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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. "Just Wait And then come in have on hand FINE FAR] Ovir Mr. C. W. Bat Missouri Mule M malting selectioi meet the farm n County. J& C. W. & J. E. WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl HOPKINS, DAY AND JONES Land Well at Camp Jackson-Oconee Hoys Aro Pleased. Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., Sept. 21, ?917.-Dear Messrs. Craig and Moss: Our "bunch" made the trip on time and In good spirits. Had lunch at Greoewood-and good lunch, too. Fred Hopkins and Alonzo Day were assigned to Division Headquar ters as mechanics, while I am in the same company as an expert horse man. We struck it good. The other boys were assigned to the 318th Field Artillery. I had no trouble at all with the boys. We have excellent quarters and good rations. Will be glad to hear from any of you folks nt any time. Address: Division Headquarters Company, Barracks 1-J. G., Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. Yours truly, Robert T. Jones. Flection Pastor for Bethlehem. Mountain Rest, Sept. 24.-Special: There will be an election at Bethle hem church on Saturday, September 29, at .1.30 p. m. for a pastor next year. All the members are requested to be present. Statement of the Condition of THE ENTERPRISE BANK, located at Walhalla, S. C.. at the close of business Sept. ll, 1917: Resources Loans and discounts. . . .$127627 18 Overdrafts. 561 65 Furniture and fixtures . . 1400 00 Due from banks and bankers. 16281 40 Currency. 1136 00 Gold. 1056 00 Silver and other minor coln. 865 ll Checks and cash items. . , 421 05 Total.$140348 39 Liabilities Captial stock paid In...? 20000 00 Surplus fund. 3500 00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid. 6295 44 Due to banks and bank ers . 665 22 Individual deposits sub ject to check. 4 3306 59 Time certificates of de posit . 75297 21 Cashier's checks . 283 93 Total.$140348 30 State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-Before me came Geo. Sea born, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that tho above and foregoing state ment is a true condition of said bank, as shown by tho" books of said bank. GEO. SEABORN, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of September, 1917. (Seal.) JOHN F. CRAIG, C. C. P. Correct Attest E. L. I I ERN DON, W. F. HUGHES, A. P. CRISP, Directors. We < SATISFi Ol Your Money L. BLUM Westmine a Week!" and see what we in the line of M MULES. ?Knight is in the arKets this weeli tis descried to eeds of Oconee BAUKNIGHT, XA, S. C. JY FOR CA3H. "lind Nigger" Ii H led in Georgia. (Atlanta Constitution.) A game of 'craps" early Sunday morning in a negro shanty opposite the railroad depot at Chainblee led to the killing of William Williams, a negro desperado, who, it is said, was wanted lu Jones county in connec tion with the murder of two white men and three negroes killed during a light over a card game. Williams was shot by J. W. Webb, a deputy attached to the solicitor general's office, after he had fired at the deputy with an automatic gun, of German manufacture, which he had stored away in his back pocket. How Williams got the gun, or where, is a mystery. The wife of Williams told Sheriff McCurdy that the negro was a "bad man" and that ho had recently come boro from Jones county, where the authorities had a warrant for him, charging murder. She said five men were killed in a fight following a "game" started by Williams and that he "did some o' th' shootin'." Statement of the Condition of THE HANK OF WALHALLA, located at Walhalla, S. C., at the close of business Sept. ll, 1917: Resources Loans and discounts. . . .$31 1125 98 Overdrafts. 1614 02 Bonds and Stocks owned by the hawk. 7500 00 Furniture and fixtures.. 1700 00 Banking house. 1500 00 Other real estate owned. 152 42 Due from banks and bankers. 31813 56 Currency. 2770 00 Gold. 640 00 Silver and other minor coln. 461 98 Checks and cash Items. . 991 95 Other resources, viz.: Liberty bonds. 8477 00 Total.$371740 91 Liabilities Capital stock paid in...$ 50000 00 Surplus fund . 12500 00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes piad . 23354 04' Due to banks and bank ers . 4596 66 Individual deposits sub ject to check . 108973 45 Demand certificates of deposit. 1795 76 Time certificates of de posit . 169146 13 Reserve fund carried on general individual or savings ledger . 1380 87 Totnl.$371710 91 State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-Before me came W. L. Vernor, Cashier of the above named Bank, who, heine duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing state ment is a true condition of said Bank, aa shown by the bookM of sold bank. W. L. VERNER. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of September, 1917. (Seal) W. D. MOSS, Notary Public. Correct Attest J. D. VERNER, J. W. S HELOR, J. W. BELL, Directors. ?ive ACTION p ' Returned ! ENTHAL, ?ter, S. G. MEN CALL.NI> KOK SERVICE. Forty-Eight Have Heeii Certifie*! Rack by District Honni. The following Hst of men, called for military service by the Local Board for Oconee County, have been duly passed upon by the proper local and district board and are hereby certified as selected for military ser vice and not exempted or discharg ed: Serinl No. ' Order No, 1151 O'Kelley, Gus. 374 WeBt Union, R. F. D. 1. 1101 Nix, William F. Salem. 1698 Benson, B. F. Fair Play, Rt. 1. 656 Mart, Tommie A. N. Townvllle, Rt. 1. 1339 Scott, Wm. H. Paul. Walhalla. 1070 Medlin, Grover C. West Union, R. F. D. 1. 738 Harbin, Raymond. Seneca. 1787 Davis, Jim, Calhoun. 1118 Orr, Walker Clifton. Walhalla. 292 Carter, Henry Lewis. Madison. 822 Kay, Murry. Westminster, Rt. 2. 604 Fincher, Clarence. Mountain Rest. 1205 Prince, Noah A. . Walhalla. 2139 Williams, Earle. Seneca, Rt. 3. 1626 Wigington, Oscar. Salem. 191 Blanchett, Palm Elias. Walhalla. 130 Baker, Furman W. Fair Play, Rt. 1. 1932 Lewis, Hampton. Townville. 1774 Davenport, Frank. Townville. 657 Hunter, Claud. Mountain Rest. 2111 Wright, Oscar. Walhalla. 532 Gillespie, Henry F. Walhalla. 8 Abercrombie, Clarence L. Newry. 2039 Riley, John Sam. Seneca, Rt. 3. 1660 Hare, Luther Clifton. Madison. 2131 Williams,' Clarence. Salem. 85 7 Littleton, Wm. C. Salem. 96': Marett. Captain Earle. Westminster, Rt. 2. 1173 Phillips, Simon Edward. Walhalla. ISSI Hawthorne, Haskell. Seneca, Rt. 5. 1108 Nimmons, Jesse Whit. Seneca. 1201 Price. Leonard W. Seneca. 800 Kuemmerer, Fritz Geo. Walhalla. 961 Marett, Paul Thos. Fair Play, Rt. 1. 2 025 Redmond, James. Seneca. 1915 King, Bula. Clemson College. 1780 Durham, Ralph. Clemson College. 714 Hughes, Jas. Henry. West Union. 1528 Tarrant, Arthur. Seneca, Rt. 2. 1997 Pickens, Warren, Jr, Townville. 2137 Williams, Frank. Seneca, Rt. 3. 1972 McKinney, Robt. Clemson College. 1690 Brown, James. Walhalla. 1393 Spencer, John Paul. Madison, Rt. 1. 1850 Hicks, Ike. Clemson College. 2013 Poole, J. Y. Madison. 2124 John Wyly, Westminster, Rt. 2. 31 Adams, Paul, Madison. The following order numbers .ire white men: 374, 375, 385, 387, 390, 391, 396. 399, 406, 407, 408, 410, 419, 422, 428, 440, 453. 464, 469, 496, 501, 510, 513. 516, 519, 525, 539, 540, 558, 188-30. Negroes-18. Posted September 25. Serial No. Order. No. 2047 Rogers, George, Seneca, Rt. 3. 321 Crumpton, Sterly. Salem. 1002 Mauldin, Clayton Fulton. Newry. 147 4 Stownrt, Jody Dee Kay. Walhalla. 278 Certain, Louis. Newry. 1192 Price, T. S. Seneca, Rt. 4. 1934 Lomax, Will. Westminster. 487 Fricks, Henry Allen, Westminster. 1688 Birts, Fred, Westminster. Note: All of above are white ex cept Rogers, Lomax and Birts. J. E. McDonald, Chairman. A. F. tMcKissick, Secretary. Certified to District Hoard. Serial No. ' Order No. 83 Fricks, Henry Allen, m 487 Westminster. Fricks claims no exemption and is ready to go. Jas. M. Moss, Chairman. John F. Craig, Secretary. Exempted by District Board, The District Board has overruled the Local Board in the following ap peals: Serial No. Order No. 18 4 8 Ed Hagood, 193 Newry. 1287 Janies Crayton Rochester, 288 Westminster. 770 Fred Franklin Jordan, 106 Westminster. Rochester and Jordan are white men: Hagood ls colored. These men claimed exemption, but the Local Board refused to grant the requests. ConxH-tlon of Error. In our Issue of September 12 there appeared a list of names of those "certilled by the District Board for military service, their appeals for ex emption having been refused." Part of tho list was incorrect In that a number of those certilled in the list had not applied for exemption. Fol lowing are the nameB of those who did not apply for exemption: White-G. W. Mauldin, J. F. Row land. H. E. Bryant, O. W. Pitts, Roy Wesley Vaughn, Jay Hubbard, J. F. Grissop, Ben Tillman Owens, E. R. Land, J. C. Sanders, D. L. Cleland, C. M. Fowler, Babe Adams, A. E. Schilletter, J. A. Stewart, H. E. Mor gan, Baxter Wilbanks, J. H. Nix, Jim D. Spencer, J. Dawson Abbott, J. A. Sanders, J. H. Stennett, J. H. Car ter, C. B. Phillips, A. F. Carter. Colored-Jos. Rogers, Warren Young, Marshal Hodges, P, A. As bury, Frank Brown, Starks Banks, Joe Hicks, Neal A. Doyle, Freeman Simpson, Will Jenkins, Leland Perry, Geo. Scott, Jas. Wright, Ben Black, Janies Moss. Lonnie Burrell to Camp. Lunule Burrell, who was late in reaching Walhalla and did not get off with the other boys on the 19th, was sent on to Camp Jackson on the 20th. There were extenuating circum stances in his case, and he was per mitted to go to Camp Jackson to join the forces there now in training, To Leave Next Tuesday. The following drafted men have been notified to report at Walhalla next Monday, prepared to leave on Tuesday morning for Camp Jackson: Paul Adams, Madison. Henry Allen Fricks, Westminster. Sterly Crumpton, Salem. Clayton Fulton Mauldin, Newry. Gus O'Kelloy, West Union. Wm. F. Nix, Salem. Tommie A. N. Hart, Townvllle. Wm. H. Paul Scott, Walhalla. Moving Men to Camps, From general orders published yes terday we glean the following facts: South Carolina's quota of colored drafted men is 10,081, and 20 per cent of this number are called for Oc tober 3, or 2,618 men., Of this num ber Oconee is called on to furnish 4 7, Plckens 47, Anderson 71, Green wood iii), Greenville 1)8. These col ored men must be ready to respond to call on October 3, but they will be sent to Camp Jackson as transporta tion facilities permit. The same rule will apply to the sending of white men to make up de ficiencies, and it is the intention to have at the camp before October 3 sufficient white men to make up all deficiencies. Hereafter, unless other wise specifically ordered, all drafted fast as they are certified for service. It is possible that colored drafted men from North Carolina and Flor ida will be taken to Camp Jackson for training, in which case the first call from these two States and South Carolina would approximate 8,00,0 colored men, North Carolina's 26 per cent bringing 4,153, Florida's 1,645. Murder Charge for Means. Concord, N. C., Sept. 23.-Gaston B. Means was arrestod at his home here on a warrant charging him with the murder of Mrs. Maud A. King, a wealthy Chicago widow, who "was mysteriously killed near this place August 29th. The arrest of Mrs. King's so-called business manager came after a long conference here to-day between State Solicitor Hnyden Clement and repre sentatives from the office of District Attornoy Swann, of New York, who brought hei/j many do. ".menta seized in a raid upon Mear J' New York apartment so*veral days ago. i Means was held tinder guard at his residence for some time after his arrest, but late to-night he was taken to tho county jail. Means Pleads Not Guilty. Concord, N. C., Sept. 24-Dr. Wm. H. Durmeister, chief coroner's physi cian of Cook county, Illinois, testified to-day at the preliminary nearing of Gaston B. Means thnt: In his opinion, lt would have been Impossible for Mrs. Maude A. King to have held the pistol wihch inflicted the fatal wound in tho back of her head near here on August 29th. Means, who is charged with the murder of Mrs. King, testified nt tho inquest that Mrs. King accidentally shot herself. Dr. Burmeister also said there was no evidence of powder burns arouna the wound. Means, business agent and confi dante of Mrs. King, pleaded not guil ty at the opening of tho hearing. llritlsh Destroyer Sunk. London, Sept. 23.-A British de stroyer has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine In the ap proaches to tbe channel, according to an admiralty announcement. There were 50 survivors, LANSING IS STILL EXrOSING German Plots anti Intrigues-Explo sives auul Genna Stored. Washington, Sept. 23.-How Ger many "shamefully abused and ox olted" the protection of the United ates by secreting in the German le atlon at Bucharest, after tho Amerl n government had taken charge of Germany's affairs at the Rumanian pital, quantities of powerful oxplo ves for bomb plots, and deadly mi robes, with instructions for their se in destroying horses and cattlo, as revealed to-day by Secretary anslng. lt was another of Mr. Lansing's series of disclosures of German In igue, made public without comment n tho same manner as the Von Lux burg telegrams, which have brought rgentina on the verge of war with ermany, the Von Eckhardt letter from Mexico City and the Von Bern storft telegram asking tho German 1 foreign office for authorization to spend $50,000 to influence Congress. The latest Btory ls told in a report to the State Department from Wm. W. Andrews, secretary of the lega tion at Bucharest, and a letter from I Foreign Minister Pnrumbaru, of Ru mania. Parcels and boxes taken into the German consulate at Bucharest with display of great precaution aroused the suspicions of the Rumanian gov ernment. On August 27, 1916, tho evening prior to the dato of Ruma ia's declaration of war, some of tho cases were taken to the German le gation, located in a different build ing from the consulate. Convinced that the boxes were not taken away from the legation by the German dip lomatic mission on Its departure from Bucharest, tho Rumanian au thorities later ordered the police to find and examine their contents. The police communicated with American Minister Vopicka, then looking after German interests, who reluctantly assigned Secretary Andrews to ob serve the searoh. The boxes wore found burled in tho garden of the Gorman legation. What Report Says. Mr. Andrews' report says: "Upon my return from the examli nation which resulted In the discov ery of the explosives and of the box of microbes, both of which tho lega tion servants admitted having placed in tho garden, the former confiden tial agent of .the German ministor, Dr. Bernhardt, who had been left with the legation nt the German min ister's request to assist in the caro of Gorman interests, admitted his knowledge ol' the explosives placed in the garden; told me that moro were in the garden than had been found; that a still larger quantity had been buried in the house of tho legation, and that still worse things than this box of microbes were con tained in tl e legation, and insinu ated that they would have been found even in the cabinets of dossiers which I had sealed. "Dr. Bernhardt also stated that all t hese objects had been brought to the Gorman legation after our lega tion had accepted the protection of German interests, which agreed with the statement of the servants. A simi lar confession was made to the minis ter by this man. - "The protection of the United States was in this manner shamefully abused and exploited. In this in stance, nt least, tho German govern ment cannot have recourse to its usual system of denial." Fifty-one boxes were taken from the ground in tho garden. Fifty of them contained each a cartridge filled with trinotrotoluene saturated with monomltrolotcduenco, among the most powerful explosive known, one-fifth of each one being sufficient to tear up a railroad track. In tho other box were bottlos of liquid found to be cultivations of the mi crobes of anthrax and glanders. For Horses and Cattle, It bore a seal showing lt came from the German consulate "t Kronstadt, Hungary, and inside was found a type-written note in German saying: "Inclosed four phials for horses and four for cattle. To be employed as formerly arranged. Each phial is sufficient for 200 head. To be in troduced, ir possible, directly Into the animals' throats; if not, In their fod der. Please make a little report on the success obtained there; In case of good results, the presence of Mr. Kostoff for one day here would be desirable." Foreign Minister Porumharu ac companied his lotter with documents to provo tho origin of the boxes and their contents. "It has been possible to prove in an indisputable way," he said, "that before our declaration of war to Austria-Hungary, when observing strict neutrality and keeping up nor mal relations with the German Em pire, the personnel of tho Gorman le gation, violating all rules of neutral ity and other duties of diplomatic missions, introduced' clandestinely considerable quantities of an ex tremely powerful explosive and cul tivations of microbes destined to In fect domestic animals and in conse quence susceptible to provoking ter rible epidemics also among tho hu man population. "There can hardly bo any doubt about tho way by which these sub stances were introduced into Ruman ian territory; the very stringent po lice measures at all frontier stations taken by thc loyal Rumanian govern COIiOltKD TROOPS ARE CALLER. 2, (11H Aro to (io from H. 0,-8,1 IO Go to Camp Jackson. Washington, Sept. 23,-A major ity of tho negro men of the nat lonni army will ho called out for mobiliza tion nt the training camp canton ments with the contingent of draft forces summoned for October 3. In making this announcoment to-day. Secretary Maker added that the ne groes called would be from Statos with tho largest percentages of ne gro population. Those from Statos with few negroes will be mobilized later. Tho policy of organizing separate negro and white army units will be sttletly adhorod to. Where a subdi vision has not suiriclent negro drafted mon to make up a company or other ?mit, tho men Will be assigned to completo units nt another canton ments. Tho percentages of drafted men, white or negro, to bo called October 3, will vary In accordance with tho degree of completion of cantonment* to which they are assigned. Camp Jackson Orders. Columbia, Sopt. 21.-The War De partment, in a telegram from Pro vost Marshal General Crowdor to Governor Manning to-day, has or dered 8,416 negro selectse servlco troops mobilized by the local honrds of South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida, between October 3 and i October 8, inclusive, for transporta tion to Camp Jackson. Of these troops South Carolina's increment will be 2,618, North Caro lina's 4,1 r>3 and Florida 1,645. Twenty-six per cent of the first quo ta comprises the initial call for ne groes. REI) CHOSS WORKERS NEEDED. Locol Ofllcer Election Ootol>er 4 More Comfort lings to De Filled. The Red CrosB Chapter of Walhal la needs volunteers to fill more "com fort bags" for the soldier boys who will leave Walhalla on October 3d. Those who are willing to take a bag and put in the required things, can get one by calling at tho Red Cross room at the Town Hall. An election of officers of tho Red Cross will bo held at the auditorium on October 4th, nt 8 o'clock. All niombors of tho Rod Cross aro urged to attend and vote. All subscribers to the fund raised by R. T. Jaynes, Esq., for the lied Cross are eligible to vote. At this meeting tho by-laws of tho Amerlcnn Red Cross will he rend and adopted for the Walhalla Chapter. If thoro aro any who aro not. mout hers of the Red Cross, and desire to become members, they can do so by entering their names with the treas urer, Will J. Schroder, at tho Bank of Walhalla, and paying tho sum of ono dollar. Every one ls urged to join, not only becauso the Red Cross . needs the. dollar, but because wo want your name and your co-opera tion in the work. It has been mentioned to mo that there aro some who have not joined tho Red Cross because they wero not asked. The invitation ls extended to all. WE ASK YOU NOW. Become a member, and lend what aid you can at tho Red Cross work roon;, or at your homo, if moro convenient. Every little helps. Tho Walhalla Red Cross Chapter has recently shipped to tho national headquarters at Washington a regu lation consignment of finished gar ments. There have been many who have gladly given their time to this noble work, some sowing at the rooms, others taking tho work to, their homes. Theso contributions to the work aro greatly appreciated by both local and national headquar ters. Mrs. J. A. Stock, Chairman Publicity Committee. . Another Raid Over Lon don. London, Sept. 15.-Fifteen wero killed and 70 hurt In last night's air raid over London. Zeppelins and airplanes were employed In simulta neous attacks on London, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Bet urned Home Safe. Berlin, Sept. 25.-All aircraft In thc raid on England last night re turned safely, it was officially an nounced. 30,000 Iron Workers Return. San Francisco, Sept. 23.-A tem porary wage schedule which will per mit 30,000 iron workers who struck hero last Monday to return to work immediately upon ratification of tho agreement hy the unions concorned, pending final adjudication of their differences by the Federal Board of Conciliation, was signed to-dtiy at a conference between representatives of the men, their employers and F?d eral mediators. ment since tho outbreak of tho war and continually made stricter since, prove sufficiently that these explo sives and microbes cannot have reached this country otherwise than by diplomatic courier. "On the other hand, there can bo no doubt the final object of tho Im portation into Rumania as woll aa about the use to which they were as signed. The explosives and the mi crobes were destined to be used in Rumania, very probably in Hmo oC peace."