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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
BELGRADE Is Silent,

London.-A dispatch to the Reuter-
Telegram Company from Milan says
The Coriere Della Sierra has received
an account Of conditions in Belgrade
in consequence of the bombardment
Of that city by the Austrians on the
opposite banks of the Danube. The
streets are silent and deserted says
the article and the people of the town
ar living in cellars. Three thousand
shrapnel shells have fallen in the city
during the past week. AS yet little
damage has been done to the prop
prty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Hoke Smith Carries Georgia.

Atlanta, Ga.-Complete and incom'
plete returns from a majority Of the
counties Of Georgia at a late hour at
night indicated that United States
Senator Hoke Smith has been nomi'
mated for reelection to the Senate
over his opponent, former Governor
Joseph M. Brown, by an overwhelming
majority in the statewide Democratic
primary. Nomination is equivalent to
election. Fulton county, in which At
lanta Is located, was carried by Smith
by more than 5000 majority.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
cbeeked German Cavalry.

London.-The Central News has re-
ceived a dispatch from Paris saying
that French forces defeated a detach-
ment of German cavlary coming from
Leopoldshoehe and Hueningen, in an
engagement near Basel. The Germans
retired in the direction Of st. Louis
leaving 500 dead and wounded on the
field. They lost most Of their horses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Furnish Stone to Charleston.

The Weston & BROKER Quarry com
pany Of Columbia have secured a
contract for furnishing all the crush
ed granite for the construction of the
Clinchfeld terminal at Charleston.
The amount of this contract is about
$4,000 tons. This is probably the
largest single order ever handled
through a South Carolina quarry or
any other quarry in the Southeast. A
large amount of the granite used in
the petties Of Georgetown, Charles,
ton, Savannah, Hayport and Ferran.
dina was shipped from the Colun5ia
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
ORFAN|zE CONGRESS
F0RH0LDNG COTTON
FARMERS OF STATE WILL BE
ASKED TO STORE oNE-THlRD
OF CROP.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Doinss and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of South Carolina Peo-
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Columbia

Farmers, bankers, business men,
cotton manufacturers and cotton seed
crushers from a score of counties
meeting in Columbia recently organ
lied the South Carolina Cotton Con-
gress. The meeting was called by E.
]. Watson, president of the Southern
Cotton Congress. More than so dele
gates were present at the meeting.
The following resolution, intro
duced by DR.. Wade Stackhouse of
Dillon, was adopted by the congress:
Whereas, from 100000 to 5,000,-
900 bales of this cotton crop is going
to be a surplus more than the mills
of the world will spin, and will need
to be carried owe into next year by
the farmer or his friends:
Resolved, That the South Carolina
Cotton Congress adopt the following
plan and recommend it to our sister
cotton producing states.
"We suggest that at the earliest
possible moment every cotton farmer
be canvassed and requested to store
one-third of his crop in a secure
warehouse and fully insure, so that
he IAN obtain a loan on it.
That at the time he is c~anvassed
he be requested to hold this part or
his crop for a minimum price Of II IL
cents per pound, basic middling; and
that he give power Of attorney to
holder Of the warehouse receipt au-
thorizing him to hold the cotton for a
period of one year, II necessary, and
sell only in the event he a get a
minimum price Of IL IL cents.
when the canvass of a county Is
complete, If it Is found that as much
as one-third of this years crop has
not been pledged, the business men of
that county ought to be asked to store
enough cotton to make up that coun-
tvs share.
1T is agreed and understood that
If as much as 5000, 900 bales are not
pledged in the cotton states, each
mans pledge to be returned to him.
I'VE believe if we can get pledged
and put in warehouses one-third of
this years crop fixed by power of at
torney so that it can not be sold for
less than IL 1-2 cents that the remain
ing two-thirds can be sold by the far
mers themselves without aid to f.
nances.
"In the event he can get pledged the
minimum of 5000, 900 bales proposed
above that he calls on merchants,
bankers and other business men to
see that a liberal loan is made on
cotton so placed. At the same time
that the township committee secures
the pledge to store one-third of this
crop, we recommend that each farm
er be asked to sign a pledge to reduce
his acreage so per cent, which acre
age with intensive methods of cult
walton, will be sufficient enough to
supply the worlds needs when the
amount carried is taken into consider
alton. No one is to be requested to
reduce his acreage IL he plants not
more than eight acres of cotton to the
pillow. This pledge to reduce acreage
shall also become null and void if the
canvass fails to retire one-third Of
this crop for minimum price of II IL
cents"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Pope Plus x Is Dead.

Rome.-The Pope's death occurred
At 1:2O o'clock In the morning.
Grief over the war in Europe caus-
ed the Pope much depression from
the first outbreak and several days
ago symptoms appeared of the old
bronchial affection from which the
Pointif had suffered in times past.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
ltaly Asks Exclamation.

London.-The Rome correspondent
Of the Exchange Telegraph Company
says: "Italy has asked for a friendly
explanation from Austria regarding
the landing of a large shipment OF
Austrian arms at Medua, an Albanian
seaport, August Is. The Servian min
lister, who protested to Italy, charged
that the Austrians were arming the
Albanians against Servia."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Doq Unearths Robbers Loot.

An extremely interesting police
mystery has suddenly developed as
the result of the chance discovery by
a pointer dog of an express pouch
and a number Of pieces of jewelry
hidden beneath rocks in Newman
woods, just north Of Columbia. Tie
police say that the pouch is the one
that was taken when the express car
of the northbourd Cuba-Florida spe,
cial on the Seaboard Air Line railway
was robbed on the night OF March %
last at about 6:45 o'clock within sev'
eral blocks Of the Lincoln street
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
New York in Darkness.

New York.-For nearly half an hour
New York was as dark as at night
while it was visited by one Of the
most severe electrical storms in its
history. One death, a panic among
1000 bathers in a pavilion struck by
lightning and injury to seven persons
caught in the path Of a Broadway
runaway sums up the known casual
ties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
German Ship Escaped.

New >York.-The German bark Mat
ador, on the seas since July 29, a war
prize worth almost 100000 eluded
all warships and tied up in dock here.
For a week or more after the decla-
ration Of war, her officers knew moth
ing of it and steered their craft for
Bremen, unconscious of their risk OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
New Call to Arms.

London.-In a dispatch from Ans
terdam the Reuters Telegram Com
pany correspondent transmits an Of
licial communication from Vienna
saying that a new mobilization order
calls all frst-class r%eservists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
University Has Many Applicants.

Applications from many prospective
students have been received at the
University Of South Carolina, accord
ing to Dean Baker. The dean said re-
Gently that the enrolment for 1915
1915 promises to exceed that for the
last scholastic year. Last year the
enrolment was ISL. A. C. Moore Is
acting president Of the University.
President-elect Currell is now teach
ing at the summer school of New York
University. The buildings are being
put in shape for the opening of the
university September l6.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Investigate Crueltles.

Paris.-The Government decided to-
make a thorough investigation OF al
legged German cruelties the list OF
which is declared here to be increas-
ing daily. The record is to include all
classes since the beginning Of the ten
sion between France and Germany.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Kaiser at Mainz

London.-An Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Mainz says that the
German emperor, accompanied by
three of his sons. including Crown
Prince Frederick William, has arriy-
ed there.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
SWITZERLAND WANTS U. s. COLE
Swiss Minister Asks For Loan OF Golt
From Washington.


Washington.-Dr. Paul Ritter, the
Swiss minister, again made represen-
tations to the state department in be-
half of his government for a loan of
gold from the United States.
Switzerland, in a state Of siege with
practically her entire male popula-
ton under arms, Is facing a serious
question in regard to feeding her
army. The %imputation that his coun-
try might implicate the United States
in a violation Of neutrality by using
the acquired money as a loan to bel
ligerent nations was declared prepos-
ferrous by Minister Ritter. He said
Switzerland's domestic financial strin.
gency was such that she must have
fluid currency to restore normal con.
ditions at home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Russian Plans.

London.-The Central News cores
pondent in Rome says an official dis
a Russian Army composed of 20 army
corps will carry out the invasion OF
Prussia under the direction Of Grand
Duke Nicholas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Consul Leaves lieqe.

London.-Victor H. Duras, American
Vice Consul at Liege, Belgium, reach
ed London. He left Liege a week be-
fore to make a report at Brussels to
Brand Whitlock, American Minister
to Belgium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
MAKING Pictures for Panama.

Albert Blum, executive commission
er of the South Carolina commission
for an exhibit at the San Francisco
exposition, said recently that great
encouragement had been given the
plan to prepare an industrial film for
the show, a number of Columbia en-
terprises having already contracted
for space. The film will be limited
to $500 feet, as the movie" show Is
to run about two hours. The photog-
rapher who has charge of the actual
making of the film is already on the
scene.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
OnIv SIioht Check,

Rotterdam, via London.-The Col
ogne Gazette asserts that the advance
Of the German troops, while slow, has
not been seriously checked anywhere.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Donations to Red Cross

Washington.-Two contributions for
use on European battleieldh, one from
the Rockefeller Foundation for S10,-
900, and n from Mrs. Russell Sage
for $500, reached Red Cross head
quarters here recently.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
DiriqibIe Used.

Paris.-A French official note says:
"a French dirigible threw a number
of projectiles upon two German cav
airy camps in Belgium, causing great
excitement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
ENGAGEMENT Reported.

Brussels.-An engagement is re-
ported to have taken place in North
ern Iimburg. An important France
German battle is expected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Bomb Injured Many.

Paris.-A dispatch to the Havas
agency from Naples says that q bomb
thrown at the first class compartment
Of a train bound for Rome exploded
and injured several travellers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
SUGAR Reduced.

San Francisco.-Sugar was quoted
at 81 a hundred weight here, a reduc-
ton of so cents from the recent price.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
JAPANESE Returned,

San Francisco.-The Japanese cruis
er Idzumo from San Diego entered
San Francisco harbor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-26
Belqians Retire.

London.-An official announcement
says the retirement Of Belgian troops
towards Antwerp is rumored
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
GREGORY HEROES H0N0RED
Officers Who Saved oklahoma $
Men Get Medals.

The four officers of the Gregory WIN
rlsked their lives ny jumping into the sen
on January I to rescue six men adritt IN
q lifeboat from the sinking Oklahoma
were presented with gold medals yester
dav by the Life Saving Benevolent Asso-
citation Of New York. They are Captai"
William Trow Aspinwall. Richard Henry
Buck. chief officer; John Sydney VIII
Jams. second officer, and Frederick DaVlu
Roberts. third officer.
A. 4. Raven. president Of the 1sSocla
ton told how the lifeboat capslled
through the failure Of the shipwrecKe'
men To- follow Captain AspinwaIs IN
structions TO keep their sail set "hich
threw them into the sea. causing the loss
Of several Mr.. Raven commended the Of
lcerg for their show Of human sympathy
az well as their spirit OF daring and hero
ism.
The society also voted yesterday 10 pre-
sent 23s medals to the officers ana seameh
on the ten vessels that took part IN the
roscung Of passengers and crew OF the
Nolturno. which burned AT sea IN Octo-
her. when is lives were lost The medals
viii be presented only 10 persons VINO
took actual part in the rescue work. They
will cost 1890
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
Mitchell Gives Labor Man
Place as Deputy License
Commissioner.
l.. B. DUNHAM IN
BRIDGE DEPARTMENT
Place as Fire Secretary Goes TO
Clarence n. Fay-Reporter
Also Appointed.

More appointments in the city admins
tration were announced yesterday. They
were as follows:
Deputy Commissioner ~ Licenses
Ephralm Kaufman; salary, 1880 year.
Chief Of the Mayors Bureau OF Licenses
Julian Rosenthal. $500.
DEPUTY Bridge Commissioner-Iawr ence
r. Durham. $500.
Deputy Fire Commissioner for Brooklyn
and Queens-Richard Laimbeer, 5000
Secretary Of the Fire Department
Clarence n. Fay 1880.
Mr.. Kaufman IL a labor man. as -
Samuel Prince. whom he succeeds For
ten years he has been the business rep
resentative Of the Clothing Cutters
Union. He has been a delegate TO the
Central Federated Union for fifteen years
and served a term as its president. lie
was a member Of the state child labor
committee and was a member OF the
Committee Of One Hundred in 1909 and
the Committee Of one Hundred and Seven
last year. He is native OF this city and
is forty-one years old. His home is at No.
1850 Union avenue. The Bronx
Mr.. Rosenthal ia a newspaper man, who
took an active part i'm the Mitchell cam
paign AS a member OF the Progressive
party. He has been member OF the stan
of The Evening Mail" for eight years.
Mr. Durham was secretary OF the En-
plre State Democracy, an independent or
ganization. He was born in Massachu-
sets IN 1882. and is graduate from Yale
and the New York Law School Although
engaged IN the general practice Of law.
Mr. Durham has been associated with
the management of public utility corpora
tons His home is az No. 90 West 44th
street.
Mr. I.aimbeer was Deputy Fire Com
missioner for Brooklyn and Queens dur
ing the administration Of Mayor Low.
He is native Of Brooklyn and is a grad
uate of the Polytechnic Institute and the
Columbia Law School. ne mas served as
justice of Special Sessions. He is a
Republican.
Mr.. Fay is a Republican, living in the
18th Assembly District. He was born in
Bath. " Y, thirty years ago and is a
graduate OF Cornell
Mayor Mitchell still has in mind the
consolidation OF all the license granting
powers in one Department OF Licenses.
A bill to bring that about will be intro
duced in Albany next week. II is prob
able that George II. Bell, head OF the
present Department OF Licences. which
has to do mainly with licenses for en-
ployment agencies, will be the commits
sioner OF the new department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
MRS. FOLSOM ILL;
LAWYER QUITS
Woman Whose Letter to Husband
Lost Her Divorce Suit Loses
Legal Adviser.

Reno. New. Jan 1.-THE last legal sup
port of Florence y. Folsom, whose re-
markable letter disclosing her relations
with A. 6. Williams. a local ranchman.
caused the dismissal two months ago OF
her suit for divorce against her husband,
Charles Dwight Folsom, OF New York, has
failed her. EX-Assemblyman H. w.
Huskey. who conducted her case and tried
TO arrange reconciliation following the
unexpected court denouement, has with
drawn Internationally. and the woman is
said to he i'll and in a pitiable condition OF
want at Chico. Cal. Her little son is
with her.
Mrs Folsom appeared in Vancouver,
r. g.. last June and sought the aid of the
American Vice-Consul She said that she
feared her husband would try to take
their son from her. She was next heard
OF at Oak Harbor. Mich. where she was
served by mail in the divorce suit. on
the day the case came up in court she
was found i'm the hospital at Chico. Cal,
where it was reported that her mind had
been affected by her marital troubles.
The letter which. put in evidence in
court. caused such a sensation was dated
February q. Dawn" and told with dra-
matte eloquence of her meeting with the
ranchman. who treated me with crush
ing brutality" but who was kinder TO
me than any one has ever BEEN He was
her natural mate" she wrote 10 her
husband. and she never would leave him.
The letter put a sudden end 10 Mrs.
Folsom's plan for divorce. which was
granted to her husband. who has law
Office at No 50 John street. New York.
Nj Folsom sent word that he would
amply provide for his wife and son if they
would return Immediately. but the woman
spurned his offer. AIR. Huskey then took
Up the matter urging Mrs. Folsom 70 go
East and effect a reconciliation, but she
refused TO entertain any such proposition.
After weeks of useless pleading and ad-
vice Mr. Huskey has announced his with
drawal from the case.
Mrs. Foscms father was william
Bluxome. head Of a large warehouse con-
Germ on the East River, New York Until
last February the couple lived in Mont
clair. y. j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
EXCHANGE PLANS FIGHT
Will Oppose Incorporation al
Hearing on the Owen Bill.

A member Of the governing committee
Of the stock Exchange said last evening
that the exchange would be represented
by a committee az the hearing in Wash
ington. beginning on February 4. relative
TO Senator owens bill proposing the in
corporation Of the exchange. and which
would deny the use Of the mails. tele-
phone and telegraph lines to financial IN
situations Of this character.
The committee will consist OF Presi-
dent James b. Mabon and several COY
errors and will present a wealth of tes-
timony. botn written and oral. TO show
that the New York Stock Exchange Is
i'm need OF no governmental supervision
The fight Of the exchange will centre on
the proposal that this institution should
be incorporated
Great emphasis will be laid by the
committee on the rejection by the Hughes
commission of the Incorporation feature
and the fact that legislation Of this nat
ure was laid aside a. Albany last winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
THAW PLEA GETS SETBACK
Judge Won't Hear Bail Motion
for Several Weeks.

Concord, y. H.. Jan 1.-THE matter OF
admitting Harry *. Thaw to bail Will not
be decided for several weeks. In re-
script filed with the clerk of the federal
court to-day Judge Edgar A. Aldrich, OF
The United states Court, said there would
De 10 hearing on the matter Of bail until
the iinal hearing on the questions involved
IN the extraction and habeas corpus pro-
ceedlngs.
An extension Of twenty days in which
10 file their brief in the main case was
granted Thaws counsel by Judge Aldrich.
THIS brief was due last week, but counsel
were unable TO comply with the courts
order and asked for more time.
As Attorney General Carmody has al
ready filed the brief for New York state.
It is believed that the hearing on the
main case and also on the matter Of bail
will be held in February.
The courts order came as surprise to
ThaWs counsel who believed the fugi-
tive would be admitted TO bail within a
week Thaw remains a guest at hotel
here and goes about the town at will I'M
der the eyes Of United States marshal
and a deputy sheriff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
Wants Graft Prosecutions
in Rensselaer, and Co.
Iumbia Counties.
FOLLOWS CLOSELY
TRIBUNE FORECAS |
Investigation Aimed at Mellus'
Republican, and Troy Boss,
McCabe's Foe.
ny Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Albany. Jan. f6.-Ip q long and care
fully prepa red address. sent in advance u
all Of the newspaper Governor Glynn
told the National Guard Association to
night that the world powers were not pre-
pared 4" relinquish war as means OF set
thing disputes. end discussed the unpre-
raredncss Of the United states for an
armed conflict
Some OF those who heard his rroioun'
discussion Of International problems COM
mented on the mock war on grattcfs
nearer home. for Governor Glynn trans
mtted to the District Attorneys Of CO.
lumbia and Rensselaer, counties earlier n
the day evidence Of alleged graft In the
building OF state highways In those coun-
ties, obtained at hearings before MS spe-
cial investigator. James " Osborne. WIN
instructions "to prosecute the offenders 4"
the full extent Of the law"
This move follows exactly the line OF
procedure as published i'm The Tribune
this morning The Rensselaer, Count;
contractors are supposed to have been
dominated by Joseph !. Murphy the
Democratic boss Of Troy. but an anti
Tammanyite. who did his best TO defeat
"Packy'' McCabe. Glynn's personal ana
political friend in the primaries last fail
The Columbia County contractor Is Lud-
low /. Melius. of New York. who testi-
fed himself that he was Republican
and never made contributions to Demo-
cratic "a mpaignS