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yopaper T UDtIUU VJIIU orHm ae Gives Pics wTHE PIC ENS.TIL PUBLISHED WEEKLY Entered Apr11 23, 1903 at Plcekns, S. C. a second class mail matter, under act of Congress or March 3,1879S PICKENS, S. C., NOVEMBER 12, 1914 Rsth~e 181-Volume 44 Some Information In Regard to Pensionm The following letter from th< executive department t< lh airman of the pensior board , this county is self-ex planatorv: Columbia, Oct 15, 1914. Chairman of County Pension Board Pickens County: Dear Sir-The following con: current resolutions were passec at the January session of 1914 ol the legislature, to which I beg to call your attention: Resolved, That the county board of pensions of the variou counties of this state be anc they are hereby required to com pile and file with the comptrollpi general a bona fide list of al Confederate soldiers and widowc now living in th ir respectivE countivn, irrespective of whethei or not thev are receiviml. pen sionsQ.. R--.solved, further, That, sait board of pensions be and they are herehv required to revise th i list as aforesaid, and to rondei their services herein providec r, -without further compensa .tio ,0 ) ours, verv trulv, A. W. JONES, WComptrollvr u To all Confederate soldiers and widow of Confederate soldiers of Picken; County, S. C.: When our legislature was ir session last winter there wer( several bills introduced to pen sion all bona fide Confederatt soldiers and widows, and aques tion arose in regards to the num ber there was in this state, an. the above resolutions were adopt ed by the senate and house,then in session, for the comptroller general to have the pension boards of each county of thE state to ascertain this informa tion. The pension board of Pickens county has appointed two old + Confederate soldiers in each township to help get up this in formation. Let all who are in erested take an interest and help those who are appointed in your townships do the work and they will report the names to thE chairman of the pension board at Pickens. The names for each township are as follows: Pickena Township-W. B. Al good 'and James A. Griffin. Central-B. J. Johnson and E. B. Stephens. Easley-Elias Day and B. C. Ahnson. Liberty-William Gantt and a ' Thomas Taylor. Dacusville-S. T'. Prior and D. W. Blassingame. Pumpkmntown -Matthew Hen dricks and J. M. D. Keith. Eastatoe-J. W. Thomas and Daniel Winchester. Hurricane-C. B. Finley and 4James Garrett. By the County Board of'fck ens County. Char-ges of habitinal djein ness have been made in treen ville county against the cororier, R. L. Black. He was a student at Furman when making his a campaign. .;The NE'I Abouthm The'y are built up fror a~. DEN PARTS are jus ~1* SHOW. Whether for Men, XW Y Shoes are the very be a. and care can secure. a. We suppose we could s -but then YOU w< a. and WE would lose 3 Call at y;. place whe will be aihd to show you are rudy tobuy y General Election Mild Affair in S. C. Tuesday's national election was carried, speaking generally, by the party in power, though by greatly reduced majorities. The Democrats will continue to have a majority in both houses of congress, but the majority in the house will be 23 instead of 108. This is not an unmixed evil; in fact it is no evil at all, for a large majority is not so de sirable as a narrow one, which keeps the party in power on guard and on its good behavior, a small margin of power being a constant reminder to them of the responsibility to the people. The Democratic majority in the senate will be 14. The election on Tuesday was the first time the United States senators have been voted for directly by the people, the plan heretofore being to elect them by the state legislature. There was a very light vote throughout t-ie state in the gen-ral election last Tuesday. Very lit tle interert, was mani fested for the different nomi nees for state offices had practi (ally no opposition. The bond joni- bll - as in such a tangle t hat i. was not known whether it would 'e voted on until the nrriniig of election. The goy ernor refused to approve the bill and it failed to get the nec essarv two thirds majority of the votes cast. Cedar Rock News Mrs. Bettie F. Robinson, of Greenville, spent the week-end as guest of her daughter, Mrs. John W. Stewart. Mr. Joel H. Miller and wife were recent visitors at Mr. B. H. Whitmire's in the Cross Roads section. Mr. Lonie Burdine and sister, irs. Grace Lancaster, of the Brushy Creek section, were the week-end visitors of Mr. Joel H. Miller and family. Miss Rula Hendrix left Mon day to take up her work as teacher in Welcome school in, Greenville county. Mr. Robt. Stewart and daugh ter, Miss Essie of near Pickens, were-the guests of Mr. John W. Stewart and wife Sunday. Mr. Dave Porter and family had as their guests Sunday Mr. Baker and wife of the Concord section. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Williams, went to Clemson College in their car last -unday to see their son, Mr. Osborne, who is in college there this term. IMr. A. White Singleton and family were the guests of Mr. John W. Stewart and wife Sunday. Rev.:iR. S. Saunders, of .Mt. Airy, Ga., filled his regular ap ointent at (iedar Rock Sun day. - Mr..Joe~arnett and wife were tle, ,iests2 of Mr. and Mrs~ B. Baynard, recently. Mr. Harvey Harper, of the Concord section,attended church at Cedar Rock Sunday. reiNs 4d0ES: the inside-the Hl: t as g.>od as parts tha , omen or Children, our , st that money, brains$ l CH EAPER SHOES )uld not be satisfied- + 'ur trade. n in Greenville and we a you through, whether+ ur SHOE BILL or not. Local an] Peronal Messrs. Sam and Ed Bowen of Easlev were in town Monday. Mr. C. G. Rowland of Central was in town on business Tues day. Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. Lee Chastain, on the 6th inst., a fine girl. Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. Pharoah Caule 7,on the 9th inst., a son. Hon. E. P. McCravey of Eas ley was in the city on business this week. Messrs Lawrence Lathem and Guy Curtis of Greenville spent Tuesday in Pickens. It is said a regiment of German infantry is planning to lay seige on The French Hat Shop. Miss Nora Smith and Miss Mattie Finley, of Easlev, spent Sunday with friends in Pickens. Guy Bowie and Will Bogas. weli known citizens of the upper section of tbe county, were in town on business a few day ago Mr. J. L. Murphree, a good citizen of the Mile Creek section, has been quite sick for several days. His many friends hope for a spe dy recover v. The union meetiin of the Twelve Mile River association will meet with Kings Giove Baptist church November 28th and 29th. The program will be published next week. During the last two weeks cotton has gone up a half cent on a pound, from 6 3-4 to 7 1-4 cents. Some cotton is being sold on the local market and prospects are brighter for better business. The Pickens train was delay ed on its second trip Tuesday on account of a- slight accident at Parsoi' station. As the train was going down a boxcar be tween the engine and coach left the track. The passengers were transferred to the engine and made the trip to Easley. No one was injured. Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. Ernest Folger delightfully enter tained the G. F. C. club. Mrs. R. G. Rowland of Greenville and Miss Elizabeth DuBose were the honored guests. During the af ternoon a game of heart dice was enjoyed,in which Mrs. Row land won first prize. Miss Fran ces Bruce served punch. Miss Lorena Taylor assisted Mrs. Fol ger in serving a delicious salad course. ABushel of Money ~A bushel and a half of money was collected by the Red Cross for the benefit of European war sufferers between the halves of the Harvard-Princeton football game Saturday. The count showed a total of $3,883, includ ing oneS$20 bill and 2,350 pennies. Coming This Way The crusade against the illicit sale of whiskey continues over the state. This is one of the encouraging signs of the times. There is no place in South Caro lina for the blind tiger. He should be driven from the state. -partanburg Journal. Latest war news is that the Germans have renewed their offensive in the vicinity of Ypres and Dixmude, where several at tempts were made to break through the Allied lines to the coast of France, but were driven back after the most severe fight ing of the war. That is the Allies' -story. Berlin has not reported. e ., I WEKS TO CH TMAS Buying Presentsi . Helps LIFE UNDER MILITARI, CHICAGO DAILY NEWS Tokio.--It is officially announced that the German fortress of Tsing-Tau has surrendered to the Japanese and British forces. .It -is officially announced that the first step in bringing about the sur render of the fortress occurred at mid night, when the infantry dharged and occupied the middle fort of the line of defense. In this operation they took 200 prisoners. The fall of Tsing-Tau ends the most picturesque of the minor phases- of the great world-war now i-aging. On two continents and in many islands of the seas, where colonies of the warring nations were planted com bats of more or less interest have taken place, garrisons have been cap tured and towns occupied peacefily. but in the little German concess n on the south side of the Shantung peninsula of China, there has been going on since late in August a re duced scale of war that from ill ac counts has duplicated nearly all fea tures of those battles i. Europe that have resulted in the capture of forti fied positions. The capture of Tsing-Tau loses to Germany her last foot of possessions on the Asiatic mainland, as well as Tier last strategic position outside of the German empire in Europe. For nearly three months the little German garrison of about 7,000 men, and near ly wholly composed of reservists in China, has held out against the land and sea attacks of the Japanese, of certain British detachments of both white and Indian troops that found themselves in China at the outbreak of the war. What the losses of the garrison have been are not known, but the official Japanese and British reports have indicated that Tsing-Taa has been taken at heavy cost of men on the part of the allies. It was on August 15 that Japan threw herself into the European war as Great Britain's ally, after demand ing that Germany withdraw or intern all German warships in Asiatic waters and relinquish possession of Kiao Chow. In the statement from Tokio that accompanied this declaration, Ja pan asserted that her intentions did not contemplate the retention of one foot of ground on Chinese territory, and later affirmed that she did not intend to extend her holdings in the Pacific. Denounces Charity For Europe Los Angeles.-While efforts were be ing made to raise funds here to suc cor Belgian war victims, Dr. Milbank Johnson, president of the Municipal Charities commission, published a statement declaring that relief sent to Europe meant prolongation of the strife and suggesting that charity should begin at home. "Scientific methods of war," said Doctor Johnson, "as exemplified in Europe, have brought combatants to realization of the potency of suffering women and children in compelling the conquered to sue for peace. If Europe is deter mined on a war of extermination, re lief efforts may only prolong hostili ties. War in Europe has thrown thou sands in this country out of work. The consequent suffering and privation are appalling. Charity should begin at home. Has It occurred to many who eagerly hearken to Europe's cry that they have not contributed to the re lief of our own -unfortunates." Servia At War With Turkey London.-A Constantinople dispatch states that Servia severed diplomatic relations with Turkey and the Ser vian ambassador asked for his pass ports, says the Rome corerspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company. German Cargoes Are Affected London.-The closing of the North sea to all zhipping except that which places Itself under the protection of the British fleet is recognized as the first stroke of Admiral Baron Fisher, the new first sea lord of the admi ralty and as one of the most import ant events of the war. All cargoes destined for German or Austrian con sumption must run the gauntlet of British inspection in the English chan nel, the strait of Gibraltar or the Suez canal. Czar Receives U. S. Ambassador' Petrograd.-~:George T. Marye, Jr., of San Francisco, the newly-appointed American ambassador to Russia, pre sented his credentials to Emperor Nicholas and formally assumed charge of the embassy. Prince Of Battenberg Killed London.-Prinlcess Henry of Batten berg has been informed by the head quarters at the front - that her son, Prince Maurice .of Battenberg, whose name appeared in a recent list of kill ed, met death leading his company Mr. W. H. Lark, of - route 5.i ad the misfortune to severely Cut his foot one day last week while cutting wood. Dr. L. F. Robinson was called and dressed the wound and Mr. Lark is now getting along mocelv. 8..H. Maddox, a good citizen of nentral 3,: . was here-on ---THE SPY SYSTEM RESTAUdRANT German Cruiser Sunk Berlin.-Only the scantiest authentic details of the sinking of the German cruiser Yorck are available here. The admiralty has received from Wilhelm shafe little beyond the announcement of the time and place of the accident and the number of men saved. A fuller. report, it is expected, will probably be available soon. It is definitely an nounced, however, that the sinking was due to a German mine and not to hos tile attack. The ship, which was un der way, presumably swung outside of the channel through a mine field and tcuched one of the powerful Germat. minues which made short work of the biz cruiser. The conduct of the crew, in the moment of disaster, is described as exemplary and there is much regret over the destruction of the cruiser the heaviest individual loss as yet sus tained by the German navy. The loss If the Yorck is counter-balanced in the German opinion by the news of the dar ing raid of a German squadron into E-itish home waters to indulge in what i; described here as "a bit of rat hunt ing on its onw account." The report from the commander of the squadron states that the Germans suffered no loss or damage to men or material and returned safely to its base, where ever that may be. The retirement of the German squadron, it is stated heie, may not improperly be described, in the much-abused term, as a "strategic retirement," designed to draw its pur suers into difficulties. The names'of the German ships' engaged will not be published and there is the same reticence regarding the identity of the submarine which sank the cruiser Her. mes. In well-informed quarters the British report of the sinking of a Ger man submarine by the destroyer Bad ger is strongly questioned. So far as known no German submarines have been destroyed beyond those whose loss was reported earliest. Turks Declare Holy War Berlin.-According to Information given out in official quarters to the press, the Sheik-Ui-Islam, the chief ec clesiastical dignitary of Mohammedan ism in Turkey, has issued a decree in Constantinople, saying tihat in the fight ing with Russia, England and France, the duty of every Mussulman Is to his faith. This decree is spread throu4'1 out the Mohammedan world and au nounced to the pilgrims at Mecca. A report received here from Cbonstantino ple says that the ameer of Afghanistan has sent an army of 170',000 men with 135 guns to the Indian frontier. This news was given out in official quarters in Berlin to the press. The railroad from IWerat to Kushk has beerr de stroyed. British Ships Suffer Defeat Valparaiso, Chile.-The German war ship Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Nurn berg, Leipsic and Dresden attacked the British fleet off Coronel, ChIle. The British cruiser Monmouth was sunk. The cruiser Good Hope was very badly damaged, and she was On fire, and -is supposed to have been lost. The British cruiser Glasgow was a4so badly damaged, and took refuge in the harbor of Coronel, and is..now bottled up. Germanis Withdraw From Yser London.-That {(the German army has abandoned its attempt to hack its way along the Belgian coast to Calais is agreed by all the official reports. A combination of inundated country, the remnant of the Belgian army under King Albert, and the ac tivity of the British warships, seem ingly, all contributed toward ending the costly struggle. British Release U. S. Ship. Washington.-By releasing the Stan dard Oil tank steamer Platuria the British government conceded the right of American vessels laden with illum iating oil t o'deliver their cargos at Danish ports. Great Britain has reach ed an unde standing with --Denmark that the oil will not be exported to Germany. The United States government has declined to recognize any authority on the part of the British government to detain such cargos with or wvith out an embargo. Exchange of Subjects Arranged. Washington.-Germanly and Great Britain have reached an understand ing through the medium of the Ameri can government whereby each will per mit all enemy subjects except those be tween the ages of 15 and 50 to return to their respective countries. In no case will women and chifdren be de tained. Thie detention ol' those be tween 15 and 50 years is due to the fact that both Germany and Great Britain desire to keep all enemy sub jects who could bear arms from join ing their colors. Lyceum Number. The Welch-Christensen Corn pany and Edna Means, the first lyceum for this season appears at the auditorium..on Tuesday evening, November 17th.: This is said to be a high class com pany ,having appeared in piany of the largercties They should GERMANS DEFENSVE BOTH EAST AND WES! RUSSIANS GAIN ADVANTAGE IN GALICIA AND ARE PRESSING IT-TEUTONS RETREAT. ARGONNE REGION IN DOUBT Germans Claim Success In Only One Point.-French Retake Positions They Had Lost. London.-The German and Austrian armies are now on the defensive on the east and west. They have given up, at least for the present, their effort to break through the Allied lines around Ynres, in Bel-gium, where the British and French have taken the of fensive, and, according to the reports from French headquarters, have com menced to advance. In the east they have fallen back over their own fron tieri in East Prussia and In Poland, while Russian cavalry had penetrated Silesia to the north of Kalisz and cut the German railway. The Russians also are following up their advantage in Galicia, and It Is said, have cut the retreating Aus trians off from Cracow, while the Ger mans are retiring through Poland. At only one point at two battle fronts do the Germans claim success. That Is at the west of Argonne region, where they have taken from the French an important height near Vienne-Le-Chateau. French troops have re-taken the po sitions which they had lost during the course of the week. That is nota bly so in the Aisne Valley around Sois sons, where they have regained the ground which the Germans by fierce assaults have tagen from them. The Belgians, holding the line reaching to the coast also have made progress. The fighting was carried on in a fog, which- interfered with the work of the airmen and likewise with the artillery. While the Allies' offensive in the west has given hope in London that the Germans will fall back to a line further removed from the sea, all un easiness has not passed, for they pre viously haye shown wonderful recup erative pow'rs. The presence of the Russians in East Prussia and Silesia, however, will, it is believed here, pre ent the Germans from sending -any more troops to the west, if it does not compel- them to withdraw some al ready at that front. The Austrians apparently have sent stronger force sagainst Servia and have driven the Serbs out of Slavonia. Of what is going on in Bosnia, which the Servians and Montenegrins invad ed almost to the capital, -Sarajevo, othing has been disclosed for weeks, but operations against their. northern border might have had an effect on the Servians plans there. Nothing of moment has occurred In the Near East, but Turkey Is being attacked in isolated spots by the Rus sans and British. The Turks also are apparently comng very close to war with Greece. the situation having been aggravated by the sinking of a Greek steamer .by the Turks and the threatemgrif ' n & sia-Minor. Neither .Bulgaria nor Rogma~ia.: has et- na-de any moves . : . The Union tdefense forces continue to round up the rebels in South At rica. Those in the northern part of the province which have been a worry to the government have been com pletely routed, whil those in Trans val, where another 400 have been aptured,- are scattering. In- Orange Free State, however, sev eral small commandoes have been looting towns and damaging railways. Made Vigorous Attack. Paris.-A Havas dispatch from Nish, Servia, says: "The enemy made a vigorous attack November 4, southeast and south of Shabats, but by a counter attack we put the Aus trians to flight. They left 500 dead and 200 wounded. During the same ight and again on November 6 the Austrians attacked our positions at Borgas and Goutchevo, but were re pulsed with heavy casualties." Big Russian Victory. London.-The Rome correspondent f the Weekly Dispatch says: "Ac cording to the Russian embassy the Russians took 30,000 Austrian pris ners, 200 guns, six trainloads of sup plies and 40,000 rifles in a victory on the San in Galicia. The Russians at tack on Przemysl has been renewed violently. On the East Prussian front thousands of bodies of Germans have been burned because the frozen ground prevents burial. As no arm istic is granted for the removal of the wounded many die of cold." Out After Japanese. Amsterdam, via London-The Ber in Lokal Anzieger commenting on the fall of Tsing-Tau says: "Germans will never forget the heroic fighting t Kiao-Chow and those who defend d the colony. Never shall we forget the brutal violence of the yellow rob bers nor England who instigated them. We know we cannot settle our account with .Japan at present. Our mills will grind slowly, but even if years should pass before the right moment comes, a shout of joy will re spond 'doe to you, Nippon." There are two wide awake prayer meetinegs in town every week. Services are held every Wednesday at the -Baptist church.and Thursdat the MethodisF hib~ oMclock. Brothers Seriously Injured Saturday While working with a corn shreader last Saturday after noon, Richard Lathem of the Mt. Carmel section had the mis fortune to get his arm caught in the machine, which resulted in such injury that the arm had to be taken off. It happened that at the time of the accident his brother, B. D. Lathem, who knew the mechanical parts of the shredder, was in Greenville. He and Dr. Black were phoned for. In the meantime Richard, with his arm entangled in the. machine gave directions to some on-lookers while they took the machine apart. They succeed ed in getting the arm loose in about an hour, and when Dr. Black arrived it was amputated just above the elbow. B. D. Lathem, while en route from Greenville, was thrown from the motorcycle on which he was riding and received a broken leg. He was taken to his home Sunday morninz. The old adage can be applied in this case that "when it rains it pours." The young men are sons of Mr. J. K. Lathem. It was reported Sunday that they were resting as well as could be expected considering their injuries. Lenhardt News Furman Looper has accepted a position with Keith & Hen dricks, general merchants near Greenville, as salesman, where his many Pickens friends will find him. Mr. Benton Robinson has pur chased Mr. Furman Looper's farm and will move from Green ville, where he has lived for the past four five years, and try his luck on the farm again. Married, Sunday,.Nov. 1, by Leonard Williams, N. P., at his home, Seaborn Griffin and Miss May Holcombe, both of the Len hardt section. Much pleasure and joy is the wish of their many friends. There has been the largest crop of-eats-vanted ir this sec tion that has ever been known. Wheat sowing will begin this week, and if we can have fa vorable weather there will be a good crop - nlanted. Seems like old King Cotton will have a-back seat next year. SThe hustling Sunday school at Len hardt school has invited Pro fessor Crain to be with them next Sunday evening, Nov. 15, to make an address on the or ohanage. Everybody is invited to attend and bring their purses and.help contribute a nice sum to send to the orphans to make them a happy Thanksgiying gift. - We will have some good sin gers present and try to make everyone enjoy a pleasant eve ninz. Losi'Bo. Singing Convention The Liberty Township Sing ing convention will meet with Rice's Creek church the third Sunday in Novembei-. Every-1 body is invited* to come and bring songbooks and well-fill~ed baskets- All leaders are espiec ially invited t') come and let us have a good time together. C. E. ROGEEs, Secy. W. G. STUBBS S] -H4 store tha sel.o Cs. WHYni Acout.w cAn vsell t ythat n se Bett Sho so maiiy styles and prices them. So we will be glad Interesting Items From PickensMilta Mr. and Mrs. Will Beasley'and daughter visited Mr. Clive Davis Sunday. Mrs. Joe Pace, who has been very ill with typhoid feveris - improving rapidly. The Ladies' Aid Society gave an interesting entertainment Saturday night at the scehoof house. Refreshments were serv ed and everybody who was pres ent enjoyed themselves. Prayer-meeting every Sunday night, beginning at 7.30 o'clock. 'Let everybody attend. Mrs. Rufus Galloway 4s very ill with pnsumonia. Several from. the village at tended the singing in Easley Saturday afternoon, given by Mansell Chapman, and report an enjoyable time. Lois, the little daughter of Mrs. L. E. Hughes, is v.ry sick. Choir practice every Saturday except preaching nights. Let everybody in the surrounding community who are interested in song service come and lend your voice in singing God's praises. Fed Powell has moved his stock of goods from the west end of town to the H. M. Galloway stand at the village. The Tabor singing class came over Sunday morning and ren dered some fine music. at the village church, which was gr ly enjoyed by all.. There was good crowd resent, cons the inclemen : Mrs. Litzie Si svery ill at this time. Among the social events was a pound supper given by Ar. J. . E. Ellison Saturday night. A good crowd of the younger set was present and they had a nice time. Miss Virginia Ligon, teacher of the village school, is training the children for a Christmas ex ercise in the near future. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bagwell is very sick with pneumonia. - Mitchell Cassell of North Car olina was a visitor at the home of Mr-Seaborn Bagwell recently. -.The little son of Mr. and Mrs., T. T. Ligmn isil-with pneumo nia at this writing. Mr. It. D. McKinney is nw superintendent of the Sunday school at this place. MOUNTAIN SPROUT. Tabor News Miss Ella Ohilds was a visitor at Tabor recently. We regret to learn that Mrs. Joe Pace is very ill with typhoid fever. r Miss Lee Sinclair visited Mis Jessie McCollumi one' day last week. Mrs. John Duckworth-wastthe guesto Den.SIeo Elner Fehdrixo Gieenville spent the afternoon of the first Sunday in this neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Tillman -DorrN visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Childs. last week. We are glad to sta e that-Mrs. S. S. Childa, who 7I~been con fined to her jbed-for some time with fevei, is well'again. The prayer meeting at Tabor ~ hasn't.died out yet.. The good people met and :had a real- good prayer meetinig there last Satur day night. -OLD SOAP GOUED. EIOE COMPANY ~aduarters For the Best in ou SHOES from 5 ompetitors? That is er2 r Cash; that is Whyiwe is no sag uti h a credib s cheaf Vhen you buyjShes505 Bad Debts of. others. ash is the 'day you st : our store will con s for Less Money. We we have n& room tof tha' - nH