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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-24

til few days ago could any cue ue
found in the matter. The finding by
Detective Woodward of a bundle at
one of the houses entered and the
tracing 1t up to the little girl in
question led to her arrest and the
subsequent confession of her guilt
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-24
GLOBE GLASSES MAKE GOOD EYES

Remember Walha11a Hotel,
2 to & P. W., Thursday, 18th,
and Friday, 10Th.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-24

EEi' eve or Ht}}IAT NnvEY
REMEDY ~ SOON EHAIIyEn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-24
Operation Successful.
TRICKY THOMASVILLE TOT.
Girl .tOle Jewels and Buried Them
in Her Back Yard.

Thomasville, Ga, Feb. 2O-An un-
usual case in the annals of crime in
Thomasville, was the arrest this
week of little 12-year-old white
girl Of respectable parentage on the
charge of pursuing systematic
course Of thievery from various resi-
dences in the city. Watches, dia-
mond pin, a necklace, breastpins,
silk stockings, dresses and various
articles OF apparel were what the
cENd confessed to have stolen, and
they were found where she had bur-
led them in the yard at her home.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-24

London, Feb 12-(Delavpd hl
censor. )-The British steamers High
land Brae, Hemisphere and Potaru
and the sailing ships Sumatra and
Wilfred have been sunk in the Allan
tic, presumably by the German cruis.
er Karlsruhe. Crews and passenger.
were landed at Buenos Aires by The
German steamer Holger.
('rhe sinking Of these five vessel.
and the British steamer Viscoun
Humphreys was reported from Bue
nos Aires February IS. The Buenos
Aires dispatch, however, said that The
German auxiliary cruiser Kronprin2
Wilhelm, and not the Karlsruhe
sank them. This version probably Is
correct, as 1t was given by men or
board the Holger)
Situation Tense in Holland.
The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 2&
A tense undercurrent OF feeling is
running through all classes in Hol
land. This is attributed to public
concern over Germany's action in not
replying to the Dutch protest con
corning the North Sea war zone and
nervousness as to what might result
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18
ORDERS OF LONG STANDING
Insignia Pertaining to Russian Knight
hood May Be Traced Back for
Over Hundred Years.

The orders of st. Anne, st. Stanis-
laus and St. George are all well-known
Russian orders of knighthood.
The order of st. Anne was founded
by Charles Frederick. duke of Hols-
tein-Gottorp. In 1875. In honor of his
wife, Anne Petrovna, daughter Of Per
ter the Great, the famous czar, who
remodeled Russia on a European ba-
sis. acquired the Baltic provinces in
which fighting is at present going on.
and founded Petrograd, the capital. It
was adopted as a Russian order In
1897 by their grandson, the Emperor
Paul. There are four classes.
The order OF st. Stanislaus was
founded originally as a Polish order
by Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski.
the famous king of Poland, in 1765.
II was adopted as a Russian imperial
order in 1881.
The Military Order OF st. George
was founded by the Empress Gather
inc in 1859 for military service on land
and sea, with four classes. A fifth
class for noncommissioned officers and
men, was added in 1907. The badge In
q white cross with gold borders, with
a red central medallion, on which II
the figure Of st. George Staying the
dragon. The ribbon is orange with
three black stripes.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18

Z military stride. betook himself out
OF the ballroom, closing the door be-
hind him. Herr von Jagow approached
Fraulein Wedenkamp and offered her
his arm.
Permit me. mein fraulein." no
said.
The girl seemed to hesitate Her
face was CHASTITY white: she seemed
to be suffering more than anyone IN
the room.
Then Louis Weisknopf walked up
to her. ''Fraulein Wedenkampf un-
| derstands." he said. "She has acted
bravely for the fatherland. She"
The girls shrill cry startled every
body--even the foreign secretary, man
Of iron that he was.
II don't want to see hint" she ex-
claimed. averting her face. do not
let him speak to me. Herr Won Jagow.
Yes, have been brave. -"
And she began laughing hysterical-
ly, and collapsed in the foreign secre-
tary's arms. He soothed her. and
persuaded her, and at last. somehow,
got her calmed and led her outside,
while we remained upon the ballroom
floor, helpless spectators of q very
painfui incident.
When the foreign secretary had es-
corted Fraulein Wedenkampf outside.
the crown prince turned to Weis-
knopf.
"Good night, mein herr" he said.
bowling.
Weisknopf hesitated, and his face
assumed an aspect of chagrin.
"Good night, Herr Weisknopf." re-
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18

Il am greatly relieved" answered
his highness, clapping me cordially
upon the shoulder, "for there is not
another man in Germany who would
step into the breach. My quickest
automobile can carry us to Brugge in
time to intercept both Paradis and
Count Won Lindorf. Are you prepared
to start immediately"
shall always remember the ride
that followed. The swift automobile
ate up the miles, flashing along the
crowded highways at pace which left
all other traffic far behind. We
stopped only once for gasoline and tea
at a little farmhouse whose occupants
did not suspect our indentity.
The shadows of evening fell, and
Brugge was far in the distance. II
was not until ten o'clock that we saw
the huge furnace fires illuminate the
landscape.
The crown prince had requested me
to take no action except to defend the
interests Of my principal. Otherwise
the matter was to remain In his hands
did not know what his plans were.
But began to understand when the
automobile, entering the town. slack.
ened speed, traversed the highway
leading past the enormous gun foun.
dry, belching SCOT and smoky flame at
fifty places, and crawled at snail's
pace past the private grounds of a
magnificent mansion, half mile from
the factory entrance.
AS we crawled past the entrance ]
heard the crown prince utter low
exclamation. Straining my eyes.
saw, near the lodge that guarded the
approach, a single figure, half hidden
among the trees. Wrapped though II
was in a long military cloak, had nc
difficulty in recognizing Count vor
Lindorf
We drew up about two hundred
yards farther along the street.
Herr Lieutenant, you will kindly
take charge, of the car and keep hel
moving slowly until midnight" sale
his nighness, when you will entel
the drive Of the mansion and wait I
little within the gates"
He stepped out, and followed him
The car crawled slowly away into thu
darkness. i glanced at my watch
Il was eleven O'Clock.
"The railroad station lies yonder.'
said his hishness. indicating the diu
triot 70 the east Of the fnctory. I'VE
ehaI1 undoubtedly catch Captain Par
adis here. before Won LAndorf ca
gtylko at nim.- a
But Il was nearly midnisht bsforl
we NV the nBuro q = nan Who cam>
eoftly e1ong ~ roal bost1e ~ ~
mgr whicA formed the boundasy q
The WedeakamDk oefate. :
The ear1en ex)endod some ~ hun
dred feee IN front Of tho houoa which
was brilliantly Illuminated non md
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18

peated his highness stiffly, and then
the financier. having no alternative,
bowed frigidly and departed. So there
were left only the crown prince and
his suite, myself and Captain Paradis.
Il shall act on behalf Of Won Lin
dorf," said his highness. mo doubt
you would welcome the opportunity OF
a few words with your principal be-
fore we consult together"
Captain Paradis drew himself up
stifiy; he seemed to have recovered
his self-possession in large measure.
II shall be pleased to see this gen.
tleman at my hotel, the Dion, at half
past eight tomorrow morning." he
said.
There was no more to be done. We
separated almost Immediately, with
the understanding that was to con-
fer with his highness on the morrow,
after seeing my principal. But when
/ called at the Hotel Dion, at the
time arranged, ! was informed that
Captain Paradis had already left for
Paris.
That seemed the end Of very dis
tasteful business. Captain Paradis
had, of course, ruined his career as a
diplomatist, and was not likely to be
heard of again. But, though the Incl
dent seemed ended, 1t left me in a
distressing position. First, my prin-
cipal had run away rather than fight
a duel. Secondly, / had an uneasy
feeling that further trouble was brew
ing. that Weisknopf had made for
tunate gamblers throw and expected
to reap his profits. He could afford
to gamble with high stakes. his prize
being the most colossal one ever at
tanned.
My duty In Berlin was peculiar
one. Unattached to the British EN-
bassy, / was confidentially in charge
OF the innumerable affairs which could
not properly be undertaken by his maj
esty's accredited representative. Il
may be said that these we're Of the
diplomatic half world, involving sub
tie means of influencing public opin
ion, and learning 1t. There was moth
| ing discreditable in the post Still, 4
required my movements to be kept y
secret a. possible ct such time oi
strained international relations.
was somewhat chagrined, therefore. q
discover that my presence IN Berlin
was known, some two months later
whom an ol1oor from his hishnoos
stan called On me and requested thal
= q 49,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18

The crown prince took Hsrr ~
merich By the arm. /
"A short explanAtioa may be IN ogd
DER" he said. Herr weisknopf. {
wish you good evening"
For the second time the flnancief,,
taken aback, looked utterly mortified
Il wish you good evening. msin
herr" his highness continued. Ana
Weisknopf. with . snort Of rage, de-
liberately turned his back on the
crown prince and withdrew.
you win have the goodness to 30
straight home. mein herr" the prince
called after him. "Now listen, Herr
Emmerich-or perhaps l should rather
address you. Herr Graf, since you
know nothing Of this AFFAIR That lump
Of wax was an impression OF. the f.
nous French clavette. the key to the
seventy-nve nm. Creusot machine
gun"
Count Won Lindorf raised his dull
eyes to the princes face. "Sof" he
observed.
And that gave me the key to tho
situation.
SO greatly did this famous gun out
class that made at the Wedenkampf
works that the possession OF a model
by the German government would a.
most bring the much-dreaded war
upon the stage
Measuring but 3.2 inches at the mux-
zle. this deadly little weapon, OF
which some twenty-five thousand were
known to exist had terrorized the
German government. and fabulous
sums had been spent III the endeavor
to discover the secret Of its manufac-
ture. One of the features which char
acterized II was the entire absence
Of recoil due to Its glycerin jacket.
It's most remarkable feature, how.
ever was this Whenever, upon the
field of battle, It might become nec-
essary to abandon It. by moving .
small key, called 'clavette," the
piece dropped apart in such q manner
that the secret of It's construction
could not be discovered.
This was the secret which Paradis
was bringing to Fraulein Weden-
kampf
Captain Paradis received one hun.
dred thousand marks srom Herr Weis-
knopf for the betrayal OF the secret"
continued his highness. fixing his eyes
on the girls face
saw her start convulsively. He
was bought?" she cried. "He said"
"Yes. fraulein." said the crown
prince gently, that was where the
man doubly forfeited his honor. Herr
Graf, Fraulein Wedenkampf had prom
ised to marry him II he brought her
the clavette. Perhaps he loved her.
perhaps he thought to salve his dis
honor by convincing himself that the
money was secondary motive. Frau
lein wedenkampf was resolved to sac.
rifice her love for Germany.
I'VE could not persuade her other
wise. And we needed the clavette.
But not by such means-nor at the
expense Of her happiness and yours.
Herr Graf
Count Won Lindorf stared at the
prince, and saw him tighten his hold
on his pistol.
Then !, by my unlucky shot, have
ruined our hopes OF learning the So
cret." he muttered; and the prince
wrested the pistol from his hand Just
as he was turning It upon his breast.
mo. gentlemen" his highness an
swered. I'VE have held the secret Of
the clavette four weeks. 1t came from
other sources. But-the time has not
yet arrived"
And we went out and left the lovers
together.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18

ease. II am anxious to know wheth-
or you have yet had any communities
tionf from your principal. Captain
Paradis."
None. your highness." answered.
1T II = wretched business"
1T IL miserable business" an
swered his highness. with some emo
tion. If Paradis intended to remain
In France and never set foot in Ger
many again. all might como well.
Fraulein Wedenkampf IL . great favor
ite with my father. and we have
Count Won ,Lndorf's interests at heart.
But the man is on the way back to
Germany"
But surely your highness may have
been misinformed.' said. He can
not show his face In Berlin again"
HE IL not going to Berlin" an
swered the crown prince. HE is to
visit Fraulein Wedenkampf at the gun
works at Brugge this evening at half
past eleven, Immediately after his
train arrives. We have positive in
formation. and unfortunately Count
von Lindorf heard Of this before we
did. obtained leave of absence. and is
on his way to Brugge to intercept Par
adis and kill him. SO. wishing to do
Justice to the man. to save Count Won
Lindorf from running his career. and
to protect the good name of Fraulein
Wedenkampf, have sent to ask you
whether you will still consent to be
Paradis' second"
1T would be a distasteful post" I
answered. "but do not feel justified
in declining under the circumstances"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18
The Wax Clavette
Revelations Of An
Ambassador Large

Transcribed BY H. M Egbert from the private papers Of
an Enshshman who for time unofficial diplomat
IN the most secret service Of the Bxtish Government.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18

lump of wax, shattered by the ball,
but retaining certain conformations
like those OF the impression of huge
key. :.
In the center Of this amorphous
lump was the pistol bullet. The
crown prince extracted It, looked al
the broken lump of wax, and put It IN
his pocket.
A lantern light flashed through the
trees, shouts were heard, and two mer
and woman burst through into the
place where we were standing. The
woman was Fraulein Wedenkampf
One of the men was Weisknopf; the
other recognized later as Herr EN-
merich, the director OF the giant CUR
| foundry.
They came forward, stopped, and
stared at his highness, at me, 1t the
body upon the ground. and It thu
count, who. standing sflent with
folded arms, stared at the man whom
he had killed.
"Hers d what you sought Hsrr nm
merich. = said thS crown prince, plac
ing the hump Of wax n his hands.
ne director joope1 q G. ana bursl
intD hypteE1on1 exolanatiops.
re y nno1ooG, your hlghnesals -
shouted. vi<h sneeF n his voioe. IN
= ubsless ~ a. Al hae oone 1ur
nethin6''
eye. an has gone for no<nne.~ -
peated yfuulein Wedsitanpf stonily.
maFvoled q her eeIfeontro1, = ~
prssenee Of the body q her lovee.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-02
INDIGNANT AND SARCASTIC.

Henry L. Pond in an article in the
Clinton Waterman contends that East
Feliciana has no right in law to assist
in building any of the proposed bridges
over Thompson's Creek, except the one
at the so-called east prong. He says:
"The western boundary of East Fe-
liciana lies along the east prong of
Thompson creek from the Mississippi
state line to it's junction with the west
prong thence few hundred yards to
Rag branch, thence to the Mississippi
river. These bridges are to be in the
vicinity of Jackson, the farthest one
perhaps two miles away. The public
road from Jackson to Bayou Sara
crosses the main channel of Thompson
creek, about one-half mile below the
junction of the two prongs, and little
north of the mouth of Rag branch.
This has been it's crossing point for
more than one hundred years without
a bridge The west prong and Rag
branch are entirely within the parish
of West Feliciana and beyond the
Jurisdiction of our Police Jury and the
bridges across them would be con-
siderable distance from our boundary"
He calls it IAN unwarranted scheme
of charity to the town of Jackson and
the parish of West Feliciana," and sug
gests that "if the police jury will not
secede from this unjustified contract,
then let's test its legality in the court
by Injunction
He throws the following withered
land deserved) bouquet at West Fe-
liciana:
'The parish of West Feliciana has
existed as such since 1926 and to date,
so far as known, has but one little
bridge of twelve or fifteen feet in
width across dry ditch"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-02
WArcHMAN FOUND DEAD.

C. F. Watson, Waterman for the Y. &,
M. V. R. R. Co. at the Thompson creek
bridge, was found dead early Tuesday
morning. He had taken supper at the
home of Mrs. NJ B. Riddle, where he
was boarding, the night before, and
departed for his work 1t is supposed
that death overlook him during the
early evening as evidence showed that
he must have been cleaning his lantern
when stricken.
Parish Coroner Taylor went down
Tuesday and viewed the remains. His
verdict was to the effect that death re-
suited from natural causes, probably
from acute indigestion.
Mr.. Watson was a brother-in-law of
Supervisor Cunningham Of the Y. & M.
v, and was from McNair, Miss.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-02
FARMERS SHOULD RAISE
SNAKES.

Every farmer and every poultry
raiser should keep few snakes as a
protection to his crops and poultry,
says Allen S. Williams, secretary of
the International Psychological So
ciety 1.-THE idea is simple" Williams
says Rats, weasels and other rodents
destroy crops and are the natural
enemies of domestic fowls. Snakes are
the natural enemies of rodents Keep
a few snakes to kill off the young
rodents and in time your crops and
chickens will be safe. To the cereal
crops alone in the United States ro-
dents cause an annual loss of $780,.
100000 If snakes had even half a
chance the loss to farmers and poultry
raisers would be reduced to practically
nothing. There are a dozen varieties
which could accomplish the work and
are nonpoisonous."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-02
NEWS MULTUM IN PARvO

Greece modified her army and navy
bringing the last of the Balkan states
under arms. All appearances confirm.
ed the friendship of Bulgaria and
Turkey which were sworn enemies for
30 long.
Russians took Lutsk with 5000 pris.
oners, defeating the Austrians, and
forcing them to retreat in Galicia and
! in Volhynia
In the north, Won Hindenburg con-
inued to make progress against Dvinsk
tinued to make progress against Dvinsk
and captured several positions.
The German war loan exceeded
$4,000, 100000, and was pronounced the
greatest in history.
The receiver of the Lasalle Street
Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, sued
William Lorimer and nine others for
$4,000.
Pathfnders will go over all proposed
routes of the Jackson Memorial High
way from Nashville to New Orleans.
Company X, of Lake Charles, won
the annual State Militia shoot, and the
six members of it's team won places on
the state team which will compete at
Jacksonville, Fla.
Cooperation of the farm demonstra-
ton agents was asked by the Louisiana
Lespedeza Growers Association.
Mrs. Walter R. Stauffer, of New
Orleans, made a gift of some of Presi.
dent Taylor's heirlooms to the White
House china collection.
At a conference between Senator
Ransdell and New Orleans business
men it was decided to ask Governor
Hall to call a general Louisiana boost
ing convention, to be held within sixty
days.
British and French troops began their
far-reaching offensive against the Ger
mans on the western front after an
incessant bombardment of fifty-four
fifty-four hours preceding the infantry
advance.
British warships opened a violent
bombardment at many points off the
Belgian coast, indicating a general
movement to bring the western front
into the prominence it held earlier in
the war.
Emperor William made Admiral Won
Holtzendorff chief of the naval general
staff and Admiral Won Hoch vice chief,
removing the men who favored the
aggressive submarine policy which
caused trouble with the United States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-02
WHEN BUILDING ROADS.

In bodybuilding keep these three
principles in mind, says the Progress
|sive Farmer:
l. bodybuilding is too expensive a
business for you to entrust it to men
without expert knowledge. Demand
that your state highway commission
approve your county's projects.
2. The cheapest way to keep dirt
roads in good condition is by the use
of the drag. Demand that your county
commissioner make plans for using it
to improve the roads you already have
instead of spending all the road money
building new roads.
3. There is no such thing as per
manent road" hence no plan for road
building should be approved unless it
includes provision for keeping up the
roads after they are built.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-02

One of the most horrible affairs that
have shocked this community in q
long time was enacted at the home OF
Gabrielle Hamilton, an old colored
woman, near the l.. r. & N. cattle pens
in Bayou Sara, shortly after o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Ruffin Daniel was shot and instantly
killed.
The Hamilton woman was shot twice,
fingered nearly twenty-four hours, and
died at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning
|. R. P. Richardson after shooting the
other two, placed the muzzle of his
revolver in his mouth, pulled the trig-
ger and blew off the top Of his head.
There are no living witnesses to the
tragedy, and full details will probably
never be known
Richardson had been employed as a
convict guard on Angola State Farm
for a number of years, and had been
keeping" daughter of the old negro
woman who was killed, but had re-
Gently been deserted by her. He was
seen in town on Sunday in a drunken
condition, but is said to have gone to
Woodville, Miss, later. He returned
on the early train, Tuesday morning,
visited the house where the tragedy
occurred, stayed there a short while
and went on down to the river front.
He returned to the house about eight
o'clock and shortly afterward the
slaughter took place.
The body of Mr. Daniel was i'm
mediately removed to the lower floor
of the Red Mems Hall in Bayou Sara,
whence it was conveyed later in the
day to the home of the Daniel family
at Star Hill.
Mr. Daniels presence at the house
is accounted for by the fact that it was
his custom to 60 there and remain in
seclusion while on a drinking spree,
rather than to remain with his family
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-02
BOUQUET FOR NEW BANK.

The Bank Of Commerce Is the name
Of the new institution which will open
it's doors for business in ST. Francis
vile, La. on October 7, with e. Greene
Davis at it's head. We are glad to see
that our neighbor is to have bank
again, for under the able management
of Mr.. Davis, who is an experienced
and successful banking man, we fee
certain that it will have a successful
career.-Woodvill Republican.