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KI? "TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, ANO IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THB HAY: THOU OANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1010. til WE ARE CLOSI Palm Beach (MEN'S and BOYS') z Men's Palm Beach Suits, Men's Cool Cloth Suits, \ Boys' Palm Beach and duced to $3,50. Boys' Cool Cloth Suits, $ All STRAW HATS, woi to $2.50, reduced to C. W. ?> J. E. WALHAI ? IT PAYS TO Bi CHANCELIER MICHAELIS TALKS. Hints at Secret War Aims in View of the Allies. Berlin, July 30/-Dr. George Mi chaelis, the 'Connan imperial chan cellor, on Saturday summoned a large number of newspaper men, to whom he declared: "The speech of David Lloyd-Oeorge, tho British premier, at Queen's Hall, London, and the recent debate in the' British House of Commons again have proved with indisputable clear ness, that '(Great Britain does not ..flo-. Germany to the arbitrary violence of our enemies. "Proof of this may be seen in the fact that Sir Edward Carson (mem ber of tho British war cabinet) re cently declared in Dublin that negoti ations with Germany would begin only after the retirement of German troops beyond the Rhine. In re sponse to a question put by Com moner Jos. King, A. Bonni" Law, the spokesman of the British government in the House of Commons, modified this declaration by Axing the stand point of the British government as being that if Germany wanted pence she first of all must declare herself willing to evacuate the occupied ter ritories. "We possess clear proofs that tho enemy gives assent to a declaration, going even further than that impu dently made by Sir Edward Carson. You all know that detailed informa tion regarding the French plans of conquest, approved by Great Britain and Russia, have been circulated for weeks past In the neutral press, and that it has not been denied up to tho present. "It would be of the greatest im portance, for the enlightenment of the whole world regarding the true reasons for the continuation of the sanguinary massacre of nations, for it ls to be known that written proofs of our enemies' greed for conquest have since fallen into our hands. I refer to reports of the secret debate on June 2 In the French chamber of deputies. "I ask the French government this question: Does it deny that Ex-Pre mier Briand and Premier Rlhot, In the course of thnt secret sitting, at which were present. Deputies Moutet and Cochin, who had just returned from Petrograd, were forced to admit that France shortly before the Rus sian revolution had come to an agree ment having in view vain plans of conquest with a government which Premier Lloyd-George described in his last speech as a 'corrupt and nar row autocracy?' "I ask if it is true that the French ambassador at Petrograd, in response to a request sent by him to Paris, re ceived instructions to sign a treaty prepared in advanco by M. Doumer gue (ex-premier and foreign minis ter) after negotiations with the Rus sian Emperor? "ls it true or not that the French President, at the instance of Gen. Bertholot, head of tho French mili tary mission to Rumania, formally entrusted him with a mandate, and that M. Briand afterward sanctioned this step? "This treaty assured to France her frontiers, but amended on lines of previous wars, tho conquest of 1870 to Include, besides Alsace-Lorraine, Saarbruocken and vast territorial modifications on the left bank of tho Rhine." "Attempt Bolster Public Opinion." Washington, July 30.-Germnn Chancellor Michaelis' peace Interview is regarded at tho State Department as another German attempt to bol ster up public opinion nt home, ap peal to the poace sentiment in enemy and neutral count i les, and create dis sensions between the allies. At the NG OUT OUR , Cool Cloth its, it featly rcdu?cd prices: $6.50, reduced to $4.50. ?5.00, reduced to $3.75. Cool Cloth Suits, $5.00, rc 4.00, reduced to $2.75. Afro? $U5 $J QQ BAUKNIGHT, JY FOR CASH. NEGRO BROTHERS ARE LYNCHED Taken from Cells by Mob of About Twenty Persons. Amite, l?*-,: .July 29.-Dan and Jerry Rout, negro brothers, who were confined iu tho Tanglpasoa parish jail charged Vfi^h n>urdering Simeon Bennett, a white, , niau,'Were taken from their cells;by ? mp fe to-day and lynched. Th?* lynching < took place within the corporate limits of this | city. ? - ?..-'!?. . -MbM A crowd of about 20 persorts^jjir roundod the jail while six .n^en': Vent Inside, overpowered the jj?lor, (uW; locked, the, cells and dragged the- two;, negroes "to ^fcho^tt??ti;w'Ali^iS?a WDrin^^ a mob bent on lynching him when ho was captured a few days after the murder of Bennett. A rope had been placed around his neck. A few weeks ago be was granted a new trial after he had been found guilty of murder. Dan to-day pleaded with his captors for mercy repeatedly asserting he was innocent of any crime. His bro ther prayed. The two negroes were taken to a wooded spot near the city limits and hanged to a tree. The mob dispersed immediately after the hanging. Au thorities to-nignt indicated they would be able to cause arrests of the ringleaders. Bennett was shot and killed last March when he tried to collect a debt from Dan Rout. Dan fired several shots at Bennett, who was unarmed, and when Bennett made a move as though to draw a weapon, Joe, Berry and John, all brothers, according to witnesses, fired at Bennett, who drop ped dead. Chicago Strike Settled. Chicago, July 30.-The strike of switchmen belonging to the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen, involv ing more than 2,500 men In the Chi cago switching district which began Saturday at 6 a. m., was called off shortly before 6 o'clock this morning after an all-night conference between representatives of the switchmen and the 10 railroads involved. The men will return to work at once. The agreement provides that the switchmen are to return to work without prejudice or loss of seniority. Russ Deserters Being Executed. London, July 30.-The correspond ent of The Times at Russian south west headquarters, after describing the desertions and panic of the Rus sian troops, says Cen. Korniloff's measures against indiscipline have been approved and that he is execut ing deserters by wholesale. Russian embassy it was stated to be wholly Incorrect in fact. State Department officials sny that while German attempts by inuendo to fasten on France a vast campaign of conquest, with hope of making a hreach with the new Russian democ racy, Michaelis makes no suggestion that Germany has herself in any way rovised her war program or accepted the principle of no annexation. Tho new attempt at peace is con sidered as hollow as the many others which have always followed a suc cessful offensive. The maneuver is viewed as similar to that one which had tho purposo of getting the allies about a conference table where Ger many hoped to instill differences be tween them and spilt up the alliance. The government, it is stated, will take no notice of th? latest German effort. Secretary Lansing's speech, although delivered before the Michae lis Interview was published, is taken as a completo answer in stating that pence can only come when the united forco of the world's democracies has overthrown the Germany military system. OCONE? INSURANCE MEETING^s 1 Doth Fire JIIKI Dive Stock Insurnn Sections Meet Next Friday. ;>S The Oconee Mutual Fire Insu rano' Association will hold its annual meet ins at the Court House in Walhall?! on Friday of this week," August ot?jl at 10 o'clock lu the mornlitg. <fl The Oconee Live Stock Insurance!" Association will also hold its annual? meeting on the same day, the live stock section meeting being scheat uled for the afternoon, at 2 o'clock.' J. P.* Stribling, of Richland,. IBs president of the Fire Insurance AssO-v elation, while J. D. Isbell is the Beere-' tary-trea8urer. Henry L. Verner, of, the Retreat section of the county, ls. president of the Live Stock Insurance Association, with Sam J, Isbell, of: Walhalla, secretary-treasurer. These two Oconee insurance asso ciations rank among the highest in, South Carolina, having met at all times every obligation In full, the, business of the associations being conducted at a minimum cost, thus: enabling the policy-holders in both branches of insurance to get and keep thoroughly reliable protection ?at a very low cost. There are over .a thou-: sand policy-holders in the fire lnsur-. ance department a?id more than 700; policies are In force In the live stock department. Both meetings to be held Friday are important ones. Besides the routine business that will be consid ered, the annual election of officers for both branches of the association will be held. A large attendance of the policy-holders is anticipated. At these annual meetings practically all policy-holders are represented in the voting on all Important matters, it being the custom .for all who cart at tend to do so, and those not present usually are represented by prox>},y MOHR AMERICAN TROOPS REAj Port in I^ance^Tr?fosfer at Once ja* American Headquarters. j?& .',?>.'..---- > V*. .Ayi^/o'pean.'Port, July 2 8.-7--Am thor;: -A/nO^icah contingent has sate arlr We H ?" and disembarked. :>Tne American troops arrived by t same steamer whereon Kermit Roos '?Mt. - MB wife and child tray1*1 we down-hearted?" Tho question was answered with a roaring "No!" given with great enthusiasm. Representatives of the general staff watched the disembarkation. There was no civic demonstration. Only a few spectators knew of the landing. These cheered and the troops cheered back. The men entrained quickly and left for their new quarters. A signal company remained at the port for some hours and these were the only representatives of the contingent which tho public saw. Makes No Comment. Washington, July 28.-The gov ernment withholds Information or comment on the foregoing dispatch. Community Meeting ut Return. There will be a community meet ing at Return school house Friday, August 3d, at 3.30 in the afternoon. Mr. Barnett will speak on "Fall Gar dens." Ml8S Ruth Berry will dis cuss "War Breads." Also at Blue Ridge. A similar meeting will be held at Blue Ridge school bouse on Satur day, August 4th, at 4 o'clock. Every one is invited to these meetings. Large attendance is hoped for at both these meetings. The? subjects to bo discussed are very important ones, and as the year grows older will become moro Important. In Grin of Fierce Heat Wave. Washington, July 31.-The most Intensive heat wave of the year con tinued to-day in the Central valleys, thc Middle Atlantic States, New Eng land and the lower lake regions. Tho weather bureau promised no relief within two days. At 9.30 o'clock this morning New York temperature was 94 degrees higher than at tho same hour yester day. Many prostrations were report ed at that hour. Fifteen Die In Chicago. Chicago, July 31.-The 16th death from heat in the last 2 4 hours is re ported. In Walhalla the thermometer climbed to 95 Tuesday. It register ed 9 4 on Monday. Monday afternoon nico showers fell between West Un ion and Seneca; In the Tamassee sec tion and between Walhalla and Westminster. It is hot here this morning, with no indications of rain. Tho nights have been reasonably cool, considering the intense heat of the preceding days. Insanity Tura in Adams Case. (Atlanta Constitution.) Mrs. H. C. Adams, the woman who shot and killed Capt. Spratling in Macon, was arraigned In the police court Monday afternoon at the insti gation of her husband, who stated that ho believed she was so mentally unbalanced as to bo dangerous. Mrs. Adams was brought Into tho court room in her wrapper, when she refused to dress herself. Mr. Adams said that ho Intended to take ont a writ of lunacy for her and the city case was dismissed. ?st of Decent Gains Turned Ovor to German Forces. erlin, July 29.-Russian troops raiting on tho. Eastern Galictan (n? have retired behind the ltus ?n border nt Husiatyn, tho Gorman Milora 1 staff announced to-day. Hu latyn is 70 miles due east of Hallcz. HKurther south the Russians made roland between the Dnelster and truth rivers, but a powerful Gorman Utack broke their resistance, and mp'.llusslans are now being pushed Hong-both bunko of the Dnelster. ti-Ku ty, In the Carpathians, has Igen captured by the Teutons. In GttasBia the Germans completed the retrograde movement which they be fen Friday on the Upper Putna river. I Groat Hattie on Flanders Dine. I Berlin, July 29.-The artillery fuel in Flanders raged all day yes jftrday and far Into the night. It ls ?jscr]bed by the German general &Jff as representing in intensity the '"ghest degree of massed effort" ce the war began. British attacks t cf Monchy and northwest of St. ntin broke down under heavy titees. British Itnid German Trenches. London, July 29.-'British troops Ut night made a number of success 1 raids on the German trenches at pious points of the battle front in rthern France, according to the of ilal statement issued to-day by the 'tish war office. Many casualties re inflicted on the enemy and a mber of prisoners and machine ns were taken. French Also Moko Gains. ^arl8, July 29.-Troops of the Ger ?h crown prince at dawn yesterday ide a violent attack on the French ^itious near Hurteblse farm on the ide front. The French official state lit tissued this afternoon says tho Minali attack was repulsed and that {French In retaliation later lnstl 0 an offensive between Hurtoblso 1 and Da Bovelle, gaining ground ll points on this sector, partlcu y In the region of the monument. s. Ga,, J?>iao?pppn eetlng'at Bold Springs, Frank* lin county, to-day jeered loyal citi zens who sought to warn them against unpatriotic acts. The meet ing was one of a series of demonstra tions in Georgia against the law. The presence of a United States commis sioner with a squad of deputies prob- I ably prevented any violence. A fund I of $1,200 being raised to test the constitutionality of the law will bo ; sont to Thos. E. Watson, of Thoma- | son, it was said. The majority of j those attending the meeting were men beyond the age affected by the j draft law. Riots Continue at Chester. Chester, Pa., July 29.-With the exception of a brief period this morning, when a score of whites in automobiles Invaded the negro sec tion with the announced Intention of "cleaning it up," Chester was quiet throughout the day. More than 100 shotB were Hr ed by tho invading party, but so far as could be learned, no one was injured. Numerous window glasses in tho homes of negroes were shattered, however, before the police arrived and drove the white men out of the district. No arrests were made. Trolley trafile was resumed to-day and more than the usual number of persons "were on the streets. Police men and deputy sheriffs kept tho crowds moving, while the negro dis trict was roped off. It was announced to-night that saloons and places of amusement would be open to-morrow. Five per sona have lost their lives In the riots and scores hnvo been injured. Upon Instructions from District Attorney Hannum three guards were arrested to-night and charged with murder. They are alleged to have shot and killed the two victims of last night's rioting. British Sub. Captures German Ship. London, July 30.-A British sub marine In the North Sea on Friday captured, after a short chase, tho German steamship Batavia 2d, says an official announcement. The Ger man crew, having abandoned the ves Bel, owing to damage by gun fire, a British prize crew was placed on board. It was impossible to bring tho Batavia into port and she was sunk by opening her soa valves. The Batavia 2d was a vessel of 1,328 tons gross and formerly be longed to the Batavia Dino, being in the London and Rotterdam service. The vessel was seized June 24, 1916, by German warships and taken into Zeebrugge. Five Dutch Vessels Sunk. Amsterdam, July 29.-A Gorman mbmarlne yesterday sank five Dutch iishing vessels 18 miles from the Outeh coast, between Schovoningen ind Ymuiden. Scheveningen, Notherlands, July fuly 29.-Fishermen arriving here issert that tho Dutch fishing boats mnk yesterday off the Dutch coast by i German submarine were within the to-called safety zone when destroyed. They believe that altogether ton ves tals were sent to the bottom. SELECTIVE DR ERY READY Tli? selective draft machinery for J Oeonee county IK ready to IK> set In , motton. Tito lists have all been checked up, revised by comparison with th? "Muster List" furnished by th? Federal Oovernment-the official and authontic guido for tho county exemption I M ni ids. Th? local hoard will send out notices next Saturday, August 4th, to th? U02 men whoso names wor? published last week in Tho Couider. There are 181 men In Orono? who must answer the drat ?nil to arms. Double that number ?02-will be notified next Saturday to appear before th? exempt lon board on a dat? to ho fixed by th? hoard. Th? dates fixed will bo on consecu tive days, Die hoard sitting continu os ul y from tho first day's call until all huvo been examined. AH many ns can he examined daily will be called for each day, thus completing the eic? niiilnatlons quickly as possible, tor Instance, If 2ft cnn bo examined lu one day, then t he examination will extend over li period of practically 1ft days; If ftO cnn he examined, then the whole Hst can he gone through in seven days. Tho work* will ?be TH I Kl) AIR RAID OVER PARIS. French Were Watching, However, and Little Damage Done. Paris, July 29.-Tho censor to-day permits the publication of scanty de tails of an air raid made on Paris Friday night, which the Associated Press was not allowed to send yester day and which the French newspa pers were not permitted to publish. According to this Information bombs were dropped on three different sub urban sections. In the first, th? bombardment caused absolutely.no damage; in the other two localities live or six bombs were dropped, causing the slight in Jury of two women. Cne of the wo men was struck while in bed ?nd was removed to a Jios-yltal'. the^other was than that on Friday, for the German aviators were not able to reach Paris at all. Their coming was anticipated and French protecting airplanes were circling above and around Paris from early evening. The residents, however, did not look for a renewal ol' the fruitless at tach of the previous night and most of them had retired when tho sirens gave the warning. Crowds rushed to the streets, roofs and windows, in stead of seeking shelter, hut they snw nothing. Less than an hour after tho first warning, reassuring bugles an nounced that the enemy aviators had been turned back. Drltish Cruiser Sunk by Sub. London, July 30-The British crui ser Ariadne, of 11,000 tons, has been torpedoed and sunk, according to an official statement Issued to-day by th? British admiralty. Thirty-eight members of the Ari adne's crew were killed by the explo sion. All the other sailors were saved. The Ariadne was built In 1898. She was 450 feet long, 69 foot beam and had a maximum draft pf 27V6 feet. Her complement consisted of 677 officers and men. She carried 16 6 lnch guns, 12 12-pounders ?nd a number of smaller guns. She also was equipped with two submerged 18-Inch torpedo tubes. Cavalrymen Capture Submarine. Paris, July 28.-The German sub marine that ran ashore on the French coast west of Calais on Thursday was not destroyed when its crew set fire to the gasoline tank, but was captured by a troop of Belgian cavalry, according to a dispatch from Calais to-day. The Incident recalled the exploit of the French Hussars, who, in 1794, captured and icebound Dutch fleet. The stranded submarine was first sighted by a customs officer. He call ed upon some Belgian horsemen who were exercising nearby to como to his help. They rode down tho beach, the message reports, surrounded the U-boat and made prisoners of the crew, while tho astonished country side watched accomplishment of tho feat. Sub. 23 Disabled. Connia, Spain, July 31.-The Gor man submarine U-23 came into har bor to-day badly damaged, with only the periscope showing. Tho captain declined to say how it was damaged. She anchored at the side of an in terned German ship. She ls of the coastal type. 72,000 Would-Re Officers. Washington, July 30.-For the 16,000 places in the second officers' training camps to open August 27th, 72,914 men have applied, and the War Department is considering ac cepting several thousand more than was originally intended. Preliminary examinations given the applicants by civilian physicians indicate that 51, 838 are physically satisfactory. In most ?tates the number of ap plicants is from three to five times tho State's quota. AFT MACHIN TO WORK dono na ox pedit iously an possible, mid tlds will lie determined at tho caril rsi possible moment. There aro two exemption boards who eon pass on Oconee exemptions -tho county board, comport of Clerk of Court. J. F. Craig, Sherill' Jas. M. Moss and Dr. M, Clay Doyle, of Seneca, and til? District Exemp tion Board, of which Dr. K. A. Hines, of Seneca, is n ni em Per. Thc Dis trict Hon ni reviews tile work of tile county board. Dr. nines' name ap peared on lioth iMMirds, und ns he could not, aa a member of one board, review the work of another iMNird of which lie also was a member, his place on the county hoard has been Ulled by tile appointment, of Dr. Doyle. Those whoso names appeared aa the first HOS men to be culled should hold themselves in readiness to an swer tho call promptly. Watch for your notice from the board, tlx in your mind rite the tiny on which you are to appear and he on hand prompt ly. Ix>t. nothing delay you; war measures must, be executed promptly, und army work must bo done on tho minute. ALLIES 1>IM VE IN THE WEST. Push Forward Against. Teutons, While Russians Push Backward. Now York, July 31.-Attacking early to-day on a 20-mile front in Belgium from the Hi vor Dys to with in about 1? miles ot the coast, Cen. Haig's troops, in conjunction with French forces, swept rapidly over the first lino -German positions and at many points reached the Teutonic second line. They took numerous prisoners as they advanced. Dispatches from tho front which roached London in midaftornoon ue 8crlbod the situation ns entirely sat isfactory from the entente viewpoint, with the drive still continuing, sup t ported by thy artillery which wa? be accomiw, hfts thor? been a moro... mendous volume of sholl poured up on a position under attack than that which assailed tho German lino for days past. This marvelous concen tration of gunfire manifested Itself nlso In supplementary fashion after tho drive started in what is reported to have been tho weightiest barrago in tho annals of warfare. Tho field of attack, beginning near Warneton, south of tho Messines aroa, which tho British won In their attack last month, takes in that area and tito westerly bend in tho lino north of Ypres and extends at least as far north ns Dlxmude. Germans Surprised by Drive. The launching of tho drive was seemingly a surprise to the Germans, who only yesterday wore boasting that the Intensity of their reply to the British bombardment had caused tho British gunners to lessen tho vio lence of their Are. It comes, more over, after tho failure of the tremen dous efforts the German crown prince has been putting forth to break tho French front In the Aisne region. Tho French reserve force evidently is great enough not only to withstand such a powerful hammering success fully, but to allow of co-operation with tho British In a stroke at ano ther portion of tho line. In addition Gen. Petalu last night made a successful attack on his own account on the Aisne front, carrying .German positions 1,500 yards wide on tho Chemin-des-Dames at La Royere and west of Epine de Chev rogny. breaking a German counter attack and capturing more than 160 prisoners. On the Russian Side. New York, July 31.-On the east ern front, while tho Russians aro evi dently now making a determined stand against the advancing Austro Gorman forces at most points, tho latter aro still pressing forwnrd. Russian anxiety to protect the hold ings of Terrian In Bukowina Is par ticularly evident, but even hero Ber lin reports a defeat for tho Russians, who were forced after a battle to abandon their line along the Chore mosh, in the western part of tho crown land. Tho breaking of Rus sian resistance in the wooded Carpa thians and Teutonic advances near the Galician east frontier also aro re ported. In all, more than two million Rus sian troops are said to be ongagod In the great retreat. Conditions with the seventh army, in which the trai torous developments which caused the Russian Uno to break wore most manifest, are roported to be notably Improving as the result of summary execution of deserters, spies and agi tators. ? ^?? - Orono? S. S. Association. A district mooting will be held OH August 10th ot Bethel Presbyterian church, and a district meeting on Au gust 11th at Friendship. , The County Convention will bo held at Soneca Baptist church on Au gust 30 and 31. An effort will he made to hold dis trict meetings on August 9th and 12th, the places for tho meetings to be Axed later. .