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SOHO -'.-ri - - ?? - 6y STECK, BHELOB & SCHRODER. TO THINE OWN HEM* BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AR THE NICHT THE DAY; THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO~ ANY~MX?7 WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, SERT. 4, 1018. New Series No. 70?.-Voluiuo LX1X.-No. 8<L Mules, Mai Carload nice M unloaded. ??* Corne Blocky Mares and Hi Can sell them cl Carload Young + * + THUR: C. W. fe? J. E. WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl MORE MEN FOR THE OOLORS. Hoverai Calls Have Been Filled this Week-White and Colored. To Comp Jackson. Hosie McGee, colored, of Sandy Springs, registered in Oconee, en trained on September 1st for Camp Jackson. On Sunday the following colored men also entrainod for Camp Jack son: David Lewis, Seneca, Rt. 3. Tack Bush, Westminster, Rt. ?. Jordan Poole, Madison. On September 1st Wm. McKinley Scott, colored, Seneca, Rt. 1, entrain ed for Orangoburg, where he will go into special training nt the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechani cal College (colored): White Men to Camp Jackson. The following white men entrained yesterday for Camp Jackson: Wm. Clarence Morgan, West Union. Sam Dargan Morgan, Seneca, Rt. 1. Geo. Madison Gibson, Westminster. W. Duffle Brewer, West Union, Rt. 1. Stonewall Jackson Fletcher, Seneca. Wllmor Edward Pearson,West Union. Henry Belton Butler, Walhalla, Rt. 1. Fred Harmon Willis, Greenville. Arnold W. Shirley, Newry. Odis Karney Moore, Seneca, Rt. 3. Tommy Long, Seneca. Herbert Allen Johnson, Walhalla. John Thaddeus Burns, Seneca, Rt. 3. Thos. Wilson Powell, Walhalla, Rt.'S. Tolan Smith, Richland. Ed. Carver, Westminster, Rt. 1. James L. Crow, Salem, Ht. 2. Jas. Frederick Kelley, Walhalla, Rt.l. Wm. Dewey Myers, Westminster. Bunk Wiibanks, Madison. These to Camp Greenleaf. The following limited service white men have been called to en train to-morrow (Thursday) at 6 p. M., for Camp Oreenloaf, Lytle, Qa.: Sam Houston, West Union. E. Aiken Browning, West Union. Jas. Haskoll Haley, Westminster. Edgar Alexander, Salem. Jos. Adger Sanders, Seneca. Jas. 'Henry Stinnett, Seneca. Lee Standridge, Madison, Rt. 1. Jody Deo Kay Stewart, Walhalla. Jolalah Byrd Williams, Seneca. Jas. Augustus Collins, Walhalla. Alternates: Jas. Payton McKie, Seneca; Jas. Francis McCarey, Ayersville, Ga. Nearly all of the above men were sent to Camp Jackson on September 19, 1917, and wero found physically disqualified for infantry service and returned to their homes. Reclassified hy Local Hoard. Class 1-A - Walter Robertson, West Union; Tee Davis, Townviilo; Gideon Lu port Elrod, Westminster; William A. Frady, Walhalla. ClaBS 1-B-John Griffin, Deercourt, Ga.; Henry M. Rholotter, Battle Creek. Class 2-B-Lester E. Crooks, Newry; Jasper Harmon Neal, West Union. Classified on Physical Examination. Qualiflod for Military Service: i Yancey Craig Bibb, Westminster; ! John Walter MOBS, Walhalla; Reecie < Phillips, Mountain Rest. i Qualiflod for Special and Limited I Military Service-Horace Walker, Townville; Joborry Hill, Westmin- ' Bter; Andy Thornton Sanders, Wost- 1 minster. i D. A. Smith, Chief Clerk. 1 . . . . ? Pension Board Re-elected. I At the meeting of tho Confederate ] Veterans of Oconeo for the purpose i of electing a Pension Board for tho year 1919, tho old board was re- : elected as follows: W. T. McGill, W, < M. Brown, E. A. Perry and Jesse F. ! Davis. Dr/ J. W. Bell was chosen f as physician. W. T. McGill was elect- 1 ed chairman of the board and Pen- i sion Commissioner. * 1 1 ?0^8 [ares and Horses just and see them-Good, arses-thc right kind, heap. Mare Mules to arrive SDAY. ?* ?* BAUKNIGHT, JY FOR CASH. CALLED FOR PHYSICAL EXAM. Number of Registrante Will Go Be fore Doctors tills Week. Tho following is a Hst of rogls< trants called for physical examina tion on September 6th: Whites. Clifton R. Holland, Bradford, Pa. Charlie Moore, Walhalla. Lewis Chappell Hart, Seneca, RFD. Edward A. Hardin, Washlngton.D.C. Hubert Walter Brady, Fair Play. E. Taylor Breedlove, Long Creek. Wm. Andrew Jamison, Walhalla. Alger Porter Harris, Walhalla, Rt. 3. John Griffin, Deercourt, Ga. Gideon L. Elrod, Westminster, Rt.3. Jas. Lewis Mauldin, Central, S. C. Henry M. Rholetter, Battle Creek. Wm. Edwin Harris, Westminster. Toe Davis, Townville, Rt. 1. Errett Zimmerman, Westn.luster. Wm. A. Frady, Walhalla. Rt. 2. Oscar Tollison, Seneca, Rt. 1. Wm. M. Corbett, Seneca. Roscoe C. Richardson, Westminster. Columbus G. Long, Madison, Rt. 1. Chas. Vernor Stribling, Greenville. Alger Mooro, Seneca, caro of Mill. Colored. Scuddy Henderson, Townville. Major Kilpatrick, Atlanta. Ga. John Craft, Pendleton, 'Rt. 3. Ora Banks, Fair Play, Rt. 1. Will Bradley, West Union Samuel Ferguson, Westpilnster. Walter Roberson, West Union. Edgar Young, Walhalla, Rt. 1. Willie Craig, Washington, D. C. D. A. Smith. Chief Clerk. NEW CALI. FOR REGISTRANTS. Men Between A gos of 18 and 45 Must Register September 12. Walhalla, S. C., Sept 3. 1918. Men 'Between 18 and 45 In Oconee: Under the Act of Congress ap proved August 31st. 1918, all male persons between the ages of 18 and 45-that ls, all men who havo at tained their 18th birthday on or be fore the 12th day of September. 1918, and all men who have not attained their 46th birthday on or before tho 12th day of September, 1918-will have to register on that day. The places of registration will be at ovory voting precinct In Oconee county, and tho nomos of the budd ings wherein the registration will bo held, have already been published. An ample force of registrars will bo present to register all who may apply between 7 o'clock a. m. and 9 o'clock p. m. on -the 12th day of Sep tember, 1918. Local Board for Oconee County. NO CHANCE TO EVADE DRAFT. New Regulations Will Hiing in All Within Military Age. Washington. Sept. 1,-Attempts to evade registration on September 12 by men made subject to military ser vice by tho man-power bill fixing the draft age limits at 18 and 4fi will be hopeless, Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder's office asserted to-night in summarizing tho government's expe rience with the draft to date. Between 20,000 and 25,000 mon who failed to register In 1917 have been rounded up since, tho state ment said, and private and soml-pub Ic organizations assisting the gov arnment's own agencies aro on the :rall of tho rest. Measures to catch lelinquents hav? Improved with ex perience and the process now moves nost expeditiously. Pointing out that tho penalty of a ..ear's imprisonment and forfeiture >f exemption rights Immediately de volves upon wilful slackers, tho itatomont said, hardly a community rt tho United States had failed to ihow a swift visitation of tho pun shment where lt was ea'rnod. HINDENBURG DINK CRUMBLING? Pirst Heal Signs of (?crinan Defeat With the British Army in France, Sept. 3.-Tho British victorv in the tmttle of the Drocourt-Queant line ieoms complote. Without having de- j livered a single counter attack and staggering from the blows adminis tered to them yesterday, tho Ger mans during the night and early this 1 morning were in full flight for the eastern side of tho Canal Du Nore. The enemy is trying to save what men and material he can from the wreck in and 'behind one of the most powerful defense systems ever de vised. The much boasted Drocourt Queant line, or, as tho Germans call lt, the Wotan line, ls totally shatter ed. Tho British are driving far through it and the Germans are hur rying eastward, leaving behind only pockets of machine gunners, and even resistance from these is grad ually melting away. Strong British forces are now fighting their way down the Hinden burg line itself and are cleaning it up ns they go. Meanwhile, a little south from here, another force ls driving on the Hindenburg line frontally. The Hun has tasted disaster in the Drocourt line battle, and now his dis organized and badly depleted forces aro working fast to prevent an even greater catastrophe overtaking them. The British are rapidly ap proaching and are close to the Canal Du Nord, the terirtory behind which ls even now under heavy Are from many British cannon. Real Signs of Defeat. It was early in the morning, after a night lu which a most stubborn battle was fought, that the Germans began to show real signs of generally being beaten. The village of Etalng was reported cleared up. Hamlian lez-Prez, on the extreme flank, was taken and the troops moved east ward. But they did not go far, as the Gormans, in desperation, had dammed the River Scarpe at Vltry en-Artois and flooded the lowlands in this locality. No Rest Given Germans. Since the British began their at tack yesterday morning along the Drocourt-Queant switch Une the Ger mans have not been given an instant in which to collect themselves. They hesitate for a moment and the Brit ish troops are on top of thom and pushing beyond. In the towns through which the British advanced the fighting has been most severe, the Germans firing from behind cover and the British swarming around them. In many Instances the tanks charged into masses of Germans who were hold ing out stubbornly and crushed them to pieces. In one place along the Une of bat tle eight German divisions-or ra ther four comparatively fresh divis ions and tho remains of four other divisions-were fighting against three British divisions. An officer from one of these enemy divisions, which was the second guards' re serve, said, however, that his divis ion had been in the fighting for more than a week and that its effect ives would number less than a thou sand men. In his battalion only him self and 24 of his men had survived, he declared. He added that the Ber man losses had been heavier than any they had previously Buffered. T. D. WOOD, U. S. LABOR AGENT, Will Deliver Address at Walhalla High School Auditorium Sept. 12. At tho Walhalla High School Au ditorium on Thursday evening, 12th instant, at 9 o'clock, a joint meeting af tho members of the Community Labor Board of Oconee County and the several school district represen tatives will be belt' and a public ad dress delivered by T. D. Wood, field igent of tho U. S. Employment Ser vice of the Department of Labor. The labor situation ls directly re lated to the winning of the war and is of pressing importance. The gen eral public ls invited and urged to ittend. Mr. Wood will havo some thing to say that every man and wo man in Oconee county should hear. Remember the time and place and :>e there R. T. .laynes, Chairman Community Babor Board for Oconee County. II, S. Recognize? Czocho-SIovaks. Washington. Sept. 3. - Recogni tion of the Czechf.-Slovak nation to lay by the Unltoc' States government issures the Czechs of Northern Alia rla of a standing <n the league of ?ations, and, since lt rollows slmi ar action by Great. Britain. France md Italy, lt may have a far-reaching iffect on tho war situation In Eu ope. In any event, lt is oxpected to )roduce a new alignment of demands ipon Germany and Austria-Hungary it the poaco table. United States ores Kurthor. In extending recognition to the 3zecho-Slovaks, the United States vent further than Groat Britain and france by recognizing the Czecho slovak council as a defacto belllger int government. Prof. Thos. Ma aryk, president of the national lOUnell, will continue to represent bo Czecho-Slovaks in a diplomatic vay with the American government. Bias. Pergler, bis chief assistant, viii act when Prof Masaryk is nb ent from Washington. County Ticket.-Official Returns from All Precincts. Congrego PRECINCTS: ( Where there was no opposi tion for the office the tabula tion is not given.) Richland. Oak Grove. Walhalla. Picket Post. Oe o nee Creek . . . West Union . Jordania. Oakway. Tamassee. High Falls No. 1. . Madison. Elarle's Mill . Belmont. Westminster .... Fair Play. Wolf Pit. Seneca . Newry. Clemson College . Providence . South Union .... Salem. Little River_ Tokeena . Double Sprflngs . . Friendship. Retreat. KeoWee. Return . Monaghan Mills . . Bethlehem. Holly Springs . . . Bong Creek. Ta<ber ... * . Jocassee . Tugaloo Academy Damascus. te 4B 37 154 23 10 62 17 89 20 25 37 17 21 189 33 16 161 63 54 ll 51 55 13 27 221 9 20 49 21 23 36 26 9 46 16 35 3 TOTALS. 1648 1190|1254 1318 1347 ? a o Q w CK" House of Bops. 4 7 114 13 32 89 47 110 30 15 1 33 4 86 51 ll 126 67 4 12 41 58 4 27 8 5 5 2 32 33 16 3 20 22 7 2 9 37 25 124 16 9 59 18 118 14 13 27 34 41 147 28 71 1 121 21 29 16 76 48 8 13 20 12 5 29 7 24 13 2r.j 221 35 14 28 ll 13 77 14 25 72 52 128 35 23 8 36 18 77 52 10 169 62 43 19 16 54 5 46 21 48 17 33 48 14 22 24 3 7 6 6 4 2 ai a o a o 45 22 192 22 22 75 20 57 15 13 14 9 ll 103 36 18 146 89 33 4 46 75 13 24 5 49 16 32 29 18 19 17 18 22 3 6 3 O County Supervisor 16 28 126 18 29 76 33 94 34 31 27 16 15 210 50 12 113 78 9 8 44 41 8 27 4 39 6 58 22 20 18 24 19 40 9 34 6 1442 av TD a rt cn W 22 7 1 0 4 5 145 t 2 10 87 30 55 6 2 28 2 30 1 ll 10 18 15 503 8 7 8 4 6 11 56 1G 6 1 4 13 6 3 2 76 21 6 21 34 26 3 13 72 18 2 2 10 15 570 7 7 40 7 6 3 4 ll 3 1 3 1 17 27 4 10 3 9 6 3 13 2 3 4 8 IO 106 15 3 39 10 19 17 14 3 3 18 31 6 1 47 60 1 4 9 c 2 12 4 G 13 14 16 3 28 2 4 19 1 7 2 261 590 i* ? nj 4 13 32 9 28 46 30 26 7 ll 23 34 3 65 27 2 134 26 19 21 35 17 2 19 65 2 40 20 ll 1 15 3 6 23 8 Sheriff. 826 6 18 66 4 15 65 30 ll 30 3 10 17 47 16 13 118 87 12 1 23 41 7 9 16 29 2 52 10 10 7 17 26 18 1 5 9 14 7 35 2 7 22 25 26 3 21 19 107 7 1 102 16 3 18 24 7 1 16 9 7 6 15 10 4 3 18 849 550 308 3 2 1 3 6 2 142 1 10 31 18 7 2 2 1 37 1 1 19 2 3 2 8 OGONBE'8 OFFICIAL VOTE FOR SHOUT TERM U. S. SENATOR Precinct! Richland. Oak Grove .... Walhalla. Picket Post. Oconee Creek ... West Union Jordania. Oak way. Tamassee. High Falls No. 1, Madison. Earle's Mill .... Belmont. Westminster . . . Fair Play. Wolf Pit. Seneca . Newry. Clemson College Providence. South Union Salem. Little River .. . . Tokeena . Double Springs . . Friendship. Retreat. Keowee. Return. Monaghan Mills , Bethlehem. Holly Springs ., Long Creek .... Tabor . Jocassee ., Tugaloo Academy Damascus .... TOTALS . 1080 845 852 7 17 71 19 9 61 15 87 84 26 33 17 12 129 34 23 98 17 16 19 25 38 14 14 10 21 21 3 6 23 13 10 36 12 30 1 26 6 128.S02 GERMAN PRISONERS. Cannon, Minc 'rimmers and Machine (?ii!if: by Thousands. Paris. Sept. 2.-Thu allied forces on tho western front have taken a total of 128,302 prisoners since July 15, it was announced. The text of - the official announcement reads: "In the course of their offensive from July 15 to August 31 tho ar mlos of the aillos have taken 128,302 prisoners, Including 2,674 officers, and have captured 2,060 guns, 1,734 mine throwers, 13,783 machino guns and a considerable quantity of muni tions, supplies and materials of all kinds. AmcricniiH Fight on Belgian Soil. With tho British Army in Flan ders, Sept. 1.-<For tho first time American troops fought on Belgian soil to-day. They captured Voorme /.oelo nnd were engaged In the opera tions elsewhere In the same locality. And Ot her?, Too. London. Sept. 1.-Reuters cor respondent at British headquarters says he hoars that the Americans, besides taking Voonnezaole, have captured several strong positions be tween Voormozeole and Ypres. There are 30 known varieties of bamboo, some of which grow two root in 24 hours until a height of 150 foot is roached. DECLARATION OF RESULTS. .State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. We hereby declare the a'bovo tabu tatton of the votes cast in the first primary election in Oconeo county on August 27th, 1918, to bo the official result thereof. Officers Nominuted, We declare J. R. Orr and M. R. McDonald to bo nominated for tho Houso of Rep resentatives. V. F. Martin as the nominee for Judge of Probate. F. W. Rowen, W. M. Cobb and John L. Reeder as Supervisors of Registration. In Second Primary. No ono having recoived a majority of the ballots cast for the offices of County Supervisor and Sheriff, we hereby order a second primary for those offices.' The candidatos in this election will be: For Supervisor-H. C. Walker and T. E. Sanders; For Sheriff-?W. M. Alexander and Jas M. Moss; These gentlemen having received the highest number of votes for the respective offices In the first primary election. J. E. Hopkins, Co. Chairman. W. C. Hughs, Secretary. A SUSPECTED SPY IS SHOT. Is Believed to Have Signalled to U Boat From Shore. Ocean City, N. J., Aug. 30.-A man, believed to be Thomas Ellis, of Trenton, N. J., was shot and killed lnnt night by Jos. Meehan, of the na val reserve. The authorities suspect Eli is of having been a spy engaged in dgnalling to German submarines. Whilo resisting arrest for acting suspiciously on tho bench of this re sort Ellis was shot through tho heart by Meehan, Officers of tho coast guard say two mon have been Been on tho lonely beach at night manipulating high powered lights and apparently sig nalling to a boat at sea. Tho secret service was informed and mon were sent hero for guard duty. After Meehan told his story at the coroner's Inquest to-day he wm ex onerated. Meehan testified that last night he was stationed near tho wa ter's edgo with instructions to arrest any person who approached He ar rested Ellis after he had failed to give a satisfactory explanation of his reason foi being on tho beach. Ellis, Meehan testifiod, sprang upon him and took his rifle away from him. .Meehan regained thc weapon, and when Ellis sprang at him again he fired. Now Candidates Added. Columbia, Sept. 3.-The State Democratic Executive Committee to day declared the result of tho elec tion of last Tuesday and ordered that a Comptroller General be chosen In the primary next Tuesday, Sep tember 10, to fill the term made va lant by the death of Carlton W. Saw yer. Thoro aro two candidates so far R. JJ. Osborne, of Anderson, who has been appointed temporarily to fill the vacancy caused by tho (loath of Comptroller Sawyer, and E. C. El more. / DIA li AND COOPER ELECTED. In last Tuesday's primary Nat B. Dial natl H. A. Cooper, both of Lau rena, were, respectively, nominated for United StatOB Senator and Gov ernor. Mr. Dial's majority over . both Please and Rico was about 20, 000. Mr. Cooper eaaily defeated all.' the other candidates in the race for tiie Governorship. For Lieutenant Governor-Liles and Wightman will make a second nico, with Liles in tho lead. J, E. Swearlngon, incumbent, de feated Victor E. Rector for State Superintendent of Education by ? large majority. Claud N. Sapp and S. <M. Wolfe will run over In tho second primary for Attorn?y General. B. Harris and W. D. Garrison, both of Anderson county, are mak ing a Becond race for Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and In dustries, t The race for Railroad Commis sioner was very close, and it will take tho official declaration to de clare the run-over candidates. How over lt will be between Arnold and Richardson, or Smith and Richard son. OCONEE'S STATE VOTE. Below are given the totals each State candidate received in Oconee In last Tuesday's primary: U. S. Senator. 1 Cole L. Blease.114ff N. B. Dial.1281' Jas. F. Rice. 272 Governor. Andrew J. Bethea. 193 'R. A. Cooper.1394 J. M. DosChamps. 31 John T. Duncan. 4 4 loan L. McLaurin. 201 John G. Richards. 700 ' Lieut. Governor, Octavas Cohen. 502 J. T. Liles .1612 G. W. Wightman. 691 Supt. of Education. Victor E. Rector. 897 J. E. Swearlngon.1821 Attorney General. Claude N. Sapp. 93-3 R. P Searson . 689 S. M. Wolfe.1038 Commissioner of Agriculture. W. D. Garrison. 933 R. Harris .1374 H. T. Morrison . 449 Railroad Commissioner. H. H. Arnold . 820 T. J. McLaughlin . 338 A. A. Richardson. 685 D. L. Smith. 678 J. T. Vowell . 172 * spain Seizes German Ships. * ? _ . * Madrid, Sept. 1.-The Spanish . * government has decided to take * * ovor all tho aorman steamships * * interned in Spanish port? in ac- ? * cordance with Spain's recent *" * note to Berlin, because of the * * torpedoing of ?paniah vessels by * * German submarlnea. * Foreign Minister Dato an- * * nouncedi at a meting of the * * cabinet that the Spanish steam- * * ship Ataz-Mendl, carrying a car- . * go of coal from England to * * Spain, has been torpedoed and * * sunk bv a German submarine. * * ?...?.?.?* ..?