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THE PICKENS SENIE
PUBIASHEI) WEEKLY Entaered Apni 2s. 1903 at Plexens, s.C. as secoaCl4li1a antbt. under s t of CoreU
14PIKENS, S. C., JANUARY 14, 1915
1871 ... VoluNUMB PIt+
&CftAGREEMEN
S -MAKE STAND ON FRON-!
R AND Fil.RCELY'ATTACKIC
THE RUSSIANS.
YE SUPERIOR ARTILLERY
af Offidaif Historian Claims Al
e&Are Usiing'Al~i Their Big Guns
and Effectively.T
ngon.-The Britsh reply to the
rican ndte occupies the attention
e -British press and-public insthe
ce of any important news from
pean battlefields. Thie Ger
and French official reports of
'recent fighting in the western
are almost a repetitionn of those
on preceding days.
.tish eye-witness who has been
.ificial-historian of events at the
lay -stress o~n the important
)Iayed by the artillery and high
yes in modern warfare and
Superiority for the allies in ar
*hicb Is being 'used lo its full
the 'costi to the River Aise,
the country is under water and
vers are flooded, the big guns
been engaged continuously, but
ater and mud prevent the infan
m coming Into action. Along
Aisne Vafley however, and
h' the, Champagne district as far
esterm Argonne the French are
their offebslvQ and organizng
und gained. These gains hare
made at heavy cost
estern Argonne teGermans
to have 'made gains and to
repulsed a French attempt to
their tr-enches in the Woevre
'Alsace.
only news from the East is the:
-report that the Russian offen-1
ward Mlawa has failed, their1
having been driven back.
the Caucasus the Turks have
a stand on the frontier near
-Urgan and are fiercely attack
.e Russian lines.
mningly the Russians believe the
that the Turkish cruiser Goeben
n damaged, 'for their Black
t which-Is superior to the
h fleet- -with the Goeben, has .
attackine 'Durkish ports de-1
ng their shiping.
re is no development in'the near
yond the report fromn Sonia that
nadioff, former Bulgarian min
f foreign affairs, is leaving for3
on a semi-official mission, the
ect of which Is to ascertain the at- 3~
de of Italy towards the possible
ure co-ordination of Italo-Bulgarian
erests in the war.
OTTON GINNINGS LARGEST. ]
to January FIrst, Total -14,447,623
Bales.
ashington.--Cotton ginning In the
t two weeks of December surpass
the same period of every other
ar except the records production of
year of 1911 and brought the total
ton ginned from the 1'914 crop up
14,447,623 bales, a quantity greater
n' ever ginned In any other year
.January 1, and 130,000 bales more
in 1911. Cotton ginned during
e last three years after January 1
5 'varied from 1,236,071- bales in
to 635,090 bales in-1913.
Innings for the two weeks'- period
unted to 470,914 bales, or 95,000
s less than the record for the pe-|
made In 1911. The period's out
brought the total cotton in Ala-|
a and Oklahoma to a greater 1
tity than ever, produced in thosell
ed In the ginningrs were 44,-|
round bales( compared with 94,-<
ast year, 77,999 in 1912 and 96,227
11. 1
Island cotton includes number
,8886 bales, compared with 74,320
- last year, 67,257 bales in 1912 i
105,988 bales in 1911.
German Ship Sunk.
enos Aires.-La Prenza publishes|
eroptr that an engagement has
n place off Rio Grande del Norte,
',between the British battle ,
ser Von de Taun, adding that the
der Tann has been sunk.
Villa Licks Carranza Forces.
o, Tex.--Carranza,:troops nri
General Antonio Villareal and
clovio Herrera have been decisive-]
defeated by the forces of General 4
at Saltillo, Mexico, and are re
ting toward Monterey with the1
forces in close pursuit. Another<
ement Is expected at Monterey. i
defeat of the Carranza army Is
to have resulted from a misun
ding of orders the troops of
al and Herrera becoming de- I
rlized after positions of advantage 1
been gained.
Will Receive Commission.'
asigo.--rsdn Wilson wHil I
elve the Alaskan engineering com- 1
Ion who have been Investigating I
ous proposed routes for gov- E
ent railroad to connect the Alas- 1
coal fields with the coast, au-1a
Congress last year. Un-C
the President will decide2
determine if railroad a
structed should be
part of the system.
Dractically has co
SIR HENERY HOWARD
Mr Henry Howard was recently ap
pointed envoy from England to the
Holy See at Rome. He was former
ly minister to The Hague and is well
known in the United States.
BLUUAmK[TS. 1WNREo
ECRETARY OF NAVY, DANIELS
PRSENTS THE BADGES OF
HEROISM TO MEN.
3oys Are Honored Who Bore Them
selves With Distinction Under
Fire in Mexican Port.
New York.-Medals of honor were
resented by Secretary- Daniels to 13
nlisted men of the United States
.avy who won special mention for
listinguished conduct at the occupa
Ion of Vera Cruz in April last. The
rmal ceremony took place on the
teck of the battleship Florida at the
rooklyn Navy Yard and Rear Admir
l Fletcher, now commander-in-chief
f the Atlantic fleet, who commanded
he American naval forces at Vera
Sz7Mi odier nitj? f of the
avy participated. The medal wn
ers were:
Tenry N. Nicherson, boatswain's
ate, first class; Abraham de Somer,
hief turret captain; Joseph G. Har
er, boatswain's mate, first class;
eorge Cregan, boatswain's mate, first
.lass; Lawrence Cregan, boatswain's
ate, first class; Lawrence C. Sinnett,
amner's mate, third class; Percy A.
)ecker, chief boatswain's mate; Shar
es F. Bishop, quartermaster, first
lass; James A. Walsh, quartermaster,
hird class;- Charles L. Nordslek, sea
an; Fred J. Schnelpel, seaman;
erre H. Jerritt, gunner's mate; third
~lass; William Zuiderveld, hospital
teward; Harry C. Beasley, coxswain;
~dward A. Gisburne, electrician, sec
nd class, was- not present to receive
s medal;l4nt it had been sent to him.
Secretary Daniels also read a long
ist carrying names of officers, head
4d by Rear Admiral Fletcher, and
luejackets and marines, who had re
~eved special mention for heroism
.d bravery at Vera Cruz.
Before presenting the medals, Sec
etary Daniels declared that the out
tanding naval event of the past year
as the courage, eacrifice and self
estrain~t displayed by the officers and
en of the Navy and marine corps
t the battle of Vera Cruz.
'On answering the call of their
~ountry," said the Secretary "nine
en men, sailors and marines, won
he distinction and glory of death on
he field of battle. America then,
ourning her loss, was like Niobi
all tears.' "
The Secretary spoke of the honors
aid these heroes at the time their
odies were brought to the United
tates, when President Wilson him
elf in an address at Brooklyn, voic
d the Nation's appreciation of their
~alor.
itchener Addresses English House.
London.-The House of Lords met
month earlier than the House of
~ommons chiefly to hear from Lord
itchener a review of the military
perations for the six weeks since
~arliament was prorogued. While
he speech of the Secretary for War
~ontained little not already known,
was listened to with rapt attention.
he peers, as usual, were In their
obe of office, but beyond this the
cene was lacking in the usual color,
or of the long rows of peeresses vir
ally every one was in mourning.
Panic in New York Subway.
New York.-The worst accident in
years' history of New York's sub
~y occurred during the morning rush
ours when 700 passengers in two
ailed trains were stricken with panic
the darkened tubes, by dense smoke
d acrid fumes from a short circuited
able. In the struggle to escape some
0 persons were injured, one a wo
Ian, fatally. Others, overcome,
b
Clemson Creamery BI
Reaches 1500 Mark
Reports for December show (
that the co-operative creamery bai
at Clemson College is continu- liti
ing to grow both in its output Co
and in popularity withthe farm- Uj,
ers who liye near enough to err
wairant them in sbipping cream pai
to the college. During Decem-: zal
ber, notwithstanding the fact trc
that the use of cream in the,
farm home is generally very a
large during the holiday season, dh
the receipts of butterfat at the ser
college creamery reached the of
1,500 pound mark, and checks .
sent out to fa.rmers in payment fu
amounted to between five hun
dred and six hundred dollars. ME
During December shipments th
th4
of cream were received from
farmers living in Greenville, 19
Anderson, Pickens, Spartan- cel
burg, Laurens counties. The th
receipts of 1,500 pounds of but- hi
terfat for the month may be ac
compared with 1,300 pounds for
November and 850 pounds for Sic
October. Some new routes are t
now being planned, three dairy
experts are giving their time to
the work in .the field, and indi
cations are that dairying is go
ing to become a very important
sideline on many farms i A
stateek . o reauy mar- Lu
- afforded through the co- n
operative creamery at Clemson. p
The plan on which the cream- A
ery is operated is the same as
that of the co-operative cream- sq
eries of the North and West, ex- t
cept that, because of the equip- da
ment already possessed by Clem
son College, no original invest
ment is required ot creamery th
patrons for buildings, machin
ery, etc. For a farmer to begin ha
shipping his'cream to the college h
it is only necessary for him to pr
invest in the cows and a cream H
separator.
One of the things about the
creamery that appeal so strongly fo
to farmers is that the returns pe
arelmade once a month and a ]
fev cows can in this way be otl
make to afford a regular and op!
co Jinous cash income through- c r
Ou the year. Much butter that an
W previously said -on a poor ag
arket at 15 to 25 cents per be,
pound has been marketed for
through the creamery in the lin
A an1
ENDING
FEB. 1st.L
Our "JANUI
SPECIAL BARGJ
There will als
tities not quite s~u
very big for cleat
I When the public is ecc
Dry Good
Dress Ginghamvs reduced to 8c y
Amoskeag Chambray 8e yd.
Rosalie Percale, 36 inches wide,
duced to 8c yd.
Unbleached sheeting, 40 inches 'y
Ladies'
Stock 306. Tan button, $3.00 redu<
Stock 307. Tan polish. 3.00
SStock 107. Tan blucher 2.50 .
Stock 108. Tan " 2.50
Stock 106. Pat. Colt, 2.50
Stock 91. Vici kid, 2.25
One pound e
o get the fi
early and stay la
ease Disbands the
Militia of This State
iovernor Blease Monday dis
aded the South Carolina mi
a. Thirty - one companes,
nprising approximately 2,000
cers and men, are affected.
sagreement between thegv
tor and militia and wai de
etment officials on the organi
;ion and equipment of the
ops was giyen as the reason
the action.
Vlilitia officers at once began
novement to prevent complete
organization. Telegrams were
it to South Carolina members
congress at )Washington re
esting that fthey use their in
ence to have the war depart
mt delay asking the return of
)0,000 worth of supplies loaned
3troops.
ov.Blease will retire January
and Gov. Manning, his suc
sor, will be asked to reinstate
a soldiers. While Mr. Man
ig has not yet indicated what
ion he will take, it was eon
lered certain by military-offi
s that he will rescind the ac
h of Blease.
125 Convicts Left
Less than 125, '. rs are
. prison in Co
iibiaas a result of the large
mber recently pardoned or
roled by Governor Blease.
)proximately 7,000 men re
iin in the county convict
ads while there are 155 in
a State reformatory.
The governor's action Satur
y in granting full pardons to
out 1,000 paroled convicts
is for the purpose of restoring
air citizenship. Available re
ds indicate that the governor
s granted~ clemency to 1,674
isoners since he was inaugu
Led iearly four years ago.
1 will retire on Jan. 19.
7m of cream for about 30 cents
r nound.
qanN persons, patrons and
lers, have exuressed the
inion that in operating thi
e a m e i y. Clemson College
d the U. S. department- of
ricultuie are doing one of the
)t things that have been done
the farmers of South Carb
ary
IALE N
RY SALE' 'is yoi
VINS in hundreds
o be hundreds of
ficient to advert
ance.
nomical, that is the time wh<
Two boxes
S. Regara5cent
d. ________
was 12 1-2c, re. Velvet neel
25c value, for
ride, reduced to 8c. while they lest,
Shoes
ce o.. -.-------$2.45
--------------2.45
1.95
--------------1.95
S1.80'
an of eeCu
ill benefit of these
be. All goods are
B. F.PA
-PicHaEm
Pleasant Grove Sec
tion News Letter
Well, Mr. Editor, as my last
writing did not appear in youi
columns I will try and writE
again.
Well, the old year has bid uE
farewell and the new one hac
been ushered in; so let us al
hope for it to be the brightest w(
have ever seen.
G. B. Fortner has a child thai
is very sick at this writing.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs
J. D. Cisson was very badl)
burned Christmas morning b3
turning over a pot of hot coffei
on himself. The little fellov
was properly treated for the burr
and is now getting along nicely
It is said that Mr. Will Cappx
will gather from his farm 120(
bushels of corn made last year
.Mr. Capps is living on a farm ir
this section known as the Martir
place, which he bought abou
two years ago. At that time h<
lived in Greenville. Last sprinj
he moved on his farm and trie<
farming, and he is well please(
with the harvest he gathered th<
first year..
I Quince Burgess, a young mai
of this section, was Iery ib
ised up some time durins
ristmas by a gun bursting.
P. B. Rigdon, who has beei
liviig near Cleveland, has move<
on S .muel Looper's farm on Sa
luda rI er.
Arisson of Dalton, Va.
spent Chi- tmas with homefolk
in this counity. Avery sai<
when he left ima on Decem
her 18 snow was ten inches deel
I and that it was so e aro
old sandlapper from So ro
lina could hardly stand it
hope Avery will find it mor
pleasant when he gets back.
A FARMER.
All convicts paroled "during
good behavior" by the presen
chief executive were grante<
full pardons by a blanket pardoi
issued by Governor Blease Sat
urday afternoon through a pro
clamation filed in the office o:
IR.. M.. McCown, secretary o
I State. 'It is estimated that ove
1,000 .were affected -by thi
action, citizenship rights be
ing restored to fully that man,
by Goy. Blease with one strok
of the pen.
(1W ON
r opportunity. 11
of staple items.
items in seasonable
se, on which red'
n BETTER VALUES shine o
atches for 5c.Me
value.
_________Stock 530. Tan, calf
Stock 892. Box calf,
tie fr mn.Stock 889. Custom n
tiesfor en.Dr. Author's Health|
a few days, made, $3.50, now
All for wear work sh<
only 10c each. Good values.....
School tablets. Smooti
size, six for 25c.
Enameled Ware. Your cho
ffee wa s35c, redu
great bargains yc
reduced.
RSONS
9398 Children Attend
School in Pickens Co.
Pickens county has 9,398
children between the ages of 6
and 20 years and 4,919 or 52.3
per cent of them attend' school,
according to a recent census
bulletin. The data contained in
the report relates to the. year
1910 and has only recently been
made public. The distribution,
by age group-, and the number;
attending school is as follows:
Total number, age 6 to 9 years,
2,850; number attending school,
1,620.
Total number, ae-e 10 to 14
years, 3,160; number attending
school, 2,169.
Total number, age 15 to 17
years, 1,750; number attending
school, 796.
Total number, age 18 to 20
years, 1,638; number attending
school, 334.
Want to Sign Petition
at Pleasant Grove
Our Pleasant Grove correspon
dent writes as follo.ws: "Well,
I Mr. Editor, the writer.yould be
j glad to see some one circulate a
petition in this section for the
benefit of prohibition in South
Carolina. I think it would b
one of the. best things the st I
- could do for its citizens if it ep_
stop the sale of liquor. SoS ate
resEntatives, let the oal
3 have the election." want
If the prohibition le twt
the people to sign the Peryb
shoul see verv body
they should see thae- Where
has a chance to sie-n
are the petitions ar,
W., near
Olive Camp. e a basket
Cross Roads, will anuary 14,
picnic Thursday;30 o'clock. I
.Lind E. P. mc.c
Y com men m-4
Re. D and to make
Cravev will uiUlc will be fur-I
i addresses aial string band.
nihdbare mnvited t3 at- t
.nished by:aii I(c V
All W. 09fg your wife, moth
tend angsweetheart and enjoy n
i erg of pleasure with us.
r s and bring a well-filled o
an 4 t. OVsters'wlf be -served
e 'ring the afternoon.
bask ' . C. CHAPMAN ic
free ds For Conmittee. ti
ENDING
FEB. 1st
~re you will find
lines, in quan
ictions will be
t most conspicuouslyI
i's Shoes
button, $4.00, now...... $350
$3.50, now ............... ... 2.85
ad,$3.50, now...-------.- 2.85
3hoe, heavy made, cushion
-------------.2.85
-..........--...----2.85
paper, perforated, large
Sof Blue and White
ice for 2[c.
ed to 19c.
u should come
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
AT INDIAIAR OLk
BLOOD OF THE MEXICANS IS
THEIR OWN -TO SPILL, SAYS
WILSON.
WORK OUT OWN SALVATION
Presiddnt Intimates That He is Head
of Democratic Party and Almost
Announces For 1916.
Indianapolis, Ind.-President Wilso
in a Jackson Day speech bere v cea
what his hearers interpreted alhint
that he might be a te for
the presidency agai " 1916. The
audience of mope than 4^0 pespie
rose to th.- feet and cheered until
the Pr ent called for quiet.
Th mrident had been discussing
the rxican question. Referring tw
his beli -that he knew the tempera
ment an Principles of thre American
people, h added that he' wouId not
be fit to s where he; Was-if he'did
not under ad them. -
- "There .y come a timR,":be said,
'when r people -have to
JA 0ether I know what .I am
about or not."
There was a slight pause and then
the crowd began cheering. Realizing
the construction which had been put
on his words, the President held up
his hand for silence and. said:
"I did not mean to stir up anything
That was merely .reparatory to say
ing that for at least two more years
I am free to think I know the Ameri
can people."
Previously jthe President had at
tacked tJe Republican party, defended
the-r C of his Administration on
the ~ pocy, the tariff and cur
-eny and d ared~ that a careful ex- t
Lmination of the returns from the t
.lections last November showed that A
f it had been a Presidential year a
)emocrat would have had a majority C
if about 80 in the electoral college.
Mr. Wilson gravely spoke warning b
o Democrats not to break up- the G
olidarity of the party. He declared U
hose who did would gain. an unen. P
iable position- for themselves. P1
"If a man won't play on a team he iC
lust get off the team," he said and tb
ter spoke of himself as. the "captain
the Democratic team the
The President spoke brieflyAf Mex.
o. He Said the Peorle thera are en
tled to liborty, "no mattef how long.
ey take in determining it." Speak- sit
g slowly and carefully, he declared bir
at "so far as my influence goes, ovi
hlle I am President, no body shall the
terfere with them." ha
"Have not European Nations- taken 1al
long as they wa!ted, and spilled as'
'odas thel' pleased to settle Tu
mu ^% ":he continued~, "and-h
their ow - ' ht tLo Mex- T
shall we deny the sa tra
ico? No, I say.'' ' E.
BRITAINS SATISFIED WITH R. J
House of Lords Adjourns After H
ing Government Statements.
London.-After a two days' session1
in which Parliament. heard speeche~
from Lord Kitchener, Viscount H'al
dane, Lord High Chancellor; the Mar
quis. of Crewe, Governmient leader in
the -House, and Baron Lucas, on be
half of the Government ,ona the pro
gres4fthe war and Great Britain's
preparations to carry it on the House
of Lords adjourned until February 2,
when Parliament will reassemble.
The opposition failed to learn from
the Government the growth of the
Army or the operations of the Navy,
regarding which its members persis
tently questioned the Ministers, but,
generally speaking, the Government
expressed satisfaction at the rate at
which recruiting was proceeding and
Viscount Haldane declared the neces
sity for compulsory service had not
arisen.
Made Farewell Speech.
Washington.-Goveror-e5lect Frank
B. Willis of Ohio made his farewell
speech In the House, resigned from
Congress and left for Columbus, where
he was inaugurated. He gave a part
ing against what he called a tendency
to believe that legislation must be
guided by a political dictator.
Assemble Off Virginia.
Washington. - Virginia Senators
notified Secretary Daniels that they
would insist upon execution of the law
requiring the assembling of the inter
national fleet in Hampton Roads next
month preparatory to the cruise
through the Panama Canal to the Pa
cific Coast. Naval officers have been
considering the feasibility of supply
ing the threatened defictency in Euro
pean representation in the .interns,
tional fleet by making special efforts
for the participation of Latin-American
navies.
Favgrs Chamberlain Bill.
WashIigton.-Unqualified endorse
ment of the Chamberlain bill to in
crease the strength of the coast ar
tillery corps was given by Secretary
Garrison in a report asked for by the
Senate Military Committee.
The measure would add to the corps
12 colonels. 12 lieutenant colonels, 40
majors, 175 captains, 187'first lIeuten
ants, 187 second lieutenants, a corres
ponding quota of non-commissioned I
officers and 7,672 prIvates, making the i
total authorized limit of 30,309.|
Three hundred and thirty-two
men applied for enlistment- in
the United States armV at
Greenville during 1914. Of this
a abers:1O9 were iaetM
14eaidgtrt, M N
COMMEMORATE AT' NEW
LEANS ThE CENTURY F
LOWING BIG BATT.E
EKGN PLAYEWl
Special Envoy -of- tfi a
Felicitated Represen
Qerfnt of U
. New Orleans.-A thiee.d
tion of the one-hundr
of Veace ao E
People was held on
armed eenie-twe t
States nd Great BrItarNT
monies opqned- w"ith thef ag
salute of 2 guns so timedih t
gun boomed at 8:20 o'clocke a
100 years to the minute, accogin
hlstorias, that..Generalaka
a nihed~over-the
feld of thaimette nar
Peace:'aa'iocat frem~m
nofteif? StateEAied
nesed tir ex6clzns~o
6ten - 1 fe:netv
Ident-of tholinited
pecially appointed envoy -fOl.
of England, waich the '
monument to General
the iianenvers of teeyed
States Infantry andether.
diers transported fron. exas3
Texas, for the celebration
enth Infantry composed a partI.
Tackson's commad106 yea
Ihe soldiers were in charge
len. J. Franklin Bil, command
Icer of the Second Divisio
'ere with 72- other
,000 men. Sailors toolp
he Chalmette cerem and -a
Rry parade was. ~eb
Admiral McLean, who' . e e
le battleship RhIod
era Cruz. .
Preliminary to opening
.ation recelftion for Mr
erry Slide, president ge
nited Daugh~rs W
ace at a
'ominent a
me
etChe
)Ugi.
er .VL"
arisk Dee
TraC-casaa e
a loss of so mn' ,
Lned officers and
here, will compel -
S up any
eenemy'st
rce thlem to cencentrate 'e
fense of -their own country.
men however are, talring evenif
interest in the Russian invtasico
Hungary through Uzsok Pass n
Carpathians, andstheir: rapid .advan
on Transylvanla ithrough .BakowMa~
simultaneously with their movende2t
toward Cracow. These corn -o
erations are the most tic uh
taking in the war.
In the meantime the Russians
held by the Austro-Ger nnW 9
ern Galicia. Field Marshal-vo
denburg, the German coa
Northern Poland, can moviMf
ly in his offensive oeain?
Warsaw because of the md~
Thirty-Day
Richmond.,-The board.~'of
of the Richmond Federal
bank authorized a reductli
half of'o'neper):ent in the b
rate on thirty-day paper
rate, 4-2 percent s e' -';
The other rates, 5'p~~
90 day paper d
than 90 t --- -
duction was'~ -
general reduction Z~r--~~
throughout the country. '
Tennessee Liquor Laws. /
Nashville, Tenn.-Governor HcP
er's recommendations regarding --
ther legislation which went to the
islature include the following pron~
ed laws: For removal of derellct.'
cials; prohibiting all clubs from'
ing liquor or operating lockers a
and seizure law; strict regulation ~
liquor sales by druggists; nterdag -
of judges; amendments to the ant
shipmenV law. The so-called "n
ance" law, he says, bf
ed in -sevreral particulars..
. estruction of her -itues "
Villa f
El Pa
moving
sons of
posite ,I.
8,000 Co./
Carranza'
towns
lem of
beca
comm
er:
St.
ne::