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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
WalhaIla Red Gross Officers.

The election OF officers for the
Walhalla Chapter Of the American
Red Cross will be held in the audi
torium Friday night, October 5th,
instead Of Thursday. All men,
bers of the Red Cross are re-
quested to attend. The chairmen of
the various committees are requested
to send in written reports to be read
at this meeting. Kindly send the re-
port to w. l.. Werner, Chairman Red
Cross. Mrs. j. A. Steck,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
American Patrol Shin Sunk.

Washington, Oct. An Ameri-
can patrol ship, on duty Off an Allan
tice port, was rammed and sunk
early to-day by an unknown craft.
The incident reported to the Navy
Department was officially announced
as follows:
"A coast guard vessel on patrol
duty off an Atlantic port was RAM
med and sunk by an unknown ship
early to-day. The work OF raising
the sunken vessel will begin at
Once.'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Used Dynamite; ~ Years.

Henryetta, OKLA, Sept. 29.--Mike
Brashears, alleged organizer of the
Working Glass Union, was found
guilty to-day in the State District
Court Of having dynamited the wa
terworks system at Dewar; near
here, on the night OF June Q, and was
sentenced to II years Imprisonment,
A motion for a new trial was denied.
Four other defendants with Bra
shears were granted continuances.
their cases to be heard in December,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Called Into Service by Local Board.
Harry e. Sheldon, Westminster.

List Of Persons Exempted or Dis
charged by Local Board.
Whites-Carl Luther Roach. VIM.
Milas Alexander, Jasper Hamen
Neal, Jas. Ernest Snead, Noah Ar
chelaus Vinson, Ernest d. Cochran,
Albert Leard Sanders, Jas. Thaddeus
Gibson, Roy Mcintyre, Walker B..
Duckett, Jesse Carver, VIM. Ander-
son Taylor, Tillman McAlister, Jas.
Joe Adams, w. Frank Burdett, stiles
Morton, John Marcus Roach, John
Lewis Summey.
Colored-J. Hugh Werner, Hilliard
Williams, Fred Birts, Manuel Skel-
ton
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Singing Convention at Hopewell

The Semi-Annual Singing Conven-
tion will meet at Hopewell Metho-
dist church, near Harbin, on the
second Sunday in October, 1917. All
Sunday schools and churches are
urged to send delegates. All singers
and the public are invited to come.
Bring song books--and don't forget
dinner baskets, well-filled.
w. NJ. Lemmons, President
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
lNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1917.
pRTY- Y-sEVEN COLORED MEN GO
Itl'st COlorcd Contingent from Oco-
nee Will Leave Walhnlla Friday.

s. There are 47 colored men from
pconee to go to camp for training,
and they have been called to appear
IN Walhalla Thursday OF this week
do-morrow), and to be ready to
leave here Friday morning for the
camp at Columbia. The names OF
these ~ colored men, with their or
Ger and serial numbers, are given
below:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Another Italian Drive.

Rome, Sept. 30.-In another pow
erful drive the Italians have 'captur-
ed the high ground to the south of
Podlaca and southeast Of Madonna,
In the Isonzo sector. The official an
nouncement OF this success reported
the capture Of 1,409 prisoners.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Changes in Rules Announced.

A dispatch from Washington says:
Congressman Fred II. Dominick
has received a copy Of an order from
the provost marshal general in which
he states changes have been made in
the. exemption rules whereby men
who have been drafted and sent to
the national army may have their
cases reopened,"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Rainfall for Week.

Rainfall for week ending Septem-
ber 80, at p. m, Is furnished US by
H. w. Brandt, cooperative observer.
The record follows:
Date Inches rainfall
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Serial No.

Drder No. Serial No,
N Fred Bailey Jones, 1894
u Marshall Hodges, c 1878
M VIII Reid, c 2O22
ER11 Evans Guyton. c 1913
F3l Pink Williams, C 214S
E&4S Frank Thos. Asbury, c 1876
Mb5 Prue Sloan North, c 1886
S$6G Eugene Cobb, c 1853
|sSs8O Frank Brown, c 17O5
Sss82 Starks Banks, c 1885
|sSAsS6 Joe Hicks, 1847
ES890 Henry Knight, 1922
|Sf92 Neal Alex. Doyle, G 1878
Esa24 Thos. Garland Grimes, c 1918
El1A0 Freeman Simpson, C 1850
|Ma9 John Wyly, c 2124
|Slb1 Sam Jones, c 1887
$50 VIII Jenkins, c 1906
|AS1 Leland Perry 2O17
KRIS Thad Harris, 1843
|I9l George Rogers, 2O47
ss202 Sylvester Harrison, 1868
James Ferguson, c 1891
|2R2 Ben Black, c TIA
[227 Kirby Adams, 1874
,,242 Fred Birts, 1888
ESQ Eugene Rice, G 2O24
s2Y3 Dozer Blackwell, 1903
M7 Will Simpson, 2O82
SSS w 1a,nas W. 1SaI
ES0 ES0 T',meno ea NtUss; Uss;,s !Sot
SSSSS SSS eeno Ion 1s. S,i,us ia4d
MAJ W1o,,.o. - pe' W atdo
S$aS IosanI s' odoo onoo
NM % Iosn 1>T 1oSo 1
.Ssd II,Sp D., A. SUN 1coo 1ooo
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5Ssgas a n ponaon tcno cno
s1iS ia mo-, I1In,~ht aSo o9o
saS4 Earla % Wy,,Ha S. me o1oo Xxx
$40 iIa EdoS
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.sXo nsaar ,1J~,nht poa' an4
[%fSS ISbn CIV, ei1,, Saaa Saaa
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!"
81 These also to appear Thursday at
4yp. M:
order No. Serial No.
bl2 Haskell Hawthorn, 1881
633 James Redmond, 2O25
634 Bula King, 1915
538 Ralph Durham, 1880
651 VIII Lomax, C 1884
Meeting Thursday Niyht
There viii ho o.;, 49,,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
Inches rainfall.

Total for week :.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
SECOND SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
Mrs. Cora Sanborn of Worcester, Mass,
Believed Demented.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Cora
Sanborn, aged 81, wife of Jacob Ssnborn,
is dying in City hospital from her sec
ond suicidal attempt made within "a
hours She was found lying on couch
in their home at $50 May street, uneon-
scious, with her husbands photograph in
her hand, by Sanborn's mother, Mrs. Ada
Sanborn of 10 Gates street, hats night,
while her husband was continuing an all
day search he made to locate her.
An empty eight-ounce chloroform bot
tie was beside the young woman, and the
odor of the anaesthetic was on her
breath. but whether she drank it or in
hailed it could not be determined by Po-
lice Surgeon Cassels, who responded to
an emergency call and hurried her to the
hospital Her baby, aged four months,
has been cared for by his grandmother
for several days.
Tuesday night Ssnborn came upon his
wife as she was drinking wood alcohol
He gave her an antidote and finally qui-
eted her Slight hope for her recovery
is given a. City hospital. She is believed
to be affected mentally.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
COAL PRICES sHAKY.
As Result of Senate's Passing the Food
Control Bill

Washington, d. c., Aug. 9.-Sharp re
duction in coal prices was predicted by
officials last night as result of the
Senate's passage yesterday of the food
control bill carrying a provision for gov.
ernment fixing of fuel prices.
The federal trade commission, which
the measure authorizes the president to
designate as an agency to enforce the
provision, is ready to make out price
scale at short notice For months the
commission has gathered facts as to pro-
duction costs and in recen treport to
Congress pointed out that prices are too
high
Bituminous prices to the general pub
lie were fixed at So in recent agree
ment between producers, members of the
commission and other government Off
cials. This price was to hold until final
price was determined on. Investigation
has convinced members of the commits
sion that this price is too high and that
coal can be sold at much lower figure
and still leave handsome profit for the
producer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
RESTORATION FIRST DEMAND
Says Lloyd George, Speaking at Lunch
con of the Serbian Society.

London, Aug. 9.-Premier Lloyd
George, speaking yesterday at the lunch
con of the Serbian Society of Great
Britain in honor of N. P. Pachitch, the
Serbian premier, said that the FIRST con-
dition of peace is restoration, complete
and without reservation" The premier
added that he believed in little nations, -
saying:
II believe in the nation which can sing
about its defeats. Serbia has sung right
through the centuries, not of victory, but
of defeat that submerged her in the food
of barbarism. Serbia always has hoped
and now her day of reckoning comes.
The nation that sings of her defeats is
immortal.
However long this war may last
Great Britain's honor is involved in see
ing Serbia free. Serbia and Belgium are
the guardians of the gates and bravely
have they defended them. The troops
of Serbia never have been disheartened; /;
they still are guarding the gate. The
British extend once more the hand of
friendship to Serbia We will go through
the war together to the end"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
NEW POISON
sst : d KILLS MANY
,--u'-
Germans Have New Means
of Destroying the
French
COLORLESS LIQUID
CARRIED IN SHELLS
British Medical Officers Are
Making Investigations
into New Peril

Hazebrouck, France, Aug. 9.-British
medical officers are trying to determine
the nature of new poison used, it is
believed, for the first time by the Ger
mans on the French town of Armenti-
eres, near the Belgian frontier. Many
have died from its effects.
The first time the poison was noticed
coincided with hail of small shells,
which contained colorless liquid, which
spread over the soil As the liquid evap
crates, it produces heavy gas, which
penetrates everywhere. It seems to make
more victims among the women than
among the men, clinging about the hair
The victims are first affected in the
bronchial tubes, then their eyes swell,
and eventually they lose their sight.
These symptoms are accompanied by a
burning inside and an incessant cough
and fever. Their skin turned an earthly
color and in several cases death followed
rapidly. Occasionally the victims are
affected by terrible hallucinations and
delirious laughter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
CLEANING UP pLATTsBuRG
Col. Paul A. Wolf Gets Angry Over condi-
tions About Camp.

Plattsburg, N. ", Aug 9.--Col. Paul
A. Wolf, camp commander, started on
the war path in the city of Plattsburg
early yesterday morning. When he had
finished his task, accomplished IL about
% minutes, the chef of police had been
reduced in rank, nine saloons were ~
under such restrictions that they will be
forced to close, one dance hall closed its
doors last night, and all other dance
halls will have to take out licens es and
be under the watchful eye of three com
mittees and the police.
A new chief of police was appointed,
the common council being summoned in
hurry session and the appointment con
frmed Altogether there was excite
ment plenty for the Plattsburgers.
Col Wolf accompanied by the camp
adjutant, Capt. j. A. Baer, motored to
the office of Mayor W. B. Mooers, where
he was met by representative of the
Fosdick committee, which is looking aft
er the morals of the training camps, and
representatives of the Women. Civic
league of Plattsburg.
The evidence of these committees was
laid before the mayor and then Col. Wolf
made his demands, which were promptly
acceded to. The civic league has had
two women policemen, not uniformed. at
work in the city and the committee of
the league took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to ask the common council to paw
these women salary, which was re-
fused.
Col. Wolf told the mayor that the CITY
had not kept its pledge to kee pthe town
clean, that the military author -es had
purified the city 80 per cent over its past
reputation and that unless there was i'm
mediate work and with strong hand to
finish the job, the secretary of war stood
ready to put the men ordered here for a
second camp at some other place. The
colonel said he did not propose to 20
back t. camp until the city machinery
had started in operation. 1t started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
NINTH POLIO CASE
Breaks Out in Family Living on North
Main Street.

Sporadic outbreaks of poliomyeliti,
continue, another case having been dis,
covered yesterday afternoon. The ho''
victim and the ninth to develop positive
symptoms since the malady made its ap-
pearance in Barre month ago is the
3-year.old child of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Young, who live upstairs over the black.
smith shop near the corner of North
Main and Blackwell streets. Health Off
Ger Stewart diagnosed the case immedi-
ately after he was called and an exam
nation by DIR. Edward Taylor of Bur
lington confirmed the original diagnosis.
The child is not seriously i'll, but there
are six other children in the family and
every precaution has been taken to guard
against an epidemic in the household
Police headquarters was notified of the
case as soon as it developed and patrol
man was on duty at the house last
night.
There are nine cases in Barre at the
present time, but the authorities are by
no means apprehensive of the immediate
future. 1t seems pretty well established
that the situation in the south end is
well in hand and if the quarantine is en-
forced as effectively in the north end,
where the more recent cases have broken
out, it is felt that this city will be rid of
the disease in due time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
TO PROTECT PUBLIC.
Against Protiteering Is Plan of War In
dustries Board.

Washington, d. c., Aug 9.-Defnit,
assurance that the American public
would be protected against profteerina
and that the allied governments will get
their war supplies at the same prices
as the United States is contained in an
announcement of the administration
war price policy. The pronouncement
was made by the new war industries
board, formed last week as part of the
council of national defense to have full
charge of the governments war pur-
chases. II made clear the administra-
tons determination that there shall be
no exorbtant war profits, and at the
same time stated the governments inten-
tion to see that industry receives fair
prices for its products.
Prices now charged for materials neces-
sary to the industrial life of the ma
tion are out of all proportion, the state
ment said, to the cost of production.
"Unconscionable profits it is declared,
are made on national resources entering
into the manufacture of articles con-
sumed by the public.
Already the administration is prepar-
ing for drastic action to reduce prices
if negotiations with manufacturers fail
to produce results.
Robert S. Lovett, of the war board,
who made public the statement, declared
the government was ready for such a.
contingency and felt confident it could
meet the situation. If possible, he said,
it hoped to accomplish results without
resort to legislation
In the Senate yesterday, Senator Pom
erone introduced bill to authorize the
president to fix the prices Of iron ore,
iron, steel and their products and to
regulate their production and sale
through the federal trade commission.
Full power to control the sale and dis
tribution of foods, feeds and fuels was
given to the government yesterday in the
final passage of the food control bill.
The administration attitude in de-
that American manufacturers
sell to the allies at the same prices as
to the government is that since there
is common purpose and since the allies
are buying their supplies with American
money, justice requires that costs be
equalized.
Two restrictions, however, viii be
in selling to the allies, One is
that the allies themselves must apply the
same rule in selling to each other and /
20 the United States, and the other is
hat the arrangement must be limited
% articles actually used for war pur-
poses. Officials hold that the last re.
'triction is necessary as protection to
American industry and intend that no
'aw materials shall be sold abroad at low
'riees to be made up into manufactured
FOODS and sold back into the United
States in competition with American
!ealers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Carl Heinrich Low, "Alien
Enemy" Resented the
Questioning
WHEN INTERROGATED
BY u. S. MARSHAL.
District Attorney Br sd of
Burlington Or = I'd
Him He

After appearing bef 5 ie Washington
county exemption l = at Montpelier
to-day and filing his exemption claim
from military service because he was
from country which is at war with
the United States, Carl Heinrich Low of
Barre was questioned by United States
District Marshal Lackey and, failing to
respond in a manner satisfactory to the
official, was held pending word from T.
5. District Attorney V, A. Bullard of
Burlington.
When going before the board Low had
little to say except to go through the
form of filing his claim, but when he was
interrogated by the district marshal he
is said to have resented the querying.
After District Attorney Bullard ordered
the man held, Low was taken to the
county jail, where he is still under arrest.
At the Jail he is said to have made quite
a lot of comment
Low is a painter by trade and is said
to have come to the United States from
Germany in 1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
CATE-BATES
Barre Young Woman the Bride of North
Calais Man.

| Miss Nina l.. Bates, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George L. Bates, and George L.
Cate Of North Calais were married at the
home of the brides parents, 7 Orange
street, Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. G. c. Conners of East Calais
Only relatives and more intimate friends
were present. The double ring service
was used and as the bridal party entered
the parlor, where the ceremony took
place, Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played on the victrola The bride was
attended by her sister, Miss Mildred H.
Bates, and Weston A. Cate, a student at
st. Lawrence university and a cousin of
the groom, acted as best man.
The bride was gowned in white net and
wore veil. She carried shower bou-
quet of white roses and white sweet
peas, Her bridesmaid wore white net
trimmed With green medallions, and car
ried pink sweet peas
The bride chose for her wedding dav
the 25th wedding anniversary of her par
ents. Mrs. Cate was graduated from
pouunAu SSAhihaiN III tHe Cidss ol 1871
and latterly has been engaged as teach
er in the city schools. Mr. Cate was
graduated from the Vail Agricultural
school at Lyndon in 1918, since which
time he has been interested in the man.
agement of large farm in North Calais
Bride and groom were the recipients of
many wedding gifts. They are passing
their honeymoon at Malletts bay on
Lake Champlain, after which they are to
reside in North Calais.
Among the guests from out of town
we're; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank X. Freeborn
of Marlboro, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. f.
Robinson of Somerville. Mass Mr.. and
Mrs f. w Cate of North Calais. Mr. and
Mrs H. G.. Hollister of Marshfield, Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Lamb of East Calais
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. W Cate of Mont
oelier No cards were issued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
DRoUTH HARD HIT.
Gen. J. Pluvius Invaded This Region with
Heavy Weapons.

Torrental showers and resulting flow
of somewhat raging waters through the
main street of Barre this morning
brought back vividly memories of at
least two disastrous foods which have
visited this city in recent years. The
showers, which came at close intervals in
a steady rainfall beginning soon after
dawn, had the punch but lacked the
duration of cloud bursts in the past that
have converted small streams into swol-
len torrents and streets into gondola
paths Sharp peals of thunder accom-
panied one of the later showers, but the
lightning was far away. Sheets of rain
struck the earth with thud and before
long hill streets were being sadly gouged,
the work of weeks and months was un-
done, and great heaps of aluvium were
deposited on the level highways.
From Depot square nth along North
Main street water spread from curb to
curb at the height of the downpour and
intakes all along the way could not take
care of the water that rushed through
the cutters. The street department la
borers were abroad at an early hour, but
their activities could not keep apaee with
the rain and in several instances the wa
ter set back into cellars. Gardeners
whose war plots were not targets for
the fury of the storm are reckoning that
the showers will make good bit of diff
ference with their crops, but the rain
fall, coming as it did, will cost the city a
few dollars to repair the damage done on
hill streets and elsewhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Washington County Board
Sets Examination for
Next Monday
LARGE NUMBER
PHYSICALLY UNFIT
First Days Examination
Produced Only One Posi-
lively Certified

| AS sooh as tHey ndu become convinced
that Washington county's quota of %
men for the new national army would
not be filled from the first two groups OF
% men each, called originally, the coun-
ty selection and exemption board pro.
ceeded to issue new call for the next
25 men in the order of their selection at
Washington and according to the official
list published in another column of to.
days paper. The examination of the
third group will be held at the county
courthouse Monday, Aug. l3, beginning
at o'clock
The calling of the third group was
largely due to the depletion of the list
of % men called yesterday, the first
day of the examination, through dis
charge for physical disabilities and
through possible release because of claims
for exemption from military service.
Every one of the % men called in the
first group was accounted for by night
fall, the man who failed to report early
in the day having telegraphed from a
western state. One man of the first %
men, Peter Congo of Barre, already had
enlisted; one man is to be examined else
where; one mans examination was post
poned temporarily; ii men were dis
charged for physical disabilities; six men
who passed filed claims for exemption and
only one man had the distinction of
passing the examination and not claim
ing exemption before the local board.
The man who passed and did not claim
exemption yesterday is Ashley Charlie
Barnett Of Cabot. He was the 18th man
drawn in the county.
The six men of the first % who passed
the physical examination but claimed ex-
emption were as follows:
Wilbur J. Duquette of Barre, depend
ent wife.
Luis San Miguel of Barre, dependent
parents.
Domenico Pelello of Graniteyille, an
alien.
Ray L, Jeronime Of Montpelier, de,
pendent wife and children.
Edward Carbonneau of Graniteville,
dependents.
Fred A. Mobus of Warren, dependents
The board completed the examination
Of the second group of % men early this
afternoon, with the exception of one man
who was sick and unable to report. A
greater percentage were found to be ply |
sically fit to-day than yesterday, Ia
the examinations, six being re-
iected because unable to pass the exam
nation and one, subject of Germany,
not being examined.
Those claiming exemption to-day were
is follows;
George Elbert Jewett of Marshfeld
dependent wife and parents.
Wesley NJ, Hayes of Montpelier, de-
,endents.
Max G. Reaside of Barre, dependents.
Robert B. Knox of Barre, dependents.
Moses Arronte of East Barre, depend
nts.
Raymond NJ. Izor of Montpelier, de-
,endents.
William Simonelli of Barre, depend
nts.
Verne L. Smith of Waterbury, minister
# the gospel.
Allie Trodelle of Websterville, depend
mt parents.
Alselmo Rossi of Barre, dependent par
nts.
Carl Heinrich Low of Barre, subject of
iermany.
-Four of those who passed the eSamina
ion did not file claim for exemption to-
ay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
MANY FOUND ALIENS.
Grafton County, N. H., Board Completes
Three Days Work.

Woodsville, N. H., Aug. 9.-The ex-
emption board for Grafton county COM
pleted three days task last night, ex-
amining " registrants yesterday, So
of whom were accepted as physically fit.
OF 2l6 examined in the three days, l52
were accepted
A large number of the 260 men called
proved to be aliens and were not ex-
amined. The claims for exemption among
the physically sound were plentiful. The
total number is not yet known, as all
papers have not yet been filed