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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
Bombardment Severe


 destruction of the famous cathedral BOmbardment Severe Thls bombardment has been of the most severe kind and is being directed from Brimont, which the French recaptured but lost again. and from other hills around the town, and is of deadly charac ter. The French have brought up addi- uonal heavy artillery in an attempt 10 drive the Germans out of these hills, tor until this is done the situation in the town must be difficult
 on the allies left the French column claim another advance on the right hank Of the River Disc as far as the heights of l'assigny. west of Noyon, which has been the center of heavy fighting for a week past.
 Severe fighting also continues north of the Alsne and in the Craonne district where the Germans, French offIcinl communication says. have been rapused at all points with considerable losses.
 Ihis Is an extremely difficult country over which to make an advance. The plateau of Craonne is of limestone forma- ton, with the sides almost as perpendicu- lar as walls
 It was on this plateau just a cen- tury ago that Bluecher failed to check Napoleon.
 The allies apparently have scaled the walls of the plateau and now hold the helghts, but ahead of them they have fonnd Von Kluck in great strength and now are awaiting the outcome of the attempt to turn his flank, which would clear the road for them. The French army, which is trying to work around the German right, is pushing its way SLOWLY. Starting from Compiegne it rehcned Noyon and today is on the heishts of Lassigny. Its next objective point Is Tergnier. 1e miles from Laon an Important railway junction which the Germans are using for provisioning their forces.
 The French have made some bead- way in Champagne and on the west slope of the Argonne and have reoc- cupied Mesnil les Hurlus and Messiges but elsewhere the situation remains n s 1t was. One thing is certain. neither front has been broken, all attempts to do this having been repulsed, and while the German right may be bending back little it is not yet outflank ed
 Weather Terrific
 All, this fighting has been carried on in most execrable weather, a con tinuous downpour which so often &C., companies battles filling the trenches with water and putting a brake on the movements of men and horses.
 The Russian grip on the scattered Austrian forces in Galicia is holding relentlessly According to Petrograd advices the fortress of Jaroslau is be- ing tombarded; Przemysl has been in vested and General Dankls army, which is retreating toward Cracow, has been surrounded The capture Of the town of Dukiecko. on the San, by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
STRUGGLE ON RIVER
 AISNE DRIFTS INTO
 AN ARTILLERY DUEL
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important communications that will prove all their connections for attack or retreat. that has led the Germans to continue the bombardment which has resulted in tho destruction of the famous cathedral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

Arrests Result From Difficulty
 As result of difficulty which broke out about 12:30 o'clock this morning In
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
No. s87.-yoIme Lxv.-No. AZ
INDIAN WANTS REAL FREEDOM
When Time Comes-Not Parole Witl,
Too Many Strings.

Lexington, Nov. 30.-Will Miller,
the Indian, who received parole
Thanksgiving Day, with the condition
that he leave the State within "a
hours and never return. refused to
accept his parole for the reason, he
said, that he wanted to be a free man
when he served his sentence. On Sat
urday afternoon Miller, whose SEN
tence called for him to work at the
county Jail instead of on the chain
gang, 1T is alleged, stole a pistol be-
longing to Sheriff Miller, slipped up
the street and either sold the weapon
or pawned it to white man, reeeiv-
ing 81 on the pistol, with which he
proceeded to the dispensary, where
he is said to have purchased a quart
OF whiskey. Miller got on regular
"razee" and the next thing that hap
pened he was in the hands Of the
police.
The prisoner will either be sent to
the chain gang to serve out the re-
naming three months Of his sentence
or will be confined in a cell in the
county Jail, according TO a statement
made by Sheriff Sim J. Miller to o-day.
viii Miller has only one leg, and
for this reason he has been the re-
cipient of much sympathy from the
people generally. 1T is very probable
that another charge will be brought
against him, that of stealing the She
riffs pistol, when he completes hi
present term for housebreaking an
larceny.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
A CAR-BREAKER CAUGHT ?
Sheriff Davis Has Man of Many
Names I'm His Charge.

Sheriff John w. Davis has with him
this week "boarder" at the Oconee
County Hotel across from The Cou-
rier office whose case promises some
thing interesting for the future. The
man Was taken from a freight car on
Southern soutn-Dound throught
freight train No. "a at Seneca last
Friday night. AS the train slowed
down for the Seneca station the flag
man jumped from the train and ran
to the depot to attend to matters con-
cerning the train, and as he passed
one of the freight cars he heard the
door slide back. He stopped, peeped
in and noted that there were eight or
ten men inside. Realizing that he
could not cope with the crowd he
sped on to the depot to get assist
ance, and was hurriedly accompanied
back by Milt Gaines, who was on as
night watchman at the time. They
succeeded in capturing one white
man, who gave his name as John
Doe refusing to & any other OF,
ito give any details as to those who
escaped.
John Doe wore pair of new shoes,
and was questioned as to the same.
He stated that before he got the new
'skates" he had worn pair of
pumps. On investiga ton it was
found that the pumps were inside
the car and that q part of the ship
ment contained in the car was cases
of shoes. Putting two and two to-
gether his captors figured it out that
John Doe had extracted a pair of
shoes from one of the cases in the
car.
AT any rate MI. Does pie is all
dough at the present time and he is
languishing in a cell awaiting fur
ther Developments on the charge of
car-breaking and larceny. During his
short time in a cell he has given two
other names to fellow-prisoners, one
being John Buise and the other
John w. Proctor, both gentlemen be-
ing heralded as haling from Charles
ton, w. Va.
A negro giving his name as jim
Hunter is also in the county Jail, he
having been sent up by Magistrat Q
Hopkins, OF Seneca, on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons. He is
said to have sported a regulation
"razoo"-the kind that have made
negro hot suppers famous" Jim is
in for thirty days, having found it
lnconvenient to communicate with his
financial agents. 1t is thought not
improbable that the negro has some
connection with the crowd that was
routed from the freight train Friday
night
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Notes from Bounty Land.

Bounty Land, Nov. 30.-Special:
Miss Agnes Doherty, who has been
spending a few days with her cou-
sins, Misses Sallie and Julia Davis,
left for Seneca Thursday and thence
to Washington, D. G.
Mrs. ]. B. Pickett left Thursday
afternoon for visit to her son, Fl.
NJ. Pickett, Greenville.
Mrs. Julia D. Shanklin is visiting
In Anderson as a guest Of her son,
]. B. Shanklin.
Misses Sallie and Julia Davis en-
tertained quite a number of their
friends Wednesday night in honor OF
their guest, Miss Doherty, OF Cali
fornia.
The many friends of Joe Guntharp
will regret to learn that he has been
a sufferer for the past week with in
flammatory Rheumatism, the pain
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Barnwell's Second Cotton Fire.

Barnwell, Nov. 29.-Fire was dis
covered at an early hour last even
ing in the emergency warehouse of
the Farmers Union Warehouse Com
pany. A high wind was blowing at
the time and it was possible to save
only small number OF bales from
the flames, about 165 bales being to-
tally destroyed. Insurance to the
amount Of $500 was carried.
About three or four weeks ago an
emergency warehouse on the same lot
was destroyed with 662 bales Of cot
ton at almost the same hour Of the
evening. Coming so close together,
it would seem that the fires must
have been caused by incendiaries,
who evidently hope to increase the
price Of the staple by destroying a
part of the crop.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
158TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
Body is Divided--Tho Advocate
Changes Hands-Appointm tments.

Sumter, Nov. 25.--The 18th an
nual session of the South Carolina
Conference of the Methodist church
convened at $50 o'clock this morn
ing in Trinity Methodist church, with
an attendance of about 400 members
of the conference present. Bishop
Collins Denny, Of Richmond, Va, is
presiding; Rev. e. o. Watson Is sec
retary Of the conference, and Rev.
K. e. Turnipseed is statistical secre-
tary.
Opening with the Lords supper
and prayer and a word of blessing by
Bishops Denny and Wilson, respect
lively, it was not long before the con-
ference was organized and ready for
business. A feature of the meeting
this morning was the Introduction of
a resolution signed by Rev. D. NJ. Nc
Leod and E. o. Watson providing for
a division line between the eastern
and western sections Of the State,
which, under the authority Of the
resolution Of the General Conference.
will divide the South Carolina Con-
ference into two Conferences.
The Advocate.
Among the many reports received
this morning was that from the
board OF managers of the Southern
Christian Advocate, the church paper
OF the conference. This showed the
finances Of the paper in good shape
and showed healthy growth since
tho board had taken charge. The
resignation of w. p. Meadors, Marion
Douglas, w. A. Massebeau, ]. M.
Steadman, j. Fuller Lyon, George G.
Hodges and j. w. Hamel were re-
ceived and accepted and resolution
providing for the appointment Of
committee, one from each district,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
LOCAL NEWS FROM SENECA.
Social Calendar Full-Entertnining
for de-Elect---PersOnaIs

Seneca, NOV. 3U.-Special: Cover
ing weeks time, Seneca's social
calendar Is overfiowing with charm
Ing pre-nuptial affairs given in honor
Of the young bride-elect, Miss Mar
guerite Adams.
On last Tuesday afternoon Miss
Lucille Hamilton gave a lovely affair
in tho shape of a miscellaneous
shower. At this were seen Seneca's
young society set in full numbers, the
Gossipers. Decorations in pink and
green were used, and at The close of
the festivities delicious course lun-
cheon was served in the dining room.
Another beautiful affair in Miss
Adams honor was a luncheon ten
dered by Miss Norma Gignilliat on
Saturday morning. Rook was played
until luncheon was announced, when
the guests were invited into the din
ing room. The table was beautiful
with decorations in pink, the center
piece beinGaa crystal basket which
held gorgeous pink roses After
lunch was served the brides cake,
bearing a miniature bride, was
brought in, which was cut for the
emblcms. This resulted happily and
caused a deal OF fun, after which the
merry party disbanded
An elaborate function will be
given on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
j. l.. Marett for Miss Adams. The
invitations will include the Once-a-
Week Club, members and the Gossip
ers, with a few others, making
large social contingent.
Miss Carrie Hunter is visiting in
Atlanta.
j. w. Stribhng spent several days
last week with homefolks on his re-
turn to Clemson College from the
foot ball game with Tech. in Atlanta.
Clemson again lost to the Georgia
school,
Thanksgiving passed off quietly
Rev. r. M. Galphin preached in the
Baptist church to large congrega-
tion. The usual collection for the
State orphanages was made.
II. f.. Stribling, Jr,, spent Thanks
giving with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Neill and
daughter Alice, Of Gainesville, visited
Mrs. Grace Werner the past week.
Miss Dorothy Jennings spent the
weekend with her sister, Miss Jen-
nings, returning to Due West Fe-
male College Monday afternoon.
Ben Lee Hamilton visited home
folks the past week.
T. S. Stribling came over Sunday
from Pickens for the purpose Of NOV
ing his family to Pickens this week
Mrs. Ben Harper attended the
Dean-Glenn wedding in Anderson last
week.
II. p. Holleman and Mrs. Lucy
Burriss were married last Wednesday
in Cornelia Ga, returning to Seneca
Sunday. Congratulations are being
extended by their friends here.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
ROARK TAKES SIXTH CONVICT.
After IA Years of Liberty, Escaped
Convict Returned to Pickens.
Dickens Sentinel, Nov. 26.)

" iShShc oShNihSip ANoN. So't
John Massingale, alias Marion Will
son, an escaped convict, was captured
by Sheriff Roark in Monroe county
Tennessee, last Tuesday, and was
brought back to Pickens county af-
ter being at liberty for "A years.
The case Of Massingale is an unu-
Sual and interesting one. He was
convicted at the spring term Of court
here in 1900 of manslaughter, and
was sentenced by Judge r. G.. Watts,
presiding judge, to serve three years
on the chain gang.
He was convicted of killing Tude
Reeves, in the upper part of the
county, near Crow Creek post office.
The killing occurred January 31st,
1900.
r. A. Bowen was foreman Of the
jury that convicted Massingale. M.
f. Ansel, who was solicitor at that
time, prosecuted the case, while j.
p. Carey represented the defendant.
After serving six months on the
county chain gang Massingale es-
capped, the camp being on the road
between Norris and Cateechee. He
settled in Monroe county, in the
mountains of East Tennessee, and
since that time has been living a
quiet, peaceable life, and was said to
be good, law-abiding citizen. Dur
hnH iY,a h1 :,
good property, owning a farm Of 13O
acres. He is married and has a fam
lily OF eleven children, one OF whom
Is married.
When approached by Sheriff Roark
he offered no resistance and readily
confessed to being the man wanted
and agreed to come back without
trouble. He had assumed the name
of Marion Wilson and is said to be
well thought Of in the section where
he lives. He is man Of 46 years Of
age and is Of good appearance.
Sheriff Roark has been working on
this case for six years, and after six
years Of tracing records and men,
spotted the man last Tuesday and
brought him back to serve the SEN
tence that was imposed upon him by
the court.
Massingale is, now on the county
chain gang. K& seemed to take his
change Of fortune with a light heart
and stated that he was ready and
willing to serve his sentence and then
go back 10 his home and family.
This case is almost identical with
the famous Stribling case in Georgia
that was given such prominence by
the newspapers.
This makes six escaped convicts
that Sheriff Roark has carried back
to the camp since the March term Of
court.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Il es' ef' I. i. !. !. y. i. .f j. J.
!. KEEP LOOKING FORWARD. y.
!" "Lct Dead Past Bury Its Dead" .
!" Only Future Will Count. .
D Il q. q. q. q q


Editor Keowee Courier: The sum-
mer has ended, tie harvest is past for
1914, and the loss is very great.
What is lost? 4 years efforts to-
ward success-tim labor and sue
cess, money and Oh portunity. But
we are the same creatures; our ma
ture demands effort to live Get
busy and brush aside the sad exp res
sion. Keep alive hope, for that is
what holds the world together. We
must have hope with faith that all
will be well when God sees fit to
send the blessings.
Prune your orchards; repair your
pasture fences; haul all trash and
litter onto your tillable lands. You
can get up your summer wood; save
all you can by economy on every side.
Mend up your old harness; get some
good oil and apply to them. Put
your farm tools under shelter; use
the curry comb and brush; keep
your stock out of the weather. Read
your farm papers and Bible; love
your ne1ghbor as yourself.
Come out to our farmers meetings.
| will be at Oak Grove school house
on December 4th at 10 a. m., to dis
o"'' 'SSu SSieCIliS VI COlu anu IHe
home mixing of fertilizers. Come
one and all.
will also be at the following
places at the times noted:
Blue Ridge on the 4th, 1890 p. m.
Double Springs, 5th, 1 p. m.
Picket Post, Sth, 8 a. m.
Ebenezer, 8th, 11.30 a. m.
Keowee, Sth, 2 p. m.
Fairview, 10th, II a. m
Bounty Land, 1OLh, 2.30 p. m.
These meetings are for the benefit
of the public. Both old and young
male and female. All come.
M. G.. Holland.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02

and the number to be equally divided
between preachers and laynen, was
adopted.
The managers Of the Southern
Christian Advocate nominated w. c..
Kirkland for editor of that paper and
the conference unanimously elected
him to that position.
The Conference Divided.
The resolution that finally was
passed by the conference relative to
a division Of the body provides for
two conferences, one to be known as
"South Carolina Conference" and the
other as Upper South Carolina Con-
ference"
The resolution as adopted reads as
follows:
''That the line OF division of the
South Carolina Conference be and is
hereby fixed as follows: Beginning
at the North Carolina line follow the
line between Chesterfield and Ian
caster counties, between Kershaw
and Lancaster counties, between Ker-
shaw and Fairfield counties, thence
across Richland county in a direc,.
line from the junction Of Kershaw
and Fairfield counties at the Rich
land line to the junction Of the Sea-
board Air Line and the Southern
railways, thence in a direct line to
RfdgeWood, thence following the
trolley lines to Hyatt Park, thence
in direct line to Simms station on
the Atlantic Coast Line railway,
thence in direct line to the junction
of Calhoun and Lexington counties,
between Orangeburg and Lexington
counties, between Orangeburg and
Aiken counties, between Barnwell
and Aiken counties to the Savannah
river; except that Smyrna and Ebe-,
nezer churches in Kershaw county
shall remain in the Upper Conference
and Kershaw and Salley churches
shall remain in the Lower Confer
ence.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Passports Are Refused.

Washington, Nov. 28.-Many ap-
plications by naturalized Americans
for passports to visit their native
lands are being refused by the State
Department. officials require it to
be clearly shown that the purpose Of
the applicant is to make only a short
business visit and that he has no in
tention to seek exemption from local
obligations while abroad because Of
his American citizenship.
The issuance of passports to chill
dren born in this country to alien
parents also is being closely super
vised.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02

striking in the vicinity of the heart
Sunday afternoon, causing much
alarm to his family. DIR. Heller, OF
Seneca, was summoned at once. Mr..
Guntharp is reported better to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay G. Gillison spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs.
J. M. Gillison.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, mother of
Hon J. l.. Smith, left last week for
visit to her son, DR.. Van Smith, of
Whitmire.
Miss. Annie Entrekin entertained
few OF her friends Thursday evening.
Miss Laura Smithson, OF West
minister, was in the community We'd
nesday and attended the dance at the
Davis home Wednesday evening,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Colonel GoethaIs and the Police Bills.

Colonel Goethas's refusal to discuss publicly the
possibility of becoming Police Commissioner was to
be expected He came here on official business and
his record shows that he attends to business with
out wandering all over the lot. When the Mayors
offer was made TO him, he made his reply definitely
and unequivocally. That reply still stands.
Discussion of the police situation and Colonel
Cocktails has only confirmed by general public APP
proval of him the Mayors declaration that so long
as there existed any chance of getting the canal
digger no other man would be considered. His
demand for a change in the laws to give him power
to dismiss policemen that they will stay dis
missed is reasonable. Any man worth having
big job wants authority TO impose adequate dsc
pine his subordnates. No man, however big
get results without that authority, the record
OF comparative failures in the commissionership
made by men successful elsewhere proves The
city would be fortunate, indeed, to get this man
to make genuine Police Department out of the
material the present force provides Whether or
not it can get him it ought to carry out its side
of the transaction and the Legislature ought to
help It.
There is an unquestionable preponderance of SEN
tment in favor Of Mayor Mtches police reform
bills The Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants
fuental civic and business organizations have gone
on record for them representing not politicians, but
voters and taxpayers. Arguments against them
simmer down to the declaration that city en-
ploye cannot be expected to do good, honest work
in a hard job unless permanency IS guaranteed
which is dsproved by excellent work done by city
employees who haven't the policeman's special
privilege-and the assumption that some futue
Police Commissioner will be fool or a knave and
will abuse his power by wholesale arbitrary dis
missas-which is fantastic.
1t is high time for the city to show complete
trust in its police commissioners by giving them
real power such the Mayors bills propose Then
it will deserve good commissioners and n good
Police Department.