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Contest Inc Over Rab: When\ Coastahtinope, AUK- 29.-(Associat ed Pren* correspondence)- A contest fur the poHHOHHlon nf liuhblt. Imbros, Tenedos und Lemnos Islands is bound to be one of the principal features of tbs peace negotiations marking the end of the European war, according to a neutral diplomat here. The in formant would not have his name mentioned, but he ls a man who is considered here us thoroughly con versant with affairs lu Itussla. "One has but.to look ut the may t<> realise that the power installed up on the Islands of Imhros, Lemnos, TonedoB and the group known as the Rab' '* islands, will be the master of the Dardanelles anti the approaches to them," sahl he. "That power, at present, ?H Great Britain, lt ls not for me to say what the Russian gov ernment thinks o? seeing Great Brit ain In possession of such splendid sites for the establishment of another Gibraltar. I know, however, that the Russian government hat already se riously considered that n<>ssihility, and on two occasions soini?'jj Hie British government what itu inten tions were. What the reply WUH, I do not -know." Up to last October the islands, with the exception of the Rabbit group, had been provisionally occupied by Greece by virtue of the treaty of Lon don. They are of great strategic im portance owing to their location and proximity to tho entrance of the Dardanelles. In addition to control ling tho approaches to the strait, the islands also command the udjacent Levant und European coustlincH. The large-.' of the Kuhbit islands ls only nine and one half English miles from the Dardanelles entrance, and about liv? mles from Yenikoi on the Anatolian coast. It consists of a Bin gle low hill, wiich is said to be excel lently suited as the site of a large, number of coast batteries. On the seuthern coast of .the island u harbor and base for small war craft, such as submarines, torpedoboats and destroy ers, could bo easily established. With the great range of modern guus, entry Into and exit from the Dardanelles could be controlled without difficulty from,this position. A range of nine and a half miles ensures effective fire. The forts at Kum Kaleb and Soddul Bahr could be bombarded by batteries on Rabbit island. No less important in such a scheint, is tho Island of Imhros. Its eastern shore is situated about twelve and a half mles from Scddul-Bahr and thir teen miles from tho mein channol of the Dardanelles entrance. The bays of the Island aro suited tor naval sta tions, while batteries on the shore south of Cap? Cofalo could efficiently support the batteries au Rabbit is land; In on operation against ships wishing to enter or leave the strait. What this would mean is best under stood when lt is borne lu mind that on March 18, the "Queen Elizabeth's" malu battery of 16-inch guns bom barded the forts of Tschanuk Kaleb from a distance of about 18,00 yards, or ? little more than ten English miles'. Since the ships in the ontrsnce would not have the excellent cover en joyed by the Turkish batteries, a totally different result would havo to b? looked for. The batteries on Im broa and Rabbit Islands wonld fire from a stationary babe and would take . their; target under a cross fire. With the island of Lemnos ?Iso in possession of the power holding rab bit and Imbros Islands, Pie Dardan elles, could bo closed tighter than ever, according to military and naval v men here. This island is 41 mtlos from, the entrance to the strait, and v - ^r Fa Ye Su Sk All w showi "Mila* In ail we hs auch ft coptic lng th Suit Drei Slur Millh You will be very ag the showing that w Ready-trimmed Hat? this season. You mit ciate them. . . i ===== Mrs* B. Gr Exofasive Agent Fr?la? / hy virtue of location and proper dis* tam o admirably suited nt? a naval base against the Dardanelles, While Hitch n hi. '- vould hu established un I in bros island, that point ia too close to the Dardanelles; und not central ly loc ated, io serve well for that pur poso. The ii haVo already real ised fuis. and. while keeping a large number nf vj?ssels in the cefaio Day, I ni bros Island, maintain their nava! lias.- aguinst the Dardanelles at Lem nos. The passage between Imbros and Ixitlinos islands is hut Kt miles wide, and can easily be doned hy batteries on the opposing shores. The waters between lemnos and the island of Tenedda could he commanded hy coast batteries and the warships maintained ut the l/omnos liase. In thin manner cgreiui from, and ingress to, the Dardanelles would he render* ed most difficult, if not impossible, whenever lt pleased the power fold ing ?.ieae lealanda to make them so. That the possession of the islands of imhros. Lemnos and Teneuoe could he maile a strong military and political factor, was realized hy the convention of London, which ended the Kalkan war. Greece was permit ted to provisionally occupy these Is lands, firstly, because Greece had iicKhar the Interest, nor the means, to fortify them against the Dardanel les, secondly, because the majority of their Inhabitants were Greeka. The islands were occupied by Great Kritain last October and December, thc process of graduai assimilation extending practically to this date, however, for it was only recently the British government announced the temporary occupation of the inland of I^esbos or Metylene. Greek mili tary and civil authority has become a mere term in the islands. What amounts to a virtual blockade of the Bulgarian port of Dedeagatsch by the BritiM.i fleet, has also drawn attention to the occupancy by the British of the Aegean islands. Dedea gatsch is only 46 milne from Imhros Island, a fact which has caused the Bulgarian proa? to view conditions in the northeast reaches ot the Ae gean sea with considerable anxiety and resentment. Sinco tito Oreek port of Salonika would also bc under tho tn"?ienco of a strong Krltlah'base near tl-J tmrdanellcs, no sltlsfnCtlnn wtth the new statua of tho island has boen eupreased by the Greek press, c*pr.;.ially since tho wholesale "brlng ing-up" c:. Greek VCBHOIS by tho Krlt ish fleet. ARM IH BROKEN AGAIN Little Hey Ashley Veil Yeateedny Af* ternoon and Itchrcnks Arm. Roy Ashley, the 13-yaar-old son ol Sheriff and Mrs. Ashley, fell yester day afternoon and rebroke his arm which was Just getting well from a fracture received four weeks ago. The little fellow was playing with a dog and ropo and in some way h . was tripped down. Tho splints haJ Just been taken from his arm yester day which had boen placed thora when it waa broken tho first time while cranking an automobile. No Use. "Do you ever go fishing on Sun day?" "No; it's wrong," replied tho small boy. "I'm ?lad to ace you have such high principles." "Yea, air; nobody ever catches, any fish around hero, not even on Sun day."-Washington Star. H Styles Ready for mr Inspection its, Dresses and ires Unsurpassed omen who ape distinction in will be pleased with -our ng of what is correct for ii" to wear. oar experience, never have id the pleasure of showing beautiful styles, and such ex rial values as we ?re offer is Fall. s $12.50 to $35.00 ises $5.00 to $35.0*) ts $3.50 to $12.00 nery rreeably surprised at e are making with and Tailored styles st see them to appre aves Boyd st Front Laced Corset. YOUNO LADY IS KILLED \ IN RUNAWAY SCRAPE WAS THROWN FROM BUGGY AND SKULL FRAC TURED DIED YESTERDAY Was Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ellison Who Live in This County Near Easley. Miss Xlincna Ellison, tho second doughier ?>f Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ki dson, who live about five milos south of Easier in Anderson county, died yesterday morning about ll o'clock as the result of injuries received In a runaway accident Friday. Several member? of tho family wert en the way to St. Paul's church, where protracted services wore being hold last week, when the horse which they were driving bolted and throw the young lady from the vehicle, strik ing her head against a stone and pro ducing unconsciousness. She sus tained u fracture of the skull from which she died yesterday morning. Mrs. Ellison wau also slightly in jured. The funeral services wore held yesterday. 1PEATHS1 JTJtS ll KN BI ETTA V. STEPHENS Hied at Home In This City Yesterday Afternoon. Funeral Monday. Mrs. Henrietta Virginia Stephens, widow of the late J. NV. Stephens, died at her home, I mit North Main street yesterday afternoon at fi o'clock, after u lingering illness of about eight months. Mrs. Stephens was in her sixtieth year and hud liv ed for quite a while in the city of Anderson, coming hore from tho homo of her birth and childhood, Norfolk. Va. Mrs. Stephens was a gentle Christian woman, who illustrated In her oVery day life the beauty of truo womanhood. She was a great lover of her homo and filled lt with the at tractiveness of her personality and tlie expression of tba* personality in tho form of woman's doods in the realm where every true wife and mother ls ambitious to be queenly and attractive. She tunde her home all that could he desired and it was the happy resort of many of her j friendB and neighbors who knew her and loVed her. Mrs. Stephens was a member of.tho First Presbyterian church of Nor folk. Va., and loved so well the hap py associations of her childhood that Bhe was loatho .to sever the connec tion with tho Church where she was reared, although her life was conse crated to the cause of her Master and mado Its contribution to His praise here where she lived. and die. Sh? illustrated .he patience and gehlTe ness which the Grace of Qod can pro duce In tho life of a Cnrlstian Deli cate of health for many years au i was always cheerful and patient and mnde a strong testimony to tho cause of, Christ by her unmurmuring submis sion to the will of God. She Is survived by one child, Mrs O. F. Taylor, of this city; two sis ters: Mesdames A. T. Stryker and John -Broughton of Norfolk , Va ; three brothers: Messrs. A. W. and C. H. Wtllet. of IVlncess Anno coun ty. Virginia, and Mr. Walton W. Wil let. of Savannah. Ga.. MrB. Strykev aud Mr. Walton WIHct wore with'her at the time of her death. The funeral services will bo con ducted from tho residence on North -Main street Monday morning at 10 o'clock, by tho Fxsv. Dr. W. H. Frazer, pastor of tho First Presby terian church of this city. I Well, Hardly. "The twin struck the-man. did it not?" asked tho lawyer of the en gineer at the trial. . "It ?lld. sir," said the engineer. "Was the man on tho track, sir?" thundered the lawyer. "On ?lie track?" asked the engineer. "Of course he waa. No engineer worth yof his job would run his train into the woods'after a man. slr." Ladies' Home Journal. A Weak Diet. A certain father who ls fond nf putting hts boys through natural his tory examinations ts often surprised by their montai agility. Ho recently asked them to telt him "what animal ls satisfied with Ute least amount of nourish nwnt." "The moth!" ono of them shout. 1, confidently. "It eats nothing but holes."-Youtl a Companion. A Gentle Hint. "I see yon have your arm In a sling" BIM the Inquisitive passenger. "Ilroken Isn't lt?" "Yes, slr," responded tho other pas senger. "Meet winn an accident?" *No, broke lt whilo trying to pat myself on the back." "Great Scott! What for?" "For minding my own business." Ram'se Horn. Fault-finder (in front of dalry res taurant)-I notice tho wo, 1 dairy on ypur now sign ls spoiled d-l-a-r-y. Proprietor-I know it ls. I was gre ta* to have.it changed, bot tte paint er convinced me his way of spelling the word waa more suggestive. Fault-finder-More suggestive? Proprietor-Yes; ha said lt con veyed the Idea of putting things down.-Judge. Rasor's Tonsorial Parloirs Will Open TUESDAY Sept 14 -:_.. - ~~- ??'*??! i . . ,. H ? 0 "With the Very Best and Latest Equipment * Everything Absolutely Sanitary Hair-cutting, Shaving, Shampooing, Massage, Shoe-shining, Hair-dressing, Scalp treatment Corns and Bunions treated. FIVE FIRST CLASS BARBERS, ONE EFFICIENT LADY HAIR DRESSER, ONE LICENSED CHIROPODIST, ONE "SHINE." Prompt* Courteous and Painstaking Service SKI nu T a?4?f??' R??Q1?.-V Orfiril- The ladies'T>eauty parlor" will have a sep XjaUlt? UCdUt/ i <XLL%JL arate entrance, and be completely separated from the barber shop by a partition; and be under the personal supervision of an experienced and efficient lady hair-dresser at all hours. . . The ladies and children may enter therein from the lobby of the Ligon & Ledbetter building at the "ear of the barber shop proper, and never come in contact with the gentlemen patrons, and yet they will receive the same high grade tonsorial service And shoe shining that will fea ture this barber shop. The same barbers will wait on both ladies and gentlemen. OUR MOTTO WILL, BE: "JVot How Cheap* But How Good" W. E. RASOR ~ % Proprietor Ligon & Ledbetter Building, North Main St. Rhode Island Judge Killed for Revenge. t' . I ? Vi?T ?bi n illili P^^4B?8I I Judge Willis S Knowles. Within a few hundred feet of hia Bummer home at Lake Moswansteut, at Scltuale, Judge Willis S. Knowles, who for seven years presided over tao Eighth District court at Providence, lt. I., was shot tn death. No ono BAW the niurdorur, who made good his escape. So near was a? Judge to his home, which he had left to take a trolley car to his of fice In Providenvc, that his house keeper, Mrs. Cora Wardell, heard tho three shota which were fired at him, and also heard a man's voice shout? - lng: '*Now I've got you, yon-!" She ran from the house, and a short distance away saw the Judge's head above a hedge fiat shuts off the lawn ot the houso from the high way. Before she reached him he had fallen and waa dead. r igorous in his 'punishment of of fenders, the Judge had many enemies. His life had been threatened repeat edly; on more than one occasion sbou. had been fired at atm; several warn ing letters had beet sent to bim; he had cor.flded to hi* friends that he believed ho won In^dsager, and. on the suggestion, he'always armed him self with a revolver when driving or walking about the country. "LUSITANIA * CLAIMS TIPTON S. BLISH Seymour, Indiana ' / j fi ? ; > -Mr. W. J. Greenwood, , Special Agent, * IndiaAapolis, Ind. . < ... Dear Sir: Mrs. Thompson acknowledges wilh thanks receipt of your letter of July 1st and returns herewith the receipt form properly signed. She is very much pleased with your prompt ad justment of the policy, and I want to express my appreciation of your kindness. Yours very truly, T. S. Blish. On June 29th, the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company paid a claim, resulting from the Lusitania disaster, in settlement of a pol icy issued December 8, 1914, less than five months before the sinking of the Lusitania. The insured was Mr. E. Blish Thompson, of Sey mour, Ind. His policy with the Mutual Benefit was oh the lO-'Pa'y ment Life Accelerative Endowment plan. Mr. Thompson was 32 years of age, and was Secretary of the Blish Milling Company, deal ers in flour, and was bound tor Europe on business. His wife was beneficiary. It is a rather remarkable fact that the insured iii ; this case took the Mutual Benefit policy for investment rather than pro tection. ;| There was one other Mutual Benefit policyholder lost in the"Lius itania disaster-Rev. James A. Beattie, connected with the Board of Foreign Missions, Arcot Mission, who with his wife had started tor India. Mrs. ?eattie was aboa/d the Lusitania with her husband, but she was saved. This Mutual Benefit policy was issued in 1891 on the 20-Payment ?life plan, at age 30, for $2,000. The insurance was pay able towrie o|f the insured. Settlement was made by the Mutual Benefit iii full, July 13th, the final dividend of $15.26 being includ ed in addition1 to the face of the policy. Check has been sent to Eu- ; rope- I ?' 4 ? .- ' . '.Jt Tiffi MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY . ' . . * I M M. MATTJSON, GENERAL AGENT. ' CW. Webb. District Agent. J. J. Trowbridge, ' C. E. Tribble, Special Agent. * . -? . . Special Agent I I Anderson, S. C. - Blecklty Building