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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-23
OFFICIAL. ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM GENERAL FRENCH
HEADQUARTERS
DETAILS ARE. GIVEN
ALI Important Activities Recount
ed in Thrilling Manner By Sir
John French
tBy Associated Press,

London, Sept 22.--fie following
descriptive account from Field Mar
shal Sir John French's headquarters
of the British army's operations up to
September 18th was issued tonight:
General headquarters, 18th, septem-
ber, 1914.
At the date of the last narrative,
September the 14th, the Germans were
making determined resistaSce along
the river Aisne. Opposition, which
at first. 1t was thought might be pos
sibly of rear guard nature, not en-
failing any material delay to our
progress, has developed and has prov
ed to be more serious than was anti
cipatei.
''The action now being fought by
The Germans along their line may, it In
| true. have been undertaken to gain
time for some strategic operation and
may not be their main stand. But II
this is 80. the fighting Ia naturally on
| scale that makes II Observation-Disclosures
| in its progress from that which is
| known as the pitched battle" though
the enemy certainly showed signs OF
considerable disorganization during
eth earlier days of their retirement
phase.
whether It was originally intended
by them to defend the position they
took up as strenuously as they have
done. Or whether the dalay- gained for.
them during the twelfth and ,thirtAentfl
by their artillery has enabled them to
| develop their resistance and force
their line &c an extant Hsst ossa.sasssssisssils-
contemplated cannot yet be said.
so far as we are concerned. the &C
tion still being contested 10 the battle
| OF the Aisne. The foe we are nov.
| lighting Is just across that river along
the whole front to the east and to the
| west. The struggle Is not confined to
| the Wiley Of that river, though II will
probably bear its name.
'The progress of our operations and
| the French armies nearest tH ON the
fourteenth, fifteenth. sixteenth and the
ION Monday. the fourteenth, chose
of our troops which on the previous
iay nan CROSSED the, Aisne, after div
ing in the German rear gnarde on that
evening, found portions OF tho neemy's
forces in prepared defensive posi-
/ tions- on the right bank and could do
little more than secure O footing north
| OF the river. This. however. they
maintained In spite Of the two counter
attacks. ~. ~. Z -},
During Monday strong reinforce.
ments of our troops were passed to
| the north bank. Close cooperation
was maintained with the Ffdaeh forces
and the general progress was good.
although the opposition was vigorous
and the state of roads made move
ments slow. - - 81
"one division alone failed to secure
the ground expected. - F3s
"The first army corns after repuis-
ing repeated army attacks, captured
600 prisoners and IL guns. The cav
airy also took number of prisoners:
Many Germans taken along to reserve
Landwehr formations.
There was heavy rain through
out tn night of September 1915 and
during the 18th the situation or the
r.: a.:sa.. .sc-cc- underwent AaaAntiaI
change. But 1t became more and
more evident that the senemy's defen-
Continued On Page Four.)
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A FULL DESCRIPTION.
OF FIGHTING FIGHTING GIVEN GE DlV
, 5000 10000 600
VIRGINIA GOES DRY

Richmond, Sept. a.
Early returns from Vir-
ginia's election today on
statewide prohibition in
dicate that the prohibit
ion;sts have carried the
state by a heavy majority.
If present ratio of returns
is maintained the dry ma
jority will be more than
10000. Richmond COM
plete gives 4,282 for pro-
y" hibition and oott against;
Danville gives 948 for
and 784 akainst; Freder-
icksburg 3i5 for and 800
against; Charlottesville
$40 for, 19o against;
Portsmouth 1924 for,
1924 against; Hampton
25i for, tSt against;
Bristol 424 for, 282
against; Alexandra 358
for, 1924 against.
Scattering returns from
all the counties show
heavy dry majorities.
TolEng of the cr&ch
bells, prayer meetings
and serving of lunches at
the polls by the ladies
were the features of the
statewide prohibition
election here today. \
Prlhibition majority at
midnikht 32,S25.'
n n n n n n n n
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AUSTRIAN FORCES
MEET DISASTER
7iaHs iiave wcn q Great
Victory Over Immense
Army
(By Aesocisted Press J

Nish. Seryia. Sept. 22.-tVia Ion
don 1928 p. m.l--The battle which
mas been In progress for several
days near Krupani. on the Drina
river. has. according to official an
nonncemente today. ended in complete
disaster Tor the Austrian army
= The announcement decared l6G,ItiU
Austriafis were engaged, while the
ervian forces included various bodies
OF men who have been concentrated
along the Drina. reinforced by troops
hastily recalled from Semlin and
Slayonia. The fighting was very SAN
culinary. q
The Austrian attempt on Shabats
was repulsed with heavy loss.
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GREAT DISASTER SHOCKS
WORLD AS 1T WAS so
UNEXPECTED
MANY FATALITIES
ARE REPORTED
Germany Is Pursuing Policy of
Reducing British Navy Adopted
at Beginning of the War
(By Associated Press.) J

London, Sept. 22.-9:14 D. m-The
uarlng raid OF German submarines
across North Sea, which resulted
To-Day In tho sinking of the British
cruiser Aboukir, Hogue and Cressv
mas diverted attention momentariiy
from the battlefields of the contin.
ent 'in
rms was one Of the British navy
had been led to expect, for the Ger
mans frankly ayowed that their Man
was to reduce British naval superior-
NY Dy submarine raids and the show
ing OF mines, and they have been
,rahing their young officers for SAL
licu OF this kind.
nevertheless II came as a snock to
Englshmen that big ships such as
those sunk could SO easily be attack
ca In its mine and fortress protect
ed horrors.
However. the British fleet must
Keep the seas to insure Great Brit
ANS food supply and in doing SO
must run great risks. The shipg sunk
while obsolete, still were useful YES
sells and 1t is little satisfaction to
England to know her cruiser fleet
still is double in number that of the
Germans and that as Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, first Lord of the admir-
atty. has said. she will be able to
build during the war three to Ger
many's one,
Meantime, there. have been no i'm
portant changes on the battle fronts
IN Northern France. The opposing
armies continne to gain q little hero
ana lose little there. These gains
may tell In the long run but have
brought no decisive result for either
side.
The French official report issued
late today agan lays some stress on
the announcement that an advance
is being made by the allies left wing
on the right bank OF the river Disc.
from which point both the public and
the military exports look for first in
dcations OF how the battle is likely TO
end.
Although official reports do not go
beyond saying that the Germans have
been forced to give ground before the
French attacks, and speak of Noyon
and the district around that city as
the center OF operations. some corre-
spondent9 describe the allies left as
extending from Just west of Noyon to
as far north as I.ecatelet, from which
point, or Peronne, the new army. of
which there have been so many re-
ports but no confirmation, is suppos-
Z ed to be operating to threaten the
German right wing. al y
uf this Is true, the German right
Ss In dangerous position. for 1t can
not extend much farther north or
west of st. Quentin. It's position runs
thence by way OF Chauny and south
of Laon to north of Rheims
On the plateau OF Craonne severe
tighting has been going on Tor days.
but, there is no late information as
to whether the Germans or the allies
hold the commanding positions hero.
The allies had the plateau a few days
ago. but the German ofIicial report
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Pope Sends Inquiry.

Rome. Sept. 22.--Cordinal Lucon.
archbishop of Rheims. has sent mes
sage from Paris to the Pope saying
he is doing all in his power to reach
Rheims. where the great cathedral has
been destroyed by the German she'll
iire. He has been unable to do so.
however. owing to the occupation of
&c to-a ~ TIC ;Hfoiil;, ioTl,-, ;,,
Pope has asked for report regarding
the destruction of the famous edi-
fee.
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DEATH on E. h. BELL.
iAhhevilln Madinm !

Mr; e. ii. Bell. one of the best
known citizens of the AntreviIle Sec
ton died at his home Saturday night,
September the 18TH, 1914, aged 81
years. The funeral exercises were
held at Bells church on Sunday after
noon attended by large crowd of
relatives and friends. He is survived
by five daughters and one son.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-23
BUBONfc PLAGUE AGAIN

Two Cases Discovered In New Orleans
Again.
New Orleans. Sept 22-Two new
cases OF the bubonic plague were dis
covered here today Gas os :iis VIC
Tins. John +. yath, was found dead
and the other, Clafice Alexander, a
negresss40 years old. was taken to the
isolation hospital. For ten days there
had been no cases here.
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GERMAN SUBMARINES
SUNK BRITISH BRITISH SHIP SHIPS s
0 o o o o o O o O O O O O O
COTTON FOR EXPORT

Baltimore, Sept. "a
One of Baltimore's big
geSt corporations not
connected with cotton
manufactures, today con.
tracted for 10000 bales
of cotton at a cost OF
100000. It.is to be
delivIred in equal auan-
titles during October, No.
vember and December.
The cotton will be sent
to markets in Spain to be
manufactured into goods.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-14
The Car that is Rapidly Setting

1t is in class by itself It hasn't real competitor
because it gives what other do not give 1t pos
sesses more advantages that benefit you price con-
sidered, Of course.
The Maxwell ''25'' Car has all the fine points
of higher priced cars and Of their weaknesses.
truly marvel of engineering genius It is thoroughly
trustworthy in every detail of construction and equipment
It made from the best materials that brains devise and
money buy
The Maxwell '25'' is light, practically indestructible
Of extraordinary capacity, and performance
symboizes speed power and economy.
The of OIL gasoline and tire maintenance is small
as to be positively amazing This has been proved repeatedly
The Maxwell "25' is than just merely It
supeby constructed roomy 5passenger automobile 1t
full grown beautiful smooth swift and eineny
satisfactory streamline automobile. s
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-14

Leg room, depth and width of seats
with those of any car selling from $1,000
up to $14O0- you'I II find this is "big" car
i'm inches az well as Immense" in eff
cheney. Note up-to-date streamline body
design, left hand steer, center control and
other features of the highest priced cars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-14

IT is predicted by shrewd judges that the
Maxwell "25" $3.50 car made by the
= Maxwell Motor Company, Detroit
Mich, will within ayear be the fastest selling
automobile in the world
And this isn't such an extraordinary pre-
diction when you consider the many very
remarkably good points of the Maxwell rs"
and the present phenomenal demand
A prominent writer who has inteligenty studied
the subject said recently that the time is coming
when most families in the United States will own
an automobile.
In many places Maxwell "25s" are used not only
for pleasure purposes, but for business reasons as
WELL thus rendering highly efficient double service.
The Maxwell "25'' Car is unique. It occupies
distinctive position.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR
Matter That 10 OF Much Importance
In the Preservation OF Fam
ily's Health.

Cleanliness does come next TO god.
hness" as regards your refrigerator
more. perhaps. than In any other part
81 the establishment The housekeep-
g's FIRST aim regarding her refrigera-
tor must be absolute cleanliness. A
few hints concerning this article may
be helpful 10 the inexperienced.
Look over the ice box daily. Wash
II at least three times a week. II the
pipe connecting the ice chamber and
drip pan is adjustable 1t should be re-
moved and scalded once a week. for
you will bo surprised 10 notice the
green slime that forms an inside coat
Ing. Do not simply empty the drip pan
once or twice daily Clean II regularly
also. There is nothing better for the
purpose than old-fashioned salt soda"
combined with plenty Of boiling water.
Never be guilty OF putting ice In the
chest wrapped in newspapers. That
is well enough 10 keep in a box or tub
and is good at times 1t is more sani-
tary TO wash ice before placing it in the
Ice chamber. and you avoid the risk Of
clogging the waste pipe with particles
Of straw and sawdust
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
Asparaous Stewsd.

Cut the points ~ far as they are
perfectly tender into pieces not more
than one-half an inch In length. Wash
them and throw into boiling salted va
TER. When they are tender. take out
asparagus and lay aside for few min
utss. Have some pieces Of toasted
bread. DIP them into the water In
which the asparagus was boiled. But
ter them and place In dish. laying as
paragus on top. Thlcken With . little
nour and odd . piece Of butter and
salt 10 taste. Pour the mixture over
The asparagus. and serve very hot
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
One-Prona Fork.

A clever housewife has almost in
vented kitchen tool Taking an
ordinary. long.handled. three-pronged
cooks fork. she filed of the two outer
prongs. leaving only one. and uses this
10 test whether a vegetable or piece Of
meat is tender. The one prong makes
less mark and is less apt TO break the
food than the three piercings. The
fork is good also TO remove caps from
milk bottles. and especially so in Ia
king olives and other foods from long.
necked bottles and cans. such as sec
tions OF fruit, etc. Indeed. this house
keeper believes that she couldn't
keep kitchen" without II.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
FURNISHED BOND OF AMlTY
Discounted Good Samaritan" the IN
willing Means Of Bringing Rival
humorists Together.

Once upon a time two humorists
dwelt in the same small town and both
contributed TO the Sunday Star. AS
was but natural. they became wildly
Jealous OF each other and when one
would win little more prominence
than his fellow the other would have
seven kinds OF fits. Your Pleasant
Valley Items give me pain" quoth
one Your prose rhymes make me
m" retorted the other. AS they were
about to come to blows there ap-
peared on the scene a Good Samaritan
and 10 him they appealed. Which OF
us is the funnier?' thew asked HSeith-
err" was the PROM -cpiy. You are
both as unfunny as wart hogs. and as
tiresome as trip across the Sahara"
Therest they both set upon the gen
tleman from samaria and beat him
fun sore. and dwelt together in amity
forever after
Moral: From this we should learn
that while humorists delight in quar-
reling among themselves, they fire.
quently resent criticism from outsid.
ers Kansas City Star.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
FOR THE BEST TOMATO SOUP
ingredients should BE Of the First
Order and Much Care Given
to lie Preparation.

Peel two pounds OF nice ripe tona.
toes and cut In two. Remove seeds
Take . stewpan to hold four quarts
Of liquid. put therein two ounces OF
butter. one onion nnely chopped. and
melt together for three minutes to
heat only. but not 10 color. otherwise
the soup will be spoiled. adding one
tsaspoonful Of castor sugar and little
salt Remove from the fire and ado
. large tablespoonful Of -four. Drop
al the tomatoes into the mixture and
mix well together. Then add two
quarts OF meat stock mot clarified
boil briskly. stirring all the while.
then allow to boil gently for one hour
Skim on grease from time to time and
pass through = tne sieve: return TO
stevpan. season with pepper and sal,
or tabesco. and. n not thick enough.
. little xrrovroot or fecule diluted
in = little cold water will slightly
thicken and add TO the smoothness
This soup 10 particularly nice with
rice. and the starch water In which
the rice is boiled will serve to thicken
the tomato t.oup.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
FOR THOSE FOND Of ALMONDS
Win the Addition of Gelatin
and Sugar.

One cupful OF s~ee, almonds.
hhachet and chopped fne. halt .
ocx OF gelatin soaked two hou-s IN
half cupful OF cold water When
the gelatin 10 sufficiently soaked put
three tablespoonfuls Of sugar into .
saucepan over the IRE and stir until
!, becomes liquid and looks dark;
then stir the chopped almonds thor
oughly into IL; turn II out on q pia.
ter and ser aside to get cool. When
the sugar end almonds mixture has
cooled break it up in q mortar. put
in a cup and half OF milk and cook
for ten minutes. Nov beat together
the yolhs OF two eggs with . cupful
OF sugar and add 10 the cooking mix
ture. add also the gelatin until smooth
and well Dissolved: take from the ere.
set In cold water and beat until Il
begins 10 thicken: add two quarts OF
whipped cream and turn the whole
carefully into molds. set on ice 10 be-
come Arm. spongecake is then placed
around the mold or lady fingers.
halvet II more convenient
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
A Fish Story.

"The inns Of dear OLD England are
picturesque said Richard Ie Gal
lienne on his return from abroad. but
the food they serve is something ter
rible.
After visit 10 Blenheim palace
entered an inn in the quaint village OF
Woodstock AS ! lunched-or tried to
lGnch-my landlord said to me:
The great dook OF Marlborough
once sat in that chair you're settin'
IN. sir
Is that so?' said !.
And the dook once drunk is beer
out o that same mug you're a-drinkin'
out OF
And bet said |, I bet he refused
10 eat this fish too. Well. take it away.
my man don't wit II, either"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
MADE WITH FRIED RHUBARB
Kentucky oeiiesey That Has Many
Admirers Among Those whe Are
Fond Of Good Eating.

The Kentucky variation OF fried rhu.
barb pie is as follows: Cook the rhu
barb 10 a thick. sweet marmalade. fia
sortns With orange. lemon. nutmeg or
ginger. according TO fancy. or a few
Arge seeded and chopped rsisins
may be cooked with the rhubarb.
The crust is made OF rich biscuit or
'hortcake dough. rolled thin as posi-
BILE and size Of a tea plate. fried in an
ron frying pan and turned like a pan.
cake. AS each one Is fried a nice
brown. II Is spread with the marina
iade. -Four or FIVE are put together
IKE layer cake, and served hot, cut.
ing them like pie. The crust must
be short enough TO be tender and fried
crisp. but no, hard. brown. cutting
easily.
Man, readers have asked for direc-
tons for making rhubarb Jelly for
dessert Cut pound OF the fruit into
inch lengths and put into baking
dish with e pint OF sugar. a pint OF
water and little ginger root. Bake
until the rhubarb is tender. Soften
half boxful Of gelatin with half
cupful Of cold water. using the pink
gelatin Dissolve over hot water and
strain into the rhubsrb: then add the
Juice OF lemon. Pour into mold
vet with cold water and set away TO
Jet firm. Serve with garnish OF
whipped cream and clear lemon Jelly
made quite stif and cut In cubes
Ida Ames Willis.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
Wedding Cake.

One pound OF butter and same OF
sugar. thoroughly mixed together: /
pound OF eggs. yolks and whites beat.
en- separately. putting the whites in
nrst. with the butter and sugar. and
blend thoroughly. Add pounds OF
rsislns. 3 OF currants. teas poonful each
Of Glove and mace. tablespoonful
each OF cinnamon and allspice. n cup
ful molasses. pound OF pastry -four.
tesspoonful OF cream tartar. n tea
spoonful soda dissolve in little water.
the yolks Of the eggs. and !. pound OF
citron. cut fine, and added last. when
IN pans. Makes she good-sized loaves,
Bake eight hours in a slow oven.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
Carrots.

After scraping four carrots, cut IN.
to long slices. C.1ver with cold water
for half an hour. Then put them into
q saucepan OF stock and allow them
to simmer until tender. Drain and
pass through a cclander. Beat two
eggs until light and add them TO the
carrots with a tesspoonfui OF salt, q
dash OF pepper. onion Juice II desired.
and a tablespoonful OF sweet cream.
FIJI into timbale or ordinary cups. Let
them cook in a pan OF boiling water
for twenty minutes. the cups covered
with CREASED paper Turn from the
cups. garnish with parsley or freshly
cooked peas and serve hot
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15

Abundant daily exercise, or light.
steady work carefully given. clean,
sound grain and hay. and q roomy
boz stall a, night are what the brood
mare most needs as foaling time ap-
proaches. DR. A. S. Alexander OF the
Wisconsin college of agriculture ad-
vises the feeding OF sound. whole oats.
bran. and mixed or timothy hay TO the
brood mare. There is much danger in
feeding moldy or otherwise damaged
grain. hay or straw and all woody and
weather fodder. Hay or grain in.
tested with ersot is especially danger
Gus. Pregnant mares should also be
kept away from corn fields Plenty OF
pure fresh water should be supplied
them at all times
The best possible care and atten-
tion should be given 10 the handling
OF mares previous TO foaling. In
working them all Jerking. severe pull
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
Chicken a Ia Monte Carlo.

Melt two tablespoons OF butter IN an
earthen dish or casserole with one car
rot. three onions sliced. two bay
leaves. salt. pepper and some thyme.
Add q young fat fowl. cut into joints
and let Il get brown. Then add one
pint Of consomme and cover. air tight.
Cook three-quarters OF an sOur. II
must simmer all the time. II the fowl
is old It will take longer to cook It.
Add two tablespoons sherry. q dozen
potato balls fried in butter. a dozen
button mushrooms and some chopped
parsley. Let II cook ten minutes more
al! serve In the pauce dish or the
charm OF II will be lost
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15
When You Sweep.

For sweeping a room neatly there Is
nothing like newspaper aid. Take a
page OF newspaper or other convenient
paper. wet In hot water and squeeze
until II ceases 10 drip. Tear into
pieces the size OF ones hand. cast
them ell over the carpet, then sweep
and most OF the dust in the room, II
you use your broom iudiciously. will
be gathered into the papers. After a
velvet or other heavy pile carpet is
thoroughly swept a sponging with am
monia and water will preserve its
brightness wonderfully.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-15

Pu. two pounds OF sugar and little
less than q gin OF water into a sauce
pan Place the pan on the fire and
stir the sugar and water until the mix
ture starts to boil. When II is boil
ing thoroughly add a little less than a
half a pint CT cream. stirring II In.
and cook until /; forms q soft ball
when dropped In sold water.
Take off the FIRE. add vanilla flavor
ing and stir until II looks creamy.
sprinkling chopped dry blanched aim
onds in while stirring; then pour out
on creased paper or q marble slab
and cut into squares