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The European V Brit i -l> to Cse Gases ? London, May 28.-Tho British government is preparing to meet the use of asphyxiating gases by Ger mans by employment of the same methods. Tv > years ago an Eng lish inventor devised a scheme for tiie use of snell gases In warfare, but received no encouragement. When the first news of the use of gas by the Germans appeared this man went to the war office again and his plan? were readily accepted. He declined to accept a penny, turning over the chemical formula ami the mechanical device without remun eration. Two large factories, it is said, aro now preparing the necessary chemicals and other parts. Ethiope is Sunk. Liverpool, May 29.-The Hider Dempster Line steamer Ethiope has been torpedoed and sunk. She was bound from Hull to Liverpool, and was sunk by German submarine U-24. The chief officer and 1?; men of the Ethiope have; boon picked up. The rest ol' the crew is supposed to be in boals. The Ethiope, 2,475 tons and 340 feet long, was owned in Liverpool. She last was reported arriving at Hull. England, April 22, from Lagos. Second Przemysl Fearful. London, May 30.-Around the great fortress of Br/.omysl a mighty battle is still raging. Tho Austro German armies are making a su preme effort to cut off the strong hold and free three armies for ope rations against Italy and the allies in the west. Although groat human sacrifices are being made, progress latterly bas been extremely slow, as the Russians have had time to bring up largo re inforcements. North of Przemys] the Russians appear to bc more than holding their own. but to the southeast the Aus trians and Germans claim further headway, and now command with their artillery the railway between Przemysl and Grodek, which runs Just south ol the main line between Przemysl and Lemberg. From Lem berg tim Russians draw a large por tion of their reinforcements and supplies. The battle is still undecided and hopes run high in the allied camps that the Russians can hold their lines until tho advance of the Ital ians and the strengthening of the Anglo-French armies compel the Germans to withdraw part of their armies from Galicia, In the West there has been consid erable lighting along the Yser Ca nal, where the French report the oc cupation of German trenches, and in the vicinity of Neuville St. Vaast, where the French advanced about a quarter of a mile. The German official statement says thal after a ten-hour artillery attack east of the Yser Canal the allies were repulsed. Steamer Sunk, Liner Chased. Tile steamer Tullochmoor has been sunk by si German submarine, while considerable alarm was caused to day by a report that the White Star liner Megalith-, bound from Liver pool for Montreal with many passen gers aboard, was being chased. The liner, however, escaped. The Tu Hochmoor. ?l.f.L'O tons, was shelled and sunk by a German submarine Friday night. The crew escaped and was landed al Barry. Wales. The Tullochmoor was in ballast from Genoa for South Shields. The Tullochmoor was built in 1N09 and was owned by the Mooro Line, Limited, of Newcastle. Eng. Steamer Glenlee Sunk. London. May ?50.-A dispatch lo Lloyd's from I shant, Northern France, says tho French vessel Dixie has passed there for Brest having on board the crew of the British steamer Glenlee, bound from Cardiff for Aden, which was sunk by a Gorman suborn rino. Tho Glenlee was a steamer of 2,650 tons, owned by the Western steamship Company of Glasgow. Turk A Mack Successful. Constantinople, May 30.-The fol lowing official statement was issued to-day: "We took the center of the ene my's fortified trenches at Aviburnu this morning after a bayonet attack. At Seddul Bahr our right wing pene trated into sections previously occu pied by the enemy, while 400 meters beyond one of our aviators dropped bombs successfully on the enemy's trenches." Cern?an lieft Wing Repulsed. Petrograd, May 81,-Gen. Mack ensens left wing In attempting to en circle Przemysl was hurled across the San. The Russians captured 3,000 men and 60 officers with many ma chine guns and searchlights. Rattles Above Clouds. Rome. May 31.-An artillery duel at Dolomite, In the Alps, in Fast Trent, eclipses any previous moun tain fighting in the history of the world. Both the Italian and Aus trian batteries in many places are above the clouds, beyond tiie detec tion aeroplanes. German Aerodonie Shattered. Amsterdam, .May 31.-Two allied airmen bombarded and destroyed the German aerodonie at Gartrode, In Southeast Ghent. Other dispatches to-day stated that 54 soldiers were killed and "JO wounded b.v the explosion of ammu nition depots. Zeppelin Sinks Russ. Steamer, London, May .'li. - Bombs dropped from a Zeppelin caused fire which destroyed the Russian steamer Bori 1 1 in the harbor of H el lng-Fors on Saturday with the loss of 10 lives, according to Stockholm dispatches. The Zeppelin is also reported to have set fire to several cotton sheds. Cot (ion Steamer Sent to Bottom. London May 31.-The British steamship Dixiana was torpedoed and sunk off Ushant last Saturday while on her way from Savannah, Ga., to Swansea, Wales. Tho captain and crew were rescued. The vessel car ried a cargo of cote ind steel bil lets. Zeppelins Raid London. London, June 1.-Zeppelin air ships, long expected, reached London last night, but tho several million in habitants of the metropolis slept peacefully through the raid, and all they knew this morning were the brief facts in the admiralty announce ment. The officiai statement reads: "In amplification of the informa tion which appeared in this morn ing's newspapers, the following par ticulars ot* last night's Zeppelin raid in the metropolitan area ar*' now a vailable: "Late last night about 00 bombs, mostly ol' an incendiary character, were dropped from hostile aircraft in various localities not far distant from each other. A number of fires, of which only throe were large enough to require the services of tire en gines, broke out. All of them were promptly and effectively dealt with, and only one of them required a strict call. The fires were all caused by the incendiary bombs referred to. "No public building was injured, but a number ol' private premises were damaged by fire or water. "The number of casualties is small, so far as has at present been ascertained. One infant, one boy, one man and one woman were killed, and another woman was so seriously injured that her life is despaired of. A few other private citizens were se riously injured, hut thc precise num ber bas not yet been ascertained." Riots Follow the Raid. London, June 1.-The Zeppelin ran! on the metropolitan area last night ins brought a recrudescence of anti-Gerinan demonstrations. Crowds to-day attacked German shops and special constables bad to be called ont. The rioters pulled dow:' the barri cades from shops which bad been boarded up since the previous disor ders and what furniture and goods remained were looled. Eleventh Month's Opening. The press dispatches containing of ficial reports from the .several war fronts in Eurolie June 1st may be briefly summarized as follows: British official dispatches from the Dardanelles announce gradual gains with occasional reverses, their losses being heavy and each success gained at great sacrifice. They report Turk ish losses exceed 40,000 soldiers since the British forces made their landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Paris reports comparative Inactiv ity along tho Western front in Bel gium and Franco, though minor g.-.ins have been made hy both French and British forces. The capture of a small fori erected by the Gormans ls re ported. In the lighting to retain which the Gormans are reported to have lost heavily. Directly in conflict with this is the report from Berlin, which states that the allied actions of the past lil hours were weak and at every point repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. On the Russian side the German report claims great successes, having stormed two forts in front of Przemysl, whore they captured one garrison of 1,400 men and IS heavy and "? light guns. In the various op erations on this front during May the Germans claim to have taken in ex cess of 31,000 prisoners and large numbers of guns. Vienna reports heavy attacks by Russians along the San river, but states that the attacks have been re pulsed with minor gains for Ibo A US I rians. The Italian official statement is to the effect that their advance into Austrian territory goos steadily for ward without check. They report having taken in all ?'.7 villages sur rounding Cortina. They report their troops gladly welcomed in these border towns and tho flocking of many border Austrians to tho Italian colors. Pet rpg rad announces some suc cesses, admits minor reverses, but seems to have her hands full in keep ing tho Germans and Austrians out of Przemysl and holding her posi tions in thc Carpathians. Tho general supposition is that the terrific assaults being made by the Germans around Przemysl are in the hope of the fall of the fortresp in short order, so that the Austio-Ger iiiHii forces will be enabled to release large forces to meet the onrush of Italians on tho Austro-Italy border. Salem and w bil m ice .Services. The second quarterly conference of the Walhalla Circuit will be held at Salem church next Snturday and Sun day, .Tune 5th and ?th. Preaching each day at ll a. m. and at 8 p m. / NOTES I HOM WESTMINSTER. Ex-Governor Ansel Delivered Liter ary Address to GrudunUng Class. Westminster. .June 1.-Special: Last Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock tile graduating exercises of tile Westmin ster High School were held in the school auditorium. Following was the order of exercises: Invocation; greeting song; salutatory, hy .Miss Edna England; Class History, Miss .lanie Harris; Class Poem, Miss Mil dred Dearden; duet, Misses Annie Belle Watkins and Hattie Simpson; Class Will, Miss Hattie Simpson; Class Prophecy, Miss Annie Porter; valedictory. Miss Hen lah Rrooks; music; literary address hy Hon. M. F. Ansel; announcements and award ing of diplomas; class song; hone diction. This program was well car ried out and the address hy the ex Governor was greatly enjoyed by all. Miss Edith Dickson, daughter of < Mr. and Mrs. Earl ll. Dickson, and 1 R. C. Dillard, ot Greenville, were ( quietly married at Greenville last Saturday evening hy Rev. Mason. Miss Edith is well known here, hav- * ing been our "hello-girl" for several years, and she and her husband have the best wishes ol' many friends. T. Peden Anderson and M. S. j Strihling are in Clinton this week at tending tile commencement exercises of the Presbyterian College ol' South ? Carolina. Among the names of the graduate's this year is that of Wil liam Pinkney Anderson, formerly of , Westminster. : Miss Reginald Kilburn visited Miss Lillian Hopkins at Seneca last week. ; Misses Mildred Reardon and Mar- t ion Pitts are visiting friends and rel- ' at ives MI Greenv ille this week. Dr. Homer Hreazeaie, of Atlanta, is spending a while with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. H reazea le. Mrs. O. K. Poore. of Relton, is vis iting her mother, Mrs. C. C. Dickson. ? Miss Gladys Carter, who hos been in school at Rome, Ga.. returned home last week for vacation. Mrs. Ella Terrell and Mrs. W. S. Harper are visiting relatives in At lanta this week. Mrs. W. .1. Strihling left Saturday for Rock Hill to he present at the graduating exercises of Winthrop College. Mrs. Anna Anderson is visiting her daughter. Miss Sara B. Anderson, in Atlanta. .1. G. Breazeale and daughter. Miss Lillian, are in Richmond, Va., this week. Mrs. Barle Rarton and children, of < Townville, are visitors here this week. Misses Daisy and Bess Poster, who have been teaching at New Brook land and Donalds, are at home for the Stimmer months. Dr. J. H. Johns returned last week from Chicago, where he took a post graduate course in surgery. .Miss Charlotti Lee. daughter of Rev. and Mrs. George Gary-Lee, is at lionie for the summer vacation. Mis:* IXH> has been in school at Me ridian. Miss., the past year. T. X. Carter returned home last week after spending a month or more in Atlanta and other points. The tent meeting, under the aus pices of the Methodist church, com menced Friday. The pastor. Rev. George Gary-Lee, ls being assisted by Rev. W. S. Damier, of Anderson, and tithers. Charley Teasley, singer, of Hartwell, Ga., has charge of the music. Dr. A. B. Marett, of Tulane Uni versity, New Orleans, will alive this week. Miss Wnlterine Ward died at Toc coa last Friday. She was born and reared near here, and there are many relatives and friends who deplore her death. Mrs. W. H. Wingate, of Paw Creek. N. C., is visiting relatives here this week. The graduating class ol' I !) 1and a few invited guests were delightfully entertained by Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Butler at their hospitable home last Wednesday evening. Jeremiah Wrenn died at Hie home Of his son, .lames Wrenn. at Tabor, this (Tuesday) morning nt ."> o'clock. His remains will be carried to Gainesville, Ga., on train No. 29 to day for burial. A. E. Clinkscales, Thomas Wyb and Andrew Beardon left Monday for Richmond, where they will attend the Confederate Reunion. _ Dinner will be spread in the grove near the church on Saturday, and immediately afterward the business session will bo held. The adminis tration of tho Lord's Supper will he j observed at the conclusion of the ser mon Sunday morning. Preaching at Whltmlre church .Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Let all the official members be present. Tho public ls most cordially Invit ed to toe present at all the services. I Rev. T. C. O'Dell, presiding elder of Anderdon District, will conduct each i service. H. A. Whitten, Pastor. OVER AT THE 1'OUNTY JAtyj. Tldrteen Prisoners Now Occupy CeUs in the Oconce Strong Box. Sherill John W. Davis i has 1 '.\ boarders at Die Hotel de Cf. " on the Rue de la Palais de Justicia-other wise and more commonly known as the county jail, which is located on the Court House square. The 13 prisoners are all white. Two were added to the lists ot' cell dwellers last week. They are Samuel Smith and John Fowler, who are awaiting trial before a magistrate on the charge of arson. They were arrested on warrants sworn out hy HenJ. Chapman, whose barn was de stroyed on Monday night. May 24th, in the Salem section of the county. Mr. Chapman states that several threats of personal violence and oth erwise were made against him hy the two men, and the burning of his hain a week ago last Monday culminated in the issuance of warrants and ar rest of the two nun. ll is staled that there will he other arrests in the near future in the same case. The case grows out of Hie recent capture of a still in tile Salem Beet ion, which is said to have belonged to ami been operated by tile defendants in the present case, who suspected Chap man o? reporting the still to Hie rev Miue officers. Fowler, it is said, came lo Deonne from Pit kens county. There are various and sundry ru mors ?nineut concerning the case, but we refrain from giving any of the matters that aro being talked. The preliminary will be held Satur- i day, il is now understood, but it is not known now if Ibis will be hohl nt Salem or here al Walhalla. Facts will then be brought out in Hie casx which will either warrant the holding ;>f the accused for hearing in the criminal branch of Court of General Sessions or will result in their re lease from custody. Another recent addition to the list ol' prisoners is Will Morion, who was arrested and lodged in jail last Sat urday on a warrant from Blount county. Alabama, which charges mur der. Sheriff Davis some time ago received word to watch for Morton, and he was last week located at Newry, where he was living with his family. The warrant from Alabama charges Hie killing ol' Pullen Camp hell on October 27. Oi l. Morton is about 23 y?>ars of age and has a wife ?ind six children. We understand that lui had been employed at Newry for some six months or more past. APPEARS AS SUBMARINE WORK. C. S. Naval Attache >Iak?'s Report ( Concerning Nebraskan. Washington, May 29.-Evidence gathered by Lieut.. John H. Towers, naval attache ol' the American em bassy at London, and forwarded to the State Department to-day by Am bassador Page, indicates that thc American steamship Nebraskan was torpedoed. Lieut. Towers made a technical examination of the Nebraskan on her arrival at Liverpool after she had been damaged. Statements and affidavits of Capt. Greene and mem bers of the crew also were taken. The chief engineer said ho saw a submarine just before the vessel was hit. Detailed evidence is being sent by mail, but a summary of the main features was prepared by the State Department and was made public this afternoon. The American ambassador al Lon don Informed tim stat?' Department that investigation of the Nebraskan incident by Lieut. Towers brings out these Tacts: . That the Nebras kan had loft Liverpool, bound for 1 lida ware Breakwater, on the after noon of May 24th; was in water near Belfast The words 'Nebia:; kan. New York,' were painted on eaeli side aihidship in letters six feet high, and she Hew th?' American (lag continuously up to approximate ly S.10, May 2?, at wdiitdi Hine the shi|i was 40 miles southwest (of Fastnet. The flag was hauled down because the sun had set and the ship was cons. 'ered at sea. The chief engineer < f ship at S.2 1 p. m. ob served a vhite streak In the water, perpendicular to the ship on the starboard side; that a severe shock was almost instantly felt, followed by a violent explosion." NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 1742, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of the County Hoard of Education of Oco nee County. South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election will ho held at the school house, in Keowee School District, No. 'Aa, on Saturday, June 12th, 1915, for the purpose of voting upon the question of levying a special tax of two mills on the real and personal property In said district for school purposes. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed levy shall cast a ballot containing tho 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 tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required In gene ral elections, shall ho allowed to vote. Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. J. L. KELL, S. W. SMITH, R. E. WHITE, Trustees of School District No. 35, Managers of Election. June 2, 1915. 22-23 We Have Whitfield Coi from forty to four hundred and general farming. ?* C PETTY 8> Dalton, Scorpion Almost "Stung. Washington. May 20.-The Amer . iran station ship Scorpion at Con ' Btautinople narrowly escaped dam age by a submarine May 24, when I undersea craft entered tho Sea ot ! Marmora and tired several torpedoes in the harbor. Ambassador Mor genthau so repotred to State Depart ment to-day. 1 7 s 1 9 1 5 COLLEGE OP CHARLESTON. 181st Year Begins October I. Entrance examinations at all the county seats on FRIDAY, JULY 2, at !? a. m. Full four-year courses lead to the li. A. and H. S. degrees. A two-year pre-medical course is given. A free tuition scholarship is as signed to each county ol' the State. Spacious buildings and athletic grounds; well equipped laboratories; unexcelled library facilities. Expenses moderate. For terms and catalogue, address HARRISON RA XDOLlMI, '?Ci* President. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate ot' Mrs. Teccoah M. Holland, de ceased arc hereby not died to make payment to tito undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law or be barred. E. C. HOLLAND, Administrator ol' the Estate of Mrs. Teccoah M. Holland, deceased. May 12, 10 l?. 19-22 CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, Coun ? ty of Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) -Hy v. F. Martin, Esq., Probate Judge.-Whereas, Andrew Dearden ! has made suit to me to grant him , Letters of Administration of the Es ; tate of and Effects of Mrs. Nannie H. Bearden, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and s.ugular tho kln : (Ired and creditors of the said Mrs. Nannie II. Dearden, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the i Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Friday, the 18th day of June, 1915, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock In tho forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why tho said Administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal this 31st day of May, A. I), li?If). (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 2d and 9th days I Of June, 1915, in The Keowee Cou I rier and on the Court House door for the time prescribed hy 'p x. June 2, 1915. 2 2-2:? WHARING IHR WRONG GLASSIES May provo inoro injurious to your eyes than wearing no glasses at all. Many wlio como to us are wear ing glasses totally unfitted to tiiuir needs. We tell such people so and Show timm v. hy. Not everyone who call? himself OCULIST OR OPTICIAN is competent to flt glasses, yet, mistakes are liable to occur un avoidably. If your glasses arc not per fectly satisfactory you should know why and we urgently re quest even those whom wc have titted to consult us freely lt' at any time there is Intimation of discomfort. ?LOB? OPTICAL CO., MASONIC TEMPLE, Greenville, S. C. A. A. ODOM, President. A. H. SCHADE, Consulting Optometrists. FLOOR Cl We have just recciv low Squares and Mattings months. Nothing more at season? Gill and let us quot? Ballenger Mm SENECA, (Undcrti ? for ?Sale unty Farms ; I acres, suitable for stock an make terms, J* Write PRUD EN, Georgia. MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pious. Pursuant to decree ot tho afore said Court, in tho caso named below, 1 will otter for sale, to tho highest bidder, in front of tho Court. House door, at Walhalla, South Carolina, on MONDAY, the 7th day of JUNE, in 15. between the legal hours of sale, the tract of land below de scribed : Olive A. Lowry, Plaintiff, against William R. Crumptou, Defendant. All that certain piece, iuircel or tract of land, situate, lying and being' in the County of Oconee, of the Stato of Soul h Carolina, on Craven's Creek, waters of Little River, adjoining lands ol Jacob R. Alexander, James Xii Iuds, W. J. Townes and 1). C. Al exander, containing llfty-eight (5X) acres, more or less, and being tho same traci conveyed to William B. Crumpton by W. P. Alexander, by deed bearing date the 4th day of De cember, 1895, recorded in Clerk's of llce of Oconee County in book "LL", page 117, on the 28th day ol' March, 1912, same being more fully repre sented hy plat of survey thereof by J. H. Wigington, bearing dato the - day of -, IS-. Terms of Sale: CASH. Thal In event of failure of the purchaser, or purchasers, to comply with the terms of sah1 within live days from day of sale, tho Master do re-advertise and resell said premises on the follow ! ing saleday, or some convenient sale day thereafter, at the same place and on the same terms as heretofore set out, at the risk of the former pur chaser, or purchasers, and that he do continue so to do until he has found a purchaser, or purchasers, who com ply with the terms of sale. Purchaser to pay extra for stamps and pa|iers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. May 1!), 1915. 20-22 MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES. To all Resident Owners of Motor Vehicles and Traction Engines: Please take notice that on June 1st, lilla, tho following licenses will be duo: Motorcycles .$ 3.00 Automobiles (2 passenger) .. 5.00 Automobiles (more than two passengers) . 10.00 Traction engines. 10.00 Tho law requires that you pay tho license. If you own or operate, fur nish nie a description of the vohlclo in writing as required by law. JOHN F. CRAIG, Clerk of Court, Oconee County, S. C. May 17. 1915. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. I All persons Indebted to thi Es j tate of W. C. Schlueter, deceased, . are hereby notified to make pa> ! mcnt to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said Es tate will present tho same duly at tested within tho time prescribed by law or be barred. W. O. WHITE, Administrator of the Estate of W. C. Schlueter, deceased. May 2G, 1915. 21-24 For Sale! Six-room Residence in town of West Union, opposite C. W. Wickliffe's store ; two acres of land. Nice location; central. PRICE $1,500. A bargain for somebody. Easy terms. MOSS LITTLETON. Walhalla, S. C, 0VER1NGS ! ed fresh shipment of Wrl Rugs, etc., for the summer tractive ai:d cooler for this i you prices. re \ FnAre Co., ikers) S. CAROLINA.