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The European V British Helping Serbians. Liverpool, July Lr>. Thal British troops aro in Serbia fighting with tho Serbian? against Austrians w;ts olli clally confirmed to-day by Crawford Price, the British eye-witness with the Serbian forres. Lecturing hero he said British anny authorities now permitted him to make tim announcement, Ile did not state tin- British strength in Serbia. Germans in S. \V. Africa Kev*'. Berlin, July 15 -The German forces which recently eurren.lered to Gen. Botha in Southwest Africa num bered 204 oflleers 3.0!M aten, with seven held pieces and 21 ma chine guns. "This force was matched after ~o lOllged warfare and terrible ta ti i a es against 20.000 mea." says the dis patch. "The bravery of the Germans was admitted b> the British. who even permitted uon-commi?#ioned officers and privates to keep their side arms and guns." Colony l?ssos l-ir^e. i When Gen. Ho;ha. the former Hoer leader, accepted last week the surrender of all the forces ot German Southwest Afri?a it meant that Ger many has left, of all of her mighty colonial empire, only two colonies. Botha's victory places under the Brit ish ling an area of ?122,450 square miles, or a country 1111,070 square miles larger than Germany itself. Germany has loft, in all the world outside of itself, only a small part of German Wast Africa, and the Kame run, i Norwegian Vessel Sunk. Farndon, July i ">. The Norwegian steamer Kym bas been torpedoed and sunk. The second engineer wat killed, but the rest of the crew hat landed at Great Yarmouth. Przasnys*/, In Hands of Germans. Berlin, July 15.- -Przasnysz, it Russian Roland, 50 milos north o Warsaw, has been captured by tin Germans, according to to-day's oin cia! statement. The statement also announced tba the Germans have captured the vii l?ge of Konsya, to the south of Kol no, and have stormed the heights o Olszauka, northwest of Suvvalki. Gormans Successful Again. London, .Inly 15, Abandoning fo ..'O ?'?nr *h "iv -M,.-. 1.? lr ,-,.?'...,1 - , . snorii.v would astonish tho worh have renewed their attack on th Polish capital from the north. * They mu only have captured niau prisoners south of Kolno, aecordin to Berlin, but have occupied Pr/.io nysz, a fortified town 50 miles uorl of Warsaw, which was taken by vo Hindenburg last winier, but retake by the Russians in their countei offensive. This claim is partly confirmed b yesterday's Russian official repor which stated that the Russians i the face of strong German foret withdrew to theil second line of ei t condiments. A Complete Surprise. This move on the part of the Ge mans has taken the military erith complet- ly by surprise. It was gen rally sn posed that Gen. von Mac] ensen, after being strengthene would continue his attempt tn roa< the Lublin-Cholm railway. foreii the evacuation of Warsaw. But, as in all their operations, (!ermans have done the unexpected The new offensive probably will 1 general and extend from the Itali around the Rast Prussian border the Vistula, west of Warsaw, for ; Russian troops in this section mu be kept busy to prevent them fro concentrating at the point vvhe the Germans hope to break throng This is the second time Field Ma sha! von Hindenburg has tried th His last effort very nearly Involve tho Germans in disaster, owing i he muddy ground. Now, however, there are Olllj bl roads or lack of roads to contd with, but ir is possible I hat the G< nia: have built railways to tin Northern front, as ihej have done Central Poland. Battle in Argonne. In France the Argo fie is the see of the hardest fighting, bul otllel accounts of the operations her?? a contradictory. Confirmation was received to-nig from Gen. Sir lan Hamilton of t success Which the allies were repo ed to have achieved on the dallip Penintllla, According to this i port, two lines of Turkish trend: and 100 prisoners were captun Tho Turks, however, claim to ha repulsed the allies' attacks British military authoritiescxpr< satisfaction with the slow progn against the Turks, relying on hie; lng their morale and OP tho exhat Hon of 'heir ammunition supp Germany's eagerness to have Roun nia allow tho passage of ammunltl /ar Day by Day. through that country to Turkey is taken to mean that the supply is mu nnin short. Fighting Rages oil Dniester. Vienna. July 16.-'An official com munication issued to-day reads: "The fighting on the Dniester i.s. continuing. Russian attempts to re pulse our,troops on tho north hank ol tho river by severe counter-at tacks liave been unsuccessful and we have captured twelve officers, 1,300 men and three machine guns. "Near Sokal increased activity is shown on both sides. Our troops have stormed several vantage points, among them the Bernhardiner con vent, near Sokal. "On the other fronts thc situation .s unchanged. "In the Italian war theater yester day there was increased artillery ac tivity in the coast district and in Ca rinthia. On the Dolomite frontier several Italian battalions which at tacked our positions near lt u ff edd e and on the road of Schluderbach Pentelstein were repulsed with im portant losses." Itopoi-t French Repulsed. Herlin. July 16. The dorman offi cial statement follows: "Western theater: During one of the enemy's attacks in the neighbor hood of Souche/, we lost a trench south of the cemetery on July 1">. "Repeated French attempts lo take the positions we bad captured in the Argonne failed. The positions' are (irmly in our hands. "French attacks made yesterday and the day before west of the Ar gonne forest failed, in the face of the North German landwehr, who in dicted large and sanguinary losses in bitter hand-to-hand lighting. We captured 402 prisoners. "Since June 20 our troops have fought continually in the Argonne timi lo the west of that forest with the exception of short interruptions. In additif . lc the gain in territory and booty i materials a total of 1 1 ii officers and T una French prisoners has been readied up to the present. "Eastern theater: Our troops have crossed the Windan river, north of Koltinyani, in an easterly direction. Southeast of Kolno and south of Pr/.asnysz we have made further pro gress and are fighting victoriously." :.\.<)<>'? --T-" . li European Wm- al Dail> Vost Of i Atlanta Georgian, i Figures thal show the stupendous scab- on which the European war is waging htive been compiled by Wm. Michaelis, of Berlin, famous as a sta tistician. Ile estimates that there are 21,770,. mei and 2, M'S war ships engaged at a t ital daily cost of $42,250,000, or J I ?".. I 20,000,000 a ) ea r. Among the totals arrived al by Dr. j M Ichaelis a re t hose : Men Engaged. Eur Germany. Austria and Turkey. 8.050,000 I For HM- allies.1 2,820,000 Total .~? l ,770,000 Win-ships Engaged. For ( ?ermany et al. Line ships. r,8 Cruisers. 71! Torpedo boats.M,X Submarines. 10 Miscellaneous . 139- 666 Vor t he Allies Line ships.1 1 .'I j Cruisers. .215 I Torpedo boats.704 ! Submarines.1 7i? j Miscellaneous. 231 - 1,4 42 Total.2.I0S The Daily Cost. To the German Empire. .$ 8,250,000 To Great lt; itain, exclu sive of ( (?lonies, about 8,250,000 To France, about. S.?OO.OOO Other mitions nt war... 17,250,000 To the len nations at war.$4 2.L'?o.ooo The total cost of the war up to April I was $10.000,000,000. Estimates made recently by seve ral noted statisticians and war ex ports place the daily war cost at $18,000,000, or $2,000,000 an hoar, itu duding Sundays and holidays. Premier Asquith recently announc ed thal Great Britain's daily war ex penditure was $15,000,000, and French and Russian authorities have calculated tho cost for each of their respective countrler at $12.000,000. A Cough Remedy that Relieves, lt's prepared from the healing pine balsam, tar and honey-all mixed in a pleasant, soothing cough syrup called Dr. Boll's Plne-Tar lloney. Thousands have benefited liv its use -no need of your endur ing that annoying cough or risking a dangerous cold. Go to your dealer, ask tor a 25c. original bottle of Dr. ReP's Pine-Ta r-I louey, start using at lonee and get rid of your cough and cold. Adv. 2. THAW IS SANK, SAY'S JUHV. Turning Point in Tlraw*8 Nine?Vear Fight for Liberty. New York, July 14.-Harry Kon dall Thaw was declared ?uno hy a jury which for nearly three weeks had listened to testimony given in the Supreme Court here before Jus tice Peter Hendrick. Forty-eight minutes ?were consumed and two bal lots wei? taken lu reachiug a verdict. lt was at the end of a day ot ad dresses by counsel and the charge of Justice Hendrick that the jury re tired. While the twelve men were deliberating the crowd in the court room and about the court house was augmented hy scores of peopk who believed that a verdict quickly would he found. Shortly before 4 o'clock a bailiff came from .the jury room and informed Justice Hendrick ?that a verdict had been reached. The doors immediately were locked and Justice Hendrick, ascending the bench, warned the spectators against any demonstration. Then the jury came in. In reilly to a question hy the clerk of court as to whether a verdict had been reached the fore man handed over a sheet of legal pa per, which was passed to the Justice. Justice Hendrick retid it and handed it back to the clerk. "Gentlemen of the jury," said the ilerk. "the question you have been asked is this: 'hs Harry K. Thaw sane?' Your answer is 'Yes.' " Despite the warning several per sons stood up In front of their seats. The court room hummed like a dy namo. Justice Hendrick and a dozen court attendants rapped for order. As soon as the jury was dismissed Thaw crossed to the box and shook hands warmly with each of the tuen. His mother also shook hands with the jurymen, saying to each: "Thank you so much for all that you have done." One of the jurors asked her whe ther she had ever had any doubt of the result of this proceeding. Mrs. Thaw .smiled ami said no. Thaw's Nine-Year Fight. Thaw began his fight for freedom following the slaying of ittf-'ord White on the roof of tl Square (?arden on the ni ht. o 25, 1906. After two t rials, i he first of which disagreement. Thaw was the ground of Insanity, ?tt ? ? denied. Thaw subsequently m for liberty in August, I ? in an automobile lo Coa bec. where lie was arreste was released and sent bac ho: ih r. being arrested in .NC? Hamp shire. There a commission declared him mentally sound. Then followed matty legal ba! ties to prevent Thaw's return to New York. Ile lost and was brought back here, and with those who aided in Iiis escape, was tried on a charge of consipracy. AU were acquitted. Thaw having been declared legally sound in New 'lump shire, his counsel then started 'pro ceedings here to li a ve his sanity es tablished in the State, which still was lighting to httve him returned to Mat tea wan. A motion for a trial hy jury was granted by Judge Hendrick on Aprii -Md. The trial was begun on June li li. Shakes Oil' Haw's (?rip. New York, July If,. Harry K. Thaw shook off the grip of the law to-day, motored down Broadway to the applause of admirers, crossed the ferry to Jersey Cits, bade the sheriff good-bye and whirled away toward Philadelphia, with his ear throwing dust on a procession of automobiles tilled willi newspaper men under or ders io stay with him. Free lo Do as He Pleases. For the first time since he tired the shot that killed Stanford White at thc Madison Square Garden more than nine year.s ago, Thaw was free to-day to go and come as he pleased. Supreme Court Justice Hendrick, who presided at the jury proceedings which et.thal Wednesday with a ver dict thal Thaw was sane, announced from the bench shortly before noon thal he had adopted the jury's ver dict 'Che writ committing Thaw to Mat tea wan seven years ago there upon automatically became inopera tive. I he State's lawyers appealed fr>m Justice Hendrick's decision and Thaw was released on $.15,000 bail pending th. result of the appeal, l ader the terms of the bond he is to hold him sell amenable to the court's orders until Cte appeal is finally decided. Meantime he may go wherever be pleases. What Thaw's attitude would he to w vd Kvelyn Nesbit Thaw -was a mat ter of considerable speculation, To no question, however, hearing on this point, would he return a direct an swer. When one interviewer asked him if he expected to see her soon, WYATT M. PROPST DEAD. Kn?! Came Quickly After Kevoral .Months Declining Health. Seneca. July 15.-Special: Wyatt M. Propst died at his lato residence on Fair Flay street yesterday morn ing at 8 o'clock. Ile had been in failing health for several months, hut was not thought, even hy his family, to bf in immediate danger until a lew days ago. Mr. Propst was born at Wlnnsboro, S. C., ."ill years ago. Ile was a son of the late John Henry Propst, of that place. In 1874 he was married to Miss Floride Perry, youngest daugh ter of the late Hon. H. D. Perry, of Kershaw county. He lived for a few years after his marriage in Wlnns boro, and then removed to Yorkville, where be spent mu ny years engaged in the insurance business. Later he moved to Heath Stirings, in Lancas ter county, -where he was hook-keep er in the store of A. P. Brown. In 11)05 he came to Seneca, and for a number of years was book-keeper for the Seneca 'Mercantile Company. Af ter this company was dissolved he was hook-keeper for several months in 'Ruskin Anderson's store, un. railing health forced him to resign. He was an active ?ind an honored Mason, always loyal to the teachings and principies of the order ?ind faith ful to every duty and trust commit ted to him by it. He was a Past Master of the Hine Hodge and a Poyal Arch Mason. Mr. Propst was a mem her of the Presbyterian church and wherever he lived, always took an active inten est in the work of the church and Sunday School. A.; Hie lime of his death he was ruling elder in the church at Seneca, and until his fail ing health forced him to resign, su perintendent of the Sunday school. He was of a quiet and unassuming disposition, and never sought prefer ment or place in any way. Hut he commanded the rospeot ?nd confi dence of all who knew him. 'by his kindly courtesy and his genuine hon esty and integrity. A3 one who knew him well expressed it. "Ile was a Christian gentleman." The funeral services wore con ti neted in the Presbyterian church by bis pastor, Rev. I. 10. Wallace, and the interment took place in the ceme tery at 'this place in the afternoon with Masonic honors. . i? (?nrv'ived his wife ind daui bier ,\j?*s Fi <. ie. of ?< a, and i hr ?thor, - loyd Propat. ano a slate", Mi Lander^ u* T?oth vt C . $15,000 for Mr.val of Hotly. Durham, July t t. Attorneys rep resenting the Bon thorn Railway Company herc have received copies of a complaint Hied against the rail way company by s I). Kubanks and his sister. Of Durham. N. C., Ill which damages in the sum of $15,000 are asked because of the removal of their mother's body from Magnolia Street cemetery without their per mission. The complaint alleges that mental anguish was suffer?!?1 by the relatives of the late Mrs. Kubanks which was brought Oil by this action of tho railway. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is uinine and Iron in a tasteless form. he Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents Cholera Increasing. Zurich, Switzerland. July lt'?. The Austrian ministry of the inte rior announced to-day that there, were 800 cases of Asiatic cholera In the Empire July 12, ?is compared with 7 7 cases July 8. The alarming spread ol' the disease occurred chiefly in Gallcia, where many prisoners of war are affected. Thaw looked at bis questioner stead ily for a few moments and turned away without a word. Thaw Has S|M?iit Thousands. Estimated coat to Thaw's family for his first two trials in Now York on murder charges $1.000,000. Estimated cost of fir?! two trials to New Yorl ' ax-payers $350,000. Cost to Thaw's family in three later attempts tv) prove sanity $ 1 2 ."?.000. Estimated cost Thaw's family of his escape from ?Mattenwan and Hight to Canada-$50.000. Estimated cost to Thaw's family of his trial on conspiracy charge, and present trial-$200,000. Estimated cost of his last two trials to New York tax-payers $75,000. High Stakes lu Thaw's Career. Enjoyed an allo vance of $80,000 a year before reaching his majority. Spent $50,000 for a single dinner to a number of stage beauties in Pa ris. Lost $40,000 In n single gain i of poker In Pittsburg', In 1900. Seneca's Grea Opens To-morrow am Thursday, Friday, The Programs All iiu- agencies working for the promotion ot better agriculture and rora; improvement in the State are co-operating to make this 'the most significan! meeting for farmers ever held in the Sont li. Those who are co-operating in this groat meet are: Tho Agricultural Department at Washington, through l'ts H urea u of Markets. Office of Road Economies. Hoys' Corn Club and (?iris' Tomato Club Extension Work, and the Farm Fxtonsion Department; the Stale Depart ment of Agriculture, Win throp and Clemson Colleges ai\d the industrial and agricultural depart ment of the Si hern Railway, This meeting represents a now idea in the development of improved agriculture and rural development -that of adapting the "chautauqua idea" to i lie practical needs of the farmers, their wives and children, and to rural uplift and development. If it succeeds- which it has every assurance of doing -Oconee county will go down in history as tl;? place where it was lirst tried out. and may become as prominent in tho history of farm development as the little New York lake, where the idea 'wes first applied to Bible study. The little city of Seneca, where the chautauqua is to ho held, is rapidly taking on a gala appearance, and banners and Hags, balloons and hunt ing are beginning to fly; tho stores and [daces of business are being dec orated, the town is being thoroughly cleaned, and white wash is being spread everywhere it will do good. lOverything that can he thought of is being done or planned for the com fort and pleasure of tin; thousands who are expected to attend during these four great days--Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, .Inly 22, 2A. 24 and 25. Tremendous crowds are expected, but it will be hard to surpass Sen eca's hospitality or to exceed her preparations. 'I'lie Program. Following is the completed pro gram for the four days: Platform Program. (Chautauqua 'l'eut.) 'i burs ? 1 f* :< V.ftr.d ' ? R. C. Hoyle. 10.30-Opening Address- Gover nor Richard I. Manning. Subject: "Our Stale." ll..'in Address Congressman A. F. Lever. Subject: "The High Cost of Distribution of Farm Products." Adjournment for dinner. 1.30 p. m.- Address M. V. Rich ards, of the Industrial and Agricul tural Department of the Southern Railway. Subject: "Community Co-operation." A special feature of this day will .ake place at t'? p. m.-the spectacu lar parade of the Dramatic Order of tile Knights of Kborassan, followed hy a procession of the most august and honest "Iloss Swappers" of the counties of Oconee, Anderson. Dick ens, Greenville, and tho state of Georgia. 7.4ii-Rand concert. 8.30-Illustrated Address-R. R. Gr?bel. Subject: "Our Nation's Foundation." Roys' Division. (W. R. Whitfield, Winthrop College. assisted by R. IO. Gr?bel, Agricul tural Agent Sou I bern Railway.) Thursday afternoon-Hoy Scout drill: judging live stock. Friday Afternoon ?Rug study: bike to the country; camp lire S p. m. Saturday Afternoon -?First aid lessbns; stock judging; corn and pig <f nbs. Dive Stuck School mid Demonstration ( Profs. Williams and Calvin, Exten sion Department. Clemson College, in charge. ) Thursday. July 22 2 to I p. m. Beef Cattle Production and Horse Raising. J. O. Williams. Friday, July 2'A - 2 lo 1 p. m. Demonstration in judging live stock. .!. O. Williams and C. H. ('alvin. Saturday. July 24-2 to i p. tn. liaising hogs for profit, P. H. Cal vin. Friday. in a. m. Hand concert. 10.25 Invocation - Rev. H. M. Falla w. West minster. ln.;:u Address Senator IO. I). Smith. Music hy band. I 1.3 0- -Address W. W. Long, State Demonstration Agent, ! s. D<> I m rt ment of Agriculture, Clemson College. Adjournment for dinner. 1.30 i?. m. Music by band. I. JO-Address IO. J. Wat on. Commissioner of Agriculture, Colum bia. Special Feature of Md? Day. ri.30 Old Fiddlers' Convention. it Chautauqua. d Will Last Four Days, Saturday? Sunday, for Four Days. ( Piral .session t. 7.45 Hand concert. X.:10 Illustrated lecture and mov ing picture demonstration-J. J. To bin, assistant In Road Economics, Department of Agriculture. Washing ton. 1). C. 9,30-Old Fiddlers' Convention. ( Second session ). Awarding prize to best fiddler. Saturday. 10 a. m.- Rand concert. io.Ja-Invocation - Rev. J. L. St o k es. Walhalla. 10.30-Hon. E. C. Bassett, Bureau of Markets, Department of Agricul ture. Washington. Music ib y band. 11.30-Address-J. C. Williams, assistant to the Presided of the Sou thern Railway, Washington, D. C. Adjourn for dinner. LIRI p. m.--.I. 10. Swear in gen. State Superintendent of Education, Columbia Special Feature of this Day. 5.30-?Mammoth Woodmen of the World l'a rade. Dairy Sc hool and Demonstration. (Profs. Burgess, Fitzpatrick and Watkins. Extension Department, Clemson College, in charge). Thursday, July -'J. 2 to :> p. tn. - Demonstration in judging dairy cattle. :; to 1 ^Feeding dairy cattle. Friday, July 2?. 2 to .'! p. m.-Demonstration in judging dairy cattle. :. to I i>. m.- How the co-operative creamery can help Oconee farmers. Saturday, July 24. 2 to :i p. m.-Demonstration in judging dairy cattle. 3 to 4-iMilk testing demonstra tion with Babcock tester. Soil Building Division. ( Profs. Barton, Chapman and Stew art, Extension Department, Clem ton College, in i. barge.) Thursday, July ?i2. 2 to 2.10-Soil Building as Relat ed to Live 'Stock and Farm Produc tion. ( W. H. Barton. ) 2.40 to ?1.20 - Homo Mixing of Feet ili/.ei s. (A. II. Chapman.) ::.20 to I Use Of Fertilizers. ( W. P. Stewart. ) .Ii.? .lui.) J.? Il ,. ... > . I. ! : , ....... joil . ...... ?i'opij ... Rotation. ( A. l-l. Chapman. ) j :!.2n to I Product ion of Farm ('fops in Rotation. ( W. P. Stewart.) Sat unlay, July 24. 2 to 2.40 p. m. Soil Building as I Related io Oilier Interesta. (W. 1!. I Ra rion. ) - 2.10 to 3.20 Production ol Sum : mer and Winter. Legumes. ( W. P. Stewart. ) 3.20 to I Fertility Restored by Lego mes. SUNDAY, JULY 2T?. (Church Day.) Theme The Relation of the Church to Community Improvement and So cial Uplift. I o a. m.- Sunday schools of the town meeting en masse. Singing directed by C. F. Hetriok, president of Oconee County Sunday School Association, Walhalla. Meeting presided over hy the su perintendents of the Sunday schools. Regular Sunday school lesson period. 1 1 a. m.-'An Address-"The Sun day School as ?i Community UpbuUd er and Spiritual Force,"(by Rev. Wal ter I. Herbert, Presiding Elder of Spartan burg District, and Commis sioner of Education of the 'Methodist Conference, Spa rt an burg. I p. m.-A conference of the pas tors, church officers and religious workers of Oconee and .surrounding counties, on the subject: "The Church's Social Mission." Rev. W. fl. Mills, of Clemson Colioge, will preside. A number of addresses will be made at this meeting by 'both local and visiting men. 8 p. m. Song service, conducted hy C. F. Hetrick. S..*t0 p. m. Sermon by ({ev. Oli ver Johnson, D. H., Winnsboro, s. C. $100 Reward, $100. The renders of this paper will bo pleased to leam that there is at least ono dreaded disease that science has been able to taire in all its'stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive t uro now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, re quires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying tho foundation of tho disease, and giving the patient strength by building up tho constitu tion and assisting nature in doing its work. Tho proprietors have so I much faith In its curativo powers that they offer ono hundred dollars i for any case that it fails to euro. Send for Hst of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists. 7r.e. Pake Hall's Family PH If. for con stipation- Adv.