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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Huti <i Tl,?fiori 9)1 l'or Annum. Advertising Rutes Reasonable. -Ity BTECK, SHELOK ?i- SCHRODER. OommunicaUons of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ano tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will t?o printed freo of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the Tato of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, JULI' ll, 11)17. THE SHORT COURSE WORK. Tlie instructors ?ind pupils of the Short Course for (?iris will he with us the last three days of this week, and Walhalla Is glad that these young ladles will he the guests of the town, whir h will he theirs for the time be ing. Arrangements have been complet ed for tlie Short Course lo he held at the high school building, where there ?will he ample room for the carrying on ol' the instruction and demonstra tion work hot h for the pupils of the ?course and for the public. Class rooms will be used In tim demonstra tions for those Included among the Short ('ourse pupils, while in tile au ditorium die public will he Instruct ed, identical methods and demonstra tions being carrier) out in both sec tions, in this connection we aro re quested not only to extend an invita tion tr? tlie public to attend the dem onstrations in canning, preserving, etc. b'ii to urge attendance upon the ont irr' com see. Those in charge of the work ?re not only willing that the public shall have this instruction along with the pupils, hut they are exceedingly anxious that tlu* infor mation limy will be in position to impart shall he given as wide dissem ination as possible. To this end the auditorium lias benn selected as the place in which,tho public demonstra tions will lie made, ?inri it is hoped that every Interested person who can attend will do so. Nor does this In vitation confine Itself to the people of Walhalla. This is ii county work, And thc people of Hie whole county will hr' welcomed to tho demonstra tions nnrl to ?ill tho work of the throe days of tho course. Of course ii is not supposed thal the whole county can attend, but those who come will be sure of finding accommodation at th J auditorium, ?ind (lie girls of the Short Course will carry b?\rk lo their respective communities tho lessons they learn, and will in turn be able to spread the benefits of Ibo course to wirier territory than it could otb erwise be hoped to reach. The program in full for the three days' course was printed in Tho Cou rter last week, lt is n full one, and there is in it much to instruct and nouent. Dur hope is thal Hie great est possible goori that eau be derived from the course will be sought hy both the pn/ ls ami the public. Tho Hist session will bo held lo morrow (Thursday) morning begin ning at I0.I10 o'clock, ami the work will l?r> carried on as given in the program through Friday and Satur day. Let tho public take advantage of this splendid opportunity that is placed ?it Its disposal. Those who will instruct are well qualified >o do so. THANKS ALL THE HELPERS. Governor Gratified at. Liberal Re sponse for Rod Cross, Columbia, July 7.-Governor R. I. Manning to-day issuer! the follow ing statement : "it is a physical Impossibility to personally reach the great number of persons. organizations, churches, newspapers and others wlio unreserv edly gave of their time, service and means for this fund for the relief and ?fare of humanity, and I desire to re quest the press of South Carolina to publish this caril ol' thanks to all who have in any way aided in tho great campaign for the Rod Cross fund. "Tho response to the call of the President has been prompt, wide spread and generous, and this appeal has brought forth evidences of true patriotism and sense of duty. I de sire in 'his way to extend my per sonal and heartfelt thanks to all those throughout South Carolina who have contributed to this cam paign ard have brought about such a splendid response and results." Henry P. Davidson, chairman of tho war council of the Red Cross, has written Governor Manning a letter expressing his thanks for the gener ous response of the State. I'lot to Durn Cro|?s Charged. Sioux '.."alls. S. I).. July 7.? Regu lar arm;, o 'lcers in South Dakota claim to l'ave reliable information that industrial Workers of the World leaders in the State have maps of the agricultural districts of the state and have hern stationed throughout the St" to wi i will make simultaneous at tempts lo burn this season's crops, U was m de known here to-day. roder: 1 officers have been apprised of Gie . ot and every effort will bc nu? do to apprehend tb oso connected with it, it was said. The revelations were made public as a warning to thc farmer.? of the State to guard againsi tho jctivities of tho plotters. At tlu efllco of tho United States District Attorney here lt was staled that tlu .warning could not be made toe strong. A qu ?rt of canned peaches or to niatrec on the shelf Is worth a bushe rotting on tho ground. Cl AKDSMFN BK FKOKKAIilZKB. All X. G. Troops Become Regulars on August 5th. Washington, July 9.-Thc lust ?lop necessary to make tho entire na tional guard available for duty lu Franco was taken to-day by Presi dent Wilson with the issue of a proc lamation drafting the State troops Into thc army of the United States on August nth. To make certain that tho purpose of the national defense act is carried out, thc proclamation also specifically declares the men drafted to he dis charged from tho old militia status on thal date. In that way the con stitutional restraint upon uso of mi litia outside the country is avoided and the way paved for sending tho regiments to the European front. Mobill'AUtion July 15 and '?ii. Prior to tho application of the draft regiments in the northern and eastern section of the country are called into the Federal service as national guardsmen In two incre ments, to he mobilised on July 16 25. Many units already are federal ized and presumably they will bc mobilized with the other troops from thoir States. Tho guard from the i other States will be mobilized on tho ! day of the draft-August 6th The arrangement was necessary to pro vide for movement of tho regiments south to their concentration camps without congestion and to the same I end the division of States into these ! Increments was revised from the j original schedule. j The operative date of the draft was : delayed until August 5th so that all ' regiments can be taken into the army ! simultaneously to avoid inequalities in tho relative rank of officers, i Fourteen camp sites for thc six teen tactical divisions into which the : guard will he organized for war pur I poses have already been sole? ted and the militia bureau ls preparing the railway routing of tho troops to the camps. Seven of tho sites selected are in tile southeastern department, live in Hie southon! and two in the western. The two others will be in thc southeastern department and un til they are approved assignment of regiments to camps and divisions cannot be fully worked out. The only two divisions positively assign ed are the Nineteenth, including the California guard, which will go to Linda Vista. Cal., and the Twentieth, including Oregon. Washington and otlter States in the Northwest, which will go to Palo Alto. Cal. Additional Ked Cross Contributions. Center S. S.. by F. S. Taylor. . $ 1.26 Oakway S. S.. by T. A. Gideon 2.00 IMiilalhea and Ila racen Class, New Hopo Baptist church. . 11.00 Mr. and Mrs. F. It. Wyatt ... 1.00 Kev. I.. H. Norton . 1.00 I\ A. Monham . 1.00 |{. F. Lee . 5.00 1'.. F. 011)8011.50 H. S. Davis. 1.00 Wy ly Ferguson. LOO Minnie V. Sloan . LOO L. C. Chapman. 2.."?0 Karly (haig. r>.00 John 1). Uamby . LOO ('uncross Local Xotes. Coneross, July 9.-Special: The , 11th annual meeting of the W. M. C., auxiliary of the Keaverdain Haptlst Association, which was held here last Friday and Saturday, was well at tended, delegates being present from alljmt a few of the churches. Cone 1 ross was glad to have the State su ' perin ten den I of Royal Ambasasdors, ; Mrs. Ii veil ll Carpenter, of llishop I ville, here for the meeting. This was Mrs. Carpenter's first visit to our church. We hope that we can enter tain the meeting again. We feel that j this will cause our societies to do i better work. i Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Alexander, of ! Ardmore. Okla., arrived hero last ; Thursday. They will spend some two or three months here and at Hlgh I lands before their return home. Miss Selma Doyle, of Walhalla, is i visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Alexander i this week. I Mrs. Louisa Abbott, of West Un ion, is spending a few days with her j sister. Mrs. Sue Hunsinger, Master Sudeth Alexander, of , Greenville, spent a few days here last : week visiting relatives and friends. ' Mrs. C. B. Du Hose and two chll ' dren left last Thursday for Georgia. Mr. DuDose holds a position in a Georgia city, and they expect to make their home in the Empire State. We hope for them all success. W. O. Alexander, of Greenville, s?>ent last Monday at the homo of his aunt, Mrs. Sun M. Hunsinger. Miss Cecil Lewis, of Clemson, is spending some time at the home of Mrs. Hulloso. near here. Mr. and Mrs. John Hogers, of Pel zer. are visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Gumbrell, near here. CHINK KU I; Kit DOWX AGAIN'. Attempt nt .Monarchy Restoration Falls, Kttl|>cl'or Abdicates. London. July 8.-The dispatch from Peking early this morning an nouncing the abdication of Hsuan Tung, the young Km pero r who waa pul back on the throne by Gen. Chang llsun, ls corroborated by a cablegram received to-day from Kou ter's correspondent there. lt ap pears that Gen. Hsuan, depressed by the failure of his attempt to restore the monarchy, tendered his resigna tion to the IOniperor, who thereupon issued an edict announcing his nhdi . cation. Tho Republicans occupy strategh positions in the southern and west ern outskirts of this city, and there if . every prospect of a peaceful settle I ment. i Kepubllc Again on Feet. > Washington, July 8.-Ofllclal dis : patches to the Chinese legation her< ) to-night, said the republic had been t firmly re-established at .Nanking witl i Fong Kuo Chang, the formor Vlc< > President, as President of tho nev provisional government. Republi can troops were reported converging - toward Poking to drive out tho Man 1 chu forces romainlng In possessio? . there in the name of tho imperialists EACH STATE'S OFFICERS WILL | Command Men of Army from tli'.-U' ? Homo State. Washington, July 7.-Adjt. (Jen. .McCain announces that officers select ed from the various training camps ta command tho draft army will be assigned to lead troops from their own States. Reiteration is made of the previous statement that it is the intention of the War Department to call into the Federal service on the 25th of July the National Coard of South and North Carolina. Federal pay of the guard will begin on the date of the actual call, but ?or purposes of rela tive rank of guard officers the draft of all States will bo held to have oc curred August 5, the last day set, when the guard will be called from Ceorgia, Florida and the Gulf States, as well as from Indiana, Kansas, Ok lahoma and the fur West. Locals from New llojx-. New Hope, July D.-Special: The j farmers are beginning to lay-by their crops. Corn and cotton are looking line, and the nice showers are making ? everything so beautiful. The health of this community is very good at this writing. Mrs. W. C. Seaborn and son Ho yle, Mr. and Mrs. Phillp Robertson and two children, of Bickens county, were visitors at the home of Mrs. J. W. Miller Sunds y. LaBirl Morris spent several days last week at Hon sa Path visiting rel atives. Mr. and Mrs. ti, R. Toll ison and two children were spend-the-day vis- ? ?tors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. IO, , L. Stone, of the Bounty Land section. Sunday. Mrs. E. M. Morgan and Miss Fau nie Kelley attended the Y. W. A. mooting at Coneross last week. Rev. Wm. Hammond will preach j at New Hope church next Sunday i j morning (3d Sunday) in the absence! of our pastor. Rev. D. W. Hlotl. ' Everybody invited lo attend. I Reina from .Jocnsseo. Jocassec, July ll).-Special: ,lo cassee is looking very Inviting just now. Everybody is ready for a splash in Whitewater river. One of the most enjoyable events ! of the season was the dance given by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cantrell on the evening of the Fourth. A most delicious dinner was given at the Whitewater Inn on the Fourth. Several guests from Bickens and Eas ( ley were present. I Charlie and Cage Stanley, of Bal sam Grove. N. C.. visited bomefolks tn Jocassec last week. Their many friends were glad to welcome them back. I Ford Burgess, of Western, N. C.. is visiting bis grandparents, Mr. and . Mrs. James Burgess. S. I). Hi uk ol visited several points In North Carolina last week. ! Miss Marie Thomas, of Liberty, is visiting ber aunts at Whitewater Inn. H. M. Whitmtre and grandson, ? Frank Finley, after spending some time in Jocassec, have returned to j their home at Easley. Several persons from different I points were on outings in the valley I on the Fourth. i j .. _ I TAKE RAND IN LIQUOR CASES. ? Federal Government to Make I MW Effective Under New Statute. Charleston. July fl.-That the Fed I eral courts of this State will take a j vigorous liane! in enforcing the liquor I laws as set foi\h in the United States j statute that went Into effect on July I, and which makes it a Federal of fense to bring liquor illegally Into prohibition territory, such as South Carolina, even though lt does not In terfere with the quart-a-month act was Indicated to-day when a negro, Joe Islam, was brought before Uni ted States Commissioner Huger, charged with violating the liquor statute which recently went In effect and bound him over for trial at the Aiken term of court in October. The Interesting part of the case ls that Islam, who was arrested by State liquor constables, has been taken charge of by the Federal authorities, which indicates* that the bulk of smuggling liquor cases are. going be fore Uncle Sam, which makes it much more serious to violate the li quor importation law of South Caro lina, since offending the State in this particular means offending the Uni ted States. All cases of the sort are reported to the Federal authorities by the State officials and evidently most of the prosecutions will he made by the United States. "The people of this State." declared a Federal of ficial to-day, "had better take warn ing, for the Federal liquor law will be strictly enforced." It is likely that further arrests will grow out of the Islam case. The negro ts said to have brought the liquor seized from Jacksonville. A considerable quan tity of beer and whiskey was in his suit case. Austrian Cabinet to Resign. Amsterdam, July 0.-The Aus trian (?abtuet, the Lokal Anzlcger, of Berlin, says it learns, has decided to resign. A new ministry, it adds, al ready is in course of formation. The present Austrian cabinet, un der thu premiership of Dr. von Sev il 1er. has been In office only two 1 I weeks, having been formed June 24. ?lt succeeded the cabinet of Count Clam Martinic, which had a stormy ' i career of six months. ' i AH Are Enrolling. 1 " Washington, July 7. - A million ' American women, lt was announced j to-day, have signed pledges to follow I the food conservation directions of ? i the food administration. All will be I enrolled as actual members of tho i ! food administration, and from timo i i to Hmo will bo sent Instructions on ? ; household economics. Within the r [ next three weeks tho administration - ' hopes to enroll virtually every wo f j man In tho United States. i j Homo canning ls kitchen patriot . , ism. MIBIMMMI for th? Touring Car and Fleor-de-Lj* Roadster $845 for the Sedanet $1095 for th? Sedas AD price* l.o.b. Flint, Mick 1ll(UIHIiiiiiiiiiiuniiii)iim?iiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiini "HM CHA SVK OF A HI FK-T? M H. "- i Farts About (ho Service in lill? ! ?ie Sam's Navy. Ile who hesitates is lost! The Navy got there first. livery one knows ol' the conditions ill lill rope, where every man and boy between ibo age ol' IS and 45 years is i serving bis country either in the I army or navy; and that ls just, what this country is coming to if this war keeps up for any length of time. Now, why not get in the best organ ized branch of tho service? There are better chances for young men in the navy to-day than there ever have been in the history of the navy. Why not do it now? All men have an opportunity of learning the trade I of seaman. A seaman's pay starts i al $32.00 per month. Men having trades enlist at pay varying from $41 per month to $7 7, and advancement is certain and rapid. Ail your pay is clear: there are no strikes or lay i offs; you are taken care of when you are sick; your pay goes on jur.t the same if disabled, whether In time of peace or war; you are given a libe ral pension If you should lose your life in the line of duty, and your fam ily gets six months' pay. At 16 years' service you can go in the reserves and draw from $10 to $48 per month, and If you should care to follow some other occupation you could du so. Up to the present time there wer?, very few openings for men with the trade ol' seamen after serving in the navy, except on ships of other na tions. Bul now the United States has seen the mistake of not having a merchant marine, and at present there are under construction many ships to take up our over-seas trade, and they have to have men. Now, will we have to Import trained men lo lill these positions, or will you learn the trade In'the navy without cost io yourself? The idea is to look ahead; look into the future and study it out for yourself. H. Heath, C. Wt.. U. S. N.. Greenville Station. Attempt Liberate Germans? Allanta, July 0.-An investigation was being made to-night by military authorities at Kort McPherson In an effort to place responsibility for what appears to have been an attempt to liberate 4 00 German sailors interned there. Officers admitted they had discov ered that the wire barricade which extends around the quarters occupied by the prisoners bad been cul Sun day night. The discovery was made this morning. In ono place a bolo large enough to allow the passage of a man's body was found. The sentinel who was on duty near the prisoners' quarters was put under arrest. No other arrests had been made to-night. The authorities have been unable to ascertain whether the wires were cut by the Interned sailors or some one outside the barricade. Rainfall for Week. Hainfall for week ending July Sth, at 7 p. m., ls furnished us by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer. The rocord follows: Date- Inches rainfall. July 2-Clear. July 3-*Ptly cldy.00 July 4-Ptly cldy.16 July 6-Clear. July 6-Ptly cldy.35 July 7-Ptly cldy.02 July 8-Clear. Total rainfall for week .1.43 The Enduring Car of The Enduring Class There are but two classes of motor cars. One class is made up of poorly built and wickedly merchandised cars. The point of saturation for this class has been reached. It cannot endure. The second class-the class that forms the backbone of the automobile industry-is made up of honestly built and properly merchandised car3. The point of saturation for this class is in the far and distant future. This class tvill endure. It is to this enduring class that the Dort belongs. For the Dort is a car that is built to endure. It is tfte leader among moderate priced cars-beautiful, sturdy, honestly built and honestly sold. .?The Quality Goes Clear Through" Ballenger Hardware Co., SENECA, S. C. DORT MOTOR CAR CO. FLINT, MICH. iiiiiliiirtinii iiiiiimiii itiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:??itii(utiiiuiiitiii iiiniiirin un 11111 IIJJ m II i u ui nu 11 mi i ui I niutniin i? .?'?? "i n? 'i*,,JI1 For the Farmer! A Complete Line of Buggies, Buggy Harness, Wagons, Mowers and RaKes AT RIGHT PRICES. Will Sell for Cash or Terms. R. K. NIMMONS, Seneca. n Prepare foi this Famine that Stares at Us Get busy and put in Grain and other Food Stuff. Something to eat is now the problem. Our Grain Crop has decreased terribly; we need it, you will need it. Cut your COTTON acreage. You will find a heavy demand for anything to eat AT ANY PRICE. KING COTTON will not be recognized, King CORN it is now. Save everything you can save. "CAN" everything you can put into a FRUIT Jar or Tin Can. Everything eatable. PICKLE everything you can PICKLE. We have "TIN CANS," "FRUIT JARS," "RUBBERS," CANNING OUTFITS. WIRE SOLDER, SOLDERING COPPERS. EVERY THING NEEDED. Matheson Hardware Go., Westminster, S. C. Building Material, Roofing, Windows, Doors, Paints, Oils, Oil Stoves, Majestic Ranges, I of Troops Anxious for Service. A French Port, July 8.-This city was astir to-day at tho prosi>ect of the impending dopartnro of the American contingont for Its perma nent training camp. Major Oen. Wm. ti, Stbort will loavo by automo bile and will take up quarters alroady I prepared In a village "somewhere" j In Franco, which will he within hoar j lng of the Cern?an guns ii' not within j direct range. Tho troops to-day hailed vocifer ously tho prospect of an early depar ture. Tho town took a vacation to visit tho camp.