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By Stock, Sholor Hughs & Sholor. eotiiBi "TO THINE OWN 8BLP RB TR?B, *M> IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE MOH%THE DAY: THOU OANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, W EI > N K SI )A Y, .MARCH 1?, 11)10. Now Series No. 780. - Volum? i.vv Car fresh Young Mule This is our 6th car of Wai All 5 and 6 years old a ready for work. C. W. & J. E. MERCHANDISE j* WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl Union G (Winston-S HIGH To the Farmers of Oconee Co Please take notice thal you GUANO OF ALL G Old Harrisor at Blue Ri I am in business for my firm, as it was last year. Don't forget that this is Call, phone or write for Baylis W. Walhal SHIPPING GKTS GERMANS EOOH. 150,000 Tons Shipping to ho Heady Within Few Hays. Brussels, March 14,-The German delegates to tho conference hore re garding tho taking over by the Allies of tho German mercantile licet and tho provisioning of Germany to-day definitely accepted the conditions im posed by tho Allies. Tho Gorman representatives sat on ono side of a long table, while on the other were an equal number of \lllod representatives. There were no greetings salutations or ameni ties of any sort. The whole proceed ings were marked by impersonal rigidity. The chairman of tho Gor man delegation stared at a spot on tho table and addressed his remarks to no one in particular. Vice Ad miral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, of Great Britain, chairman of the Allied dele gation, began by reading a statement prepared for him by tho civilian members, calling on the Gormans to say categorically whether they abided by tho torms of tho armistice. Un der Secretary of State von Braun re plied curtly: "Yes." Admiral Wemyss then road ono pago of typewritten. memorandum, giving In crisp sentences tho torms of tho Allies for granting food to Germany-tho Gorman merchant Hoot to bo handed over at onco, finan cial provisions to ho made at onco, food to ho delivered at once and to bo continuod until tho next harvest, or s to be unloaded to-day ? Mules since January J 5. nd good broke; fat and BAUKNIGHT, MULES J? HORSES JLA, S. C UY FOR CASH. uano Co. alem, N. C.) GRADE unty: : I am now ready to supply RADES at the 1 Warehouse, idge Depot. rsclf, not as a member of a the Union Goods? any information? Harrison, la, S. C. J as long ns Germany abided by the terms of the agreement. Tho Gorman delegates were anxi ous to enlargo the proposed monthly imports of certain commodities, only to bc met with ibo statement: "1 regret that tho world's shipping does not make this possible." What lT. S. Will Get. Paris, Morck 16.-Under the agreement which the Germans made at Brussels the Unitod States will re ceive eight Gorman ships, which will bo ready to go to sea within four days. The vessels are: The Zep pelin. 15,300 tons; tho Prinz Fried rich, 17,000 tons; the Graf Waldor see. llJ.otio tons; the Patricia, 14, 460 tons; the Cap Fi ii I s ter re, 14,500 tons; the Pretoria, 13,200 tons; the Cleveland, Hi.UOO tomi and the Kai serin Augusta Victoria, 12.">,000 tons. Tho giant Imperator, of 52,000 lons, also will go to the United States. At tho prosent time the Imperator is stuck in the mud, but it is believed sho cnn be floated In a few days. Tho total ships made available to the Allies under thc agreement iium bor moro than 7 00, approximating 1,500,000 tons. Tho vessels going to tho Unitod States aro passenger ships, on ac count of the American desire to uso them for the transport of troops. To Take Over Ships. Now York, March 16.-Several hundred American ofllccrs and sea men attached to tho crosier and transport forces already have been ?ont to French ports to take over tho Gorman ships as they are do BIG FIGHT OVER LIQl'OH, 1'lckons County Officers Hurt-Ono Negro Seriously Wounded. Officers In Plckens county Inst Sun day ran Into a bad liquor nest about two milos north of Wasley, and a general fight with negro lawbreakers ensued. The troulflo occurred curly in the afternoon last Sunday, when county officers wont to a negro house reported to them as a liquor ren dezvous. The ofllcers found four gal lons of liquor during their search of the premises and were starting away from tho place when a negro woman made a lungo at Rural Police man Dick Chapman, cutting and slashing him with a razor. This was the beginning of the general fight, eight negroes appearing on tho scene, one of whom struck Mr. Chapman with an axe, presumably using the handle as his means of offense. Mr. Chapman was stunned for Hie mo ment, going partially to the ground, when lils pistol dropped and a negro grabbed it. The weapon was turned on Policeman O'Dell, of Wasley, who was shot four times, one wound quite serious, being in the head, one in toe arm, one in the shoulder and ono in tho leg. Four of tho eight negroes were placed under arrest, the others mak ing their escape at the time. Ben Lovinggood was one of the four negroes who escaped, but he waB captured in the mountains of Plckens county Tuesday morning by Plckens county officers, and it was found that ho had been shot in Hie general fight, the bullet having gone entirely through his body in the region of the stomach. The information that comes to us is that Lovinggood has minali chance of recovery. Plckens county, like Oconee, is finding much trouble keeping up with illicit liquor dealers and makers, but the officers of both counties are vigi lant, and every now and then swoop [down on gangs of lawbreakers, bring jing them to court. Wo almost said ?"bringing them to Justice," but that would be so far from the truth that v/o reject Hie term. If they got full justice they wouldn't be in a posd, t??n*#'*Wnttnue breaking" thd law.* ' . CLOTHES FOR THE NAKED. Hod Cross to the Rescue Again-Ap peal for Help. In accordanco with the request of tho Red Cross Commissioners of Eu rope, Rod Cross Chapters of the American Red Cross all over the United States will conduct a mam moth collection of used clothing for the people of the liberated countries during the week of Mareil 2 1 to 31, inclusive, and every chapter in the Southern Division is organizing now in an effort to do its share in this groat work. The Walhalla Red Cross Chapter will, In compliance with this request for help in the way of cloth ing, take contributions during tho days between tho 2 1th and 31st of this monti). Begin now to got your contributions in shape so that when called upon you can "deliver tho goods" without delay. Don't put into the packages useless articles. The clothing must bo of sufficient value to give some service to the poor un fortunates who will wear them. Re hmmber, most of tho people who aro to be benefited by these gifts are working people, and clothing that is not of sufficient strength or durabili ty to stand a little hard wear or give some warmth will be useless. Make jour contribution serviceable and practical. Garments that Are Needed. Every kind of garment, for all ages and both sexos, is urgently needed. In addition, piece goods light, warm carlton flannel and other kinds of cloth from which to make garments for new born babies, tick ing, sheeting and blankets, woolen goods of any kind-and shoes of every size aro asked for. Scrap loather is needed for repairing foot wear. Since the clothes will bo subjected lo the hardest kind of wear, only gar ments of strong and durable materi als should bo sent. It ls useless to offer to any adlicted population gar ments of tlimsy material. Make tho gifts practical. Garments need not. bo in perfect condition. Many thousand destitute women in tho occupied regions aro cager to earn a small livelihood by repairing gift clothing and making now garments adapted to needs With which they are familiar. Negro Turns Tables on Jailer. Wilmington, N. C., March 15. Motion Hayes, a nogro, hold in tho Pondor county Jail at Burgaw on a charge of murder and arson, escaped early to-day after locking Jailor E. R. Maulpass in tho corridor of the Jail. The fugitive took tho keys with him, and beforo tho Jailor could bo reloased it was necessary to omploy n mechanic to saw the lock from tho corridor door. livered, it was loamed hore to-day. They aro to bo supplemented with men from naval forces stationed abroad. The first of tho Gorman ships is expected to arrive hero short ly aftor April 1. Pl|ffiSlDF.NT AND WIFE ARRIVE X safely ut French i?ort-U. S. Soldiers Kager to <Jrcct. Brest, March 13.-President Wil sonyand the party which came with bim from the United State left lirest ferraris at ll o'clock to-night. The President and Mrs. Wilson disem i?;.iled from the George Washington af?gi45 o'elock. It was a moonlight ?Qpough numerous decorations had been hung out to welcome the re lu^? of the President, his reception waaf entirely without ceremony. Those who went aboard the George Washington to extend their greetings w?irj? the French ambassador to the United States and Mme. Jussernnd, M, keygues, minister of marine, and several other representatives of the French Government; Major Gen. Eli A.vjHelmick and Brig. lien. William W.'?Harts. Col. House met tho Presi den? at the dock. president Wilson was in excellent health, apparently having benefited bythis period of rest since he loft hero on Fobruary 15. H?mense crowds of American sol diers stationed at Brest endeavored to-jget a view of the President, and the?moonlight afforded an excellent opportunity, aided by extra lights wti?|ch had been installed for the oc casion. ^The soldiers awaited the President eagerly and he raised his hat as he observed their anxiety. Mrs. Wil een ?folio wed the President, smiling graciously, as she proceeded along iud.walk between the quay and the train. .The steamer George Washington with President Wilson on board en tet?il the harbor of Brest at 7.4 5 o'c.ijick in the evening. V yfc,-^..*?*<?.>. -mom--.-: SOLDIERS' UNIFORMS THEIRS. Congressman Dominick Confirms the Recent Washington Dispatches. Newberry, March 15, lilia. Editor Keowee Courier: Thore seems to be a great doal of confusion, and I have had a great many inquiries, as to whether or not soldiers and sailors should re tain their uniforms. In order to try and get the proper information to all those who aro in Icrested, 1 will say that, by an Act of Congress, approved the 28th of Fobruary, I!) 19, it. is provided: "That any person who served in the United States Army, Navy or Marine Corps in the present war, may, upon- honorable discharge and return to civil life, permanently re tain one complete suit of outer cloth ing, including the overcoat, and such articles of personal apparel and oquipment as may be authorized, re spectively, by the Secretary of Wal er the Secretary of the Navy, and may wear such uniform clothing after such discharge." This being the law, the men have the right to retain their uniforms, any former orders of tho military authorities to the contrary notwith standing. Very respectfully, Fred H. Dominick, Congressman. St. Francis Catholic Church. March 23, 1919-(The third Sun day in Lent.) - ll.00 a. m., mass ?nd sormon. Tho sermon will be on Mark VIII: 37: "What shall a man 5lvo in exchange for his soul?" Everyone is cordially invited lo (ho services. Geo. J. Dietz, Priest in Charge. Many Soldiers Out. Washington, Mareil 15.-Ofllcors and mon demobilized number 1,4 19, 3?6, War Department announced to day, 83,774 being in the commis sioned grades. Discharge has been ordered for a total of 1,078,500. Officers applying for reserve commis sions total 20,798. Ponto No. 5? IjOCnls. Walhalla, Route No. 3.-Special: Tho health of this community is very good at present. Miss Josse Dyar, of Walhalla, spent the week with her friends, tho Misses Busch. Mrs. J. C. Mulkey has returned homo from a two weok's stay with hor sistor, Mrs. H. D. Huskamp, of Ebenezer, where sho had boen at the bod si do of hor nephew, Frnnk. Willie Emerson, of Oconeo Creek, spont a few days of tho past week with his sister, Mrs. Ibra Rogers. Ernest Mulkoy, of Andorson, is visiting nt the home of J. C. Mulkoy for a while. He has recently been discharged from tho army. Ho was with the 30th Division and had been In service overBons, ? DEATH PENALTY FOR COTT1N. .Man Who Attempted te Slay Premier Shows No Remorse. Paris, March 14.-It took IOBB than six hours to-day for a courtmartial to try Emile G?ttin for his attempt on Premier Clemenceau and to sen tence him to death. Tho trial hogan after noon and ended at 7.25 o'clock this evening, when Col. Hyvort an nounced tho verdict, which was unanimous. Cottin, who appeared to ho piti fully weak despite his apparent effort at braveness, rambled through a long statement which ho had carefully preparod. He quoted in turn J. J. Rousseau and Romain Rolland. Ho Utlid ho glorified in his attempt on tho aged premier and insisted ho had committed a laudable act, saying: "You may kill me, but you will not kill tho prlciplo for which 1 shot." Cottin listened calmly to tho presi dent of the court as he road the sentence and then said: "I am glad to die for the cause of tho proletariat. If my death will bring relief to the downtrodden workingman 1 will not have died in vain." WANTS EXTRA SESSION. Speaker Cothran in Favor of Early Road Legislation. Columbia, March H.-Should tho j'iombers of Hie General Assembly meet with the determination of on acting good roads legislation, he is in favor of calling an extraordinary session, says Thomas P. Cothran, of Greenville, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The adoption of Hie bill for reform in assessments of property, said Mr. Cothran, would se cure an additional revenue far In ex eosror tho^cost 0^th6o?^tr^^esB?rj?rr There has boen much agitation recently for an extraordinary session, despite the positive statement of Governor Cooper that ho would not issue the call unless some extraordi nary necessity arise for such an oc casion. In his statement the Gover nor took the position, in his opinion, li at no such necessity now presented itself. Th? friends of an improved .-.ystem of highways, however, are awake and are leaving no stone un turned to impress the Executive that an extra session is vital. Speaker Cothran, in his statement, wild: "If the members of the General Assembly determine to pass a good roads law providing for one-mill tax. special license tax or. automobiles and an assessment on abutting property owners for a reasonable part of the cost of concrete roads, al lowing the counties that have voted bonds credit for the cost of tho work adopted by tho State Highway Com mission, I should be in favor of an extra session. "Coupled with this is the very Im portant matter of reform in assess ments of proporty which, if adopted, would secure an additional revenue for tho State far in excess of tho BOSt of an extra session. This effort ithould bo directed not only to the squalivation of th? burdon of taxa tion, but to tho placing upon tho tax hooks of a vast amount of propor ty which han hitherto escaped and is now escaping taxation. "These two very important mat ters of legislation failed to receive in my opinion at the last session the intention they deserved. "I am not in a position to say whether tho tompor of tho General Assembly has so changed tis to excito reasonable hope that these omissions would he corrected should they con vene in extra session." Four Killed, Scores Injured, Kansas City, March 16.--Four per sons are reported killed, scores in jured and a vast amount of proporty damaged by tornadoes and cloud hurst which struck towns In Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma late this af ternoon, Porter, Okla., twelve miles north west of Muskogee, was struck by a tornado which laid waste most of tho business section. Four peoplo aro roportod to have been killed and moro than 25 injured. A 4 5-milo gale was reported from Oklahoma City. At Atchlson, Kans., a cloudburst flllod tho stroots, flooded basomonts and causod damages estimated at $100,000. BOUNTY LANI) NEWS NOTES. 1 (jilns Retard Fun? Work-Popula tion on tho Lu rouse. Bounty Lund, March 17.-Special: The fnrmors in this section aro vory much hohind with their work on ac count of tho frequent rains. Mrs. .ino. C. Sanders has returned rrom Anderson, whoro sho had been called to tho hodsido of her aunt, Mrs. Robort Monea, whose death oc curred over n week ago. Mrs. I lonou was a slstor of the late L. O. Davis, of this community, and had many friends who will learn with regret of her passing away. Lucilo Williams, of Greenville, is visiting hero uncle, W. E. Williams, here. Frank Kirby, of the U. S. Navy, is at home with his father, Richard Kirby. Mrs. Ii. M. Derry returned la?t week from a visit to rolativo in Greenwood. W. ?rover Davis, of Atlanta, was a guest at lits old homo hero Inst week. Mr. Davis has rccontly pur chased a homo near Marietta, Ga., and anticipates moving to his now homo in tho near future. Miss Lottio Bollo Roleman, ot Town vi Ile, spent tho weok-ond with her aunt, Mrs. W. E. Woolbright. Mr. and Mrs. Edrow Cromer and Newton Roleman, of Townvillo, wore recont guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Woolbright. Our S. [. A. held Its regular moot ing at tho school house Friday after noon at :i.:iO o'clock. The Homo Economics Club held a meeting im modiatoly after tho program was carried out, tho mombors being de lightfully entertained with a d?mon stration in butter making hy Miss Elizabeth Forney, State specialist on dairying. Miss Forney's talk was instructive and greatly onjoyod by all present. Sho was assisted in her demonstration by Miss Na ny lon o Brown, of Seneca, assistant demon stration agent in homo economics. Wo were glad to have with us at this meeting Mrs. W. J. Strlbiing and Mrs. J. B. S. Dendy, of Walhalla, and hopo eontly visited their daughters, Mrs. H. A. Knox, at Georgetown, and Mrs. Dr. Whitton, Columbia. We regret to learn of the indispo sition of Paul Gilllson. His little daughter, Suo, is ill also, and a physician was called in to-day. Wo hope for favorable developments in both eases. Tho population of tho community has increased hy 4wo since our last communication. Tho happy parents aro Mr. und Mrs. Elbert Bottoms and Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Kirby. Dolli "kiddies" are boys. Tho many friends of J. II. Magill will bo glad to learn that ho lias almost recovered front a largo car buncle on the hack of his nock. Mr. Magill and family spent tho week end with Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Doyle, this being the first time Mr. Magill hus boen out of his home In sovoral v/eoks. llruco and Claude Lynch enter tained quito a number of young peo ple at a danoo a fow evenings ago. Tho reception was held in their now ?toro room. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ballanger aro expecting their son Homer to bo re leased from service in a short time, lie having arrived at Camp Jackson recently for demobilization. Boys Badly Durne?".. Florence, March 16.-William Johns, son of Superintendent Johns, of the South Carolina Industrial School, and Earle Parker, of Colum bia, ono of tho school boys, were badly burned this afternoon when a lank of gasoline from which they were priming tho cylinders of their tractor exploded. The boys wore dunned by the force of the oxplosion. Their clothing was covered with the burning stuff, and both suffered sort ons injuries before assistance reached thom. The Parker hoy ls most dangerously burned, but lt is thought ho will recover. A school hoy named Powers saved their livos hy wrapping sticks around them and smothering the llames. The boys had been driving the tractor all day, and it had run hot, and when they poured gasoline into the cocks tho explosion was immediate. Soda for Fertilizer Released. Washington, March IC.-Roleaso of U>0,OOO tons of nitrato of soda by tho War Department to tho Depart ment of Agriculture for uso ns fri ?11 izer was announcod to-day. Tho chemical was purchased for uso In .miking high explosivo shells. Tho bureau of markets announcod that an offort would bo made to distribute 100,000 tons this month from 18 cities, whoro tho nitrato ls storod, many urgent orders having boon re ceived becouso of tho mild weather. Savannah and Wilmington woro said to roport dally shipments of moro than 1,000 tons from each placo.