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KEOYVEE COURIER (Established 1810.) published Every Wednesday Morning Bubsciiptlon m l'or Annum. Advertising Rutes Reasonable. -Hy STECK, HIIIOLOR "Vi SCHRODER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ann tributes of respect, of not over 100 word?, will *?o printed free of charge. All over that number must ho paid for at the rato of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany, manuscript. WAMI ALLA, H. C.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL ?r>, IOI7. EN F?RCH VAGRANCY LA WS. Governor Manning Urges Another .Method ot Culling Waste. Through thc press ol" I bf State Governor Manning to-day issued an address io (bc county and municipal authorities throughout the State, urging upon them Hie advisability of enforcing thc vagrancy laws. "In thc case ol' vagrants hanging around a town," said Governor Man ning, there is not nilly a large amount of waste going on through tho kitchens of the (own, bul there is la'go waste of labor. I believe that through tho strict enforcement of tho vagrancy laws, whereby this State could be relieved of tho unde sirable pre-;', m e of n few (rifling people, there ?viii he a tendency lo wards increasing the laboren farms. 1 fear also that much of Ibo disco i tont that is reported and rumored comos from the Idle minds of those who aro not working and who are making no effort lo secure wo "k. This is a time when we should all work together, onch person doing his utmost to support the government. Tho campaign for raising a large amount of food crops for man pud boast is taking hold all over the Slate, according to the information I have at hand. I would suggest, therefore, that wherever practicable tho farmers aire employment to the needy and deserving for the purpose Of raising food crops. This would decrease the number of those who might bo apprehended under the va grancy laws and also increase tho Quant tty of food produced. .1. T. IIOLLEMAN PARDONED. Lengthy Petitions Wero Presented to Hoard li: His Hehalf. Co'Umbin, April IS).-J, Townes llolleman was pardoned to-day. A petition signed by r>,000 citizens and (indorsed by Solicitor K. I?. Smith, was received hy the Uovcrnor. .Itldgc ll 1\ Rico did not oppose th? granting of the pardon. History ol' the Holleman Case. i A nd orso ii Mail. ) ?I. Townes llolleman was cashier of tho Hank ol' Anderson until about eight years ago. His accounts were checked by the State Rank Kxaminer soon after his disappearance and a shortage of approximately $115,000 was lound. A warrant for his arrest charging broach of trust with fraud ulent intent, was sworn out by two merni)', vs of (he then grand jury. This wa/rani vva.> served on Mr. llol lcnian when ho voluntarily returned to the city and nave himself into the custody of th,- conn about four months ago. At the Kcbruar> term Of the Court of Ce ne ral Sessions Mr llolleman appeared in open court and entered a plea of guilty to the charge alleged in the warrant. Judge Rico, after hearing earnest appeals for len iency from bis attorneys, and after receiving petitions signed hy 5,000 or more citizens of the county, pray ing lor leniency, imposed a sentence Of two yea's iii tho penitentiary. Mr. llolleman went to Columbia on the day following tho passing of sentence and waa assigned to duties in tho penitentiary hospital. At tho last regular mooting of the State Board of Pardons petitions asking clemency were filed. Moro than 2"i business men of this section, Including bank officials, ministers of thc Hosp ol, di rect. <'R In tho Hank of Anderson, etc., appeared before tho pardon board. Tho board took tlie petition OUI SOUTH AMERICAN FRIENDS. Trend Of Affairs IK Indicated in Vari ous Press l)is|Mitclies, (Ho Janeiro, Brasil, April 19.-Se rious rioting occurred to-day in Porto Alegre, where manifestations against Hie German colony have hoon In progress for several days. A street car crowded with passengers was hied on from the building as lt passed a German hotel and a num ber of persons wore wounded. This angered the people and there was a renewed outbreak of violence against the Germans. The authorities took measures to restore quiet. Several Germans were arrested. Tho bros started during Mic attacks on Gorman property in Porto Alegro, which have caused large losses, have spread to buildings owned by Brazil ians. The minister of war to-day telegraphed to the commander of .'ie Federal troops in Ibo State of Rio (iraudc do Sui, in which Porto Ale gre is situated, to place at the dispo sal of tho Governor all his forces, amounting to about 7,400 mon. An official announcement Issued to day says the situation in Rio Grande do Sui is now nearly normal. Peru Supports Brazil. Lima. Peru, April 19.-Tho Peru vian government's reidy to the Bra zilian note announcing tho severance of diplomatic relations with Germany was handed lo tho Brazilian minis ter here to-day. The note states that ? Peru eensi 1 the German subma rine war and expresses deep sympa thy on account of the action taken by Brazil. It was announced that simi- | lar replies were sent to tho Cuban : ? legation and the Bolivian consulate, i lt is stated on reliable authority ? that Cloie and Peru will soon re-os- i tablisb diplomatie relations. Nicaragua io Iiine. Washington, April 19.-Nicaragua has aligned herself with tho Latin American nations endorsing the en try of the United States in the war' with Germany. The foreign office ar Managua notified the State Depart-', mont to-day that the government j there sympathizes with the United States In its action, but. made no mention of neutrality. Al.Ii CH IUD RION I/OVE "SYRUP OF PIGS" FOR UIVER AND BOWELS. Give it When Feverish, doss, Bil- | ions, for Bn?l Breath or Sour Stomach, Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, it is a sure sign that your little one's stomach, liver and bow els need a gent?o, thorough cleans- ? lng nt once. When peevish, cross, listless, palo, I doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu- i rally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; has stomachache, sore' throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a j teaspoonful of "California Syrup of I Pigs," and In a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out : of its little bowels without griping, ! and you have a well, playful child again. You nee.'n't coax sick children to ! take this harmless "fruit laxative;" they love its delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a 50-eent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs" which has direction.-, for babies, chil dren of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold hero. To be sure you got the genuine, ask to seo that it is made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt.- Adv. Tornado Strikes in Oklahoma. Hobart, Okla., April 19.-Meager reports to-day from tho tornado which yesterday swept through three counties of Southwestern Oklahoma indicated tho death of one woman, Mrs. t!rissen, near Snyder, and the injury ol' at least niue other persons in that vicinity. Tho storm path MI duded A11ns. Tipton and Manitou, where a woman is reported killed, but up parent ly drew its heaviest toll among the rural communities. A large area of farm land in Jack son, Tillman and Kiowa counties was .I. Tile storm was accompanied by a deluge Of rain, which washed out 100 feel of the 'Frisco tracks near -dd Springs. One hundred and nine people lost their livis and damage of half a mil lion dollars resulted from a tornado May IO, 190."). which practically wiped Snyder from thc map. Sprains and Strains Relieved. Sloan's Liniment quickly takes tho pain out Of strains, sprains, bruises and all muscle soreness. A clean, ?dear liquid easily applied, it quickly penetrates without rubbing. Sloan's Liniment does not stain the. skin or clog the pores like mussy plasters or ointments. For chronic rheumatic, aches and pains, neuralgia, gout and lumbago have this well-known rem edy handy. Por the pains of grip and following strenuous work, it gives quick relief. At all druggists, 2.WV -Adv. 2. under advisement and a few days ago tho board recommended to the Gov ernor that tho petitions bo granted and the pardon issued. / U/ya Call of the Pres ent and the Past. Our Present Peril. Editor Keowco Courier: This ls tho ?*tii day ol' April, li) 17. Plfty throo yours ago to-day our mighty chlertain, Con. Loo, told us to lay down our ri Ho for tin? hoc, our sabor for Un* plow, ?ind our sword for the pon, and go home and rebuild tho fortunes of our devastated land, and take can; of the women and children. Wo have faithfully done that, and the while dove of peace has been spreading her silver-wings over this great republic for ll f ty-th ree years. Hut the war-aloud has again come to our land. There is nothing that we all want so much as peace; but not ut the price of honor. Germany has gone back to the Dark Ages to carry on hor warfare; she has with her submarines secretly murdered non-combatants-men, women and children-often while asleep, with out warning, or the thought of mercy, on the high seas. The lanes of tho sea belong to no nation; they are open to the world. The German submarine's unrestricted uso is a war of assassination. Vessels of every kind, whatever their flag, their character, their cargo, their destination, their errand, have been I ruthlessly sent to tho bottom. Ger I many has Hooded our land with spies and agents, who have long been se cretly plotting our ruin. Germany has insulted the American (lag. The paper that the President read before Congress was second only to the I leda tat ion of Independence. Not one word too much, not one 1 word too little, was uttered. His J words breathed a war-like spirit; j that is unlike his normal self. Tho 1 deception and diabolical deeds of Germany caused him to appear in a somewhat new role. The righteous wrath which he evidenced leads one to believe that just before he penned that marvelous document he must have read the lines of Shakespeare: "In peace there's nothing becomes a man As modest stillness and humanity; j But when the blast ot war blows in our ears. Then imitate the action of the tiger, Stiffen the sinews, summon the blood." I America has boen a refuge for j people of all nations, climes and j tribes for over a hundred yaars. ! I They carno to enjoy liberty and ?-ee dom, and they have all the while claimed protection under "The! Flag." The time has come for every niau, native or foreign-born, to de- j fond that Hag In the face of a foreign foe. America expects every one to do Iiis full duty in this war for hu manity and democracy, whether it be in making food stuffs or on the ! battle line. Our forefathers purchas ed this liberty which we enjoy with their lives, and sealed it with their blood; and it ls not for sale at any price, much less for a mess of Ger man pottage. The curse of God will rest upon any man who will not fight for his home and country when it is necessary. "Curse ye Mero/,," said the angel of the Lord: "Curse ye bitterly tho inhabitants thereof, because they came not up to tho help of the Lord, to tho help of the Lord against the mighty." A man's home is where he places his shingle and bakes his bread. That is his castle, and no man can put him out. Just so lt is with our country: We must uphold the honor and dignity of tho nation and her (lag. I for one am standing with the President and the powers that be at Washington, and will stand right under the American flag and say, in the language of Patrick Henry: . Forbid lt, Almighty Cod, that I should ever submit to any selfish au tocratic power! Give nie liberty, or give me death." It is the duty of every true citizen to look out for the Cern?an spies; they are here as thick as wood-rats, posing as book agents, crown princes of India, etc. They should be caught and confined; and let them he anathema maranatha* "IO very alien among us ni list keep his month shut and attend strictly to bis own business." says the Presi dent. May the day soon come when the Germait soldiers will rise up and throw off the selfish, autocratic ruler as tho Itussiaiis did. Already the Kaiser has seen the handwriting on Ibo wall; already lie has been "weighed and found wanting." When I uso tho word German, or Germany, I hnvo reference to tho Kaiser and his autocratic power; lt is that which Hie world is fighting, and not the Gorman people. The I Kaiser knows that his autocracy is doomed beyond any power of rescue. His subjects no longer can be hood winked when they learn of tho great militant union of democracy that ls forming in tho freo West and prepar ing to strike. When a nation knows it is defeated, then it is Indeed; and th 1? Germany must realize before long. We aro in this world-war to fight ? to tho finish, and every man ls ex pected to do his full duty-native or foreign-born, both in America or on foreign heida. Our form of govern ment i.s tim best form of government the mind of man luis yet conceived; ? no singlo party or event can ruin our country. Tue United States has not entered into this war to light the German j people, or for conquest, but for the protection ol' humanity and com merce on the high seas, and to help i put down Prussian autocratic powor, that the nations of tho world may be a free people. Let every man, whether native or . foreign-born, guard his speech and keei> the door of his lips, and his tongue as with a bridle. This gov ernment will hold any one strictly to account for any word or act that t proves disloyalty to the administra tion or the American Hag. 1 AM WAU ! c Tbis is tho Kaiser's Thought: *I Am War!' " "1 am a pestilence, Sweeping the world; Hate is the root of me, Death is the fruit of me, Swift is my stroke: Blood is the sign ol* me, Stiel is the twine of me, ? Thus shall ye know me: I am tho death of Life. I am the life of Death l am War! "1 am madness! Riding tho necks of men, Champing of nations armed, Stamping ol' war-horse hoofs Charging unbridled ; Cl ishing Of bayonets, Flashing of sword-blades, I Rumbling of cannon wheels. Crumbling of kingdoms Those are my harbingers: I am tho deal h of Law, I am tho law ol' Death; 1 am War! "I nm a harlot Seducing the nations; Diplomats lie for me, ? ! Patriots dio for me; j Lovers I lack not: I Cannon mouths speak of me, Submarines reek of me, I Widowed wives shriek of me, I Cursing my name: I nm the death of .loy, I j 1 am the joy of Death: I am War!" Mut the Kaiser's thought ls not our ' thought. ( J. Russell Wright. J Seneca, April, 1917. j UGH ! CALOMEL MARKS YOU DEATHLY SICK. Stop Using Dangerous Ding Before It Salivates Ym!-It's Horrible. You're bilious, sluggish, constipat ed and believe you need vilo, danger ous calomel to start your liver and clean your bowels. Here's my guarantee: Ask your druggist for a ?O-cent bottle of Dod son's Liver Tone and take a spoonful to-night. If it doesn't start your liver and straighten you right up bet ter than calomel and without grilling or making you sick, 1 want you to go back to the store and get your money. Take calomel to-day and to-mor row you will feel weak and sick and nauseated. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegeta ble Dodson's Liver Tone to-night and wake up feeling great, lt's perfectly harmless, so give it to your children any time. It can't salivate, so let them eat anything afterwards. -Ad. - Slackers Will Not Escape. Washington. April 19.-Tho War Department has announced that men who have married since the declara tion of a state of war against Ger many, will not escape military ser vice, but will bo treated on the same basis as unmarried men so far as military obligations aro concerned. The department moved to take this action in order that all men might understand exactly what was contemplated in the organization of an army to light Germany. It was desired that there should arise no question of "slackers" upon the score of marriages contracted since, the outbreak of the war, with the possi ble construction that marriage In any case would bo hastened in order that military duty could be avoided. There ls moro catarrh in this sec tion of tho country than all other dis eases put together, and for years lt was supposed to bc incurable. Doc tors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced it In curable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions, and therefore rou.ul ros constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, manufactured by E. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, is taken in ternally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of tho sys tem. Ono Hundred Dollars reward Is offered for any ease that Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to euro. Send for circulars and testimonials. E. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion-Adv. * * * * * * 'I fy SOME WAH VAGARIES. fy fy fy fy fy fy .j. fy ?j? .j. .j. ?j. .j? (Southern Ruraltst.) lt ls natural for many people un der sudden stress to lose their usual good sense and equipoise. It ls not to be wondered at, therefore, that the final breaking of the war cloud should have resulted in disturbing tho normal reasoning powers ot many good citizens. So many of those vagaries have been made pub lic that we fool justilled in an at tempt at neutralizing some of the possible effects. We must llrst protest against any remaining residue of that Insane va porizing about the ability of this country to raise an army of a mil lion men in twenty-four hours which could exterminate any trained army in the world. Tho past few months with their painful record of slow recruiting proves that we could not raise the million within tho time limit set by the distinguished advocate of grape juice and peace. Il is equally cer tain that this horde when finally raised, though composed of the brav est and sturdiest young manhood in the world, would remain for months but a mere disorganized mob as com pared with the great human lighting machines against which they would hopelessly contend on any European battle front. We have a more skeleton of an army and the fully developed body cannot be called into immediate ex istence at the behest of the Congress of tho United States. The effective soldier is a trained specialist, lt requires time to pro duce this finished product, exactly as it does to train any other specialist or to build any elllcient machine. These are the reasons which have Impelled us for the i 'st two years to advocate universal military training. Had the advice of our best experts been followed, the present emergency would have found us prepared in stead -o' merely willing, but abso lutely unready. Many people confiding in the as surance of ignorance still profess to believe that this war, so far as our country is concerned, is to be a mere summer picnic. Before long its seri ousness will have forced recognition from tho most skeptical. Reference to the sending of om soldiers to the French battlefront is frequently mot by the assertion: "That is not our fight!" Those thus expressing themselves seem to fool that we would be performing our full duty by our friends in leaving them to light our common enemy while wo use our navy to protect the supplies we are willing to ship them for a due consideration. France did not reply to our fath ers, "That is not our fight," when they sont Benjamin Franklin to beg aid against our enemy. We should recognize the fact thal our own security against invasion lies in the invincible strength of th? british navy which now protects us against attacks of our mutual enemy Are we to be content with the hu miliating role of hiding bohind th< mother country's naval petticoats? Having entered the war for rea sons overwhelmingly convincing tc tho President, Congress, and the vasi majority of the American people performance of our full share of th< labor of conquering the enemy ls tin only justifiable course. One vagary of special interest t( Southern farmers has been widelj disseminated through the press. 1 is announced that (be government contemplates demanding that produ cers of certain war supplies foregi excessive profits on purchases math by the government. The coppei men, for instance, are to sell to th< government for IC couts Iho sann product for which they collect 3i cents from the public. Tho lowe price is said to represent the cost o production and a 10 per cent pro fi for a ten-year period. The same system is to apply ti steel and other products. The pro position seems to tis utterly indo fensible In either logic or ethics. I the government is convinced that ll cents is a fair and profitable price fo copper for government use and ba the power to regulate tho price fo its own consumption, where is tin justico in letting the unprotectei public still be mulcted by the oxer bi t a ii i ly excessive charge? The real outrage, however, eenu in the suggestion that cotton be In eluded In this governmental fixing o prices. The grower is requested ti forego profit and sell at the cost o production. We cannot forget tba when war forced the price of ou staple, to half the actual cost of pro ductlon our appeal for some form o government assistance mel rebufl Nothing could bo done. The prosont profitable price onl; balances tho losses on the'crops sob below the cost of production. The South ls willing to hoar lt share of necessary war taxes. W aro willing to supply tho flower o mir manhood to fight our country' SOLDIERS WORK GARDENS. Allied Soldiers Forsake Rayonet and Rille for Hoe and Spade. A dispatch from the Wrench front says: The beginning ol' spring this year produced the spectacle of thousands ot soldiers of the French army, to gether with their comrades of tho British and Belgian annies, forsaking the rille, bayonet, t.'-? handgrenade and the machine gun to take In band temporarily tho boo. tho spade, the harrow and the plow in many of tho districts of eastern and northern France. The reconquest of large tracts of territory from tho Germans and the return of the civilian inhabitants from the places where they had taken refuge confronted the authorities with the problem of restoring these lands to cultivation. Farming im plements to the value of hundreds of thousands of dollars, it was found had been damaged or destroyed since the beginning of tho war in what is known as the "zone of the armies." The young peasants were all serving in the ranks and tho older men, even with the aid of the women and chil dren, were unable to lill their places for tho proper cultivation of the land. The army decided to step Into the broach. Tho greatest proportion of the soldiers in the Fronet ranks carno from tho peasant or farming class. It was therefore an easy task to find callable hands. Tho organiza tion was moro difficult, but co-ordina Hon bot ween Ibo civil and military authorities was effected very rapidly. A military officer with agricultural oxporior.ee was appointed by each army to consult with the prefetcg of tho departments in which the troops were stationed and to find out what wo ric was to be done and how many hands wore required to do it. The zone occupied by each army was sub-divided into small districts, each containing about 2i> villages or hamlets. Tho commanding ofllcer of tho troops stationed in each district was directed to got in touch with tho civil officiai and place at his disposal as many men as are needed or can bo spared for agricultural labor. For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears JO , - Signature of No Separate Peace. Washington, April 18.-Assur ances reached Washington to-day that under no conditions now con ceivable will the provisional govern ment of Russia yield to the over tures from Germany and Austrian Socialistic representatives to negoti ate a separate peace. The entente embassies with this is surance before them frankly confess ed a great sense of relief. The gathering of Socialists at Stockholm to be fomented by Ger mans and Austrians WPS looked upon with dread. It was feared that cunning appeals to the altruistic principles of Socialism, tho universal brotherhood of working men and such considerations might force the provisional government to consent to a separate peace. 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Fifikhftv.V.l Vegetable Compound a* a remedy f the distressing ?l? of women unod . ? displacements,inti.:u,mi ion.uleoiai', ... backache, painful periods, nerVou*./ .? i and kindred ni ?.nen ts. battles. Wo do not ontortaln any vagaries as to the vlauo or disposi tion of our chief money crop.