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TWO
WAR BULLETINS
GERMAN GEN'L DISMISSED.
London, 3:50 a. m.—Central von Deluding, commanding the German
army In Alsace, ha* been dismissed, according to a Geneva dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle.
-
Perie, 5:30 a. m.—Amnn* German prisoner** arriving yesterday was
• general of the staff of General von Kltirk,
London, 10:46 «. nr— An official report given out at Cettlnjo and
telegraphed here by the correspondent of Reuters says the Montenegrins
operating in Bosnia after a hot engagement tools the little town of I’rat
nhr„ In the Immediate neighborhood of Sarajevo, where the defeated
Austrians have taken refuge after abandoning a large number of dead on
the field. ■
GERMAN WAR LOAN.
London, 5:01 a. m -The Am-sterdam correspondent rif Reuter's
states thst according to a message from Berlin the full returns on the
war loan show that 1,31K.000.000 marks ($330,600,000) In exchequer bonds
have been Issued and $3,071,000,000 marks ($767,750.0000) of Imperial bonds
have been subscribed.
ZEPPELINS BIGHTED.
Copenhagen, (via London, 5 a. m.)—Zeppelin airships evidently on
recommit* ring duty, hvao been observed from various places In Jutland,
the peninsula forming the *matn land of Denmnrk. The airships passed
about sixteen miles outside of the western coast.
Story of “The Only Son,” 3 Acts Photo-
Drama, at The Grand Tonight at 8:30
Thom** Brainerd, Hr., a* a pros
pector, la a dutiful and loving: hue
band and father. Two children, Ger
trude end Thomnn, Jr., are born while
the Hrainerda live In a log: cabin in
the mountain*. Hralnerd atrikea gold,
£o*m to New York, where he become*
a financial power. Ho neglects hi*
■wife—-devote* every moment of hi*
time to hi* growing Industrie*, sim
ply supplied fund* to hi* family and
hi* wife, alone and melancholy, 1* fn*-
rinated by an artist and consent* to
“sit” for n painting Keeling her neg
lect keenly. Mr*. Brainerd become* a
Victim to the wile* of th*- artl*t who.
•however. Is killed by the husband of
SPEAKERS’S, HOKE SMITH’S DAUGHTER
ACT FOR MOVIES ON CAPITOL STEPS
TO AID COTTON DRESSES MOVEMENT
Washington, D. C.—Speaker (’lark. Ml** Genevieve «Tark, Mian Lucy
Bui tenon, Mis* Cuilic Hoke Smith and Representative Johnson of South
Carolina, who represent* a rotton mill dlatrlct, were actor* In a moving
pi lino econo on ihe caplto! portico today to boont the movement to sub
atitltte the cotton (IreHue* for alike. The trio of ylrla carried large depart
u ant atore packages, each conlalnl ng a drea* lenglh of cotton good* from
South Carolina which ihev will have made Into frock* for exhibition at
the National Cotton t-’iiahlon* Show here October 7th and Bth.
TODAY’S WAR CONDENSED
Further snrressrs of the allies which are attempting to turn the Ger
man right wing are claimed in «n official announcement Issued nt Paris this
afternoon. It te Staled that the Allies' left wing has advanced considerably
and Pennine lie* been occupied after desperate resistance. Pennine Is 75
miles north of Pari* and 25 uillee north of l.asslgnv. near where the advance
bv the aillee was announced In yesterday's official statement. The position
of Perann* Indicates the movement of the Allies' left wing, which Is much
farther north than their main battle line.
"The turning movement of the Franco-British forces, first directed ugnlnst
General Von Kluck in in effort to envelope his army, appears from unofficial
despatches to have met added resistance from strong German reinforcements.
The Paris announcement auvs that there has been heavy fighting on the
River Meuse nt the eastern end of the battle line, whthe the Allies have alter
nately advanced and retired. .
The Intnel German official advices state thst the Germans are breaking
through the Allies' center.
It Is officially slated a 4 Toklo that the British North China forcea which
Will co-operate with the Japanese In the attack on Klao Chow have landed at
Laoshan Hoy. The troops sailed from Tien Tsln ostensibly f,,r Wal-hal-Wel
but landed nt l.sonhsn, neutral territory In China, presumably to avoid com
pHrattons with China,
Cetilnje announces that the Montenegrins derailed the Austrians, captur
ing Prattho, a town near tlamievo, the capital of the Austrian province of
Bosnia.
An official communication lesurd at Petrogrud says that following the cap
ture of Jaroelenu In Galicia the Russian cavalry Is pursuing the Austrian rear
guard Inflicting heavy l«ssas.
There le rnnskler*Ma doubt a* to the exact situation In the K,;istern thea
tre of (he war *• the reports from l'etrograd, Vienna and Berlin persist
ently conflict.
A despatch from Petrogt ad to a Pari* rvaper says the German* who drove
the Russian Invaders from East Prussia have In turn been defeated and sre
o»n, -listing East Prussia to relnfots-e the line from Thorn In Wfst lYnsslr to
Kullex, In Russian Poland.
It la announced officially si Cnlrutta that the German cruiser Emden
dropped * !•*' shell* while passing Into Madras, an Important cliv o( Biiilsh
India.
The German submarine U-# credited by Berlin with having destroyed un
aided the three Btitleh vTuleer* off the Hook of Holland, has returned undam
aged (o a German port.
Catarrhal Diseases
Prevail
Jo*-*-
|opll
—the whole year round, spring, summer, autumn
and winter. In the spring, catarrhal nervousness sad
dyspepsia. In summer, catarrh of the bowels and
liver. In autumn, catarrh of the kidneys, and bron* *
cilia 1 tubes. In winter, catarrh of the head and throat.
“Rsodyct* tales"
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for all seasons of the year.
Peruna increases the appetite, tones up the diges
tion and stimulates the assimilation of nutrition.
Peruna is an excellent remedy for coughs and
colds and grip. It is especially efficacious for stomach
iliseases and kidney derangements.
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THE PERUNA COMPANY
COLUMBUS. . OHIO
a former victim before the affair has
progressed too far.
Bralnenl. learning of his wife's af
fair with the artist, orders her from
the house Thomas sides with and
accompanies his mother. Heretofore
a worthless spendthrift, Thomas now
becomes ambitious and Joins Interest
with a penniless Inventor, goes West,
establishes a factory, makes a go of
It, sells out to his father at an enor
mous advance, convinces hla father
that his mother Is Innocent and, as he
transfers the Invention to his father's
firm. seoK his mother In his father’s
arms, which example lie immediately
follows by proposing to the girl he has
alwnya loved. The story ends In an
unconventional, happy manner.
PE-RU-NA
Tonic-laxative
A multitude of
people have
come to regard
te
"Ready -to-take"
TON IC-LAX
r?
3DIIBDINT
OF MADRAS OF
10F GERMAN
Little Damage Done to Third
Seaport of India by Cruiser
Emden. Shelled City.
Calcutta, (via London, 10 a. m.) —
The papers publish an official des
patch saying that the German cruiser
Emden, while passing Madras fired a
few shells but that the damage to the
slight.
Madras, the seat of government and
headquarters of the Madras army, is
the third seaport of India, ranking
after Bombay and Calcutta.
The German cruiser Emden was re
cently reported a s having destroyed
six British merchant vessels in the
Kay of Negal.
Slight Damage.
London, 10:52.—A Madras despatch
to Reuter's dated Wednesday says:
"The German cruiser Emden ap
peared off Madras Tuesday evening
and shelled the city. Two oil tanks
were eet alight and are still burning.
The telegTaph office and some houses
on our harbor were also hit but the
damage generally is slight.
"On our guns replying the cruiser
.eased firing, extinguished her lights
and disappeared.
"The whole engagement laßted 15
minutes. There was little or no ex
citement and only three Indians were
killed.”
OVERCOME Bl
FUMES OF ACID
Glass Container Breaks in Jer
sey City Depot-- Police Re
serves Called Out and Station
Closed. • %
Jersey City, N. J* —A carboy con
taining ten gallon* of nitric acid top
pled over In the Erie railroad station
hero today and poured It* contents
down the long: pa**&geway leading- to
the Hudson tunnel tube station. Ap
proximately 200 person* were in the
passageway as the acid burned Its
way slowly over the tile floor and
twenty-five of these were overcome
by the fume*. Three were seriously In
jured . 4
Passenger* on t£e tunnel trains, 20Q
yards from the entrance to the parf
sageway, were affected by the fumes.
Ticket sellers were overcome and for
a time traffic was delayed.
More than thirty person* were treated
by ambulance surgeons. Three who had
become unconscious on their way across
the river to New York were taken to a
hospital In New York City when the
f*rry boat docked Many who had In
haled the fume* did not feel the effects
until sometime afterwards.
The station was ordered closed and
Incoming train* within a few minutes
packed It with a crowd of thousand*. Fi
nally police reserves were ordered out.
Three extra ferry boat* wereadded to
the service to relieve the congestion.
Doctors were placed aboard each ferry
boat. In some cases the hearts of the
victims almost ceased to beat and arti
ficial respiration was resorted to.
DIVE LOSS OF
BUSINESS, CAUSE
The International Mercantile
Marine Defers Payment on
Bonds Due October First.
Capitalization is $101,662,-
706.
New York. The International Mer
cantile Marine, controlling the White
Htar, Bed Star, American and At
lantlc transport lines, today deferred
for the present payment of the semi
annual Interest on lie 4 1-2 per cent
bonds due October Ist. Isms of bust
ness because of the war was given
as the reason
"Htnce January 1, 1914," reads a
statement by the company, "buslnes*.
Imth passenger and freight, had been
vwy unsatisfactory and the company
has not fully earned fixed charges for
the period ending July 31. Under or
dlnary operating conditions it might
be reasonably anticipated that the de
ficiency would be made up during the
remaining five months of the fiscal
year. Now, however, the European
was has brought the entire ocean
transportation situation Into an ex
tremely unsettled condition and neces
sitated the complete withdrawal of i
the Important and profitable services
of the Red Btar line to Antwerp, leak
ing It Impossible to form any estimate '
of the company'* earning* for the bal
ance of the year.”
The International Mercantile Ma
rine Company which was organized \
and financed by a syndicate of Eng- j
lt*h and American capitalists, headed
by J. I*. Morgan and Company has
a capitalization of $101.65J,7M. The
4 1-1 per cent bonds are known as
mortgage and collateral trust and
$51,744,000 are outstanding. They are
due In October, 1922 and are subject
to call at 106.
The company operate* more than j
2XO steamship* with a total gross ton
nage of over 1,100,000. The company
has paid no dividends and the unpaid
accumulated dividends on Its 6 per
cent preferred slock now amount to
IS per cent.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Why Should Not School Children
Rebuild Cathedral of Rheims
Lovers of the beautiful and historic
throughout the world have read with
dismay and sympathy of the destruc
tion of the Cathedral of Rheims, which
Is said to be one of the most perfect
examples of Gothic structure In ex
istence. This Is only one of the many
awful conditions of war that it de
stroys art treasures as well as life and
property—magnificence has no place
in war.
Tt would be a splendid thing for the
school children of America to put this
magnificent structure back, as far as
possible, as It was before the demons
of war ruined It. If every school child
In America would contribute a penny,
a nickel or a dime apiece a fund
would be raised large enough to al-
MRS. GUS SPETH TO
ENTERTAIN FOR MISS BUMERAU.
Mrs. Gus Hpetch will compliment
Miss Katherine Speth Sumerau with
a miscellaneous shower tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon, at her home on
Monte Sano.
MRS. TINKER MEMBER OP
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
The October Strand, commenting on
Flag Members of the New York Yacht
Club, says:
“Flag members pay annual dues,
but no initiation fee. This member
ship lasts only as long as the flag
member owns the yacht which Is en
rolled in the club fleet. The prlvt
leges are the right to fly the club bur
gee, to have a private signal regis
tered with the secretary to enter the
yacht.”
Of Interest to Augustans, especially,
is the picture of Mrs. Henry Tinker’s
beautiful Mahary, and says:
“One of the most Interesting yachts
afloat Is owned by still another flag
members, Mrß. Louise L. Tinker. The
Mahary, of twin-screw power, is
known as “The Racing Camel,” and
besides being under the command of
a most hospitable hostess, this vessel
possesses other attractive features.
The Mahary suggests a naval scout In
appearance. Mrs. Tinker’s private
signal Is a blue star within a blue cir
cle on a white swallow-tail field."
—The Atlanta Journal says:
An engagement of widespread In
terest In Atlanta Is that of Miss Mar
garet Cabell Wright of Augusta, and
Mr. James Frazier Hilman, of Pitts
burg. Miss Wright Is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Boykin Wright, of
Augusat, and has frequently visited
Atlanta as the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Welborn. She Is a notablv
handsome young woman, with charm
ing attributes of character and mind.
. —Miss Bertha Brill, of Spartanburg,
is visiting Augusta relatives and
friends.
—Congratulations are being extend
ed tn Mr. and Mrs. J. Evans Newman
on the arrival at their home, 1344 May
Avenue, of a fine baby hoy who wiil
be called Ahiatha Verrian Newman,
for his paternal grandfather.
George Edward McLaughlin, Pr,,
is the name of the handsome baby hoy
who is a recent arrival at the home of
Mr. nml Mrs. E. M. McLaughlin.
—Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gardelle and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis
who have been summering near
Grovetown. have returned to the city.
—Mrs. Simon Horentrue and son
have arrived from Charleston for a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Levy.
—Miss Helene Schaul, who has been
summering with a party of friends
who have been camping among the
New Hampshire mountains, has re
turned home.
Mr. Walker Blane Beall Is a guest
at the Wolcott. New York.
—An attractive picture of Miss Lu
otle Goodrich, of Atlanta, formerly of
this city, appeared in today's Atlanta
Journal. Miss Goodrich will be one of
the graceful young dancers who will
appear at the suffrage dance that will
he given Friday evening at Segadlo’s.
ARTISTIC COTTON FAVORS
FEATURE DEBUTANTE PARTY.
Miss Bertha Moore, a pretty Atlanta
debutante of the season, entertained »;
the first <»f a series of parties Tues
day afternoon, when she gave a lun
cheon In honor of Miss Virginia Lips
comb. another attractive debutante.
Tiny cotton bales with hand-painted
cards attached marked the guests'
places and a clever arrangement nf
cotton bolls and Richmond roses
formed the artistic red and white cen
teridece.
—Mr. and Mrs. McCreary and Mrs.
Walter Young have returned to Atlanta
after a brief visit with Augusta rela
tives while in attendance at the Kent-
Htephens wedding last evening.
—Mrs. Geo. R. Stearns and Mlbs
Stearns of Augusta have returned
from their summer home In James
town. R. 1., and are spending a few
days in New York City, where they
are registered at the Wolcott Hotel.
MISS KATHERINE SUMMF.RAU
HONORED BY MRS. FRANK
HULSE, JR.
Mttsg Katherine Speth Summerau,
whose marriage to Mr. G. C. Holley
win he an Interesting even* of Oc
tober seventh, wgs the honor guest
at a very delightful and very beau
tiful afternoon party given yesterday
by Mr*. Frank llulae. Jr., at “Oak
Grove Villa," ker attractive new
home on the Hill. Guests were In
vited for a miscellaneous shower anl
each one sufficiently fortunate as to
secure rn Invitation responded wtta
some dainty little hand made per
sonal gift for this charming yount
hrtde to he. An informal musical
program was reordered by Mr*. Edward
Bryson and Miss Summerau. after
which ths you at gueet of honor was
toasted and blindfolded and led to
the rear of the hall where a big Jap
anese umbrella was suspended from
ths celling; standing beneath this
the magic shower was sprung on her
and she was enveloped In a bewilder
ing mass of dainty lingerie, silk stock
ing* handkerchiefs, and the niantl
pretty trifles dear to the feminine
heart, loiter the guests adjourned to
the living room and dining room, both
of which spacious apartments had
been thrown Into one and beautifully
adorned with a graceful profusion of
feathery golden rod, and delicious
refreshments were served The puncu
table which was presided over by
Miss Pauline Heath, was covered with
Society
most reproduce it in its former beauty.
The Cathedral of Rheims while in
France is like all works of art that
range with it in beauty, not a thing
taht belongs to one place or one peo
ple, even though it was built and
paid for by the people of the place,
where it Is. It is a thing too great
and beautiful to he other than a world
treasure and as such every person
should be interested In it. Years ago
the school children of America con
tributed one penny apiece to present
to France a statue of LaFayette, a
magnificent statue that is second to
none in the world. Why should they
not again show their appreciation of
art by trying to rebuild this magnifi-'
cent structure that has been destroyed
by the vandals of war.
a handsome hand embroidered cen
trepiece in the centre of which was
placed the big cut glass bowl.
Mrs. Hulse was assisted in receiv
ing her guests by her mother, Mrs.
Chastain, of Nashville, and Miss
Sumerau. Mrs. Hulse wore a beau
tiful and very Frency gown of jiink
crepe trimmed with Irish lace, with
a tunic of brocaded crepe and chiffon
cloth, and a bodice of delicate shad
ow lace finished with pearl trim
ming. Mrs. Chastain wore a gown
of black and white striped silk with
touches of lace, and Miss Sumerau
was very dainty in a gown of baby
blue crepe with touches of delicate
pink,
Mrs. Hulse’a guests on this delight
ful occasion were Miss Sumerau.
Miss Pauline Hill, Misses Ruth and
Margaret Marks, Misses Robbie and
May Singleton, Miss Mary Ella Smith,
Miss Susie Hutt, Miss Marie Beau
fort, Miss Wilhelmina Nurnberger,
Mrs. Edward Bryson, Miss Beatrice
Baranowskl, Miss Vernon Elliott,
Miss Helen Hart, Miss Emma Stel
llng, Misses Annie and Mary Vivian,
Miss Edna Westbrook, and the Misses
Pierce.
MARRIAGE OF MRS. STEPHENS
AND MR. WALTER E. KENT.
The marriage of Mrs. Anna Steph
ens and Mr. Walter E. Kent was
beautifully solemnized last evening at
Asbury Methodist church, the Impres
sive ceremony being performed in the
artistically adorned church by Rev. A.
D. Echols, in the presence of a large
number of interested friends. Miss
May Cooney presided at the organ
and announced the entrance of the
bridal party with the strains of the
old. but ever new, wedding march.
First to advance to the flower adorn
ed altar was Miss Lucille Stephens,
the lovely young flower girl, who led
the way to the altar; she was dainti
ly gowned in white messaline finished
with tiny satin rosebuds, and carried
an armful of white and pink roses.
Bhe was followed by Miss Florence
Kennedy, who entered with Robert
Smith. The bride entered with the
groom.
The bride who Is a notably lovely
and charming young woman, was es
pecially beautiful on this occasion :n
her wedding gown of clinging ivory
charmeuse with exquisite lace dra
peries caught with hand embroidered
rotes, and carrying a shower of
bride roses.
Miss Kennedy was a picture of
girlish grace and loveliness in a gown
of white chiffon hand embroidered in
pink roses and made over soft pink
silk. Her flowers were long stemmed
bridesmaid roses caught with tulle.
Immediately after the church cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Kent received the
congratulations of their friends at
their own home on Arsenal avenue,
the Hill, which was beautifully adorn
ed for the occasion. Light refresh
ments were served, and the health,
happiness and prosperity of the
bride and groom toasted again and
again in champagne.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Kent are well
known Augustans and are greatly be
loved by a host of friends. Mrs. Kent
is not only a very lovely young wo
man. but she has other qualities more
potent than beauty, a delightful fas
cination of manner and a disposition
that is very near perfect.
Mr. Kent is a well known young
electrician of Augusta and hosts of
friends are extending them sincere
felicitations.
Among the beautiful gifts sent by
admiring friends were a silver set
from Mrs. W. E. Kent, a silver stray
from Mrs. Chas. Montgomery, a sli
ver set from Mrs. L. L. Stringer, a
silver set of spoons from Mr. John
Clark, a silver carving set from
Messrs. Robt and Walter Smith, a
sliver set of spoons from Mr. R. E.
Edenfield, a linen table set from Mrs.
Wm. Cooney, a white and gold wine
set from Mr. and Mrs, P. J. Ford, a
lovely cake set from Mr. and Mrs. J.
R Simmons, a set of silver knives
and forks from Mr. snd Mrs. Jno.
Rhelnwalt, a linen set from Mr. sn.l
Mrs. M. A. Smith, a bronze clock
from Mr. and Mrs. Plunkett, a cut
glass bowl from Mr. snd Mr*. W. E.
Kennedy, a linen table set from Mr.
Harry Shaver, and a hundred-piece
set of chinaware from Judge Henry
Hammond.
—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stuart, little
Virginia Stuart and Misses Wyllle and
Helen Stuart have returned to Auguata
Mrs. Stuart and her daughters have
been tn Europe for the past several
weeks, returning by way of Canada
and then to New York, where they
were met by Mr. Stuart. After a few
daya epent In Blackville. 8. C.. with
Dr. and Mrs. Ryan Gylss they catno
on to Augusta yesterday. The Stuarts
suffered no Inconvenience from the
war and were entertained by English
frienda very charmingly while in 1-on
don.
THE THEATRE THIS EVENING. .
Augustans who have ever aetn
Thomaa W. Rose, In his famous
“Checkers” role, will be out in full
force this evening to see him In “Hi*
Only Son.” the paramount play at the
Grande. "Hl* Only Son" wa* written
by Wlncheschell Smith, who wrote
"The Fortune Hunter" and "Brewster's
Million*." and the combination of Roe*
and Smith la. a* it cannot foil to be,
unusually fine The curtain goea up
promptly at eight thirty o'clock and
there are no reserve seat*.
DENMARKTOWN COUNCIL TAKES UP
BUY-A-BALE MOVEAAENT AND
CITIZENS BUILD BONDED
WAREHOUSE
Fanners in Rich Section of Bamberg County in Position to
Hold Cotton Because They Have Emancipated Themselves
From Western Corn-Cribs, Hay-Lofts and Smoke-Houses,
and Even Raise Their Own Mules, to a Great Extent---De
cided Cut in Acreage Next Year Indicated By Prevailing
Sentiment.
WAfER E. DUNCAN,
Staff Correspondent,
The Augusta Herald.
Denmark, S. C.— Adopting the sugges
tion "of Mayor D. G. Richardson, the
Denmark town council has taken the
lead in the “Buy-a-bale” movement
here.
In a show window in one of the stores
on the principal business street of the
city the 500-pound bale is on exhibition,
placarded:
\ BOUGHT BY THE TOWN COUN
CIL AT 10 CENTS A POUND
FROM C. H. FIELD.
this is so tar the one bale
bought on the "Buy-a-Bale” plan, a
movement is on foot here to retire a
creditable number of bales of distress
cotton from the market on a 10-cent
basis. Several of the most enterpris
ing citizens of Denrdark have expressed
their willingness to buy each a bale oV
more, and when on October Ist, the
bonded warehouse, now nearing com
pletion, throws open its doors for busi
ness there will be a friendly rivalry, now
crystalizing, among the holders of these
bales to ue the fiYst to present a bale
for storage.
Bonded Warehouse Built
Although Denmark under normal con
ditions handles about 6,000 bales of cot
lon a year, the necessity of warehousing
facilities was never before felt so keen
ly as when with the opening of the cot
ton season a few weeks ago the market
crumbled and went to pieces overnight,
Denmark had no warehouse, and with
every farineryln this section of Bamberg
county determined to hold all of his cot
ton II he can and at least every bale
that he can, the necessity of a ware
house became an essentiality.
Therefore, a bonded warehouse has
been built and next week will be ready
to open.
At a meeting tnree weeks ago the
Denmark Warehouse Company was or
ganized with *2,000 capital stock, the of
ficers elected being Mr. W. L Riley
president: Mr. J. K. WAyfield, first vice
president; Mr. N. W. Sojowner, second
vice-president; Mr. H. C. Crum, secre
tary, and MV. J. D. Turner, treasurer. A
charter has been issued to the company,
and within the past three weeks the
warehouse hasSbeen erected. While Its
capacity will be 2,000 bales, only 1,000
bales can be stored at present under the
Insurance rules. The warehouse wiil
conform to federal regulations.
So far this season, I am informed not
more than 150 bales raised in this sec
tion have been sold. This figure in
cluded what lias been marketed here
and what has been shipped to other
markets with Instructions to sell.
Acreage Will Be Cut.
Prevailing sentiment here favors a
decided cut In acreage next vear, and
with extensive planters and Influential
citizens leading In the agitation for cur
tailment, there is no mistaking that
there will be a heavy cut. When farm
ers like Messrs. J. G. H. Guess, S. D. M
Guess, J. K. Mayfield, W. D. Mayfield,
W. H. Faust, J. D. Turner and C. S.
Folk take a hand controlling as these
men do a total acreage that covers a
wide sweep of country, there will be
sufficient curtailment of cotton and a
corresponding Increase in corn and other
crops to make a decided difference in
this section. Then, what these men do
themselves will carry weight with small
er farmers—the same as if some of them
dumped their cotton on the market to
morrow a wholesale turning loose of cot
ton would follow here.
Farmers tn Splendid Shape.
No such thing as wholesale selling of
cotton here is within the range of prob
ability, however, at least not until the
market approaches nearer the levels
from which it tumbled when the war
clouds broke over Europe, for throughout
this splendid farming section, as fertile
as a paradise, men have learned how to
farm with profit, to get the value out
of the land, to first make their farms
self-sustaining and then to grow cotton.
I know of no other section better pre
pard to retire a crop of cotton from the
market and hold It Indefinitely than this.
Many Mules Raised.
Not only do the farniern raise In
addition to cotton all the corn and
oats, all the hay. alt the meat and
home products the country needs,
and more for market, but scientific
agricultural methods have been suc
cessfully followed, an acre of land is
now made to produce prartically
what two acres produced ten years
ego, and long ago emancipating
themselves from the necessity of
buying com, hay and meat from the
West, the farmers to a great extent
raise their own mules with which to
make their crops.
1 talked today with Mr. J, V. James,
president of the Citizens Exchange Bank,
who Informed me that though business
conditions here at Denmark are “a lit
tle below par,” aa he expressed It, be
cause nobody Is selling cotton, everybody
Is encouraged at the improvement al
ready made In the cotton market and
that, the farmers determined upon cur
tailing the cotton rrop next year, ail
have confidence In the futre.
Mr .Janies heartily endorsed the “Buy
a-bale" movemnt. and aesured me that
tt would gain a firm foothold here with
in a week or two.
A Novel Plan.
The plan which his bank has adopted
to meet the situation and to aesait toe
farmer who needs assistance to hold his
cotton Is this:
For warehouse receipts deposited with
the hunk extensions on maturing paper
are granted, cotton taken on a basis of
eix cents. If diwing the time the cot
ton Is held the market advances and the
owner Instruct* the bank to sell, the
owner gets the advantage of the In
crease. If the market fall* below six
cents, the owner will be required to put
up the margin. Interest la charged only
for the actual time the money Is used.
The Rank of Denmark, of which I>.
S. D. M. Guess It president, ha* adopted
a policy along very liberal and broad
lines In order to extend aid where it Is
needed, and the merchants are allowing
more than the market price for cotton,
some In trade and on accounts.
I’erhaps fewer cotton seed have been
sold here than tn most places, though
her at everywhere the demand for seed
at anything like the market price la
heavy.
Why Mulct Are High.
Speaking of the development of the
stock-raising industry In this ssctlon In
recent years. Mr James Informed me
that the former* own a splendid Jack,
bought at a cost of $1 000, and In pass
ing called my attention tn the fact that
the price of Western mulss have ad
vanced from about SISO tome ten years
or so ago to upwards of $264 now.
"Ths western farmer* found tt more
profitable I think, to tell tb* cotton
planters of the South corn and hay than
It had been to te I them mules,” he said,
"and they turned from ssock to grain
for the bigger profit Tb* cotton plant
er continued to buy Western corn and
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
hay with his cotton money, though he
could raise Ills own feedstuffs at less
cost, and with less attention given to
the stock Industry tin the West, mules
became scarcer and increased in price.
The cotton planter has for his folly,
therefore, been paing at both ends—a
bigger price for his mules and for corn
and hay to feed them.
"We realized that down here some
time ago and have not only cut out the
"estren farmv who cannot sell us any
corn or hay because we make our own
mules. More and more are raised each
year. We are progressing.
A Notable Success, e
Ten years ago Mr. J. A. Hartzog be
gan farming on 25 to 30 acres near Den
mark. He grew all cotton at first,
then learned the advantage of giving
first attention to home esupplies. From
that start in the right direction he be
came less and less dependent upon cot
ton. Mr. Hartzog has raised a family
and sent all his children to school, and
has made a notable success of farming. 1
He always has corn and oats to sell
Cotton is with lm a surplus money
crop. He is one of the farmers of this
section who went In a few years ago for
stock-raising. He finds a ready market
for his hogs, ar.d it is nothing unusual
for Mr. Hartzog, who has half a dozen
or more fine mule colts, to sell a colt
for $l5O.
Messrs. J. K. and W. D. Mayfield, who
operate one of the largest mercantile
houses In this section, the Mayfield
Company, are making upwards of I,oo#
bales of cotton tnis year on their two
plantations, oae near here and another
at Lees, S. C. t but have been produc
ing grain and other crops in fair pro
portion. They will hold their present
cotton crop for 10 cents or better and
plant next year for not mere than 500
Lighting Plant Installed.
At Denmark an electric lighting sys
tem has recently been Installed at a
cost of. between $5,000 and $6,000, which
is now In operation by the Denmark
Light and Power Company.
A waterworks and sewerage system la
being agitated, and will, it Is expected,
be put In as soon as the present depres
sion in business conditions has passed.
The matter had advanced almost to a
concrete stage when it was felt by the
promoters that because of financial de
pression delay in proceeding further
would prove advisable.
The Denmark Oil and Fertilizer Com
pany, of which Mr. G. M. Dickinson n
owner and Mr. A. Pi Guess is manager,
is in uninterrupted operation. This is
Denmark's leading industry.
Mr. J. W. McCue, of Charleston, S. C.,
spent Wednesday in Demark.
Mr. J. Folk, of Bamberg, was here on
business Tuesday.
Mr. C. Y. Garrett, of Columbia, spent
Wednesday here on business.
Mr. P. C. Campbell, of Blackville, was
In Denmark for a few hours Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. R. W. Kearse, of Olar, Is in the
city.
Mr. S. R. Spratt, of Sumter, was here
Monday.
PLEA TO PBES’T
BY SOUTHERNERS
Delegation Asks Him to Sup
port Bill For Direct Gov’t
Loans on Cotton
Washington, D. C.—President Wil
son was appealed to today by a large
delegation -of Southern farmers and
congressmen to give his support to
the Henry bill for direct government
loans to cotton growers. The delega
tion was headed by C. S. Barrett, of
Georgia, national president of the
Farmers Union.
Mr. Barrett told the president that
in spite of the “buy-a-bale of cotton
movement” and other relief measures,
the demand for cotton was still inade
quate and the price not sufficiently
high to help growers. He declared a
very serious situation would confront
the farmers of the South unless the
Henry bill or legislation similar to
It was passed.
The Norfolk Va., press Is most en-,
thusiastlc In Its praise of "Today,'V
which, paradoxical as it sounds, wilfl
not be here untU October first, mati
nee and events.
UVELPOOL COTTON
Liverpool.—Cotton spot In moderate
demand. 25 points lower. American mid
dling fair. 6 59; good middling 6.11; mid
dling 5.55; low middling 5.07; good ordi
nary 4.11; ordinary 4.11; ordinary 3.47.
Hales 2,640 halts including 2,700 Ameri
can on the basis of 5.55 d for middling.
Import* 107 bales, all American.
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