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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-01
VICTORIOUS GERMANS
CONTINUE ADVANCING:
FRENCH GIVING GROUND
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS OF THE SITUATION CONE
. FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES; BUT OFFICIALS ADMIT
THAT KAlSER's TROOPS ARE DAILY NEARING
PARIs-PARIsIANS ARE FLEEING SOUTH

long official statement issued by the French
viewing the operations in Belgium and along the French frontier
retirement by the allied forces recorded while
time the statement optimistic with reference opposition
the French and British offering to the German advance
No definite details forthcoming regarding the general battle
which apparently is in progress all along the line
The French minister has inspected the supplementary
fences around Paris which being rapidly pushed forward
hcpaton of possible investmnet of the French capital
An Antwerp dispatch credits General Pau with victory
$4,000 Germans Peronne Whether this victory
to which reference made several days ago not
Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium and her children
England.
According to official adves received Washington
considering the advsabty of moving the of government
Bordeaux.
Great Britain has joined France objecing purchase by
United States of German liners connection with plan build
up American merchant marine.
1t is reported by steamship officers arriving at Honolulu that
British warshps off Hong Kong holding all vessels including
those under the American flag and removing Ausans
bound to the of hostilties.
The proclaimed the outbreak of the Great
Britain has been extended for another month
japanese destroyer which ashore Using Tau China,
shee gunboat The of the destroyer pre-
yiousiy had abandonedsher
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(Ry Associated Press. }

r Washington. August 3f.-"The ma
tions involved In the far eastern
struggle have many interests and ter
ritoriai possessions in close proxi-
nifty TO the philippines and to discuss
the disposition OF the Philippines at
this time would be impolite and ex-
tremely unwise," declared minority
report OF the house insular affairs
committee today on the pending Phil
ippine independence bill.
The rapport signed by the republi-
cans Of the committee. declares Japan
might seize all OF Germany's Pacific
nnasassicns.
"A distinguished Japanese" said
the report. "once observed that the
Philippine Archipelago Is but con-
tiihuatiun VI iheir own. TerEitoriaiiy
we are in close relations with JapeE,
one OF the nations now at war"
Still closer are our territorial re-
lations wsth Germany. The Samoan
Islands, in the South Pacific, are d.
vided between England. German an
the United States.
Americans Satnumbered.
HoWShp Win Aoi,uuV pOpui~.'5u uhB
10000 Japanese and only 10000 Amer
leans. This group of islands. in the
center OF the Pacific. probably is the
most desirable strategic point in the
world.
at is true that Japan has stated
that her offensive operations would
be confined to Kiao-Chow. but
why should they. from Japan's point
OF view? If. angered by stubborn re-
sistance. severe losses and. pressed
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BRITISH SHIPS
HALT LINERS
AMERICAN VESSELS ARE
HELD UP BY ENGLISH WAR
SHIPS
T AK RESERVEsTs
German and Austrian Reservists
Bound For Wer .sze Taken In
Charge By War Dogs

Honolulu. T. H.. August 3l.--The
American liners Manchuria and China
or the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
panys Oriental fleet. were halted by
British warships off Hong Kong and
forced to surrender sixty German and
Austrian reservists bound for the Eu-
ropean war FROM the Philippines
This was the news brought by Cap
tain Thompson ana Purser Landers,
or the China, which arrived here to.
day bound for San Francisco.
According to officers OF che China,
the Germans and Austrian before
starting on their journey, asked for
and received assurances from Wash.
ington that they could not be molest-
ed on an Aferican registered vessel
Then they took passage for San
Francisco Via Hong Rnng, Shanghai
Nagasaki and Honolulu.
On arriving at Hong Kong, the
vessels were halted by ships OF the
British feet, the passengers were
summoned for inspection and reouir-
ed to give their nationality at the call
of the purser's roll. Those who an
peare to be Germans or Austrians and
could not prove otherwise were taken
to Stone Cutters Island, for deten-
tion. Two Germans aboxrd the China
claifed Swiss citizenship and were
not held. All the German residents of
Hong Kong have been held. Captain
Thomson reports.
Manila newspapers Of August 9Th
arriving here. confirm the captains
story.
; Washington. August 3l.-State de-
partment officials did not regard ms
unusual the reported removal OF
EGernan ana Austrian feservists from
American ships of Hong Kong, pro-
vided the Incident occurred within
the three miles limit OF the Ptitish
port. lnasmuch as Hong Kong III
under British jurisdiction ner war
ships her warships could arrest the
nationals Of any belligerent within
territorial waters.
What might be the opinion OF the
American government II the reserv-
lists were taken from American ves-
sels on the high seas Is undeterminl
ed. State department officials said
tonight no COMP! !aint Of that character
had been paced before them. The
right Of search for contraband car
goes on the high seas is accorded by
all nations to bel,igerent ships: but
the right to take 2 passenger from e
neutral ship on tie high seas lcSk
has been in dispute and no ofiicia: Of
the department was willing to ex-
press an opinion.
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The Hessse ! 'Ors of
War.

London, August 31.-i2.25 p
ma dispatch TO the Reuter-
telegram Company from Ostend
says that small party, which has
returned there from Liege, de-
scribeS the destruction wrought b,
the war as appalling.
"All along the road to Wise, y
said one of the party, "there was
nothing to be seen but walls black.
ened by smoke, ihe remains OF
burned factories, mounds of earth
freshly dug-the sepulchres OF
the first Germans to fail.
"And then comes Wise. What
a painful sight for those who
knew ne proud city, SO typical of
Walloon gaiety and now nothing
but mass of ruins while many
of the inhabitants lie ali over the
place, their chests riddIed with
bullets. was told here that the
natives were put TO work building
roads for the invaders from Wise
to Aix-La-Chappelle.
"On the way to Argenteau we
met a procession of .able-bodied
men marching four abreast and
commanded by a lon-commissin.
ed officer, all carrying implements
for road or trench building. These
men have to submit to discipline
draconic with severity.
Herstal, usually filled with the
busy hum of activity in factories,
coal mines and work shops, we
found plunged into deathly 81.
lence.
AIT last we entered Liege. The
inhabitants stood at The thresholds
of their homes, silent and anxious,
but afraid to speak. The streets
in the middle of the town wore a
deplorabie aspect. Many houses
had been. abandoned. Their
doors and windows were shatter-
ed and their contents mad been re.
e. q
moved Nobody but soldiers was
to be seen. The Place de L'Uni-
versite, the Rue des Pitteurs and
the Qua des Pecheurs had been
burned"
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Official Statement of
French Success and Loss

Paris. Aug. 31.-5:55 p. m.-The
following official statement was Is
sued tonight by the war office:
THE situation generally is actually
as follows:
"First-In the Vasges arid in Lor-
raine, 1t must be remembered, our
forces. which had taken the offensive
at the beginning OF the operations and
driven the enemy outside of our from
tiers. afterwards underwent serious
checks Before Sarreburg and in the
region OF Morhajne. where they en-
countered solid defensive works, cur
forces were Obliged to fall back and
to reform. one part OF Couronne de
Nancy, and the other on the French
'Vosges.
"The Germans then assumed the Of
fensive, but our troops. after having
thrown them back upon their posi-
tions. resumed the offensive two days
ago. This attack continues to make
progress, although slowly. 1t Is q YER
liable war OF sieges. as each position
occupied Is fortified Immediately.
This explains the slowness of our
advance. which is nevertheless, char
acterized each de, by fresh local sue
cesces.
"Second-The region OF Nancy and
Southern Woevre. since the beginning
OF the campaign IN this section, be-
tn cen Metz on the German side and
Toul and Verdun on the French aide
has not been the theatre OF important
operations.
"Thfrd-In the direction of the
Meuse between Verdun and Mezieres,
1t will be remembered the Frnch
forces took the offensive In the be-
ginning toward Longwy. Neufchateau
and Paliseul. The troops operating in
the region Of Spincourt and Longuyon
have been able TO check the enemy's
army under the command Of the Ger
man crown prince.
"In the regions of Neufchateau and
Paliseul. on the other hand, certain
OF our troops have received partial
checks. which obliged thcm to retire
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COMPLAINT HAS
NOW BEEN MADE
ENGLAND, FRANCE AND RUS
SIA ARE OPPOSED TO
MERCHANT MARINE
WILL AID GERMANY
Nations Claim Purchase of Ger.
mr Vessels Would Greatly
Aid Them In War
WILL AID GERMANY
fRy Associated Press !

Washington August 31!-Great
Britain, France and Russia have ad-
vised the United States informally
that they would look with disfavor on
the purchase by this government of
German merchant steamers to relieve
conditions growing out OF the Euro
pean war and also to build up an
American merchant marine. While
not conveyed In any diplomatic cor
respondence their position neverthe-
less has been vigorously Net forth to
President Wilson and Secretary Bry-
an.
France took the initiative, Ambassa-
dor Jusserand, carrying his objec-
tions to President Wilson In his re-
cent interview at the White House.
George Bakemeteff, the Russian am
bassador, conferred with the Britisl,
and French, ambassadors today and
later saw Secretary Bryan.
All three diplomats held that there
was no precedent in international law
for the purchase by a neutral nation
Of any great quantity OF ships from
tslligerent. The chief objection
urged ss that the transaction would
establish large gold credit in the
hands Of Germany.
W0ud AID GefMnns.
The diplomats point out that the
German. steamship companies are
clcssly affiliated with the German
government and to buy their ships
now marooned in American
ports, would be -tantamount to fur
ilishing Germany with a large loan.
Should the American government,
however, distribute its purchases of
ships equally among the beiligerent
tnattoIss they de not belieEa there
would be objection from any quarter.
Considerable difficulty would arise.
however, 1t is asserted, II for instance,
the crew OF a German vessel purchas-
ed by the United States were main
tanned on 1t as the English and
French governments woeId not allow
the nationals of any belligerent to
land from neutral ships at their
ports.
Other Reasons Offered.
Aside from the question OF possible
cations over tie crews OF the vessels,
posed to the plan believe difficulties
would arise with references to the
cargoes of the American ships Their
syHeen aersnaH commerce commerce ss::cc.s: ss::cc.s: the
seas and look upon any means to
supply food to Germahy or Austria as
an sunneutral act.
Would Observe Neutrality.
Administration officials here have
declared that the ships would only
carry neutral articles which are spec
tally defined as no. contraband OF
war but II Is the belief OF the diplo-
mats that their governments would
object even to conditional contraband,
thus restricting considerably any
commerce with belligerents.
The European diplomats have en-
deayored 10 point out that they desire
In no way to interfere with the up
building OF an American merchant
marine and wish It success In neu-
trail countfies. but they think the
American governments ships would
not be available for commerce with
the belllgerent countries of Europe.
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lpy Associated Press,

Washington. Aug. sl.--A bumper
cotton crop which may equal If not ex.
ceed the big crop OF 1911 when final
returns are made. Is indicated by the
department Of agricp,sure's report to-
day showing the condition OF the crop
Of August 25. to be rs per cent of a
normal.
A total production OF 15.oS0.00o
bsles of 500 pounds gross weight is
Interpreted by the department ex-
perts from the condition dgures. This
10 i.3Ss.009 bales more than forecast
from the July condition figures, the
result OF excellent growing conditions
throughout the cotton belt during Au-
gust. 49, s
THE condition Of the cotton crop
on August 25. which was 76 per cent
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SOUTH CONSUMES.
MUCH COTTON
For First Time IN History Over
Three Million Bales Used In.
the South

New Orleans. August S1.-For this
first time in history. the South has
CONSUMED more than three mil lion
bales of cotton in one. year, accord
ing tn fignres made public public today today nhJy hJy
H. G. Hester. secretary OF tie Now
Orleans cotton exchange. Tho total
for the twelve months ending today
amounte 3,037,308 bales. It was
pointed out in ecretary Hester's re-
port that the consumption Of the
south rapidly was approaching that
OF England.
The commercial crop was the sec-
ond largest on record amounting to
14,5SS.501 bales. The largest crop was
two years ago. totaltng 16.13S.50l
bales.
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4 Remarkable Jump
Cotton Crop Esfiaal~ ~le
Agriculture One Month AGO Predicted Size s n
l.3s0o0O Bales Less Than Yesterdays Figures.

Of normal" says an official state.
ment. "is Interpreted as indicatInE q
yield per acre Of ls7 pounds, which
compares with 1s2 psunds per acre
produced year ago. and 1872 pounds
the ten year average.
"a yield per mere o. 19T pounds on
the estimated planted care OF s,a6b.-
oOoacres would produce about $780,
600 acres would produce about $780,
bales OF 500 pounds weight
There Is usually soms abandon.
n,ent, the average about / per cant.
Allowing for ons par cent abandon
nent, there would remain az indicated
q production OF, about iA,ISe.aea balea
inat year. "a. .0e0 Ia 1914 4 0r0d,c-
ten Of f6.sS5.o0 In the fscckd of
1911. ard II, ,eo9. GOO In 1910, &; 81,
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THE ONLY DANGER
Mr.. aIanning's. Friends Urges That
Every Nan Should Go TO Posls.

Columbia. August 43f.-Richlan6
county will give Richard /. Manning
q good majority. Lexington county,
contiguous to this. win be strong
Manning county. In the iirst primary
Manning received 1923 against T.
0s4 for Richards in Lexington. A
Lexington man stated Monday that
his county would give Manning a two
thirds vote next Tuesday.
The cniy fear that the Manning
men have is that over confidence may
cause some OF his supporters to fail 10
vote. Mr. ManDlng'S friends here APP
peal 20 the people Gi South Carolina
g ;,s:::.s cut anA vote next T..eeesav
and put q man I'm offiee who will ad-
minister the laws fairly for all Of the
people. 81 IS
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ARE SEEKING SAFETY
Eefngees Are Fleeing Before Advance
0f Russlaa Cossaeks.
tBy Assoclated Press.l ]

Geneva, Ewitzaslaiid, Via Paris, Au-
gust 81. p. News received
here from Berlin and Frankfort,
where refugees continue to arrive
from East Prussia ID 70 the effect
that the terror OF fhs refugees IL
espreading TO the towns along the rail-
road line and that o great exodus frorl
them 10 expncted shortly
{ Refugees arriving here from nan.
zig. Eastern Prussia, cay the al.
vance guard Of Cossacks hsa been
Iseen in thai neiRhbDrhood. sIk Is re-
ported hera that there wb,e several
Americans as we'll "a English and
Swiss in Locyaln.
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THREATEN TO DESTROY CITY.
Striking Miners Say That II Troops
Interfere They VIII Burn City.
(By Associated Press.)

Noy &AbbOCihSCu EESbDsy .-..te
Butte. Mont, Aug. 31.-Miners
town In ashes II either State or Fed
eral troops attempt to enter Butte.
One OF the miners leaders declared
they did not purpose to fight the SOL
diers. but they would wreak vengeance
upon the business men for bringing
soldiers to- Butte.
"We have quantities OF dynamite
and OIL" said one leader, "and the
troops will find ashes"
Hitherto the majority OF the miners
have not credited the report that the
militia was being mobilized, as the
local neIv spapers withheld the news
on request CT business men who feared
that its publication would excite the
miners. But today Helena editor
brought an automobile load OF news
papers to Butte for sale and news
boys soon began crying the news OF
the mobilization. IL.
Calls Immediately weat Sortk from
Pres!den. HMuckse" stacDenale and
the other leaders for q secret meeting
OF the union miners. Later O commit
tee or miners was sent TO sie railroad
depots to see IL the troops had ar
rived. t5t
The miners called another meeting
for tonight. The electric light plant
and ell the larger stores were guarded
by many armed men, as were the
mines. On the attic floor OK the court
house there we're stationed fifty
guards armed with rifles. 81
County Attorney =. j. McCaffery fs-
sued ~ warrant for the arrest Of the
Helena editor on charge Of inciting
q disturbance. but he had left the city.
All ammunition In the hardware
stores has been removed and firing
pins have been taken from the rifles.
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Wal. News

London, August 31.-4.47 p,
m.-Taken at its face value the
French official announcement is
sued late today, which mentions
that the progress of the German
right wiAg has forced the allies to
yield further, ground, would seem
to indicate that the Germans,
notwithstanding repulses, are
making daily advances toward Pa
riS.
The statement Sunday of Field
Marshal, Sir John French, COM
mander of the British forces,
however, spoke of fighting on the
French LETT, but this according to
one report, resulted in the Ger
man right being slightly turned.
The Austrian invasion of Rus
sia in the Luplin district, which
aroused The apprehension oflthe al
lies, has, if Russian dispatches are
to be relied upon, been blocked
and the Muscovites claim to have
turned the Russian defensive into
an offensive action. There iS-no
confirmation of the report that
the Russians are in Koenigs0erg.
If silence means HAT there is
nothing. doing Sir John French's
statement Sunday that the British
had not been nniested since Wed.
nesday still holds good. Nothing
is known by the public in London
or the fighting in eiitiihcr noIttiiieTia
or eastern France.
From Canada, India, Australia
and South Africa the British army
front will soon receive large re-
infofcements. Some Of these
troops are reported already to
have landed in France.
In England the recruiting fever
has moi abated. AT Liverpool to.
day a battalioa of a thousand busi-
ness men was filled within an hour
and there was such an overflow
that i was decided to enroll 4
second battalion. ssss
The British government has
started negotiations, through the
American consul as Berlin, for an
exchange with Germany and Al-
stria of non-conihatant prisoners.
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ARE AFTEg RUSSIANS ALSO

London, August sf.--le.gs D. m.-
An efIi6ial telegram received In Lon
don declares thai fresh forces Of Ger.
mans have made their appearances on
the Prussian frontier and aE some
points they arc taking the offensive
against the Russians.
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Flashes
OATS AND CHEESE GRATIS

London, Sept. LII a. M.-rhe Of
ficial press bnreau, In an announce
nlent today, says the government has
accepted gratefully an offer from the
people OF Alberta Of half million
bushels OF eats for the army ard from
the government OF Quebec 100000
pounds Of eheese.
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Iohdons Sept. Isss $50 q -. sEhe
eoFrespondeBE os ne ExSreks a The
Hague wires his paper tlsnt Eiilsssrpr
sgiliIam hes eoae to kke Russlaii
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NEW CHURCH LIKE A CLUB.
5000 see blessing OF Corn-rstone Of
Catholic Institution.

More than i've thousand persons were
present at IN" exercises % the blessing ~
~" cornerstone for the new Catholic
church AZ Washington avenue and 1891
street, The Bronx. YESTERDAY afternoon.
Msr. Michael ]. l.aycllc blessed the cor
n"rstoue and the Rev. Or John T. child
wick ot ST Joseph's Seminary preached
the sermon. THIS now church. which VIII
lie known ~ the Church OF our saviour, ~
one OF the most unusual TO- D" found any
whcr" in all the world. l. l. built on the
plan Of q church parish house
The Rev. Francis r. Dufry. formerly a
professor In 81. Josephs Seminary. came
to 1881 stree ana Third avenue d year
and a half ago. and last spring laid tho
cornorstone of tn" new church which
was blessed yesterday. The church and
parorhial school VIII cot about 500. 1000
and viii be ready fnr use within q couple
% months. puts'd. tn" church looks Ike
a club building. being four stories high
with basement
on Inc fire. 400" 10 ,nr church audi
tOriurn. vl'I q seating capacity Of 500
on the second and laird floor. the build
'ng ,g divided into school rooms fo- the
ptr0rhial school T. * u church. paro.
chiaI school and parish house all in one
Father bury ~ ~ nc opinion that this
is IN" type of church that can serve HE
community hest and At tn, same time be
maintained tt % very moderate cost The
"Ne-ciscs YESTERDAY wcr" hold IN front OF
'hr church, where a platform had been
put up.
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SHIP ATLANTIC CITY
ON SHOALS WITH 81
Vessel Pounded by Heavy Seas.
hut Owners Hope to
Save Her.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j.. Sept. l3--Rising
and falling upon heavy sea, the stea M
ship Atlantic cts Of the Atlantic city
steamship Line, inbound from New York
with thirty-onc passengers on board, il
pounding tho shoals IN tho Inlet tonight.
The big vessel owned by Warren Web
ster Of Camden and built about two years
ago az q COS. or 100000 lies almost
directly off the head Of Pacific avenue
and about a mile soaward of the excited
crowds watching hcr from the Inlet hea oh
and Boardwalk
Her stern. driven deeply in the sand
shoal. IL within short distance of ihe
buried wreck Of tho steamship Brazoria OF
the bankrupt Atlantic city Navigation
Company, which struck the shoals under
similar circumstances several years ago,
broke IN two and became complete
wreck.
officials here Of the Atlantic city line
after talking by wireless with Capt.
Townsend commander of the stranded
vessel. this afternoon said that tho ship
was in little danger. They believed that
the Atlantic city would he hoated upon
high water In spite OF uufavorable oon-
ditions with a thirty mile gale blowing
from the northeast
Keeper Lambert Parker OF the Govern
ment coast guard station, succeeded IN
lighting his way through the heavy sea
10 rho Atlantic city shortly after the ves-
sci struck the shoals and signallcd that
she was in difficulties. Later the unslnk-
able power cruiser of the Federal life
saving service raced down the Inle 10
where the Atlantic City was tossing and
laid by prepared 20 render help in the
event OF decision TO take on tho pas
sengorE.
Coast guards at Chelsea have been
ordered TO hold themselves Ia readiness In
case they are needed. and the guards
from the north and south Brigantine sta
tions on the north side OF the Inlc, are
also under call.