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?TKX???riSNT OFF KOK EUROPE. Knited Dccembor 4th on tho Trans port ?George Wonliiiigtoi?? Now York, ?ec. 4.--Bound on a mission, tho principal objects of which arc tho abolition of militarism aad tld? attainment of a Just world nonce, Woodrow Wilson, the first President of the United states to finit Eurolie while in office, was to night speeding across tho Atlantic Inward Prance to attend the great est international conference in the history of tho world. On tho transport 0oorge Washing ton, one-time German passenger llnor, manned hy a naval crow, and with deck guns ready for actlou, and accompauied by a naval convoy, tho President left New York harhoi to day amid a demonstration without parallel in tho history of the port. Th) President look his place on the Hying bridge as the great ship moved flown tho bay. Uiver craft aad ships of many nations dipped Hags and tooted whistles, and thou sands of people bade him God-speed in cheers and llag-wavings from sky scrapers and from piers. Off quarantine,where Staten Island throngs waved and shouted a second farewell, and monitors, gunboat" pud artillerymen at Fort Hamilton joined in saluting gunfire, tho George Wash ington mot it? ocean convoy-the su pordreudnnught Pennslyvanla and u quintet of destroyers. With her r>fn cral consort and other destroyers which joined tho fleet for a cruise to tho limit of American territorial .waters, tho George Washington dis appeared over tho eastern horizon shortly after noon. To Crush Militarism. . Mr. Wilson left his native shores, according to persons who conferred with lilm before tho George Wash ington sailed, determined against militarism in any form. Ho feels that tho crushing of Prussian mili tarism is part of his plan for the fu turo peace of tho world, tho Inform ants said. In emphasis, it seemed, of Amer ica's part in bringing about Ger many's downfall, tho Presidential party, outbound, met some of the American hosts returning from over seas. Two thousand home-coming aviation troops on tho Lapland cheered tho (?oorgo Washington as sh? loft bor pier, and outside quar antine tho Minnehaha was sighted, ?teaming up tho harbor with more than 3,000 soldiers ns passengers. Mayo in Command. In command of Admiral Mayo the peace squadron is heading, it. is un derstood, for Brest, an American de barkation port In Franco. Its date of arrival is uncertain, but a quick passugo ls not required, as ample limo remains for conferences pre liminary to tho main pence assem blage. Off tho French coast the President will be webo mod by a squadron of American war ships. French, British and italian vessels, also, lt is expected, will join in the greeting at sea, which will be follow ed by a succession of official ceremo nies marking the progress of tho American executive to Parir, to the war front, and presumably to the capitals of Great Britain. Belgium and italy. Prominent Mell. Tho liner's passenger Hst contains a group of prominent names, proba bly without parallel for any singlo voyage in the annals of shipping. With the President are two of his fellow delegates to tho pot.ee confer once- Secretary of State Robert Lansing and Henry White, formor ambassador to France and Italy who will .'oin Col. E. M. Hous'i and Gen. Tascar H. Bliss, already in Eu rope. Guests of tho Chief Executive included tho French and Italian am bassadors; John W. Davis, tho trwl) appointed ambassador to Great Bri tain; high I.aval au! military au thorities, representatives of the va rious govern mont departments, and a staff of specialists io advise the American peace commission on prob lems of p.o.''?-al, economical, trade and racial characteristics of nat: ;o affected by ho war. Mrs. Wllst n, togothor with tb J wives of i .-. rotary Pausing, Amhac sador Davis and the F euch and 1 al ian envoys, are members of the Georgo Washington's party. Arrived .lust In Time. New York, Dee. 1..More than Ii,OOO American soldiers, arriving hero to-day from England on tho transports Lapland and Minnehaha, sharod as a part of their home-com ing reception the tremendous ovation given President Wilson as he sailed for Franco on tho Georgo Washing ton to help seal their victory at the peaco table. Tho Lapland, bearing moro than 2,000 olficors and mon, most of thom aviators carno in just as tho Presi dential ship was about to sall. The Mlnnobahn, which came In a short timo later with men aboard, passed tho Georgo Washington th tho Narrows. On each occasion cheers for tho President and cheers for tho soldiers were blended as the ships passed. Tho demonstration which attended tho arrival of tho Lapland and tho departure of tho George Washing ton in tho Narrows had Just begun to die away when tho Minnehaha hove in sight, but Its appearance stirred tho crowds gathered on tho shores, and tho water craft whistles into another tumultuous greeting. Secretary of War Baker, who had come to Now York to witness tho President's departure, visited tho Lapland as tho troops were being debarked and spent two hours chat ting with the men. The British ensign ovor the stern of tho Minnehaha was Hying at half mast in tribute to Walter L. Hart, of .Malakoff, Texas, a member of tho Nineteenth Construction Company, who died of pneumonia during the voyage. A CHILD'S TONGUE SHOWS IF LIVEN OK BOWELS Alli1! ACTIVE. If Crows, Feverish, .Sick, Hiltons, (Jive Fruit Laxative tit Once. Every mother realizes, af tor giv ing her children "California Syrup of Figs," that this ls their Ideal laxa tive, because they love its pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bow els without griping. When cross, irrit: bio, feverish or breath ie bad, stomach sour, look at tho tongue, Mother! If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bowels, and you have a woll, playful child again. When Its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has sto mach-ache, diarrhooa, indigestion, colic-remember, a good "inside cleansing" should always be the Hist treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "Califor nia Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful to-day saves a sick child to-morrow. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups printed on tho bottle. Be ware of counterfeits sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Com pany."-adv. Favor Private Ownership. New York, Dec. 4-Executives of .railroads comprising moro than 90 por cent of the rail mileage of the country, in conference boro to-day, adopted a resolution favoring a re turn of the roads to private owner ship and expressing tho hope that tho i remaining period of Federal control , would ho such as to leave the pro I perties in tho highest state of eir clency, Government ownership and opera tion of railroads was characterized as "not conducive to the highest ?ko nomie efficiency of the country," and it was suggested that private initia tive, enterprise and responsibility in creation, exic-ision. improvement and operation should, as a mailer of national po'ley, be fostered and pre served." SOME STARTLING FACTS. More children die during tho teeth ing period than consumption kills annually. Tho pain and discomfort that comes with this disease of chil hood may bo avoided. Save doctor bills and sleepless nights by giving tho sick, crying and restless child a few doses of Dr. Thornton's Easy Teether as directed. Lt tides tho tiny folks over tho critical period of life safely. "Give tho baby a chance." 18 doses for 25c, at all dealers. Easy Teether Medicine Co., Canon, Ga.-Adv. Miss Tho Couider Badly. Windsor? Aiken County, Dec. 2. Editor Koo woe Courier: Please lind enclosed check for 55 cents, for which send mo Tho Keo weo Courier for the next six months. My sister and I are down here teaching school. I have charge of tho Windsor school and my sister is one of the primary teachers. This is a beautiful country, and tho people are so nico and hospita ble; but we lind that wo lack some Illings, among which is The Keowee Courier, our county paper, Its not being in tlie home whore wo are staying makes us realize very point edly that we are not 1? Oconce. With best wishes lo The Courier. I am, Very respectfully, (Miss) Lillys M. Smith. Gives Toniiesseeans Pleasure. Erwin, Tenn., Dec, 2. Oditor Keowee Courier: Your paper conics to us regularly md on timo, and it sure gives us a ot of pleasure. It is just like a long et tor from home. Enclosed you will find $2.00, for ho past year's subscription and for ho next year. We thnnk you vory tindly for having sent Thc Courier >n to us. Yours very truly, and with best vlshos for a merry Christmas and a )rosperous Now Year for you and 'ours, I remain, Yours, etc., M. it. Hunnlcutt. - PKESXDKNT AT WORK ON TRIP. Hlilp Sfiood? at Seventeen Knots Per Hour on Way to Euro??. On Hoard U. S. S. Goorgo Wash ington, Doc. 5.- ?By wireless.) - The weather to-day was clear and cold, the palo sunlight making tho escort observable from tho decks of tho President's steamer. President Wilson's ship this morn ing was 4 50 milos out, steering a steady course at a speed of seventeen knots an hour. Tho President slept late and took breakfast with Mrs. Wilson, no other mombor of tho party being present ! with them at this meal. Afterward j tho President worked with his ste nographer and examined the official wireless messages, which included several applications for clemency. Hammering Typewt 'ter. A pouch of official mall matter will bo put off at tho Azores on Sunday and bo hurreld back to tho United Statos on board a destroyer. Tho President has his own typwrltr on hoard and is using it at intervals in working on the speeches he expects to deliver In Franco. There 1B every indication that In his utterances in Franco tho Prest on t will make plain his proposition that all como to tho peace table pre pared to make sacrifices for a last ing peaco, and that armed domina tion by any nation shall cease. Tho President spent most of the first day of the trip on this steam ship working In his office, part of his suite. After acknowledging from the bridge the greetings given him as tho ship put to sea, 'he turned to the pile of letters and telegrams await ing him. In the afternoon, on the advice of his physician, Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, he lay down and rested for v time because of a slight cold thai was affecting his voice. Later ho received calls from offi cials on board, including the -??altan and French ambassadors. Alter this he and Mrs. Wilson were seen taking a walk on tho ship's deck. Attended the Kaiser. Tho Presidential party dined qui etly in tho evening, being served -by a waiter who claimed to have at tended Emperor William and the Empress on tho trial trip of the George Washington. The reports that the Presidential suite had been llttoti up In a luxuri ous manner are untrue. Keeping in Touch. The President is keeping in touch with official business hy wireless. Tho escorting destroyers, with tho bat tleship Pennsylvania leading the col umn, are keeping in close touch with the steamship carrying tho President and official party. Mine sweepers are running before the bow of the ship, They are all loaded with steel billets to Insure t heir deep draught. Pigeons Released. In thc evening Mrs. Wilson re leased from the George Washington carrier pigeons bearing notes ot' thanks to Vice Admiral (?leaves for the success of tho arrangements that had been made for the departure. The George Washington will steam by way of the Azores, but will not put In at those islands. The nummo That Doss Not Affect the Hsad Because ot ita tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE isbetterthan ordinary Quinine and doea not cause nervouaneaa nor ringing In head. Remember the tull name and look tor the algnature of H. W. GROV8. 30c. Cleveland Strikers Rottum. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. T>.-Striking street car men hero late to-night vot ed to accept the proposition of Presi dent Stanley, of the Cleveland Rail way Company, whereby the men are to return to work and the company agrees to dismiss tho women conduc tors by March 1, provided that he men return to work al once. GrlRLS! HAVE WAVY, THICK, GLOSSY HA IK, FREE FROM DANDRUFF Save Your Hair I Double its Beauty In a Few Moments. Try This! If you caro for wavy hair that glistens With beauty and is radiant villi life; has an incomparable soft toss and ls fluffy and lustrous, try )t\ nderlne. .lust one application doubles the >eauty of your hair, and besides, it inmediately dissolves every particle >f dandruff-you cannot have nice, leavy, healthy hair If you havo dan Iruff. This destructive scurf robs tho mir of its lustre, its strength and its 'ory life, and if not overcome lt pro luces a feverishness, and itching of ho scaup; tho hair roots famish, noson and dio; then tho hair falls ?wt fast. If your hair has boen noglectod nd is thin, faded, dry, scrag ;y or too Hy, get a small bottlo of Knowlton's )anderlne at any drug store or toilet ountor for a few cents; apply a lit lo.as dlroctod, and ton minutes after ou will say that this was tho host ivostment you over mado. Wo sincerely bellovo, regardless f everything olso advortlscd, that If ou desiro soft, lustrous, beautiful air. and lots of lt--no dandruff, no .ching scalp, and no moro falling nir-you must uso Knowlton's Dnn p'rine-why not now?-adv THINKS IT GRANDEST MEDICINE IN WORLD Piedmont Wouuui Took Tanlac and Gained] Mueli. MA DB GREAT CHANGE. Hoartly Recommends It to All Who Su lier na Who l>Id. "Tanlac gave mo back my strength and made mo feel line In every way. I think lt ls the grandest medicine In the world, and I can heartily rec ommend it to anyone who suffers from tho complaints I had," was the emphatic statement given by Mer. Lizzie Bryson, of Piedmont, S. C.. Iii endorsement of Tanlac, on May 9th. "When I bogan taking Tanlac I was so .weak and brokon down I .could hardly keep out of bed. I bad no appetite; I' could hardly sleep at night, and was nervous to kill. "Tho Tanlac gavo mo hack my health and strength, though. I soon had a lino appetite, my nerves be came strong and steady, and I feel fino in every way. In a week tho Tanlac had mo feeling like a now woman. It was two months ngo that 1 stopped taking Tanlac." Tanlac, the master medicine, is sold exclusively by Bell's Drug Store, Walhalla; J. C. Cain. Oakway; Sa lem' Drug Co., Salem; Seneca Phar macy, Seneca; Stonec.ypher Drug Co., Westminster; Hughs & Dendy, Richland.-Adv. GREAT MILITARY OLYMPIC. Gen. Pershing's Men to Train for tho I II te r-A lu* edi Contests. American Army Haedquarters in France, Dec. 3.-Plans are under way in the army for the most exten sive series of athletic contests ever held. The series is to terminate in a great Inter-Allied military olympic. While yet tentative, tho plans have been approved by-Gen. Pershing, and tho finals of the contests will be held In Paris, if possible. The plans provide for competitive games, such as track and Held sports, shooting matches and the like. The competition will begin by platoons and progress through companies to regiments, brigades, divisions and army corps, and to the Allied armies. When completed tho program will embrace events for every branch of tho service, such as competition be tween machine gun organizations, the artillery, trench mortar and other branches, and between platoons and companies of infantry. The army will be assisted hy the athletic trainers of tho Y. M. C. A., tho Knights of Columbus and other organizations. Purely American events will be confined to the Ameri can soldiers, but British, French, Belgian and Italian soldiers will be asked to meet the Americans In the finals of other events. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund rooney if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Itch (nit. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get restful sleep after the first application. Price 60c. President Has to DriU. On Board the U. S. S. George Washington, Dec. 5.-President Wil son to-day faced the test that the American troops have been under going on their way to Franco. Tho American executive was forced hast ily to don a life preserver and pre pare to abandon tho ship, which the oretically had been attacked by a submarine. This afternoon the alarm bell and the "buzzer" In tho Presi dent's apartments gave the signal to prepare to take to the boats. Pre viously having been Instructed by Capt. McCauley, President Wilson left his office and called Mrs. Wilson and led her to the lifeboat. He assist ed her to adjust her life preserver, and then the two stood In line wait ing. Can't Do Without lt. Westminster, R. F. D. 2, Doc. .>. (Sditor Keowco Courier: Enclosed And check for $4.00 to l>ay my back subscription and to put ino in advance. Bo sure and send The Courier right on, as I could not ivell got along without it. Very truly, J. L. Dickson. The Navy to Release Many. Washington, Dec. G. - The dis harge of 20 per cent of the navy's var-timo personnel-about 100,000 non-has been authorized. Secre ary Daniels said to-day tho men v'OUld be released as quickly as possi >lo, with duo regard to tho conven onco of tho service. Private yachts, motor boats and ?thor craft taken over by the navy or tho war alroady aro hoing turnod inck to their owners. Tho Secretary tated that by February 7 00 craft '111 have been stricken from tho navy 1st. s YULCAJ THE TIRE . Is thc place to have 1 E. H. LOISELLE, 1 Phone 798 g$WA\l work left with Walhalla, will recoi TO????????????? S YOUNG LAD! ? ? ? ? TO ENTER TRAINING. SPLENI ? SURROUNDINGS. CL ? ===== APPLY ? S ST. MARY'S ? ANDERS? H? ? ??? ?? ???? ??? PAK1S HAPIDLY FILLING UP. People Flocking in from Everywhere. ? Prices Soaring. Paris, Dec. ?.^-Pnris is filled to overflowing. Prices of hotel rooms, following the requisitioning of 25 hotels for peace conforonco purposes, have doubled and trebled, and are still going up. Food In restaurants, and prices generally, are similarly mounting. A breakfast of coffee, bread and butter continues between $1.00 and $1.50 at hotels. It is virtually im possible to lunch or dine for loss than $3 or $4 for a simple meal. People arriving,In the city frequent ly go to fifteon or twenty hotels be fore they secure rooms, for which tho owners demand large sums and refuse to lowor their rates, saying simply that they can get the price. The city is becoming more crowd ed dally, with tho bulk of the confer ence officials and others interested in getting rooms, such as several hun dred of the world's newspaper cor respondents, not yet here. Whore , persons of the latter class are going to get accommodations nobody In i Paris knows. In addition to all thc other arrivals, officials and men of all tho armies aro coming to Paris on leave in considerable numbors. Sometimes as many as twenty ofll cors stand in front of hotels for hours, walting for somebody to leave, when they all demand accommoda tions. Quarters for American Delegates. Quarters for Secretary Lansing and the other American delegates to t.ie peace conference have been as signe! to the d illon Hotels on the Place de la Concorde. This largo hotel has been divided up into suites of rooms for the delegates. Bach suite will comprise living quarlors and a business ofliee for each dele gate and his immediate secretaries. Tho apartments overlook the espla nade of the Place de la Concorde, which is now lilied with war tro phies, and where stand tho great statues of Strasbourg, Lille and Metz, each covered with floral offerings and Hags. Each suite is handsomely furnish ed and. has paintings and tapestries. There are commodious baths and sleeping chambers. The delegates will probably dine together In what for merly was tho hotel restaurant. All accessories, including the bar, have been removed. Most of tho confer ences between the American 'lele gats will be hold in tho large saloon in the Hotel Crillon. The business office of the delegation, where seve ral experts in international law, geo graphical boundary, intelligence, etc., will work, will bo in a large building immediately joining. Jos eph McGraw, secretary of the pence delegation, has established his head quarters there. Darnell's Designation Accepted. Washington, Dec. ">. -? President Wilson bas accepted the resignation }f Bernard M. Baruch as chairman >f thc War Industries Board, effec tive January 1, and has agreed that ibo War Industries Hoard cease to ?Xlst as a government agency on the lato named. ICID1TV OF STOMACH, INDIGESTION Oil GAH. Wat Ono Tablet! Got Instant Relief by Taking -Pane's Dlapcpsin. When meals don't flt and you boich ?as, acids and undigested food vhon you feel lumps of distress In itomach, pain, flatulence, heartburn >r headache. Hero is Instant relief NO waiting! 1 Just as soon as you opt a tablet of 'ape's Dlapepsln all tho dyspepsia, ndlgestion .and stomach distress ada. Theso pleasant, harmless tab ots of Pnpo'8 Diapopsln never fail to nako sick, upset stomachs feel fine at nico, .ind they cost so Utile nt drug tores.-adv. ^IZIIN?G7! HOSPITAL A) first-class work done, ine Vulcanizing Mon. Anderson, S. C the Piedmont Auto Co., . ft ve prompt attention. IES WANTER I . -^-rr- ? I MD OPPORTUNITY. PLEASANT fy ASS FORMING NOW. ? \T ONCE -?a g TENDENT $ HOSPITAL, I I 3N. S. C. Some Fine Land For Sale 108 ACRES FINE FA RMI NO LAND W for salo.-Forty Acres in cultiva tion; -about 18 acres of this is Bottom Land-from 50 to 75 bash els Corn to tho acre. Upland is making bale of Cotton to acre. ONE TENANT HOUSE on place; two good wells and flue B spring. Pasture already f?aced off. Farm in first-class conditio*1. ; some fruit. AJ/SO, SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER, j TRACTS FOR SALE, j See me for prices and terms ii you want a bargain in Land. J. H. Barnett. i * , Westminster, S. C. R.F.D. Ne. 4. The War is Over but the Flu Rages, UNCLE SAM HAS PLACED ni? stamp of approval on Lifo Insur ance. Ninety per cent of all thoee in the servico are insured. A taxge per cont of these have no depend ents. Of those not in tho eorvfeo only 20 i>er cent are insured. Have You Dependents? And are You Insured, or Adequately I usu re<l? "THE MUTUAL LIFE has dealt {or moro than seventy-five year? wifth tho insuring public. It writes all tho most popular forms-disabil ity benefits and double indemnity. Everything now on pre-war baste. IiEARN TO SAVE, and build wp au estate by taking a policy-tstat niiini cost and maximum benefits. THINK IT OVER-you enanot af ford to delay longer. THE ONLrY <X>MMODITY that ans not advanced in cost. Tho Mutual Life OF NEW YORK JAS. M. MOSS, District Superintendent, Walhalla, S. C. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the 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 Wednesday, tho 18th day of December, 1918, at l l o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereafter ns said application can be hoard, for leave to make final settlement of she estate of Mrs. M. A. Kelley, deceased, and obtain flaal discharge as Admin istrator of said estate. J. A. KELLEY, Administrator of tho Estate of Mrs. M. A. Kelley, Deceased. Nov. 20, 1918. 47-&? / NOTICE OF) A SUB-DIVISION SALK. fl.OOO A?7RES on tho top of Stump house Mountain, known as the Norris Farm, has reconnly been sold to a syndicate. Tho now purchasers de sire to sub-divide and sell this pro porty in small farms. Parties de siring any of this land aro roquosked to call on mo for location and prloee. R. R. MOSS, Agent, ll-tf Walhalla. S. C. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notlco ls hereby i,iven that the nn dorsignod will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate, fer Oconee County, in tho State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on FRIDAY, tho ?Jyth day of DECEMBER, 1918, at ll o'clock in tho forenoon, or as soon thoreafter as said application caa Io hoard, for leave,to make final settle mont of tho Estate of S. B. HtAB BARD, doccasod, and obtain final die charge as Administrator of said Hs tato. JAY HUBBARD, Administrator of tao Estato of S. B. Hubbard, Deceased. Nov. 20. 1918. 47-Ct