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.' '?"'?i* '> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ KEQVEE ^^^fc? 6?IBIEB. _"TO THINK OWN SWTLF BK TRUE. A Mt IT MUST FOLLOW AS TUM NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FAliSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SH FLOR & SCHRODER._WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 11)18. Now Sortea No. (H?7_Volon?- L?XL\.-No. 80. Fall and W Wc have just rec and Winter Suits. V tractive line we have e This lot of Clothi time back and we have $5.00 a Suit cheaper to-day. $20.00 - $25.00 - C. W. 6? J. E. WALHA! IT PAYS TO Bl NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. AR persons indebted to the estate of Miss Martha A. McDonald, deceas ed, aro hereby notified to make pay ment to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said es tate will present the Fame, duly at tested, within the time prescribed by law or be barred. HENRY w. MCDONALD, Executor of the Estate of Miss Mar tha A. McDonald, deceased. P. O. Address: Westminster, S. C. July 17, 1918. 29-31 NOTICE TO ELECTORS. By an Act of tho Legislature re quiring all voters to re-register in 1918, tho Books of Registration for ?conee County, South Carolina, were opened at Walhalla Court House on the first Monday in July, 1918, and will stand open until the 31st day of August, for tho purpose of re-regis tering all voters previously register ed, and to register all those who may become 21 years of ago before tho first Tuesday in November, 1918, and all others who are qualified to regis ter. All applicants for registration are reojuired to appear before the board in person. JOHN L. REEDER, ' JOHN W. CANNON, W. M. COBB, Hoard of Registration, Oconee County, S. C. EXECUTOR'S SALE OF BANK STOCK. On Monday, August 5th, 1918, at the usual hour for public sales, I will offer for sale, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, at Walhalla, S. C., the following lots of Bank Stock: Shares Bank of Lavonia, Qa. (Par value $100.) 4 Shares Farmers' Bank of Bel ton, S. C. (Par value $60.) . 34 Shares Enterprise Bank of Wal halla, S. C. (Par value $100.) 5 Shares Bank of Walhalla, S. C. (Par value $100.) 10 Shares Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., Anderson, S. C. (Par value $60.) 5 Shares Westminster Loan and Trust Co., Westminster, S. C. (Tar value $100.) Terms: CASH. For any information regarding any of the above stocks, apply to or write the undersigned. CEO. SEABORN, Executor of tho Estate o? W. T. Max well, deceased. Walhalla, S. C. July 17, 1?) 1 8. L'9-31 CITATION NOTICE, (In Court of Probate.) Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-By V. F. Martin, Esq., Judge of Probate.-Whereas, JOHN L. SMITH has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Adminis tration of tho Estate of and Effects of Mrs. Mary E. Smith, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Mrs. Mary E. Smith, deceased, that tliey be and appear before me, in tho Court of Probate, to be hold at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, on Friday, tho 2d day of August, 1918, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal thia 13th day of July. A. D. 1018. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on tho 17th and 24th days of July. 1918, in the Keowce Courier and on tho Court House door for the time proscribed by law. July 17, 1918. 29-30 inter Suits eived our Men's Fall 7c have the most at ver handled. ing was bought some ALL WOOL SUITS than wc could buy - $27.50 - $30.00 BAUKNIGHT, -?LA., S. C JY FOR CASH. SUBMARINE OFF CAPE COI). Sank Tliree Barges, Set Fire to the Fourth mid Tug-Shells I talland. Orleans, Mass., July 21.-An ene my submarine attacked a tow off the eastermo8t point of Cape Cod to-day, sank three barges, set a fourth and their tug on fire and dropped four shells on the mainland. The action lasted an hour and was unchallenged except for two hydroplanes, which circled over the U-boat, causing ber to submerge for only a moment to re appear and resume firing. The crew of tho tow, numbering 41 and including three women and five children, escaped amid the shell fire in life boats. Several were wounded, but only one seriously. John Boto vlcb. an Austrian, of the crew of the tug, had his right arm near the shoul dor torn away by a fragment of shell. Tho minor injuries of the others were ,from shell splinters. The barges were in tow of the tug Berth A m boy, and were bound from Gloucester for New York. One was loaded with stone, but the others were light, being on their return trip after bringing coal to 'New England. The attack was without warning, and only lie poor marksmanship of the Germ :u gunners permitted the escape of thu crews. Thousands on Shore. Tho one-sided fight took place three miles south of the Orleans coastguard station, which is located midway between Chatham, at the el bow, and Highland light and the ex tremo tip on the cape. The firing was hoard for miles and brought thousands to the beach, from which the flashes of the guns and the out line of the U-boat wore plainly visi ble. Possible danger to the onlook ers was not thought of until a shell whizzed over their heads and splash ed In a pond a mile Inland. Three other shells buried themselves in the sand of the beach. The Perth Amboy with bor four barges in line was puffing along leis urely just off the shoals, two miles from shore at ll o'clock this morn ing when the U-boat of an estimated length of 400 feet rose suddenly one mlle seaward and trained her guns on the tow. A moment later, and without warning to the crew, a shell struck the second barge amidships. The empty craft doubled up and sank so quickly that her crew barely bad time to lower and enter their small boat. Capt. J. H. Tapley, of the tug, had sounded bis whistles ns soon as the U-boat was sighted and ordered the barges abandoned. The first shot was followed by a rain of shells that dropped on and all about the Berth1 Amboy and her barges. A lucky shot next sank the last barge. Meanwhile hits on the tug had set her afire, but sim stood by her barges to the finish. The third barge In the line, tho smallest of all, proved a bard mark and the German gunners occupied half an hour in disposing of ber. B> thia lime the firing had alarm ed tho whole catie and oles for tis sistance were sent broadcast. -No American warships, however, ap peared to bo in the vicinity and the exhibition of German gunnery went on methodically. Then two hydro airplanes rose from tho station at Chatham and flying low darted to ward the enemy as though to attack. lt could not be seen that they drop ped aity bombs, but tho Germans evi dently anticipated an attack from tho air, for they stopped firing and ele vated their guns against tho hydro airplanes. They did not fire, how ever, and a moment later submerged. (It has developed that tho hydro-air planes did drop bombs, but they did not explode. An investigation will be made). Tho planes circled about where tho enemy wns last seen and then turned noses toward their station. Scarcely had they reached shore when the U-boat reappeared and resumed ber U? S. CRUISER SUNK OFF N. Y. Ui-oimbly Torpedoed by German Sub? marine-Two Carolinians Missing. Washington, July 20.-The an nouncement by tlie Navy Department last night that tho United States armored cruiser San 'Diego had boen sunk yesterday off the Long Island coast indicated that German sub marines may again be operating in American waters. Tho cause of the vessel's destruction and tho casual ties that may have resulted wore un known at a late hour. The vessel itself was not regarded as a serious military loss. If she was a victim of enemy submarines, how ever, it is obvious that the U-boats aro in the transport lanes and close to tho entrance of New York harbor, for the San Diego went down ten miles southeast of Fire Island. Until the statements of survivors definitely establish that the vessel was sunk by a torpedo, there will be a possibility that she struck a drift ing defense mine or was sent down by accidental Internal explosion' or otherwise. Capt. H. H. Christie, commander of the armored cruiser San Diego, sunk yesterday off Long Island, re ported lo the Navy Department to day his belief that the Ship was tor pedoed, despite tho absence of any positive evidence of the prosonce of an enemy submarine. There was no disorder on the San Diego, the,captain said, every man taking his station as if in ordinary drill. Three Dead, 50 Missing. Washington, July 21.-Tho Navy Department to-day announced that three men are known to be dead, 47 are missing and 12 are unaccounted for as the result of the sinking of tho I United States cruiser San Diego Frl ? day off the Long Island coast. The I unaccounted for are believed to have ? boen on leave. Names of the three men killed ! were made public yesterday by the department. One of them, Thos. E. Davis, first-class fireman, was from ??South Mansfield, La. On the Hst of missing two South Carolina men are given, as follows: Stephen H. Grant, seaman, Andrews, S. C.; Ashley C. Vanning, seaman, j Charleston, S. C. ARMY OFFICERS INVOLVED I lu Fraud and Graft Disclosures .Many Arrests to Follow. j New York. July 22.-x-Extensive conspiracies involving bribery and graft in connection with army con tracts for rubber rain coats sent to soldiers in France were disclosed to night by Department of Justice offi cials, simultaneously with tho arrest of 17 officers and employees of 15 ' manufacturing companies in New : York and Brooklyn on charges of I bribery, fraud or conspiracy. Army officers of the Quartermas ter's corps involved in the graft nov are under surveillance and probably will be arrested soon in Washington or other cities where their duties as purchasing agents or inspectors take them. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in raincoat contracts are tainted with fraud already uncovered by Depart ment of Justice agents, and other dis closures affecting army orders for clothing, soldiers' equipment, ma chinery and supplies and Involving arrests on criminal charges may be made soon. Most army officers at whom the finger of suspicion points are of the lower ranks, but a few of the ranks of major and colonel are said to be under Investigation. Direct bribery of unnamed army officers who had charge of letting contracts or inspect ing goods is charged against a num ber of those arrested to-night. St. Francis* Catholic Church. Following is the schedule of ser vices at St. Francis' Catholic church, Walhalla, for Sunday next, July 28, ? I Oth Sunday after Pentecost): 10.30 a. m.-Sunday school. I 1.00 a. m.-Mass and sermon. Rev Geo. J. Dietz will conduct the services. attack on the tug and the one light bargt! remaining afloat. Both the tug and this bargt; wore In flames and were held whore they were. The sunken barge and the one with a load of stone made an effective anchor. Tho submarino was still trying to find vulnerable spotu in the Forth Amboy end the remaining bargo when tho hydro-airplanes again approach ed. At sight of the planes tho sub marine again submerged and did not reappear. Women and Children Snfo. The three women and five children did not suffer physical harm. Among the children was an 11-year-old boy, who at tho first sign of hattie grab bed an American flag and shook it defiantly toward the-U-boat. Tho lad was still clinging to tho colors, held proudly abovo his head, when ho lnndod on tho beach. The German commander either took a long chance or had an exact chart of tho dangerous shoals and shifting sand bars off the cape. It would be Impossible for bim to sub merge to any groat depth, and the scene of his exploits was not ono In water In which an undersea boat might ho expected to operate. THE GREAT W WAR Present Allied Operations Not 1 Heavy Drive-Many /\meri< ern Front-Battles Continue ? ...?...*.?. * REAL OFFENSIVE LATER. ? * _. . * Washington, July I ft.-War . * Department olllcials expect the * * real counter offensive against * * the Germans to ho launched later * * in tho present year. This was * * disclosed to-day to members of * * tho House military committee * * by Gen. March, chief of staff, who * * indicated that tho employment * * of possibly eight American divis- * * ions in the present doublo battle * * on the Aisne-Marnc-Hhcims front * * would not affect materially plans * * to hurl overwhelming man-pow- * * er Into tho great struggle to ? * como when the effort to beat tho * * enemy back off French and Hoi- * * gian soil begins. * * lt was made plain that tho * * smashing offect of Franco- * * American forces on tho Aisne- * * Marne line is as yet regarded as * * only a minor operation in com- * * pnrison to what is to como. The * * success of the drive launched * * yesterday by Gen. Foch, however * * has already been stratllng. Offi- * * cial reports from Paris to-night * * said 17,OOO prisoners and 300 * * guns had been captured. The * * Berlin statement admitted * * French advances, but Ignored * * American participation, and * * claimed 20,000 prisoners had * * been taken by the Gormans in * * their drive launched Monday. * * Apparently tho enemy co- * * manders dare not admit to tho * * Gern an people that American * * armies are already fighting over * * a long front and scoring repeat- * * ed successes over veteran Ger- * * man divisions. * French and Americans Advance. With the American Army 'Between tho Aisne and the Marne, July 19. The Franco-Amreican troops mudo an advance late this afternoon on the Soissons-Ohnteau-Thiorry front, uv 1 eraging about two kilometres (about a mile and a quarter). Vicious Ger man machine gun lire southwest of Soissons hampered tho advance for only a short period. In Hit! same section the Germans attempted to usc tanks against the Americans, but a hot lire soon com pelled the tanks to retreat. The advance began with a barrage opening at 5.30 o'clock. Tanks were sent In by the allies to assist the In fantry and machine gunners, and the Germans endeavored to stom the lido with a heavy shell lire. Southwest of Soissons tho Germans repeatedly at tempted to reach tho aillos' big guns. The Gorman firing continued until long after dark, but tho French and American guns responded in kino, and gave full protection to the allied forces as they advanced along the line. Several twons wore captured. Heavy reinforcements wore rushed up from the north by the Gorman command in n desporato effort to head off the hard-lighting allies, whose rapid advanco would, if con tinued, sevor the German lines of communications. There are still strong Gorman forces south of tho Marne. (Jonnnn.s Admit Reverses, j Berlin, July 19. Admission is made in the German official commu nication issued to-day that the allied troops, through a surprise counter offensive Thursday, broke into tho Gorman front infantry and artillery lines at isolated points between the Aisne and the Marne and forced back the German line. Later a strengthen ing of the Gorman positions prevent ed the aillos from breaking through, the statement claims. Americans Take Prisoner**. With tho American Anny on the Aisnc-.Marnc Front, July 20. Ono American unit since Thursday has taken 2,8X9 prisoners, including 91 officers, while another American unit on the northern front has taken 2, 261, including 3 2 officers. The firing on both sides increased after daylight, but the allied guns were much more effective as reports from tho aviators and observation balloons on tho enemy positions carno in. Thoro were numerous bombing raids by the airmen this morning. The northern naif of (ho Solssons Chateau Thierry line is now far be yond Viorzy, to the east, and there have been bitter struggles in this ter ritory Tho allies' big guns com mand tho bridges southeast of Sols sons. Americana Raid Alsace Sector. With the American Army, Alsace, July 20.-A raid undertaken by tho Americans last night southwest of Munster resulted in a penetration of the Gorman lines for a distance of from f>00 to 600 metres and the cap ture of five prisoners. Tho raid was preceded by effective artillery prepa ration which lasted 4 5 minutes. Tho enemy suffered heavy casualties. These Germans Ail "Good." London, July 20.-"No Gormans ORLD DAY BY DAY. "igurcd as Part of Contemplated :an Soldiers Fighting on Wcst to Rage with Fury. I romain south of tho Marne, except I prisoners and doad." I This messago is sont by tho Itoutor correspondent nt French headquart ers and is timed Saturday evening. Germans Retreat Across Marne, j With tho American Army on tho Marne, July 21.-Tho German re 1troat across the Marne hogan on Fri day under cover of a great smoko screen. At Inst accounts groat hordes of Germans were continuing north, j Organized resistance has boon mot j with so far at only a few places. The district south of the Maroo and oast of Chateau-Thierry ls on [tirely cleared of Germans. Two badly ?cut up regiments loft south of tho i Marne In tho German retreat. Allied ?aviators bombed tho bridges across ?tho river and their escape was lm I possible, I All Saturday night tho allies ham mered away at the widonlng wedge j between the Germans and Paris as I the Germans withdrew north of tho (Marne. Americans continuo taking 'prisoners and guns. Allied rein forcements aro pouring in to ovor jcome any determined resistance the j Germans may attempt. , j The heavy artillery of tho allies continues to-day the clearing ot dis tricts north of the Marne. indian scouts who were with Pershing In I Mexico played a prominent part In the scout work In the river region. Stund North of Uiver. London, July 21.-German rear guards have succeodod thus far In preventing the French from pushing dei adi mon ts over tho Mamo river. They are holding tho north bank of the river with strong units. In tho Ourcq valley tho French' are ap proaching Ou lchy-Le-Ch atoan. normans Fight Stubbornly. With the French Army on tho Aisne-Marne Front, July 22.-There were signs everywhere to-day that, the Germans are destroying the material and munitions in tho pocket to tho north Jf the Uiver Marne, betweon Soissons and Rheims, preparatory to tho entP'e evacuation of that area. Tho Gormans are having tho great est difficulty in maintaining their communications in tho salient. They are unable to utilize, most of tho rail roads leading northward, owing to tho incessant harrying from entonto allied aviators and artillery. The night was comparatively calm, but several local counter attacks were executed by tho Germans In an endeavor to cover tho retreat of thoir main body. These attacks in every instance were unsuccessful. Crown Prince Calls foa Help. Frederick William, tlur Gorman imperial crown prince, has been ob liged to call for help from his cousin, Crown Prince Uupprocht, of Bavaria. German divisions from tho army in the north have been hurried down to protect the western flank of tho defeated army, which has been driven buck over the Marne and ejected from Chateau Thierry by Fronco Amorican troops. The region immediately south of Soissons forms the key to tho Ger man position, and here the enemy has concentrated heavy forces for tho purpose of holding hack the advanc ing tide of the allies. The latter, however, continuo their progress, al though fighting is becoming heavier each hour. They have taken a largo number of prisoners, tho number ho ing more than has beon announced, and new batches of captives are ar riving, riie number of unwounded prisoners alono far exceeds tho total casualties of tho allied troops since the victorious advance hogan Thc correspondent has seen a large column of these prisoners coming in, and from their appearance they wore certainly picked men. Tho number of undamaged cannon taken by the allies is very largo, and Is constantly increasing, while at the same time largo quantities of ammu nition have been captured. I Tho advance of tho armies com manded by Gen, Mangin and Gen. D?goutte on this flank average ton klloniotres, whllo Gen. Morthalet, who ls smashing at tho other sido of tho liockct containing the defeated Ger mans, Is also progressing appreciably. Tho French, Amorlcans and British are working in closest co-operation, and with resolute confidence British Troops to Rheim?. Paris, July 22.-When the Bava rian crown prince answered the Ger man crown princo's appeal for help and sont some of his divisions from tho Picardy front to aid the Gor mans in the Mamo salient, an equal number of British divisions was de tached from the northern front and moved to the battle sector southwest of Rheims. The British divisions are composed of picked troops. Americans North of Marne. Washington, July 22. - Franco American troops, continuing their advance south of tho Ourcq river, crossod tho SoissonR-Chateau-Thier ry road between tho Ourcq and the OJignon ounday night, Gon. Pershing OCONNU UBI) CROSS Oil APTER? Cull for Mooting to Organize Control Body for Otu* County? .A mooting is hereby called, to bo bold at Ibo Walhalla High School Auditorium, on Wednesday, July 31> 11)18, at 2.30, p. m., for tho purpose of organising a representative county chapter of tho Amorlcan Red Grose for Oconeo county. This call IB made nt tho request ol Guy 10. Suavely, Dlroctor Bureau of Developments, Southern Division, American Red Cross, of Atlanta, Ca J. C. La?o, general Hold socretary, will represent division headquarters at this mooting and explain the pur pose of tho now organization. Thc division olllclals propose this now or ganization for tho snke of olTlcioncy und economy in administration and tho plan appears to bo to have but one chapter in a. county. The chap ter ls to be govemod by a board ol directors chosen by representatives from independent bronchos at Wal halla, Clemson Collogo, Senoca and Westminster, and other localities ia tho county largo enough to support a Bopnrate work room. It ip of vital importance that these chapters and their representativo branches bo fully represented at this moot lng. An Invitation is oxtoilded to the public In general to attend. W. L. Vernor, Chairman, Walhalla Red Cross. July 23, 1918. * IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN * * NOTICE. * * _ . * Attention is called to error in ? * schedule of campaign dates as * * published last woek. Tho Long * * ('reek meeting will bo held Fri- * * day of this week, July 2(ith. By * * an oversight the dato last week * * was given as Monday, tho 26th. * * Bear this In mind-Campaign . * meeting at Long Crook Friday * * of this weok, the 26th. * ** + ***?*?**? 17 Doatlis in Car Crash. Jackson, Mich., July 21.-Seven teen were killed and 80 others in jured, many seriously, when a De troit-hound limited passenger car and a west-bound froight car collided I head-on ono milo west of Chelsea at 8.30 o'clock to-night. Six of tho dead wore Detroit soldiers on route to De troit from Camp Custer. Both carn 1 were demolished, reports. Tho text of tho communiqu* received by the War Department to night follows: "Ycsterd/y evening our troops,, continuing their ad vaneo in co-ope ration with tho French, south of tho Ourcq, crossed the Solssons-Chatoau Thierry road, between the Ourcq and thc Cllgnon, and passed through tho towns of Bozu, Eplords, Epleds and Charteves. Othor Amorlcan units have crossod tho Marne from posi tions south of tho river and havo occupied towns, the condition of which shows that tho Germnns aban doned them in great haute. DISPATCHES HHS MORNING announce that the advance of tho French and Americans across the Marne is on a front of 12 miles. The depth of ponertation is not given, but it is presumed that it is slight, tho allies morely establishing themselves on the north side of the river, j On the western flank of tho Gor mans the allies have taken the towns of Oulchy Le Chateau and Buzancy, giving tho allies opportunity to dom inate the German lines of communi cation. Tho German official report claims that the British have been repulsed and that 52 allied airplanes wore shot down during July 22d', and that the allied offensive bas proved a fail ure. Tho French have made a heavy at tack near Montdidior, the allied forces advancing over a milo within three hours. This is tho first report, of any major activity at Montdidier since the German attack which was repulsed with sanguinary losses to thc German? early in June. In an attack preceding the Montdidier ac tion thc French occupied tho town? of Mailloy-Ralnovul, Sauviollers and Aubvillei'8. In this action tho French advanced a milo and a quarter on a three-mile front, taking 350 prison ers. In the Soissons-Rhetms saliont the al?os continuo to botter their posi tions, and indications are that tho closing of tho allied vise on this sec tor in the hope of taking many pris oners or practically annihilating cer tain forces of tho Germans who may be holding extreme sections of tho now seriously menaced German sal ient. London announces that those who anticipated a continuation of tho German retirement with little resist ance were sadly mistaken. The stub born resistance that has been opposed against every allied move since tho one rapid retirement and destruction of munitions, etc., by the Germans gives every evidence,that the last foot of ground now occupied by tho Germans will be contested with every available means at their command. No new or vital military %iove has been made since the reports of yes terday, eithor by tho Germans or tho aBied forces, indications are that tho days in tho lmmodlate future will, howevor, hold much of vital im portance to the struggling forces.