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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

prisoners .eina...n, "a oul nanus, TO-
gether with four machine guns.
THE enemy has been defeated in
the region Of IZabelin. southwest of
WOlkowysk. Farther south this di-
vision is advancing toward the trim
taries Of the Rivers Zolkianka and
Ruzanka.
Northeast Of PruZana. Austro-
Hungarian troops are forcing their
way nOrthward through the morshes
of that district. More than 900
prisoners have been taken.
"The battles on the Jasiolda river
and east OF Drohic2yn have not vet
been decided"
-Four Submarine Victims.
Paris. Sept S.-The French steam
ship Guatemala has been torpedoed
and sunk about 80 miles off Belle
Isle. Her crew ESCAPED in two boats.
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can cotton shipped to Europe IN the
fiscal year ending July 81, 1915, only
$4,000 bales went to German ports.
OF course, there was more that went
indirectly to Germany, but we must
remember that a considerable part
Of Germany's normal demand for cot
ton was exported to Germany's for
eign trade and that this trade will
now be supplied by other countries.
The COntraband order must almost be
termed infamous if England does
nothing to compensate us for trying
TO make Southern farmers bear her
burdens, but in any case 20 offset the
COntraband order we have GD the
greatly increased demand for cotton
for war purposes, (2) the increased
demand for American, English, and
continental factories that must sup
ply the trade formerly supplied by
German mills, together with the fact
CD that Germany is almost sure to
buy and store up cotton right here in
neri"a to hold until sea trade is re-
opened. Even with the contraband
order in effect, therefore, 12-cent
prices are amply justified, whereas
with open seas to all Europe, cotton
would likely bring II or Is cents
An able and eminent committee on
arbitration ought Go he named at once
by Engalnd and America, to make Il
fair and Just estimate of the damage
in price per pound resulting from the
"ordcrs in council" and contraband
order, and England should then be
required to pay this amount per
pound as Il bonus to every American
cotton producer this fall.
confidently believe that if Eng
land should change her contraband
rules so as to inflict corresponding
injury upon any strong American
manufacturing interest some Such
settlement would be required: and
Southern farmers should rise up and
demand that the same recognition
be given an agricultural industry as
would be given manufacturing ia
duStry.
The practical lesson clearly taught
by present conditions then is
NI.-"FarmerS Should Hold for Twelve
Cents and Bankers Should
Help Them Hold.
OF course we must be reasonable.
Don't expect bankers to lend on cot
ton not stored or insured. nor eX-
pect them to lend the full market
value. Land-owning farmers Of good
character who have been depositors
in banks, hOwever, will frequently be
able to borrow without such restric-
'i~'>"
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EI.-"FarmerS Should Hold for Twelve
Cents and Bankers Should
Help Them Hold.

| local banks will do. Last year 1t
was repeatedly stated by the minor
| itE OF bankers who were willing to
lend money on cotton. that few farm
crs applied for such loans. Let not
! that be said this year. We must keep
the crop from being rushed to mar
kei at present prices, and that means
that farmers must avail themselves
Of All the cooperation afforded by
bankS--fOr many owners must have
advances in order to meet pressing
obligations. And let every farmer
remember this: 1t hurts prices Just
as much for your ncighbor's crop to
be rushed to market as for your own
crop to be. Consequently we should
have neighbOrhood action every
where, with the stronger farmers and
plantation owners joining TO help the
weaker ones to hold, grade, ware
house and sell together
Only by the most thorough-going
cooperation Of all forces can we save
TO the South the full quarter Of a bill
lion dollars of hard-earned wealth
that will otherwise go into the hands
Of spectators and foreign interests
Nor must we fail to realize that the
worst and most dangerous bear" Of
ALL the man we have most TO dread
right now, is not the Wall Street
speculator-devil who has been so o.
ten cursed and denounced. but the
"bcar' farmer right here in the South
who is willing to prove traitor to the
cause by Offering to give away the
crop at present priCeS-Or the bear"
merchant or bear" banker who
forces him to sell. Yesterday morn
in&'S report of the New York Cotton
Exchange, for example, announced
that prices would have gone higher
the day before but for the fact that
Some Of the reports received from
George and Alabama predicted that
farme would sell freely at s cents"
And again in the earlier reports
OF the New York Cotton Exchange
Just two days ago VIC also read that
prices would have gone higher but
there was more Southern selling"
Four Final Suggestions.
Let me conclude this argument for
2-ccnt prices with four specific sug-
gestonS:
|. Let press and people spread the
news that the crop is really short
certainly 100000 and possibly S.
000. 900 bales short OF the worlds
needs.
|. Hold for 2 cents without bor-
rowing if you can. But remember at
is committing business suicide" to re-
fuse to borrow e YOU can thereby
hold your crop.
,. Not only should cotton bring
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Whenever You Need General Touic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic IS equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

ity on DUtn SUES wIInOut inllui ant
result. Our own artillery and that
OF the enemy has been active east of
4pres. Elsewhere on our front con-
ditiOnS are normal
Dubno Fortress Taken.
London, Sept. ga dispatch from
Vienna says it is officially announced
that the Austrian landWohr cavalry
entered the fortress Of Dubno, in the
Lutsk Dubno-Rovno triangle Of for
tresscs yesterday.
Dubno, with 1000 population. is
in the government of Volhynia. on
the Ikva river, short distance north
Of the East GalCian frontier. Lutsk.
another of the forts Of the triangle,
was taken recently.
Russia Reports Successes.
Petrograd, Sept. 9.-An official
communication made public here an
nounccs another big success for the
Russians in Eastern Galicia The
communication follows:
"On the road to Rovno our troops.
after an action Wednesday against
great enemy forces advancing along
the Olynta-Klevan railway, are
holding their advanced position upon
the Rivers Stubcl and Ikwa, where
the enemy is supporting his offensive
by the most violent artillery fire.
which our troops are enduring with
the greatest courage.
In the Sereth district, southwest
Of TrembOwla, our assumption Of the
| offensive resulted Tuesday in a sue
cess AS important as that at Tarno-
pol. During Tuesday ana Wednes-
day we took $50 officers, 1000 men,
three guns and 3G machine guns. Our
losses were unimportant. Yesterday
evening the enemy retreated in great
haste, pursued by our troops toward
the Stypa river.
"Since September 3 our success on
the whole front Of the River Sereth
resulted in the capture b. rs Of 3S3
| officers and over 1900 men. II
heavy guns, @ light guns, GG ma
chine guns and 15 artillery limbers
"AltOgether our armies are firmly
and rcsomtely carrying out the move
ment in conformity with the object
| assigned and anticipate the future
| with confidence"
CA Berlin dispatch denOunccs the
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10 Killed, 4G Wounded.

London, Sept. S.-Ten persons
; were killed and 46 wounded in the
( German air raid on the east coast of
England last night.
The official account of the raid, as
given out here to-day, follows:
"rhree Zeppelins visited the east
ern counties last night and dropped
bombs. Atni-aircraft guns were in
action. Aeroplanes went up, but
were unable 10 locate the airships.
Fifteen small dwelling houses
were demolished or seriously dam
aged, and a large number of doors,
windows, etc, were broken. Several
fires were caused, but were promptly
eXtinguished. There was no other
serious damage
The following casualties have
been reported: Killed, two men,
three women, five children, a total of
ten; wounded seriously. four men,
eleven women, five children, a total
OF 20; wounded slightly, nine men,
five women, nine children, a total of
twenty-three; missing and believed
to be buried in debris, one man. two
women, total of three. Total casu-
allies, fifty-siX
"All of the above were civilians
except one soldier, who is reported
to have been wounded seriously"
Germans Take Russian Town.
Berlin, Sept. S.-The official state
ment follows:
western theater: a number Of
enemy ships appeared early yester-
day morning before Middelkerke.
They bombardcd Wustende during
the morning and Ostend during the
afternoon, when the ships withdrew
again before the fire Of our coastal
batteries. No military damage was
caused. In OStend two Belgian in
habitants were killed and one was
injured. On this front passed other
wise without special incident.
"A French armorcd aeroplahc was
shot down by German aviator north
Of LIE Mesnil. The machine crashed
to earth in a burning condition and
the occupants were killed.
An enemy aeroplane attack on
Freiburg, in Baden, was ineffective.
Eastern theater: In the region of
DaudSewad (near FriedrichStadt
our divisions are making further pro-
gresS. Troops of Gen. won Eich-
horns army obtained possession of a
few narrow strips Of ground inter-
secting the lakes near Trokinowe,
southwest Of Wilma after somo FIGHT
srr
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Sbaras2.
Near Tarpanol, Austro- German
battalions repulsed several Russian
attacks. The Germans captured the
village of Bucniow, west of the mid
die Sereth. Hostile reinforcements
took part in the fighting, which was
violent. East Of the mouth Of the
Sereth and on the Bessarabian from
tier calm prevails.
"rhe Austro-Hungaria forces in
Lithunia have crossed the broad,
swampy region Of the Jesiolda and
Orla and have advanced in the region
southeast Of Rozany."
Austrians Mass Against Roumania.
Petrograd, Sept. l0.-The concen-
tration of heavy Austrian forces on
the Roumanian frontier points to Sc
rious operations soon against Bess-
arabia and the region Of the Middle
Dnicster, Russian war officials think.
1t is regarded as improbable that the
concentration indicates that an often
sive move against Roumania is in
progress.
The officials declare, however, that
it is premature to regard the Kiev-
Dnieper line as endangered. An ad-
vance from Galicia is regarded as un-
likely at present because of the re-
cent Teutonic defeat at Tarnopol.
Russian Victory at TarnopoI.
London, Sept 10.-The Russian
victory at Tarnopol, Eastern Galicia,
has been followed by another effect
i've blow at the Austrians at Trem-
bowla, 20 miles farther south. In
the combined actions more than 15,-
600 prisoners have been taken, ac-
cordng to l'etrOgrad'S reports. The
Russians were unable to follow up
the advantage gained at Trembowla,
owing to their inferiority in artillery,
and the AustrianS were not pushed
beyond the River Sereth.
f.. and &. Claims Contradictory.
French and German claims are so
contradictory that it is imp ossible to
obtain clear view Of the situation
in the Argonne, where the German
Crown Prince is reported to have
made considerable progress. The
French are attempting 10 recover the
lost ground, which the Germans as
sert includes the fortified position at
Marie Therese. 1t is likely that this
region will witness some bitter fight
ing the next ten days.
Liquid Fire Fighting.
Paris, Sept. 1O.-With liquid fire,
gas bombs and heavy artillery, the
Germans are violently attacking the
French positions in Alsace and the
Voe"oc '>'~u"iaius n t. ut'f.inNs an
.1Hno"t chat 'hr attacks hay. been
"'. 1'.-u utter .rmn.I.', .uS.as.
lNr' lhru'N A,ro@,rs NIIed.
f-r.. sep. sn..- T.,u l.r.rl
a1r.,uss. eu routu 20 rad G~rlll.
positions IN Alsace, were killed when
they collided with a barbed wire
fence, which caused bombs in the ma
chine to explode. They were buried
by the Germans with military hOnOrs.
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| beg space in your columns, Mr..
utmost Importance to all our South
ern country. There is no doubt in
most thoughtful minds but that the
South's cotton crop is going to be
worth $3.50, 100000 to the men who
own it next spring, but 1t Is worth
only $500,000,000 to the producers
at present priCcs--and it is to save
to Southern growers and TO our
Southern country this extra quarter
Of billion dollars that the united
energies Of press and people should
now be directed. The fundamental
facts seem to me to be clear:
|. Cotton. even though the new
crop Of 1915 has started coming on
the market. is still selling on the
basis Of prices fixed by last years
1900, 0,000-bale crop.
2. These prices must soon be ad
juSted, however, to fit the conditions
Of l2.O0O, ,O00-balc crop Cor prob
tDlN Only IL lD,OOb,DNO VI l.UOu,-
000-balc crop), and this adjusted
price ought at the very least to reach
> cents a pound for middling.
As briefly now, as clear argument
will permit. | wish to point out and
emphasize the truth Of these state
mcntS.
1.-The Worlds Demands Justify
Twelve Cents.
Assuming even a ] 900. .0O0-hale
yield OF Southern cotton this year
jand it will probably be less). this
years world production will be
100000 bales short of the worlds
conscrvatively estimatcly cOnsump-
tiOn during the coming twelve
months. That is to say, the world
will consume every pound Of this
years crop and 100000 bales Of
the present surplus.
Secretary Hester, Of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange, estimates
last years Southern production (not
the comemrcial crop at l7,004,00O
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
The Next Best Thing to the Pine For
est for Colds is

DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey, which
goes to the very root Of cold troubles.
II clears the throat and gives relief
from that clogged and stuffed feeling.
The pines have ever been the friend
OF man in driving away colds. More
over, the pine-honey qualities are pc
culiarly effective in lighting children's
colds. Remember that cold broken
at the start greatly removes the pos
sibility Of complications. 25c.-Ad.1
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from now on as closer scrutiny is
given the fruiting of the crop.
The reader can easily see for him
self, therefore, that if we have only
a OOO,0O0-bale crop, the factories
OF the world would utterly drain the
conditions as occurred a few years
ago when spectators carried prices
to II and 20 cents pound.
And now having pointed out that
l2-cent prices are justified because
the 1915 crop is certainly 100000
and possibly 100000 bales short OF
the worlds demands, meaning that
factories and munitiOn factories will
consume all the present yield with
the greater part if not all the world s
visible surplus, also wish to call
attention to the fact that
Prosperity JuStifies
Twelve Cents.
The American Bankers Associa-
ton has just been meeting in Seattle
WaSh., and what was the MESSAGE
that the president OF this great or
ganiZatiOn Of financiers brought the
country? He predicted, says a press
dispatch. that IAN almost unbeliev-
able prosperity is rushing or the ma
tion. or 10 quote his exact words:
"Whcn bank reserves, which are
greater now than they have ever
been in the history Of the country.
are distributed, the nation will enjoy
almost unbelievable prosperity. The
volume Of money on hand is so grea.
that it cannot find natural outlet
The movement OF the tremendous
crops, with the attendant financial
activity, will still further increase
the bank reserves"
And manufacturers are no less op-
timiStiC than bankers. The Factory
Magazine, OF Chicago, recently took
poll Of 1863 Eastern and Middle
Western manufacturers as to the
prospects for business in the fall.
Forty, or practically one-fourth OF
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Now what happened with his bum
per 1900. .000-balc crop in spite of
all the demoralizcd conditions Of
trade and tinanCc-thc crop Of which
it was said last fan We should not on
rOrt 1000 600 bales? The facts are
that the world used so much of it
that the total worlds visible supply
OF all cotton in midsummer this year
was only 5.l@I,lGS bales against D.
522.27G bales year before. In other
words with 1000. .OOU-halc South
orn crop to handle. the worlds visi-
bic supply increased only 100000
bales. What is going TO happen this
year then. with the South offering
100000 or 6,000,O00 bales less
and the production Of other countries
also decreased And this query
brings me to another point:
H.-The Worlds Crop Prospects
Justify Twelve Cents.
w. p. G. Harding, Of the Federal
Reserve Board, early in the summer
secured reports from consular ON
'"'H an over '"e "o''o 'n"''"''ns
'o'"' cut III 'n' "oFI" cotIoN crop
'"'S year OF ''"oo'ooo bales Egypt
and India reporting "radical rcduc-
tOns in acreage" Since that time
the prospects have further declined
hu' even " we ac'ep' TINS early
n,,ti 70, 49, !,
"N'r-eS'Ih'"'e OF 'he crop W" see that
Il last year crop belnS ''0OO'oOO
"'i'S o'PSeT IMAM TINS year S vet IN
creased 'hc surplus only 2'ooo,noO
""''S' 'Heh ih'S year crop Will I"aNe
"'"""''""-oal" dcIclt--'o oc drawn
from 'ho S'rFIuS'
ne iartS are however that even
I,'''"'o"o-oaIe "S'lmat" l"r me
H""'h now seems TO" hIEh. TINS is
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Farmers, Merchants, Bankers Should
Fight for Twelve-Cent Cotton.

Twelve-C Cent Prices Are Justified by the Worlds De-
mands by Crop Outlook, by Financial Condition of
Country, and by Opportunities Now Afforded by
the Federal Reserve System--A Campaign to Save
$25O,OOOOOO to the Southern Cotton Growers
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

The way some people frown all the
llme you can't blame fortune for not
smiling on them. Press.
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positions IN Alsace, were killed when
they collided with barbed wire
fence, which caused bombs in the ma
chine to explode. They were buried
by the Germans with military honors.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-12
HIGH POINT

Most all the farmers have their
crops gathered.
Tom McClintock purchased fine
mare from Clarence Brown one day
last week.
Rufe Shlpman and wife made a
trip to Burr Thursday.
Andy McClIntock and family re-
turned home from the Bay Friday.
T.. +. Dalton hauled two loads OF
cotton to the Ingram gin near Sup
ply last week. lie received $3.50
per hundred.
Elvy Morlett and family visited
at the home of ID. w. Green Thurs
day night.
Rufe Shipmon is preparing to
move on his fathers farm near
Warm Springs.
q. w. Green and family have re
turned from the bottoms.
Several from this place attended
the show at Middlebrook Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. + +. Dalton made
trip to Doniphan Saturday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-12

and Mr.. Presley will farm there
next year.
We have not seen any one ped
ding mule colts here yet, but our
friend l.. Bellah bootlegged out a
fine barrel OF molasses in the bot.
toms last week.
We expect to move back to In
gram thus winter after making our
home at Haml for the past twelve
years. THIS move will let the
yellow jacket down six miles nearer
and almost neighbor to the bald
hornet that hung his nest on the
cupelo Of Brakebill school house
this summer, and should these two
sheets consolidate, We imagine that
tne temperature would be about
200 degrees in the ice chest.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-12
RRYNo

Cotton prices still hold good
aud two thirds of the cop has been
harvested.
Indian Summer weather, our long
welcome guest, has hied herself to
other cllmes. Our industrious
farmers, however, have been i'm.
proving the opportunity offered
aud large quantities Of wheat and
turf oats have been sown.
East st. Louis parties spent part
OF last week in Reyno and vicinity,
whore they purchased several head
Of fine mules for shipment to the
war front.
On Friday OF last week a very
interesting game Of basket ball was
played on the Reyno grounds
between the Biggers and Reyno
school teams. The principal Of the
Blggers school acted as referee.
The score was 32 to 10 in favor of
the visitors. Considering the little
practice the Reyno team has bad, as
compared with their opponents. all
who witnessed the game, consider
the Reyno boys made a very fast
and CONSTANT showing.
Hope kid Camel, middle
weight pugillstlc star, was visiting
his many Reyno friends and ad
mlrers Saturday and Sunday. The
"hid"rhas spent the summer in
strenuous labor on his Clay county
farm, where by raising an enormous
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-12
IIANlII

We have had no ram for four
weeks and we are about ready TO
call it a droutb.
James Early and Uncle Jim Will
hams had business at Pocahontas
Tuesday.
G. II. Brown and wife visited
r. l.. McIlroy and family last Sun
day.
Uncle Dave Barnett came over
from Dalton recently and sold Uncle
Frank Roach nice young horse.
Uncle Bill Stubblefeld tells us
that he expects TO enter the race for
assessor in the near future. We
imagine that if Uncle Bill wins, the
office will be handled in a credita-
ble manner, alright.
James Early has traded for his
fathers old home place near Ingram
and will move his family there
sometime this winter.
Dee Timer, whom we reported TO
be low with fever sometime ago, is
able to be up now.
Aunt Hester Kersey is going to
Pocahontas to live with her cousin,
Ben f. Spikes, and family.
We are reliably informed that
hogs are dying with something Ike
cholera, down on Fourche and lower
Tennessee Greek
jim Timer and Miss Beulah Jack
son were married last Sunday, Esq
j. w. Barnett of Ingram speaking
the magic words that made them
man and wife.
Prof Terry Waldron commenced
his winter school here last Monday.
The enrolment was little light as
many Of our people have cotton to
puck, vet.
Iohu Presley and family viii
uole 10 near BIggers ibis winter
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-12
MILL CREEK

Our enrolment has increased ten
tins week.
Antoine Ballz spent Sunday with
his brother at Running Lake.
We were pleased to have several
visitors at school this week.
Will Sutton has been helping to
cover barn for John shellet thus
week.
Several from this place witnessed
the basket ball game at Pocahontas
Saturday.
MIR. Smotherman's children have
returned from the bottoms TO enter
school.
Mesdames George aud VIII Baltz
visited at the home Of Mrs.
Schaeoiel near Harmony Sunday.
Church services every Sunday
aud prayer meeting twice a week at
tins place.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-12

Ben ). Upton aud family OF
Old Reyuo visited At the homo OF
Bob Chester Sunday.
DR.. Shores is suffering with a
mighty sore hand, caused by stick
ing lance In It, causing blood
poison. lie was taken TO Poplar
Bluff Tuesday night for treatment,
but has returned home some im-
proved.
Ben lIowel of Heber Springs
came in Saturday TO bring his little
dsughr : to place her IN the school
here.
Tom Biggs visited home folks
SUNDAY.
Ed Garter aud family visited al
Reyno sunday.
Foster Luter and daughter, vii
lie, anl Maude HIufstedler were
shopping IN Pooahontas Saturday,
Prof. Gardeners father % Ark.
adelphm visited him n few days
last week.
A. n. Reynolds is building a
iine fe' ~ boat for MIR. Bigger.
When inished, will be one of the
best boats on Current on Black
rivers.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-12
INGRAM

Aunt. Ellen Condict Is having
the chllls.
John Duskill made a business
trip in Black River bottoms and at
Biggers last week.
News from Clay Paine who is at
Springfield, Mo, attending business
college states that he likes the place
fine aud Is well pleased.
Luther Shaver who has been at
work in the bottoms near Holmes
returned home the latter part of
last week.
DAISY Shaver who went TO Poca.
hontas on a visit TO relatives for a
few days returned home one day
last week.