The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 26, 1916, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
CHAINED TO A ROOK
How the Turks Once Imprisoned
a Greek Battleship.
DARING OF A YOUNG OFFICER.
His Pluck And Strategy Resulted In
M.kino the Powerful Enemy Vessel
Lie Helples Within the Landlockod
Wotors of the Gulf of Aria.
it was dutrintg flte war betatenI
Greece ntl T:rkey in l 11 th::t the
in habitani.l of (aila N rIni a ltar;e vil.
Iahge, snin' t1 (S is(, t! y th1ie Turk.:, on
the shores (' Ie g till' ot' .\rtn --awole
onet utornhigr to find4 thl.it at llellenIle
battleshli luidu entere. tI;e gulf ind
1ast i nieblr h'oT the shre. The sur
prise of t ilt' i:: haliiants of (hti IKrili
-was nietlig co11lupared wit h tlht on <
party of live 'l'urklsh ot!!!'rs, who,
from the very crest. of i hill towering
il 've the village, watched Ihe vessel
'Iith ot 'hi i'1: 1! : (1. '!'s i'e 4111 an
ml :" it . l: por1 ":t.t t I1l .1s.1n - 1(o
1 le out. lit' I erllnic ihet he I le
iilt of .\rta. 1i4ebiId thei , a1t the
boItttolit of the deep ravine, were a
nuilnher of ieavy gttas which 11141 b'eeni
draCged all the way from'. Saluiki, i
long and ditlicult task, and with this
artillery they Ihad b een o: tiered to for
tify the stralt.
To reach the strait., however. the
Turkish c81ol uman had to rini the ganutlet
of the bitttleshlip's heavy guns, which
inrit heer lestructlot. Somehow or
otler they nIust escPO the uan-of
war or prevent, her lte:frec: co with
their work, but to (10 ti.; seeiel iin.
possible.
In the midst of their discussion a
young officer who had b "en listening
s11h1 lie could hold the ve-sel t pIrisol.
er if they would allow bint. 1:is iltad.
ti: won, nut!, hurriedly chamiim his
chot he's for those of a she ilhrl, he de
iuseudtel In that disguise It na::i lriial.
lat that rsight a unil(r of Culzur.:
stole thit ciglh the dark iii .. of th:e "i:.
la'.t' to4w, ard iith short'. t'hse t11 illhe
\teir's e0.ge wias :aIn (1 I tou.1:1touse,
1-'d 1 a :th:. d: for rela iri ; :11 .
th1e 11i1hti.'u lia!.t f'. a t:; i' s, s h
th ls ( : h it'ri- r. .\ :l.1
eler:e I !: .:::n it ; 4 ;. 4.1 1 t ::e wa i
d :In a i ':n y ch.n. T'' ,:i>, \with the5!
h } I is -li:n, h : . I '' :I 1 1: io 1:i,
11nd1 .aft:-tr :m. b1:: '!'i::: w i lt h
(')11 of 1!:( 1. ,, t e!.alin /x 11"t- t I. t able(
of a T'r'il i .1 \nt r : ..i1
-i thI II:. I :.ch ti' e !b ,b :1 w s l. h',
1 it'i ur hai ( d wi'1:!
1iht 11 1111''1 !< m :.<!. T h11 i st::l': :n .l i
Un:111:l t his nel,; ihe e t:.nhi:0
li.e I : al l I 1 I "- I :rd
1--: t - !I :. : I :
d:: 1: : . .- : . ., . 1 , : , 1 1 ! l
'1' 1:'t .. 'i :ti ( " . . . 1 . 1
.1 - 1 / 1
w4::s ilre'ww'-! 43n,3! t 4 th oat ir'tetuted
Ii its sli t r I'lt, wh r I th le othere
0111 of' the'ilj Ibii wass:-sured. Thel
i lly tank was dhone, andt the Illelleiic
ba ttlieship w::5 Secure'(ly 11344ored( to 11n
11r11movaler rock by at doubhle thiekness
Th'e early rayvs of dawn rI ieve~aled at
sight wvlhh astonishecd the Greek com-.
mander1 '1. A who1e regliment (of Turks
wero onl the march towardl the strait
of Arta, witht tralln aifter train of artl-*
lery, the last of which disappeared be
yondt the iuterveninig hiead before the
uhilp's guns ('0uld1 be brloughat to bear
oni them. The commiiander' gave orders.
for the guns to be run out andit (lecks
ciear'ed for net Ion, while tho anchor
was weIghed, his intenttiont being to
prlevent thie '1Turks from fortifying the
btrait beforeo they hadi become too
strong. "lFull speed abendi!" wvent the
oirder to thie engine roonm, iandt, pro
pelledl by3 her inighlty scr'ew, (lie hat
ttliip nadvuaced, on ly to lurcb hack
ward its if draggedi by stomle lisceen
force. Work as thie engines would,
Ithe veCssel seemned to be in ant enchant-n(
tid circle, bey'ond~ wbich it wast limpios.
aibie to go.
It was not untIl the asn's rays had
pienetrated thie (leer) blue waiter along
aide thant the seecret was revealed and
the mastsive chain was discovered pan'.
ing round thle silp'is propeller and the~
adjacent rock.
Bleforo it could be removed, how
e'ver, the strait had beeni suffleiently
-f~ r-tifled by thie Turks and a power.
r ~ekwarship lay a helpless pria
.p~within the landlocked waters of
en kandtha =# n~kh .a a
HE MOVED HIS WELL.
It Wasn't Pullod Up Nor Gawed Up, but
It Did Change Place.
There is filn old story about tile man
1it0 Ipulle"d u111 it well uMid too~k It to It
nwore de.:.frahl'e loentiou ill adnuotlier
about. the uitn w\ho took upl it well..
s:"ed it in et1s 11d1(1 used 'ine of
ite seethtuis ['u'r a i- 1 ril ert'I! . 'They
w e're e n%.:::.:e nt h (,-3t, bul t the e er l~
of 'irz:'n w tlI!o-. I r'ves tih :t .. we'll nar
1'.", ilii "I i' t. , llI'.A'rlt i t l;Iiii it.l
fIl jr. l o t x' i .l . 1:d 1vv Iin uolt of his
hl u1St. I; luild never tleen o~ at '::ee-m'U as.
a we1ll. I:.11 t ed it ille.l up, (.l fu'
u\:t y w\oubtI have\t. beet. t hat:! st fnes,. or
(n1Itlt ! nd se the 1ankrll to fill it
shatlli/.ruhdn e
I ht lt! tile tas Hetel fnih
zo be went at it wih a ve.
Wolitn vt te tTe of the wel 1ext to
the adi, let' e:It to di anilto to dw
the (lir1 lintso the. we.ll. li, kelpt this up)
util he ha fil f fled it, which was not a
ditlicult Job, ias the well was rather
shatllow,
lIut whnthe' task semed finishled
1-:zra found that he had maide at new
hole bthsi de of the one he had been
filling. There was but one thing to do
-he proceeded to ill it hat the same
mianner. Of cou rt this resulted ill still
another excavtIi Isfi'on, 'hleh In Irn re
ceti'e s tnli er trent ient.
As ill of l:zi'rn's digging tid been on
the so he ll well nearedt the road,
the result wa:s t hat the hole In the
ground was in altl r vled out into thte
hig~hwaty.
.ludson Toiliver \-as tts (tomnetit on
the exploit one 'lay d'w nt. tN e Boon
ors. "Q.aueer thin; -:zra did.' he re
llurked. "You kow that. old t\ell that
stood in his front yrdl,? Well, sir, he's
moved it thirty feet. fri where it was
-moved It clear out it tie rIoad!"
"how'd he do It' " h.uired another
representative citizen.
"You'll have to ask Ezra," replied
Juison. "B'ut he dii It. sure enough.
I saw the will in the rod yesterday,
and I saw the (rick he made mo!i:' it.
The thina I' lo a t furrow our feet
widle all the ay. "-hVou th's Comn.~t 'io.
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ABig Sale of Summer oos
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Davis Roper Co.
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We are offering special prices on all summer mechandise to make
room for our fall purchases. Right now in the midst of summer, you
can get them at the time when you need them most ard will get the
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Men's Pa! -n Beach and White All Men's Summer Under- Ladies PalmBeach and Kool
Canvass Oxfords wear Reduced!
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FINAL SETTLEPENT.
'Fako notice that on the 22nd day of
-1sual, 1916, 1 will ron'1or a final ac
count of my acts and doings as Ad
Jfliistratrix of the estate of W.
1. Jones, deceased, In the offico
of the Judge of Probate of 1,u
rens County, at 11 o'clock a. in., an
on the same day will apply for a fin
di sharge from my trusts as Adininis
tratrix.
. Any person indebted to said estate{'
are notified and required to iake pay
ment on that date; an ails persona
hAvng claims against said ot will
present thern on or before daid te.
duly proven or be for'er btted.
MR, NANNIH JONW#
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