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PLEA FOR KHAKI AND GREEN
Surgeon General Thinks White Offers
Too Fine Target.

SurEeOn-Gencrn1 Thinks White Offers
Too Fine Target.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. December L.
Another plea for khaki and forest
green uniforms 10 replace the bullet
wing white worn by American sea
men was made by Surgeon General
report submitted to-day to Secretary
Daniels. II was pointed out that dis
advantages OF white were strikingly IL
Illustrated at Vera Cruz where the
sailors offered perfect targets for
sharp shooters and snipers.
sharp shooters and snipers.
The surgeon general reported that
the navy's medical department appar-
emily was prepared to meet all peace
time demands. and that the health OF
the naval personnel was good show
ing Improvement over last year. An
increase in malaria was accounted for
by the detention OF warships in Mex
lean waters.
Speaking OF gratifying results oh
tanned with typhoid prophylaXIs. the
surgeon general warned against over
confidence in the protection it affords,
the Immunity will last. lie said treat
mcnt of tuberculosis by inhalation of
crcosotc had progressed cncouraginEly.
and that treatment by graded rest and
labor had justified expectations.
y continued decrease in alcoholism
was noted III the report and credited
TO Secretary Daniels's order barring
liquor from ships and shore stations.
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ALASKA is FLOODED
Water Driven Far Inland and Storm
IN increasing In Fury.

4 u
NOME, ALASKA. December IA fu
Sea iccpeck high upon the shore. and
has driven the water. farther inland
than II has been for several years. All
trails are impossible, Several mining
camps along the shore are entirely
surrounded by water.
All attempts to move tile mails have
been abandoned. The water along the
beach is rising. but It is believed the
ice pack. jammed against buildings and
bulkheads, along the waterfront at
Nome. will protect them, and 1t is
thought there is little likelihood of
their being washed away. as they were
year ago.
At the smaller camps along the shore
conditions arc rot SO favorable. Sol
omon. thirty-two miles east of Nome.
and Dickson, the railway terminus at
the mouth OF the Solomon River. are
surrounded by water and ice.
The storm is increasing in fury.
Early to-day all telephone lines along
the coast were torn down.
Before telephone communication
ceased message from Safety Road
House, twenty-four miles east of Nome.
said that the water pouring in from,
the sea had forced inmates to seek
refuge on the second floor. 1t Is i'm
would crush any boat which attempted
to approach the house.
"Scotty" Allan, the noted racing dog
driver. and the famous Darling Allan
sweepstakes dog-racing team. owned
by Allan and Mrs. Charles r. Darling.
OF Berkeley. Cal, were rescued at Dry
Creek.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-02
EUROPEAN WAR CAUSES
ADMIRAL MAHAN's death
Greatest Modern Writer on Naval
Strategy Overtaxed Strength
Studying Conflict.
HIS INFLUENCE. WIDESPREAD
Writings Held Responsible for Ger
HIS INFLUENCE = WIDEsPREAD
Writings Held Responsible for Ger
man Emperor's Naval Policy-He
Shaped Trend of Thought in This
and Many Countries.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-Rear-
Admiral Alfred T.,,Mahan, u. S. NJ, re-
tired, acclaimed in naval circles as tho
greatest modern writer on naval STRAIT
egy." died at the Naval Hospital here
to-day. aged seventy-fou years. Death
was due to heart trouble, Admiral
Mahan had overtaxed his strength
studying the great European conflict,
and 1t is believed the many long hours
he devoted TO following the naval op-
erations of the be!ligerents probably
caused the breakdown that FASTENED
his end & IA
In the early stages OF the European
war. Admiral Mahan. whose works are
naval textbooks alI,ost the world over,
discussed for the newspapers the sig
nlhcanee of various naval manocuvres.
He gave up these activities when Pres
ident Wilson issued his proclamatio
eNhorting navy and army officers to
desist from anything resembling par
tisan discussion Of the conflict. He.
however, did not relax his close OBJ
servation of all that went on in Eu-
rope.
Admiral NIahan came to Washington
from his home i'm Quoguc, L. l.. In
early autumn. and had planned to spend
the winter here.
Funeral services will be held from
st. Thomas's Episcopal Church In this
city Tomorrow evening. In accordance
with Admiral Mahan's earnestly ex-
pressed wish, services will he Of the
simplest character. There will be no
military ceremonies, and no honorary
pallbearers The body will be- taken
to Quogue, l.. /.
FORMAL APPRECIATION
FROM NAVY DEPARTMENT
formal statement issued from the
Navy Department contained this ap-
probation of the admirals works:
admiral Mahan's books were clas-
sics In their line. and were widely read
throushont the world. In every coun- ;
try possessing y navy they becnme
ycritable textbooks in naval strategy.
In England leading naval mon of the
day confessed that 1t had remained
for Admiral Mahan to elucidate the
work of the British navy In a. way
that they themselves never had under
Continued on Second Page5
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QUEENOF HOLLAND
SENDS NO Letter.
Denies T hat
He Is Bearer Of Such 9
Message.
REPORTS ON CONDITIONS
Minister to the Netherlands Will
Be Received at White
House To-Day.

WASHINGTON, December 1,-Dr.
Henry van Dyke, American minister to
the Netherlands. back from his post
retary Bryan to-day the earnest desire
of Queen Wilhelmina and the people
of Holland for, the early ending of
the European war.
DIR. van Dyke denied an oft-publish-
ed report that he was the bearer of
personal letter from the Queen re-
latinG to peace. but said he had re-
ported to Mr.. Bryan merely on the
state of mind" of the people OF Hol-
land and conditions generally in Eu-
rope as he had studied them.
After talking with Secretary Bryan
for an hour, DR.. van Dyke indicated
clearly that the present did not seem
propitious moment to put forward
definite proposals for terms Of peace.
DESIRE FOR PEACE
IS wELL-l1NOWN FACT
"1'he desire of the United States for
peace" he said,,"is n well-known fact.
The discussion as to the proper mo-
ment for us to, act is In the hands Of
my chiefs. The President and the Sec
retary of State can he. trusted to de-
termine when that moment arrives"
The minister expressed the hope that
Wnen tho tlInc lot the = settlement OF
the war arrived the United States
would play noble part" in bringing
peace. He was aiso.s sure. that the
heart of Holland would be with the
United states in such efforts. II +
DIR. van. Dyke, will talk over condi-
tions In Europe with, President Wilson
tomorrow, having been invited to take
luncheon at the White House. He came
to the United States primarily he said,
to have his eyes treated, and expected
to leave Washington tomorrow after
noon and sail for Holland on December
!12.
While at the State Department. DR..
van Dyke told the newspaper men OF
the efforts made by Holland to care
for Belgian refugees.
Asked as to reports concerning the
neutrality of Holland, or its sympathies
In the present war; DR.. van Dyke said
there was no doubt that the Queen and
the majority of the people of. Holland
were Sincerely neutral, and desirous
for tho return OF peace"
At REPORTS
OF SECRET DIPLOMACY
incidentally. the minister expressed
surprise at reports that american
diplomacy was of n secret character.
II have heard 1T said since l re-
that American diplomacy was con-
Quoted with the shutters down and the
blinds drawn. That has, not been my.
experience. and is not the experience
of other American diplomats. j find
that everything is open and frank. and
that the impression OF the diplomats
OF other countries is strongly to this
effect. so that we enjoy the confidence
| of all our colleagues"
DR.. van Dyke was the guest to-
night at a private dinner at tho home
OF John w. Foster, former Secretary
of State, and tho latter's son-in- W,
Robert Lansing, counselor OF the. State
Department.. i%
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religion
Turkish soldier
of Turkish
to
aandB
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COLLECTORS or REVENUE
SEND IN FRANTIC CALLS
Their Offices Rushed by Thousands
Of People Seeking to Obtain
War; Tax Stamps.
EVERYBODY BADLY WORRIED
Commissioners Osborn Finally Quiets
'vBRYBoDY BADLY WORRIED
Commissioners Osborn Finally Quiets
Fears With Statement That Gov
ernment Will Not Prosecute Those
Showing Desire to Pay Promptly.
[Spe cial to The Times.Dispatch.

-
WASHINGTON. December l.-Thou-
sands of persons in many cities. who
spent hours to-day rushing the Offices
OF Internal revenue collectors, alarmed
because they, could not obtain war
revenue stamps, were needlessly fright
ened over what might happen IL they
were not on the minute. with their
stamping The Internal Revenue Blu
reau. In the Treasury Department. IT,
self, much worried over the task OF
getting the law into smooth working
order, found time late In the day to
send kilograms to collectors making
IL plain that the government had no
Intention of prosecuting anybody sub
ject to the tax who shows he is willing
and ready to buy stamps.
MANY FRANTIC CALLS
COME FROM COLLECTORS
Frantic calls from collectors telling
of besieginG crowds manding stamps
resulted in a telegram Tonight signed
by Commissioner Osborn and sent to
all collectors, to clear up tho difficulty.
1t said: -, i.
Date all special tax returns Novcm-
Der 80 until you can handle applica- :
tions promptly, unless you have in
formation that no effort was made to
file same prior TO that date II un-
able to supply demand for. documentary
stamps for bills Of lading permit ship
mentsi to go forward. have record kef,t
and affiS or canoel stamps when re-
ceived. Notify railroads"
BY this notice the commissioner
office expected to relieve situation
which promised to become cmbarrass.
Ing to thousands of individuals. and
might have brought much confusion 10
railroads and, shippers,
Officials here explained to-day that
everything, possible had been done here
10 get ready to enforce tho law, The
Bureau of Engraving and Printing has
worked night and day since, the law
was passed. turning out the now
stamps. The problem OF furnishing
stamps has been complicated. however,
by the failure,Ai in some instances of
collectors to regard, suggestions from
Washington that all applicants be
given sufficient supply to last a few
Continued on$ Second Page.) q
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WILSON NOT INDIFFERENT
Hc Wants Conference With Gnrdnc,
before Resolution Is Introduced.

Tic Wants Conference With Gnrdncr
Bcfore Resolution i. Introduced.
WASHINGTON, December 1.--Prcsi-
dent Wilson'S letter to Representative
Gardner, on the latter's resolution for
congressional investigation of the mill
tary preparedness OF the United States.
was made public to-day. The Presi-
dent wrote:
You may be sure that do not have
an attitude of Indifference to the great
subject which you broach. but i should
like very much 20 have a conference
with you before the resolution you
have in mind is offered, in order 10
present my views to you more fully
than is possible in letter"
Mr.. Gardner was White House
caller to-day, but did not see Mr.. Will
son. and Will call later. He made his
vis, the occasion to issue formal
statement. however, saying he feared
the President intended to LAY the cold
hand of death on the whole movement
IL he can
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-02
GERMAN EMPEROR
/ AND RUSSIAN CAR
WATCHING BATTLE
Each Is With His Troops as
Conflict in Northern
Poland Proceeds.
WORLD CANNOT TELL
HOW FIGHT is GOING
Both Claim Successes, but Final
Decision May Rest With
Either.
LOSSES MUST BE. STAGGERING
Another Attempt May Be Under Way
to Break Allies Lines
in West.
Battles in East Of
Major Importance

"a HGHTuNG in the north OF France
and Belgium has assumed nm ma
pect OF minor importance ms COM
pared with battles In the enst. where
the Russians and Germans arc
STRUGGLING for supremacy over miles
of battle front I'm Russian PoIand
and East Prussia.
The allied forces I'm the north OF
France aBniu nre sustaining Heavy
'cannonadinG by the Germans, nntI
mention u made In the French ofii-s
cial abatement of small advances,
which means the infantry is oper-
atinE aEaiu. Othcrwiac, conditions
in this territory nrc comparatively
quiet.
A Paris dispatch says the bonn.
&bnrdment Of Rheims, which Inns l,een
I'm proBress for several ,yyeeI<s, hns
! Nresufted tpi the .dcatructjons 4 OF tl,rs,
i arrka SOloKtcSl. muxeurn. WITH itH sitosss
Sss Bic. AqR sfcf s4oIgSfSiBi;S
,rahd thnt fthe 9sxflies industry sEms5
suffered TO the extent OF $40 ,O00, ,OOC.S
Vienna. announces /, Officially that
Austrian troops operating TN Servan
! have repulsed the Servians east OF
the River KoInbara and Ljtd with
heavy losses to the enemy. and
gives the number of prlsoners taken
since the lbeEinninE OF the last AUS
trfan offensive movement an 10000
From the Scrvian side. however, tx
Is reported that the Australians were
repuiscd with heavy losses In their
attack nionE the Lid River.
In the battle of Homonna, Hun
gary, the AustrianN ,clnlm to- have
compelled the Russians to retreat
with canualty list of $500. The
Austrians assert that in tho HEhtInE
In Poland, they have taken $4,000
prisoners. 5 xsl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-02
TRADE BALANCE FAVORABLE

Exports for One Week S43,oos,s5
.Agninst Imports of s28.0s5.b57.
WASHINGTON. December lex
ports from the twelve ports which ham
die so per cent of the export business
of the United States totaled s43,0sS,S52
for the week ending November 2s. as
compared with imports aggregating
1855 t5.557, leaving a favorable trade
bala &c of s16,413,295.
r, twenty-five working days Of
Nov m5nr yielded II trade balance In
favor OF the United States OF s63,ISs,-
a0e. which, according to official esti.
mates, indicates IA November export ex-
cess Of approximately $4,000, 900 for
the entire country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-02
VOTE WAR. GREpITII0.pAY
ReichstaR Is Asked for Appropriations
of 5S1s250.GOO, 600.

. f
BERLIN, December tvia London) -
The Reichstag will meet tomorrow to
vote n war credit Of sI,a5O,00o,00o. DR..
Won Bethmann- Hollwcg, the imperial
Chancellor, conferred to-day with party
leaders. explaining the military and
financial situation. He first received
Socialist leaders
1t is expected the war credit Will be
adopted unanimously, and without de-
bate. The government does not in
tend to raise the new loan forthwith,
and probably will not do so until
spring.
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollwes.
speaking to the ReichstaS committee.
said tho military situation on both
fronts was wholly favorable, hut that
he wished TO defer further explanations
until tho meeting of the Reichstag to-
morrow. He said lie hoped the Reich
stag would vote the loan unanimously
a this would encourage the troops TO
tho greatest energy.
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TESTIFY AGAINST LAMAR
Lewis Cnsn Ledyard and a. Mitchell
Palmer on stand.

Lewis SnSA beuyuru ana ~. MttCheN
Palmer on stand.
NEW YORK, December Testimony
of Lewis Cass I.edyard and Represent
ative a. Mitchell Palmer. of Pennsyl-
vania, o-day regarding telephone con-
versations dealing with the United
States steel Corporation and ]. +. Nor
gan, was the principal development in
the trial of David Lamar in the Fed
eral Court here on a charge of i'm
personating Representative Palmer
with intent to defraud the Steel Cor
poration and the Morgan firm.
Although three indictments had been
brought against Lamar. charging him
with impersonating officers OF the
United States, District Attorney Mar
shall announced that the only one to
be pressed would be that accusing him
of representing himself as Mr.. Palmer
and attempting improperly TO procure
the employment Of Edward LauterbaclS,
n lawyer, by the Steel Corporation and
the Morgan firm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-02

LONDON. December 1.-The battle
in Northern Poland is. being fought out
under the eyes OF the German Emperor
on tho one side and the Russian EN-
peror on the other. These two mon
archs left for the esfront to-day, so5that
virtually the heads of ill the nations
at war are with their 9troopss
Tho King of England is in France;
the King OF Belgium as usual,
is spending all his time with his SOL
diers. while President Poincare, Of
France. started to-day for another visit
to the northern battlefield.
Official news from Poland continues
scanty, and with both headquarters
claiming successes. 1t is impossible to-
sag how the battle Is going. OF It's
intensity, however. there can be no
doubt.
The Germans. when they started for
Warsaw. dashed full tilt into a mass
of Russian troops and forced their way /
so far in that the Russians closed or
them.. This was taken in Petrograd
10 mean that some OF the German di-
visions had been cut off, and that their
surrender or annihilation was inevi-
table. 3
FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES,
AND BREAK THROUGH LINES
It appears however, that fighting
for their very lives and in the knoyyl-
edge that great defeat would end
the German offensive and compel them
to fall back on their. own frontiers. the
German troops broke through the Rus
Sian lines at one place and at another
are holding their intrenchments against
all Russian attacks. Their TANKS still
are being harassed by the Cossacks,
but seemingly the Russians are not.
now in II position to gain the sweep.
Ing victory they had anticipated
The losses, with the desperate fght-
Ing that has been going on for fort
night, must necessarily be very heavy;
on both sides. -
Against the Austro- German forces
In the south, the Russians continue to
gain more decisive results. They now
hold nil Austrian positions protectins
the Carpathian passes, and are said to
have arrived abreast of Cracow, while
their captives for three weeks number
$4,000 men, 5155 a "a.
In tho west, although the German
official report says there Is nothing to
communicate. the French official state 4
ment notes lively cannonade in Bel
gium and German activity north OF.
Arras. This may mean the Germans
nave commenced, or are about TO CONF
mence, another attempt to get through s
to the French posts. Certainly there
are Important changes In the disposi-
tions of the German-troops
'fhe Germans. according 10 Dutch re -5
ports, are strongly fortlfying Zee
pru sgeS and other Belgian ports against
9 renewal of attacks by the allied fleet.
Fighting around Ypres was due 70 the
allies pushing their lines forward
VIOLENT FIGHTING
.fs ALONG iPRES CANAL
LONDON. December q ,---y yiolent nght 81
tngMis In progress to-day along aslso
User Canal. according TO q tciegr ram
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Turkish 5oldie5Y

In the sllirmishes which they have
had with the Cars fighting men the
Turks have been able to hold more
than their own. The Turks have
been thoroughly drilled by the Ger
mans, and 1t is said that German gen
erals are in command. The photo
shows the Turkish regulars of the in
fantry division dressed in their khaki
uniforms, marching across the desert
sands OH their way to meet the Rus
SLAMS.
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MASTER EXoNERATED
BIame for Wreck Put ON Man who
Was Drowned.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, December .
Captain i'll. Carey, master OF the
steamer Hanalei. wrecked November %
on DuXbury Reef with loss of twenty.
three lives, was eXonerated OF re-
spopsibility for the accident by a
coroner's jury to-day
The jury found that tho wreck was
due to- a mistake made by Second Of
flcer William Reese. who was drowned.
Reese, 1t was declared, changed the
Hanalei's course, disobeying instruc-
tions.
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ATTR ACTIVE AND ENJOYABLE TRIP.
To sJ Baltimore via York River Line, $40
P. NJ. except Sundays. $50 one way. $3.50
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VIOLENT FIGHTING ss
K SIX ALONG YPREs CANAL.
rsoNDoN. becember Violent f,ght- 81
ing lis In progress to-day along II ny.
User Canal. according TO q teieg ram
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THE WEARY WAY.
Daily Becoming Less " Mearisome to
Many In Lnurens.

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Many in Lnurens.
With back that aches all day,
with rest disturbed at night,
Annoying urinary disorders,
Ills a weary way, indeed.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
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Mrs. ]. D. Lewis, Mill House No. /,
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eral years, arrived in the city with his
family several days ago to take ur
practice here. He is occupying the
cottage on West Main street next to
the home Of Mr.. Chas. II. Hicks. 1t is
understood that DR.. Vincent will
specialize In surgical work.
Miss Corrie Hart, after delightful
visit of several months in Sumter,
Florence and several other places in
the lower part of the state, has return
ed to the city
MIR, John N. Wright, Jr, of Spartan
burg, accompanied by Mr.. Allen Rog-
ers, spent the weekend in the city
with Mr.. Wright's father and other
relatives. Sunday morning Mr.. Roe-
ers delighted the congregation Of the
First Presbyterian church with two ex-
ccpt1onally well rendered solos. Mr..
Rogers has well moduated voice of
unusual mellowness.
Misses Minnie and Corrie Lee Hay-
ird, accompanied by their visitor, Miss
Bessie Crews, Of Laurens, went to
Columbia Saturday, returning homo
Sunday. That Is the way Miss Crews
got ahead Of the quarantine. She went
on through from Columbia to Lau-
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Citation for Letters Of Administration.

Citation for Letters Of Administration.
State Of South Carolina,
rounty OF Laurens.
BY 0. G. Thompson, Probate Judge:
Whereas d. II. Simpson made suit
to me, to grant him Letters OF admin
istratiOn Of the estate and effects Of
r. l.. Simpson.
These are therefore, to/cite and adj
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors Of the .gaid Il. T.. Simp-
son deceased. thht Ufey be and appear
before me, in the Court Of Probate. to
be held at LaureIfs Court House, Lau-
rens, 8. &C., on the 3rd day Of March,
1914 next, after publication hereof, ut
IL o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, If any they have, why the said
administration should not be granted,
Given under my hand this Eth day
Of February Ammo Domini 1914.
o. G. THOMPSON,
3O-2t j. r. L.. q.
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Card OF Thanks.

we wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for the many acts and deeds of
Kindness shown us in our recent sor-
row; In the illness and death Of our
dear wife and mother. May Gods
richest blessings rest on every one
who ministered in time of need.
John Smith and Children.
Cross HILL, February 13.