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CHAINED TO A ROOK How the Turks Once Imprisoned a Greek Battleship. DARING OF A YOUNG OFFICER. His Pluck And Strategy Resulted In M.kino the Powerful Enemy Vessel Lie Helples Within the Landlockod Wotors of the Gulf of Aria. it was dutrintg flte war betatenI Greece ntl T:rkey in l 11 th::t the in habitani.l of (aila N rIni a ltar;e vil. Iahge, snin' t1 (S is(, t! y th1ie Turk.:, on the shores (' Ie g till' ot' .\rtn --awole onet utornhigr to find4 thl.it at llellenIle battleshli luidu entere. tI;e gulf ind 1ast i nieblr h'oT the shre. The sur prise of t ilt' i:: haliiants of (hti IKrili -was nietlig co11lupared wit h tlht on < party of live 'l'urklsh ot!!!'rs, who, from the very crest. of i hill towering il 've the village, watched Ihe vessel 'Iith ot 'hi i'1: 1! : (1. '!'s i'e 4111 an ml :" it . l: por1 ":t.t t I1l .1s.1n - 1(o 1 le out. lit' I erllnic ihet he I le iilt of .\rta. 1i4ebiId thei , a1t the boItttolit of the deep ravine, were a nuilnher of ieavy gttas which 11141 b'eeni draCged all the way from'. Saluiki, i long and ditlicult task, and with this artillery they Ihad b een o: tiered to for tify the stralt. To reach the strait., however. the Turkish c81ol uman had to rini the ganutlet of the bitttleshlip's heavy guns, which inrit heer lestructlot. Somehow or otler they nIust escPO the uan-of war or prevent, her lte:frec: co with their work, but to (10 ti.; seeiel iin. possible. In the midst of their discussion a young officer who had b "en listening s11h1 lie could hold the ve-sel t pIrisol. er if they would allow bint. 1:is iltad. ti: won, nut!, hurriedly chamiim his chot he's for those of a she ilhrl, he de iuseudtel In that disguise It na::i lriial. lat that rsight a unil(r of Culzur.: stole thit ciglh the dark iii .. of th:e "i:. la'.t' to4w, ard iith short'. t'hse t11 illhe \teir's e0.ge wias :aIn (1 I tou.1:1touse, 1-'d 1 a :th:. d: for rela iri ; :11 . th1e 11i1hti.'u lia!.t f'. a t:; i' s, s h th ls ( : h it'ri- r. .\ :l.1 eler:e I !: .:::n it ; 4 ;. 4.1 1 t ::e wa i d :In a i ':n y ch.n. T'' ,:i>, \with the5! h } I is -li:n, h : . I '' :I 1 1: io 1:i, 11nd1 .aft:-tr :m. b1:: '!'i::: w i lt h (')11 of 1!:( 1. ,, t e!.alin /x 11"t- t I. t able( of a T'r'il i .1 \nt r : ..i1 -i thI II:. I :.ch ti' e !b ,b :1 w s l. h', 1 it'i ur hai ( d wi'1:! 1iht 11 1111''1 !< m :.<!. T h11 i st::l': :n .l i Un:111:l t his nel,; ihe e t:.nhi:0 li.e I : al l I 1 I "- I :rd 1--: t - !I :. : I : d:: 1: : . .- : . ., . 1 , : , 1 1 ! l '1' 1:'t .. 'i :ti ( " . . . 1 . 1 .1 - 1 / 1 w4::s ilre'ww'-! 43n,3! t 4 th oat ir'tetuted Ii its sli t r I'lt, wh r I th le othere 0111 of' the'ilj Ibii wass:-sured. Thel i lly tank was dhone, andt the Illelleiic ba ttlieship w::5 Secure'(ly 11344ored( to 11n 11r11movaler rock by at doubhle thiekness Th'e early rayvs of dawn rI ieve~aled at sight wvlhh astonishecd the Greek com-. mander1 '1. A who1e regliment (of Turks wero onl the march towardl the strait of Arta, witht tralln aifter train of artl-* lery, the last of which disappeared be yondt the iuterveninig hiead before the uhilp's guns ('0uld1 be brloughat to bear oni them. The commiiander' gave orders. for the guns to be run out andit (lecks ciear'ed for net Ion, while tho anchor was weIghed, his intenttiont being to prlevent thie '1Turks from fortifying the btrait beforeo they hadi become too strong. "lFull speed abendi!" wvent the oirder to thie engine roonm, iandt, pro pelledl by3 her inighlty scr'ew, (lie hat ttliip nadvuaced, on ly to lurcb hack ward its if draggedi by stomle lisceen force. Work as thie engines would, Ithe veCssel seemned to be in ant enchant-n( tid circle, bey'ond~ wbich it wast limpios. aibie to go. It was not untIl the asn's rays had pienetrated thie (leer) blue waiter along aide thant the seecret was revealed and the mastsive chain was discovered pan'. ing round thle silp'is propeller and the~ adjacent rock. Bleforo it could be removed, how e'ver, the strait had beeni suffleiently -f~ r-tifled by thie Turks and a power. r ~ekwarship lay a helpless pria .p~within the landlocked waters of en kandtha =# n~kh .a a HE MOVED HIS WELL. It Wasn't Pullod Up Nor Gawed Up, but It Did Change Place. There is filn old story about tile man 1it0 Ipulle"d u111 it well uMid too~k It to It nwore de.:.frahl'e loentiou ill adnuotlier about. the uitn w\ho took upl it well.. s:"ed it in et1s 11d1(1 used 'ine of ite seethtuis ['u'r a i- 1 ril ert'I! . 'They w e're e n%.:::.:e nt h (,-3t, bul t the e er l~ of 'irz:'n w tlI!o-. I r'ves tih :t .. we'll nar 1'.", ilii "I i' t. , llI'.A'rlt i t l;Iiii it.l fIl jr. l o t x' i .l . 1:d 1vv Iin uolt of his hl u1St. I; luild never tleen o~ at '::ee-m'U as. a we1ll. I:.11 t ed it ille.l up, (.l fu' u\:t y w\oubtI have\t. beet. t hat:! st fnes,. or (n1Itlt ! nd se the 1ankrll to fill it shatlli/.ruhdn e I ht lt! tile tas Hetel fnih zo be went at it wih a ve. Wolitn vt te tTe of the wel 1ext to the adi, let' e:It to di anilto to dw the (lir1 lintso the. we.ll. li, kelpt this up) util he ha fil f fled it, which was not a ditlicult Job, ias the well was rather shatllow, lIut whnthe' task semed finishled 1-:zra found that he had maide at new hole bthsi de of the one he had been filling. There was but one thing to do -he proceeded to ill it hat the same mianner. Of cou rt this resulted ill still another excavtIi Isfi'on, 'hleh In Irn re ceti'e s tnli er trent ient. As ill of l:zi'rn's digging tid been on the so he ll well nearedt the road, the result wa:s t hat the hole In the ground was in altl r vled out into thte hig~hwaty. .ludson Toiliver \-as tts (tomnetit on the exploit one 'lay d'w nt. tN e Boon ors. "Q.aueer thin; -:zra did.' he re llurked. "You kow that. old t\ell that stood in his front yrdl,? Well, sir, he's moved it thirty feet. fri where it was -moved It clear out it tie rIoad!" "how'd he do It' " h.uired another representative citizen. "You'll have to ask Ezra," replied Juison. "B'ut he dii It. sure enough. I saw the will in the rod yesterday, and I saw the (rick he made mo!i:' it. The thina I' lo a t furrow our feet widle all the ay. "-hVou th's Comn.~t 'io. OUR GOLD CERTIFICATES. Why These Notes !lave Never Boon Miade Lega: Tender. .\'erinh p sitlo, '\\"M a t h t. lieeaf d lot e Ia l ''' tt:he Nu e Y111lati ork Ton asm.s.:l. 1 h ir :ll tile neti: fitet ot hns '11s no t I' ims- , b::iat s wIi s nigh. borfe's werc T':ttr. ;Iun to I. Thlie f oefthee ue:-t istud borfe \h :.e'1r e ,-t."ll n:::: . 1 hir as t(l " n yel ': hi - o ta . re ic i:cnnti lt mn o: e-.t h F-t: le p:. ar to ;1 a': 'o .k t Ii.- l e e ;:h.. . t "li dmnt he o:l t hae me:rly nkit e; he t i ln ( ts' . tit Ii - r :ht ie" w ere retN i - a'( 1it: t :ie rls'. ,. h ''t t'1 l t' u::rCuse 'For Com-pf..in ey "h.:m lxthn-'!' t :01101 dratuliy I~ lT : Ipt \ ,t nl rt of i : '! : t.. I - n:r t ti s b.::.: l! I( . tre - w:. * o ,ii" t t t th/er d ! will isis d that ; .. o t i ef - itwa d. is, w sita itn bai w ih ln' the=-e cet it h- teI . It o d r a:.' e t-on e last I, Ih tlSm" 7 e1 ephalne ,ilent es 1:d itYr tt i ". b ABig Sale of Summer oos - BEGINNING N T R RvSDA ',LY ,H AT Davis Roper Co. "Laurens Best Store" We are offering special prices on all summer mechandise to make room for our fall purchases. Right now in the midst of summer, you can get them at the time when you need them most ard will get the best wear from them. Men's Pa! -n Beach and White All Men's Summer Under- Ladies PalmBeach and Kool Canvass Oxfords wear Reduced! :1.5 vaou .... .... .....1.29 Si): ':1i1ii................ ..2.49 :}1"001 1 nio~n Suits ............89 \\'e still have It few Iilot~e oif these $:.0 valie. . .... .... .... ..1.99 50c Under Shirt. . .42 ;nits j(. 111ht we will close $r ' value .... .... .... ..1.69 .... .... $2.00 value .... .... .... .. 1.49 .-o _. . Sale Prices on All Men's Ox Special Values in Cotton fords Summer Goods Reduced! G o o d s th in;iiu ' i iut , I'.it tl ''an ad iasi ,)lor(, $6.0 All ae s rie Voiles mid t i 1 la r .. .h..t le'tlis. val te..... ........ .3.99 flowered .ui.ei' I)riss j1 2a ' vallue . 19 A\ll Me's ' uill, Meal Pi'tet(' to .o at a b; i'luiet iIoI. .\ pron taid I )ress (Gin'h;unsii. 'a.1 arid Vii )xl' .' . iSon All .i(Ie and 75 'alries...... .39 Short 1lngths. 7 1-21" va!u1".. .05 "li A l2 " h n ' ~ i h . 7 . ~ 5v l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 . \ I 2 5 'a : i * ' . ... . . .. . . . . . . . .1 9 All Patent, Gun Metal, Vici Tall and \i.i OX i.Bsa Ladies Oxfords and Pumps \) I ;tilt(. l'ati'tit. 1..1. .... 2.99 :tit! \'j(i Oxford. ..(O rL 2.69 ... . .... .....3.29 Bi .l.. ........ 1.2.49 P a a ,o h ! \ ., 9 .4 9 \'. (ix rd . P a rIais.! 4 5" a vdue2.9.t..2 ....iii.........2.8.4 - 112h.9 . ... ( ill 11 1. i 5; ; . . ....i . ..1 49. ahn-2.... .... .... .. .79 i 9 S1.75 /tit . 75i rl.j~ie va ( ....... .... .... ..4 9 hi t{ "n , b ib, n 's 'P a e n t I'i l ttu- --n -- . . I .alnc .... .... .... .... 89 .98 a d 1.75 'Vl~15 in. . i... .... .... 1.29 A lL dies i $.. .4. .40 .... . 69 (>I;1 'aLL Ivl i :. "'. 7Tani (u i ! .\ '11'1 Oxui'.Islx iii ll .\I!i! Can 'a1s Ox~ford .8Pmp 5e. .a wr. ....2 ...... .... .. 1.49 t' ; Itl 111 h ' 1 ( I'Sl i e o i 's in it O x --i pmho1ni's Gim... . . ..,-Patent, Tan a i'i 1n ii \i i .a tn v s O ot & Ptmps va lue ..o .... ..............1.09 value ....i ...t....... 9 T 'm ai i \i ani in t i;1i\ r; ri 1!11 .................. .9 8 1 ' v u - . ... . . .t I 1 aI 1. i t,' ix AT Good a ale! rice Sticl Cash Davisv-iRoper.C.mpan LaurensxfonS..Caroli) Look Cood--Feel Good. No ono can either feel good nor look go(I while sntforing fromn con tlipation. (let rid of that tired, drag 4y, lifeless feeling by a treatment of Dr. King's Now ~lafd Plla . Iluy a box Loday, take one or two pils tonight. In the morning that stuffed, dull feel 'ng is gone and you feel better at once. 15o at your druggist. Lax-Fos, A Mild, Effective Laxative S Lver Tonic Does Not Grips nor Disturb the Stomach. In addition to other properties, Jax-Pos contains Cascara In accatable form, a stimulatingLaxative And Tonle, Lx-Fos et effetie and Des' not gripe nor iatuab stomach. At the same time, it aide tiotoue4 ttlifer ad secretions, pfd restoresthe hely actions. 50. H. S. BLACKWELL Attorney at Law Prompt attention given to all bulnesse Money to loan on Real Estate M"1ee Phone 350 Residence Phone Vr Offic L-imone Juilding UNDERTAKING KENNEDY BROS., Udertake aud Eh almers Call. aserad Nph a e h. Dr. T. L. Timmerman DENTIST Laurens, South Carolina Offico in Peoplea Bank Building. B., R. TODD Mg8rwe anau Cgraeeib '~4" Weik Sk 0"tiy e i s u*ime s e.Uuw#* e anl )tow FINAL SETTLEPENT. 'Fako notice that on the 22nd day of -1sual, 1916, 1 will ron'1or a final ac count of my acts and doings as Ad Jfliistratrix of the estate of W. 1. Jones, deceased, In the offico of the Judge of Probate of 1,u rens County, at 11 o'clock a. in., an on the same day will apply for a fin di sharge from my trusts as Adininis tratrix. . Any person indebted to said estate{' are notified and required to iake pay ment on that date; an ails persona hAvng claims against said ot will present thern on or before daid te. duly proven or be for'er btted. MR, NANNIH JONW# Jt'ly 0/ 196;t-rytr. dmin