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0~ OFFICIAL PAE 1... fICIM~lE S. QUTTUTT TE.4. . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .. --W E L pi "9?WS lkens soQ! as secondt dias aal flatter, under of 04Oengrs flVaa i.uBC JU h ob Established 1871-Vol j~ .45 . ..PICKENS, S. C.-' JUNE 3, 1915.'r flbvnr Oolenoy News Notes It. was two little boy6'that to cently came to enrich the hoie of Mr. and Mrs. W.; E. Edens, Jr., but He, who said, "Of such Is ' the kingdom of heaven,I called one little spirit to Himself. The little body was very tenderly laid to rest in Oolenoy cemetery. At a recent meeting - of Ithe trustees of the graded school here, Miss Annie Williams, of Greenville, was elected as prin cipal of our school. Miss Wil liams comes highly recommend ed. Mrs. Geo. E. Keith of this place and Miss Sara Attaway of Pickens were also elected. , The vacancy remaining will be filled at a later date. Messrs. James A. Hondrix and Paul Edens- were business visitors to Greenville this week. Mr. W. T. Batson of Marietta with W. T., Jr., and little Hele'n, were the recent guests of Hon. and Mrs. M. Hendrix. Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Crenshaw, .who are spending several weeks in Marietta, were the week-end visitors to relatives here. Mr. .and Mrs. E. J. Chastain spent Sunday with the latter's parents here. At this writing, Mrs. Thos. J. Keith Is still very much indis posed. Dr. J. M. Crenshaw is the attending physician. Dr. Gilliland of Easley was here on professional visit re cently. Mesdames S. B. and A. K. Edens were among the Gieen ville shoppers last week. Rural Policeman Thos. Mc Kinney continues a series of sur prise parties on those breaking tho law in the upper section of the county. He has the co-oper, ation and support of the best citizens. Memorial Services at Zion Memorial services in memory of Mrs. Eliza Grace Lesley, be loved wife of Prof. John F. Les lby, were held at Zion Methodist church, below Easley, Sunday morning. There was a good congregation present,many good singers being there. The songs used were mostly the favorite hymns of the deceased. The Misses Quinn of Greenville sang with thrilling effect,'"He Knows -My Father Knows." The be reaved husband, With feeling and pathos, sang "Sometime We'll Understand."' The entire congregation entered into the spirit of the singing. The mem orial address was delivered by Rev. D. W. Hiott, a close friend of the family for many years. He read from a beautiful Bible which had been given to him by Mrs. Lesley a short time before her death. Mrs. Lesley wvas in the 41st year of her life. She was con verted and joined the Methodist church about 25 years ago and lived a beautiful,cheerful Chris tian. life.. She leaves six chil dren, the youngest only a few months old, her husband, an aged mother, several sisters and ahost of friends and relatives to weep for her. But we weep not as those without hope, for we contidently believe that she is at rest with her Savior in the heav enly home. IH. + XW. H. Irvine, well known lawyer and landowner of Green ville,committed suicide Wednes day morning in his office by * shooting himself thru the head, using a pistol. - Only last week Mr. Irvine filed a petition in bankruptcy. The Frencha A big reduction i thing BELOW COS Pattern and Chifi $2.50 Trimmed H Nothing over $3. Ribbons-the 25 18c, 15c and 8c. $1.75 Mourning i Th Fen Death of Marcus Galloway A pall of gloom was cast over this community on Thursday, the 20t h Inst., when it was learned that James Marcus, the youngest son of Mr. E. H. Gal loway of Norris, had breathed his last at his boarding place at theMaplecroft millnear Liberty. Young Mr. Galloway had been sick only two weeks from ty phoid fever and under the skill full treatment of his attending physician, Dr. W. M. Long, was getting along fine and would have soon been up, but contrary to the wishes of his nurse and, unbeknown to his physician, ate some candy and was a corpse within 18 or 20 hours after ho ate it. Marcus was 19 years 4 months and 4 days old. He had been a con sistent member of Norris Bap tist church for Veveral years and was a good boy. He tried to live as he had been taught-be cour teous and polite to everybody and'do as you would wish to be done by. He left the assurance that while if it could be God' will he would like to live for the good he might do and for the glory of God, yet he was ready and pre pared to go and that all was well with his soul. What better consolation could any one have? His remains were laid to rest in Golden Creek cemetery beside his mother and sister, his mother having preceded him some five years ago while his sister had been dead only about one year. Rev. B. C. Atkinson conducted the funeral. Marcus had been an emplove of the Maplecroft mill for only about three months and the con course of his co-workers and em ployees who attended his burial spoke for- how he stood with them. Dear friends and relatives, weep not as those who have no hope,but look upon high and be lieve Marcus is there and prepare to meet him. B. Mission Day at Keowee Church Sunday, June 6, will be mis sion day at Keowee Baptist church. The following program will be carried out. 9 to 10 o'clock. Song service. 11 to 12. What-does the New Testament teach about missions? What is a~hristian's part in i is sions? W. E. Wilkins. 12 to 1. Adjourn for dinner. 1 to 2. Song service. 2 to3. Whatis giving? Prof. S. E. Garner, and Rev. B. F. Murphree. 3to4. Can we expec t a church to do its best without a live Sunday school and prayer meeting? F. H. Stewart. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Dinner' will be served on the ground. F. S. CHTILDREss, Pastor. Crops Damaged The Piedmont correspondlent of the Greenville Newvs of the .30th ult. says: "During the severe storm on Thursday af ternoon the crops of the farms of Sam Mauldin and Jim Long, in the vicinity of Pisgah church in Anderson county, were badly damaged by hail. The cloud from which the hail fell just covered the space occupied by the land of these two citizens. We are told that these men will replant." B y a vote of 125i to 80 the peo ple of Yorkyille voted in favor of changing the name of the town to York. t Hat Shop> ri Millinery. Every T. on Hats at $3.48. ats at 98c. 8. and~ 35c kind-at Teils at 98c. [at Shop Germany Refuses Final Answer Berlin.-Germiauy withholds its final decision on the demands advanced by the United States Government in con nection with the sinking of the Lusl tania, until the receipt of an answer from the United States, to the note which Herr von Jagow, the Foreign Minister, has delivered to Ambassador Gerard in reply to the American note received by the German Government on May 15. In its reply the German Government declares that it is not its intention to submit neutral ships in the war zone, which are guilty of no hostile acts, to attacks by submarine or aeroplanes, that it Is investigating the circum= stances in conneotion with the attacks on the American steamers Cushing and Gulflight and that in all cases where neutral vessels, through no fault of their own have been dam aged, Germany will pay indemnifica tion. The reply urges that in the case of the. Lusitania, whioh Germany alleges, was armied and carried large stores of war munitions "it acted in justified self-defense in seeking with all the means of warfare at its disposition to protect the lives of its soldiers by de stroying ammunition intended for the enemy." The German Government recalls the proposals submitted by the United State Government to Berlin and Lon don, designed to end the submarine warfare and the shutting out of food supplies from Germany which, it de clares, failed of their purpose because of the refusal of the British Govern r:ont to agree to them. Text of Note. The following is the text of the Ger man note: "The undersigned has the honor to submit to Ambassador Gerard, the following answer to the communica tion of May 15, regarding the injury ito American interests tarough Ger man submarinq warfare. "The Imperial Government hos sub jected the communication of the Am erican Government to a thorough in vestigation. It entertains also a keen wish to co-operate in a frank and friendly way in clearing up a possible misunderstanding which may have arisen in the relations between the two Governments through the events mentioned by the American Govern ment. "Regarding, frstly, the case of the American steamers Cushing and Gulf light. The American Embassy has already been informed that the Ger man Government has no intention of submitting neutral ships in the war zone, which are guilty of no hostile acts, to attack by a submarine or submarines or aviators. On the con trary, the German forces have repeat edly been instructed most specifically to avoid attacks on such ships. Isolated Cases. "If neutral ships In recent months have suffered through the German submarine warfare, owing to mistakes In identinication, it is a question only of quite isolated and exceptional cases, which can be attributed to the British Government's abuse of flags, together with the suspicious or culpable be havior of the masters of the ships. "The German Government in all cases in which it has been shown by its investigations that a neutral ship, not itself at fault, was damaged by German submarines or aviators, has expr-essed regret over the unfortunate accident and, if justified by conditions, has offered indemninication.. Gushing and Gulfliight. "Tihe cases of the Cushing and Gulf light will be treated on the same pr-in ciples. An investigation of both cases is in progress, the result of which will presently be communicated to the Embassy. The investigation can, if necessary, be supplemented by an in ter-national call on the international commission of inquiry as provided by Article IHI of The Hague agrement of October 18, 1907. Sinking of Falaba. "WVhen sinking the Britsh steamer Falaba the commander of the German submarine had the intention of allow ing tihe passenger-s and crew a full opportunity to escape. Only when the master did not obey the or-der to heav~to, but fled and summoned help by rocket signals, did the . German commander- order the cr-ew and pas sengers by signals and magaphione to leave the ship within 10 minutes. He actually allowed them 23 minutes time and fired the torpedo only when sus picious craft wore hastending to tihe assistance of the Falaba. Lusitanla Disaster. "Regarding tihe loss of life by the sinking of the British passenger steamier Lusitania, the German Gov ernment has already expressed to tile neutral Glovernments concerned its keen regret thlat citizens of thleir states lost their lives. "On this occasion the Imperial Gov ernment, however, cannot escape the Mr. David Leslie Dead .% Mr. David Leslie died1 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. D. Brown, at Cateechee, after a linger'ing~ illness of dropsy. Hie was sixty seven years of age. Mr. Leslie leaves several broth.. ers and sisters, and two Sons and one daughter to mourn is death. Ho was a member of Griffi church, joining when a young man. He was laid to rest the day following his death at Cross Roads cerxnetery, funeral ser vices were contlctedl by B. N. Impression that certain importan facts having a direct bearing on th< Sinking of the Lusitania may hav escaped the attention of the Americai Government. An Auxiliary Cruiser. "In the interest of a clear and com plote understanding which is the ai of both Gevernments, the Imperia Government considers it first, neces sary to convince itself that the in formation accessible to both Govern ments about the facts of the case il complete and in accord. The Govern ment of the United States proceeds or tho assumption that the Lublatanic could be regarded as an ordinary un armed merchantman. The Imperia Government allows itself in this con nection to point out that the Lusi tania was one of the largest and fast est British merchant ships, built wit Government funds as an auxiliar3 cruiser and carried expressly as suci in the 'Navy list' issued by the Britisl Admiralty. "It is further known to the Im perial Government, from trustworth) reports from its agents and neutral passengers, that for a considerable time practically all the more valuable British merchantmen have been equipped with cannon and ammunt tion and other weapons and manned with persons who have been specially trained in serving guns. The Lusi tania, too, according to informatioT received here had cannon aboard which were mounted and concealec below decks. Prizes for Ramming "The Imperial Government furthei has the honor to direct the particulai attention of the American Government to the fact that the British admiralty in a confidential instruction, issued ir February, 1915, recommended its mer cantile shipping not only to seek pro tection tinder neutral flags and distin, guishing marks, but also, while thus disguised to attack German Rubma rines by ramming. As a special inci tation to merchantmen to destroy sub marines the British government als< offered high prizes and has already paid such rewards. "The Imperial government in viev of these facts, indubitably known t; it, is unable to regard British mi chantmen in the zone of naval opei ations specified by the admiralty stal of the German navy as 'undefended German commanders consequently ar no longer able to observe the custom ary regulations of the prize law, whic they before always followed. Carrier War Material. "Finally the Imperial governmen must point out particularly that th Lusitania on its last trip, as on earlie occasions, carried Canadian troops an war material, including no less thai 5,400 cases of ammunition intende for the destruction of the brave Get man soldiers who are fulfilling thel duty with self-sacrifice and devotioz in the fatherland's service. "The German government believe it was acting in justified self-defensf in seeking with all the means of war fare at its disposition to protect the lives of its soldiers by destroying am munition intended for the enemy. "The British shipping company must have been aware of the danger to which the passengers aboard the Lusltar.ia were exposed under thest conditions. The company in embark ing them, notwithstanding this at tempted deliberately to use the liver of American citizens as protection foi the ammunition aboard and acte< against tihe clear provisions of th4 American law which expressly pro hilbits the forwarding of passengers 0r ships carrying ammunition and pro vides a penalty therefor. The comn pany, therefore, is wantonly guilty o the death of so many passengers. Thero cant 1b no doubt, accordinj to the definite report of the subma rine's commander, which is furthoi confirmed by all other information that the quick sinking of the L~usitan'k is primarily attributable to the explo sion of the ammunition shipmen caused by a torpedo. The ILusitank passen'gors would otherwise, in all hut man prolbability, have been Raved. "The Imperial government consid ers the above-mentionel facts imtpor tant enough to recommend them t< the attentive examination of thu American governinent. Withholds Final Decision. '*l'he Imperial government, whili withholding its final decision en the demands advanced in connection with the sinking of the Lusitania until re ceipt of an answer from the Americal government feels impelled in conclui sion, to recall here and nowv, that took cognizance with satisfaction o the mediatory proposals submItted b; the United States government to Ber lini and London as a basis for a modut vivendi for conducting the maritim warfare b)etween dermiany and Grea Britain. The Imperial government, b; its readiness to enter upon a d1isem sion of these proposals, then dlemor strated its good intentions ini ampl fashion, The realization of these pr< 9osale was defeated, as is well knowi by the declinatory attitude of the Bril bilh government. "Tho undersigned takes occasior etc. (Signed) ".JAGOW." British Tullochmoor Bunk. Barry, Wales.-T1he British steame Tallochmoor was shelled and sunk b a German submarine. The crea escaped and has landed here. Tb Tullochmnoor was in 'ballast frot Genoa for South Shields. Russi$ ns Have Over 600,000 Prisoners Pe rog rad, via London.-Prisonez taken by Russian armies and interne in Russiua up to the first of Apgy cording to figures. m9.~ad c, nun her 10,734 of Anj~ 605,375 men. Around Peters Creek Last Saturday and Sundai were the days appointed for th< union meeting at Peters Creel church, but on account of th< rains no meeting was held Sat urday. Sunday morning, how eyer, the sun -shone out brihl and wari, which was an Invi. tation to the people to attenc divine worship, and by an early hour they began to assemble and continued to assemble until by the noon hour the house was more than twice full. The first hour was given oyei to the singers, and such inspir ing music as is seldom heard was rendered by a large choir of the best trained and most select voices. Then came a dissertation of the Sunday school lesson for the d-ay by Mr. C. E. Robinson, which was followed by au offer ing for state missions and then dinner. The ladies of the community displayed their culinary art in nc meagre way, for from one end1 to the other of the long table an abundance of good things to cal was in evidence. In the afternoon the chureli was again filled and the walls ol the old house rang with music. Capt. J. T. Taylor allowed thc singers a rest while he discussec in his lucid, forceful way the dii. ties of church members as sel forth and exemplified in thc church covenant. Then the re mainder of the service was de voted to singing, and the peopk were sorry when the hour canu to adjourn. Quite a surprise occurred 01 the 25th uit. when Mr. Hove) Singleton and Miss Edna Foste decide(d to join their fortune and become husband and wifc They appeared at the home o Rev. J. E. Foster, armed with license, and made known the! e wishes. In a very short time th words were spoken which boun them together for life. Mr. Sii gleton is a son of Mr. and Mrs J. E. Singleton and the bride i a daughter of lr. and MIrs.G.C Foster. While their marriag was a surprise to their friend yet they have been and are th recipients of many hearty cor gratulations for their future har r piness and prosperity. The many friends of Mr. Sila Robinson will be pained to lear of his severe an( critical illness He has been sick since last -De cember, but it is hoped under thi skillful care of Dr. Ponder h will be restored to health. The people of this conunit' are at last thoroughly awake t4 the importance of a good schooa They will meet with Superin tendent H-allumi at Peters Cr'ei church Wednesday afternoon o this week to locate a place for modern school building. Re cently they voted eight mills t supplement their school funds and are determined to forg ahead and h ave a good school. Speaking of schools, therei one enthusiast on the subject, man who is giving much time thought and money to reach thi ideal in rural school develop mont, and that is D)r. Ponder o Dacusville. it was largely thrt his efforts that they have one o -the best plants in the county and yet they have not attainei their fullest hopes and expecta -tions. Tjhey still want more im provement, bettor facilities, Ion ger terms,more and better teach ers, with an agricultural train ing feature. It is hoped througi the indefatigible effort and -uin tiring energy of D~r. Ponder the will r'each their goal. Boy Badly Hurt - H arry, t he twelve-year-ol son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T.i Mr D~aniel, was kicked and1 badly ir jured by a horse last Monida morning. Tlhe little fellow wv divling the horses dtown into th pasture and this horse bein gentle,thought nothing of wall ing near the animal. The hon -for some reason began to kic and the full force of a blow froi bo0th feet landed squarely on tr boys side. Thlle attending ph, sician states that the extent the boy's injuries cannot yet I determined, but it is ear'nesti rhoped that nothing of a seriot nature will (develop. A t presel ~he is resting as wvell as could I expected. IWo Wih to call your attentik -.jto the ad of the Southeastei SILife Insurance Co., of Greel tiville. J. T. Richey is the spe< l 'aJ. representative of this con panyn in Pickeits and wants I talk frisurance to you. J. P. Carey, Jr., Not to Run In speaking of likely candi dates for congress from the Third district next year the Anderson Daily Mail says: "So far, Pickens county has only one favorite son mentioned for congressional honors. This is Jas. P. Carey, Jr., a young attorney afid now a member-of the lower house of the South Carolina general assembly." When shown this paragraph by a Sentinel man Mr. Carey said that he had been urged by some of his friends to make the race for congress, but he had de cided not to run. He expects to devote all of his time to his law business. Traveling Man Died at Easley C. T. Gause, a traveling man of Augusta,Ga.,suffered a stroke of paralysis in the sample room of the hotel at Easloy last Ties day morning, May 25, and died shortly after 10 o'clock that night. Mr. Gause represented Montag Bros. of Atlanta, and was in the act of displaying his goods when he became ill and had to be carried to his room. His family at Augusta were no tified immediately and his wife and son arrive(d in Easlev Tues (lay night. Mr. Gause com plained early in the day of feeling Ill,but thought nothing serious was wrong. When the attack seized him Drs. Wyatt and Jamison were summoned and did everything possible to relieve the sick man. G. H. Dacus Killed Mr. Dacus, the miller at Mr. Ben P. Kelley's miil in the Six Milo community was caught in the machinery of the mill last FridaV and was so mangled that he died oH Saturday. On Sun day his body was carriea tc Pendleton for interment. Mr. Dacus leaves a family who ha the sympathy of the entire coni. munity. s This makes the third pe n to lose his life at, this sanme mull. smr. B. P. Kelly had a small soi sto vet killed at this mill several years ago, and then an old man by the name of Britton was killed by a saw there several years ago. B. Chief Holcombe Dead Chief of Police J anies E. iol combe of Greenville died sud denIly Sunday night at the city hospital in Greenville. It iF thought that his death was <tue to a wound received on the 11th day of May when he was shot by Walter White at the Carolina mill village. He had been ini the hospital since and wvas im proving steadlily until ab~out 20 Sminutes before the end(. Chief Hlolcombe was 53 years old1(; was .born in the upper par't of Greenville county and1 had been chief of police of Greenville 4inc 11)11 and1 had (lone much Stoward the cleaning up of that city. H~e is survived b~y a wvife and1 four children. Former Pickens Man in War Zone 'South Carolinians have a speC iai interest in the operations 01 I the German fleet against Rigt - because of the fact that thi - Unitedl States consul in that por -is D~ouglas Jenkins, a native o: - Colleton county, this state. M r -Jenkins is well known in thil i state. lie was b~ornI at Adat Run. His edncation was rec fceived at Porter's Military acad emy, Charleston, and lie thei read lawv there in the office o Joseph W. Barnwell. Later he practiced1 law at Pickens as th partner of the late J ulius iE Boggs. Later lie went to Green ville, where he wvas city edito of the News. s Married Ten Years- -19 Chiildre: 0 The Sentinel has been re~juestedi I publish the following: SMuscogee, Okla., May 13.-Mr. an k Mrs. Frank Scott of Hlighlandl, Kas lare seeking a home with lots of lan< e They will need it., for although the have been marriedi not quite ten years they had nineteen children, all boys, ar thirteen are living. They hold the re< ordi for triplets, having five sets to the credit, and also two sets of twins. A the thirteen living boys are under fh )e years of age. Mrs. Scott once boarded a train wit her thirteen boys and one first-cla: ticket. The condluctor informed hi n that she could not take her entire : nl day school class on one ticket, andi I- was not until she showed him the famil -IBible with all the birth dates recorde 1- that he believed it was only her famil .o and permitted them to Occupy fiv double seats wpileo paying for one. Closing of f educa in case 4 The closing exero tO Easley school took lace a auditorium at 8.80 onday e ing. Notwithstan ng the down pour of rain the town and coun try people came in crowds and filled the large building. Prof. 1). W. Daniel, of Clemson Col lege, delivered the iitetry ad dress which was groatly enjoyed and enthusiastically clieered. Dr. Daniel Is a charining d ak er. The U. D. C. medal" was won by Miss Aleen WyAtt youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. (. N. Wyatt, Rev. D. W. Hiott delivering' the m ed' i. Another medal was awarded the pupil making the greatest improvement in music difihg the year. This medal is giVenh by Mr. H. C. Hagood and was delivered by Hon. E. P. e Cravey, to Miss Essie -Russell,. daughter of Dr. and- Mrs. H. E. Russell. Rev. E. V. Bibb pre sented a beautifal sPver loving cup to Prof. Bensbi, givenb, the pupils of the sch6b' x token of the esteem in which he is held. Prof. Benson has been at Easley for three terms ahd has don splendid work. The people there regret to give hiin up. He has been elected- to teach mathematics ii the'Bailey Military Institute at Greenwood, Altogether the commencement was a very pleasant and profit able one. We have heard many complimentary remarks on the sermon preached by Rev. T.- V. McCall of Clemson on Sunday. In the contests held last Frl (lay night, Miss Margaret Wyatt was the winner of the Smith society in povement medal for girls ald Jubal Williams was the wim ier of the" Oheatham improve nieiit medal for boys. H. Rayiylodi Cox left Wednes day morning for Greenville, where he will enter a busineOs college. The inany friends 'etMrs. Wr. I1. Ash iore vill boglad to learn that she hqs about recovered from a re((it. illness. Misses Miae and Elmmle Griffin, who have been on an extended visit to relatives in Greenville, have returned to their home in Pickens. We offer Tlhe Pickens Senti nel and the Southern Cultivator both one year for $1.50, or The Sentinel and the Progressive Farmer b)oth one year for $1.50, or all three for $2.00. )r. A. A. (don, the Green ville eye specialist, will - be in Pickens Thursday, Jine 3j from 2 to ( o'clock,at the Pickens Inn. See announcwement in this issue. The College of Charleston, the oldest college in South Carolina, has an ad( in this issue of The11 Sentinel, to which we call youir, attention. TIhey offer a scholar- ~ ship in each county to sonme worthy young man. See ad for particulars. I Never Thought of That Your leeth h~ears such close relation to your general health andi hanpiness that I felt it my self-imposed dunty to write, "for your health's sake, save your' teeth." When yourI teCethl are faulty the result is indigestion, mal L nutrition and a necessary lower' Iing of all the vital forces, weak ening the genieral system and exposing the body to all diseases.. 3 No matter how beautiful your - complexion is and how regular - your featuir's may be, you canl not lay claimt to beauty,not even f to good1 looks, unless your teet h 3 are properly taken care of. o Come and see mec and get the .pr'opositioni I will make you to - enable you to take care of your r teeth these hard times. Yours t ruly, 30f T.' A. I :. w mu wr'. D).D .S. DR. A. A. ODOM d The Well Known Greenville Op tometrist, ,, By special regnest will b~e at t he d Pickens lun, Tlhursday, June :3, .from 2 to 6; o'clock p. mi.; at, ir Liberty, Ihunter's Pharmacy. il Friday, J mne 4. from 2 to 6 p.. e mn.; at Centr'al, Central hotel. Saturday, Junie 5, from 2 to 6 p. i nm.; for the purpose of examin - ing eyes, fitting glasses and ar r. tificial eyes. To all glass wear - ers and eye sufferers if you are rnot enjoyin~g eye comfort Dr, y Odom's firm guarantees ;AaIe d faction. y '" e T1respass notices printed. on cloth for sale at this office.