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ii ??TIKI I TRANSPORT IS SUKK. 41? Lives Lost- Preach Li no r Al.. Sunk, 45 Being I yost. London, May 24.-The Bluish ' transport Transylvania' was torpe doed on . May 1 with the loss of; ?13 ; poisons. The Transylvania was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. The following official statement was given out to day: "The British transport Transylva nia, with troops aboard, was torpe doed in the Mediterranean on May 4, j resulting in tho following losses: | Twenty-nine officers and 373 of other ranks, also the ship's captain, Lieut. S. Bruell, and one officer and nine mei. of the crew." The Transylvania, an Anchor line steamship of 14,315 tons gross, had been in the service of tho British gov ernment since May, 1915, when her sailings were cancelled. There have been no recent reports- of her move ments When she was first taken over by the government she was en gaged in transporting troops to 'Galli poli. Tho Transylvania was built In 19 14. She was constructed especially for passenger traffic between New York and Mediterranean ports. She was 54 8 feet long and had accommo dations for 2,4 50 passengers. 45 Lives Lost on Liner, Paris, May 24.-lt is officially an nounced that the French liner Son tay, bound for Marseilles from Sa loniki with 344 passengers, was tor pedoed on April 1G with a loss of 45 lives. The steamer sank rapidly in a .heavy sea, b?t the prompt and me thodical manner in wh!ch the small boats were launched saved the ma jority of those on board. Capt. ?Mages went down with the ship. The S?ntay was a vessel of 7,24 7 tons and was built in 1908. She was owned in Marseilles. Spring Colds Are Dangerous. Sudden changes of temperature and underwear bring spring colds with stuffed up head, sore throat and gene ral cold symptoms. A dose of Dr. King's New Discovery is sure relief. This happy combination of antiseptic balsams clears the head, soothes the irritated mebranes and what might have been a lingering cold is broken up. Don't stop treatment when relief is first felt, as a half-cured cold io dangerous. Take Dr. King's New Dis covery till your cold is gone.-Adv.l. Killed by Deputy Sheriff. ? Anderson, May 24-V. Barnes Wil son, aged about 40, former deputy to United States Marshal Lyon, was shot and instantly killed by Jim Williams, deputy under Sheriff Ashley, at 9.30 o'clock to-night. The shooting occur red in the presence of several wit nesses on a public road about twelve miles southwest of this city. Sheriff Ashley and Coroner Beasley have gone to the scene. Very little about the homicide can be learned over the telephone to-night except that Wil liams and Wilson and several friends had gone from this city to spend the evening down near the Savannah river. It is understood that Wil liams and Wilson became engaged in a friendly tussle which resulted in the shooting. Since leaving the govern ment service, Wilson was engaged in a local haberdashery. Ho -was mar ried and leaves a widow and several children. Tito Negro in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia North American in a recent issue gave this picture of conditions in that city, and every ne gro in the South should see it: "More than 700 of the 20,000 Southern negroes who canto to this city within the last three months, overtaxing housing facilities, arc dy ing with pneumonia and tuberculo sis. More than 1,000 are ill with tho two diseases and 2,000 are In distress of various kinds. These fifpires are contained in a report made by physi cians who have investigated the con ditions of these people. Many of the cases are discovered too late to be cured. Weather conditions to which (he negroes are not acclimated, over crowded houses, lack of sanitation and proper nourishment aro the cause given for the conditions." Saves Doctor's Bis ' Inn tend of calomel and other violent purga tives, which aro dangerous an well as rmu-.'^iUnsr, lt is bettor to uso a rcllablo medicino liko Granger Liver Regulator Under (Into o f Oct 27? IMO. J.W. Clark, Lniayetto, Ala.. R. F.D. NO.4. writes) "I hovo boon using Oranger Liver Rexulntor in rny family for ycara and find it to bo a fino family remedy which has saved numerous doctor'o billa. I alwnyn keep lt io my ho\i?o and would not bo with out lt." Held by rfrug> R?O?.O, 2 IS cs bcx. ile (uso allBuboti lutes. Granger Modlclno Co., Chattanooga, rena ... .... ..firiU?-. ' .vii i ' WAITE HAS PAID THE PENALTY. Electrocuted at Sing Sing for Murder of Aged Mr. Peck. OSslnlng, N. Y., May 24.-Dr. Ar thur Warren Waite .was executed at Sing Sing prison nt 11.10 o'clock to night for the murder of his father in-law, John 15. Peck, of Grand R?p ida, Mich. ? The young dentist walked calmly and with a firm step from his cell to the death chamber, accompanied by Hov. A. N. Peterson,'Protestant chap lain of tile prison. He faltered, how ever, as he neared the electric chair, but recovered quickly and nodded to tho group of physicians, prison offi cials and others who had assembled as witnesses. Waite submitted quietly to the or deal of being strapped into the chair and went to his death without a word of protest or good-bye. Three shocks were administered within four min utes. The two hours before his death Waite spent with his spiritual ad viser. Just before ll o'clock the clergyman asked the condemned man If there was any one to whom he wished to send a message of farewell. 'No, thank you, doctor," Waite re plied with a smile, "there really ls no one I know to whom I care to send a farewell message." "Not even to your mother?" quer ied Mr. Peterson. "Nb, slr, to no one," was the an swer. The chaplain declared that Waite, who confessed that he had poisoned his wealthy father-in-law In the. ex pectation that his wife would obtain a large share of the wealthy Mr. Peck's estate, seemed to look upon his approaching doom as a wonderful adventure. Not once during the day did Dr. Watte lose his composure. He maintained the same smiling indiffer ence that has marked his stay of al most a year In the death house. Dr. Waite said farewell to his brother, Prank A. Waite, at 6 o'clock. The brothers had spent nearly the entire afternoon together talking over fam ily matters. All that Dr. Waite said at parting was: "Well, good-bye, Prank." They clasped hands for a moment. Tears sprang to the brother's eyes, but Waite's eyes were dry and there was a smile on his lips Frank Waite returned to New York after making arrangements with an undertaker in Ossining to take Dr. Waite's body after the execution. Dr. Amos C. Squire, the prison physician, examined Waite in the af ternoon and wa.s astonished to find his temperature and pulse exactly normal. Dr. Squire said this was the most remarkable instance of "nerve" he had ever seen in a condemned man, and he has examined more than forty on the day before they went to thc chair. Waite was awakened at 6 o'clock this morning after a night of sound sleep. During the day he ate three hearty meals. At supper time the principal keeper asked him if he de sired any special dish in view of the fact that it was to be his last meal. "No, I think not," Waite replied after some deliberation. ALWAYS RELIABLE. Walhalla Ex(>erienoe8 < Join g Back for Over Throe Years. Kidney weakness can he cured. But what caused it once will cause it again. Here's a Walhalla man who has had several attacks. . Several times in over three years Mri Oelkers has uesd Doan's Kidney Pills. He says that Doan's. have never failed him. Over three years ago Mr. Oelkers publicly endorsed Doan's. He now confirms his statement. What better proof of merit? Proved by years of experience. Told by Walhnlla people. This is convincing testimony: B. Oelkers. W. .Main street, Wal hnlla, says: "My kidneys wore out of order and their action was irregular. My bick also ached. 1 used Doan's Kidney Pills and they soon gave me relief." Still Uses ^Donn's More than three years later Mr. Oelkers said: "I have every bit as much faith in Doan's Kidney Pills now an when I formerly recommend ed them. Since then, when I have noticed a slight return of kidney trouble, due to colds, I have used Doan's Kidney Pills and they have never failed to give mo prompt re lief." Price r,0c nt all dealers, Don t simplv ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. Oelkers has twice publicly recom mended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv. Waste Land Along Fence Rows. Few farmers stop to think how much land ls taken up by the fences. The fence itself takes little room, but lt isMmpossible to grow any thing for several feet on both sides of tho fence. Tho Department of Ag riculture reports that, the ordinary rail fenco occupies a si rip over twelve feet wide. About 3,GOO feet of such a fence takes up ai\ acre of land. Hedges take up a little more than tho rall fence, the width varying accord ing to the age of tho hedge row. ITALIAN OFFENSIVE REOPENED. Deport < Halms 0,000 Austrian Prison ors Aro Taken First Psy. Rome, May 24.-Italian forces yes terday broke through the, Austro Hungarlnn lines from Castagnavizzn to the sea, taking more than 9,000 prisoners, says an official statement Issued to-day by tho italian war de partment. The Italian war office announced that Italian forces had occupied part of the area South of the Castagna vizza-Boseomalo road, had passed R?sceme lo and had captured the town of Jamlano and strong heights east of Pletrarossa and Uagnl. ItaHan airplanes numbering 130 dropped ten tons of bombs on the Austro-Hungnrians. The British bat teries co-operated with the Italians. 8,000 Prisoners in May. Paris, May 2 4.-German counter attacks in the region of the Vauclerc plateau were repulsed last night with heavy losses, according to an official statement issued by the war office this morning. Since May 1 tlie French have taken S.OOO prisoners In this district. Tlie statement follows: "On the Vauclerc plateau at S.30 o'clock last night an attack by the Germans, made after a violent bom bardment, was checked Immediately. The Germans were driven back to the trenches whence they came after suf fering heavy losses. Prisoners taken in this region in the operations of May 22 belong to six regiments from four different divisions. Since May 1, 8,COO unwounded Germans have been captured by our troops between SoUisons and Auberlve. . "In the Champagne there was ra ther active artillery fighting on the Moronvilliers range. On the remain der of the front patrol , encounters .Slid Intermittent artillery fighting oc cured." Hot After Air Craft. Berlin, May 24.-To-day's army headquarters' statement says: "Yesterday ten enemy airplanes and one captive balloon were brought down. Lieut. Schaefer shot down his 28th and 29th opponents. Lieut. Voss reached the same number of air victories by bringing down a machine. "During the 21st and 22d instant the British and French lost five air planes in aerial battles and -through anti-aircraft gunfire. "Eastern Front: Fighting activity has revived at several points. East of Tukum In the neighborhood of the Baltic coast, Russian reconnoitering parties were driven ol?." The statement says there is noth ing of importance to report from the Macedonian front. PLANTA RIG CROP OF PEAS. Planteil ns Late us July They Will Make Excellent Yields. ( Progressive Farmer. ) As a maker of food and feed, the cowpea is one of the best crops we have, lt has two distinct additional advantages as compared with many other crops, the first thing being that it does well as a catch crop after oats or wheat or with coYn, and, second, lt may be planted as late as July ^aiid excellent yields be obtained. While the South is woll acquainted with the cow pea as a human food, wo believe this is a year when we should eat peas to a greater extent than ever -before. In human food value the pea ranks with the very best, the vines and hulls make excel lent feed for livestock, and lt would appear practically Impossible to make the acreage too large. Cer tainly we have millions of acres In corn and millions of acres of stubble land that may well be planted to l>eas. To offset in so far as possible the high cost of seed, peas should, when ever time and the labor supply will permit, he planted in rows and culti vated. In this way. from a given quantity of seed, two and possibly three times as large yields of peas will be had. And then-when the crop is mature all peas not immediately used must be carefully saved. Pick ing and storing the dry pens means much wholesome and nutritious fo/id for next winter. The crop may also bo canned, thus preserving much of its freshness and flavor. In the usc of crops like corn, cow peas and lima beans, all of which may yet bo planted, the South is in posi tion to make itself largely independ ent of high-priced flour and meat. Corn bread and cow peas seasoned with a little bacon not only taste good, but they come very near fur nishing a perfectly balanced diet. Now is the time to prepare for an abundant store of these for <he hard months that are ahead. When window and door screens aro painted white you can't see through them Into a room. An hour of work counts for more now than at any other Hmo of year, it. is true, but ns much can bo accom plished by eight hours of energetic work ns by twelve hours of half hear tod labor. SWEET POTATOES GRISAT CROP. Muy ll? Planted WlUi l*ro?t OH Lato ns July. The following lotter, written by Prof. C. L. Newman, of the North Carolina Agricultural College, (for merly of Clemson College, and well known In Oconee county,) should prove of Interest and benefit to many in this section of our State. We pilb il a the letter in tho hope that it may encourage many to continue planting for late crops. Prof. Newman's let ter is given below in full: "West Raleigh, N. C., May 6. For a week 1 have tried to find time to write an article urging the farm ers to plant heavily of sweet potatoes. If the war continues for another year, the production of human' food crops will be a serious problem not only in the South, but throughout the world. The Northwest has been annually supplying the South with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of food ne cessities to feed the p.eoplo of the South. The enormous quantities of food that the United States has been shipping to Europe must continue, and hardships are inevitably coming? if the war continues six months lon ger. There is no crop grown in the South that will furnish as much food value per acre, or so cheaply, as will the sweet potato. A dollar's worth of sweet potatoes, used as human food, has practically double the food value of a dollar's worth of wheat 1 and corn. An acre of average land in sweet potatoes will produce more food than two acres of corn and more than four acres of wheat in the cotton b?.lt. "Sweet potatoes may be planted as late ns July and yield twice as much human food as corn on land of aver age fertility, lt is tho most import ant crop that the South eau now grow, and there remains 'May, June and a part of July in which tilts crop may be planted. "The sweet potato has a higher food value than the Irish potato, and it is now too late to plant the latter with any? assurance' of success, and then 'there is practically no seed available. There ls ample sweet po ato seed available, and a 'bushel of sweet potatoes will produce plants enough to plant furn six to ten times | ns much land as a bushel of Irish. j "An acre of land that will produce j 15 or 20 bushels of corn, 8 to 12 j bushels of wheat, or 150 to 200 pounds of lint cotton will produce 50 -and may produce 80 or 100 bushels of sweet potatoes, depending upon the good preparation of the soil and good fertilizers. No crop will yield so much per acre of so high a food value on so poor land as will this highly nutritious root crop. J Sweet potatoes may follow the vari ous early truck and farm crops har vested in May and June, such as cab bage, Irish potatoes, etc., small grain, crimson clover, otc. "In view of the scarcity of potash 1 would recommend for sweet pota toes between 000 and 1,200 pounds' of a fertilizer analyzing 8 to 10 per' cent of phosphoric acid, and 2 to 4 per cent of nitrogen. On very thin land I would use the higher per cent of nitrogen, and on better land the lower per cent. "Yours sincerely, "C. L. Newman. M. S. "Professor of Agriculture." "Wo are so much Impressed with the force and strength of what Prof. Newman says in the above letter to . us," says the Virginia-Carolina Chem ical Co., to whom the letter was ad- ; dressbd, "that, for the purpose of calling tho attention ol' the country at Ghrge to the enormous increase ia food products that may bo had by the heavily increased planting of sweet potatoes, we have decided to publish this letter and distribute it, trusting that it may aid In largely increasing the planting of this, one of the very best and most easily grown food products." Hoover Sets Up Office. Washington, May 24.-Herbert C. Hoover," chosen by President Wilson as food administrator under pending legislation, was installed in his new offices liereJto-day and BOOH will name assistants, who aro expected to work without pay. FOUR WEEKS IN HOSPITAL No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin? ally Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Cleveland, Ohio. -"For years I suf fered so sometimes it seemed as though I could not stand it any longer. It was all in my lower organs. At times I could hardly walk, for if I stepped on a little stone I would almost faint. One day I did faint and my husband was sent for and the doc tor came. I waa ta _ ^Jken to the hospital and stayed four weeks but when I carno homo I would faint just the same end bad the samo pains. A friend who is a nurse asked mo U> try Lydia R PinVhnm's Vege table Com pound. I began taking it that very day for I was suffering a great deal. It han already done mo more gc-od than the hospital. To anyone who is suffering ns I was my advice is to stop in thc first drug-store and get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's VegctaL'.e Compound before you go home." -Mrs. W. C. BROWN, 2844 \V. 12th St., Clevelund, Ohio. na, ~\ Su The; coldi com grnv epre _ VrlctSOCU, (>Wwf?tno) arrh PERUNA EX? It does moro-it builds up thc tion, removes the inflammation, c vigorates all over. Forty-four ye which thousands gladly testify. Accept the verdict of two gen prejudice, when your health is at Liquid or tablet form, whlche' The Peruna Company, *fc *I* .!* *I* 4* *I* .!* 4* *\* .!* .!* *l* *$* ty TIIK FOOD SONG. .J. .I* .!* .!* *?* *?* 4* 4" 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* Tune, "Yankee Doodle." ( From Boys' Life.) Old Kaiser HUI, ono summer day, Was feeling kind of 'breezy, Says he. "1 guess I'll lick tho world; I think it will be easy." Chorus Wallop him with peas n'?d beans, Paste him with potatoes, Hammer him with cabbages. And soak him with tomatoes! (Chorus) And then this chesty Kaiser Bill Conceived another notion; He built a thousand submarines And thought ho owned the ocean. (Chorus) "No ships with food,"said Kaiser Bill, "May come across the water; My submarines will send them down To Davy .Iones* locker!" (Chorus) "Friend Bill," said Unelo Samuel, "That's going pretty strong, slr And If you try a stunt like that, You'll surely get in wrong, slr!" (Chorus) Then Uncle Sammy filled a ship, With flour and beans and lumber, A submarino let drive at her And blew her all to thunder. (Chorus) "All right!" said 'Sam, "If you want war, By gum! you'll get your fill, slr! I'll call two million fighting sons And mnke you take your pill, slr!" (Chorus) And now his boys are coming in From Maine and Minnesota, . From Florida and Idaho, From Texas and Dakota. (Chorus) They're practicing with aeroplanes, With guns they're getting handy; They'll teach the Kaiser not to fool With Yankee Doodle Dandy! (Chorus) And we will tako our crack at UIU By getting out and sowing, By pulling weeds and catching bugs, By harrowing and hoeing. Chorus Wallop him with peas and heans, Paste him with potatoes, Hammer him with cabbages, And soak him with tomatoes! -The Cave Seoul. Items from Bounty -Land. Bounty Land, May 2 2.-Special Many of tho farmers are planting their cotton over, on account of a failure of 'first planting to come dp,' owing to dry weather. T. P. Chapman, Clarence Chap man, Morris Berry and 'Mr. and Mrs. Sam Berry, of Fork Shoals, Green ville county, came over in their car and spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Berry. Miss Sallie MoM-aftan; who holds a position as stenographer and type writer with tho Globe Optical Co., Greenville, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Mc Mahan. Charles Galbreath leaves to-day i^or Bln^ksburg, where he will be in the employ of Hickey Bros. in rail road construction. B. E. Bagwel left Monday for a visit to his daughter, 'Mrs. W. A. Stephens, WUllamston. J. Russell Wright spent the greater part of last week with friends in the Oakway section. Misses Selma and Emma Sanders? of Walhalla, were recent, guests of Misses Bertha and Rena Sanders. Dr. A. P. McElroy, of Union, was in the community a short time Fri day. Dr. McElroy has been appoint ed surgeon for tho Southern railway at Union. He was accompanied to this community by lils aunt, Mrs. .lohn Myers, and Mrs. Claude Myers and little daughter, of Seneca. little Miss Ida Beth Doyle took In commencement exercises of Seneca High School Monday. Miss .lessie 'McDonald went to An derson Friday. \ / Mrs. D. A. Thornton, of Hartwell, Ga., is expected this week as a guest of her mother, Mrs. J. M. (Wilson. Mrs. Essie Phillips, of Louisiana, and little adopted daughter, and Mrs. W. H. McDonald, of Courtenay, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McDonald last week. Mrs. L. O. Davis, of Walhalla, has been a guest for tho lKist few dave of her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Sanders. Mr. and 'Mrs. Manley Sanders, of Newry, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hubbard. Mrs. Mary Myora and Mrs. H. P. Holloman, of Seneca, wero spend-the dny guests of tho Misses Davis last week. South Carolina cnn produce at homo four of tho most valuable con centrate feeds, peanut meal, soy boan meal, cotton seed meal and velvet hean meal. If the Northern dairy men who purchase these feeds in largo quantities can make a profit out of them, the South Carolina dalry mnn should bo able to make a much greater profit, as lie can secure the feeds at much loss cost. - -rn . ?. A man's Ideal is the guardian angel of his life. mmer Colds Weaken y are oven more dnngerous than winter s, for they hang on so long that they be o chronic catarrh. Hcnt and dust ag ate them, cause tho infected surface to ad, and fill the body with systemic cat . Neglect costs health and energy. PELS CATARRH ? weakened system, regulato? tho digea rvercomes the poisons of catarrh, and in lare of success proves its great value, of orations yourself. Don't bo swayed hy stake. Tako Peruna and got well vcr ls the moro convenient. Columbus, Ohio THUD) REGIMENT FOR S. C. Three Troops Cavalry, Ono Regiment of Field Artillery and other Unite. Washington, May 2 t. - Organiza tion of Scores of new regiments of National Guard artillery, engineors, signal troops and cavalry will ho undertaken soon to supply tho tacti cal formation necessary for the es tablishment of the sixteen divisions of the guard provided for in tho War Department's plans. In addition, immediately after tho existing State soldiers have boen drafted into tho Federal service, there 'must he organized divisional headquarters' detachments, supply, ammunition and medical trains, heavy Hold artillery and signal bat talions and aero service, two cavalry divisions and many new const artil lery units and reserves. In tho In fantry the arm of tho servico in which thc guard Is strongest, 30 regi ments and six companies must bc car ried to provide the 144 regiments of the divisional structure. Tho principal shortage is in field artillery. Each of the sixteen divis ions requires three full reglmonts of six batteries each, or a total of 288 batteries. There now exist in tho guard 108 battorlos. Short- of Engineers, Too. The shortage tn engineers ls almost as great. There will be needed six teen regiments, or a lotal of 9(1 com panies, whereas there now are only 30 companies. Each division also will have an aero squadron or balloon company, making sixteen air sojvico units. The first effort, of the department is to bring up to full war strength all existing units of the guard. Tho next step will ho to create the new units necessary to complete the sixteen in fantry di vistor s and the Adjutant Generals of the States have boori,in structed that they should propar- for those new organizations without do lay. South Carolina's Quota. One regiment Infantry, three troops cavalry, one regiment Held ar tillery, two companies of engineers, one outpost company, signal corps. Rad Colds from Sudden Chnngcs. Spring brings all kinds of woathcr and with it como colds and ibo revi val of winter coughs and hoarsenoss. Dr. Dell's Pine-Tar-Ilonoy will head off a new cold or stop tho old ono, the soothing balsams relieve the soro throat.and heal the irritated tissues. Get a bottle to-day and start treat ment at once. At your druggist, 25c. Formula on tho bottle.-Adv. 1. A Thought for tho Week. A man passes for what ho is worth. What ho ls engraves itself on his face, on his form, on his fortunes, in letters of light. Concealment avails him nothing; bonsting nothing. Men know not why they do not trust him; hut they do not trust him. Ills vico glasses his eye, cuts lines of mean expression In his cheek, pinches tho nose, and sets tho mark of the boast on tho back of tho head. If you would not bo known to do anything, never do lt. A man may play thc fool in tho drifts of a descry hut every grain of sand shall seem to seo. Ho may. be a solitary eater, but he cannot keep his foolish counsel. A broken complexion, a swinish look, Ungenerous acts, and tho want of due knowledge-all blab.--Emerson. WHAT IS LAX-FOS LAX-FOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA A DIGESTIVE LAXATIVE CATHARTIC AND LIVER TONIC LAX-FOS is not a Secret or Patent Medi cine but is composed of the following old-fashioned roots and herbs: OASOARA BARK BLUE FLAG ROOT RHUBARB ROOT BLACK ROOT MAY APPLE ROOT SENNA LEAVES AND PEPSIN In LAX-FOS the CASCARA is improved by thc addition of theso digestivo ingredi ents making it better than ordinary CAS CARA, and thus the combination acts not only as a stimulating laxative and cathar tic but also as a digestive and liver tonic. Syrup laxatives are weak, but LAX-FOS combines strength with palatfole ero matic taste and does not gripe cr disturb tho stomach. One bottle will prove LAX-POS ia Invaluable for Cow Cation, Indigestion or Torpid Liver. 0\