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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, ANO IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THB HAY: THOU OANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN."
By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER.
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1010.
1891
Our 27th
in Bus
Our friends and tr
ablcd us to enjoy increa:
year. Our old friends ant
nave shared in cause for
them all we wish to ackn<
on this thc most joyous of
to wish for them all thc 1
Year can bring,
c. w. e? j. E. ]
MERCHANDISE ?*> I
WALHAL
IT PAYS TO Bl
KKKP AN BYK ON "IlINDY.<
Wants to Form, a New Front Behind
UiO Neutral Zone, .
Paris, Dec^ 20.-Field Marshal yon
Hindenburg has telegraphed tho Ber
lin government advising lt ?of hts luv
tentipn.,^
?>eiim'd?^ z?b? fixed b'y' ?he
'armistice;' according to a dispatch to
Lo Journal from Zurich to-day.
The ? government has asked the
field marshal for an explanation,
adds tho dispatch, but has not yet re
ceived a reply.
U also is announced two regiments
of the active army will be sent to
Frankfort-on-the-Main at an early
date.
The correspondent affirms that
Major Ceneral Scheuch, the Prussian
war minister; Field Marshal voil
Hindenburg and General Lon, u id
/probably Lieut. General Equis, for
me? governor of Meta,) who is in
command of the active troops in
Berlin, aro behind a counter revo
lutionary movement. He declares
tho existing government is mani
festly incapable of preventing the
realizing of their scheme.
Elections in January.
Berlin, Dec. 20.-Tho Congress of
soldiers omi workmen's councils has
'decided that elections to tho nation
al assembly shall be held January
4 9. Those opposed to tho summon
ing of a national assembly polled
*)nly 40 votes out of a total of 240.
Opposes Social Democracy.
11'
M Copenhagen, Dec. 20.-i>r. Gus
tave Stresemunn, leader of the na
tional liberal party In Germany, -has
announced that the German people's
?arty, In which he has been active
since the revolution, has been abso
lutely opposed to a social democracy
aful will tight the social rulers, ac
.cordlng to Berlja newspapers re
ceived here. The center party has
b<en summoned to u conference
which will be held nt Frankfort on
December 30.
a People's 1 .vague Organized.
fLondon, Dec 20.--A peoples
league" 'has boen organized In Ber
l?n! says a Central News ^dispatch
;frqm Copenhagen to-day. The
'league's committee Included Prince
: Maximilian of Baden, former Ger
maj| imperial chancellor; lingo Haas,
independent socialist, Count von
Ber$?storff, former American am
bassador, and Mathias Erzberger,
ie |ce' rial leader.
Arrested for Alabama Lynching
St?pfflold, Ala., Dec. 21.-?Names
of H?ven more men arrested on
charges of murder In connection with
the Punchings of two negroes nonr
'here in November were made public
to-das, Fourteen are under arrost
and ?n4 warrants, aro yet to be ner
ved; ilFlve of the men whose names
were liado public yesterday are resi
dents nf Sheffield, ono hoing a rail
road detective. The other two arc
id ran gb rs hero. As thc men are ar
rested Whey ?re hoing sont to Jails
1n othlr cities. The lynchings fol
lowed mo killing of a policeman who
tried 1? arrest several nogroes.
1918
Christmas
mess.
icir patronage, have en
sing prosperity year by
d our new friends alike
an advancement? To
^wledge our appreciation
Christmas seasons, and
?appiness that the New
BAUKNIGHT.
VIULES j? HORSES
LA, S. C
IY FOR CASH.
SIXTEEN BILLIONS BACK.
Most of Money from War Depart
ment, Chiefly Ordnance Branch.
. Washington, Dec. 20.-More than
sixteen billion dolore of cash .appro
priations, and "cpi}traot\"'?uthori?a>:
tiona? vo(ed hy-Congress for war pur
poses, will bo unexpended, Repre
fgentatlve Sherley, . of Kentucky,
chairman of tho House appropria
tions committee, announced to-day.
Total appropriations and authori
zations voted during the war amount
to about $57,000,000,000, Including
$10,000,000,000 of authorizations
for war-time loans to foreign govern
ments. The loans actually made
now total about $8,000,000,000.
'More than $8,000,000,000 of cash
appropriations, and approximately
$8,000,000,000 of contract authori
zations, will be converted back into
the treasury," said Representative
Sherley. "Most of the money will
come from the War Department, tho
largest saving, of course, being from
ordnance , because the greatest
amount of money was appropriated
for that."
Germany Appeals Apoin,
Washington, Dec. 20.-In spite of
Secretary Lansing's emphatic ad
monition that such communications
must not be addressed to the United
States alone.the German government
has sent another appeal to the Ameri
can government for modification of
the armistice terms and for food.
The receipt of the note was announ
ced at the State Department to-day
with tho explanation that It would
not be made public, because it did
not differ from previous appeals, and
was In violation of tho decision that
communications must, be addressed
to all the governments associated
with tho United States in the war.
While it is realized that the situ
ation in Germany is far from good,
the persistent appeals aro regarded
here as part of propaganda by which
tho authorities at Berlin hope to es
cape some of the results of defeat.
Noted Actor Dead.
New York, Dee. 20.-Geo. Conway,
veteran actor and theatrical mana
ger, who directed the original "Uncle
. ont's Cabin" company on its Euro
pean tour, died at his homo here to
day, aged 73. Mr. Conway was born
in Philadelphia and made Iiis debut
in that city In 1866 in the support of
Fd win Booth at tho old Chestnut
Stveet opera house. Later he ap
peared in and managed many Froh
man (and later) Brady productions.
Richland Church Services,
Rev. I. Bi Wallace will preach at
Richland noxt Sunday (tho fifth
Sunday) at 11.30 a. ni.
Tho Christinas service planned for
last Sunday, was postponed on ac
count of tho weather and will be
Carried out noxt Sunday. The ser
mon will bo on tho same thomo as
this service.
All aro asked to bring their offer
ings for tho cause of ministerial edu
cation and rollof.
KNIGHTS CHOOSE OFFICE HS.
-
Tlioso Who WiU Servo for Year toll).
Important Mooting; Soon. .
Walhalla Lodge, No. 67, Knights
of Pythias, met last Thursday night' ,
and elected their new set. of ofllcers;
who will bo installed tho ' second
Thursday night In January, next,;
and will servo the lodge for the year
?919. There wero a" number of
nominating for each office and the
election was' by ballot. The follow
ing were elected, the whole set of, <
officers as chosen being voted on as
a whole, making each officer the
unanlthmous choleo of his lodge:
Chancellor Commander-D. A.
Smith.
Vico Chancellor-Ceo. M. Ansel.
P.relate-Wm. A. Grant.
Master of Works-R.H.Alexander.
Keeper of Records and Seal-T.
B. Shelor.
Master of Finance-J. W. Shelor.
Master of Exchequer-Chas. W.
Pic tilford, Jr.
Master at Anns-Chas. A. Hp
trick. ?
Inner Guard-W. C. Hughs.
Outer Guard-j; A. Steck. '
Trustees-W. C. Hughs, 1920; J.
A. Steck, 1921; Dr. J. W. Bell (hold
over) 1919.
Deputy Grand Chancellor-M. R.
McDonald.
Property Trustee-Thoa. A. Smith.
Every member of tho lodge is
urgently requested to attend the next
regular i^eeti^?^of U^^^'go;. >vhioh>
Will be held on?Athe^ooW Thursday
t'Vght f in '\J&nu?T^^ the in
stallation of officers, there will bo
ther important matters to bo at
tended to.
The war has worked a hardship
on Walhalla Lodge during thc past
year. Quito a nuihber of the young
members-and naturally tho most !
i
active members-'are in Franco, j
some in Germany-all serving their |
country-and their absence has beep I
seriously felt by the lodge. There
is never a meeting of the order here !
at which the absent members are
.forgotten, and arrangements have
already been started in anticipation
of the return of the local Pythian
Knights now wearing the armor,
shield and helmet in active defense
of country. Love of country, and
the serving of ono's country, com
prise no small portion of the teach
ings and precepts of the Pythian or
der. Born with tho distinct pur
pose, after the Civil War, of cement
ing friendships, of reuniting a di
vided country, and of making real
brothers of us all, rogardlee of sec
tion or politics, tho Pythian order
everywhere has another great work
to perform In tho days following the
great world war, when brotherly fel
lowship, brotherly help and true com
radeship between man and man will
be so sorely needed in every sphere.
Walhalla Lodge, No. 67, is look
ing ahead in anticipation of the re
turn of her members. There Is work
for eAery Knight. It is lioped that
f-very .nemher will be present at tho
meeting on tho second Thursday in
January. Membors are not only in
vited to attend this meeting and
all other meetings of tho lodge, but
-hey are appealed to and i /ged to
renew their active allegiance to the
order, than which there is nono i hat
has higher and nobler aims.
Masonic Officers Installed.
The following officers wore duly
installed last Friday night, Decem
ber 20th, to serve Blue Ridge Lodge,
.No. 92, A. F. M., for the ensuing Ma
sonic year:
Worshipful Master-Harry R.
Hughs.
Senior Warden-H. M Mays.
Junior Warden-Chas. A. Hotrlck.
Treasurer-Geo. M. Ansel.
Secretary-W. O. White.
Senior Deacon-A. C. Phillips.
Junior Deacon-Geo. L. Jones.
Senior Scribo-T. B. Shelor.
Junior Scribe-E. H. Haynes.
Tiler-D. A. Smith.
-? . . .
Four Negroes Lynched.
Mobile, Ala., Doc. 20.-Four no
groes, among thom two women, ac
cused of the murder of Dr. E. L.
Johnson hore last weok, wore taken
from the jail at Shubuta, Miss., to
night mid lynched,according to Infor
mation received in Mobile. All four
were hanged on the girders of a
bridge spanning the Chlckasahay
river.
ftlE CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
mol?an MUI? Hornean hers
i bf Ita ?lally Employees.
-
^employee of tbe Wallinna
kibe Vlctor-Monaghan Mills
?st Friday a Christinas ro
i$Q from the head offices of
^prising manufacturing cor
d?t ?Greenville-a check In
jf<|ual to five per cent of his
jin ga during the yoar 1918,
including December 20th.
firo checks were, of Course,
ll/as each regular employee
il plant whose name was
ioll for even a week or
/ad the Christmas check.
. '.frene numerous checks
quito substantial,- many
il^yees having put In prac
' time for the entire year,
vor two in each department
absolutely full time for
?relve months,
liess to say that the em
jlpreciated this very sensl
loHcal manner of making
ls remembrance, and there
> ?expression? on all sides
jfotal treatment and soli
tons the company expends all
ji?n'd for the employees.
tho "Christmas wind
id iffereut oifes In diff?r
end the vociferous and
expressions of one dar^
koy emplVeo 'to another closo by
;.rrve3 tQv!jut<t.'rnto the good-natured
The twi darkeys were hard wt
work when the checks were handed
out, and the ono in Question had put
in full time for the whole year. He
road his check, and his eyes bulged,
for it was "scrip" for a very respect
able amount. He seemed somewhat
.dazed for the momnet, then the thing
came to him ?all at once. He leaped
at his companion with a shout
"GIT OUT OP THE WAY, NIG
GER! Look at dis'yor scrip. I'll
jeb' kill yuh un' pay fer yuh, an' den
have some lefji I'se gone from boah!
! Watch muh!"
And ho made as though he were
leaving tho plant for a regular
Christmas "rr/ee," only to turn at
the door andi return to his task as
diligently as Wore.
And as a Whole the residents
of tho Victor-rifonaghan village aro,
as Teddy wouli say, de-lighted-and
they have reason to be. Few corpo
rations have jeen more (generous
with their emfloyees than has the
Vlctor-Monaghai Mills Company.
And there is a nie spirit of co-opera
tion evident on) all sides, tho com
munity ls a 'haipy one, tho people
prosperous andi conten ted.
Walhalla has ?very reason to be
-and is-proudlof the village with
in her borders.! This village fur
nishes some of tie most progressive
and substantial ctlzons of the town.
MILLION TONSUiUN SHIPPING.
Will bo Employed W Herbert Hoover
to FeedlEuropc.
Paris, Dec. 21. - Herbert C.
Hoover, American l!ood administra
tor.will soon come tito possession of
a milloin ton of German shipping,
which will be dmphVed in revictual
ing devastated portons of France,
Serbia, Bolglum and Rumania, now
destitute of food, fnese ships wore
wrung from the Gerhans by the ar
mistice commissioned, without pled
ging that Germany {would ho sup
pled with food.
At prosent no supples will he sent
to Germany, the firstrelief work of
the Allies being planted in neutral
countries. Meanwhile! it is believed
that tho Gormans can atheist on food
stored for tho use of tjelr army and
hoarded by peasents.
A thorough Investition of the
food resources of the cintrai powers
Is being made and onls after tho
needs of tho Entente lat lons and
neutrals are v-.A will supplies bo di
verted to enemy powers.tehould such
action be found i m peral y e. .
Union Meeting Poenoncd.
Because of the provallnce of in
fluenza, it is deemed -a dil sable not
to have the December un lin mooting
of upper Division of the leaverdam
Association. All interested will
please take notice and govhrn thorn
solves accordingly. . ff; /
L.\W. Lthgefon.
CASUALTY LISTS STILL LUICE.
Those RoiHU-tcd During Dust Wcew
from Oconoo, Pickens, Anderson.
We tuko from tho casualty lists
of tho past week the following names
of soldiers from tho threo counties
of Oconoo, Pickens and Anderson.
Tho lists continue 'heavy, many of
those hoing reported at prosonl be
ing Southern mon, and not a fow
from South Carolina. Wo aro una
ble to carry tho complete Hot. for tho
State, bonce record only thoso from
the threo counties namod:
Killed In Action
Nono reported for tho counties
named.
Died of Wounds.
Nono reportod under this head
ing.
Died of Disease.
Anderson-Earley Patterson, Rt.
2, Bolton; Hugh W. Divver, Ander
son; Ulysses Williams, Pondloton.
Missing In Action.
Anderson - Dolphus M. Burdott,
Rt. 3, Pondloton.
Wounded Severely.
Oconoo
Walter V. Pruitt, Seneca R. F. D.
.John II. H irks, West Union.
S. J. Dickson, Westminster
Pickens-Jos. R. Cassell, EqBley;
Jas. E. Carrick, Easley; Walter C.
Rdons, Pickens.
Anderson-rPootell E Madison
2, Pendleton; Jas; H. Rogers, And
ifW&ty?ce, Bolton; Wm. T. Shu
bert, Anderson.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Oconoo
T. S. Price, Seneca.
Pickens-Clyde C. Chambers, Lib
erty.
Anderson-H. F. Mayfield, Ander
son; Patrick Coker, Bolton; H. W.
Kay, Anderson.
Wounded Slightly.
Oconoo '
Simon E. Phillips, Newry.
Paul Adams, Madison.
Tho?. F. Owens, Weat Union.
Eugene Rico, West Union.
Win. Qnnti, Seneca Rt. ?.
Pickens-Frank M. Berry, Itt. 2,
Easley; Samuel A. Stancoll, Easloy;
Benj. T. Winchester, Pickens.
Anderson - Nolao Cacey, Antre
ville; .lunius Dunford, Anderson; C.
Foster, Anderson; John W. David,
Anderson;. Lloyd C. Stamps, Ander
son; Lester J.. Hancock, Anderson;
Wilbur E. Mattlson, Anderson; L. C.
Hall, Anderson; Thompson Harri
son, Anderson; . Benj. ' T. Carter,
Town ville; John McClellan, Rt.
Anderson; Wm. T. Sullivan, Honen
Path; Ged. -M. Rliey, Rt. 3, Pendle
ton0.' -?. '
German Ghmrds Killed American.
Copenhagen, Dec. i8.- The kill
ing of Lieut-; Cohecny, an American
airman, ln'Ahe German prison camp
at Stralsund, December 5, ls report
ed by three British officers who have
arrived here. '.The American lieu
tenant, the officers say, went outside
the barbed wire for a moment and
the German guards fired thirty times
at him.
Lieut. Coheony was killed by a
bullet through tho chest. A British
officer, was seriously wounded by the
shots.
The guards refused to allow Co
heeny's comrades to roinovo his body.
Paul Wicrso in Jail.
Charleston, Dec. 21.-Paul Wiorso
of Charleston, a naturalized citizen
of German birth, and formorly a
newspaper editor boro, who was con
victed In October, 1917, at tho Fed
eral Court sitting in Aiken, of con
spiracy to sink tho Gorman mer
chantman Liobonfels In this harbor,
and given a sontence of two years In
the Federal prison at Atlanta and
a fino of $1,000, was to-day taken
into custody by government authori
ties after losing all appoals, and
lodged In jail preparatory to begin
ning service of his sentence.
HOO.OOO Men Discharged.
Washington. Dec. 20.-Well over
300,000 soldiers have been discharg
ed from tho army and returned to
civilian status. Secretary Baker said
to-day the rato of demobilisation had
now roached 150,000 a week, and
the War Department was pressing Its
efforts "to mako the average dally
discharge ono thousand por camp.
\ vi ....
PITCHFORD-HUGHS.
Popular Young Couple Marriott on
Monday nt Homo in Walhalla.
Yesterday (Monday) at high noon
.Miss Dora L. Pitchford, of walhalla,
was ?hon In murringo to Thomas
Henry Hughs, of Richland, at tho
-osldcnce of tho bride's parents on
Faculty Hill.
Promptly at the hour of twelve,
.Mendelssohn's "Spring Song" was
beautifully rendered by Mi's. Wade C.
Hughs, with accompaniment by Miss
Grace Board. The song muled, the
opening bars of Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March wore sounded and the
coming of tho bridal party was her
alded by the appoaranco of Master
Bobin Hughs, the ring-bonror, with
his golden emblem on a sliver plat
ter. Then carno the groom upon tho
arm of his brother, James M. Hughs,
best man. Following was tho niece
of tho brido, Miss Claudia May Bold,
tho little dower girl. Miss Ida Pitch
ford, sister of the brido, us maid of
honor, led tho way for her ns ehe
carno lu upon tho arm of hor father,
S. N. Pitchford, who gave her away.
Hov. F. P. Taylor said the Impres
sive ring ceremony of the Methodist
church which made them man and
wlfo.
After tho ceremony an elnborato
luncheon was served, tyuffet style.
While tho guests were "being enter
tained with, .th^ ..tho happyV'coupla i
'slipped; 'away by automobile for a
wedding trip, tho duration of which
was not disclosed. Tho bride was
handsomely dressed in a taupe-gray
gelng-away suit of chiffon broad
cloth, with hat to match, and carried
a bouquet of bride's roses and valley
lilies The maid of honor was gowned
in blue taffeta silk and carried pink
carnations.
The bride's book was presided over
by Mrs. Sam G. Pitchford, of Green
ville. In the receiving lino were
Mr. and Mrs. Ciaudo W. Reid and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry R, Hughs.
Tho out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. W. H, Hughs, Mr. and Mrs.
S. N. Hughs, Mr. and Mrs. j. J, Bal-,
longer, Misses Pearl and Lalla Bai
lenger, of Richland; Mrs. Sam. G.
Pitchford, of Groonvllle; G. W. Davis
cf Atlanta; Miss Pauline Hughs, of
Atlanta; Stiles C. Stribllng, of Gaff
ney; Lieut, Bruce Stribllng, U. S.
army, and Mrs. W. M. Berry, of Char
loto, Nf. C.
Joining with hosts of other friends
of the young couple, wo wish for
them a long, happy and useful lifo.
Rig Transporta Ltuid.
New York, Dec. 21.-Bringing
homo 2,042 officers and mon of the
American expeditionary force, the
British steamship Baltic, of tho
White Star line, passed Sandy Hook
at 9:40 a. m. to-day.
Tho army transport Metapan with
vhlrty-seven officers and twelve en
listed men, discharged from the
American expeditionary forco, and
bound for their homes, docked hore
to-day. The vessol sailed from
Pauillac, France.
The Cunard liner Walmer Castle,
with several hundred passengers, in
cluding many Bed Cross, Y. M. C. A.
and Knights of Columbus workers,
also carno into port.
Washington, Doe. 23.-In response
to a suggestion from Senator Smith,
of Georgia, for diversion of army ni
trate BtorcH from munition to agri
cultural fortill/.cr purposes, Assist
ant Secretary of- War Crowcll has
advised Sonator Smith that tho war
und agricultural departments are
working with that end In view, and
in a fow days expect to announce
plans for distribution of tho nitrates
to farmers at cost.
Confederate Veterans, Attention.
I will bo in tho Auditor's office
every Saturday during the month of
January, 1919, for tho purpose of
recoiving applications for pensions.
Confederate veterans whose Incomes
do not exceed eovonty-flve dollars
aro entitled to pensions. All wid
ows of Confederate veterans whose
incomes do not exceed ono hundred
dollars aro entitled to receive pen
sions.
Nitrates for Fields.
W. T. McGill,
Pension Commissioner,
Oconod, County, 8. c.