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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning SubtM-rlfption .ttl Per /Vannin. Advertising Ra?CH Reasonable. -Ry STECK, SHHLOH ?V SCHRODER. Communications of a personal character charged for ns advertise monte, Obituary notices ana tributes or respect, of not over 100 words, will bo printed free of charge. All ovor thai number must bo paid for at tho rate of one cent a word. Cash to .ceo i ii pa i) y manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WKDNKSDAV, MARCH ?7, HMM. IWUUmiOtflaJfft i IM mt? nr TU [j WITED ?TATU I jXyVERHMKWT - I Buy Them And Help Win The War FOR SALE EVERYWHERE ('but your Karden now and keep ii producing something throughout tho snuinier and fall and well ipto the Winier. And can, dry and preserve everything that makes good food for thc Hinter months, 'hun tho hands ol' your ( locks for ward one hour next Saturday night and h.' ready to slarl thc Week "on time." We will got used to it in a short time and be all the better off for getting up an hour earlier and putting in an hour's more work In t ho evening. Thc "Kaiser Lands ol Carolina" will be those acres whb'h stand idle this year through wilfulness or lazi ness on lite pan ol' tho owner or renter. livery non-productive acre tim year helps the Kaiser .ind stints au American soldier in 10 uro pc. lOx cess colton acres will also ho Kaiser acres, for each aero of colton planted to the neglect of food crops helps lo stint lite food portions of the sol dier?-. Koop your food crop and cot ton acreages in proper proportion. I'reparo now lo take your share of the next Liberty Bonds. Tho third drive will soon he on. Have your part in the raising of the next loan to our government. And in tho mean time buy baby bonds--Thrift Stamps and War Ravings Stamps-for the kiddies. It's the best plan over de vised for saving, and at the same time every penny saved this way helps our government. Lend to Uncle Sam; he doesn't want you to give him a cent War Saving Certificates and Stamps draw Interest. .j. .j. .j. ?g. .j- ?g. .j. * * * ?j. ?g. ?j- * .J. FOOI> CONSERVATION NOTES .J. -I* *h ?I? -I* ?I- ?I? 4* .!. ?I* 4? 4* "I* (E. L. Ilerndon, Food Administrator i for Oconeo County.) The Food Administration makes the following announcement: Washington, .March 2!}. 1018. If weare to furnish the allies with tho necessary proportion of wheat to maintain their war bread from now until tho next harvest-and this is a military necessity-wo must reduce our monthly consumption to 21,000, 000 bushels a month as against our normal cousu nipt ion of about 12, 000,000 bushels, or 50 per cent of our norina I consumption. Reserving a margin for distribution to the army and for special eases leaves for gen eral consumption approximately I Vi pounds of wheat products weekly per person. Many ot our consumers are dopctulonl upon bakers' bread. Such bread must l>e durable, and there fore rennies a larger proportion of wheat products than cereal breads baked in I he household. Our army and navy require n full allowance. The well-to-do in our population can make greater sacrifi?es In the cou su :p!iott of wheat products than can the poor. In addition, our popula tion In i ho agricultural districts, where ('io other cereals are abund ant, are more skilled in the prepara tion of breads from these other c? renla tlir.il tho crow led city and in du: trial populations. With Improved transportation cou dit oho wo now have available a sur plus o' potatoes. We also lune in the s ling mon tbs a surplus of milk, and v o luve ample corn and oats for human consumption, The drain on rye and barley as .substitute? has al ready greatly exhausted the supply of these grains. To oTect the needed saving of wheat v/o aro wholly dopendent upon tho-voluntary assistance of the Amor- j lean people, and we ask that the fol lowing rule? shall he observed: 1. Householders to use not to ex ceed a total of 1 */? pounds por week of wheat products per person. This means not more than 1 % pounds of Victory b?ead containing thu ron. ii Ir ed percentage! ol' substitutes and one halt pound of cooking (lour, maca roni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, whout breakfast cereals, all com bined. '?. Public eating places and clubs io observe two wheaties* days per week - Monday and Wednesday, as at present, lu addition thereto not lo serve to any one guest at any one meal an aggregate of brondstuffa, macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast cereals con taining a total of more than li ounces of wheat Hour. No wheat products to be served unless specially ordered. Public eating establishments not lo buy more than G pounds of wheat products for each 'JO meals served, thus conforming with the limitations requested of the householders. 3. Retailers to sell not more than one-eighth of a barrel of llb ur to any town customer at any one time and not more than one-quarter of a bar rel to any country customer at any one time, and In no case to sell wheal products without the salo of an equal weight of other cereals. I. We ask the bakers and grocers lo reduce Hie volume Of Victory bread sold by delivery of the three quarter pound loaf where 1 pound was sold before and corresponding proportions in other weights. We also ask bakers not to increase the amount ol' their wheat Hour pur chases beyond 7 0 per cent of tho av erage monthly amount purchased in the four months prior to March J. .">. Manufacturers using wheat products for non-food purposes should cease such use entirely. ii. There is no limit upon the usc Of Other cereals, Hours, and meals, corn. barley. buckwheat. potato Hour, etc. Many thousand families through out the hind are now using no wheat I products whatever, except a very small amount for cooking purposes, and are doing so in perfect health and satisfaction. There is no reason why all of the American people who are able to cook in their own households can not subsist perfectly well with the use ot less wheat products than I pounds a week, and we specially ask the well-to-do households in the country lo follow this additional pro gram in ord or that we may provide the necessary marginal supplies for those parts of tho community less able to adapt themselves to so large a proportion o.' substitutes. In order that we shall be able to make the v. heat exports that aro ab solutely demanded or us to maintain the civil populations and soldiers of the allies and our own army we pro pos;? to supplement the voluntary co-operation of the public bj a fur ther limitation of distribution, and we shall place at once restrictions on distribution, which will be adjusted from time to time to secure as nearly equitable distribution as possible. With the arrival of harvest, we should be able to relax such restrictions; until then we ask for the necessary patience, sacrifice, and co-operation of the distributing trades. $o,52? rou PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Money HUH Been Received by Oconeo County Authorities. County Treasurer R. H. Alexander has recoived from the State Superin tendent of Education a check for $(?.525 for the public schools, of which $5,800 goes to rural schools, while $72.") goes to town schools. Tho following list shows the schools that are aided and amounts received by each; Rural Schools. Dist. No. 2 Tokeena .$ 20 0.00 2 Providence. 200.00 1 Return. 200.00 fi Onkway .... ,. ?oo.oo 0 Fair Play . -100.00 7 South Union. 300.0 ) 1 0 Tabor . 200. '0 IS Clearmont. 200.00 10 Richland . 200.00 20 Bounty Land. 2 00.00 21 Blue Ridge. 200.00 2 2 Oak Grove. 300.00 27 West Cn lon. 300.00 ,*5 I Fairview . 200.00 35 Keowee. 4 00.01? 4 2 Salem. 300.U0 Ifi Flat Shoals. 200.00 47 Picket Post. 200.00 r,o Oconeo Creek. 200.00 P,0 F.benezer . 300.00 71 Karie's drove. 200.on TX Fairfield . 200.oo T.'. Madison. 200.00 Total.$5.800.00 Town Schools. t;:'. Seneca..$225.00 2>; Walhalla. 250.00 17 Westminster . 250.00, Total.$725.00 , Supt. T. A. Smith states that ho ts daily expecting notice of funds for ot her schools. Hub. Sinks I^irgc Vessel. London, March 25.- The admiral-? ty announces that the American steamer Chattahoochee, of over 5,000 tons, formerly tho Hatnburg-Amorl can liner Sachsen, has been sunk by a Gorman submarine off the Knglifih coast. Tho crew of 78 have landed safely. Tho master statos that four torn^dofT f*rurk th<* vepseV TWO CAROLINA PRISONKILS. Il chi in Germany-List shown Num ber <>f Southerners. Washington, March 23.-A? ofll cial Mat of 200 Americans now pris oners in German camps, made public to-night by the State Department, re cords the death ot' Charleys Hemphlll, shot while attempting to oscupo in September. 10 17, and the death of Andrew C. Murtroy, an aviator, brought down near Pargny ' Septem ber 30, 1917. Tbe only American officer in the list is Lieut. Harold Willis, of New ton, Mass., an aviator captured nt Verdun on August 18, 1917. He itt interned at ('amp G?tersloh. Bvfj doiltly Willis was an officer in a ! French osquadrllle. The Hst reported by the royal j Prussian war nun 1st ry, and transmit ted bv the German government to the j State Department through the Span- ! ish legation in Herne contains t tu namos of American troops captured . in ?lench raids, crews o' capt'red ' ships and survivors of captured ?bips The Hst also Includes tho names of American engineers caught in the German turning movement at Cam brai. Southern Men Held. The names of the Southern men Included In (he list of prisoners fol lows: At Camp Tuchel, West Prussia, 1 captured at IO isas Sothington, Novem ber ll, 19 lt-Bight Americans. In-! chilling Sorgt. Edgar M. Haleybur ton. Stoney Point. N. C.: and Pri va les .lohn P. Lester. Tutwiler, M ss : | Vernon Kendall. Roll, Okla.; Daniel ll. Gallagher, West Block ton, A;a Ai Camp Coln Rhein - Rd mu m Lumina, place captured and address roi given i At Camp llavelburg (capture.I in' German cities)- Josef and Marin boaster, Jacob N'ochum Kukhis, Leon Poinsignon, Karl Hummel. Ad el resses given show foreign residence. . Taken from enemy munition ship, October 6. 1911?, addresses not given Huben Henry and Geo. Fawery. At Camp Cassel- Christian Kep pler, ?late, place Of capture and ad dress not given. At Cain;) llavelburg (taken in Ber lin June li. 1917. address not given Pruno Broun. From the steamer Esmeraldas.' ca pt u Iud in the Atlantic March 10.I IPI? -thirteen, Including Walter Perkins. Whitley. Ky.; Edward Mc Donald, address not given. From the steamer Mount Temple, place and date of capture not given Raoul Soulois, address unknown. From the destroyer Jacob Jones, picked tip In English Channel Decem ber li. 19 17- -Albert de Mello. New Bedford. Mass; John F. Murphy. Newport, R. I. At Cami) Duiemenko-From thc . steamer Esmeralda, captured in the | Atlantic March 10. 1917, a total of I 44, including Eugene Boykin, Ander son, S. C.; Henry J, Martin, Wal- ' ton, Fla.; Thomas Moore, Norfolk, j Va.; Everett G. Earnhardt, Char lotte. N. C.; Thus. H. McCarthy, Richmond, Va.; Jesse Wallace, Ches terfield, S. C.; Zebulon Williams, Richmond, Va., and Albert W. San tee, Dunbarton, Va. From the steamer Georgie, cap tured December 10, 1511(5-A total or '?4. Including John McCarty, Haver hill (State not given.) Twenty-eight engineers, captured at Oou/.lcourt. November 30, 19 17. including Peter Ttngto, (no town given) and Wm. McKellar, Tampa, Fla. At Camp Rastatt, Baden -Alfred Dixon, civilian, captured nt Lens No- I vember 21, 191 fi. address not given. I At Camp Frankfurt Main -Rudolf . Bockel and Nikolaus Pottmnnn, both j civilians. At Camp BeeskOW Dr. John j Brown. Hampton. Va., captured In the Atlantic from steamer Esmeralda. At Camp Holsminden~Dr. Herbei t Snyder. Norfolk. Va., captured from the steamer Voltaire. At Camp Rhein 10(1 mu nd '.em mett, civilian, date, place capt .red and ad dross not given. A statement by tbe committee on public information said: "Mail intended for any prisoner of war interned in Germany should ho : addressed to the prisoner hy name, followed by 'American prisoner of war, via New York City,' and the name and location of the prison camp at which ho is Interned." Fairview Personal Hems, Fairview, March 25. Special: Mrs. J. II. Maxwell visited relatives' at Pendleton Friday. Miss Eula Todd spent tho week end with her parents at Walhalla, j Miss Virginia McMahon and bro-; thor Paul attended tho debating con test at Bickens Friday night. Miss ROsa MeMnhan was ono of tho win ning contestants from the Sonecn school. Mrs. J. D. Shaukltn and son Edgar | and Mr. and Mrs. .loo McDonald, of , Richland, were welcome visitors hore recently. Tho patrons and pupils of the Fair view school heartily enjoyed tho : "get-together day" at Senoca Friday. Seneca is a public-spirited, progres sive town, and ls to be congratulated (itt ILM AN DIU VE CONTINUES. (Continued from First Puge.) Fighting Continues lieu*')-. London, March 26.-The war olfice to-night announced that tho Germans took Roye at I 0.30 o'clock this morning. Thc enemy has been chocked west of Roye and Noyon, the announce ment adds. In the Roye area, British, French and American troops are fighting shoulder to shoulder, the official an nouncement, states. French rein forcements are rapidly coming up. "'The enemy made no further at tacks during the night of March 25- i 26 on our front north of the Som-1 me," the announcement says. -"Dur ing tlie afternoon there have been local engagements on this part of the battle front, in which the enemy bas been repulsed, but ho has at tempted no serious attack. "Tho Germans havo been -attack ing heavily south of the Somme this morning and took Roye at about 1 1 a. m." The Germans this morning began now attacks against the combined French and British forces south of tho Somme. The German losses have been so great that thc enemy has been ob liged to bring up reinforcements from ?ll parts of tho western front. Tho war office has established the fact that moro than 70 German di visions (in the neighborhood of 810, 000 men) have been engaged. Noyon Lost by French. Paris, March 20.-The battle con tinues with tho greatest violence and the Gormans are making still greater efforts along tho whole front be tween Noyon and Chaulnes, the war ellice announces. Noyon was evacuated by the Fronch during the night. The left bank of tho Oise is being held firmly by tho French. 1,000 Guns, 100 Tanks Taken. Berlin, March 26.-The number of guns captured by tho Germans in the battlo now in progress has in creased to 063, army headquarters announced to-day. Piaches, Barleux and Rtalon have been captured by the German forces. More than ino tanks were lying tn captured positions, it is added The Germans are standing on Cie heights lo the north ol* Noyon. They captured Bussy. Bihucourt, Biefel lers, Grevillers, Irles and M iran mont and crossed the River Anore. Since the beginning of the battle, says the statement, Ort enemy air planes and six captive balloons have hoon brought down. British troops just brought for ward attacked the German lines vio lently from the direction ol Albert. They were driven back, the report states after, a bitter struggle. Austrian Troops Aid Buns. Geneva, March 25.-There has boen some doubt expressed In the on ten te press recently as to whether Austria really was taking an active part in the western offensive. Vi enna papers clear up this point, stat ing that the Austrian Emperor has just returned to Vienna after visiting Austrian troops on tho Flanders front. SOME STARTLING FACTS. j More children die during the teeth ing period than consumption kills annually. Tho pain and discomfort that comes with this disease of chil hood may be avoided. Save doctor bills and sleepless nights by giving the sick, crying and restless child a few doses of Dr. Tin niton's Easy Teethor as directed. It tides the tiny folks over the critical period of lifo safely. "Give the baby a chance." IS doses for 35c, at all dealers. Easy Teether Medicine Co., Canon, Ga.-Adv. E. C. BUTLER PASSES AWAY. Was Consistent Christian and a. Con federate Veteran-Locals. Westminster, R.F.D. 3, March 25. - Special: Henry Butler, of tho Coneross community, spent the week end here with his cousin, John White. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster and child, and Mrs. W. A. White and baby, of near Walhalla, were recent visitors to this community, going from here to Lavonia, Ga., where they spent a day with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Morton and son. Master Louis, of Anderson, were among the visitors here for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cox, of Ander son, spent tho week-end here with relatives. Dock Stegall, of near Walhalla, spent the week-end with friends here. Last Thursday morning E. C. But ler passed away quietly. Me had been a sufferer for a good whilo with n complication of diseases incident to old age. Mr. Butler was born No vember 16. IS:',7. Ile was twice mar ried, his first wife having died some 30-odd years ago. His last wife died about five years ago. Mr. Unt ier leaves three daughters and one son to mourn his death, these being Mrs. Wm. A White, Mrs. J. R. Nor ris. Mrs. R. L, Morton and J. J. But ler, all of Fair Play. There are I fi grandchildren and one great-grand child surviving. Mr. Butler was a consistent mem ber of Coneross Bnptist church, hav ing been identified with that church since early life. He was a soldier, both of the ('ross atm the Civil War. He was highly respected, and wc feel a loss that can never be made up has been sustained In the passing away of this good man. His remains were laid to rest in Coneross cemetery last Friday by the side of his first wtfo. Rev. L, M. Lyda conducted thc fun eral services. The sympathy of tho community is oxtended to thc family tn their great bereavement. on hoing so fortunato as to socuro tho services of Mr. Coates, who so ploas nntly carried out the program for tho day. M lasos Josephina and Willio Alex ander and brother Jack, of Seneca, were recent guests of Miss Rosa MoMfthan, What About Your Home Conveniences? Did you ever think of the small cost of a Little Home Water Works and the lasting convenience and comfort derived from same? ? We have in stock Pumps of all kinds, Gasoline Engines, Piping, etc. in fact, I most everything that would be needed for this outfit. Now that labor is scarce and time is precious to you-or should be would it not be a good investment for you to figure on this? Ballenger Hdw. e? Furn, Co., Seneca, S. C. (UNDERTAKERS.) ? HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS. Complete Stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE Buggies - Wagons Harness. FARM IMFIiKMBWqpS* SASH DOORS PAINTS w. p. Nimmons, Seneca. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. AU persons indebted to the Eu tate of W. T. MAXWELL, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persona having claims against said estate will present the same, duly at tested, within the time prescribed by law or be barred. GEORG? SEABORN, Executor of the Estate of W. T. Maxwell, deceased. March 20, 1918._ NOTICE OF FINAL SBTTLEMEN1 AND DISCHARGE. Notice lg hereby given that tho un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on FRIDAY, the 19th day of APRIL, 1918, nt ll o'clock lu the forenoon, or as soon thereaftei as said application can be heard, foi leave to make final settlement of the estate of W. T. Maxwell, docoased, and obtain final discharge as Execu tor of said estate. G IO O ROE S IO A BO RN, Executor of tho lOstnte of W. Ti Maxwell, deceased. >larch 20, 1918. _J 2-15 _ WE PAY CASH For Hides of all kinds, and we ALWAYS give tho HIGHEST market price. WE AliSO RUY FURS. Ftirs aro bringing a good price at this time, and it will pay you to send all Furs nt once. Wo also buy Beeswax, Tallow, Wool, Ha (vs Brass, Copper, Alumi num, Auto Tires, Inner Tubes, Scrap Rubber, Scrap Iron, and in fact any thing in tho junk line. We also loan money on Improved] Farms ut ? low rate of interest. Terms to suit borrower. Call and wo us or write. Toccod Hide & Junk Co. TOCCOA. GEORGIA. In accordance with Section 1743, . Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an ordor of the County Board of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election will be held at the school house, in Fairview School District, Mo. 34, on Saturday, March 30, 1918, for the purpose of voting upon the ques tion of issuing school bonds in th? sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars, to he used for building purposes in Fairview School District, No. 34. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed bond Issuo shall cast a ballot containing tho word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said bond Istmo shall cast a ballot containing tho word "No" printed or written there on. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required In gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. S. C. BIGGER STA F F, J. FRED ALEXANDER, F. li. HUBBARD, Trustees of Fairview School District, No. 31, Managers of Election. March" 2 o, 19J 8^_} 2"I3_ NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Estate of W. H. GIBSON, deceased, aro hereby notified to make pay ment to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said es tate "will present the same, duly at tested, within tho time prescribed by law or be barred. (MRS.) TRUIE V. GIBSON, Executrix of the Estate of W. II. Gib son, deceased. March 13, 1918. tl-14 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS, All porsons Indebted to the Estate of MRS. L. E. CAIN, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, .and all persons having claims against said Estate will present tho same, duly attested, within tho timo proscribed by law or bo barred. C. A. MOORE, Executor ot the Estate of Mrs. L. 18. Cain, deceased. Mor?h 30,'H1$, 13-15