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TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO 36 Weekly, Established 1860; Daily, Jan, 18, 1014,
ANDERSON, S. C, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1914.
PRICE $\.S0 T#E YEAR.
GREAT BATTLE IS ON
IN DEADLY EARNEST;
1,000,000 MEN IN FIGHT
Staged in Almost the Same Manner
As in Former Attempt to Take
Paris?Most Important Battle
is Now Being Waged Around
City of Paris.
(By Associated Press)
Apart from the announcement that the-German forces have
fallen, back before the offensive tactics of the allies on the line from
Mauteuil-Le Haudouin to Verdun, the most interesting report con
tained in a dispatch to the London Evening News from Boulogne in
which the French commander, General Pau, is given as authority
lor the statement that the allies have, w.on a victory at Precy-Sur
Oise, in which the Imperial Guard, under the crown prince of Ger
many, is alleged to have been annihilated by a British force.
The British official bureau says the plans of the French com
mander-in-chief, General Joffre, ar^being carried out steadily and
that the allies have succeeded in forcing back in a northeastern di
rection the German forces opposed to them.
Paris officially reports that the allies have advanced their left
wing without energetic opposition, by the Germans and that several
engagements on theOurcq river have favored the French-British.
The Russian army operating in Galicia is still reported to be
driving back the Austrians.
The casualty list as a result of the blowing up of the British
cruiser Pathfinder by a mine in the North sea, comprises four killed,
thirteen-wounded and 242 missing.
Great Battle Staged
?x??th? As ?n ?&70
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. (By Aaaorf?teoI'PwB8>.
Washington, RepXi <7v^-<*m.cl?lt) i h?rt)
displayed much int-.rest tonight tfeei
reports otto^Ongi^^
Frence along1 AH'e^tfdc?TOtfe 'rro'rtt
The feeling) ^?v'gtottera'l tWtl ?-rd?cl^
ive battle was Id progress, but offie
Ih? a;&i,^p^^?n^^?w?^
Military observer noted tonight
that Meaux, ; the ; plap.e eiisCi.of Paris
where the general engagement h?gai)
today. Is where the German .head
quarters .were established on Sep
tember 16, 1870, and the orders is
suod for the investment of Paris.
These orders- directed the Gorman
army of the Meuse to invest the cap
ital in a wide half circle from the
Marne, above Paris, to the Seine be
low it, while the third army was or
dered to form a similar half circle on
the left bank of .both rivers.
Great Religion
WashingtonrSept.\7,t-?barging that
the intimation by Great Britain to the
United States that she would welcome
the presence?)? American war vessels
in Turkish oV?ter? " *d protectchrisv
tlans was n^eMljf a^vulgar-itfap".* to
get the United States ''mixed up in. the
European fragen the allies*;side,".A'..
Rustem Bey. Turkish ' -'' ambassador
here, issued tohlght a statement con-,
eluding: . , ..
TRYING'TO EXCITE BOERS
Germans Would Have a War in South S
Africa '
London, Wept. 7.-?That the Ger
mans in Southwest Africa, whore there ;
are 30,000 German troqps, have been
storing g??i and ammunition for
some time preparing-for military ac
tion, has been made known to ' the
British. It is aald that the Germans
believed the Boers would afd them.
British officialsjt?TOtJt>jttp fully in
formed concerning , the G?rman?n ac
tion. .-.. rTp " .7, ;
It is eaid h$?e that $he. Boar farnin
era living in SjSuth'wost Africa are, all
loyal to King,George. - .
o o o o o o o^-'?j4^?,a-.*'V.? o
o STATE* W?'rBHO?JS e S t>
o - . ... o
o Austin, Texas, Sept. 7.?The o
o Texas state senate tonight pass- o
o ed the emergency cotton ware- o
o honse bill providing for state a
o supervision over cotton ware- o
o. houses. The : bill has already o
o been passed by tho House. The o
o measure is intentfed *o relieve o
o the marketing situation caused a
o by the war in Eniope, state o
? confrol of the Warehouses Baak? o
o ing receipt* for cotton stored o
o more readily negotiable. o
o ...V ^
oooo ooo oo Gooooo o o o ? o
ilir v?ii'u' Y ni olI?tu t ki a *??1f ACT I
ment to be maintained by, weak de->{
tails}' to fetr ike i li? eri?my ' with its !
nraln?botiy; :-" \ ' ' 1
'.; Hila'-tegardud lis ?'-coincidence that
the ; second attempt at Investment be
gjria at iho samo, place and almost on
the same day of the year as the first
investment, brat under entirely dif
ferent conditipnsX The previous
German advance, to Mcaux came after
Emperor Napoleon III bad surren
dered at Sedan and the Germans had
swept tho hold up to Paria, whereas
they aro at Meaux, today with the al
lied forces still Intact and fighting
desperately.
is War
pi
**The" pew Britian move against
Tjurkpi Is.clumsy,. . It will not cause
the United States to modify its atti
tude^ i Bat ,it has call?rj forth the fol
lowing lelegrhm fr?rt? New York'to the
Turkish>mbastryf!,.',',:'^'' *u' "' a""'1"
M 'If Turkey goos-bo Wr agaitiht the
Hindoos and Mussulums In India and
elsewhere will support her . in every
way. Thousands of volunteers are
ready.
WILSON USES INFLUENCE
Sends Message of Anneal ?o Co!or??c
Coal Miners Now. on Strike.
Washington, Sept 7.?President Wil
sough to end the Colorado coal strike
today by appealing to employers and
employes to adopt a tentative basis for
adjustment of. the strike drawn up by
a commission of conciliation appointed
by Secretary Wilson, of tho labor de
partment. '
The basis of agreement offered by
tho President includes the establish
ment of a three year truce, subject'to
tho enforcement of the mining and la*
bor laws. of. Colorado ; j the return' to
work of miners who have not oeen-con
victed oMaw violations; the prohibi
tion of the. Intimidation of union or
non-union men ; the publication or the
current aeaio of wages and rul?B and
tile anointment of a grfevatfee "com
mittee by the t.npIoyes.
' i' -
evidently needed at home
; Parts, Sept. 7.?A Haras age*3? dis
patch from Zurich, SwItserianS, says
the newspapers there annonnce Ger
many has rejected Austria's request
fer a loan and the bankers hare taken
similar action.' - ,
The Weather.
, WtaaMngttorl Sept. 7.~rorecaat>
South Carolina?Generally fair Tues
day and Wednesday.
SAMUEL GOMPER'S SAYS THE
FUTURE IS VERY BRICHT
INDEED
"PLAN OF PEACE"
Earnest Peroration In Which the
Labor Leader Prays for the
end of the War
(By Associated PresR.)
Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 7.?Samuel
Gomprr8, president of the American
Federation of I jt, in an address to
day in connection with Labor Day
ceremonies here, pointed out the op
portunities of American commerce
and American, workers to be derived
from the chaotic conditions of all
lines of commerce in Europe incident
to the war
Referring to the celebration of La
bor day this year ta the week set
apart for the celebration or the anni
versary of a hundreo year?, of peace
bet.we 3 the United States and Great
Britain. Mr. Gompers said:
"By some strange chance of fortune,
when the - time for this celebration
was near, when men's thoughts were
of peace, the countr 1er of the western
civilization are suddenly plunged in
to a titanic Btnnggle, *a stupendous
death grapple for existence with wea
pons so deadly that human lives are
I being spent with mad extravagance.
"In the colossal horror, that, has
befallen the peoples of Europe the
eyes and hopes of all turn to America
for sustaining aid. Our' fervent de
sire 1b .'that she may proy%i herself
worthy 'of .the'.great eervico that lieB
ahead .of nor
"While all.the other.great countries
have halted the'normal, interests of
/jJOew America alone maintains her1
wonted peace and friendliness toward
alj mankind. America is to become
ion at Motor warse.-, S?"a has the oppor
tunity tiobeeosn^the? world's b?nk?rv
Her great. .power > and iuHucnoe *'?e
moral. Whether- that power and 1b
llLuence shall be. used uo befits a greet1
! and'free people will determine her
future greatnets.'i. May she prove' to
the world' that there is such a thing
[ as in tor national i morality and may ' she
jh'oip the'warring -nations back to "a
plane of peace and justice Is the earn
est desire of America's workers' and
all her citisens-" V
IMPERIAL GUARD ,
IS ANNIHILATED
Rumored that thts Entire Troop
Led by Crown Prince Has Been
Destroyed by British
(By Associated PresB.) Am
(London, Sept. 7.?ThOEvening News
dispatch s4y>': ...
"4 telegjai?; n?a ?jGe'n r^qelv^a ,u??re
from General Pau announcing a vic
toryI by thh allied forc?s under '.Field
Marshal S|r John French, command
ing the British ahd General d'Animade
at Precy Sur Oise, about 25 jmflss
north o fParls,
"The all?e?r1 were, drawn 'across the
PreCy.' The EngllBh troop's were on
the .aft hnd the French on the right.
The former had in front of them the
imperial guard under Crown Prince
Frederick William.
"On both wings, it Vis reported, the
allies were successful. The German
left was held by the French and re
tired to the north.
I "The imr-orlal guard, who were or
dered to surrender, were annihilated
by the British. It is reported that the
crown prince was in. their midst. .
"The British official bureau has re
ceived no confirmation 'of this mes
sage."
CONDITION'S IN ENGLAND
The People Over There Are Not ^bow
ing Modi Worry,
n' i '(By Associated Press.) V
f?i London; Sopt. 7.?A report Jesued by
th# board of trade tonight shows:that
the grdwth of unemployment has vir
tually stopped In tho trades where
insurance ' Against unemployment ,1s
forced1 the percentage of employment
is 6.25?almost exactly the same as
i(mi week, and compares with 3.34 last
year. { , '"- ', '
H The number of. persons seeking em
ployment at labor bureaus actually
has fallen off, but is still about double
what it. was Va year ago. Recruiting,
which la proceeding at ah *?"Ml"g
rate, accounts somewhat for this, par*
tjcularly In the north and in toe min
ing districts.,. Recruit* are applying
in such numbers that at some places
tt has. bean .decided to close the re
cruiting offices >for a week
Prices of food- show littlm .change
and this is due more to Increased
freight and insurance rates than to* a
shortage of supplies. Moat ad fish
aria arriving in almost normal quan.
titles.
GERMANS ARE
REPORTS Of CRUELTY BY
EMPEROR'S MEN DENIED
BY AMERICANS
ABSOLUTELY FALSE
Signed Statement Will Be Sent
To President in Defense of
Germany
(By Associated ?Press.)
New . York.. Sept. ^-^Pasaengers on
the Holland-American liner Rotterdam
all of whom were in Germany during
the present hostilities add who arriv
ed today from Rotterdam, sighed a
statement declaring false the reports
that Americans had beep 111 treated In
Germany. The statement closed with
the request that a copy, be forwarded
to President Wilson jarid Secretary
Bryan was. signed by a number of
ministers and several hundred others.
"The report regarding the ill treat
ment of the Americans by Germans,
eminatlng Pom English and French
sources, are absolutely false.
"Travel through Germany, a=? far as
the extraordinary circttatFtmiees per
mitted, was safe. Officials and all
other claBseB of people were friendly
and helpful. , - -
"No well authenticated ' atrocities
were perpetrated by the German troops
"All German official, war bullet Ina
wore confirmed.
"In our opinion the . distorted re-j
ports to America wore-sent to createi
sentiment, in favor of the powers ar -
rayed against Germany.:.^..
"We ask Americans to Suspend judg
ment until they can .rnaxe an impar
ti^ Investigation of the, causes' of the
war. . ! ,
"It is our convi?tlop,:.that:,the war
bha been forced upbri Qerin?^hy those
nations tnht are Je?louja jpti^.rgrowing
industrial and commercial,Importance
and. for this reason are retvly and an
xious to.?eatrpy her.A Enrols.
~We - .-r^napyr^^^aert-^th^
Press <oi forward a cony of' this papar
to tn?1 Fr^iidyut.o'litbC United States
and the Secretary of State.
FOOD PRICKS IN 1A PAN
; . '. _____
Have Begun, Ao increase Since Oit-1
break of WsUr.
2 (By Associated Press)
" San Francisco,. Sept.. 7.?Great Brit
ain acted within, her rights as defined ]
by the state department when she de
tained forty German reservists taken
at Hong Kong from the American
steamship Manchuria of the Paclflce
mail fleet.
The China brought a cargo valued!
at $2,500,000. Capt. Thmopson Raid]
food prices in Japan have advanced.
NEGRO BURNED SUNDAY
IN WiLLiAMBTOH
AIL
ANDREW < WHITE LOST L!TE{
IN THE FIRE
tvi.-.-- 'to!
JAIL IS DESTROYED
Placed iniJafl on Charge of Lar
ceny N?^ Mad* Vain Attemp
To Buam Way to Freedom
As a result of his efforts to burn his ]
way to freedom or through the care
less handling', of a cigarette or a ci
gar, Andy. White, a. negro, was burn
ed to death in the city Jail at WilllanA
ston' Sunday - morning. ; White was
placed in jail on S?'urday night on a
charge of petit larceny. It, being alleg
ed that.he had stolen a pair of over
l?l'pi.uwS DO
nl 1 ? Members of the WL...
lice force were in the city hail, " in
which building the cells were located,
until about' 4 o'clock and then went
home. Shortly after that, or about
4:30 o'clock, people living near the jail
were awakened by frenzied screamB.
and thoy found, that the entire city
hall was a maso of flames/; By this
Itlme the police had arrived and they
succeeded ; In getting the doors torn
down arid called to the negro to.come
out, but he was evidently crazed With
fright and' ?ufferlng bo from Ute heat
and omoka that he could not compre
hend.' Before, the police could lend
him any aaa I stance they were driven
from the building by the- smoke and
as they reached the open air the roof
fell in. White was caught in the fur
nace without any chance to ..scape
and his body was horribly burned.
His leg? were burned off ae were his
arms and his head was also badly
burned..
Coroner. Hardin was : eummoned
from Arideraon and he went to Wll
MamjBton Sunday but after Investigat
ing the case he decided that no inquest
would be necessary.
White was a Greenville negro and
had Just come to Wllllamsion the day
before.
PATH FINDER
STRUCK A MINE
_
BRITISH CRUISER IS BLOWN
TO ATOMS IN THE NORTH
SEA
MANY ARE KILLED
The Noise and the Shock of the
Concussion Felt For Miles on
the Sea
, (By Associated Press.)
London. Sept. 7.?Tho deHtructlon
of the cruiser Pathfinder occurred
about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
a point ten miles1 norlheus: of Saint
Abba's Head, Scotland Patroling the
boast she - struck a mine which ex
ploded near her magazine. Trawlers
10 miles distant felt the shock.'. From
Eyemouth. 14 miles from the scene of
the explosion, a huge cloud of smoke
was visible. A torpedo boat destroyer
was the first to the rescue.? She was
followed by the St. Abbe's motor life
boat.
The Pathfinder was literally blown
to pieces. Coxswain Nisbet, of the St.
Abbe's motor lifeboat Bald that for a
mile and a half the water wbb strewn
with wreckage of ever conceivable de
scription. Few of the pieces were
larger than a man's .eg.
In addition to the motor lifeboat,
several steam drifters hurried to the
spot where the Pathfinder Bank.
TEDDY IS TALKING
Repeats His Charges Against the Ad
mini Strohn.
CBy Associated Press.)
iNew Orleans, Sepfc 7.?Theodore
ifookevelt in a speech at the French
opera hotute tojodgbt , decried lb the
"backward and reactlopary" policy of
the government in handling1 "the1: triff
Question, particularly as It affected
Louisiana, .sugar Int?r?t Is, reiterated
his chargea that paying |2B,ooo,Ouoto
Colombia 5a a restas ot the deal
whereby ; .the h United. States obtained
'.the Panama canal zone would be
hlaickmaU., , .. : - <
In th? afternoon at a labor - day
picnic ha emphasized that labor
unions in'principle, were all right and
If led by the right sort of men, work
ed toward a,good.end.
. "There are little crooks as well as
big crooks and the progressive party
Is. after all of them," he said.
ENDORSE AIKEN
FOR HIS HELP
Rural Carriers of Oconee?-JMrr
Manning Will Carry That
County Tuesday
Special to The .Intelligencer.
Walhalla1, Sept. 7.?The rural car
Irlerb Oconee held, thejr annual
ineeting at West Union Monday. The
meeting was w?ll 'attended.,. A fea
ture of the' meeting was the passing
of resolution commending Congress
men; A/ken and F?nley for. their work
In behalf of thb carriers.
Everything Is in readiness for the
election in Oconee Tuesday. The in
dication's are. th?t Alken, Manning.
Bethea and' Shenley will lead in this
county. ' ' '
Messrs. Brown, Barle, Hugbs and
Shirley a're making the race for Oeo
nc-e'b' two representatives.
MR. DOHINICK LEAVES
Is Prond of the Campaign that He Has
Made This Sommer
Fred. H. Domlntck, candidate for
congress, closed his headquarters in
this city yesterday and returned to
hlB home in Newbeny to vote today.
Mr. Domlntck stated that he Is very
optimistic over the outlook. Col. E.
H. Aull of Newberry, who was in Oco
nee and other sections, hut week,
brought encouraging news to the
headquarters. Mr. Doralnlck feels
sure of carrying his own county by a
good vote and looks for a big.voto in
Greenwood and Picken? in addition to
; Anderson.
I "If I win dr:''!039."'snlfl Mr. Domi
nick, "I am, proud of thi fact that I
and my frtontt? h?T9 E?td; " clc?r;
campaign. I do not bolicvj that I xill
lose, but I woul 1 ratlior do so than to
treat my opponent unfairly. I have
become very fond of Anderson during
the summer, and almost fed 'hat I can
Bay that "Anderao.i is my Town" and
I would lice V) aej "Evfrybod" Hip
py." .
If ob a -$10,000 Pine. .
Hartford, Conn., Sept 7.?The
brown mare Sienna, by Peter the
Great, owned by H. J. Schlesinger, of
Milwaukee, Wis? wen the. historic
.Charter. Oak stake, valued at *10#
000, today at the opening of the grand
circuit meeting in connection with the
Connecticut fair.
European War Bulletinig
Latest News of All Th?
Important Happenings
(By Associated Press) fii
Russians Take Austrian City.
Petrograd, Sept 7.?Via London, 6.55 p. m.?A dispatch from
Bucharest, via Odessa, announces the entry of Russian troops'int?
Czernowitz.
An earlier dispatch from London reported that the Russians
l?ad entered Czernowitz unopposed. The ciiy is the capital of Bukow
ina, Austria-Hungary, and is 16 miles southeast of Lemberg. "
German Airmen Captured. * '
London, Sept 7.?A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram Cqmnany
from Antwerp says a German aeroplane flying in the neighfoorhdpji
of Lotteghem, west of Malines, was fired on by th? Belgians. Thj? v
wings of the machine wer injured and it was brought to earth. The
two occupants were made pijsoners. ,?
- ' : l$%
Germans Lose 3,000. :,
London, Sept 7.?8.32 p. m.?A Reuter dispatch ff?m Antwerp,]
confirms earlier dispatches of a German repulse Frid#y at Capelle
Au Bois, and says they left 3,ooo dead on the field. Many Germans;
the dispatch adds, returned to Brussels. :
Plans Work WeU. f
London, Sept 7? 11.45 p. m.?The official bureau says: \
"General Joffre's plans are being steadily carried out. '-The
allied forces acting on the offensive, have been successful in checking
and forcing back in a northeast direction the German forces qpp'osed;
to them." .. W$
- . & .
A Five Hour Battle.
London, Sept. 8? 12.30 a. m.?A dispatch .to Re?t?r'- Tele
gram company from Ostend says: \
"Violent fighting, lasting five hours, has taken place between
Melle and Quatrecht, near Ghent, between Belgian volunteers and'a
superior corps of Germ'ans. After determined resistance th? Belgians,
retired in good order. ''H ' '
The Germahs occupied Melle and are marching on Oh?rtt*
Big Fight I? On. ?f^i?ll?
Paris, S?plt: 7. 3.30 a/ m.?A genera! action is prdqe^Hft;
today to the east of Paris front Nant?uil4*rHiltt^^
' cording to ?r? dffld?l't?htrtt?u??atjonr,gtye.n- ouUhis - ftftf ?nc&s "
11 he ??xt of t?i?'?fticf?t riofe i?'as followS: :'
; *'? general action ^sistart?d on the lib?!!through*j|u.
. Haudoiiiti;':Meant, \Sezanne ''and VitryrLerFrancois and exldi
Verduni ":" ' '' *'',.' ., . ' -! J
"thanks to the vigorous .action of our troops' strongly SiiJ^ptxrtexl
by the British, the.Germans started retiring, . ,
"The Germans had advanced Saturday and Sunday into th?: re*
&ion between Goulommiers and La FerteAGaucher. :
"Iii the Austro-Russian theatre of ' operations, twelve divisions
of the Austrian army in the vicinity of Lemberg, Galacia, h&V peer!
completely destroyed." 1%
In the fighting which is going on today to the east and nprtheast
of Pat is, the German forces have their backs toward the capital:
French troops are harassing their march^ From time to time the
Germans turn and engage the French at1 their back. French shells
fall constantly in the German rear. \ ; s..
U was officially announced tonight that the Germans are retreat
ing from the line of Nanieuil-Le- Haudouin to Verdun after a vlgoro?s
action with French and British troops
\AllMe^Sh??)dWot?
Urges Richard L Manning
Columbia, \( Sept.,, ^?^Richard. ..I.
Manning,. ! candidate - for governor,
spent the niornlng at his headquarters
in Columbia on his way to hie home
in Sumter, where he will vote'tomor
row. Mr. Manning spent last week
in the Piedmont, where he made 39
speeches traveling from place to place
by automobile.
"I found conditions absolutely sat
isfactory," Bald Mr. Manning, and
I from reports received from every
county in the state, I believe that vic
tory Tuesday is assured. I tako*thl8 :
not as a personal victory, but ? vic
tory in the cause of good government. '.
I urge every democrat in th?, stato to
go to the polls and vote tomorrow as
wa want a true expression ot the P4?* i
pie's will, and the more overwhelming
the victory, ot which I am certain,
the more expressive It will be-upon '
those who are not inclined to regard
this as an uprising of the moral forces
of the State." %
patriotism CAUSES WANT
I Families Left In America by Husbands
Are Experiencing Want.
(By Associated Pres?.)
Washington, Sept. 7?The pinch of
poverty la being felt by thousands in
this country, families of reservists
called back to the-colors.
Unofficial reports lnotcated relief
soon would be required. Hundreds
already are dependent upon public
support in New Tork. In the coal re-j
glens of ?'cr.nay?vwn?a, where tu??s-'
ends of alien minors qnit work and
hurried to their regiments, the poor
bouses are said to be filled beyond
their capacities. In other centers
where aliens havo established homes
the situation Is the same.
CIVILIANS MURDERED
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept 8,?An Ostend dis
patch from the Renter Telegraph Co*
serai
! "The Germans havo destroyed the
Belgian town of D?nant (15 miles north
of Namur) af 1er shooting hundred s of
the male Inhabitants because ef the
alleged shots being fired from the
^eights overlookl?g the elty, -
decrease IN POPULATION
Paris H?? Lost Over Million Inhabl.
tants SInee War Commenced.
(By Associated Prese.)
Paris, Sept. 7.?The population ot
Paris and suburbs before the wa:
3,400,000, according to
figures Is 2.010,000 today ov
mobilisation of the army and ,
parture of fugitives. - Ky/w?&?SJs?
The minister ot public works ~
aiding the people to leave acA'4a Dfo
Vi??ug free transportation
cases.
o o o o o o
FRANCE NEEDS ABBOFUN? 0
New York, Sert?
en son McOown,
aviator, who
Franet today,st
obut that) she needs
o bet that she needs
he added, and the "
running day and
eat machters ana every ^.
aeroplane In the concirr
been rKtttlslUonei. < o
