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Eyes on Mexico
German Business Men Planning
Trade Campaign

Coblenz. June %, Correspondence
of the Associated Press)-The eyes OF
the commercial world Of Germany are
directed toward Mexico, according to
German newspapers of recent date.
With reference to Germany pros
pective trade with Mexico the German
Anzieger which is devoted to- chem
ical industry says: TN Munich there
was formed in 1913 a German Mexl-
can society composed Of educated
people. The purpose Of this society
is to disseminate information about
Mexico; lend impetus to the study OF
Spanish, bring about the teachings OF
the. German language and sermaA
kultur III aIexiean s;;-s4s-ir1ds1csS
Mexican salesmen to visit Germany
and induce Mexican,youthst to attend
German universities. In March, 1919,
similar society was organized in
Bavaria with a character membership
of zoo persons.
'In Renthingen there has been in-
corporated the 'Almeco' founded by
industrial firms, the purpose of the
organizatio being to facilitate ex-
change Of raw products and other COM
modities between the two. countries.
Seventy five per cent of Mexico's
exports found their way to the United
States which regards Mexico as its
warehouse. Of course those exports
will now go to Germany. Our first
duty is to secure from Mexico large
imports of raw materials and not re-
gard it AS a dumping ground for Ger
man goods" :,
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Santee Waters Receding
Thousands of Dollars Damage
Done to Crops

Columbia. July 23.-HiGh waters in
the Santee section which have caused
thousands of dollars damage to crops
and roads throughout the State are
receding with little further dam
age expected unless heavy rains be-
gin falling tomorrow. Additiondl
rainfall in the Broad river watershed
will check the fall of the Congaree
here tomorrow The Wateree at Cam
den. 40 miles from here. was 81 feet
tonight and falling. Railroad service
has been restored TO normal and trains
are running with schedules only
slightly behind normal. Official re-
ports from cities in the flood district
indicate generally improved condi-
tons.
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Aliens To BE Released
Congress Fails to Provide Law

Washington. July 23.-All interned
civilian enemy aliens. except those
guilty of advocating anarchistic doc
trines, and those who desire to be
repatriated. will be given their free
dom soon by the United States.
Attorney General Palmer said to-
day that as congress had not acted on
tho recommendation of the depart
ment Of justice that law be enacted
permitting the deportation of persons
nterned as hostile to the United States,
the department had-decided to re-
lease the men from the detention
camps.
About 1.5Oo civilians were interned
during the war.
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dominions could not be represented or
| the league council at the same time
with the mother government, Or be
included in any cf these clauses
where the parties to the dispute are
excluded from its settlement.
3. That the functioning of the
council under article ten shall be ad-
.visory only and that each n1embe.
shall be left free 20 determine ques-
! ton of war in its own way, the de-
cision of the United states resting
with congress.
4. The differences between the na-
tons regarding immigration, the tar
/ if, and other domestic questions shall
J not be left to the league for settle
naent
5. That the Monroe doctrine is to
! be reserved for administration by tbs
! United States.
6. That the United States reserves
the right to withdraw Internationally
! terminate then her obligations under
article ten.
Those interpretations. Mr. Taft
! wrote, could be made without weaken
! ing the covenant
The president saw four more Re
| publicans today and it is understood
! that each of them expressed q deter
minatiCn to vote for reservations
! They were Senators Page, Vermont;
! Mclean. Connecticut: Sterling. South
:: Dakota. and Newberry, Michigan
! During the day Senator Mcclellan
Democrat. Tennessee. supported the
! league in q senate speech. and in the
house Representative Edmunds. Ee-
publican. Pennsylvania introduced q
resolution asking the judiciary conf
niittee to report whether the prcSi-
! in the hands of Il foreign commission
powers constitutionally vested in con-
Sress
Senate debate will continue to1nor-
row. Senators Lenroot. Republican
Wisconsin: Fletcher. Democrat Flor
ida: and Robinson. Democrat Arkan-
sas. having given notice they would
speak.
An official statement issued at the
.
txerted all the influence he was ut
! liberty to exercise in the circun
; stances" to obtain q modification of
the Shantung publication
The statement follows: '"The prcsi-
dent authorizes the announcement
that the statement carried in several
newspapers this morning that he
originated or formulated the provis-
ions with regard to Shantung in the
treaty Of peace with Germany is al
together false. He exerted all the in
huence he was at liberty 70 exercise
in the circumstances to obtain a modi-
fication of them and believed that the
ultimate action of japan with regard
to Shantung will put the whole mat
ter in its true light
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BIGGEST SHIPS
EVER BUILT
Plans Made for Two Gigantic
Ocean Liners By Shipping
Board
CROSS OCEAN IN
FOUR DAYS
CROSS OCEAN IN
They VIII Be a Thousand Feet
Long and Will Have a Speed
of Thirty Knots.

Washington, July 24.-Two gigantic
ocean liners larger than any ships
now afoat and designed to cross the
Atlantic in four days are to be built
bv the Shipping Board. They will be
a thousand feet long and of thirty
knots speed. and be equipped for use
as commerce destroyers in the event
of war.
The crew will number q thousand
officers and men and the ships will he
of the oil burning type. with cruis-
ing radius of seven thousand miles
They will be driven by four propell-
ers with engines of hundred and ter
thousand horsepower.
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LONGEST FLIGHT
EVER ATTEMPTED
Bombing Plane Left Boiling Field
Today on Eight Thousand
Mile Trip
TO CIRCLE THE
EN- IRE COUNTRY
Plane Will Visit Thirty States
and Cover Long Stretches of
Coast

Washington, July 24.-An army
bombing plane, carrying a crew of
FIVE. left Boiling Aviation Field here
this morning On first leg Of flight
of nearly eight thousand miles around
the rim of the country. The fight
is the longest ever attempted by the
army air service and will carry the
machine through thirty-cne States
and cover long stretches of Atlantic.
Pacific, aud Gulf coasts, as well as
the Canadian border. Augusta, Maine
is the first scheduled stop.
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Charleston Land Deal
Rhett Says Donges Report
Wrongs City-Land Value
- W "

2: Charleston, July 23.-R. q. Rhelt
commenting today upon the fuding
of the government appraisal board,
headed by Col. r. ". Donges, as re-
ported in an Associated Press dis
patch of last night from Washington.
as to values OF certain lands at North
Charleston reGuisitioned by the gov
Yernment and over which there IS a
marked difference between option
prices and prices awarded by the
board, said:
"The fact is the price fixed by Col
onel DongeS is a grievous wrong to
the owners of the property, sand
more than that it IS a griev6us Nt tons
not only to the people of Charleston
but to the people of the whole State
whose chief seaport he dlsparaged and
belittled.
Mr.. Rhett went on to say that the
matter would be settled in the courts.
He stated that the government first
asked, for options on the property in
volved and those options were given
at prices which were less than the
prices, owners had been willing to Of
fer private parties. The land in
question mainly is about 1000 acres
belonging to farm corporation and
nearly 5000 feet of water frontage
(some 423 acres) belonging to the Fill
bin Company, in both Of which Mr..
Rhett is largely interested with his
associates. The government took this
land over with other land for the
building of the port terminals and
other developments.
On the farm lands. an option price
Of sl78,475 was offered, thu figure
being confirmed by the executive
committee of the Charleston real es-
tate exchange. G.. F. Woods, repre-
senting the government, appraised the
land at S141,14T, and the apprai.al
board fixes it at s5s,.S6.5o. On the
waterfront property under dispute the
option price was 1927, 900, the ezecu-
tive committee of the real estate eX-
change naming s275.oo0 as the price.
AIr. Woods appraised it's value at
S249, $40. and the appraisal board has
valued it at S4266o
Mr. Rhett points out that the ap-
praisal board considered the value Of
The land at what it was apparent!y
worth several years ago. before many
millions of dollars were expended
through the efforts Of the North
Charleston interests to develop this
area into an important industrial,
commercial and residential enterprise.
Mr.. Rhett states that at hearing
held later. on which the appraisal
board; report is largely based. disin-
terested business men valued the wa
ter frontage property at from SIS a
front foot TO $125. Colonel Donges
values it at S.. Testimony was that
the farm land was worth not less than
5000 an acre, adjoining land selling
Donges offers SIS in acre.
There is special interest here III
this time in the report of the APP
prajsal board. because of the fact
that the land deal has been brought
into the local political arena. Oppo-
nents Of Mayor Hyde charge that he
aided in appraising this land. and put
an unrcasorably high estimate on it,
this being alleged an act to help ''cX-
tort" money from the government.
The land in dispute is additional te:-
ritory reauistioned by t'': govern
mcnt. after a consider ,iuie area had
been taken over at price over
which no question is raised.
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Washington Has Comparably
Quiet Night With Few
Clashes
1000 TROOPS HAVE BEEN
PLACED ON GUARD
Only Disturbance Was Caused
By Firing Into Street Cars

Washington, July 24.-Although
there were reports of isolated out
breaks by negroes, including firing
into street car. last night passed
without serious renewal of the race
rioting which has terrorHed the nat
ional. capitol since Saturday. The
presence of two thousand armed sol
diers and cooperation generally by
public with the request Of city au-
thorities that street traffic be held to
minimum, resulted in quieting the.
situation and both the military and
city officers expressed the belief that
there would be no more serious trou-
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WAR AGAIN
In HUNGARY
Skirmishing in Progress Be-
tween Hungarians and
Roumanians
LATTER ADVANCE
TOWARD BUDAPEST
Hungarian Soviet Consider it
Necessary to Keep Army Oc-
cupied

Vienna, Wednesday, July 20
Skirmishing continues between the
Rumanians and Hungarians. The lat
ter have crossed the river These at
points between Tokai, a hundred and
ten miles northeast of Budapest, and
Congrad, seventy-hve miles southeast
of Budapest, the river being low. The
Hungarian soviet feels the necessity
of keeping its army busy. For a lcng
time it has hesitated in making ;-n
attack, anticipating that this action
would lead to general counter Of
fensive against the soviet.
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Forest Fires Rage
Northwestern States Covered
With Pail of Smoke

San Francisco. July 2t.-Much OF
the Pacific Northwest was under tn"
pail of smoke from widespread grass
brush and forest fires burning today
in Montana. Idaho. Washington ana
Oregon Lightning was responsible
for a number of the new blazes re-
ported and high winds in many places
overcame the temporary advance sot
Sire fighters brought about by q
slight rain fall
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SMITH TO ATTEND MEETING

Washington. July Ex-senator E.
D. Smith has received telegrams from
the committee Of bankers and busi-
ness men of the Pee Dee section and
from Governor r. A. Cooper asking
him to attend the meeting which will
be held at Florence Friday to consider
the problem of the tobacco market.
The Senator will accept the invitation
and he has important data which he
desires to turn over to the committee.
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Sufficient Food in France
Food Ministry Does Not Con-
der it Necessary to Issue
Bread Tickets

Paris. July 2i.--The food ministry
states it has not as yet had to con-
sider the eventuality of again issuing
bread tickets. 1t says that there is
nothing at present to justify the state
ment that restrictions would again be
imposed.
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Beer is Booze

New York. July 24.-Beer of .wo
and three-quarters per cent alcohol
ic content is held to be intoxicating
within the meaning Of the wartime
prohibition act by Federal Judge
Chatfeld. Of Brooklyn. The decision
was made in a test case.
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Mount Clemens, July &4.-In all
probability the long hearing Of Hen
ry Ford's libel suit against the Chi
cago Daily Tribune will reach the
jury late next week. It began May
18th
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Willard Buys Farm

Topeka. Kansas. July 24.-Jess
Willard. former heavyweight cham
pion. has purchased a farm of seven
hundred acres near Lawrence. 1t is
understood that the price was one
hundred seventy-five thousand dol
lars of which one hundred thousand
were paid in cash.
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WILLARD
RACSDALE DEAD
Sixth District Congressman
Passes at Capital
DEAD At
DOCTORS OFFICE
DEADAT'
DOCTORS OFFICE
South Carolina Delegation Dis
satisfied With Statement Of
Physicians and Coroner.

Washington, July 23.-J. Willard
Ragsdale. representative in congress
from Sixth South Carolina district,
Fdied here suddenly. today just before
noon. Those attending him at his
death were: Drs. ]. Arthur Hooe, DR..
II. H. Hareen and DR.. Doorman. For
several days Mr.. Ragsdale had been
under treatment but was not conSid-
! cred seriously ill. He was at the
capitol yesterday and voted on the
prohibition bill. His death occurred
at Dr. Hooe's Office.
Early this morning Mr.. Ragsdale
[sent for his physicians and the report
they made this afternoon was that
just before noon he died of acute
heart disease, going to the physicians
Office for treatment.
Although not apparently suffering
from i'll health i'm any way and about
his usual business yesterday, Mr..
Ragsdale was said by his physicians
not to have been in robust health for
some time. Mrs. Ragsdale is at their
home at Florence. Mr.. Ragsdale also
leaves James w. Ragsdale. Jr.. about
Is years OF age, anu q daughter dOou!
Ii years of age.
Immediately upon the announce
meat of Mr.. Ragsdale's death, like a
flash, the members Of the South Caro-
lima delegation in congress got to-
gether. representative Byrnes made
the statement to the house that Mr..
Ragsdale had died. The house then
adjourned out of respect to his rAen
ory.
Governor Cooper, it is understood,
will call special election to- be
held some time III Septemh to fill
the vacancy in the Sixth district.
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FuneraI to Be, Held Friday

Florence. July 23.-The funeral
services of the late Congressman j.
Willard Ragsdale. whose sudden death
occurred this afternoon in Washing
ton. will be held in Florence Friday
afternoon at S o'clock at Central
Methodist Church.
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for this operation was further aues-
ton.
Our first business was 10 delay the
Russians as long as possible and keep
them away from the German railways
The destruction of railways and
roads had been prepared for i'm n very
Wholesale manner. Experience had
not operate more than so miles from
its railroads. IL this were true, and
we were able to destroy the railways
thoroughly as hoped. we could
count on bringing the Russian masses
to temporary standstiIl. even without
fighting, before they reached our from
tier.
In spite of all our preparations, it
was not an easy matter to carry out
the destruction of the railways. for the
troops were always wanting TO defer
the operation. But there was no help
for it. 1 gave the orders and saw they
were carried out Captain Sperr as
sisted me spbendidly Without more
ado the troops demolished the road
bridges. An immense amount of work
was accomplished.
had the satisfaction of seeing that
enemy advance gradually slow down
and actually come to a standstiIl mt the
very distance ! have mentioned. and
this though we had left behind large
stores. the destruction of which 1 had
forbidden.
In the next article Gen. Ludendorff
tells how he planned to shift opera
lions to the north of Warsaw and make
n drive on the flank OF the Russian
army that would be annihiiating.
published by special arrangement
with the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Copyrights reserved. Copyrighted In
Great Britain by Hutchinson and
company and the London Times in
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100 SCALE oF NILES

heads from which future campaigns
could be conducted If the Germans could
win in the west and spare troops for in
vasion of Russia.
The first part of their task was accom-
plished in a fashion that did great credit
to the military machine which Germany
had been so long preparing. They
pushed back the Russian troops and came
in the front of all the crossings of the
upper Vistula masking the powerful for
further north against determined Rus
ing from corps commander to army chief
moved quickly towards Warsaw and had
hopes of capturing it.
Then things began to go wrong with
Ludendorff's plans. He had set for the
Austrians the task of rolling up the left
wing of the Russians which he knew 70
be weak. But the Russians withdrew to
the line of the San river and stopped the
Austrians dead The Grand Duke, having
no need to worry about this situation,
was able to throw all his strength against
the ambitious Germans.
What he schemed was a thanking at
tack from Warsaw, which would take
the whole German line in reserve. This
task he gave to the Siberians. Although
lust detrained from the long railway
Journey, they took it up with spirit
that might well have taught Ludendoff
thus early in the war what it meant TO
fight men of the great open countries.
They did not succeed in doing all their
commander had set for them, but Mack
ensen was put in such peril that Luden-
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dorff was compslled to alter his whole
plan of battle. He had to bring every
German possible to this new front and to
insist, even by, an appeal to the Austrian
Emperor, that some of the Austrian di-
visions be sent to relieve his units That
were blocking the bridgehead at Ivan
gorod.
This was a fatal move. with highly
humorous side. Gen. Won Conrad, the
Austrian commander had a brilliant
plan. Instead of holding close to Ivan
gorod and keeping the Russians from
crossing he would let them cross the Wis.,
tula. then while they had their backs to
the river and were necessarily short of
supplies, he would fall on them and take
revenge for the beatings they had given
his army Ludendorff objected but he
could not command.
o,when Mackensen had been pressed
back from Warsaw and was trying to
form a new line in front of Lodz that
would still keep the frontier of Germany
safe the brilliant Austrian conception
suddenly turned into a boomerang. "They
let too many get across sadly remarks
I.udendorff. The Austrians who were to
do the crushing were crushed and the
remnants fled towards the German from
tier Ludendorff could 90 Nothing but
withdraw his own lines. Destroying
everything possible as he went in order to
hamper pursuit he retired close to the
German frontier.
In order to keep up the spirits of the
army and of Germany a phrase was
coined that was to be heard many times
later. 1t was strategic retreat
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German-Austrian Army
Is Forced to Retreat
Ludendor Tells How Russians Won Great Battle of Wis
tula Over 25O-Mile Front in Early Days of the War.
Spared Countryside But Destroyed Railroads

Two factors caused Ludendof lose the battle of the Wis
tula fought ON 25O-me line from October 81, 1914,
hold the Russian armies far from the weak
eastern frontier Of Germany.
Frs-He found in the Siberian foes worthy to meet
his well trained veterans
Second-The Austrian command Numbered and the Aus
trian troops were unable o defeat the Russians.
Ludendorff had the line of Vstula, the
hope of holding against the 100000 the grand
concentrating the Russian commander delivered
blow from Warsaw with the Siberians. 1t went we'll
All possible German troops sent to help hold this blow
vital point and the Austrians had take of
the Vistua including the Ivangorod bridgehead Mac
could hold the Sberans and had to form
line fifty miles from Warsaw
he doing this the Austrian disaster Cen
era Conrad had brilliant scheme let the Russians at
vangorod, then fall upon them and destroy them As
Ludendorff sadly remarks They had allowed too to
cross" The whole line had back quickly possible
frontier The coined that phrase
which figure often later in German talk
Strategic retreat"
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BY GEN. ERICH v ON LuDENpoRrT


The Austrian the south of the Vstua had not
ceeded crossing the river Span gaining any ground east OF
Przemys October &c. 191 General Conrad none
the less still hopeful of success.
longer the decision south of the river San delayed
the became the need of reinforcing the left wing OF
Ninth army of its increasingly critical situation
(This wing of the German being heavily attacked
by Siberian remen and other Russian troops
five divisions hold fourteen Russian d
which smash the flank and enveop the
German army All other available German troops were
subbony battling prevent Russian from crossing the
Vistula to the southeast of Warsaw.
This question of renorcemens Glossy affected by events
the made there could stand few
etbacks Warsaw if should be crushed there.
The arrival of reinorcements would the situation for
while but not to be obtained from General
Headquarters for they had the newformed
and the 18th East Prussia where the
situation had become serious.
that the the Landwehr and
defending the line the Vit should relieved
STILL that
should be employed reinforce left which the
familiar with the Visu could
the Visua Besides
would and the situation permitted
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Canada's Sprinkler record

STOPS THE FIRE AT THE START