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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
A Personal Invitation,

Spartanburg, Oct. Especial:
Plans are being made, according to
reports from the State Sunday school
office, to extend a personal invitation
to every person in South Carolina to
attend Sunday school on November
4. This is Statewide "Go-to-Sunday
School Day." and will be observed
throughout North America as Inter
national "Go-to-Sunday School Day."
The increase in Sunday school at
tendance last February, when the
first Go-to-Sunday School Day was
observed, was about $4,000. This
time the slogan is: "Out for hun
'dred thousand increase in Sunday
school attendance"
Interest in the day throughout the
State is being aroused. Officers Of
the district and county associations
are visiting schools and holding con-
ventions in order to bring about a
concerted effort to make this a great
day in the Sunday school history of
the State.
Among the interesting letters re-
ceived at the State Sunday School
Associations Office concerning this
movement is one from Lieut.. Cover
nor A. J. Bethea, who was for seve-
raj years superintendent Of the First
Baptist Sunday school Of Columbia
Mr.. Bethea says:
"All good citizens will be interest
ed in this movement to bring into the
Sunday schools more people Of the
State. Our people believe in secular
education, and they believe, too, in
religious education. 1t Is gratifying
to all to note the increased empha-
sis that is being placed by the lead
ing educators upon the Importance
Of the moral and religious elements
in education. Never before have our
people 50 generally realized that no
education is complete which ignores
religion, and that the Sunday school
stands alone in its distinctive pur-
pose OF furnishing religious instruc-
ton to all the people.
81 appreciate the importance Of
this effort to win recruits to the
Sunday school, and trust that on No
vember 4 thousands of our people
who do not ordinarily attend will
unite with the schools of their choice
and become identified with this edu-
cational and religious agency in our
State"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
IS SKIN WHITEGNER
HOW I" Make Creamy Beauty IIo-
tf0n for u Few Cents.

The juice OF two fresh lemons
strained into bottle containing
three ounces OF orchard white makes
whole quarter pint Of the most re-
markablc lemon skin beautifler at
about the cost one must pay for a
smaIl Jar OF the ordinary cold
creams. Care should be taken to
strain the lemon juice through q fine
c!oth so no lemon pulp gets in, then
this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice Is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes as freckles, SAL
!owness and tan and Is the ideal skin
softener, whitener and beautifier IS
Just try 1t! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint OF this sweet
ly fragrant lemon lotion and massage
1t daily into the face. neck, arms and
hands.--Ady.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and for years
it was supposed to be incurable.
Doctors prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced 1t incur
able. Catarrh is local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney C Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is q
constitutional remedy, is taken in
ternally and acts through the blood
on the mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn. One Hundred Dollars Reward
Is offered for any case that Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
+. j. Cheney &iCo., Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion.--Adv
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
GERMAN RAIDER IN PACIFIC.
Sinks Three American Vcsscls-Crew
Captures French Ship.

washington, oct. 4.-OpeTdtlODS
Of German raiders in the Southern
Pacific were revealed tonight in q
dispatch to the Navy Department
| from Tutuila, Samoan Islands, tell
ing OF the arrival there in an open
boat Of the master of the missing
merican schooner G. Slade, with a
story OF how the famous Seeadler
had stranded on Mopeha Island after
destroying three American schoon-
ers, and how members OF the German
crew had set out for further depre-
dations on commerce on other cap
tured vessels.
1t was August 2 when the Seead-
| Ter was abandoned, and on August
q her commanding officer, with
three officers and two men, set out in
a motor sloop, provided with ma
chine guns, rifles, bombs and two
months supplies. On September 6
the remainder Of the Germans seized
the French schooner Lutece, armed
her and put out to sea.
PRISONERS MarOOncN.
Twcnty-seven white and II native
prisoners from the Seeadler we're
left marooned on the island, and the
SHADES master brought word that
they we're in great need Of food and
| water. The American vessels sunk
were the Slade. the A. B. Johnson
and the Manila.
The Navy Department issued this
statement:
"The master Of the American
| schooner G. Slade arrived In an open
boat at this island with three other
men from Mopeha Island, which they
left September 10. The master, Ha-
dor Smith, states that his essel was
captured by the German raider See
adler on June II. The schooner was
destroyed by burning and The entire
crew we're taken aboard the raider.
Raiders In Motor Sloop.
Smith further states that the See
adler captured, on June IA, the
| American schooner A. B. Johnson
and on July 8 the American schooner
| Manila The Manila was destroyed
by dynamite, after which the Seead-
Ter proceeded to Mopeha Island, the
| westward island of the Society group,
arriving there July 81. On August
2 the Seeadler stranded and was
abandoned as a total loss. The COM
manding officer Of the Seeadler left
August 81 in a motor sloop with ma
chine guns, rifles, bombs and about
two months supplies, accompanied
by three officers and two men.
con September 5 the French
schooner Lutece, bound out Of. Ia
hiti, Society Islands, arrived al Mo-
| peha and was captured by the re-
mainder OF the Seeadler's crew, who
Immediately left on the schooner
with machine guns, supplies, rifles
| and bombs, leaving behind them 27
| white men and II native prisoners,
from the Sccadler, marooned on Mo-
peha Island. These men are in great
| need OF food and water"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
FRENCH START AIR REPRIsALs.
British Authorities Promise Repri-
sals "With Compound Interest"

London, Oct. "a crowd Of poor
people in the southeast district Of
London appealed to Premier Lloyd
George, says the Daily Mail, for re-
prisals against Germany for the air
raids on London. The premier
shouted to the crowd:
I'VE will give 1t all back to them,
and we will give 1t to them soon. We
shall lombard Germany with COM
pound interest"
The crowd theered the promise of
the premier wildly. The premier had
just completed tour of the area
Namaged in the air raids with Wis
count French, commander of the
home forces.
French Airmcn Bomb Baden.
| Paris, Oct. 3.-Continuing their
reprisals for attacks of German air.
men OH French cities, French avia-
tors last night dropped bombs on the
German town of Baden, the war Of
fee announces. The statement fol-
lows:
"In reprisal for the bombardment
of Barbecue, two Of our aviators
dropped several bombs on the town
Of Baden.
"On the night OF October 1-2 and
during the day of October 2 our avi-
ators bombarded the railway station
at Fribourg, factories at Volk elgen
and Hoftenbach, and railway stations
at Brieullcs, Longuyon. Wetz-Woip-
py, Arnaville, Mezieres-les- Metz, Thi-
onville and Sarrebourg. In the
course Of these various expeditions
prOjectiles to the amount Of 1000
Kilograms (15,400 pounds) were
dropped"
The town of Baden, in the grand
duchy Of the same name, is one of
the most famous and beautiful wa
tering places Of Europe, best known
for It's medicinal baths. 1t Is a town
of some 5000. about 55 miles from
the French border.
British Bomb German Works.
Hohuoh, oCI. OF
the bombing operations by British
! naval airplanes over German-held
territory Is reported in an official
statement issued to-day by the Brit
ish admiralty. It reads:
"On Monday night naval aircraft
| dropped many bombs on the lock
gates at Zeebrugge. On Tuesday a
quantity Of explosives was dropped
on sheds and machines at the St.
Denis-WeStrem airdrome.
During the usual patrols two en-
emy aircraft were shot down out of
control: All our machines returned
safely"
German Report London Raid.
Berlin, Oct. 3.-In the official
war office announcement issued to-
day it was stated that the bombing
Of London, Margate, Sheerness and
Dover by German aviators on Mon
day was "visibly effective"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
u. $. Medical Officer Killed.

Washington, Oct. 3.--Lieut G.. p.
Howe, Of the Boston Medical Officers
Reserve Corps, was killed in action
September 2S while on duty with the
British forces in France. the Adju-
tant General to-day announced
North CnrOlinian Killed.
Washington, Oct. 3.-Gen. Per-
shing cabled the War Department to-
day that Corporal Ernest f. Hart,
signal corps, was killed by the pre-
mature discharge of a hand grenade,
at practice. Corporal Hart's father,
r. w. Hart, lives at Oxford, n. C.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
SINI[INGS AGAIN LOWERED:
Thirteen Ships Reported Sunk-Sny
German Claim Exaggerated.

LOnuOu, OCT. 3.-EleVen BRUSH
merchantmen of more than 1900
tons each and two vessels under L.
600 tons were sunk by mines or SUBJ
marines last week, according to the
British admiralty statement made
pub .fc this evening.
The foregoing statement of the
British admiralty again lowers the
aggregate of British merchantmen
sunk by mines or submarines during
any week since Germany began her
intensified submarine campaign. AS
against Is vessels sunk the previous
week, which was the low record since
February, only 13 merchantmen are
shown to have been sent to the bot
tom last week.
German Claims Exaggerated.
London, Oct. 3.-The total of
all losses to worlds shipping since
! Germany's ruthless U-boat war went
into effect aggregates about two
thirds Of those claimed by the Ger
| mans in a statement issued Septem-
; ber 1. At that time the Germans al
! legged that an average Of 100000
tons had been sunk monthly for
Seven months.
The actual totals Of tonnage sunk
compiled here show that not even
during the most successful month
for the kU-boats-April--have the
figures reached any such proportion,
while the August losses dropped to
almost half the April figure
British Casualties for Week.
London, Oct. 2.-Casualties in the
British army, reported for the week
ending to-day, number 27.175 Off
GERS and men, divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
l51; men, 3,773.
Wounded or missing: Officers,
531; men, 1924:
| Ten French Vessels Sunk.
Paris, Oct. 4.-The weekly report
Of losses to French shipping by sub
marines and mines shows that five
vessels OF more than 800 tons each
and five of less than that size we're
destroyed. Four Of the smaller
ships were lost in the preceding
week. Five vessels were attacked
unsuccessfully, one of them in the
previous week.
Six fishing vessels were sunk, two
OF then in the preceding week.
Italian Shipping Losses.
| Rome, Oct. 4.-Italian shipping
losses by mines or submarines for
the week ending September 80, in all
seas, we're two sailing vessels Of more
than 100 tons and three sailing YES
sells Of less than 100 tons. One small
sailing vessel escaped when attacked
by y submarine.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
REPRISALS SETTLED UPON.
Britain Forced to Take Action, Says
Gen. SmutS.

London, Oct. 4.-According to The
Standard, a policy of reprisals for
German air raids has been decided
upon.
In an address to-day at luncheon
to presidents Of the chambers of COM
merce of the United Kingdom, Lieut..
Gen. SHUTS, former commander of
the expedition against German East
Africa. said that Germany, "defeat-
ed on the battlefields and baked in
the submarine campaign, is now in
impotent rage, striking at us through
our non-combatants, through women
and children" Aerial warfare
against the defenseless was the new
weapon, he said, and predicted it
would not only fail, but woulI prove
to be terrible boomerang.
Applying the principle Of AN %ye
for an eye, and tooth fol tooth"
Gen. SHUTS said, 1--WE ar most re.
luctantly forced to apply to the en-
! my the bombing policy which he has
applied to u.s.
Continuing, Gen. Smuts said
Last month 'rr naval and mill
tary airplanes dropped 207 tons of
bombs behind the lines of the enemy.
In the same period he dropped four
and one-half tons Of bombs on Lon
| don. In that month we bombed him
on 23 days and on 10 nights, chiefly
attacking bic at rlr Il
| figures show, damaging his machines
| and pitting his airdromes with shell
| holes. We also bombed his billets,
trains, transports and railway sta,
| tions, causing him the heaviest
| losses.
ALLOW me to emphasize two
points which hope will be borne in
mind when it is ultimately found
| that my words are not bluff, but Sc
rious and far-reaching in their i'm
port Gen. SHUTS went on.
Firstly, we did not begin this
| business of bombing Industrial and
populous districts. The enemy be-
gan this practice, just as he began
the use OF poison gas and other con-
traventions Of international law.
And we have been most reluctantly
forced to follow suit after a long de-
lay, which severely tried the pa
tince Of the British public.
Secondly. look upon these de-
velopments OF the arts of war as ut
terly bad and immoral, and while
do not fear them if, as in the present
case, they are forced on us, vet I
should infinitely prefer that both
sides should desert such cruel prac-
tices. We shall do our best to avoid
German denominations, and in our air
offensive against military and indus
trial centers Of the enemy we shall
use every endeavor to spare, as far
as is Humanly possible, the innocent
and defenseless who in the mast en-
1oyed the protection of international
law.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
American Schooner Sunk.

London. Oct. 4.-The American
schooner Annie f. Conlon was she'll
ed by German submarine Wednes-
day off the Scilly Islands. The crew
Of eight was landed. The Conlon
left New York August 27 with cargo
for-Havre.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
ASK THIRTY CENTS COTTON.
Representatives OF Ten Cotton States
Have Taken Action.

New Orleans, Oct. "A price Of
80 cents pound to the farmer was
agreed upon at a meeting here late
to-day OF men interested in market
ing and growing Of cotton in ten
Southern States as being justified by
the present selling prices OF manu-
facturcd cotton products. The price
was suggested in an amendment to a
resolution adopted Just previously,
which declared against price rcgula-
ton Of cotton by Congress or dele
eating the authority to any other
body.
Although the amendment, intro
'duced by l.. Is. Jackson. director Of
the Georgia Bureau Of Markets, met
with some little opposition. it was
recognized as compromise meas
urc and was almost unanimously ad-
opted. Unsuccessful efforts to have
the amendment read 35 instead of 80
cents were made by Il. w. Dabbs, Of
Mayesville, S. G. W. b. Ycary, OF
Farmersville, Texas, and Peter Rad
ford, Of Austin, Texas, led the move
ment to secure a 3O-cent minimum.
TO Confer With Hoover.
Following the advice of John NJ.
Parker, State Food Administrators,
the delegates adopted resolution
providing for the appointment of a
committee Of seven to confer in
Washington with Herbert Hoover,
Federal Food Administrator, regard
ing cotton seed prices.
Resolutions also were adopted en-
dorsing Edward S. Butler, of New
Orleans, as a member Of the Federal
Exports Board and endorsing the
movement to have bales of cotton
standardized throughout the cotton
bolt by making them Of the uniform
size Of 54 inches long by 27 inches
wide.
While many delegates early to-day
advocated holding Of cotton for min
imum prices ranging from 80 to AZ
cents, general sentiment during the
afternoon was against such action.
Addresses by Senator Ransdcll, State
Food Administrator Parker and VIM.
b. Thompson, president Of the New
Orleans Dock Board, opposed the fix
ing Of minimum price. Growers
we're urged by Senator Ransdell and
Mr.. Thompson to hold their cotton,
market it judiciously and. if neces-
sary, borrow money on it in storage.
Mr.. Parker said he knew Of no ef-
fort to place cotton under Federal
control.
Ten States Represented.
The sessions to-day were attended
by cotton growers. state Commits
sioners OF Agriculture, directors Of
marketing bureaus, officers of farm.
ers' unions, merchants and bankers
from ten Southern cotton growing
States, all OF whom assembled to con-
slider cost OF producing the 1917 cot
ton crop and decided upon the advis-
ability Of setting a minimum price
for which the staple be held by the
growers.
The delegates at to-night's meet
ing adopted a resolution creating a
Cotton States Official Marketing
Board. to be composed Of Commits
sioners Of Agriculture, directors of
marketing bureaus and presidents Of
farmers unions. The board will Sc
cure data relative to cotton demand
at home and abroad and distribute
it to farmers. An organization
meeting will be held tomorrow.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take 0rOye'E

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic Is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties ofQUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
Piles Cured In & to ID Davs

Your drmggist will refund money II PAZO
OiNrMRNT fails TO cure any case OF itching.
B!tnd, bleeding or ProtrudinR Piles In TO days
The hrst application givcs Ease and Rest. SOC.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-10
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money II It fails to cure.
Il. w. SROVR'S signature on each hoI 30c
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-25
GERMAN COUNTERATTACKS
COMPLETELY REPULSED
Men Driven Back in Disorder,
With Shells Playing Upon
Them During Retreat.
FRENCH GUNS HARD At WORK
But No Infantry Attack Has Yet
Developed From Recent Ar
tillery Preparation.

There Was dimiuut,on in the in.
tensity OF the fighting between the
British and German armies cn Tuesday.
although battles OF great GcrccncSs
continued n, several points In Il csc.
according to the British official com
munication. tho advantage rested nth
Field Marshal iIair's forces
Southeast OF Arras. the British made
progress between the Scnscc River and
Monchyie -preux. driving their lines
lager OF Fcntainc- c-lcs-Croisiltcs and
cher!sy, and Strengthening OF; tho
shsrp salien, that had existed ,hcrc
Northeast Of Arras. in the Gavclle
sector, the Germans threw a :'tronc
countcrattack against tho British. but
the British guns TAXED tho German line.
and drove II back in disorder. and
piaycd shells upon tho men in their
hurried retreat
Since Monday more than o.ano Ger
, mans from numerous divisions have
been made prisoner by tho British. and
still others arc awaiting transfer TO
the prisoner caScs
NO infantry attack mas ICNvippcd
from tho ARTILLERY preparation the
French ha"c hcen making All along
their front for several DAYS. ON Tues
day the Germans wore heavily Lom-
bardcd in various sectors from St
Quentin to tho Champagne. Among the
booty captured by tho French during
tho recent heavy engagements on the
plateau of the Chcmin- dcs- DANES
or
famous -m!llimcter Gcrman hu>vit-
,crs These guns now have been
brought INTO the French lines. and
doib,iess soon viii bc used in the
operations against their former owners.
HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED
on TURNS ny BRITISH
General Maudc's troops have can
turcd tho railroad station OF Santara
on the Tirris River some scventy-tivc
miles northwest OF Ragdad. and with
~ sixteen locomotives and 3ct rail
road cars. Heavy casualties we're in
nictcd by tho British on tho Turks. and
many prisoners we're taken during the
advance from Eztabilat 10 Samara
In Palestine, tho Turks apparently
purpose to make stand against "a
further advance by the British through
the Holy Land.
From Gorilla 10 tho head of the
Adriatic Sea, violent artillery ducls
arc in progress between the Austrians
md the Italians. At several points In
this region during the lct-up in the
firing the Italians sailed forth. and
bv surprise attacks occupied advanced
Austrian positions and made prisoners
OF the defenders. In the SuEana VAL
ley. eXtensiv. Austrian troop move
me1ts are being carried out. possihIy
with tho intention of opening an often
sve in this region The guns here are
roaring in mighty duel.
Along the entire Macedonian front
reciprocal bomhardments arc taking
place.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-25
bUIT1sH NAVAL MACHINES
ATTACK ENEMY Dl:STROlEUS
iRy Associated press.1

ny AssoCi1tef fTesS
LONDON, Anril pa British Adj
miralty statement reports All attach
by three British naval machines on five
enemy destroyers, which were seen at
$40 r. NJ. MONDAY ste1minC between
ElankenberEhe and ZecbrucGc ~ a
northeasteriy direction five miles of
the coast
The leading machine. says tho
statement attacked. dropping sixteen
bombs, one OF which was seen TO OBJ
tain a direct hit. The remaining four
destroyers scattered. and were at
tackled by the two remaining machines
ihrty-two bombs being dropped. The
leading destroyer was observed to take
list to port. and remained stationary
after all the bombs had been dropped
The four destrcyers closed in on the
disabled craft. A hostile seaplane at
tackled our machines, but was easily
driven Off. At 6:1o r. NJ. tho four
destroyers were reported by a recon
noissancc machine as entering Zee
brugge harbor. 1t is considered most
probable that one destroyer was sunk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-25
SPEAKER DREAKS FORTH
~ OPPOSTrION TO DRAFT

WASTiINGToN. April o4.--Ch:rnp
Clark spoke his mind on the conscrip-
tion subject in his plain Missouri
homespun VA: to-day. and when he
had concluded 1t was plainly apparent
that Ec docs not believe in the admin
istrations selcctivc draft army plan
The Speaker. WHO has kept quiet on
the subject until to-day was stand
ing in his own Office at the time he
broke forth. and behind him. stacked
up like the fortiticationS at Bunkcr
Hin, New Orleans and the other his
toric battle grounds used daily now in
the rhetorical flights in Congress we're
packages containing the signatures OF
100000 persons who support the prin-
ciplc OF universal military training.
F:scorting the bundles OF names were
men representing the National Security
League. among them being Lloyd Tay-
lor. chairman OF the League; Colonel
Franklin =. Brown. Colonel G. Crcigh .
ton Webb AMI Herbert Barry. secro-
tary of the league. They had arranged
a formal ceremony for the p-escrt,.
tion OF the petition to the Speaker. and
Chairman Taylor read a brief address,
10 him.
When he had finished reading, the
Speaker said suddenly.
What YOU men want is coascription,
and that's Il thing you're not going to
get. | don't believe tais hill will ever
pass"
WANTS no GET YOUTH
~ ARMY AS FREE MEN
One OF the committee members
started TO say something. aud the
Speaker cut HIM off,
why do you want to fasten onto 4
brave man the disgrace Of being
drafted when lie wants q chance to
volunteer" We want to set tho youth
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