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fi KOW EE COURIER (KsLlblisllcd 18 40.) Published livery Wednesday Morning Subscription if i Tor Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -Hy 0T"CK, HIIMLOH ?i SOU ROD HR. Communications of n personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ana tributes of respect, of not over 10b words, will too printed free of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WhDXKSDAY, JANUARY Kl, 11)18. A M MI tl CAN I II! ROI0 H. Wo Of the United States are accus tlmed to hear tributes paid to the soldiers of our great country in the years gone by - deserved tributes paid hy living comrades lo those with whom they fought side by side; or maybe glowing encomiums hy or ators of fewer years upon the valor of their forefathers. These all have their place, and few loyal Americans lire of hearing tho praises of our soldiers sung and their valor ex tolled. All these Illings have their place in the great work of perpetu ating love ol' country, loyalty io principle, inspiring patriotic seal and national pride. We would de trac; not one iota from the import un?e of expression of sentiments of this kind hy our own people, young or old, in honor of those who gave their lives ill defense of country and principle; they all have their placo i:i the making our our urea I country mid in Hie maintaining of it as a na tion upon whose honor no grout blot or stain lias ever or will ever rome. And yet, to our mind, there COU ld be nothing more inspiring than the trihuio paid recently to three pr? vales in the United Slates army now lighting in Franco hy an unnamed of ficer of tho French anny who spoke al the graves of these mell as their bodies were laid to rosl in foreign, vet friendly, soil. The tribute paid by this unnamed French oilicer is worthy of preservation, and lt should be remembered by us when we think of our boys in ID ll rope lighting for the saino principles for which our forefathers fought. Read what this veteran Fronch oilicer had to say in h's beautiful tribute to throe of our private soldiers who fell on French soil for world-freedom and .lustier and righi : "In the name of the-th divis ion, in the name of tho French anny and in the name of France. 1 bid farewell to Private Pin right, Private Gresham and Private Hay of tho American army. "Of their own free will they had left a prosperous and happy count i y to come over here. They knew war was continuing in ' 15urope; they know that the forces flgthing for honor, love of justice and civiliza tion were still checked by the long prepared forces serving the (lowers of brutal domination, oppression and barbarity. "They Ignored nothing of the cir cumstances and nothing had been concealed from thom-neither the length and hardships of war nor (lie violence Of battle, nor the dre .ut I - ness of new weapons, nor the perildy of the foe. Nothing slopped them. They accepted tho hard and strenu ous life; tiley erosesd the ocean al ?real peril; they took their places on the front by our side and thoi have fallen facing Ibo foe in a lund lind desperato hand-to-hand flg'it. ..Honor to thom. Their families,' friends and fellow citizens will be proud w lien they learn of their deal hs. v "Molli These graves, ibo first lo bo dug in our national soil and only a short distance from the enemy, arc na n marl; Of tho mighty land we and om allies ilrinly cling to in the com mon task, confirming tho will of tho people and the army of the' United States to light with us lo a lllllsh. ready to sacrlllce as long as is neces sary until fllinl victory for tho most notable bf causes, that of the lihdrty | of nations, tho wonk as voil as tho mighty. "Thus tho dc..tbs of these humble sol tl lor s appeal to us willi extraordi nary grandeur. "We will therefore ask that the monal remains of these young men bo left here, left with us forever. We inscribe on I lie tombs, "Here lie tho first soldiers of tho Republic of the United /States to fall on tho soil of France for liberty and Justice." Tho passerby will stop and uncover lils hoad. Travelers and men of heart Will go out of their way to come here to pay their respectivo tributes. "Private lin right! Private Gres ham! Pr?valo Hay! In tho name of Franco I thank you. God receive your souls. Farewell!" lt. EVANS NORMS DEAD. Passed* Away at III? Homo Near Wost in luster on January Oth. (Tugaloo Tribune, 8th.) Itobort Evans Norris, a well known and highly respected citizen ot Oco uee, died at his home near Westmin ster last Sunday morning at about 8 o'clock. Mr. Norris had been in de cllning heall li for some years past, but was dangerously ill only a few days. He had been confined to his honte and room for some time, hav ing suffered a stroke of paralysis sev eral years a?o. Mr. Norris was born In the V?ren nos section of Anderson county on Vprll 12, 1831, and would have been 87 years old had he lived until Iiis next birthday. Ho was a son of the late Robert Norris and was the last member of a large family of girls and boys io pass away. "Uncle Evans," as he was famil iarly known, was a good, honest, up right citizen and he had -many rela tives and friends in the upper part of the Slate, who deeply sympathize with the family in their sorrow. Ile was twice married. His first wife was Miss Eugenia Jones, of Ander son county. To this union four sons, Krank, W. T., Eugene and George Norris, and three daughters, Misses Sallie. Hettie and ..Mamie Norris, were horn. Two of the sons, Frank and Eugene, are dead. Ills second wife was Miss Susan Stcclo, of Westminster. Unto this union one daughter. Miss Pearl Nor ris, was born. The deceased was a valiant Con federate soldier and saw service I brough the bitter struggles of the slxlios. Mr. Norris had been a member of the Methodist church for a consider able number of years. His funeral was held at his late residence Mon day afternoon al 2 o'clock and con ducted by his pastor, Rev. J. W. Lewis. At the conclusion of the funeral his body was laid to rest in the cemetery of the First Baptist ?.burch. H. T. Sherill. H. Ti Shedd, aged 58 years, ?lied ai Iiis homo in tho Unity section last Saturday morning at 2 o'clock from pneumonia. Mr. Shedd was born October l<?. ISSI), Ile spent all his lifo in Ononee and had many friends who sympathize with the bereaved family. Ile loaves his second wife and ten children. Interment was at Unity last Sunday at 12 o'clock. Miss Susie Cannon. Miss Susie Cannon, the 13-year old daughter of C. E. Cannon, of ('layton. Ga., was burned to death on the morning of December 30. She was standing in front of the fireplace when her clothing caught. The water was frozen and all efforts to smother the tinnies were in vain. The little Kiri was a niece of F, W'. Cannon, of Westminster. Her father,and other relatives have tho profound sympa thy of many friends in their sorrow. A Counterfeit Conscience. Washington, Jan. 0.-Secretary Mc A doo yesterday received an anony mous letter containing $108 in bills. Vi am deeply repentant," wrote the sender, "for having defrauded the government of this sum, and now return it." The money was sent to the treas ury cashier for deposit In the con science fund. To-day it was discovered the bills were counterfeit. Now Chief Moran, of the secret service, is looking for the man with a counterfeit conscience. EAT Hl<? MFA LS ! NO SOI R, ACID STOMACH, INDIGESTION OR GAS "Cape's Dlupepsln" ls Quickest, Sur est Stomach Relief Known. Try H ! Time it! Pa po's Din pepsin will sweeten a sour, gassy or out-of-order stomach within live minutes. If your meals don't flt comforta bly, or what you eat lies like a lump of lead In your stomach, or if you have heartburn, that ls usually a sign of ncld,ity of the stomach. Got from your pharmacist a fifty rent case of Papa's Dia pepsin and lake a dose just as soon as you can. There will be no sour risings, no belching of undigested' food mixed with acid, np stomach gas or heart burn, fullness Or heavy feeling in the stomach, nausea, debilitating headaches or dizziness. This will all go. and,, besides, lhere will bo no sour food left over In the stomach to poison your breath with nauseous odors. Pa pc's Diapepsin helps to neutral ize Hie excessive add in the stomach which ls causing the food fermenta tion and preventing proper digestion. Relief in five minutes is walting for you at any drug store. These large fifty-cent cases contain enough "Rape's Dlapopsln" to usual ly keep tho on tiro family free from stomach acidity and its symptoms of indigestion, dyspepsia, sourness, gases, heartburn, and headache, for many months. It belongs in your homo.-Adv. SKCRKTARY HA UFR ON WAR. Clive? Interesting Inform?t lon 1 Iel oro luvest {guting i'(?in mit tee. Washington, Jan. 10.-r-Amorlca now has in France an army of "sub stantial" size ready . for active ser vice, Secretary Baker to-day told tho Sonato war'Investigating committee. Officers , and men, he explained, have been trained for modern war fare, Independent lines of communi cation and supply aro In process of construction, and great programs 1 have been formulated for the jiro- j duetlon of new instruments ot war. j Tho Secretary declared that arms of the most modern and effective kind ' have been provided for every soldier j in France and are available for every ! lighting man who will be sent abroad J In ll) IS. Me said that an army of, nearly 1,500,000 aro now in the field or in training at home and abroad. | Tho subsistence of the army, ho said, j has been above criticism, and whilo ' the initial <?'othlng supply was tem- ? porarily inadequate, lt was now sub- ? stanHally complete. The Secretary compared tho pres- j eut army with previous armed forces i of the United Sitaos, showing lt . roughly to be six times greater than J the army in the Spanish American war. j Mo showed thc growth of different ' branches of the army, and In sum- 1 ming up, gave as chief accomplish- ' mehts of the War Department: The large army in tho field and in ' training-so large that further In crements can be equipped and train- ? ed as rapidly as those in training.cnn I he transported. Au army that has been enlisted and selected without sorlous dis tor- I lion of the industries of the country. Training the anny is proceeding rapidly and the spirit is high. A substantial army now in France, with both men and officers ready for active service. Independent lines of communica tion, j Supply, vast storage and other fa cilities in process of construction in France. Great program for manufacture, ol' additional equipment, and the pro- ? ductton of new instruments of war bas been formulated. Significant Figures. Secretary Baker declared that there were two exceedingly significant fig ures in his statement, namely, that on Ibo llrst of April the ordnance de- ? pa rt ment consisted of 97 oftlcevs and j tho quartermaster general's depart ment of 'J 17 officers, while they now j have respectively ?1,00 1 apd 0,431 of ficers. Me outlined the creation of the ?war council, consisting of Gens. Crozier, ! Sharpe, Weaver, Crowder and the ! chief of staff, who will sit with the ' Secretary and Assistant Secretary of War, and to which appointments from civil and army life may be made from time to tiine. ; Discussing the council of national defense, he said that it was an advis- 1 ory body, without executive power, and tho purpose was the reconcilia- I tlon of conllicts and a survey of na-I Monal needs and resources, and this purpbse it has served and is serving. In conclusion, he 3aid that the Ini tial rush needs are now substantially supplied and co-ordination oT all needs with our own purchases has been effected. Answers Questions. Secretary Baker was not Interrupt ed In reading his prepared state ment and afterward said ho would be very happy to answer questions. Chairman Chamberlain look up the change in the type of rifles, and Mr. Baker said he approved the ac tion of the ordnance bureau, adding that tho delay operatod to furnish a larger supply later of the Improved a rm. "lt is not inefficiency to change your mind if a greater supply of a better article was secured," he said. Adding that all tho men in Europe ami In training wore well supplied. Tillmans Celebrate Anniversary. Washington, Jan. 8.-Senator Ben ia m I n lt. Tillman, of South Carolina, and Mrs. Tillman yesterday observed tho 50th anniversary of their mar? riage. Letters of congratulation were received from I'resldont Wilson and from many of tho Senator's col leagues while the mcmbors of tho Senate naval affairs cominltteo, of which Senator Tillman is chairman, presented him with a ?old spectacle case. The President wrote: "My Dear Senator: ? unde-ntand that to-day is tho iVOth anniversary of your marriage. You aro vory for tunato and I congratulate you from tho bottom of my heart, at tho same I Hmo hoping for you many returns of tho day lilied with a deep satisfac tion. Cordially and sincerely yours, "Woodrow Wilson." Vigorous campaigns aro on In seve ral states to increase the uso Of wood for fuel In place of coal. In Virginia convict labor i* employed to pr?vido wood for fuel. ?J. ?J? fy ?J? ?J? ?J. .J. ?J? .T. fy ?I? .J? fy fy .I?. "JUST MIO." fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy Harry Lander, who has just come from France, tells in the January American Magazine of a visit he paid to a hospital in France. He says: "The Huns do not know of such a word as mercy. In one of our hos pitals 1 found a poor fellow who had one eye and half his face blown away. When he talked, ?his mouth was so hideous it was difficult to look upon him. lt was sickening to gaze at that poor creature. "Yet, when I asked him how he had received his injuries, he tried to smile as ho told me the story. " 'lt was a fountain pen that did that for me,' he said. 'I was one of the first to reach a trench that the Huns had just vacated, and looking down on the floor of the dugout I happened to seo a fountain pen. Thinking to write to my wife and children with it, I stuck it In my pocket. A few days later, having a minute's time, I pulled it out and unscrewed the cap * * * and when 1 woke up I was as you see me now. It was filled with dynamite, that fountain pen, and was Just another trick of the Huns to wound and cripple our men. Rut I'm mighty glad, sir, that they were fooled in one respect, at least. They probably expected to bag half a dozen of our boys, but all they got was just me.' "Crippled beyond description, suf fering the agonies of the damned, his one consoling thought was 'all they got was just me!'" An embargo has been placed on the exportation of butter, except to na tions associated with the United Slates in war. l?fTHIS~~ NERVOUS WOMAN GOT WELL Tola hy Herself. Her Sin cerity Should Con vince Others. Christopher, 111.-"For four years I Butlered from irregularities, -weakness, nervousness, and was in a run down condition. Two of our best doctors failed to clo me any good. I heard so much atout what LydiaE.PTnkham's Vogetablo Com pound hod dono for others, I tried it and was cured. I am no longer ner vous, nm regular/ and in excellent health. I believe tho Compound will cure any female trouble."-Mw. ALICE HELLEN, Christopher, Ul. 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DEASON, District Agent, REFERENCES: The Bank of Walhalla, - - - - Walhalla, S. C. Mr. O. C. Lylcs,.West Union, S. C. MUHDICH CONVICT OAPTURFiP. lind Been nt hurgo for About SK j Months-Mndo a Crop. Ridgeland, S. C., .Ian. 0.-Abms Cooler, who ninda a sensational es calio from the Jasper county jail in June 1.917, was captured last night near Hardeevllle by Fx-Sherlff H. II. Porter, C?ustablo M. J. Floyd and Luther Hoyles, of this place. Cooler was convicted of the murder of W. D. Thomas, an Okeetee Club woods ri der, at the February term of court in 1917, after ;i three-cornered legal battle, which lasted in the Court of General Sessions for a week. Will Davis, who ls now in tho county jail, was also convicted ot the same time of the murder of Mr. Thomas, both Davis and Cooler having been tried together. They are under death sen tence. At the trial both defendants claimed that the other defendant killed Thomas. It ls understood that Cooler was captured about 12 o'clock last night nt tho home of Constable Bennett, who is a constable in Beaufort coun ty. Cooler was also a constable to Magistrate H ey wa rd in Beaufort county nt the time of the conviction. When arrested last night Cooler, it is said, was-in bed, and was captured without a struggle, as ho was not nrmod at the Hmo. He was immedi ately brought to Ridgeland by Ex Sherlff Portor, and this morning car ried to Columbia to be placed In tho penitentiary for safo keeping. When asked this morning whore ho had boon, ho stated that he had imm g$EQy L&??R Relieves ?Sick headache & KL Constipation P. Granger Liv er Regulator ia purely vog o lu bio, con tains no calo mel or alcohol, and in a moat efficient fami ly medicine ior ?iver and stomach ail monts. Sold by druggist'}, 9R? a Lox. Refirmo all substitutes. Demand Granger. Granger Medicino Co., Chattanooga, Tann. Grunted Indefinite Leave. Columbia, Jan. 9.-The House to night adopted a resolution Introduced by Representative Ellis, of Green wood, granting an indoflnito leave of absence to those members of that body in tho'military and narval ser vices of the nation. Tho resolution permits Worn to participate in the proceedings of tho Houso any time they may seo flt. been nt borne; that ho gathered lils corn, pulled his fodder and had beon working on his farm as he had always dono before hoing convlctod. Ooo lor's and Davis' cases are now on ap poal to tho Supromo Court of South Carolina.