Ger
mans being to a great extent from
their heavy howitzers, which we're fir
ing from ~cleverly concealed positions.
by nightfall portions of all three
corps were across the river, the cav-
airy returning to the south side. BY
this night, or early next morning,
three pontoon bridges had been built
and our troops also managed to get
across the river by meal Of the
bridge, carrying the canal over the
river.
lon our left the French pressed on,
but were prevented by artillery fire
from building a pontoon bridge at Sois-
sons. A large number Of infantry,
however, crossed in single file the top
girder of the railway bridge left stand
ing.
Germans Quick to Surrender.
During the last three or four days
many isolated parties Of Germans
have been discovered hiding in nu-
merous woods a long way behind our
line. AS a rule they seemed glad to
surrender, and the condition of some
Of them may be gathered from the
following incident:
An officer proceeding along the
road in charge Of a number Of led
horses received information that there
were some of the enemy in the neigh
borhood. He gave the order to
charge, whereupon three German off,
GERS and 106 men surrendered.
AT Senlis Immediately on his ar
rival a proclamation was issued by
the commander of a division. The
main points were that all arms were
to be handed in at the town hall at
once; that all civilians found with
arms would be shot at once; no per-
son was to be in the street after dark;
no lights were to be maintained in
the houses or the streets; the doors Of
all houses were to be left open and
the inhabitants were not to collect
in groups. Any obstruction Of the
German troops or the threatening OF
them Immediately would be punish
able by death.
AT Villers Cotterets, the mayor ap-
pears to have behaved judiciously and
though supplies far in excess of the
capabilities Of the place were demand
ed, the town was not seriously dam
aged. .
The Germans evacuated the place
on September II in such haste that
they left behind a large amount Of the
bread reGuisitioned.
1T was stated by the inhabitants
that the enemy had destroyed and
abandoned Is motor l~orries, sever
guns and ammunition wagons.
"Reims was occupied by the enemy
on September 8. 1t was occupied by
the French after considerable fighting
on September 49," .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30

London.-The hattie of the Aisne
seems to be waiting on the outcome
Of the attempt of the allies to out1ank
the German right wing.
AT any rate, the French official re-
port, while it speaks Of an advance
made by the allies left in the region
of Lassigny-and unofficial reports say
that this advance was one of about
twelve miles-simply records the re-
pulse of several violent attacks by the
Germans and the fact that elsewhere
the situation remains unchanged.
Military experts, however, warn the
public not to ignore the German efforts
to force the French barrier chain at its
more asasilable points.
1t requires a lot of patience to wait
for the result Of this battle, but so
confident are the English and French
that their armies will be successful
that they are not much worried.
Russians Surround Przemsyl
In Galicia the Russians are pushing
steadily on their goal, which for the
moment is Przemsyl. They apparent
ly have that place pretty well sur
rounded by now, for, following the
capture of Jaroslau, they announced
the occupation Of Wislok, on the Hun
garian border, southwest Of Prem
syl, and an important station on tae
railway which runs from Sanok
through one Of the passes Of the Car
pathians to Zemplin, and thence to
Budapest.
.Wislok probably was taken by that
part of the Russian army which ad-
vanced from Lemberg by the southern
route to cut off the retreat Of the
Austrian army through the Carpath-
ians to Hungary. 1t is also another
link in the chain which the Russians
are drawing around the fortresses of
Przemsyl and Cracrow.
On the German frontier the Rus
slams are in close touch with the Ger
man forces, according to their report
but no fighting has occurred.
The Servians record almost daily
successes. This time it is the capture
of Liuboxia On the river Drina.
Two German Warships Sunk
Misunderstanding to a message
from Paris to the Central News, a
Russian cruiser has sunk a German
cruiser and two torpedo boats in the
Baltic. ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
CAPTURED German Port.

London.-The official press bureau
issued the following statement: "The
Admiralty that a telegram
has been received from Vice Admiral
Sir George Patey stating that the
town and the harbor of Frederick
Wilhelm. the seat of Government Of
Kaiser Wilhelm's Land (the name
applied to the German portion of New
Guinea), have been occupied by an
Australian force without opposition.
A British flag has been hoisted at
Friedrich Wilhelm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Russians Take Jaroslav

Petrograd.-Russian troops have oc.
cupied the fortified Austrian position
of Jaroslav, according to official an.
nouncement made here. The Russian
flag is flying over the town.
Jaroslav is an important railroad
center. A bridge a the town
crosses the San and commands the
passage of that river. The town is 10,
Gated seventeen miles north-northwest
of Przemsyl and is on the railroad line
between Lemberg and Cracow.
The Austrian attempt On Shabats
was repulsed with heavy loss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Dron Rombs in Ostend.

Ostend, via London.-A Zeppelin
airship coming from the direction Of
Thourout 112 miles southwest Of
Bruges, Belgium, dropped three bombs
Yesterday. One of them struck the
Avenue P e Smet de Mayer bridge.
on the outskirts of the town, another
fell in the harbor and another on the
premises of a wholesale fish dealer
in the fish market, partly wrecking
the building. The explosion here
made a great cavity in the ground and
badly damaged all surrounding
houses. and creating a panic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Prepare to Open Exchange.

New York.-Another step toward
the resumption of general business in
the financial markets was taken when
the Stock Exchange, acting in con-
junction with dealers in unlisted
bonds and stocks, announced that pri-
vate purchases and sales Of unlisted
securities would be permitted when
necessary a: moderate concessions
from the prices of July so. 1t is stip-
ulated, however, that such transac-
tons must not be harmful to the gen.
eral situation and must be kept with
in bound.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
CORRESPONDENT TELLS OF
THE BURNING OF TERM0NDE
BY r. M. KETTLE.
o. ~ - -
International News Service.

IutCi ohiSti iNSVNc WI
Termonde.-Here is the story Of the
wrecking of Termolde, told by q
dozen different inhabitants and con-
firmed from dozens of other reliable
sources.
Following the German entry into
the city the commander demanded@a
levy of 2,00O,0 900 francs. The money
was not in the public treasury, and
the burgomaster was not there to save
his town as Braun saved Client.
General Sommerfeld had a chair
brought from the inn into the center
Of the grand palace. He sat down
on it, crossed his legs and said:
1T is our duty to burn this town"
The inhabitants were allowed two
hours to clear out and then the SOL
diers went to work.
Use Portable Caissons.
Their apparatus consisted Of a
small portable pressure caisson filled
with benzine and fitted with a spray.
Other witnesses said that there also
were great caissons on wheels. With
this they sprinkled the floors and
ground stories Of the houses and set
fire to the buildings. Others used Q
sort Of phosphorus paste with viii,
they smeared the object to be de-
stroyed. They completed their work
by finging hand grenades and pre-
pared fuses into the infant flames.
Remembering Louvain, General
Sommerfeld had evidently given di.
rections that the public and monr.
mental buildings were to be spared.
Thus the useum and the city hall
both remain standing, but right be-
tween them his petroleurs destroyed
a hotel.
PiIIased Everything.
General Sommerfeld's soldiers stole
pillaged and drank everything on
which they could lay their hands
Witnesses on this point are many and
unshakable. Their moderation must
impress anybody who talks to them
A citizen of Termonde, who him
self had been held as hostage. SAID
to me while standing amid the ruins
Of his town:
Monsieur, there is human nature
among the Germans. l saw many
off in tears. A German iieuten
ant came and shook me by the hand
crying, 1t is not our fault"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30

During the greater part of the &C.
cupation there has been a great lack
of provisions. No gas, electricity, or
kerosene is available, and the inhabi-
tants are Obliged to use candles for
lighting purposes. Four hostages
have been given given daily to an.
swer for the security of the German
troops.
Project Briens of Pas-de-C Calais, who
has been under restraint, reported that
during three days occupation of Ar
ras his only humiliation was moral
constraint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Austrians Are Completely Routed

Nish, Servia.-The battle which has
been in progress for several days near
Krupani, on the Drina river, has &C
cording to official announcement ended
in complete disaster for the Austrian
army.
The announcement declared that
1000 Austrian troops were engaged
in this encounter, while the Servian
forces included various bodies of men
who had been concentrated along the
Drina, reinforced by troops hastily re,
called from Semlin and Slavonia. The
fighting was very sanguinary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
OFFICIAL OF LUNEVlLlE
TELLS OF GERMAN ACTS

Rordeaux.-In a report to the minis
ter of the interior, S~ubprefect MINER
of Lunev;lle says that town has been
occupied three weeks by the Germans.
More than one hundred houses have
been burned, the subprefecture is a
heap of ruins, numerous acts OF plllage
have been committed, and a contribu-
ton of $4,000 in gold has been ex-
acted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Norway Fears Fate of Belgium

Christiana.-Dr. Fridtjof Nanzen,
formerly Norwegian minister to Great
Britain, caused a sensation here when
he stated before an assembly of men,
bers of the cabinet and students of
Christiana university that Norway's
situation is as %precarious as that Of
Belgium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
cracow People Refuse to Fight

London.-The correspondent Of the
Post at Petrograd sends the following
version Of the military situation at Cra-
cow.
1.-The populace is already fleeing
from Cracow, from which place a part
of the unique university library has
also been removed for safety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Pope Protests to Kaiser

London.--A Rome dispatch to the
Central News says that Pope Bene-
dict XIV has telegraphed to the Ger.
man emperor protesting against the
destruction of the cathedral at
Rheims.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Botha Commands Boer Troops

London.-Gen. Louis Botha, premier
and minister of agriculture of the Un-
ion of South Africa, will take supreme
command of British operations against
German Southwest Africa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30
Italy Is Ready to Strike

Rome.-Italy already has more than
five hundred thousand men under
arms. The best of these troops are
in camps and barracks
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-30

General Won Marnitz has been In
command Of the German cavalry on
She extreme right Of the kaiser's
army In France and covered the ad.
vance of Won kluek's futile turning
movement. Won Marnitz's cavalry
penetrated even to the southwest OF
Paris and astonished the world by its
speed.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05
Enacting Clause Omitted

The enacting clause of the two
and a half-cent fare bill, one of
the last passed at the 1914 session
is wanting, it has been discovered
by Assistant Attorney General
Morris, who is comparing the en-
rolled bills.
Section 62 of the Constitution
provides that the style of all laws
shall be, BE it enacted by the
neral Assembly of the Com
monwealth of Kentucky. This
was ommitted, but whether it is
fatal or not, remains to be deter
mined. The bill was enrplled in
the rush of the finale of the ses.
sion and bears evidence of being
enrolled by several hands, which
accounts for the commission.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05
Anxious For Battle

Kentuckians by the score con-
tinue to notify members of the
Kentucky delegation at Washing
ton their desire to enlist as vol
unteers in the event of war with
Mexico. Senator James received
a telegram from E. A. Pollard,
Mayor of London, who said he is
prepared to organize twelve COM
panies of volunteers in the noun
tain districts of Kentucky.
Mr.. James |. Hamilton, of Lam
caster, KY, has asked permission
of the War Department to pur-
chase horses and mules for use of
the army in Mexico. He per
formed a similar service at the
outbreak of the Spanish-Ameri.
can War.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05

There were exciting times on
the farm of Col. Jack Chinn last
Thursday and Friday. Col. Chinn
had team of young mules at
tached to a tongueless disc har-
row and they became frightened
and ran away. Each jump
brought them nearer. to steep
cliff, over which they would have
dashed to death. A young negro
ex-convict who has been working
for Col. Chinn for about a year
saw the danger, started after the
team and by a surprising burst
of speed and a perilous leap man
aged to jump on the back of one
of the frightened animals. Main
tanning his seat he gradually
checked them and turned them
from the cliff.
On Friday, with the same team
young Jack Chinn and a negro
driver started across the Ken
lucky river, in the ferryboat.
They had a load of hogs and pigs.
The pigs began to squeal and the
mules bolted off into the river,
which was about forty feet deep
at this point. Fortunately the
apron part of the boat caught the
wagon and prevented it, mules
and all from going to the bot
tom. The tongue held UP the
mules for a while, but they were
gradually giving out when young
Jack Chinn leaped into the icy
water, used his knife with good
effect and gradually cut the har-
ness SO the frightened beasts
could get loose. By herculean
efforts he managed to pilot them
to shore. When he got out on
the bank he was almost chilled
into insensibility but vigorous and
prompt treatment brought him
around.-HarodSburg Leader.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05
To Make a Church Prosper

There is a sure way of prosper
ity. 1t has never failed, and
never can. The following rules
observed by all the members of
any church will insure good
days. If the church is decaying
the decay will soon be arrested.
If it is standing still, it will soon
begin to grow. If it is already
f1ourishing, it will grow more
rapidly.
l. Attend all services regularly.
If possible, be on time; you need
at least five minutes after coming
in to find a seat, and to compose
body and mind for the service.
2. Never miss a service need,
lessly. If you have visitors, in
vite them to go with you; they
will respect you more as a Chris
tian if you are faithful to your
duty.
3. If it rains or storms; make
a special effort to go. Our
churches stand much in need OF
storm-proof religion.
Ito be continued.)
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05
A Missouri Toast

A New Franklin, Mo-, paper
of recent date has the following
under the above heading:
IF all the wheat in Missouri
were one grain the only place to
plant it would be the Great Can
on, Arizona, the only hole in the
earth big enough to hold it. II
all the corn in Missouri were one
ear the only way to shell it
would be by steamship pullers,
extracting one grain at a time
from the cob. If all the cattle in
Missouri were one COW, she
would browse the heritage OF the
tropics, whisk the icicles off the
North Pole with her tail, and sup
ply milk enough to fill a canal
reaching from Kansas City to the
Gulf on which to ship the boat
loads of her butter and cheese.
If all the chickens in Missouri
were one rooster he could Stand
at Colossus and crow until he
shook the rings off the planet
Saturn. If all the hogs in Missouri
were one hog he could place his
feet in the soil of Cuba his fore
feet on the Isthmus of Panama
and with one root of his snout
dig a sea levi canal from ocean to
ocean. If all the mules in Mis-
souri, were one mule, he could
plant one foot on the soil of Tex
as, the other in the forest of
Maine and with his hind feet
kick the Whiskers off the man in
the moon.