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The European ^ Petrograd Ultimate Objective. London, Sept. 3.-The Germans to day claim to have carried by assault s the fortified bridgehead at Lennewa- I da, on Hie Dvina river, between \ Friedrichstadt and Riga, This ls con- 1 sidered the most critical point on the ? * whole Russian front, for should the I Germans cross the Dvina the Rus sians would be compelled to evacu- ? ate Riga and their position between 1 the Dvina and Vilna, and even south- j west of Vilna, would be Jeopardized. , . However, the Germans do not yet i claim to have crossed the river, 1 which is defended by a reinforced ' army under (len. Ruzsky, who stop- , ped the previous German advance on the Bzura river in front of Warsaw. ' ^ Military critics believe the Rus- ( stans will make a stubborn defense ? and say that should they fail here the < German fleet probably would gain s command of the Gulf of Riga and by . landing troops at Dernau would shorten considerably the protracted I j march to Petrograd, which is under- ' stood to be the ultimate (?crinan ob- ' jective. British Transport Sunk. : Rerlin, Sept. ?.-Messages from ' Sofia state that a Brittoh transport I, struck a mine and sank off the Dar- I dandles with the loss of 1,250 sol- 1 ? diers, ?P20 officers and :D>0 crew. Six ! hundred bodies have been found. Sank a Spanish Ship. i Paris. Sept. !!.--Premier Dato, of ? 1 Spain stated that the Spanish gov- j eminent bad received no reply from \ 4 Germany to a protest against the ! T i sinking of i lie Spanish steamer Isl- : dore by a German submarine, except ? iliat Germany lacks information. ; In transmitting this, the corres-! pondent at Madrid adds hat the 1 Spanish government denies state nients published abroad that Spain i will mobilize sen.ono men in Odo- < ber. 1 : Also Reitish Steamer. London, Sept. -The British j i steamer Rouniania of 1.1*00 tons, has been sunk, presumably by a subma rine. Crew landed safely. ? Berlin Repocts Successes. Rerlin. Sept. I The German army engaged in the battle for possession of Hie Russian port of Riga has won another important victory. The de tail of to-day's statement follows: ' Thc bridgehead at Friodrichstadt ft do I I . . . ? ii hine . ,II ? T. ni ..<>. ?a ure i , . ? .lut, repented I . i-aiii attacks. fic . ?ides losing a large number in killed ? and wounded, lie left 800 prisoners ! in our hands. "In and around Grodno fighting still continues. During the night, however, the Russians, after suffer-! ing defeat everywhere, retreated in ; au easterly direction. Thc fortress ? and all the forts are in our posses sion. The retreating enemy is being pursued. Six heavy guns and 2,700 prisoners remained in our hands. "To the south of Grodno also the enemy has evacuated positions on the Niemen. . # "Between the confluence of the j Swislocz and the region northeast of the forest of Bieloviezh, the army of ? Cen. von Gallwitz is attacking. Dp j to the present time soo prisoners have been taken. "The fighting in the passages : $ through the marshy district north,1 and northeast ol' Grodno continued. "The enemy is still holding t he bridgehead near Beresa-Kartuska. Farther south, in the region of Oro- ! hir/,yn, ('.() kilometers <!!? miles) ;: west of Pinsk, the enemy has been 1 ft repulsed. j1 British Sub. Sunk. Constantinople, Sept.. 6.-A Bril ish submarine has been sunk in the Dar danelles, it was officially announced to-day. Three officers and the crew j1 of LT. were captured. Enemy torpedo y boats in attempting to rescue them were repulsed hy shore batteries. The Oymbleine Tanker Down. London, Sept. 6.-The steamer Cymbleine lias been sunk. Six mem bers of the crew were killed and six j Injured. Thirty others were landed safely. The Cymbleine was a tank j Steamer, and was 4,505 groas tons, j 350 feet long, and was owned by the : Rear ('reek Oil and Shipping Com pany ol Liverpool. (Jenna. Again in (?ult' of Riga. Copenhagen, Sept. 6.-German warships have again entered the Gulf of Riga, compelling the Russian ships , to retire shoreward. The Slavs are reported to have evacuated Dago Island, at the en- ( trance to the Gulf of Finland. ( 1 British Kanipefeldt Hunk. New York, 'Sept. fi.-The British destroyer Kampen feld t was sunk by a German submarine near the bar in the River Mersey on August lftth, ac cording to passengers on the Caem- ' ronia from Liverpool. The Kampen feldt was making a trial trip when she encountered the submarine, which was hunting for an Alliance liner. rar Day by Day. .The Mimosa Goos l>o\vn. London, So|)t. 6.-The British (teamer Mimosa, from New York for Belfast, lias been sunk. The crew .vas saved. (The Mimosa, 3,466 tons, eft New York August 2 i for Belfast, slie was 352 feel long. She was S rcight-earrying sica mer. ) This Morning's Rispntk-hcs ?ive no details of battles that have lad any Important hearing on tho general situation. The Germanic al ies in tile Kast continue their ad vance, though not so swiftly as dur ng tho weeks preceding the present i me, while on the West there are ininterrupted bombardments of greater or less ferocity, resulting in io material changes. Czar Nicholas, of Russia, has noti led his allies in Prance and longland hat ho has assumed personal charge )f the Russian forces in the field. No ntimation is made as io whether ?rand Duke Nicholas is to he super ?eded hy thc Czar, or whether he will .ontinue in command under the di .ection of Czar Nicholas. Berlin reports minor successes in ho East, with continuous captures of roops and munitions, though in iinaller numbers and quantities than luring the preceding week. London reports that indications ire that the Austro-Cerman forces ire concentrating their efforts to the capture of the city and Gulf of Riga, iv 11 ll the evident intention of making hat their liase for the winter, witli he prospect of ali advance on Retro grad in i in? early spring, Berlin reports private advices from Petrograd in which it is stated that hat city has been in turmoil for a lay or two owing to reports of the \ustro-German successes and the re ports of Immediate idvances to he made against Petrograd. Petrograd, however, denies the report with the statement that present positions tiro intact, with good reason to believe thal the Germanic advance has been urested alon? tho presen I liius. Caris reports continuous heavy ar tillery duels with hut slight changes. Considerable activity with aeroplanes is reported, both by the Preach and Herman airmen, with considerable damage done in certain sections, and some loss of life among the civilian populat ion. Constantinople reports the failure ;>f auot lier allied attack on the'Turk Ish positions at Anafarta and Seddul Bahr, with thc result that many lires | were observed in the allied trenches after a counter attack. A dispatch from Basel, Switzer land, records successful air raids by British and French airmen on Saar hruecken. Several hundred yards of railway was destroyed, small arms j factory badly damaged and many re cruits were killed and wounded in their barracks, according to this re port, which cmu ludes with this state? ",\11 f *V.f 'n aeroplanes pf . ci* ii.? 11 bi. boni 400 pro led n rurned . to t! e.r lei -c foi cse?' I'ersonal Mention. thur Brown, of Walhalla, was on a business trip to this rection Friday. Mrs. E. K. Wliitn ire. of ICasley, was on a visit last week to her old home place. Mrs. Minnie Crow visited Mr. and Mrs. A. K. lizette, of Bickens, the past week. Dover Hinkle and two sisters and Winniele Thomas visited friends and relatives at Montvale, X. C.. last week. Mrs. Winnie Minkie is on a visit to one oi' lier daughters at Liberty. The guests at Whitewater Inn have been plentiful ibis summer. The farmers are getting badly be hind with their fodder pulling on ac count of the rainy weather. .McKinney's Creek school is mov ing along nicely with Miss May Gil strap as teacher. Our game warden. Mr. Stribling, took in some of the boys some time ago. Boys, you had ind ter got your licenses and permits, or lie will get some "more meat." .1. T. Cash visited Mrs. Malinda Rash, of Montvale, X. C., some time ago. All members of Mount Carmel church tire requested to attend the meeting next Saturday, as there is some special business to attend to. The Toads are getting in bad con dition. Wonder where our County Commissioners have gol to'.' Elisha Burgess made a business trip lo Easlcy the hatter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. .1. T. Cantrell and daughter took a pleasure trip to Charleston a few days ago. which I hoy enjoyed very much. Mrs. .1. II. Whltmlre has been on Hie sick list. Clad to say, however, that she is up again. Charlotte Man Kxocuted. Raleigh, N. C. Sept. 3.- Chas. E. Trull, a young white man. convicted it Charlotte of killing Sydney Swain, in aged merchant, was to-day exe cuted In the electric chair. Trull .on fessed to a clergyman Wednes day. Advertised Mall. The following ls a list of letters remaining uncalled for In the Wal halla post office for the week ending September 7, 1915: Dean. Mrs. Maggie: Hitcherd, Will; Rowland, E. A.; Rudeseal, lane. When calling for the above please lay they aro advertised. N. Fant, P. M. PROGRAM CLOSING EXERCISES. Hin?' Ridge Graded School will Kn. tertain Friday, September lotti. Following is the program that will be rendered at tho Blue Ridge school* next Friday: "An Angel In the Sun"-Sue Annie Todd. "A Motto" Hoheit Shaffer. Heading, by Waller Duckworth. "Seeing Things" Eunice Moore. Recitation, by Lucile Todd. "Woman's Suffrage" Clara Dee Ba 1 longer. "Red .lacket" Jessie Harker. "Significance of Grit"-'Paul Gam brell. "Hugh> Song" Annie Dee. "Prohibition"- -Ollie Abbott. "The Lord Knows Best," or "Hill's Foe" Rossie Brewer. Dramatization of "Cenderella"-By live girls, three boys. Declamation, by Robert Dambrell. Dialogue, by live girls. "Wynken, Blynken and Nod"-An nie Arve. Dialogue, by five boys. " The Scholar in Politics" Walker Nalley. Debate -"Resolved, That South Carolina should have State-wide compulsory education." Affirmative, Jessie Addis, Blake Gumbrell; nega tive, Robert DuBose, Bruce Lynch. Narration, by Nina Abbott. The exercises will begin at 12.:',0 o'clock. Public is cordially Invited ; and urged to attend. GOVERNMENT FORESTRY LANDS Authoritative Statement Relative to ' Payments for Ceruiin Tracts. Following is a copy of a letter re ceived by Congressman Aiken rela tive to lands under contract of pur chase by the Federal government: j Department of Agriculture. Wash ington, I). C., Aug. 31, 1915.-Hon. Wyatt Aiken, House of Representa tives- Dear Mr. Aiken: Receipt is acknowledged of your buter of Au gust 24, 1915, advising that com-j plaints have been received by you from constituents concerning the de lays being experienced by them in receipt of payments for lands cov ered by agreements of purchase exe cuted with this depart ment. I'nder the provisions of Hie Weeks Forestry Daw (36 Stat., 961.) this department cannot make payment Im In- d. . .-? u (purni thereunder ! . . hoon an p o .i bj. ; bi A " ?. ? ie> Genern i of there . ? >r< >'-?,<,M i., i :? A..! io" . nay me if of Interest on tin purchase price pending the survey of the land, ex- i amination of title, and the taking over ol title to and possession of the lands by the United States. In making the state.nent. "the government lias the land," it is be- ' Reved that you are not fully advised as to the true conditions existing. While lands covered by agreements Of purchase are under protection from lire by the depart men I, there ? is no desire or attempt on tho part of the department to restrain the use of same in any way not calcualted to diminish their value. The price at which the lands are to be acquir ed being fixed by the agreement ol' purchase, it is. of course, not pre sumed that any timber will be cut from the lands, as to do so would materially diminish their value to the government, and it is provided in the agreement that this shall not be done. In the case you mention-and the same conditions are typical of many other cases in youl ts*,ite-the ven dors agree lo dell;er io the United States safe title to the lands, satis factory to the Attorney General of the United States. This, in many in stances, they have failed to do, the titles presented having been found defective, and the vendors unable to remove the defects. lt has. there fore, been necessary for the depart ment to request the Attorney Gene ral of the United States to institute condemnation proceedings for tho ac cjulsition of the lands, under tho Act Of August 1 . 1 SSS. ( 2.". Stat., L., :?.r)7), as ls provided for by the terms of the agreement. The department requested condemnation of tho Rus sel; lands November 5, lilli, and of the Carter lands under dates of De cember 8, !? and 19, 1914. As you nrt> doubtless aware, the handling of the condemnation pro ceedings is a function of the Depart ment of Justice, and any delays In these proceedings is a matter which should be taken up with that depart ment. When the award has been made by the court In tho proceed ings, and the proceedings have been approved by the Attorney General, as ls necessary, this department will use every effort to expedite Immedi ate payment of the awards In these cases. Very truly yours, (Signed) D. P. Houston, Secretary. The biting apparatus of a flea ls only one-twelfth the diameter of the finest needle. NEWS NOTES FROM RICHLAND. Going Hack io rollones-J. M. II uglis Improving, Richland, Sept. ll. Special: Henry Hughs rei urned yesterday from n week's \ isit to his brother. J. M. Hughs, in Vineyard Haven, Mass. He found liim still improving, but unable to accompany him home just at the present. || js hoped that he will Continue to grow stronger and be able to come home within the next few days. Miss Ruth Berry spent the first part Of the week with honiefolks and began teaching in the Seneca High School when it opened last Thursday. Miss Beulah Berry will finish teach ing the school at Travelers' Rest, which Miss Ruth bas taught for the past few weeks. Miss Annie McMuhan Is at home again after teaching at Russell the past month. Miss Carrie McMahan spent the l past week at Russell, returning Sat- i urday. \ Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stribling and | Rruce. David and Rossie May St rib- i ling spent Tuesday and Wednesday | with relatives In Greenville. ; Roger Coe spent several days visit- i lng in Columbia and Clinton last ; week. At the latter place ho made t arrangements to return to the Pres- c byterian College there and take up ? the work where he was forced to give I it ni? last fall. He will liol have to ; return until about the middle of No vember. I Mrs. M. E. Peabody and two sons. I Rruce and Morris Elmore, Jr., of ? Deering, Ga., and John Bruce, of Av- I alon, spent the latter part of the week III the home of J. P. Stribling. ? Miss Cornelia Foster entertained a number of the young people of the < com mun il y Saturday evening in : honor of her guest. Miss Annie Clyde ] Foster, of Mississippi. I Miss Christine Anderson leaves to- I day for Greenville on her way to ? Camden, where she will teach during the fall and winter. . Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Coe, of Deer- ] court, Ga., were recent visitors at the home of Mrs. S. II. Coe. i Stiles Stribling loaves to-day and \ David McMahan and Bruce Stribling will leave to-morrow to resume their studies at Clemson. i Edward Verner left early this < morilug for Hie University of Ala bama, where he expects to finish 1 O'.".'. >e live young poi ..??<? fro ni < 1. .-. i omnantt> who sra !nal - t last Ju:.c. ' i a e ali ar ! . il! dtirt?us?y consider and may teach this winter also. Notes from Townville. s Townville, Sept. 1. Special: Mr. : and Mrs. Burder Lig?n are visiting : relatives at Enoree. Prof. John W. Gaines and family ha\e returned to their home at < Rome, Ga. Misses Eunice Grant and Sara ; . Moss, of Walhalla, have been visit- ! lng their cousin. Miss Winnie dubbs. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Price enter- j tabled quite a number of our young people at a lawn party on Tuesday night. After several hours of pleas ant conversation cream and cake were served by Misses Lodbetter and King. The visiting guests were Misses Geer, Pruitt. Jackson and McLeese, of Anderson; Miss Annie I Louise Asbill. of Johnston; Misses Eunice Grant and Sarah Moss, of Walhalla; the Misses Hanks, of Or angeburg; Carl and Harold Gaines, of Rome, Ga.; Romeo Dean, of stan-; Walter Hanks, of Orange burg. Miss winnie dubbs entertained last Monday evening in honor of her cousins, Misses Grant and Moss, of Walhalla. Several games of "rook" wer?> enjoyed. Afterwards a salad cours?' was served by Misses Ruth Hickson and Ruby Grubbs. Mr. and Mrs. Sullies entertained most pleasantly a crowd of our young people Wednesday evening. Walhalla Colored School. The colored graded school (Wal halla) ojiened last Monday under most favorable conditions. Tho school building was packed with pa trons and children. About 100 pupils have already been enrolled for the present term. A short program was rendered. \fter remarks by the principal, W. J. Thomas, he Introduced Rev. J. H. Walker, of Greenwood, who gave the patrons and pupils '? most* excellent address upon thc duties of each on the line of bettering their conditions. He also congratulated the school on being among Lhe few which opened on the first Mond ?y In September, continuing foi nine months. An enthusiastic meeting will be held Monday night preparatory to raising fund? for erecting a new building. Over $200 has already Made in the old-fashioned y dipping-one at a l As tho Galvanizing is done aftei completely stamped to shape,-ther or cracked edges. The heavy coa life without attention. 8 For Sale by Ballenger Hardware ? SE NEC/ Local Notes (rom Coneross. Coneross, Sept. 6.-Special: J. C. larker attended the opening cxor .ise.s ot' Long Creek Academy last i Wednesday and was very much int tressed with the interest being maul est ed in I he school. There were 30 >upll8 enrolled Wednesday and quite j i number of others were expected to .tiler later. Revs. Fallaw and Man- ' Ail ni and Paul 1'. Sullivan gave in cresting addresses and words ol' en- ! .ouragement at the exercises. Mr. md Miss Harker also spent the lat er part of tho week with relatives1 it Double Springs and Rethleheill. Mrs. S. M. iiunsiuger and (laugh er. Miss .lane, are visiting Mrs. .las. Phillips, of Carnesville, Ga. They ire accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Armstrong, ol Richland. The Y. w. A. will meei Thursday il the regular hour. The Coneross prayer meeting will larry out a prohibition program next 3unday night instead of tho regular prayer meeting program. The Scrip ture lesson will he taken from the Brat chapter ot Joshua. J. W. Alex ander will conduct the services. Bveiybodj is invited to attend the services. The program will be very interest i II g. Miss Katie Abbott returned home recently alter spending some time visiting at Calhoun and Central. Mrs. Louisa Abbott and daughter. ...iss Mertie. spent last week in West minster visiting their daughter and sister, Mrs. E. P. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Dilworth spent : last Monday in Seneca with relatives, j Mo.- ( ' Arve who is tea hing V ..e.i : 11 " v. M ,-" ek; vaca . !on. | Mos?-, Boniah and Lizzh Harket . . Uer, attended tlx- literary society of' Ulue Ridge school last Friday and spent several days with Miss Minnie Vaughan. Mr. Shelor. ot' Richland, ilso attended the society and gave in interesting talk. II. W. Arve and little daughter .vere' recent guests ot' the former's laughter, Miss Esthu, of Brasstown. Willie DuHose and sister. Miss \nna, spent several days last week pery pleasantly in Greenville at tin* nome of Will Ballentine. I lei ciel Abbott left last week for Spartan Academy, where be will eu ler school. We wish him much suc cess in his studies. Blue Ridge school will close next. Friday. A very interesting program is being arranged by the literary so ciety to be rendered on that day. Rev. Marvin Mitchell, of Honea Path, spent a few days recently with his brother, Rev. L. D. Mitchell. Mrs. W. O. Alexander and chil dren left for their home in Greenville last week after spending several weeks among relatives in this com munity. Mr. Hyde and daughter, Miss Ef fie, ol' Central, spent Saturday and Sunday willi R. H. Hallenger. They left this morning for Georgia, where (hey will sj end two weeks visiting relatives ar. friends. They will visit here again ea theil? way home. Picket Post llonir Holl. Following is the honor roll of the Ricket Post Graded School for tin; month ending August 27: st h Grade-Alma Alexander, Clara Snead. Margie Lay. Join. Todd, Lu ther Orr. 7th Grade-Eunice Beaty, Aloo Snead. Janie Lipscomb, Harold Hub bard, Fd Cowan, (Jaynell Alexander. Otb Grade-AMola Todd. Ethel Sheppard, Gladys Alexander. nth Grade-Harold Beaty. .Hb Grade Nene. 3d Grade -West Galloway, Pau line Todd. 2d Grade-Omega Alexander. Adv. 1st Grade-Johnnie Hub bard. 1st Grade-None. John B. Compton, Principal. been subscribed for the same. A number of visitors were present, among them being the wife of Prof. Simpkins, of State College, Orange burg, who was pleased to have the opportunity to enjoy the exercises . ? * the shingles are e are no exposed ting means lung Furniture Company k, 8. c. CITATION NOTICE. and k i a - said that mo, held (In Court or Probate.) Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. -By V. P. Martin. Esq., .lodge of Probate.-Whereas, Mattie V. Strlbllng lias made suit to me to grant her Letters of Adminis tration of the estate ol' and effects of T. E. Stribling, deceased These are, therefore, to cito admonish all and singular tho dred and creditors of the T. E. STRIBLING, deceased, they he and appear before in the Court ol Probate, to be at Walhalla Court House. South Carolina, on Monday, the 23d day of September, 1915, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, lo show cause. If any they have, why the said administration should not bo granted. Riven under my hand and seal thia Uh day of September, A. I). 1915. ( Seal. ) V. E. MA RTIN, Judge ol' Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 8th and 15th days of September. 1915, in The Keowee Courier, and on tho Court House door for t he time prescribed by law. Sept. 8, 1 !? I 5. 36-37 NOTICE OP TEACHERS1 EX AMI NATION. Notice is hereby given that the regular Pall Teachers' Examination will be held al Walhalla Court. House. S. C., on P1RIDAY, October 1st, 1915, beginning nt 9 o'clock a. m. and lasting until examin?t ions are completed, or until "> o'clock p. m., when the examinations will (lose. All teachers holding certificates thal will expire before the fall ex aminations of 1 !t 1 ti will please take notice and he present at this exami nation, as no special examination for teachers will be ordered in January, 191(5. 'o.r. examination nine enstomurj subjects ol English Grammar, ?? ?nd Hygiene, States History op1 ap h : Phy.siglot! \ Arithmetic Civics and i ; i i i i hi i re fi Events, Pedagogy Agriculture and \Igebra. Al] i .. .-.-r, examina tion will please bear in mind the fact that they must furnish their own writing materials. TH OS. A. SMITH. County Superintendent of Education. Sept. 8, 1915., 36-39 Cf Poor Eyesight is a Defect of Nature. If you want to light it out. with nature in the matter of Eye-sight. t bat is your privilege. Millions nuve done so before you, hut it is a losing light. SENSIBLE PEOPLE submit to the dictates of nature when the first sign ol' eye trouble appears. Delny is dangerous. Con sult an Eye Specialist if there is reason to believe that your eyes ure not just ns tiley should he. We make lests that can not fail to reveal the trouble and are prepared to give relief by overcom ing Hie cause. GLOBS OPTICAL CO., Masonic Temple, Greenville, - - S. C. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 1742, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of tho County Mon rd of Education of Oco nee County South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election will he held at the school house in Tamassee School District, No. 45, on Saturday, September ll, 1915, for the purpose of voting upon the ques tion of levying a special tax of six mills upon all the real and personal property of said district for school purposes. At said election each elector favor ing tho proposed levy shall cast a 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 auch electora as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra Hon certificates as required in goae I ral elections, Bhall bo allowed to vote. Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. L. VOLLRATH, J. J RUTLEDGE, T. M. KELLEY, Trustees of Tamassee School District, No. 45, Managers of Election. Sept 1. 1915. 35-36