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WAVY LEAGUE WANTS ENEMY SHIPS SEIZED Say Action Would Offset to Cer tain Extent Destruction of British Ships. London, July 16.-The Navy League, through UH executive committee, has published an appeal to the government to belzc all C.erman, Auatrlan and Turkish merchant ships detained in the ports of the British empire "as a set off, in some mea-aire againat the destruction of British merchant ves sels without warning by German sub marines." The appeal states that 119 German, 20 Austrians and ll Turkish ships were detained in Brit!-li ports on the outbreak of war, and there were also 18 German and 3 Austrian ships de tained in Egyptian ports, making a to tal of 171 ships detained in all. In ad dition 119 German ship's, 7 Austrian and 5 Turkish have been seized on entering British and Colonial ports or upon the high ncaa, making a total of 302 "enemy vaseela" in thc pos session ot thc British government. The captured vessels are, of course, subject to prize court decisions, but the detained vessels are apparently being held up pending thc conclusion of the war. "Surely it t? the obviuUb duty of tho government to turn to practical ac count every vessel in their hands for the benefit of British interests," says the appeal. "The destruction olf British merchant vessels in violation . of the law8 of war offer;; complete vindication of this form of reprisal. Whatever a prize court decision may be as affecting cargoes of vessels v.-1 lieh have been, seized, there should be no heal tatton on the part of thc government to confiscate enemy ships as an act of reprisal for British mer chantmen which have been bunk. "In the present exigencies of thc nation, every enemy merchantman in seaworthy (ondit ?on should be actively employed as part of tbe British mer cantile marine. The immediate value of the adoption of such a policy would be to convince cGrmany that she must pay in kind and at once for her lawessness at sea, and in thc sec ond place to ii, '.-:1st in considerably modifying the quotations for ship ping freights by stimulating a demand tor the use of these ships by mer chants. "The Navy League, therefore, strongly urge that his majesty's gov ernment shouidat once follow the ex ample of our latest ally, Italy, in confiscating at least an equivalent of enemy ships to those which have been destroyed by German submarines; and further employ all enemy ships for the purpose of British sea com -merce upon such" terms and under auch conditions at?'may be deemed advlsabe." , FOUR ON TRIAL FOR OLD MURDER Iowa Pioneers Held for Murder of Father and Son in 1868. . Bedford, Iowa, July 15.-Samuel Anderson, whose attempt to obtain a part of a $90,000 treasure, said to have been buried near Slam, Iowa, 47 years ago, led to the .arrest here las: week of four Iowa pioneers charged with the murder of Nathianiel Smith, a wealthy cattleman, and his son in 1868, testified today in the Slam mur der and treasure case. Anderson told of coming into pos session of the farm on which the mur ders were commttieed and on which the money, said to have been, taken from Smith by a gang of counterfeit ers was buried. He told of spending years digging for tho treasure. The case ot Botes Huntsman, eldest of the four aged defendants, was taken up first. The three other defen dants are Samuel Scrivner and John and Henry Damewood. SERBIANS FIGHT DEADLY TYPHUS Soldiers am! Civilians Visit Sani tary Car for Bath and Clothes Disinfection. Nish, July IR.-A new style order of tbe Bath has been set up In Serbia not as an order of chiv?lry 'but as a modern ' sanitary measure aimed against disease i lu general and the typhus-bearing louse in particular. The International Sanitary Board is responsible for the new order, which ta already making a decided change for thu better in the health ot the Ser bian people. Serbia IS districted off by the sani tary board. Bach district has its epeclsl sanitary car, which soldiers an4 cl Utans are compelled to vi iii at regular Intervals for a bath nd disinfection of clothes. A system of house to house Inspection baa been established as well, and every bouse that bas had ? caee ot typhus ls thor oughly scrubbed and fumigated and every member.-of the household plac ed In quarantine tor ten days. Not only have the new sanitary measures checked typhus, tout also the even more dreaded cholera. Dr. Richard Strong, the American who pat down the cholera epidemic In Ut? Phllllpplnes, and Colonel Hunt er, the head of the English contingent, have been given ? fr se hand in the cleansing ot the country. Slr Ralph Paget, the British Ked Cro*s commis sioner, is also active In tao sanitary administration of th? country. Baptism of [Harry Mestaycr 1B one of the most ? prominent actors on tho American stage. He has as sumed leading roles in many im portant stage pro ductlons and comes from a line of theatrical peo ple. He has writ ten herewith his experiences aa a leading man in tho Selig Red Seal play, "The Mil lionaire Baby."] By HARRY RESTATES. "Two years ago if anyo->T had a> proacb me wi* h a contract to ap-1 pear in motion' pictures I would have turned down tho I offer. And yet, like immy other actors, I have seen the light. The change of heart was not compulsory, for I came to realize that in motion pictures of higher class the conscientious actor has as great an opportunity for artistic M rk ns on the spoken stage. I considered at eomo length, too, beforo I afllliatcd permanently with a?"y motion picture concern, and I chose the Selig Polyscope company because of tho enviable reputation at tained by the Selig spectacular produc tions and the artistic environments made possible by tho careful super vision of Mr. William N. Selig. "When I started to work in "The Mil I lionalro Baby' in the Chicago studios I of the Selig Polyscope company I-waa also appearing In tho lead In a dra matic production cn the speaking stage at one of the leading theaters in that city. This placed me under quite a strain and all I did for several weeks was work and sleep-and very little of the latter. I was ut the studio every morning at 8:30 and worked steadily until 6 or 5:30 Jn the afternoon. Then I rushed downtown and, after a rather hurried supper, sped to the theater in time to appear on the Btage at 8:15. "It was Quito an experience to be working in two characters whi_n were themselves BO different and which I.... "I Have 8: 'were presented through such widely diff?rent mediums, and thia novelty relieved the monotony of auch a steady grind. "I will try to tell yon some of the in teresting things which occurred dur lng tho filming ot the big scenes for The Millionaire Baby.' The first one that cornea tq my mind, and one which I v/ i ll remember for a long, long time, waa a fire scene In which I was sup posed to rescue another actor, who waa playing the part of my employer, from a burning building. Our direc tor tried using amokepota, but these did not give tho realistic effect which Ito desired, ao he determined that the shack which had been erected in the Largo yard of the studio would have to be burned and that the two of us who wero to appear in the scene would fc*?a to.undertake what la termed by the playera 'a.Btunt' In other words, wo would have to run the risk of being Injured for the sake of realism. ' "The ether player was placed In the shack and 'the fire started. The "busi ness' of my part called for my rushing Into tho building and carrying the other man out through the smoke and flamea and "off" the aeons. Oil waa sprinkled on variaus parts of the sh^ck, bot not around tho door through which wa were to exit while X waa doing the "rescue.'* All ap peared to bd going nicely aa I made my way past the camand started ire Greeted Iyer's Entrance cture Plays j enter .the shack. Suddenly, how* ver, the flames leaped up, fanned by breeze which suddenly Bwoopcd own on us, and the other player and ?yself found that we were within the our walls of a blazing furnace, the oor having caught fire, too. "Our first impulse, naturally, was to dake our escapo in the quickest man? ter possible, but both of us realized bat if wo did it would require the ebuilding of tho shack and repeating I it the many efforts we had in getting he scene to the point we bad reached, o we determined to make an effort to | :arry out our parts iu the gamest man* ter possible. We rushed through the lames to the door and then with my ellow player I staggered through the loor and out in front of the camera, vhere we both fell exhausted. When saw the picture I easily understood vhy the director told us we had done r?ry well, for the way we both sank to he ground was roalistic in every de? all. "This scene also called for a rain ?ffect and the water pouring down ipon us added to our discomfort Thlr a merely one incident of the dangers o which a picture player ls exposed. [ would not have gone through that TU-"h In ten years on the stage, but ho fact that I now can have my own tome and keep regular hours every lay more than makes up for all. "I presume most of my readers know hat "The Millionaire Baby' was adapt ?d to the screen from the story by \nna Kathe? iae Green, and I am* euro :bat thos-i who have road the works of His noted writer will agree with me Aben I say that her plots are more jaffllng than thoso created by any Jther writer of the present day. There vere scenes in the production whore :he slightest show of any kind of orno :ion would have disclosed the d?noue ront and ruined tho entire effect of ho picture, so you can imagine how I reit at first playing close up to the camera and having to hold every muscio of my face tense when I had peen used to being far away from the audience, with the footlights between Its. where facial expression ls a sec-| gradary consideration. 'Thia la one of the causes for manyi I"ved Hlml? -silures of stage stans when they ap pear before the camera. Thiy fail to realize that everything they do is ro* :orded hy the camera and that a slip which might go unnoticed on the stage ivill ruin a whole scene in a film drama ind possibly spoil the entire produc tion if it is not retaken. One of the ?nost difficult scenes in The Million ltira Baby* waa the ono in which the child is stolen. The skill of handling ula so as not to 'kill' the whole story Sepended mora .upon the men who re touched the film after the director had finished with lt than upon the players, and I understand that ft ase men worked till- the wee small horn s aw. sra) nights in succession. "Had the players who supported me In thia production been other than they were I do not doubt but what mir lot would have been* anything hut an enjoyable one, but aa it wa? we wera Just like one big family tram the very moment we began work. It was thia perfect team work in the many trying Bcencs that gave the film the finished effect which I am sure will prove a delight to audience* wherever it la Bhown. B have nothing but prvbte for all the players and the directe* and, shove all. for William N. Selig, tba man who la behind the many splendid productions presented by bis company, and whoso orders to his directors ara: 'Hake a picture regardless of cost and make one that they will remember/1* Now IB tb? Time (o Get Hld o? These Ugly Spots. There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as the prescription othine-double strength-is guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of othilie double strength-from any druggist and apply a little of it night and morning and you should soon see that even tho worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It is seldom that more than an ounce is needed to completely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. Ho sure to aslt for the double strength othine as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove freckles. It Hld Thia Husband (?oed to tie Away. '-In the Auguat Woman's Home Com panton appears an account of a .Dis band *vho recently spent $37."? in ?rav el. From the standpoint of culture the travel probably did not do bim any good, but from lt he gained one thing of importance-a better appre ciation of his home. Following ls an extract from article: "He and she had reached that state of mutual boredom that comes some times to people who have lived too close together and known each other too well. It seemed before he left as though t'iiy could pot go on together, and she saw him leave without regret. But to her surprise the place seemed we ry lonesome after lie hud gone; and to his surprise he found himself roam ing hotel corridors restlessly, vaguely yearning for the companionship tl.at had so long been Iiis Ufe. And when at last he came home it was to dies cover that his home was the neatest, her cooking the finest, and she hrraelf tile most beautiful woman in thc world. "We sometimes wish that the posi tion of 'traveling salesman' were not conferred on one man for lifo, but could be passed, around, so that the lawyer; the doctor, and the preacher who have lived at home forever might each be separated from home at least once in a-lifetime. IL would add a wonderful fr?shneBs and ze3t to the comforts that too often become com monplace." . . 140 Voles !Majority.. The returns .last.. night from lljjf vaudeville contest showed that the voteB yesterday Bhowed'"for vaude ville" to have a majority of 146, Just for th0 day's vote. Wednesday, night this side had .majority of 385 tvpto? which makes it now stand ri2r>.'ahead for vaudeville. Today is Cio iasl day of the contest. Slaging Convention. The annual 'singing' convention of Oconee county will be hold on Joly 31st and August 1,. at Friendship church. A cordial invitation is <>\ tended to all to attend on those days. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. O. H. Martin, for many years a write-un man for the Atlanta Constitution, is in the city and will got an ATTRAC TIVE INDEX and WRITE-UP combined of tho business inter ests of Anderson, UBlng THE .SEMI-WEEKLY INTELLIGEN CER aa the medium. I Mr. Martin comes highly en dorsed from other cities which he has visited and done like work, so we commend him to you and trust that you will give his proposition your careful con sideration. Our paper next week will com bine this special feature with other live news, presenting lt in good style. The Semi-Weekly Intelligencer Wear blesse .Fro Say 11 ' ?/ronf; /geed* Corsets Fitted perfectly by our corsetlere $3.50 to $12.60 Mrs. B. Graves Boyd STOP CATARRH! OPEN NOSTRILS AND HEAD Says Cream Applied ia Nostrils Relieves Head-Colds at Once. If your nostrils are clogged and your bead is stuffed and you breathe freely because ot a cold or catarrh, just get -a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store. Apply a lit tle of this fragrant, antlspetlc cream' Into your nostrils and let it penetrate * through every air . passage of youri hear, soothing and bealing the inflam ed, swollen mupous membrane and you get instant relief. Ah! - how. good it foels. Your nos trils are open, your head ls clear, no I moro hawking, snuffling, blowing; no more headache, dryness or struggling ! for breath. Ely's Cream Balm ls Just what sufferers from head colds and catarrh need. It's a delight a n\BB * niuui . BIBLES BIBLES BIBLES iVe have a splendid line of Cambridge and Bagster Bibles and Testaments. FAINT'S BOOK STORE PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE of S. C. Superb New Science Hall, Library and Gymnasium. Modem Scientific equip ment. Up-to-date DormUorictiwi'h. all conveniences. Ranks among thc beat classi cal Colleges of the Southeast. Student body doubled in three years. Expense* moderate. Excellent henlth record; 600 ft. elevation. Best moral and religious influences. Athletic facilities extensive. Write for ca aloguc to DAVISON M. DOUGLAS, D. ?>.. PrttiJcnt. CLINTON. S. C. Greenville Womans College Greenville,South Ceroluia imparting th? Knowledge, Ideal? and AccompUihmkhtM of Perfect Womanhood Bonthorn Institution affords young woaaen moro completo advantage* for s broad, liberal education tliau does tho Oreoiivillo Woman's College. lt la prepared tn every, ?ruy lo train lin students tor lives nt lint fullest efficiency and responsibility. Ita equipment, r.u-ui:,-. connan or study, and cultural iufluonces are entirely lo harmony wita present u- requirements. Administr?t)in. instruction and dormitory buildings equipped atone tbs most modem Una?. Tor convenient. comfortable life aud eftlcieni work. Seventeen class rooms, twouiy-flvepla'uo practice roo III H. Urse library, nix parlors, sclencodepartmeut willi w<ill equipped laboratories, dining room coull UK 800, kin-lien furnished at cost of Si.wu, I inproved heall UL' plant, dalrr furnishing an abundance of pure, rieb milk; students' rooms furnished wilb tim taste aud completeness of S good hotel. Athletic gruuuds affording full opi>oruinlUca for out door sport9 and exorcises. Entra?e* reqatromintt apon 14-anlt bamlt. High standard courses leading to B. A., K. !.. and M. A. degrees. Literature, l.niiguig?s. Relou?es. Valuable practical trululng In Domestic Kelonce. Butin*t? Coarte, Icadtuglo diploma. Thorough courses lending to diploma? In Caauorontory of Untie, departments of Art, Bxprofioa, Phy tie al Culturo, Kindtrgarton, Normal Training Comm. Ixicsted in one of the most healthy etiles In Amarles. Kenned as soc I a tot, Christian teachings and Influences, K indiv, constructivo disciplino. Tho Institution alms lo afford tho best educational advantages obtainable at a minimum cost. For Catalogan addrmtr DAVID M. RAMSAY, D. D., Prc?., GREENVILLE, ft. C. A College With Distinctive Features in the Education of Women : F: r fi JL # Small classes, with close personal attention to the needs of each student. I 1 S 1 . Fourteen teachers, with accommodation in the dormitories for only 100 ? ? 111 = students. Second : Th i rd : Special attention to the health and physical development of the student. Campus of 32 acres. Basketball and Tennis Courts? Gymnasium. Spe cial training in all suitable outdoor games and sports. Cooperative government, by which students, under careful direction, are aided and encouraged to gpvern themselves in all matters pertaining to the home life in the College. . The College is under the control of the Baptist denomination, but is absolutely non sectarian in teaching. A standard course of study leading to the degree of A.B. An exceptionally fine Department of Music. ' Excellent courses in Domestic Science and Domestic Art. A material reduction has been made in the cost of attendance. The prices are low enough to meets the present economic demands, and high enough to ensure care and safety in the education of your daughter. Send fdr New Catalogue to JAMES P. KIN ARD, President Anderson, S. C.