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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-11-17
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I'm the District Court of the United
States-FOr the Western District
of South Carolina.

THE UNITED STATES
Versus
a certain tract of land containing
1881 acres, more or less, situate
in Pulaski Township in the County
OF Oconee, in the State Of South
Carolina, known as George W.
Smith tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quire the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant TO Gil order made by his
honor Joseph II. Johnson, United
states Judge for the Western District
Of South Carolina, on the 18th day of
November, A. ID. 1915, notice is here
by published that application has
been made to the District Court of
the United States for the Western
District Of South Carolina, in behalf
of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
of National Forest Reserve, of a GER
tain tract OF land, owned or supposed
to be owned by George w. Smith and
Matte Smith, and an accurate de-
scriDtion of said tract of land being
as follows:
All and singular that tract Of land
known as the George w. Smith tract,
situate and lying in Pulaski Town
snip, Oconee County, State of South
Carolina, heretofore said to contain
fifty (50) acres, more or less, but con-
tanning thirty-seven and S1-1O0
(37.SD acres, and circumscribed by
line beginning at corner one, same
being corner six OF the John Lochrie
'Smith~Whitner' tract, an oak post
being set in a mound Of stones, and
Scribed l. 8; thence with the line of
the lands Of Nj. ID. Lee S %" 30 E.
to corner two, a thirty-siX inch pop
lar scribed; thence to corner three, a
six inch sourwood; thence with the
boundary of the w. n. Moore tract,
S. 750 12' f. to corner four, a rock
with witnesses, an oak post being set;
thence to corner five, an eight inch
hickory in edge of branch, blazed and
Scribed; thence to corner six, an oak
post being set; being also corner Of
the John Lochrie "Smith-Whitner"
tract and the w. n. Moore tract;
thence with the boundary of the John
Lochrie "Smith- -Whitner' tract n.
SO 34' w. to corner seven, a rock
with witnesses, an oak post being set
in mound Of stones; thence to the
place of beginning.
All persons interested in said tract
of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 18th day of January,
A. d. 1916, and file with the Clerk Of
this Court at his office at Greenville,
S. c., their objections, if any they
should have. to the proposed purchase
or acquisition of said tract Of land,
by the United States.
J. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
A True Copy.
(Seal.) J. B. KNIGHT,
Clerk, United States District Court
for the Western District Of South
Carolina. 1881
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-11-17
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court of the United
Statcs-For the Western District
OF South Carolina

OF south carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
a certain tract of land containing
144. IA acres, more or less, situate
in Pulaski Township in the County
OF Oconee, in the State Of South
Carolina. known as w. b. Doyle
tract
Notice that Application has Been
blade by The United States to Ac-
quire the Land Herein Described,
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor Joseph Y. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the 18th day Of
November. A. ID. 1915, notice is here
by published that application has
been made to the District Court of
the United States for the Western
District OF South Carolina, in behalf
of the United States, for the cOndem-
nation for the public use and purpose
of National Forest Reserve, Of a GER
tain tract Of land, owned or supposed
to be owned by Bruce Doyle and NJ. |.
Doyle, and an accurate description Of
said tract Of land being as follows:
All and singular that tract Of land
known as the w. 'B. Doyle tract. stu
ate and lying in Pulaski Township,
OConce County and State OF South
Carolina, on the waters Of the Chat
tOOga River, on both sides OF the pub
lie road between Clayton. Georgia. and
and Walhalla, South Carolina, bound
ed on the north by lands Of John Loeb
RE, on the east and south by lands Of
.Ien Lee, and on the west by lands OF
the ChattOO2a River Development
Company, heretofore said to contain
two hundred and eleven t2tD acres.
more or less, but containing one hun
dred and fOrty-four and 1i-1OO
tllA.1l) acres, circumScribed by a
line beginning at corner one twelve
inch pcrSimmOn marking corner com
mon to lands of George Smith. blaZed
and Scribed ID |; thence ~ $50 IS
f.. with the line OF George Smith
along the boundary Of a field 1880
chains to the woods; thence continu-
ing into the woods to corner two,
stake with witnesses; corner COM
mon to the lands Of George Smith and
Gus SwOfford and an oak post being
set in a mound Of stones; thence to
corner three, fourteen inch yellow
pine, marking corner common to the
". Jeff Lee tract; thence n. 10 So
1G. with the boundary Of the r. Jeff
Lee tract to corner four, q twenty
four inch yellow pine marking corner
common to the r. Jeff Lee tract;
thence to corner five, post being set
in mound Of stones; thence with the
meanders Of an old trail, and the
boundary Of the II. JEFF Lee tract in
northerly course to corner six, be-
ing also corner three of the John
Lochrie "GTahl' tract and corner five
Of II. JEFF Lee tract, an oak post being
set in mound Of stones; on a ridge;
thence n. $40 40 w. with The line
OF the John Lochre 'Grahl" tract to
corner seven, a stake in hollow, cor
ner common to lands of J. f. Nevilr,
a post being set in a mound Of stones;
thence N. $50 05' w. with an old
hacked line, the boundary Of j. f.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
TOBACCO BAN NOT REMOVED.
Britain HASN'T Sanctioned a..
Shipments TO Germany.

' btSpNt'N . " nv syn.
LONDON. Dec. 29--In reply TO a state
ment which appeared in the Cincinnati
Tobacco Journal OF December 6 that
Great Britain would allow Germany TO
import American tobacco the Foreign
Office said on inquiry from the Daily
Mail to-day:
1T Is e%ntirele Incorrect to say that
the Government will permit or is about
to permit the impoi alton Of tobacco into
Germany. No goods having an enemy
destination are allowed to proceed. At
the same time II is obvious that some
goods are of less Importance to "A bel
ligerent than others.
consequently the ultimate destination
of goods OF little or no military value
need not be inquired into so closely as
must I've the case with goods OF great
military value. Nor Ia II necessary to
demand OF neutral consignees of such
goods the same guarantees as are prop
erly required in other cases.
Germany can already obtain certain
kinds of tobacco from various sources.
for instance from Turkey. That she
also can obtain other kinds OF tobacco
is not of itself a matter of first rate
importance. The most essential thing
Is to prevent munitions Of war and nee
ssary supplies from reaching the en-
envy. On that the greatest efforts are
being concentrated As regards tobacco
II is thought enough to secure that It
be consigned TO neutrals."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
BULGARS NEAR ADRIATIC.
A~ustrians Attack scUtari-ClHsh
with ItaIians In Alba MIA Near.
SpooiaI CaLle Despotch to THE 5

Special Cable Despofch TO THE Sun.
ROME, Dec. 29.-Reports received here
o-night from Albania say that Scutari,
An important Albanian city. which ID
le.s than fourteen miles from the Adri-
attic, is being attacked by an Austrian
army of invasion.
From -Scutari. the reports add. the
Austrians purpose TO proceed to Avlona,
the chief Albanian seaport, to reinforce
the Bulgars who are advancing from
Elbasan.
This Indicates that both the Austrians
and the Bulgar,ans have made progress
I'm their westward drive and are nearing
their principal aim. which Is to gain the
Adriatic a
Little credence Is given here TO the
theory tha the Austrians will drive
southwark from Scutari, as In order to
reach the Bulgars they would have to
march through a territory OF tremendous
natural difficulties. The distance be-
tween Srutari and Elbasan Is a little
more than sixty-ive miles.
IL is believed that the Austrians will
attempt to gain and hold the northern
part OF the Albanian coast. One OF their
objects IL reported TO be the establish
ment OF a submarin base along the
coast In the Scutari region.
Al Avlona IL concentrated the bulk Of
the Italian evolutionary force, esti-
mated variously at between 10000 and
100. 900 men. A clash hetween these
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
CABINET A STAND.
ResixuatiOns Unlikely Il Conscrip-
ton Methods Are Approved.
specia, Gable Despatch to rur suS.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SrS.
LONDON. Dec. 80 (Thursiay).-The
Daily Mail says this morning that the
country as a whole has expressed re-
lief and pleasure that the Cabinet de-
cided upon immediate ~compulsion. With
no designations announced there Is a
feeling that none may be Of
fered.
Recruiting in London and the prov
inces has so far been unaffected. No
squirt IL reported anywhere. although n
rush is predicted when compulsion Is
officially announced.
The Daily Watts correspondent at
Sydney says that the report of Great
Brltain's decision to introduce compul-
sion will greatly strengthen the situa-
ton there. The correspondent believes
II certain that compulsion will be
adopted in Australia.
The Daily Ne,rs says:
'Those in close touch with the polit!-
cal organizations state that public
opinion in Great Britain Is nov very
different from what 1t was even three
months ago. The huge number Of attes-
tations, as we'll as the large number Of
enlistments which resulted from Lord
Derby's scheme. added to the existing
army of 5000 900 men by giving ~
many homes throughout the land "A di-
rect interest in some man serving or
about to serve. and has produced "A pey-
Geological change in many OF those
who were previously opposed to compul-
sion of skilled workers"
The Times says;
The country is so steady and Arm
in it's resolve to win. whatever the sac
rince. that there will be little trouble
n,,tSila parliurpent kven tho pnrliss.
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ASQUITH STANDS BY
PLEDGE

great authority and influence as a con-
%ciliator."
Regarding the position Of the Irish
Nationalists. the Times says:
They are determined that compulsion
shall not be applied to Ireland
II IL important to remember that the
Derby recruiting scheme did not apply
to Ireland. which Is still recruiting along
the old lines. But the N~atlonalists go
further: they feel that their position
might be ~prejudiced In the eyes OF the
empire by the adoption of compulsion In
Great Britain alone and the retention OF
the voluntary system In Ireland.
Partly IN this ground they twice
passed strongly worded resolutions
against the introduction Of any form OF
compulsion In n part Of the United
Kingdom"
The attitude OF the Labor party Il
viewed yariously by the press. The
Daily Mail computes nat about a score
will vote against ~compulsion. The Times
believes that II Mr.. Henderson convinc-
ingly sets forth his views at the con.
ference Of Labor party members the
party will not be likely TO take an un-
reasonable attitude.
The Daily Chronicle, OF the other
hand, says:
THE Parliamentary members of the
Labor party did not conceal yesterday
wednesday, their repugnance against
compulsion at home.
ut is predicted that the party will be
bound to oppose the hill at IN cost
Asked about Premier Asquith's pledge &c
the married men they replied that that
was an AFFAIR between Lord Derby and
Asquith. with which they have no con
Germ. They have been addressed by LORD
Kitchener and have been asked TO as,
sist Lord Derby's plan. They did 81
and worked with the greatest zeal Il
make the voluntary system a success.
They assert that they succeeded II
~vindicating 1t and that Lord Derby.
rally brought more men to the color'
in nine weeks than Lord Kitchener ha
stipulated for. In the light OF these fact
they deny that there Is any necessity 10
compulsion."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
NEW ZOE FOR E
British COnssructiux Nc..,.
AerOplanes for Defence.

Nrw BRUNSWICK. n. j., Dec. 90
you visit the allied countries you
eAnnot realize what a great part the air
machines are playing in the European
war said Charles H. Day. chief engi-
neer Of the Sloane Biplane Company.
to-day. Mr.. Day has Just returned from
London and Paris. where he went on
Government business.
i should say there are at least
1000 aeroplanes now engaged in the
war In and near France" he said. AT
each OF the allied aviation stations
there are ten times az many %aeroplanes
~ the United States Possesses for war
purposes. On one aviation field near
Paris viewed between 500 and COO ma.
chimes. all completed and ready to fy
to the front. There are perhaps ten
tActories In France that are turning out
nix aeroplanes u day"
Mr.. Day has been designing areo.
planes for twelve years. He is a grad.
uate OF Rensselaer, Polytechnic.
While In London Mr.. Day viewed a
monster a%eroplane, which, he said, ia TO
De Great Britain's answer to the Ger.
man Zeppelins. 1t was Of 500 horse.
power and IL able to carry nine persons
besides ufs and munitions. Mr.. Dav
says the construction Of this monster
~asropiane, which has a width Of 1877
feet. 10 entirely practical. 1t had been
tested successfully. Others. Mr.. Day
said. were In course OF construction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
AUSTRIANS ROUTED
BY M0NTENEGRINS
Ccttinje Announces Sanjak
Has Been Cleared Of
Invaders.
LOSSES ARE TREMENDOUS
Special Gable Despafch to The srS.

Special Cable Despdfch to THE SuS.
LONDON. Dec. 2s.-The following Mon
tenegrin oficiai report was received herr
tonight from Cettinje:
The M%ontenegrin army has been re-
enforced by a Serbian corps and re-
sumed the offensive on all fronts.
particularly In the Sanjak region.
The Austrians, already driven from
M%ontenesrin territory. have been
elected from the Sanjak. The Aus
TRAN losses are estimated at 10000
men.
Thanks 10 the arrival OF Italian
forces In Albania. the Montenegro
GENERAL staff was able to nov toward
the northern front large forces of
Montenegrins and Serbians.
An earlier official report from Monte
negrin army headquarters Is as follows
The enemy hotly shelled our po-
sltions on the Tara River on Monday
and delivered a fierce attack near Lee
cuvia, hut was repulsed with great loss.
Near Berane we added to u recent
success by occupying two further VII
lagos and advancing as far as koritza.
We took forty prisoners.
On the Lovcen front the Austrians
opened fire on all the forts and sew
eral warships shelled ~Raskovagora.
They fired 1000 big shells In fifteen
hours. at the same time launching en-
ergetic infantry attacks. all OF which
we're repulsed. Despite the intensity OF
the fire We had only two killed and two
wounded.
Our success al Lepanetz on Decem-
Der go proves to be greater thar that
previously announced. We found 500
bodies on the Austrian right wing, but
the total enemy losses exceed 1000 In
killed and wounded.
King Nicholas has congratulated
Gen. vassoievitch on his successes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
FRENCH AIRMEN DIRECT
GUNFlRE BY WIRELESS.
ReconnOitre Bulgarian Lines
and Shell Uskub, Istip
and Strumitza. d.
Specie! Csbie Despatch to Tns suS.

Paris. Dec. 29.-Remarkabie work by
French aviators In the Balkans In direct
Sng Eunhre by wireless from their aero
planes Is %recounted by the War Office 10.
eiEht in a supplementary communique,
which says:
Flying over mountainous regions in
intense cold our ~aviators are constantly
r"econnoitring the B~ulEarion lines.
They have she!led uskub. Istip and
Strumitza and other e~ncarnpments with
great enect. They have also taken
remarkable air photographs OF the
enemy positions. have made maps. and
by wireless apparatus controlled our
Ounfirs.
The aviators corps furnishes weather
reports daily to headquart ers star.
recording the speed of the wind and
the heigh of the clouds from 1000
altitude.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
RUSSIANS IN NEW DRIVE.
Austrtans Are Forced 20 Retreat
In Bessa rn bia.

LONDON. Dec. 2s.-The Russians in the
southern part Of the eastern front are
making tremendous efforts to break
through the Austrian lines. These ef-
forts are developing into the most inn
portant operation since the great Ger
man drive.
The mount Of ammunition expended
is incredible and the loss of men must
be enormous. ON the B~essarabian front
the Russians have attacked eight times
in the last four days. each time In force.
According to Vienna every onslaught
has been repulsed. but evidently some
slight progress has been made by the
Cars troops. The Austrian Official re-
port to-day admits a retirement al one
place. II says:
In Bessarabia renewed Russian at
tacks failed with great losses. East OF
Purkanov n Of our accommodating d.
visions retired before superior Russian
forces.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
CRISIS AFFECTS LOAN.
AnglO-French Bonds Touch New
Low Figure Here

The Anglo-F'rench bonds sold down
to a new low record price OF s3E yes
terday. heavy transactions being re-
corded at III figure. The bonds closed
at the low price OF the day. This is
the first time that the bonds have broken
below 81 and the first decided weakness
which they have manifested since the
dissolution OF the loan syndicate.
Bond experts say that the drop in the
bonds Is due in some respects to the SEM
timental effect OF the Cabine crisis in
Great Britain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
CHINESE REVOLT NOT SERIOUS
Rebels Assure 4. 3. MIniste, fo,.
eigners Will Ne Protected

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-Formal a,s,-.
ances have been given to United STATE.
Minister Reinsch at Pekin by repr,s.n'
takives OF the Chinese revolu,ionists tha,
full protection will be accorded to Amer.
cans and other foreigners and their in.
tercsts. Reporting these assurances a
the State Department to-day MInls,..
Reinsoh expressed che opinion tina. n.
revolutionary movement agains, lao
restoration Of the nsonarchIcal form q.
government Is not serious and is ON.
fined to the single province OF Yunnau.
Even should the movement spread h.
10 Of the opinion in his report to N.
Department that there need be no an.
prehension Of danger 70 foreign life a,
property or that business will 10 ds.
Nirbed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
BELGIAN RULERS GRATEFUL.
Seaa Thanks for shoes Given q.
Destitste Children.

TIE Dollar Christmas Fund, Of whc-
Henry C1ews IL treasurer and which Ia,
vent 1907 900 pairs OF winter shoes 70,
distribution Hmong Belgian childre-
now exceeds $4,000. but Mr.. Clews VII
accept contributions for a few week,
longer In view OF the pressing need 0,
destitute little ones In the devasta,.l
country.
Mr.. Clews received yesterday N
cablegram from Secretary OF State In.
genbeck Of Belgium:
THE King and Queen have bee,
deeply touched by the generous wor,
you have undertaken and the success,
accomplished. Their MaJss,ies offer yo,
their congratulations and ask you an,
your fellow workers to accep. the
heartfelt thanks for the brotherly aid
they are rendering to our unfor.ura,,
fellow countrymen. Such marks o
sympathy are truly %corsoling."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
DUTCH TRADERS PRo.GERMAN.
Food Smuggling COntinucs-British
Seizures Arouse Feeling.

LONDON, Dec. 29.-The Daily udiFs
correspondent at Rotterdam telegraphs I:
Holland continues to be excited over
the British detention of Dutch mails
and parcels. Pro-Germar feeling is
spreading in commercial circles. Snug
Cling goes on merrily and Holland con-
tinues to feed Germany. Dutch traders
are making fortunes out OF the war.
1.-THE NiouWe Courdnt states that 1000
mail bags have been seized by the Brit
ish. The newspapers Aharply
on the British action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
RUSSIA LINE OPENED

LONDON. Dec. 2G-The Copenhagen
correspondent Of the Exchange Tsle-
graT'h Company reports that the new
steamship route from Norway to Rus
sia has been opened.
m first trip WAS made by the Nor.
weglan steamer Kong HelRe. carrying n
cargo OF American and English ma
chinery for Russia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
Fought with Grenaaes.
The afternoon communicate said

troops n inc buigarlaro u expected
shortly.
Part OF the Italian troops landed at
Avlona have reached the northern from
tier Of Greek Epirus. according to raw
ellers arriving from Santi Quaranta at
Athens. Other italian troops are re-
ported near Tepeleni, in southern AL
bania.
A large force Of Greek troops has
been for some time concentrated in
Epirus. The southwark movement OF
the Italians 10 taken here as a precau-
tionary easure against Greek attacks
In the event the HelleSic nation should
ultimately Join the Teutons and Bulga-
rians. Greek and Italian interests in
Albania have been conflicting for years
and at times ave brought the two
tries near a
An Athens despatch gives the num-
Der OF Serblans who fled into Albania
and are now In the Scutari and Elbasan
regions. at $4,000. adding hat they are
well equipped and prepared TO resist the
Austrians and Bulgarians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30

Dvsnv wa nv ~ nor sytmisry nrs
and fell into the sen. Later II was
ASwed by two vssssls 10 the Island Of
Imheos.
4 vsssei OF the Assmemnon class
q British tattisship WITH . Aispises-
mont Of Ie.O0e SonsJ, protected By two
0SuDefs, two monitors and eight tor
pede boats, bombarded NJ intervals our
positions. Our artillery replying hit
the ASomemnon and one Of the
cruisers With two shells.
On the 11th n monitor posted behind
he Isls Of Merksb fred eighty shells
on the Anatoiian coast narrows. Our
Ans4olian batteries repeatedly bonn
oar1ed the lending places at Tekks
BuSnu and Sedd-el-Bahr. disturbing
IN enemy transport, sinking a boat
near Tekkc Burnu aud destroying n
great shed.
One OF our watsrplAncs successfully
1ropped tour bombs on n ten camp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
SHIP T0RPED0ED; CREW LOST.
d Boat Staks British Steamer
Nestrals sunk, One by Mine.

LONDON, Dec. 2s.-The British steamer
Morning was sunk by a submarine to-
day and the crew Is believed to have been
lost. II ID reported In dispatches re-
ceived hero that only the captain and
second mate were saved.
TIT Dutch trawler Erin Is reported
from Amsterdam to have been blown I'M
BY q mine. Three Of her crew were
killed, three wounded and eight saved.
The Norwegian steamer Hornelen was
sunk north OF Bergen with the loss of
enc life.
Another Norwegian steamer, the
Heidrun. ia believed to have been lost,
oespatches from Penzance, Cornwall re-
porting that wreckage from the ship and
q body with one OF the lIe!drun's life.
belts have been washed ashore at
Nullion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
OFFER DANCER FOR SCIENTIST
Asstriass viii Exchange NIjInskt
for Nobel Prise Winner.
Sssciei Cs6ls Dsspatch 10 Tur sp,

PANS. Dec. 2s.-The correspondent of
II Bur 10 informed that the Austrian
prisoner In Russia whose exchange FOR
Nijinski. the Russian dancer interned in
Austria, has been suggested by Baron
Burian, the Austrian Premier, is Herr
Barany.
Tho latter was awarded the Nobel
prise Tor medicine several month aro.
He WA captured with an Austrian am.
oulance recently.