Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The European \< Armies (min and I/OSO. Petrograd, Jan. 4.-The official communication issued from generc.l headquarters to-night follows: "During January 3 no Important change took place on the left bank of the Vistula. In many sections there have 'been the usual artillery engage ments and secondary action. "Moro desperate fighting took place on the night of January 2-3 in the region of Bolimow, where the Germans, af tor an energetic attack, forced ono of our trenches, but were immediately dislodged from it by our counter-attack, abandoning six ma chine guns and a number of prison ers. "In West Galicia, on January 2, we made progress again, taking more than a thousand Austrian prisoners und several cannon and machine guns. In the region of U/.sok Tass we book <in equal number of prison ers and captured several guns and rapid ll re re. In this? action an en lire Austrian battalion, with eleven officers, surrendered. In this region the staff of a column of the enemy, with the chief wounded, and all doc uments, fell into our hands. "On our extreme left wing out troops passing through the whole of Bukowina, have occupied the town of riuczawa, one vert (two-thirds of a mile) dlstairl from the Austro-Ru manlan frontier." Submarine Sank formidable. Berlin. Jan. 1. An official an nouncement made public through the official press bureau to-day, says: "A Cern?an submarine boat reports by wireless to the admiralty ill Ber lin that ii has torpedoed and sunk, in" the Knglish Channel, off Plym outh, the British battleship Formid able. "Tile submarine was pursued by British destroyers, but escaped un damaged." French Lose, then Regain. Pairis, Jan. I.-Tho following offi cial communication was issn eu hy ?ho war office to-night : "The only reports which have been received up to the present have ref erence to upper Alsace, where en gagements ol* a very violent nature continue in the region of Cernay ( Sennhelm. ) "Last nlgh'l our troops lost, then regained the territory around tho mini i hey o- . i ??. ? .' i i\a vu H ..< > i'l ige '" ' . Cor 'ian workr, to th?* w*?st bt v.!e:v?a; captured hy us yesterday, ivwe !... ? rief period .. rn*, si very violent counter attack, hut the (lennans were not able to maintain it, and this 'position remains in our hands." Austria-Hungary Claims Victory. Vienna, Jan. 4.-The following of ficial communication was issued this evening: "In severe battles in the district .south **f Gor>lice, fought under the worst weather conditions, our brave 'troops assured themselves through getting possession of a high lino of hills, a base for further operations. "in the Carpathians there bas been Tio change. "In tin' Upper I'IIK valley there have been only small engagements. "During the battles in the north ern theater at Christmas time we cap tured 37 officers and 12,098 men." Claims in Sharp Contrast. London, Jan. 4. Claims of the contending armies In the eastern war theater are utterly Irreconcilable. In the west unprecedented wet weather precludes operations which could give decided advantage to either side. Activities of the Turks In the Cau casus seem to be assuming an increas ing importance, judging from the at .tention the Petrograd >tflcial com munications are devoting to that re gion. Although not admitting that the Turks have been victorious, lt is conceded they siro lighting with great valor and stubbornness near the for tified town of Sari Kamysh. The Turks claim to have taken that posi tion. Russia, however, does not ad mit it and says the Turks have suf fered enormous losses. Comparing Turkish and Russian statements, it. would seem that the Turks now are making some head way, although both sides are losing heavily, as their troops Hounder and fight through the deep snow and in ; the bitter cold. The battle of the rivers in Poland has not yet ended. The dormans say ?they have taken HOT j i mow, northeast of Bolimow, a strong Russian position east of Lewies, and a stop nearer Warsaw. Tho Russians flatly con 1 tnadlct that, saying the dorman as saults there have been repulsed with heavy losses, and that elsewhere thoy have been hold at bay. Petrograd professes to see tho end of tho battle of the Polish rivers and a concentra tion of German forcea at some other ' Strategic point In a renewed attorn pi tx> break through, but, like the pro dictions of what this side or tho other proposed1 to do In Belgium and /ar Day by Day France, this must be classed as a guess. If it is tame that the Russians have take?> another pass over the Carpa? tlil fountains, the invasion of Hun gary in real force should, in the opin ion ot British observers, soon be a reality. Up to the present time de tachments of Russian cavalry have orossed these mountains, but there never has been an invasion in strength. Further developments in Albania have been hanging fire since the Ital ian occupation of Avlona. Berlin Admits Loss. Berlin, .Jan. 4.-Steinbach, the Al satian town on tho heights between Thann and Sennheim, for which des perate fighting has been going on for several days, was officially admitted by the Herman headquarters' state ment to-day to have been captured by the French. Tlie French also took possession of the heights to the west of Sennheim, but the Germans in a counter-attack with the bayonet succeeded in re gaining the position. Emperor Again Reported HI. Amsterdam, Jan. 4.-A Maestrieht dispatch reports that Emperor Wil liam has suffered a relapse as a re sult of exposure in a visit to a point on the Flanders battle front, and that be is being rushed back to Berlin on the I ni pe rip' train. lt states that all military trains were sidetracked to give t he Emperor's train the right of1 way, and t radie lad ween Biege and Aix-la-Chapelle was held up for ten hon rs. On to Warsaw ? Berlin. Jan. .">. The capture of Borjimow, Boland, by the Germans ls deemed highly important in a state ment by the official press bureau to day. Borjimow is on t li o road to Warsaw, and its possession greatly facilitates advance on Warsaw, says the statement. Military critics think it is proba ble the Germans will break through the Russian lines there unless the Russians forestall this by a general rel rent. The statement declares tile situa I lion south of the Vistula promises rapid development this week. Austrian ofllcial bulletins arc more reassuring, and say the Russians' j repeated efforts to break the Austrian i(,,^>,. west und northwest o'" Oorllce a \ e i.. il*?d Bu sin losse bea y ; Latest IHspatchcK I'roiii Roth Fronts. Bel ogma, ian. . - The fol lo1 iring report, received ft om he Russian ? headquarters in tue caucasus, was made public to-night: "Last night our troops won a com plete victory over the Turks at Sari Kamysh. We have beaten two Turkish army corps and made the en tire Ninth Turkish army corps, in cluding its commander and three di vision commanders, prisoners. "Small bodies of Turkish troops, which succeeded in escaping, were rigorously pursued and destroyed. "We continue pursuit of the other parts of the Turkish forces, which are ? li full retreat." French Cont inning Advance, London, Jan. 5.-German defend ers of Alsace continue losing ground before (lie French advance. In to day's official statement', Berlin, as well as Baris, sneaks of fighting east of Steinbach, showing the French have pushed beyond that recently captured village. The Baris an nouncement gives the first intima tion of another French advance into Alsace, near Orberg, 14 miles west of Colmar, capital of Upper Alsace. Infantry fighting has been resumed in Belgium, and the French report says ground was won by the allies j near Niauport. Elsewhere military I activity is generally confined to artil lery duels. Progress Claimed by Berlin. Berlin. Jan. 5.-The German offi cial statement on the progress of mili tary operations, given out this after noon, declares that fighting at a point two miles to the east of Steinbach re sulted In the French being driven back. French attacks were re pulsed in the Argonne and near Ar ras. In not them Boland the situa tion is said to be unchanged, while to the oast of the Bzuru river the Ger man attacks are progressing. Thc text of the conni unication follows: "In the western arena of the war, at a point north of Airas, we have blown up a French trench 200 yards in length; wo also took some prison ers. The counter-attack of the en emy at this jKiint failed. "In the Argonne we repelled seve ral French advances. "A French attack between Steln bach and Uffholz was repulsed after a bayonet encounter. (Uffholz ls two miles east of Stelnbach, and directly north of Sennheim-Cernary.) "In the eastern theatre of the war the situation In East Prussia and in northern Poland remains unchanged. Our attacks east of the Bzura, near Kosslow-Bln-Skupl, and south of this location are progressing. We also HOLIDAY' FESTIVITIES CLOSE. Number of Dkvisaiit Soeinl A Muirs Other Social News. Westminster .Ian. 5.-Special: Last Tuesday even lg Miss Marie and Gaston Hall were at home to a num ber of the young people, (lames and music were enjoyed till a late hour, when a delicious salad course, fol lowed by cake and chocolate, were served. On Wednesday evening Miss Mar ion Kay entertained at a rook partv. Delightful refreshments were served. Thursday evening quite a number of the young .oiks were invited to .the home of Miss Mildred Dearden to seo the old year out and welcome the New Year in, but what they enjoyed most of all was when they were ush ered into the dining room and were supplied with a nice, hot oyster stew, with all Mle necessary accompani ments. Albert F. Riser was called to Po niaria on account of the death of his mother, which occurred Monday evening. Miss Louise Sheldon returned Sun day afternoon from Washington, D. C., where she spent the holidays vis iting her uncle, Alfred Dorroh. Mr. and Mrs. Cia reu ce Cobb visited in Toccoa last week. .Miss Helen Gibson returned to her home at Greenville last Saturday af ter spending a week or more with her aunt. Mrs. H. M. fal law. The tenth grade of the Westmin-1 ster High School enjoyed a pleasant visit to the home of Miss Annie Por ter, several miles out in the country, on last Friday evening. Mrs. Wibi) Sanders and little Lucile Sanders spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cross. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Grimshaw died Sunday morning and was buried Sunday afternoon at Eastview cemetery. The teachers of the Westminster lli^h School arrived Sunday after noon from their Christmas holidays and were ready for work on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Mason ar rived Sunday from their bridal tour and are at home for the present at the Westminster Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. \V. E. Seaborn, of Walhalla, visited relatives here Sun day. Mrs. Seaborn is pleasantly re membered here as Miss Ruth Kay. G C Mangu n ?rim ipal of Loir j ?Greek Academy. Mrs. Mangu nt and \ Miss Lillian Uast er Ung returned to \ their work '.inik>> niter spending the ' boil lay. tvith homofolks. Louis Smithson, of Paschal!, Col., ls visiting homefolks this week. Miss May McDonald, of Commerce, Ga., and H. L. Vernor, of Retreat, i were married at the home of the bride on last. Tuesday. They ar j rived here Wednesday and are at 1 home to their friends at Mr. Vernor's ! country home at Retreat. Aged Methodist Minister Dead. (Anderson Mail. 4th.) A dispatch was received last night announcing the death of Rev. R. L. Wiggins at the home of his son, Rev. j S. I*. Wiggins, at Augusta. Ga., after a lingering illness of several months. Rev. Mr. Wiggins was a Methodist preacher, and had been in a cive ser vice for nearly fit) years, He was al ways in the South Carolina Confer ence, with the exception of about ten years spent in the Florida Confer ence. IF GUILD IS GROSS, FEVERISH AND SICK. - l/ook, Motlier! If Tongue is Coated, Cleanse Little Dowels with "Cal if (?rn ia Syrup of Figs." Children love this "fruit laxative," and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not slop play j ing to empty the bowels, and the re sult is, they become tightly clogged ? with waste, liver gets sluggish, sto mach sours, then your little one be conies cross, half-sick, feverish, I don't eat, sleep or act naturally, i breath ls bad, system full of cold, : has sore throat, stomachache or diar rhoea. Listen, mother! See if tongue is coated, then give a tea ; spoonful of "California Syrup of l''ig.s," and In a few -hours all the con stipated waste, sour bile and undi gested food passes out of the system, I and you havo a well, playful child ! again. j Millions of mothers give "Califor I nia Syrup Of Figs" because it ls per j fectly harmless; children love lt, ' and it never falls to act on the sto j mach, liver and bowels. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent : bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for babies, childron of all ages and for grown ups plainly printed on the bottle, beware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt.-Adv. advanced at a point northeast of Doll rhow. There are no changes east of the Rawka nor east of the heights to the north of the Rawka. "On tho right bank of the Pillea the condition of the roads and the unfavorable weather are interfering with our movemonts." A HAS BEEN (JAY. Nu . ? 'leo-Mit (indi, i ings Kn ho Holidays-l/Ocals, ! lan. B.'-Special: Mi's. Ha ll ii Mat has been a visitor to rea \ e during the holidays. 1 . ewls, of Greenville, vis it?e ally of G. W. Gignlllhvt and . t?r, M rs. \V. P. Nim nions, the di. S dull since the departure of t . number of college boys and o have been here for the holt . M .Irs. L. A. Edwards and bab} er visited tn Toccoa last Su n ( J. . . ett and daughter Emily spen nday afternoon in West nuns Ml Oignilliat, of Marietta, Ga., B holidays with the fam ily ol Hgnilliat. Th. rs arrived Sunday after noon I ool opened on Monday morn J. ' pkins has moved to Iiis farm .' country, where he will live C ''ear. Tin of the Baptist church are ( : this as a week of praye ill hold prayer services at th? on Monday, Wednesday and I ternoons. Th 3' Aid Society of the Presl i church met with Mrs. C. X. I it on Monday afternoon. Amoi business, the committee appoi i select a play to be given soon . I. The play has been solee i a meeting will be held on W > afternoon at the home of M . St) 'lng, when the play 'ead and characters as signe ' i ll meeting of the ladies is de M rs. Paul Matheson, of Wosi i attended the party given May Hamilton last Thu; it. C. has returned to Wasb ingt. ' i X een received here of the seri ;s of George Coleman, whe rida for his health. The frie 3 family will hope soon to e encouraging news of his i e Lawrence entertained de * for a number of her yo h ls last Saturday night. ;e Dendy also entertained a her friends on Thursday evening! ; a ".?. ale! party Th** y< mg mon of the own . .u->r taina/l '.-j. young lady friends at .;::. ne" .. . , lu ,)"on?'c inn av Thursday even lu s. ( y night of the holidays the >f T. B. Jones, a near gro ned him a handsome din joker at the Oconee Inn. To? iched the aftermath of eut t and the affair was one of y ment. Doyle entertained at a del rty on Friday evening .for ay school class. I'ro gr< c "us playeu, and the yoi were required "Uso to wr ear's resolutions o. the sec These were read a oud by E. Hopkins amid g eat me ' A delicious sweet coi rse wa s . Hgnilliat was hostess to Hu j r*f her Sunday school elf ay e ening. These, with an umber of chosen friends, w< ir.od royally with gaines, an lose of the affair a deli cti on was served in the din in . Ellison and Miss Kittie SI issued invitations to a sh in jnor of Miss Carrie Hun te , . Friday afternoon. ie numerous pre-nuptial af i in honor of Miss Hun te i vedding will occur In the Pi i church in Seneca on Ja h, none has exceeded in be .rangement the large par ty Miss May Hamilton las? Tl vening. The handsome bc i ttractlvely decorated, the re . hall, parlor and dining ro I used en suite for the ar co ii of the large company Ni apers-burned from crystal st and Christmas green, with sp -t plants, wore effectively us loeoratlons, Progressive ro ayed, and after watching th . out and the now year in, an e luncheon was nerved. M; on has been roundly con gi' ' upon the success of her pa guest Hst Including the yo c i 'led sot and the hostess's ow I dvcrtlscd Mall. . f< ?wing is a Hst of letters rei i uncalled for in the Wal ha i peal )fflce for the week ending Jai 1915: 1 < ia, Miss Nannie; Hudson, Re^ las; Gibson, Miss Cora; Goss, W. ohneon, S. H. and M. E.; O'D I, Jj F,; Taylor, Rev. E. T.; Tho Henry.' When ling for the above plc iso say y t 9 advertised. N. Fant, P. M. How About Hol We are showing full at attractive prices. Ballenger Hdw. Seneca, Wo ul MON CM IO NT WAS DYNAMITED. Thought that Foreign Laborers Com mittee! Deed Tlirougli Spite. Asheville. N. C., lau. 4.-Unknown parties dynamited and entirely de Btroyed the monument to Prof. IO lisha Mitchell, erected on the top of Mt. Mitchell, the latter part-ol' last week, according to advices reaching Ashe ville to-day. Thc monument, which was composed ol' a mixture ol bronze and lead, was reduced to a shapeless ruin. The outrage ls believed i<> have i)< en the work of foreigners em ployed by a iiinvber company working on the side of Mt. Mitchell, who ob jected to the actions of one of the foremen and in the belief thal the monument was the proper cy of the company, destroyed it. Prof. Mitchell, a Yale professor, but at the lime connected with the faculty 01 Me University of North Carolina, proved thal Mt. Mitchell, ti.71 I feel high, w as the highest point east of the Rockies. In further ex ploration of the mountain which bens bis name he lost his life and was buried on thc summit. Twenty-six years ago the alumni of North Carolina had the monument erected on the toi) of the peak to ma U I. si resMng |d.ut? of Prof. Mitchell The mouin cm viii lie re plut ed. Pi ! niKOllllINU OH VIOLENT HEADACHE. Dr. .lames' Headache Powders ("lear Your 11 cid anti stop Neuralgin Pain at Once-10 Cents a Package. You take a Dr. James' Headache Powder <ind in just, a few moments your head clears and all neuralgia and pain fades away. lt's the quick est and surest relief for headache, whether dull, throbbing, splitting or nerve-racking. Send some one to the drug store and get a dime package now. Quit suffering-lt's so need less. Re sure you get Dr. James' Headache Powders-- then there will be no disappointment.-Adv. Murder and Suicide. Lu ray, Va.. Jan. 4.-Mrs. Chindes B. Burner and her three small chil dren, found dead in their mountain home near here yesterday, were kill ed with an axe by William Nichols, who later committed suicide, accord Inn to the verdict of the coroner's jury to-day. The body of Nichols, with the head almost severed from the body as a re sult of a shotgun wound, was found early to-day in the home of Westley Price, near the scene of the killings. TRIO SECRET OF SUCCESS. Genuine Merit Required to Win the People's Confidence. Have you ever stopped to reason why it is that so many products th art are extensively advertised, all at once drop out Of sight and are soon forgotten? The reason is plain the article did not fulfill the prom ises of the manufacturer. This ap plies more particularly to a medi cine. A medicinal preparation that has real curative value almost sells Itself, ?f ke an endless chain sys tem the iod> is recommended by those w. lave been benefited, bo those who ..re In need of lt. A prominent druggist says: "Take for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, a preparation l have sold for many years and never hesitate to rec ommend, for in almost every case it shows excellent results, as many of my customers testify. No other kid ney remedy that I know of has so large a suie.1' According to sworn statements and verified testimony of thousands who have used the preparation, the suc cess of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact that lt fulfills almost every wish in overcoming kidney, liver and bladder diseases, corrects urinary troubles and neutralizes the uric acid which causes rheumatism. You may re?oive a sample bottle of Swamp-Root by parcels post. Ad dress Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and enclose ton cents; also mention tho Walhalla Weekly Keo wec Courier.-Adv. liday Furniture! Your dining-room,-is it as you would wish it to bc-in a fit condition to receive and entertain guests for the Holi day meals? If you lack a good dining-table-or chairs -or a buffet-or anything of that kind, or Furniture, Car pets, Rugs, etc., for any room in the house, here is thc place to get best qualities, and new est designs at lowest prices, line of Holiday Goods and Furn. Co., 1* Carolina. Americans Help War Prisoners. Washington, .lan. i. -To relieve Cern?an ami Austrian war prisoners a committee ot' missionaries, princi pally Americans, will start, to-morrow I"rom Pekin tor the Interior ol' Sibe ria hearing medical supplies ami ?lot liing furnished hy the American Ked Cross. The prisoners generally have been paroled under pledge not to leave the neighborhood. Their only wants aro food, clo'i>;;,K and medicines. Only Ono "BROMO QUININ1:" To get the genuine, call for full nninc, l.AXA TlV'H BROMO QUININB. Look lorsi?iinture of B.W. GROVB. Cures n Cold in One Uny. Stops cough ?uni In Hilm lu , ami works oil cold. 26c. MA UK YOnt TAX RETURNS. Auditor's Oilier Oconce County, S. C., December 21, lo M. The Auditor's office will he open to receive returns of Personal Prop erty for taxation from the 1st day ot January, 1916, to the 2 o th day of February, 1915, inclusive. The Township Assessors aro re quired hy law to list all those who fail to make their own returns within the time required by law. Hence tho dilllculty ol delinquents escaping the 50 per cent penalty, as well as the frequency of errors resulting from this nractice. Hy all means make your own .turn - and thereby save expense find confusion. All por tons! propertj must be iletnl/o.l. Heal Rfd) . HOI ret li rn;, bi"? this yo&r, except property tua; bi been houdini o, sold, ia w.h.ich cast %ma should he noted as such. He sure and give your correct school district. All persons between the ages of 2 1 and (50 years, except ex-Confede rate soldiers and those incapable of earning a support from be.ng maimed or other causes, shall be deemed tax able polls. Please don't neglect returning your dogs. For the convenience of tax-payers the Auditor or his deputies, will re ceive returns at the fololwing times and places: Tokeena, Friday, Jan. 8. Oakway, Saturday, Jan. 9. Earle's Mill, Monday, Jan. ll. Friendship, Tuesday, Jan. 12. Adams's Crossing, Wednesday, Jan. 13, X to 9.30 o'clock a. m. Clemson College, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 10.30 to 12 o'clock m. Richland, Thursday, Jan. 14. Jordania. Friday, Jan. 15. Newry, Saturday, Jan. II!. Clark's Store, Monday, Jan. IS. Salem, Tuesday, Jan. 1!). Little River, Wednesday, Jan. 20. Tamassee, Thursday, Jan. 21. Mountain Rest, Monday, Jan. 25. Henry's Store, Tuesday, Jan. 26. Cannon's Store, Wednesday, Jan. 27. Tugaloo Academy, Thursday, Jan. 28. Madison, Friday, Jan. 29. Westminster, Monday ?nd Tues day, Feb. 1 and 2. Seneca, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 3 and 4. Returns will be taken at all places from 10 o'clock a. m. until S o'clock p. m., except those mentioned above. D. A. SMITH, Auditor Oconee County, S. C. Dec. 23, 1914. XOTICK OF SPECIAL FLECTION. Pursuant to an order of the Coun ty Hoard of Education of Oconee County, South Carolina, notice ls hereby given that a Si>eclal Election will be held at the bouse of Jim 1 Heaton, in Oconee Creek School Dis trict, No. 50, on Saturday, January 9th, 1915, for the purpose of voting upon the question of levying a s|veclal ! tax of six mills on the real and per sonal property In said district for school purposes. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed lev v shall cast a I ballot containing the word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their ta:, receipts and registra tion certificates as required In gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock a. ra. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. J. L. HALL, W. M. MURPHREE, J. H. HUNNICUTT, Trustees of School District No. 50. Managers of Election. Dec. 30, 1914. 52-1