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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12

Mr.. Edward J. frinGis has return
ed from . short stay at MsnninG.
Ms. and Mrs. II. n. vanDevente.
hsvs gone to New York and Niagars
Fsns to remain for several days.
Mr.. Begin Trippett has gone e
Glenn Springs.
Mss. II. X. wilder and Miss Lizsis
prsnsss have gone To saiuda. N. c.
20 spend several weeks.
Mr.. Dsisar Torn is visiting reia.
sfves at Hagood. 49, ....
laissss Selma and Ines Bethea have
rsturnsd from wrightsviiie Beach.
Mias Boucher DeLorms has re-
turned from Charleston.
Mr. ard Mrs. J. j.. Britton and
mother have returned from Glenn
Syringe and wsynssvilis. spAsrs they
have been for the past two seks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 8. stoaaspnire
And daughter. Jacqueiine. are vieitins
IN RScnmond, va. o..
Hiss Elizabeth White 10 spendisG
some time at PawieyIs Island.
n Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y. spann and Mr..
ana Mrs. w. n. Lyman have returned
nc me from . VISIT to Charlotte. max
Inc the trip through the country u,
Mira. L1uam's ear. t.
NJ. David Dpar has returned tu
the city after . stay at MoClel'anvilis.
MrA ,. =. Hsrnhoim. Jr.. has re-
surheA 10 her home ut Charleston.
sfssr . pleasant stay with her sister.
Mrs. L. =. Boniface on Kendrick
street.
Mr.. Allen Ledinsham. who has been
stsytng at Oakland. California. for the
past three years. u visiting his par
EMS on North Main street.
Mr.. L. I. Strauss II reported to be
fstttng on well at . hospital In
Grsensboro. where he was operated
dp for appendicitis.
Ms. c. w. Mc0rsw has returned
20 the city. after . pleasant stay on
gullivan's Island.
Miss vifginia Minis has returned
homo after . delightful visit with
frisnAs IN Oianta and Kinsstree.
Mites Marian Dukes. OF Kingstrec.
10 the attractive guest OF Miss Virginia
Minis. - ,'l'-''
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Brown and
con are Visiting relatives In Camden.
MSa Julian ID. Bradford and
dsukhtsr. Frances. are visiting Mrs.
sradford's sister In Charlotte. ..
Msses Nay and Carrie Joye are
spending some time ut Camden and
Mis Logan Allen has gone to Rich
rnond. Va.
MSss Bsthsa has returned to her
home at Latta after spending a while
with hers. ,. p. Commander and Mrs.
~. N Deck.
Father Cornelius Kennedy. OF Char
lsston. former pastor Of sc. Anne's
Catholic Church. is visiting In this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. suries left this
afternoon for q weeks stay with rela-
tives at Archdabs. N. C.
Mrs. c. w. stansiil. Mrs. Frank
Patton and daughter and Mastcr
Charlie stansiii have returned from
visat TO relatives In Fiat Rock and
Hendsssonviiis. ..- ..
Mr.. Geo. w. Hutchsson has gone
10 Hinton. West Virginia. to spend
some time.
Mis- Geo, vie Beetham has return
Cd home afr q delightful stay at a
house party ut Pawley's Island.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
Flags at Half-Mast.

Trenton, N. j., Aug. Gov. Field
er today issued a statement requesting
all citizens of New Jersey to display
the American flag at half-mast tomor-
row in honor of Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
TICKETS FOR ELECTION.
More Than $4,000 Sent Out by Sccrc.
t0rv.

Columbia. Aug. 9.-W. &. Nc
0owan. secretary OF the state Demo
cratic executive committee. yester-
day sent out the tickets for the first
primary election. The tickets were
sent to tn" county Chairmen. More
than $500 tickets were sent to tho
~ counties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12

Congre ssman James F.. Byrnes
wired: II believe that such a confer
ence is bound to result In our devils
Ing some plan to assist the cotton
growers and congratulate you on
taking the Initiative In this matter. y
j. i. Tumulty. secretary to Presi-
dent Wilson. yesterday sent the fol.
lowing telegram relative to the cot
ton congress:
Permit me to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter OF August G
With Its inclosure and to say that
am bringing the matter to the atten-
tion OF the secretary OF agriculture. :
The following letter was received
from l.. II. Gadsden OF Charleston;
Il have your letter Of the 3rd inst.
with Invitation to attend the session
OF the Southern cotton congress. tt
be held In Washington on August 1;
ad IL.
AT meeting Of the business in.
terests of Charleston yesterday I wa,
appointed chairman OF a commlttct
representing the various interesta O,
tho city. and ] now expect to attend
the meeting and will be glad to Co
operate with you In any way"
NJ. V. richards. land and indus
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
Marriage lAccnso isecOrd.

A license 10 marry has been grant
ec 10 Mr.. n. u. Meiictte Of Priva-
ter and Miss virginia Singleton of
Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
Marriage License Record.

A license to marry has been issued
to Henry Anderson and Sarah Brown
OF Sumter and William McNeal and
Malinda Green of Claremont
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
FOUR LYNCHINGs IN WEEK
Monroe, La, Establishes Bloody Sey.
en-day Record.

Monroe, La, Aug. 9.-The fourth
lynching and the eighth violent death
In this vicinity during the past week
occurred today, when an unidentified
negro was hanged a few miles north
OF here by mob Of white citizens
Of Ouachita Parish. The negro was
suspected OF killing a white man
named Purvis. foreman Of u logging
camp. following Il game OF cards.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
FRENCH SAY THEY HAVE RESUMED THE
OFFENSIVE AND ARE MAKING PROGRESS

Paris August 31.-An official statement tonight says
the French resumed the offensive Saturday after reform
ing following foing back before the Germans. The at
tack continues to make progress, though slowly Each
position occupied is fortified Immediately. The office
says this explains the sloness of the French advance The
troops operating in the Spincourt and Longuyen region
have been able check the German advance under the
command of the Crown Prince.
In the Neufchateu and Pazua regions the French
have been partially checked which necessated the retire
Meuse without having the organization broken
up This retirement compelled the forces in the Spncourt
r1gion also to withdraw Meuse. The Germans who
tempted spread out the Meuse have been repelled
with heavy losses Fresh German force have advanced
Rocrecy in the Ardennes marching in the direction of
Rethel.
Now general action is taking place between Meuse
and Rethe and 1T is still impossible the definite
pf this. The Germans continually seek westward.
It under these conditions the British attacked by
peror forces have withdrawn south In the meantime
general battle took place ST. Quentin and Vervne
and at the time in the Hamprronnes district The
battle marked by important French the
right where the Prssian guard and Tenth army corps
thrown back into Oise Owing the progress of the
German right wing where the enemy has united it's best
CORPS the French have had to mark retirement.
A German bplane passed over Paris at 4:30 this af-
and dropped projectie, which did explode
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
France VIII Move Seat of
Government to Bordeaux
IS ADVISED OF THE PROBABLE
ACT-TROOP MOVEMENT TO PARIS CON-
TINUES AND ALL PREPARATION MADE TO
DEFEND THE CITY.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, August 31.-French is considering the
advisablity of moving the seat of her government from
Paris Bordeaux precautionary measure according
to official advices received here today
The French foreign office has discussed the idea of
moving capital with foreign diplomats, that they
make proper arrangements. 1t is considered most
probable that Ambassador HerrCk will remain IN Paris in
order to for Americans should Paris be in
vested by the German army
While French embassy officials declined to discuss
the possible movement of the seat OF government from
Pris they pointed that precedent for the sit
occurred during the FranCoPrusslon war of 1870
when the capital established Bordeaux. Most of
the diplomatic MISSIONS it understood would accom-
pany the government if it left Paris.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
German Army is
Equipped With
Armored Trucks
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, August 31.-Arno Dosch,
correspondent of the magazine World S
Work, who went into Belgium some days
ago arrived in London today from Brus-
sells. which city he left Thursday. He
said today that John T. McCutcheon, Of
Chicago Irwin Cobb, of New York and
Mr.. Hanson. of the Chicago News were
safe in Brussels when he left. Referring
to the military situation in Belgium, Mr..
Dosch said:
The German auto trucks are marvel.
Equipped with scythes they NOW right
through hedges and wire fences if the
roads do not suit the drivers. These
trucks are heavily armored and they
are able to resist anything except artill-
cry fire. They enable the German forces
to make forty miles a day. The number
of these trucks seem unlimited.
1t is estimated that 800, 600 German
troops have made their way through
Brussels and that 400, 600 moved south OF
Brussels. The troops which passed
through Brussels were later engaged with
the British forces. only a small detach-
ment Of Germans was left in the Bel
gian capital
u have no personal knowledge OF the
horrible German atrocities reported from
Belgium Dr DoesCh went on. and am
inclined To discredit most OF these stories
The Germans also tell many stories OF
Belgian atrocities. most OF WAlcA De-
Heve. In some cases Belgian boys and
old men undoubtedly fired on German
soldiers from inside the buildings This
was the case in Brussels and elsewhere.
and the men in buildings from which
shots were fired were in some cases eX-
ecuted. [ know of no women or children
being killed because of their having
been found in the buildings from which
shots had been fired.
From what I have heard I believe the
Germans have wedged into the allies amt
that they are not keeping straight
front to the enemy. The line of fighting
from Nemur south has been zigzag and
nothing like what many strategists have
guessed.
''Louvain is a pitiful ruin. l came
through that city on my way out from
Belgium and the smoking ruins. Only
the big cathedral was visible above the
smoke and that may have gone later. l
was unable TO go to that section Of
Iolvain where the American colleges,
maintained ny American bishops. are 10
Gated, but I heard that they displayed
the American rag and had been spared.
Il had no opportunity to learn of the
events which preceded the destruction of
LouNain. The loss of this city is uni
verSaI.y mourned in Belgium.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
RAILROAD TICKETS
MAY BE INCLUDED
Suggestion Also Made That
a Stamp Tax Be Placed on
Theater and Baseball
Tickets and Admission to
Other Licensed Places OF
Amusements - Complete
Plan Not Net Ready.
BY ASSOCIATED PRES~

Washington, Aug. 31.-A stamp tax
on soft drinks as well As beer ana
patent medicines is contemplated oN
the house ways and means commit
tee. preparing an emergency Internal
revenue bill to offset the treasury
losses from the cur,a--ment of nm
ports 1t is urged that soft drinks
are luxuries the same As wines or
beer.
Another suggestion is a stamp tax
of five or ten per cent on railroad,
theatre and baseball tickets and ad-
mission TO other licensed amusementS.
II is estimated that from fifty TO
eighty million dollars can be raised
in this way The committee has not
yet determined upon a complete taxa
ton plan.
Congress today presented substan-
tiaI quorum to dispose of additional
war emergency legislation. \ deflnite
program will be determined upon at
a democratic conference. The scope
Of the war revenue measure to offset
the decrease in customs receipts Will
be decided and some phases of the
situation in the Far East growing out
of hostiIities between Japan and Ger
many also may be considered.
from Cornish, probably will address
congress upon the proposition for the
special internal revenue tax. lndica
tions today were that beer domestic
wines and patent medicines would be
subjected to increased taxation. A
committee at work upon the revenue
bill today was completing an outline
for submission to the senate confer
ence.
Phases of the situation in the Far
East that probably will be discussed
by the conference, include a. plan to
halt exports from the Philippines to
all points except the United States. It
has been suggested that an embarrlss-
ing situation might arise if island
shipments consigned to Japan or Ger
many should be seized by war ships
of one Of the belligerents.
The senate war risk insurance bill
passed by the house with amendments
went to conference today. It was be-
lieved there would be an early agree
rnent on the measure and that it would
be in force before the end Of the week.
The measure would establish a gov
ernment marine insurance restricted to
risks of war and particularly appI-
cable to the European emergency.
Legislation TO establish a fleet Of
government merchant ships was to be
pressed this week. House naval af-
fairs committeeman will confer with
the president over a plan to abandon
the house measure proposing creation
by the government of a private cor
pOratiOn to operate a line Of federal
steamers. They will urge as a substi-
tute a bill to appropriate 1000, 600
for naval auxiliary. That mea sure
would authorize the president 10 ac-
quire ships to be turned over to the
Panama Railroad Company, on condi-
uon that the government retain CON
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, August 31.-A French official announcement
late today mentioning the German right wings progress
has forced the allies yield further ground and
this to indicate the Germans making daily ad
toward Paris. Field Marshal Sir John Frenchs
statement Sunday mentioned fighting the French lett
tut this according to report resulted in the German
right being slightly turned. If the silence nothing
doing Sir John Frenchs statement Sunday that the Brit
ish unmolested since Wednesday still hold good.
Nothing is known by the London public of the fight
ing, either in northern eastern France.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01

Candidates in the recall election. ac-
cording to an opinion handed down by
city Attorney Jones yesterday, will not
be compelled to make public a schedule
OF their expenses incident to their re-
spective candidacy for the ONCE Of
commissioner The city attorney holds
that the charter provides only for
those candidates nominated In q pri-
mary" and believes that the cardi-
dates to be voted on two weeks and
two days from today do not have to
let the puoIic know anything about
their expenditures.
The opinion was the outcome OF the
query made Of the city attorney by
o. J. Semmes, who is in the race against
Mayor AdOlph Greenhut. Mr.. Semmes
thought there should he a public
schedule filed, and as the city attorney
was present, asked him to rule on the
proposition. city Attorney John b.
Jones said that he would present an
opinion in written form TO the meet
ing OF the commissioners on Monday,
and this document was placed in the
hands of the clerk just before the ses-
sion of yesterday.
Under the ruling of the attorney
any amount Of money may be used,
and no one need have nothing to say
about il, so far as the amount being
in excess Of the sum OF $3.50 as re-
quired in the charter in the case OF
candidate named in a primary. n
any Of the candidates cared to expend
a thousand or more dollars, they could
do so Cf they could raise it,, and no
public accounting of their activity and
lavishnGss in this regard is compul-
sorry.
THE TEXT OF THE OPINION.
The text Of the opinion is as fol-
lows:
The Hon Board Of Commissioners.
Gentlemen: Complying with your
request for my opinion as to whether
the candidates for commissioner in the
election to be held on September 17t1
are required to file sworn statements
Of their campaign expenses, 1 have to
advise:
Section OF the charter provides
that where a. candidate for commits
SIOner has received a nomination for
such office in a political primary he
shall not be eligible to have his name
printed upon the ballot for the gen
eral city election, or to hold such Of
fee, until he has first filed IN tie Of
fee of the mayor or board Of com
missioners a sworn statement show
ing substantially the following facts"
etc. This provision does not require
such sworn statement to be fled by
Messrs. J. y. Andrews or o. J. Semmes
or by either of the commissioners
whom they are candidates TO succeed,
because none Of them have received
nomination in q political primary
as candidates to be voted for in the
election of September the nth
Section 4 also provides that "all
expenditures OF money in aid Of the
election Of candidates except for hold
ing public meetings and printing and
distributing literature, IS prohibited,
and the total expenditure in behalf Of
any one candidate, whether by himself
alone, OF not. shall not exceed $3.50"
but nothing in the charter requires a
sworn statement Of such expenditures
70 be filed, and there is no law OF or
dinance which requires candidates.
who are not nominated in a political
primary, TO file sworn statements of
their campaign expenses
Any agreement between candidates
TO file any such sta tcnneut would Ds
only morally binding.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS TO PARIS TO DEFEND
THE CITY AGAINST GERMANS CONTINUES

Paris August 31.-Au night long troops from the
of Paris have been arriving the capital
and passing by rail around the city the locations the
encircng Notifications which they have been assigned
The moral of troops is excellent in spite of con-
reginental depots
There is great activity the part Of municipal mill
ary administration in completing the details of the plans
for the defense of Paris.
No official information regarding the military situa
ton on the frontiers had been made up today
The unusual animation to be noted the streets of
Paris today caused by the thousands of persons who
are preparing leave the capital Persons departing
and taking their families with them pru-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
VESSELS FLYING AMERICAN
FLAG BOARDED BY BRITISH

Honolulu, Aug. 31.-According to Of
ficials of the Pacific mail liner China
arriving here. the China and Manchu-
ria OF the same line, both flying the
American flag. were boarded by Brit
ish cruisers of Hong Kong, who took
sixty reservists from the Manchuria-
Two passengers on the China claim
ing Swiss citizenship were released.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
GERMANS MAKE PRISONERS
THIRTY THOUSAND RUSSIANS

Berlin, Aug. Silt was officially an
nounced that the Germans had cap
tured thirty thousand Russians, in
Guiding officers of high rank during
the East Prussia fighting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
CARRANZA MAKES
A MOVE AGAINST
THE UNITED STATES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 21.-General
Funston reports 10 the war depart
ment that Provisional President
Carranza has declared the port Of
Vera Cruz closed. This will have
a serious affect on the city's food
supply as no vessels will be allowed
to clear for Vera cruz from other
Mexican ports.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
MORATORIUM WILL CONTINUE
FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH

London, Aug. S1.-David Lloyd
George, chancellor OF the exchequer.
announced in the house Of commons
tonight that a moratorium will be eX-
tended a month. He said it would be
too risky to end it soon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01

thousand Germans back for the last
three days and until relieved by
French reinforcements, according to
information here today through neu-
tral diplomats. The place of battle
was not stated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
CANDIDATES NOT
COMPELLED TO
FILE EXPENSES.
City Attorney Presents An.
Opinion TO the City
Commissioners.
NO SCHEDULES TO
BE MADE PUBLIC

City Attorney Jones De-
clares There is Nothing I'M
the Charter Requiring the
Sworn Statement Of Ex-
penditure by Candidates,
as the Latter Are Not the
Nominees of Any Political
Party.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
GERMAN CRUISER BOMBARDs
JAPANESE DESTROYER ASHORE

Using Tau, Aug. 31.-A Japanese
destroyer went asrore on Lien Tau
island in a fog last night and when the
fog cleared this morning the Using
Tau batteries attempted to shell her
but the range was too far. The Ger
man gunbOat Jaguar steamed out of
the harbor and fired eight shells into
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
FRENCH CLAIM To HAVE
RESUMED THE OFFENSIVE
and ARE MAX ing PROGRESS
SAY THE TROOPS OPERATING IN THE SPIN
COURT AND LOUGUYEN REGIONS
UNDER CROWN PRINCE.
GENERAL ACTION IS TAKING PLACE. BUT
1T rs IMPOSSIBLE TO FORECAST RESULT

SAYS GERMANS WHO ATTEMPTED TO
SPREAD OUT ON THE MEUSE WERE RE
PULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES-GERMANS
CONTINUE SEEKING TO MOVE EASTWARD
AND ARE FORCING BRITISH TO RETIRE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
SEVENTY THOUSAND BRITISH
HOLD BACK 100000 GERMANS

Washinston. Aug. S1.-Seventy thou
sand British troops held two hundred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01

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CONTINUED on Page Two.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
PENSACOLA WEATHER

iartiy cloudy Tuesday. I
wednesday showers gen
Sie moderate winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01

Yesterdays Temperature;
Highest, 80 degrees, low
est, IT degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-01
ENSACOLA

Is the Natural Gulf Gateway for the
Great South American Trade of the
near future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-08
VASSAL BORO.
iune24. wed.3t

SOUTH-C. NJ Dickey entertained
James Cook of West Windsor July 4.
Miss Alice Brown returned Sunday
from Boston where she has been visit
ing her sister, Mabel, who accompanied
her home to pass her annual vacation
with her parents.
c. M. Dickey was calling Sunday on
DR.. W. F. Brown of Weeks Mills.
H. G. Dickey was business caller
Friday at Togus.
Mr.. and Mrs. A c. Brown and daugh-
ter Marion attended the picnic July at
Pierce Bros. grove, West Windsor.
Miss Gladys Twitchell left Wednesday
for Unity, the guest of friends.
Money Order Clerk F. B. Whitehouse
and Mrs. Whitehouse of Waterville were
at their summer home over Sunday
Edwin Howe and family and Frank
Howe and family left Saturday morning
on an auto trip to Damariscotta and
Boothbay Harbor where they enjoyed
the holiday
Miss Tozier Of Unity who has been the
guest OF Miss Twitchell, returned
Wednesday.
e. A. Hussey and family Of Augusta
were Sunday guests of his mother, Mrs.
j. NJ Hussey.
B. G. Hussey of Windsor was a morn
ing caller Sunday Of his mother. Mrs. j.
NJ. Hussey.