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IN THE (?V?A?, OFF VK11A Cit UK. Mr. .Alexander Wiitetl of Mexico, Ncr Weal (li and Troubles. lt. S. S. Nebraska, (Juir of Mexico, June 1st, 1 ?J Hi.- (Off Anchorage or Vorn Cru/.).Kditor Koo woo Courier: Once more I am i ;il< in:; the liberty or writing through your columns a short article that I think will bo ot' interest, at least to BO mo ol' your reade rs. Leaving tho Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MUSH., May 22d, and Ktenmiug south for ton days without n stop or the engines, wo lind our selves, alter a delightful voyage alon? the coast of the States, through tho Straits of Florida, across the Gulf ol Mexico, lying olT Vera Cruz, in the shadow ol' Orizaba. Hair a nillo off Hie lou?, low shore stretches north and south, with the ' white town upon it, flat roots Kinking level lines on the houses glaring in tho morning sunlight, domes and church towers rising above the rest, tllimnses of bright groen tree tops aro to be seen, but outside the city all is barren and waste. The plain behind rolls up, however, and the background ls the peak of snow-cap ped Orizaba, silent, lotty, 17,:'.5li reel above our lovel. This is what we see to-day from the deck or our largo and spacious man-of-war, which has brough) us easily, and safely, through rough seas and tho green waters of the (iuir. Our only anxiety has been the possible chance of a ..norther," which may break loose at any time in the Oulf region, sweeping over tho waters with fury and driving the stoutest vessels away from the coast they would approach. Our only exertion has been lo koop cool upon the picas- I ant deck, 'haded from tho burning tropical s....i by a heavy awning, and, to lake enough exorcise to bc able to , enjoy tho frequent food provided b> our colored Carolina chef. Tho scenery before ns is tho same' thal Forondo Cortes looked upon for j the ll rsl time almost 100 years ago, ! (November. I RID, to be exact I, when j he, too, cast anchor about a half mile ! from the coast and scanned the shore with anxious eye to lind ? suit-j ablo lauding. Orizaba rose before liim, as now we soo it. stately, majes- j tlc, cold and forbidding, under its mantle of snow. Vera Cruz, since the lauding of Cortes in 1."il!), has been the scene of many historical events and ol' much bloodshed. Vera Cruz was first called by Cortes the 'Mitch City of the True Cross" because ol' the wealth ol' natural resources which abound in all Mexico. Later, because or yellow fever, vomito, and all the pests ol' .' tropical region, it was called "Tho City of tin- Dead." but to-day under much improved conditions the health td' the city is very good indeed for Ulis region. Not to mention all the revolutions! that have been almost continuous for I the past HM? years in and around1 Vern Cruz, nor tho Spanish struggles there, nor the. attempt ol' the French to take charge of the city and coun try, it may be BU nielen I to remind you of our own struggle which took place when (?en. Scott landed there March Otb, isl.", willi 12,000 men and accomplished his purpose, ami again, not three years ago. when our licet took the city; and since that timo our shitis have stood by, as we are doing to-day. to see what will be the next turn of a groat people who seemingly are unable to take care of t hcmsolvcs, lt is haili to believe that while we are roasting here in the bay under a tropical sun, onl\ a few miles away i there is snow and ice. Yet we can see it very plainly on Orizaba peak, which is I 7, .'5 ii li feet high. At about live to six thousand feet elevation ;here is a delightful climate and a very fertile soil, which produces a Inrge variety of vegetables and food stuffs. The person who thinks that all Mexico is a bot waste or country makes a bis; mistake. 1 doubt If there is a country in all tho world that produces a larger variety of splendid fruits and roodstulTs than does Mexico. Her exports in in 12 amounted to $128,000,000, and her resources are considered wholly un developed. lt is tho groat wealth of Mexico, being clamored for by Indi viduals and corporations, that has caused most, if not all of ber many troubles. Mexico is tho richest min ing country in all the world, and has furnished more than naif of all the silver mined in tho past 100 years. Tho gold of Mexico, the principal part of which is in the State of Sonora, Northern Mexico, is practically un touched. Thero was. at the beginning of the present troub'o, J ti,000 milos of fino railroad in Mexico, all of which to day is cither dostroyed or out of com mission. The samo ls true of her 50,000 milos of tolegraph. Anothor possible explanation of so much trouble in -Mexico ia tho fact that each year sho manufactures moro than 19,000.000 gallons of spirits and 500,000,000 packages of AS WILLIAM SEES TUM BATTLE. Wann Words of I'ral. for Ul? Ger Mian Sea Fighters. Berlin, June 7. In the complete account ol' the Emperor's ?peech to the sailors of tho Heel at Wilhelms haven yesterday, which was publish ed hero to-day, the Emperor 1.; quot ed as saying that the great naval -at tie off Jutland has destroyed Gieat Britain's supremacy on the sea. "When thc great war came," thc Emperor said, "envious enemies sud denly attacked the Fatherland. Tho army, hy desperate lighting against superior foes, slowly conquered them one after another. But the fleet waited In vain for a real light. In numerous Individual encounters the navy clearly demonstrated its heroic spirit, but was forced to wait month after month for a general battle. "Repeated efforts were made to bring tho enemy out, but they proved fruitless until the day finally came last week when the gigantic fleet of Albion, ruler of tho seas since Trafal gar was fought 100 years ago, ap peared in the open surrounded with a nimbus. Instantly our Hoot en gaged this superior British armada, and with what result? The English (loot was beaten. The first big blow was dealt the English Meet whose ty rannical supremacy was shattered. "This news electrified tho world and caused unpredecented jubilation everywhere thal dorman hearts heat. Your success in the North Sea light means that you have added a now chapter to the history of the world. (Jod Almighty steeled your arms and gave you clear eyes to accomplish this. "I, standing here to-day as your supreme war lord, thank you from the bottom of my heart. As the rep resentative of tho Katherland, l thanlc you, and in tho natue Of my anny I bring you its greetings, be cause yon have done your duty'un solllslily and only with the one thought that the enemy must be beaten, "At a time when the enemy is slowly heilig crushed before Verdun, and when our allies have driven the Italians from mountain to mountain, you added new glories to our cause. The world was prepared for every thing, but not for the victory of the German (leet over the English. The start which you have made will cause fear to creep into the bones of the enemy. What you have done you did for the Fatherland, that In the future it may have freedom of the seas for its commerce. Therefore, I ask yon to join me in three cheers for our dearly beloved Fatherland." CALOMEL SALIVATES AM) MAKES YOU SICK. Acts Like Dynamite on a Sluggish Liver ard You Lose a Day's Work. There's no reason why a person should lake sickening, salivating calomel when .">0 cents buys a large bottle Of Dodson's Diver Tone-a perfect substituto for calomel. lt. is a pleasant, vegetable liquid which twill start your liver just as surely as calomel, but it doesn't make you sick and cannot salivate. Children and grown folks can take Dodson's Diver Tone, because it ls perfectly harmless. Calomel is a dangerous drug, lt is mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose of nasty calomel to-day and you will feel weak, sick and nau seated to-morrow. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of Dodson's Diver Tone instead and you will wake up feeling great. No moro biliousness, coated tongue or sour Stomach. Your druggist says if you don't Mud Dodson's Diver Tone acts better than horrible calomel your money is wailing for you.-Adv. Big (inda Crop Shortage. Washington. June 8.-Present in dications point to ft wheat crop 300, 000,000 bushels smaller this year than last year. Department of Agri culture forecasts to-day indicated a winter wheat crop of 169,000,000 bushels, ?50,000,000 bushels less than forecast from May 1 conditions, due largely to insects in Kansas and Ok lahoma and a spring wheat crop of 2 I fi.OOO.ooo bushels, duo to a de crease of S per cent in Ibo acreage from last year and to the late wot spring. Indications are that the oat crop will be about 300,000,000 bushels smaller than last year, hoing particu larly poor In most Southern States. cigarettes, a similar amount of snuff, all of which Is consumed in her own borders. There ls still one other very plausible reason for Mexico's ?nany troubles, and that is her rellg ous life, which is almost wholly Ro man Catholic, lhere being only 50, 000 Protestants in the entire coun uy with a population of about 18, 000,000 souls. I have visited many sections of the country in recent months, and after all is said and done, I prefer the hills of the Piedmont section of dear old South Carolina to them all. Cordially, Milton O. Alexander. FCIIOFS FROM KUROUEAN WAH. German Son Losses-l'rcmli Finally Abandon Foil Vaux. Paris, .Juno 8.--Heavy fighting continues in the vicinity of Fort Vau.;, northeast of Verdun. The war office report of to-day says French troops still occupy the outskirts of tho fort as well as trenches to the right and left ol' the works. The loss of the fort itself, of which au intimation was given in last night's report, is conceded. Loss of Fort Vaux would be regret ted by Franco on account of the moral effect and for the sake of the garri son who struggled so gallantly amidst its shell-swept ruins, but military critics assert that its possession would be of little benefit to the en emy. Tho fort has long since been dis mantled and is regarded by the French command as merely of value as an observation post. Tt is assert ed that Hs occupation will not help the Hermans to take Verdun any more than their capture of Fort Douatltnont, which they held for three mouths without being able to make a step forward. As Vaux is the furthest point from tho Uiver Meuse or the Verdun de fenses, it is less affected by thc flank lug lire from the French batteries west ol' the river than other positions. This explains why the Hermans chose it as thc point through which to make a determined effort to force a way to the inner lines of the Verdun forts, notwithstanding that by the conformation of the ground it was the most difficult to attack in Hie whole region. Iiiit.sk Fulls to Hussions. Petrograd, .lune 8.--The capture of Lutsk, in Volhynla, and also of a series of powerfully organized Aus trian ] ,)sitions, is announced in an officiai communication given out here to-day. In addition to the Austrians pre viously captured In Hie offensive movement recently inaugurated, the statement says there were captured in yesterday's fighting 58 officers and I 1,000 men. A large amount ol' war material also was taken. ('orman Losses Xow Published. Berlin, .lune 8.-An official state ment issued to-day gives the total loss ol' Herman high sea forces dur ing the battle off Jutland and up to thc present time as one battle crui ser, one ship of the. line of older con struction, four small cruisers and five torpedo boats. The statement says: "Of these losses the battleship Pommern was launched in I^OT). The loss of Hie cruisers Wiesbaden, Fi bing, Frau Fnlob and live torpedo boats has already been reported ia official statements. For military rea sons we refrained until now from making public the loss of the battle , cruiser Lut/.ow and the cruiser Ros tok." (The destruction of the Lutzow was claimed in the first statement issued by the British admiralty. Ai thc same time the British claimed that two Herman battleships had been sent to the bottom and six de stroyers as well as the ramming of a submarine. The British, however, only claimed to have sunk one Ger man light cruiser. The Rostok was of 4,900 tons, built in I il I 2, and carried a crew ol' 157:1 men. She was armed with twelve 4-inch guns and two torpedo tubes. The Lutzow was a 2ti,000 ton ship. ) Russian Offensive Heavy. Petrograd, June 7.-111 their new offensive movement the Russians have captured more than 10,000 men, it was announced officially to Jay. The official statement follows: "The miccesses of our troops in Volhynla, Galicia and Bukowina arc developing. The total number of prisoners and trophies captured in the fighting, which resulted in thc enemy being dislodged from his pow erfully fortified positions, continues to ?nen?ase. "Since the beginning of the recent actions until noon Tuesday, Gen. Bru siloff's armies have captured 900 officers, more than 40,000 rank and lile, 77 guns, 134 machine guns and 49 trench mortars, and, in addition, searchlights, telephones, field kitch ens, a large quantity of arms and war material and great reserves in ammu nition, "A number of batteries wero cap tured intact by our infantry with all their guns and limbers., tn tho re cen! lighting tho enemy had actual proof of the increase of our war ma terial." Still Hay Wnrspite Sank. Berlin, June 7.-The assortlon that the dreadnaught Warspite was sunk in the North Sea battle last week ls again made, notwithstanding British denials, in dispatches from Kiel to the Overseas News Agency. "Tiloso dispatches state that tho Warspite was sunk during the day hattie by tho Gorman battleship Koe nig," the nows agency says. "It was observed from tho Koenig that the Warspite had been damaged badly. A PRISON-POEM. (Literary Digest.) The literature of the prison cell in cludes tlie "Pilgrim's Porgress," Ra leigh's "History of the World," and Paul's Epistles-not enough to war rant sentencing authors to Jail to im prove their output, perhaps, but suffi cient to show some relationship be tween tho pen and the penitentiary. The latest proof is a poem by ono of Warden Osborne's guests at Sing Sing, reprinted by the Buffalo Nows, with the following comment: "Some of the world's greatest po ems have been of the humblest par entage. "There are in poverty, in distress, in great penance, and in sorrow qual ities that play upon the strings of the imagination. The melody is plaint ive, joyous, or melancholy, as the case may be; but, whatever it is, it ls complete and well rounded. "There is no half measure in the song born of adversity. "So lt happens that In the current 'Star of Hope,' the official paper of Sing Sing prison, 'No. 65,308' writes one of tho best and most forceful poems of the war. "The laws of society do not even permit the writer to sign his name. Our townsman, Superintendent of Prisons .lames M. Carter, says he has no knowledge of the individual, yet with a rare force he has thrown the poetic javelin at thc monster of mod ern warfare." The poem in full resembles in me ter Oscar Wilde's "Ballad of Read ing Gaol," without, however, rellect ing any phase of prison life. There is a surprising amount of color In its linos, when one considers that it was written in an atmosphere far re moved from that of the sea. lt runs through ten short stanzas: Tho Captain of the Pit. Down in the deep, the utter deep, where white Sea-serpents hide, There dropt a wreck's great tangled heap that never more could ride The oceans' waves; for it was fang'd both fore and aft inside. The Shark and St rake, a conference called to view this fearsome sight; They took the Pllot-flsh to ring the bells with all Iiis might; To summon vipers from the Pit-Hie Pit, below the light. So o'er the sands of Ocean's door, there crawled great, slimy things, That never human eye hath seen with all its fathomings; And when the muster-roll was called, the Pilot-fish, he sings: "Hoar ye! Hear ye! All fish that swim and ye that dwell within The Pit, our brother Shark has asked who did this grievous sin; Who came from out the slime below to hurl their fangs at men?" The blind white Serpents snaked around to feel within the rip, And shook their heads so adder-wise, tlie Shark coiled back Iiis lip; For none of all the Serpents knew whose fang had struck the ship. Tho Squid dipt in his pot of ink to write a curt denial; Ile wrote about the spawn of men who'd died without a smile; The tiny human babes who lay within the chambered pile. The Shark had just begun to weep, when shadows crept o'orhead, And down Hiere came a Submarine to nestle 'midst the dead: A snaky thing so fearsome built; its fang was dripping red. The Cuttlefish, the Adder-snake, the blind Sea-serpents white, Tho Squlrting-squld, the Killer whale, they all recoiled in fright. . For deep within the Submarine they heard a voice recite: "1 am the thing. Ya-Ya - Ya-Ya! the ?.a pt a in o? the Pit ; The slinking, sneaking Submarine, whose picric fang has slit At two-mile range this fast mail boat: so drink to nie: Prosit!" The tiny little Pilot-fish, lie made a crown of green, To pince it on Hie periscope to oap his snakeship lean ; And king of all tho viper tribe they crowned tho Submarine. The Nows concludes with the preg nant remark: "A President, sovoral national figures, and the very best of our plain citizens have tried to say the same tiling, and no one has said it so well." A factory in France drives turbines with water from a reservoir on a mountain 800 feet above it. Then there came a groat explosion and tho Warsplte sank rapidly. "Survivors from tho German crui ser Elbing say that the German sub marines played an important part in Hie battle. Tlie sea was thrown into commotion by falling shells. Every where bodies were floating." (British naval authorities assert that tho Warsplte was damaged, hut roturnod to lier port under her own steam.) a/on ?/??/jr? MATHESON HARD WESTMINSTJ Tl!ICY "(JOT SULLIVAN'S (?OAT." Olliccrs Captured Two Men, Horse, Buggy und Three Gallons Liquor. Officers W. L. Littleton mid A. T. Held, the former a rural policeman, the latter a special olllcer, captured J. S. Sullivan and Hamp Morton last Wednesday. The two men are charged with transporting liquor. Sullivan had a suspended sentence hanging over him and has been sent direct to the chain gang, while Mor ton has given bond for his appear ance at General Sessions Court in July to answer the charge lodged against him. The two officers were traveling on horseback in the "Hell's Hole" sec tion some miles above Walhalla Wed nesday afternoon last, when they sighted down the road a one-horse buggy with a man and a goat riding therein. Another man was walking nearby. The two men sighted the officers about the time the officers saw them, and the mau on foot made a dash for the buggy, taking some thing therefrom and making for the tall timber. Then the chase began. Officer Reid taking the trail of thc Hoeing man, who proved to be one J. S. Sullivan, convicted al the March term of Court for Oconco ol* having violated the dispensary law It was a hot chase, and Sullivan, evidently realizing that he was handicapped by his two burdens, dropped them, and incidentally and accidentally his hat also. Thus relieved he made good his escape, but Olllcer Reid returned to the buggy with a two-gallon and a one-gallon jug of liqquor, and the man's hat. This chase took place somewhere about 3 o'clock in the af ternoon, and Wednesday night the officers went to Sullivan's home and arrested him. .Morton, who remain ed with tho horse and buggy, was also brought in. Ile waived prelim inary hearing, and was required to make bond In the sum of $200 for his appearance at lUsnernl Sessions Court. Following is a copy of the sen tence that hung over Sullivan's head, conditioned upon his not violating any of the liquor laws of South Car olina: "State ol* South Carolina, County of Oconco.-(Court of General Ses sions.)-The State vs. J. S. Sullivan Violation of Dispensary Daw.-Sen tence: "The sentence of the Court is that the defendant, J. S. .Sullivan, be con fined upon the public works of Oco nee county, at hard labor, for a pe riod of one year, or for a like period in the State penitentiary. "That the operation of this sen tence be suspended upon defendant entering into bond In the sum of $G00 to appear before the sheriff on said date and surrender himself on August 1st, 1916, until 1st day of Au gust, 1916, when this sentence shall begin. Upon the defendant serving four months the balance to be sus pended upon his observance of the liquqor laws of this State. If, in the meantime) defendant shall be guilty of violating any of said liquor laws of the State, the whole sentence to immediately begin and to be served. "Mendel D. Smith, "Presiding Judge. "March 7th, 19 16." According to the (erins of the sus pended sentence, Sullivan was ad judged to be in Hue for immediately beginning the serving of twelve months on the gang, and on Thurs day morning was turned over to the proper officers and was taken out to the public works. Ho will also have another charge to which he will have to answer if the authorities feel that the serving of the full twelve months, eight of which had been suspended upon condition of good behavior, ls Inadequate to meet the demands of justice In the two cases. It is prob able, however, that when his twelve months have been served, he will bo released, on the theory that, eight months having originally been sus pended, and having been served, ho will have had sufficient punishment to atone for 'both offenses. Dut the officers "shore did get somebody's goat." There was a fino "Sir Dilly" in the buggy with the man and the booze, and lie was captured along with the outfit. Sullivan claimed Bill and so did Morton. How ever, ns Sullivan will have no earthly use for a goat out at the works, Mor ton was allowed to take Bill along with him after making bond, The two men didn't risk much ex cept themselves In their trip. Sulli van, we understand, works on land owned by 'Major Wm. J. Strlbllng, and the horse driven was a crop horse owned by the Major. Like wise the buggy and harness were In nocent participants in the enterprise. These, had been sold to Sullivan by T. R. Alexander, of Walhalla, "oil paiiers," and Mr. Alexander made claim for thc buggy and harness, ns did Major Strlbllng for tho horse. Tho animal, vehicle and harness wore turned over to their rightful owners. Both Sullivan and Morton agreod 'OTorLEAK out (or the leaks now?; don't wait for bad weather,, i can't afford to run the risk of fire, or damage r property (rom wind and rein, because of a leaky n out roof. You can afford to put on a new roof of CAROLINA METAL SHINGLES cauto the first cost it about tho same as wood nfl!? and they save 20 per cent b insurance, tfully twice longer than wood shingles, and ac utely guaranteed against wind, rain, fire and ainst rusting as is the case with cheap tin. The ret of Carolina Metal Shingles is the base metal d special coating. Furnished galvanized or painted ik? Ua Prove Tkl?-Write for Information and price?. Akt teil? al>out tho wonderful not-proof Carofaoa Metal ICarollM Metal Prefects Cfc, Deft A Wllmlogt M , ll C. WARE CO.. Agents, BR, S. C. In their statements as to the liquor belonging to the former, though there seemed to be some considerable dif ference of opinion as to "whose goat" the officers got. Why IOndure Summer Colds ? lt isn't necessary to 'have a stuffed , head, running nose. To cough your head off as it were. All you need do is to use Dr. Hell's Pine-Tar-Honey. The soothing and healing balsams, open the clogged air (passages and in a short time you get relief and start on lite road lo recovery. Your nose slops running, you cough less and you know you are gelling better. (Jet a bottle, use as directed. Keep what is left as a cough and eold in surance.- Adv. 2. News from Wolf Stake. Wolf Stake, June 7.-Special: The farmers were glad to see another nice rain. \V. J. Hunt entertained quite a number of his friends Saturday night, .lune 3d, at a birthday supper. Mr. Hunt was ii I years old. We hope he will live to see many more birth? tl ays. The friends of J. D. Cater are sorry to know that he is improving so slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sullivan, ol' Town ville, paid a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Taylor retreat ly. Miss Sallie Hunt, one of our pop ular young ladies, was among the lucky ones to receive a diploma from Hie Walhalla High School recently. The friends of Miss Ollie Toll ison and brother Oscar are glad they are able to lie up again. A large crowd met at Wolf Stake last Sunday and enjoyed a singing. The services were line. The crowd on the outside was quiet, for which we are thankful. The singing or' Messrs. Holding, Rampy, Smith, Ab bott, Kelley and others was flue. Bro. Smith preached a fine sermon Sun day afternoon. Look Good-l'Vel Cootl ! Mo one can either feel good aol look good while suffering from <?>n stipation. (Jet rid of that tired, draggy, iifeless feeling by a tr ! ment ol' Dr. King's New Life Pills. Buy a box to-day. Take one or two pills to-night. In the morning that stuffed, dull feeling is ?one and you feel heller at once. 2"tc. at. ju druggist.- Adv. 2. As Ole Olcson See? lt. (Cincinnati Enquirer. ) A policeman trying to find out ok Olcson's politics, asked: .What do you think. Ole, of Wil son's running again for President ! "Ay tank Wilson bane gu de Pl . i dent. Ay tank he be elected." "Well, what do you thing of Roo i veil's running for a third term?" "Ay tank Roosevelt bane guilt President. Ay tank he he elected." "Hut who." asked tho politician, "do you think has the bes! show?" "Ay tank Ringling Brothers." HELP FOR WORKING WOMEN Some Have to Keep on Until They Almost Drop. How Mrs. Conley Got Help. Here ia a letter from a woman who had to work, but wns too weak and suf fered too much to continue. How she regained health : Frankfort, Ky.-"I suffered so much With female weakness that I could not do my own work, had to hire it done. I heard so much about Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound that I tried it. I took three bottles and I found it to bo all you claim. Now I feel as well as ever I did and am able to do all my own work again. I recommend it to any woman suffering from female weakness. You may pub lish my letter if you wish. "-M rs. JAMES CONLEY,516 St. Clair St.,Frankfort,Ky. No woman suffering from any form of female troubles should lose hope until she has given Lydia E. Pinkhom's Veg etable Compound a fair trial. This famous remedy, tho medicinal ingredients of which are derived from native roots and herbs, hns for forty years proved to bo a mo9tvaluablo tonic and invigoratorof the female organism. All women are invited to write to the Lydia li. Pinkham Medi cine Co., Lynn, Mas?., for special advice,--lt will be confidential.