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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-10-21
Hunter Was Knocked Down by a
Big Bear Rushing Through
the Timber.
FEELS BRUINS TEETH
Ahima'a Jaws Are Closing on His
Flesh When They Encounter the
Virginia Weed and He Flees to the
Brush.

Boise, Idaho-As safeguard
AGAINST attacks from angry bears, L.
IL. Chace, a veteran trapper and hunt
er OF Coolin, Idaho, enthusiastically
recommends tobacco, judicously dis
triEuted III the different pockets in
ones wearing apparel. In support 81
MS contention he relates a remark.
aDlc escape from being mangled by
an 1n,uriated cinnamon in the forest
reserve near Coolin few weeks ago
was engaged with a number of
oth"rS constructing trails in the forest
reserve ncar Coolin. and one morning
LETT NY heavy revolver, which car
llcd suspended from belt, in camp"
said MI, Chaco. During the after.
noon ! was following a game path up
the mountain side and at a point
where the trail made an abrupt turn
around an immense fallen tree, col
ndcd with big cinnamon coming
aoWn the train at full speed, evidently
having been badly frightened by one
OF my companions. who WAS working
farther up the slope.
be bear struck me in the pit of
me stomach with his head, hurting
me INTO The underground and knock.
ing the breath out Of nc. Before |
cou.d recover and get out of his reach
Ne 'rabbcd my thigh and shut down
on II with all the force or his powerful
Jaws. | began to realize that | was
IN serious danger and tried to get my
hand N my back pocket, where had
small 32-calibcr revolver, but the
rear had me on my back, his weight
resting across my hips, and could
not raise myself far enough of the
ground to reach the gun
The animals teeth were setting
Ceopor into my thigh and had about
given myself up, when he suddenly
released his holds set up on his
Ranches and began to stranglo and
crooi like dog with bone in his
throat
lie continued the performance for
few seconds, then rose to his feet
and started up the mountain as fast
as he could get away, making even
hetter progress than he had coming
down
i was puzzled to know what had
caused him to release his hold on me.
put when l began examining my
wounds, discovered that half a plug
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-10-21
Touchina Appe al.

A literary critic called one day to
see a friend who was trying hard to
ESTABLISH a reputation as a novelist.
Read that" said the novelist,
thrusting manuscript into his guests
hand It's my latest short story. and
want you to tell me what you think
Of it,"
a fow minutes later he was sur.
prised to see his visitor, wiping tears
from his eyes. "My dear chap, this is
really the most pathetic thing you've
ever donc!" said tho critic.
What! gasped the author T
wrote 1t rs humorously as could!"
he looked at the manuscript. "Oh, I
see; It's my mistake. I've given you
the wrong thing. That Is my letter to
tho income tax commissioners asking
for q rebate"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-10-21
W0UD-BE SUICIDE WEAKENS
West Virginian Chains Himself to
Tree to starve, But Changes
His Mind.

Big stone Gap, w Va.-John GUY.
don changed his mind about commit.
ting suicide altar starting out to
starve himself to death. In the noun.
tain few miles from here Guydon
bought Il trace chain, hammer pad.
'ock and key and, going to secluded
spot. chained himself to tree.
TO the root OF the tree he nailed
one cd Of the trace chain and formed
loop at the other which he placed
around his neck. After locking the
loop he threw away the hammer aud
Key and then lay down to die.
Two hours later he became hungry
and decided he wanted to live. He
yelled for help and after four hours
he was heard and released He lost
no time In getting home and attacking
o meal
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-10-21
BITTERNESS. WITH JOY |
sWEErNEss ALWAYS IN THE
COMING AND DEPARTING.
MIssIves From Absent Children Servo
to GLADDEN. Mother Who Must for-
TIme Be Parted From Those
She Loves.
"The last chick haa gone!"

no ltSI CLICK llaJ BOne!'
Mrs. Cambury opened the long win
dow and walked out on the terrace
Yesterday morning pat" had stood
there by her side-Patricia, the young
est, the last to leave the old home.
Today the wedding hustle was over
and the house was empty. Mrs Cam
bury shaded her eyes with her hand
and looked down into the rambling
garden. Even more than the house, it
brought her boys and girls back before
her. Now they belonged to the world
and she was alone. Into her heart
came the bitterness Of motherhood
the having and the losing.
Miss Pat told me to give you this
as soon as you came down this morn
ing" said Martha, the maid Her eyes
saw the tear her mistress wiped away
hastily.
Poor dear, don't wonder" she
thought. "There never was a finer set
OF boys and girls"
She put Patricia's letter in the hand
that Mrs. Cambury held out, eagerly.
Dearest. Mother" the letter ran, 81
can't help going, because Of Edwin;
but shall not forget one of the things
you've lived to teach us, and I'll try
to make home for Edwin as sweet as
the home you've made for u.s."
The postman's knock broke in.
Three letters" Martha announced,
with the freedom Of long service "And
l wonder whether they didn't do it
a-purpose," she muttered, as she went
back to the kitchen. She knew the
handwriting on every one Of the three.
Mrs. Cambury's face flushed with
pleasure. They had all written, the
children who had gone away from her
From a mission station in India,
Ralph wrote: II wonder whether you
are eXultfng today over tho fact that
there will be one more center from
which your influence will spread out,
or whether Pats departure seems
nothing but the chipping off Of anoth
er bit OF. tho perfect home life. Did !
ever tell you-no, know have not
that the six little lads in our orpharr
age look forward to the 'unlghtcd
hour' Just rs eagerly as we did at
home? | think they get nearer to me
and to them, in those talks in the
dimuess That 'unlightcd hour whcr
you gave yourself to us entirely, was
always the best in the whole day. K
IS not given up, dear. 1t has taken
root out here in India"
Maggie. the young mother, sent a
comical little story Of her babies, and
of nursery difficulties.
Thanks to your training, can nj
ford to laugh" she said. There is no
emergency in my nursery that car
not meet. Half a dozen mothers round
here, who envy me my independence
are learning from me. So you see
your influence does not stop with my
babies, but bids fair to go on indefi.
nitely."
From school in the West, Rupert
wrote: u can never thank you
enough for your boundless patience
with and faith in certain trying boy.
Optimism, caught from you, cheers
and encourages my pupils"
Mrs. CambuFy looked up.
1T Is very bitter, and very sweet
to be a mother" she said-Youth's
Companion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-10-21
The Animals Teeth Were Settinq
Deep Into the Thigh.

OF chewing tobacco in my pocket had
been ground to pulp by the bears
teeth, and, having gotten into his
mouth, made him sick, causing him
to let me 80.
thereafter when go into the woods
am going to discard my firearms
and carry my pockets full OF chcwin'."
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
AsQu|1H SCORES
LONDON PRESS FOR
PESSIM|STIC TONE

London, Aug. 31.-4:05 p. m.-
Premier AsQuith publicly reprimand-
ed the London Times in the publica-
tion this afternoon for having pub
lished the dispatches which created
such excitement Sunday morning.
THE publication of this dispatch"
said the premier, seems to me re-
'grettable exception to the patriotic
reticence which the press as whole
has shown up to the present, and
trust it will not recur." Asquith Of
fered the suggestion to allow. corre-
spondents to go to the front, but ad-
mitted that the public was entitled to
prompt and authentic information as
to what was happening there and
said that arrangements were being
made with the hope they would prove
adequate. Referring to the Times
dispatch the premier then said: 1T
may become necessary to ask the
house to pass some drastic legislation
which I shall be very loath to pro-
pose until the urgency becomes ex-
treme."
The London Times on Sunday
morning printed dispatch from
Amiens, France, in which the corre-
spondent took very pessimistic view
of the situation from the standpoint
'of the allies.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
FORMER TRINIDAD
LABOR LEADER A
SUICIDE IN PUEBLO

Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 3l.-After in
forming bartender that he had TAX
en- mercury, a man believed by the
police to be p. c. Hammer, former
secretary of the Cigarmakers from
Trinidad, fell unconscious in the
back of local saloon today. Accord
ing to the police the man has been
here since the recent state labor con-
vention.
Today he walked into a saloon,
told the bartender he had swallowed
mercury and went out into the yard
at the rear. He died in the police
patrol on the way to a hospital. 1t is
said that Hammer is survived by a
wife and three children at Trinidad.
After post-mortem this after
noon Coroner Patterson announced
he had found traces of carbolic acid
: in Hammers stomach.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
Mines Wreck
Many German
Ships at Sea

London, Aug. 31.-In confirmation
of the story that mines have been
laid in the North Sea by vessels dis
guised as neutral fishing boats a
woman who arrived at London from
Bergen tells of the sinking of such a
mine layer by a British cruiser
The ship on which she was travel
ing found itself one morning close to
a number of British cruisers, one Of
which had caught German trawler
flying the Norwegian flag and en-
gagged in laying mines. According
to this woman, the British command
er gave the crew of the trawler three
minutes in which to leave their ves-
sci and they came tumbling over the
side of the passenger ship. Then the
cruiser backed up and rammed the
offending trawlcr and at the second
attempt cut her in two and sent her
to the bottom.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
10 CAL HOTELS
SAF COUNTY
JAIL NEEDS
REPAIRS

That the local theatres and mov-
ing picture houses have been COM
plying with the laws and that they
are being conducted in proper
manner; that the local hotels and
rooming houses are safe for the
public are the findings OF the Las
Animas county grand jury that sub
mitted its report on Saturday. The
jury suggested, however, that the CO.
lumbian hotel have an outside iron
stairway provided in the place of the
existing ladders. recommendations
for the improvement of the Aguilar
theatre and a public hall there was
suggested.
The jury also inspected the jails.
At the county Jail the jury found
that repairs and renovation was nee
essary. The jail is an old building
and the interior needs whitewashing.
new mattresses and bedding supplied
and a better ventilation system in
stalled. The conditions of the jail
and the housing of prisoners should
be generally improved.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
Five Near Death
When Auto Turns
Completely 0ve|
MRS. MATTE WILEY INJURED,
BUT MEMBERS OF FAMILY ES-
CAPE WITHOUT A SCRATCH.

Mrs. Matte Wiley, owner of new
Ford car, won at newspaper con-
test recently and five members OF her
family experienced narrow escape
from serious injury yesterday when
the car Mrs. Wiley was driving turn
ed turtle on the north side pinning
the passengers underneath. Strange
ly enough only one member, Mrs.
Wiley herself. was hurt. Her in
juries consist of sprained arm and
bruises and cuts on the face and
head. In the car when the accident
happened were Mrs. Wiley's mother,
Mrs. d. j. Cunningham, her sister,
Mrs. Bohn, and little daughter and
Mrs. Wiley's daughter.
1t was several minutes before the
passengers could be extricated The
children badly frightened were taken
out from under without a mark and
Mrs Cunningham and Mrs. Bohn
were only shaken up. The car was
not damaged.
Mrs. Wiley was driving and was
not going fast. The place where the
accident took place is on bad strip
of road off of Alta street on Colo
RADIO and it was to avoid hitting a
stump on the side of the road that
the car became out of control and
turned completely over.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
AMERICANS SAFE
OUT OF vienna

Manchester, Mass. Aug} 31.l
gssss Rsssss q 1t ka;sss: !ss's:
cd States. today made public the fol-
lowing despatch received by him
from Count Berchtolda. the, Austro-
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs
at Vienna, which was transmitted by
wireless telegraphy. The message is
dated August 80 and says:
"The last special train for Rotter-
dam with 900 on board has lett vi
enna. Henry s. Breckenridge, assist
ant secretary of war. and several
other American officials were present
when the train pulled out. Cordial
speeches were exchanged and there
was cheering for the American ma
tion."
"On its left wing the Austrian
army, following up the victory OF
krasnik. defeated on August ~ a
Russian troop numbering about ten
divisions. 1t took as prisoners one
general. one colonel, 43 officers and
two gun men and captured also large
quantities of war material. The
army is now advancing toward Lub-
lin. in Russian Poland.
Several skirmishes have taken
place in eastern Galicia on the Aus
trian center.
The Austrian troops have taken
| firm stand against hostile forces Sill
perior to them numerically and the
Austrian artillery has shown splen
did craftsmanship"
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
GERMAN LOSSES
ARE HEAVY

Berlin. Aug. 80, via Copenhagen
and London, Aug. 31.-The twelfth
list of German losses was made pub
lie today. 1t contains LOO names.
The total of Germany's casualties
made public up to the present time Is
as follows:
lilo killed, 1896 wounded and
1,761 missing.
No news from either of the Ger
man fronts has been given out up to
midnight tonight. AS an evidence of
the enthusiasm of the German people
in the war it is announced here that
100000 volunteers have presented
themselves for service.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31

burning of Louvaine by the Ger
mans:
"A Rotterdam newspaper corres-
pondent was an eye witness OF the
perfidious attack OF the people OF
Louvaine on the German troops.
Snipers shot with Mitrailleuses, kill
ing an officer of the general staff,
who was found with his throat cut.
In Longwy. machines were found for
making dum-aum cartridges"
Seventy thousand British troops.
for the last three days held in check
two hundred thousand German troops
until relieved by French reinforce
ments, according to Information here
today through neutral diplomats. The
adv,ces did not give the place Of the
battle. ~,
Psris. Aae 1.---Ail night lons
! troops 2rbn, the south and West Of
France have been arriving at the
ca 2ital and passing by rail around
the city to the location in the en-
circling Notifications to which they
have been assigned.
There is great activity on the part
of the municipal military administra-
tion in arranging for the defense OF
Paris.
An official statement issued this
evening summarizes the situation to
date as follows:
"On our right after partial checks
we have taken the offensive and the
enemy is retiring before us.
"In the center we have had alter
native checks and successes but a
general action is now being fought.
"On our left, by series Of cir
cumstances which have turned in IA
for of the Germans and despite lucky
counter attacks, the Anglo-French
forces were Obliged to give way. AS
yet our armies, Notwithstanding q
| few incontestable checks, remain in
| tact.
THE morale Of our troops is excel.
which also are being rapidly fillet
from resimental depots.'
| Lines of refugees stretched fol
blocks from the railroad stations to.
day. The lines were of those SO an
xious to leave the city that they hat
SO early taken their place waiting fol
the office to be opened at 6 a. m. to-
morrow. The places on the trains
departing today have all been sold
| Whole families with their hanc
baggage camped in the lines where
they ate their meals and slept as best
tthey could.
The Quai-Orsay station was CLOSED
at noon. The crowd of perhaps l ,00t
linen in line were told that no more
| Co.tinued on paEe ~
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
Methodist Conference
Ends With Memorial
Service and Testi-
monial to Trinidad
Minister
Bishop Hendrix Speaks
on European War

With n spontaneous testimonial OF
rejoicing over the reappointment OF
the Rev. A. T.. Pendleton to the pas
torate of T., Methodist church.
South. and fitting memorial services
for ministers who have passed from
earth In the past year. the annual
conference of the Denver district
ended yesterday afternoon. Appoint
ments for the district were made. one
of the principal ones being the reap
pointment of the Rev. Pendleton. The
high esteem in which the Rev. Pen
dleton is held by his congregation
and by his brother ministers was
attested by the splendid ovation he
received.
The Rev Arthur Buckner was ap-
pointed to take charge of the Wal
senburg coal fields. The Rev. Buck
ner is well known and former news.
paper man.
The appointment at ST. Paul's in
Denver is to be filled by transfer.
The Rev. r. E. Dickinson. B. D., was
appointed presiding elder Of the dis
triet,S The other sneoAAtnsnts were
,obraAp springs, = Barnett;
gpst asE: = = I i ~ Tor.
]. A. Mckee: Gardner. B. l.. Sifpher:
Beulah. Fred A. Bond; La Veta, L.
W. Gunby: Saguache. c. s. Coverly;
lIuehne, Rev. Ellis.
The Durango district was added to
the Denver district, and the follow
ing appointments made: Durango,
Hanford Miller: Aztec. N. M. Rev.
Graham: Pennington, N. NJ, T. +.
Wheeler; Flora Vista is to be sup
Piled: Mancos. Colo. John Cox, and
La Plata, Colo. ]. S. Johnson.
The memorial services of the after
noon which preceded the making of
appointments were conducted in hon
or of William Marvin johnson, for
merly of Hoehne; Samuel T. Brown.
Trinidad pioneer who died In Den
yer, and Percy Hunt of La Veta.
The conference was well attended
and was one of the most successful
ever held.
Last night at the First NJ. F..
church. people of all churches of the
city gathered to hear splendid and
timely lecture on the European war
by Bishop e. r. Hendrix of Kansas
city. Bishop Hendrix returned re-
Gently from Europe and was thor
oughly familiar with conditions al
(Coutinued on page o.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
[. 4. COUNTY, BAR
ASSN TO H0LOv
MEMORIAL y
Second Annual Exer-
cises at District Court
Room, TOMORROW

Tomorrow morning the second an
nual memorial day exercises OF the
Las Animas County bar association
will be held In the district court
room. This day. the first OF the Sep
tember term each year. has been de-
signed as memorial day by order of
Judge A. w. McHendrie. who created
the day as one OF his first official
acts after taking office.
Memorial day brings the members
Of the association together In court
once year for common purpose
to pay tribute and honor to the mem
ories Of the departed members Of the
bar. During the year since the last
members have been called away from
earthly courts. They are Gen. e. l..
Campbell. Major C. H. Coan of Wal
senburg and ]. ]. Herring. The lives
and labors of these deceased members
will be fittingly reviewed in memoir
ial addresses,
The opening addresses and closing
statement will be made by Judge Nc
Hendrie. Those who wilt be heard
ere r. r. Ysaman. j. ]. Hendrisk. F.
Nv. Clark. ]. M. John, J. o. Paeksr,
NV. Archibald. Judge j. q. North
cutt, Henry Hunter. Judge r. r.. Ross
| aud W. q. Hines. Of Trinidad; Judge
lam. Lambrisht Of Las Animas. w.
| ". Fee Of Lamar. Senator chAsIes
Hayden OF wshepburg and &C.
0eodale Of Lamar. *. u, /.
The full program for the memorial
day exercises II rs follpws:.
Opening address BY the presiding 4
Judge. Hon. A. Watson Noticeable.
I Resolutions on the death of oef-
fle t,tsss>-.asa..s,C r. arps%cltt.S sos ~ II Z
by the committee. consisting Of the
Messrs. F. M. Upton. A. c. McChes-
|ney and A. F. Hollenbeck.
Address on the Memory Of Gen.
Campbell by the Hon. r. T. Yeaman.
Resolutions on the death of Major
c. II. Coan. presented by committee
consisting Of Messrs. Henry Hunter.
X. r. Ross and J. L. f asst.
Address on the memory Of Major
Coan. by Hon. J. J. Hendrick.
Resolution on the death of Mr..
John J. Herring, presented by COM
mittee consisting of the Messrs Chas.
F. Upton. Samuel Freudentha ! and
David Ralston.
Address on memory of Mr.. Her
ring by Hon. Frederick w. Clark.
| Addresses by various members of
the bar as follows:
| Hon. James M. John.
| Hon. Allen NJ. Lambright.
| Hon. J. o. Packer.
| Hon. w. E. Fee.
| Hon. A. W. Archibald.
| Hon. Chas. Hayden.
Hon. Jesse G. Northcutt.
| Hon. c. c. Goodale.
Hon. Henry Hunter.
Hon. r. X. Ross.
Hon. w. G. Hines.
Closing address by his honor, the
Presiding Judge.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31

Washington, D. C., Aug. >31.-The
French foreign office has discussed
the idea Of moving the capital with
foreign diplomats, 70 that they could
make proper. Arrangements. It is
considered probable that Ambassa-
dor Herrick will remain in Paris In
order better to care for the Ameri-
cans should Paris be invested BY tie
German army. "
While the French embassy off,
cials declined to discuss the possible
movement Of the government from
Paris it was pointed out that . prece-
dent for. the same situation occurred
during the ,Tranco-P Prussian war ef
1870 when the capital was tstsb
lished at bordeaux. Most Of the dip
lnnatie missions. it is understooA,
vs1lA accompany tie goykrnms1t y
LSs S.I pn. IL. - !, \ tss>- ~
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
TERROR SPREADS T0PARIS WHERE
SIEGE IS HOURLY Imminent I
ALLIES unable TO- CHECK
/, ONWARD MOVEMENT Of
GERMANS TOWARD PARIS

French officers appeared the Galica 'front.' according to
from Belgium
reinforce the Austro-German lines in the east
made Lon
the
miles the French
Outgoing filled with
while from the south and arriving to
Notifications
French
this morning.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31

Berlin. Aug. 81 (by wireless to the
Associated Press. via Sayville, l.. ID
1t was officially announced here
today that about 10000 Russians
had been taken prisoners by the Ger
mans during the fighting in East
Prussia, particularly at Ortelsburg
Hohenstein and Tanneburg. They
include many officers of high rank.
The German attack at these three
points was across swamps and lakes.
Berlin via Cnnenha zen and LOn-
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
RUSSIA CONTINUES ADVANCE
IN EAST PRUSSIA SEVERAL
TOWNS ARE OCCUPIED

Terrific fighting
From Austrian
sued direction ubn
ST. Petersburg stated that
cinity o
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31

London, Aug. 3l.-in official tele-
gram received in London declares
that fresh forces of Germans have
made their appearance on the Rus
sian frontier and that at some points
they are taking the offensive against
the Russians.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
PORT AT QUEENSTOWN
HAS BEEN RE-OPENED

London, Aug. 31.-10:45 p. It,
AS result of Representations made
by the American embassy the port
of Queenstown has been reopercd to
Americans in Ireland who desire to
embark for the United States.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31

don, Aug. 31.-Thc following ac-
count of Austrian operations has
been obtained in Berlin from an Off
cial Austrian source:
'In the Austro- Russian theatre OF
war, decisive battles have been in
progress for several days. Our fore
es, victorious near Krasnik. pursued
the Russians in the direction Of Lub-
lin. The Austrians advanced also
into the enemy's territory between
the rivers Bug and WieprZ and have
taken positions in front of Zamazo.
Other contingents of the Aus
trian army hold their positions near
the northeast and southeast of Lem
berg. After crossing the Dneister,
they encountered great forces of the
enemy.
Emphasis Is placed on the word
decisive in this official report.
1.-THE Austro- RussiaA battle front
.kf$xsskes Jsr iesfis s-.u.e ,srts.sss.''c,
rncters-420 miles"
Z A correspondent of the Berlin
Tableight at Austrian headquarters,
telegraphing under date of August
IS regarding the events subsequent
to the defeat of the Russians at
Krasnik says the Austrian army ad-
vanced in the direction of Lublin
with the object of making impossible
the rush of the Russians from the
Vistula with its right wing. This is
the principal Russian army opposing
the Austrians.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31

Washington, Aug. 31.-The Ger
man embassy today received tho fol-
lowing wireless message from the
Berlin foreign office dealing with the