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The Arvada enterprise., 1914-12-24
War Party Booming
"Hero" for President.
By Edward Heating

|
orado District.
Washington, D. c.. The war
party has selected their candidate
for president. He is Myron T.
Herrick, former governor of
Ohio, and late ambassador to
France. His boom was formally
launched when he returned from
Paris a few days ago and it is be-
ing assiduously promoted by law
ish expenditure of money and
adroit press agent work.
In last weeks letter | pointed
out that the War party which
has apparently gained control Of
the Republican organization, had
formulated the principal plank
for the Republican platform in
the campaign Of 1916, and that
if the Jingoes had their way this
country would be permanently
committed to militarism, With all
its attendant waste of men and
money. Subsequent develop
ments fully sustain that proph-
ecy.
Every Republican leader who
has deliyereda speech in or out of
Congress in the past two weeks
has, to use the picturesque Ian
guage Of "Marse Henry Wat
erson" of the Louisville Courier
Journal, Wrapped the flag
around HIM, marched down to
the footlights. fired off two boss
pistols and died like a son of "a
gun" .i-
I'm NEED OF A HERO"
There has been a sameness
about these performances which
has betrayed their common
origin. They are all parts of the
Republican campaign which is to
eliminate in the election Of 1916.
A war party could not be a
success with out having a hero"
for it's leader. Thanks to Wood
row Wilson, this country is +. at
peace with the world, so the
War party could not find he
ro' among our navy or Military
men. Consequently they had to
pick up Herrick, who had the
distinction Of being the only Re-
publican diplomat deputy in the
war zone when hostilities began.
In London, Berlin, Vienna, Con-
stantinople, and the other cap
itals of the waring nations, Dem
ocrats represented this country.
They were confronted with
the same problems that engag-
ed the attention of Ambassado :
Herrick in Paris, and the test a.
mony of thousands of CRATE full
refugees shows that they met
those problems with tact, ability
and courage. + I 50.
The fact is that Minister Brand
Whitlock at Brussels, and Am
bassador Gerard at Berlin occu-
pied positions which were even
more trying than that of Mr..
Herrrick in Paris. This is par.
ticularly true of Whi'.loch; who
served as buffer between the
the unfortunate Belgian people
and the German invaders.
. Whitlock and Gerard would be
amused if some one
should attempt to hang a hero
medal on them or pres ant them
to the country as Il car .didate for
the presidency. Herr lex, if per-.
mitted to have his way would
pursue the same
course but the wpr party will
not hear to that. He is being
assured that he plust lend him.
self to these mock heroics in Or
der that Wilson may be put in a
hole and the Democratic party
driven from p over. From pres
ent indications he will not resist
the program.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-12-24

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getting o new one occasionally.
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readers renewing and also glad
tozad-new ones to our list. A
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Misses Nell Nicholson and
Sadie Smith are home from
Greedy. where they have been
attending school, to spend the
vacation. -. -ss
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-12-24

Some rather knotty problems
arisg in. the administration of
public affairs. eyen'in a city Of
the size of Arvada. and those
who are responsible to the public
for INSTRUMENTATION are liable
to besubjsct toadverse criticism
on the part or some and ut the
same time to- win praise from
others,. =. .. e..
At. the last meeting of the
town board. the matter of furn.
ishipg' water to property outside
the feity limits proved to be a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Asks Clemson College to Help.

The South Carolina experiment sta
ton Mt Clemson College has been
asked by the United States depart
ment of agriculture to prepare the
government cotton exhibit for the
Panama-Pao.fc Exposition at San
Francisco ia 1915, according to a let
ter received in Columbia a few days
ago from J. N. Harper, director of the
station. The cotton exhibit will be
located with the governments agri-
cultural display in the agricultural
building at the exposition.
1T certainly is g. high compliment
to Clemson College and Prof. Harper"
said Commissioner Watson of the
state department Of agriculture. The
collection OF cuttons arranged by the
department of agriculture will be in
cluded in the exhibit to be sent by
the experiment station. Practically
every variety of cotton has been COL
lected by the department for the dis
play, which is considered one of the
most nearly complete in existence.
Work on tho cotton exhibit will be-
gin at once and it will be shipped to
San Francisco by the experiment sta
ton officials early in 1915.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Dixmude Abandoned by Germans.

London.-The correspondent Of the
Central News in the north Of France
telegraphs that the Germans have
been driven out of DiXmude.
"The Germans, the correspondent
say had not long in which to con-
graduate themselves on their seizure
of the mass of ruins which once was
Dixmude. They were sprayed with
shrapnel and high explosive shells un-
til determination threatened them.
The appearance Of French marines in
q bayonet charge rapidly convinced
the nthat the death rate would be too
high if they remained. Hence Dix
nude is Jul again.
1.-THE Germans have made a slight
advance against Ypres, but it is doubt
full if they hold the village of Steler.
very long"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Strenuous Efforts by Germans. J

London.-The official press bureau
issued the following communication:
"A severe attack against the por-
ton of the line held by the first army
CORDS before Ypres was delivered on
the eleventh by the Prussian Guar
Corps. The enemy made an especial
effort on this occasion to break the
line which they hoped already had
been weakened by attacks OF infantry
of the line.
"Our troops were subjected to n
heaviest bombardment that we have
yet experienced, from dawn for three
hours. This was followed up by an
assault carried out by the First ana
Fourth Brigades Of the Prussian
Guard Corps. 1t is understood that
these picked troops had been brought
ND specially to act against US In order
to force their way through at points
where previous efforts made by the
infantry Of the line had failed.
"The attack was pressed with the
greatest bravery and determination.
owing to the gallantry Of our troops
the enemy was repulsed.
can immense loss had been inflicted
on the Germans, 1000 OF their dead
having been found on the ground be-
hind our front trenches alone. Their
casulties in advancing up to u
line under direct fire must have been
enormous. Our casualties also were
heavey. Action Of our troops on this
as we'll as on previous occasions can
not be praised too highly"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Naval Battle Is Pending

Washington.-Offcial dispatches Of
the fall of Tsing-Tau were received at
the Japanese embassy and interpreted
as signalling the beginning Of an Of.
fensive movement of the s%quadrons of
warships which have been occupying
and blockading Kiao-Chow, which have
been released, it is said, to hunt down
the German ships in the Pacific. 1t
was stated at the embassy that in all
probability a joint occupation of the
British and Japanese forces would take
place at Tsing-Tau Immediately.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Concessions Offered Roumania

Venice.-It is stated here that
Count Tisza, the Hungarian premier,
has promised political concessions to
Roumanians in Austria in return for
Roumania's aid in the war. Among
the concessions alleged to have been
promised are complete amnesty for all
political offenders, permission to use
and display the Roumanian national
colors, a revision Of the franchise,
which will assure to R~oumanians ade-
,quate representation in elective bod
les and in parliament and a reform
Of school laws.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Enoland Predicts Long War

London.-That England is prepared
to carry on the war indefinitely, with
every confidence in the result, was the
tenor of the speeches at the annual
banquet in~augurating the new lord
mayor Of London at Guild Hall, deliv-
cred by. the men responsible for the
conduct Of the war. Notable speeches
were made by the prime minister, H.
H. Asquith, Field Marshal Earl Kitch-
ener, secretary for war, and Winston
Spencer Churchill, first lord Of the ad-
miralty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Lost British Warships SIGHTED

Santiago, Chile.-The British cruiser
Glasgow, which was engaged with the
German squadron in battle off the
Chilean coast Sunday, November l,
and the British transport Otranto have
passed Delgada Point light in the
Gratis of Magellan, bound for the Fal-
kand islands, a British possession east
of the extreme southern point of South
America. The information is contain
ed in advices received here by the ad-
miralty from naval authorities in the
Straits of Magellan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
German Cruisers Are Captured
London.-The British navy got into

German Cruisers Are Captured
London.-The British navy got into
the war picture with two successes
the destruction Of the German cruiser
Emden, in the eastern waters of the
Indian ocean, and the bottling up OF
the Konigsberg, considered her sister
ship, in the western extremity Of the
same sea.
These two raiders, especially the
Emden, have many successes to their
credit and their skill in evading the
net thrown out for them has been a
matter Of chagrin to British naval
men.
The Emden's end came in battle as
beftted her record throughout recent
history, for, according to all accounts,
even those of her victims, she played
a clean game, strictly in accordance
with the recognized rule Of naval war
fare.
After a sharp action off Cocos island
with the Australian cruiser Sydney,
the German ship, with heavy casual
ties, was beached, ablaze. The Ger
man cruiser Konigsberg met a less
glorious fate, as she was bottled up in
such a position that she must either
be captured or surrendered, though
in either case she probably will be
nothing but a useless hulk.
The cruiser Chatham, which a
down the Konigsberg in the river op-
posite the island Of Malta, German
East Africa, is a sister ship Of the
Sydney, which closed the career Of the
Emden.
Both the Emden and the Konigsberg
have the destruction Of warships to
their credit, as we'll as the sinking
Of many merchant ships. The Emden
sank the Russian cruiser Jemtchug
and a French torpedo boat destroyer
off Penang, while the Konigsberg's
guns made a hulk Of The British light
cruiser Pegasus at Zanzibar, in the
middle Of September.
With the exception Of Admiral Won
Specs squadron in the Pacific, all the
oceans are now believed to be free Of
German cruisers, and the British ad-
miralty already has informed the coun-
try that adequate measures have been
taken to deal with the victors Of the
recent battle off the Chilean coast.
German Ships Destroyed
Toxic, Japan.-After desperate as
saults, in which the Japanese, in the
face of heroic resistance, rivaled the
bravery Of their forces at Port Ar
thur, Tsing-Tau surrendered, Gov. Mey-
er-Waldeck, after the hoisting Of white
flags on the forts, sent an officer with
a flag of truce to the AngloJapanese
lines.
The Japanese and German officers
opened a conference at Moltke bar
| racks when the formalities Of capitu-
lation were concluded.
The Japanese officers highly praise
the bravery Of the Germans, who
fought tenaciously to the last. Un-
official reports are that the Germans
blew up what was left Of their forts
before surrendering and practically the
whole town is in ruins.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Lody, German Spy, Shot

London.-It is officially announced
that Carl Hans Lody, alias Charles
A. Inglis, who was found guilty by
a courtmartial Of espionage November
2. has been shot as a spy. When ar
rested, Lody claimed to be an Amer
lean, but later confessed he was a
German. He had lived in New York
and Omaha. In the latter city he mar
ried the daughter of Gottlieb Storz, a
brewer, who later divorced him. Lody
met his death in the Tower of London
after he was found guilty by court
martial.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
FARMERS UNION PRESIDENT ON
EXTRA SESSIoN.-PRAlSES
ACREAGE CUT.
PALMETTO CAPITOL NEWS
General News Of South Carolina Col.
lected and Condensed From Tho
State Capital That VIII Prove Of
Interest to All Our Readers.
Columbia

E. W. Dabbs, Of M%ayesville, pres
ident Of the South Carolina State
Farmers Union, in an address to the
members of the union recently, says
that the legislature has met in extra
session and adjourned without doing
mulch to help"
"The legislature has met In extra
session." says President Dabbs, land
adjourned without doing much to
help. The eliminating of cotton acre
age to one-third Of land actually Gull
tivated l think is a step in the right
direction; but it should have gone fur
ther and planned for markets for
farm produce, and it should have
made an appropriation for supplying
seed grain and winter legumes to
farmers not able to buy them. In
stead Of this real help, 1t wasted much
time on a bond issue of very doubt
full helpfulness. Fortunately this died
without the farce of an election on
it on IL hours notice.
1.-The warehouse measure will be
of great service, If it is not confined
to a few big central warehouses, but
is made to cover the state 80 that
every community can have one SO
cheaply constructed that there will be
very little idle capital in the years
when the farmers will sell cotton. and
yet with the states protection in
times like this for the cotton that
can be more cheaply stored and in
sured in small lots in the vicinity Of
the gins and where the farmers will
patronize them. :
"But after ali is said and done 1t
remains with the farmers to work out
their own destiny. We must organ.
ize-frst, because in union there is
strength to do many things the in
dividual can not do alone; and, Sec
ond, because 1t Is the only way we can
secure the legislation that will really
help us with our problems. We have
the Farmers Union as an %organiZa.
ton. Some of US in many counties
are holding 1t together and doing ef-
fective work. A few joined at first
for selfish or political purposes. These
have all dropped out and those who
are now keeping up the organization
have the highest motfves-the build
ing up of an organization for educa-
tional development in scientific agri-
culture, social and fraternal advan-
tages, and the benefits Of cooperation
in collective buying and selling. Will
you come with us? We need you and
you need us,
I'VE should like very much to hear
from every school district in the
| state within the next few weeks. Get
your people together and notify the
state president or the state secre-
tary, ]. Whitner Reid, Columbia,
s. c."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
servians Defeated Near Shabats

London.-An official statement is
sued in Vienna says: "In the southern
war theater, attempts made against
the enemy, strongly fortified behind
barbed wire entanglements in the dis
trict of Compianine and south Of Sha-
bats, are progressing slowly. The
s~trategically important heights Of Mi
sar were captured and 200 prisoners
taken. Some Servian entertainments
were stormed and $500 prisoners, four
cannon and six machine guns were
taken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
H~aitiens EstabIlsh government.

Washington.-The United States
was notified officially Of the establish
ment of a new government in Haiti
with DayiImar Theodore, successful
revolutionist against President zamor,
az president. The only cabinet off,
Ger selected 20 far is Joseph Justin as
minister Of foreign affairs. He was
director of the law school at the cap
ital. Although the transport Hancock
with a regiment Of marines has lett
Port all Prince for Guatanamo, the
battleship Kansas remains there and
the cruiser Tacoma stays in the North.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Russians Advance Into Germany

Russians Advance Into Germany
London.-Except for the fall of Using
Tau, the most significant report from
any of the battle fronts-and the most
welcome to the allies-is that the Rus
slams, besides driving the Austr1ans
back in Galicia, have reached the War
the river in Russian Poland, and haVe
established themselves on the East
Prussian frontier.
A Berlin official report says some
Russian cavalry crossed the Wharf.-The,
but were driven back. To this the
Russian report adds that the town OF
Warta, on the Warthe river, in Po-
land, has been occupied and that a
Russian column has proceeded west
ward through Czenstochowa, near the
Silesian frontier.
The Russians, too, are responsible
for the report that they have defeated
the Germans heal Mlawa, in Poland,
just across the East Prussian boun-
dairy and at Lyck in East Prussia.
Military observers here say the
Russians have followed the retiring
Germans at a much faster pace than
was anticipated and that if they are
in force they may prevent the Ger
mans from taking up their new posi-
tons on the Warthe and compel them
to fall back to tn Silesian border.
Despite all this, reports persist that
the Germans are sending westward
large numbers Of their troops who
have been fighting in Poland to oppose
the allies in France and Belgium. That
they would do this with enormous
Russian forces threatening their own
and richest territory military men here
say seems highly improbable unless
the Germans are satisfied a small
force can prevent the Russians enter.
ing Silesia and East Prussia.
Allies Fighting Around Ypres
In the west the ding-dong fighting
continues. The Belgians, who hold
the lines along the coast, are being
given :. comparative rest, after their
three months of almost continuous
fighting. The Germans still are con-
centrating around Ypres, where they
are trying to hack their way through
the Anglo-French troops to the coast.
Both sides claim to have made prog.
ress here, the Anglo-French forces
southeast of the town and the Ger
mans southwest. Correspondents in
the rear of the armies say the fight
ing HAS not %appreciably lessened and
that both sides are using tremendous
weight of artillery in an endeavor to
clear the ground for an infantry ad-
vance.
Both armies are being reinforced. 1t
seems to be realized that the Germans
cannot proceed farther west because
Of the cooperation Of the warships
with the land forces and that a route
either here or farther south must be
found If the Germans are to attain
the French posts.
Rebels Win In South Africa
London.-Gen. Christian De Wet, the
rebel leader, says Reuters Pretoria
correspondent, has been in contact
with and dispersed a small govern
ment command under General Cronje.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Cotton Loan Most Complete.

Washington. - Strong enorts III tne
last few days to complete the $lS6,-
OOo. 900 cotton loan fund so far nave
been unsuccessful. 1t was said that
much depended on Boston and Phila-
delphia bankers and their participation
would insure the raising Of s96,ooO,O 600
IN non.cotton producing states. inns
would be within 100000 OF the
amount required from these states.
OAfcials hope the New England and
Philadelphia bankers will contribute
the norton allotted to them within a
few days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
NATION is WORTH 40 BILLION.
Has Increased Seven Billions.-Popu-
Iation Now Over 1oo,0oo,ooo.

Iation Now Over 1OO,O0O,0OO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. growth OF
the last half century was shoNnSin a.
report by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. Since 1850 the
population has more than ~quadrupled,
being now more than 1O0,000,00o, the
report says.
I'm the same period" continued the
report, foreign commerce has grown
from 1918, 5000, 900 to $4,259, 900, 900,
and the per capita value Of exports
from 1856 to $23.27. National wealth.
has increased from $1,000, 100000 IN
1870 to approximately $4,000, 0Oo''
600; money in circulation from S279,-
OOO, 900 to s3,41s,0Oo,0Oo and New
York bank clearings from approx
mately 5 5 1000, 100000 to over $ss,000,-
000, 900, while for the entire country
bank clearings have grown from s62f
000, 900, 900 in 1887, the earliest year
for which figures were available, to-
STA, 600, O0O, 900 in 1913.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
w. r. Blackburn Succeeds J. X. AulI.

John H Aull, formerly of New
berry, has resigned the position Of
private secretary to the governor of
South Carolina to become secretary
to the state warehouse commissioner,
John L. McLaurin, and has already
taken up the duties Of the latter posi-
ton. He said that his successor In
the office of private secretary to the
governor was w. F. Blackburn Of Col
umbia, who has been stenographer In
the executive offices for several years.
Mr.. Aull was stenographic reporter
Of the Eighth judicial circuit when
he was appointed private secretary
to the present governor, vice Alex
Rowland of Columbia resigned. He
was educated at Newberry College
and was for several years a newspa-
per man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Marriages Increase During War

Observation-Disclosures the de-
parture Of young men to the war,
marriages in England and Wales for
the quarter ending October l were
IL per cen greater than the mean
rate for the ten preceding quarters,
the rate per thousand being ia. The
same period tic birth rate was is
per cent below the mean rate of the
period named, and the death rate was
90 below the mean average.