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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
4 LONG CHANCE.

In anticipating the great drive
that the Germans will undouht-
cdly make on the western front
very soon, we must not overlook
the preparations of the allies to
receive them. The Germans
failed at Marine and again at Yer
dun and with the war in the
fourth year it is not easy TO say
how they can succeed now, even
| though the armies from the east
crn front are released. France
had more than three million men
In the field last summer. In All
gust, 1914. she had 300 big guns
and last June she had 5000 81
enough guns of all callher to
place one every tWcnty-SlX Zee,
along the entire front. When tn,
war opened she vas equipped t
,cXplode 10000 Of her ''iamOn,
-" shells each day, now she may
fire 100000 of shells of this cali
her each tWcnty-tolr hours, be.
sides 100000 from other artillery
itillery.
| The relative growth of Eng
lands strength is far greater. |
is estimated that there are 1000,
900 British soldiers in France an,
'oi course the equipment Is vast
! ~ greater in all respect, than ;
year ago. These conditions taxi
no account of America that ha3
from 800. 900 to oO0,OOO men OF
the ground and i sending thou
sands every week. If France an,
England alone were able to hol,
the Germans at the Marine 81,
weeks after the war opened an,
at Nerdln later. it seem, alto
gethcr unlikely that they can b
: overwhelmed by any >trrngtI
, that can be ma>>ed by the ter
mans and Au>trians during thcs
, winter months when an offonSiv
, campaign is most difficult tn
, increase Of the allies in men an
? resources would seem to full
: lOiiset the loss of the Rus SLAMS.
| Germany is making a tcrribl
gamble, Vet logically there
nothing else for her to do. tn
full rejection Of all of her pea,
: prOftcr> by the allies must carr
to Potsdam the message tn;
: England. France and Amcri,
l jointly have settled to the gri
: determination Of fighting tn
) war to the finish.
:, The kaiser was right, when
- a moment of depression he to
Ambassador Gerard that Il
80 English were stubborn pcopl
- They are indeed. All histo
- proves it, and we Americans ha'
~ carried that inheritance Of Il
~ Anglo-SaNon blood. The splcnd
- valor of the French is proof tn
they, too, will carry this war
its relentless end. There is re
Y. son enough why the kais
IS should take a desperate chan
on breaking through. but The r,
,ff sons are many and Satistact,
MS for believing that he will uttr
.f- fail as he has before.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

The Bolsheviki boss, TrotZky.
in an address to his opponents,
tells them that within a month a
gnillotine will be clipping off
their heads at ragtimc speed. This
is strange talk from one who eff
fleets TO regard war with horror
aud to be inspired only b,
dove for his fellow men. II ".
remember, Robespierre was
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
SPEED UP.

Proprictor-"What's the trOuble?"
Head Waiter-"Big crowd waiting
for table. sir IS
Proprietor-''Teli the orchestra to
strike up something lively. Maybe il
will make these people chew faster."--
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
FEMININE STRATEGY.

Here's an article on the sporting
page about ring tactics"
What is meant by ring tactics?"
"llave you never observed how n de-
signing yOnng woman can inveigle an
unsnspccting young man into buying
her one @"-Eirmingham Age Herald
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

The news in the weekly re-
view of Secretary, Baker is not
of much yaluc. since most Of 1t
was printed after the former re-
port. His conclusions ar" o,
rather pcrfunctory interest. as
for instance. his statement that
Germany. realizing The danger
attendant upon the waning Of he1
Influence in the east, will be moro
anxious to conclude speedy
peace before the war map he.
comes less favorable. We cOu|C
have guessed that.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
A SIGN OF AGE.

lis he getting old? 49,
Il guess so. He's given up thinking
that he can play first base on the Of
flee maj ried mems team.--Detroit Free
Press.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

Congress celebrates its return
hy turning a high-powcred cal
cilm light on the conduct of the
war. President Wilson, who
coined the campaign slogan Of
..pltiless publicity may now
learn what it is like.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

The Bolshcviki have cut Off the
ears thcater privileges. Not
having the schedule Of the 81
hcrian circuit, we are unable Ia
saw whether that is PUNISH
mant.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

General I.ndendorii's remark
that the world is entering into q
series Of wars causes ms To VOL
der how much farther the world
mus, go before it gets a good
start.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

The British have tackled Pales-
tine on to their empire, Just 10
show that they are not overlook
ing bargain lots in war tune.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

Frank VANDERBILT recently
preached economy at Chicago
hanauct that cost seven dollars
a plate. The explanation is that
Chicago had not heard OF the
war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

We depend upon the home
guard to see that there are no
empty stockings in Missonla on
the morning of the twenty-flith
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

Let us intern Mars on christ
mas day and inoculate ourselves
with the good old serum 81
peace on earth and good will to-
wards men,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

A timely Christmas gltt LOT 'he
kaiser to Trotzky would be a
watch fob. made from the bones
oi Judas lscariot.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

We think the meanest Moh'di'-
an ;s the one who buys Christmas
nrcsents from an eastern man
order house.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

Our war With Germany VIII
move a little faster after we
have cleaned up the enemies at
home.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

Perhaps somebody will shoot
salt on the tail Of the white
winged dove Of peace before the
next Christmas.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
mE DAILY mSSoUlAN
esTA0LishEo wa
TUESDAY,. oEceMsER 70, 1917.
please remember that Santa
Clans hates A Christmas tightwad

If this is a million dollar ram
wc feel like marking it down 10
four bits.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

We wonder whether Col. JACK
Frost ;s 10 overlook Missoula IN
fixing his Christmas salient.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

The new three per cent peer
o,oh, 10 he a safe drink for the
threc per cent Americans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

woman likes to have people say
that she Is young looking and is n
member OF an old family.--Chicago
News,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

Two bank holdnps in one DAY
show that Chicago STICKS "
..husiness as usual.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
GOING ABOARD
THE SCHOON r.

the boats. And their
cutlaSs and pistol, at
Il few minutes the figt
Then. SpurrCd on 10y
foes and seized the SC
was knocked out Of hi
The IA eing British
Gasrce'S dcstroyers.
to the whole colony
was made.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
AGGRESSION LEADS
TO BATTLE.

ContiScated or destroy,
Often, too, he seizcC
not contraband at all
Any cargo that plea Sc,
Gated for his own use
Not content with or
ton went a step turtle
At the head OF raidi
the farmers living alol
punished their prcsun
their barns.
one June evening IN
in those watcrS-tried
Pee gave chase. Tn
| way to the open sea.
hidden Shoal and stucl
out from the harhO,
Rhode Isla ndcrs. st
Duddington saw tn
called his crew to gu;
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
NES,i3fiNES A GOLD
Cincinnati Authority Tells How 10
Dry Up Any Corn Or Callus So
it Lifts Right or.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer Wear the
shoes that nearly killed you before,
says this Cincinnati authority. be-
cause few drops Of freezone applied
directly on tender, aching corn
Sstops soreness at once and soon the
corn loosens so 1t can be lifted out,
root and all, without bit Of pain.
A quarter Of an ounce Of freezone
costs very little at any drug store,
but Is sufficient to take off every hard
or soft corn or callus. This should
be tried, as it is inexpensive and is
said not to inflame or even irritate
:. the surrounding tissue or skin.
If your wife wears high heels she
will be glad to know Of this.-Ady.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
i !. !. !. !. !. !. i. !. !. !. !. i. !.
!. AN AMERICAN "DEFEAT." j.
+ !. !. i. !. !. !. i. !. i. !. i. !. !.
(B0s ton Transcript }

Our first fighting contact with the
Germans is a small disaster. It lis,
however, a much smaller disaster
than Bull Run, from which the cause
of the American Union somehow re-
covered. 1t will be remembered that
the first encounters of American
fighters with the British in 1775, at
Concord, Lexington and Bunker Hill,
were all reverses But in the fighting
inspiration whicH they gave to tho
people they operated very lnuch like
successes. The thought OF those
dozen American soldiers in German
hands and OF the three boys left lying
in the trench will help to introduce
the American people to the idea that
we are at least OH the threshold Of
our war with Germany. The. Ger
mans. Of course, knew perfectly vel,
where our troops were completing
their training on the Rhine-Marne
Canal, and In a somewhat character
Ia tic German manner they planted a
Darrage fire in the right epto to ia III
itate the training process. But they
cannot by this small demonstration
bring that portion OF the line forward
as field Of important operations. 1t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
ONLY ONE STILL AT LARGE.
Lieuts. Berg and Loescllner Captured
Near Mexican Border.

Laredo, Texas, Nov. 8.--Lieut
Hans Berg and Lieut.. Loeschner, who
escaped from Fort Mcpherson, Ga,
October 23, were arrested this after
noon by Customs Inspectors Robert
Rumsey and John Chamberlain at
point six miles below Laredo, near
the Rio Grande. They were turned
over to military authorities.
Women In the Case.
(Atlanta Constitution.
With the arrest Of two Of the re-
naming three prisoners at large, it
has been definitely established that
woman helped in the escape Of the
Germans on the night of October 23.
Bertha Loew Sought.
Bertha Loew, residence in New
York, arrived in Atlanta from Phila-
delphia on October 21, two days be-
fore the escape, according to Depart
ment Of Justice officers. She secured
board at house only SO feet from
the prison barracks at Fort McPher-
son, which lie deep in the woods from
the Lee street entrance to the reser-
vation.
A letter, mailed five days ago in
Atlanta to friend in New York, has
established the fact that the woman
was in Atlanta and probably with
Berg, officers believe, during the hunt
for the prisoners Immediately follow
ing their escape. The government
agents are hot on the trail of the wo-
man.
1t has also been established that
the daughter of prominent German
newspaper publisher in the East was
implicated in the rescue of the Ger
man prisoners from Fort Mcpherson.
Her arrest Is also expected as soon as
the chain of evidence against her has
been completed by the government
agents.
Nine GcrmanS Caught.
win this capture nine o. The ten
men who made their escape from the
local internment camp have been re-
captured. Two were caught in At
lanta, five near Surrency, Ga, and a
not chase has been kept up for the
other three.
The ten Germans made their es-
cape late Tuesday night, October 90,
through long tunnel which they had
been working Oh for nearly three
weeks. 1t began under the kitchen
and led to point outside the wire
barricade.
The next day the entire secret SER
vice of the country was put to,work
on the case, with the result that only
one Teuton Is now at liberty,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
= CADET APPOINTMENT MATTER.
Results In Indictment Catholic CIer-
~ gyman and AppOintee.


- gyman and Appointee.
Greenwood, Nov. 7.-Father Lewis
j. OHern, prominent Catholic cler-
gyman Of Washington; Father e. A.
Duff, a chaplain in the United States
navy and a former resident Of Green
vile, and Andrew A. Ward Knisley,
now holding an appointment to the
Naval Academy from the First Con-
gressionaL District Of South Carolina,
are under Indictment IN the Federal
Court for the Western District of
South Carolina on the charge Of con-
spiracy to defraud the United States
and using the United States mails to
aid in this work of conspiracy. The
indictment was handed the grand
jury here to-day.
Congressman Stevenson, of the
Fifth District, made public in June
OF this year letters and kilograms
which tended to show that the two
clergymen had told former Congress-
man McCorkle, Of that district, that
the young man, Knisley, was a resi-
dent Of Chester, and as such he stood
the examination for the appointment.
.He was rated as an alternate and
later was notified toereport~at the
Naval Academy. Congressman Ste
Venson, who succeeded Congressman
McCorkle, and who had by that time
been sworn In, stated that his suspi-
cions were aroused and he had the
matter investigated, stating that he
found that the young man had spent
one night in Chester at the home of
Mrs Collins, No. 107 Dewey street,
but that, as matter OF fact, he was
resident Of Philadelphia, though his
father was machinist in Charleston.
On the presentation of these state
ments to the Secretary OF the Navy
the appointment Of the young man
was revoked. Subsequently he was
appointed to Annapolis from the First
District by Congressman Whaley.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
Is. II. Wreck Last Week.
(Farm and Factory, 8th.9

Blue Ridge mixed train No. 8, Wal
halal to Anderson, was wrecked at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon at 17h
mile-post, at Steel Greek trestle,
seven miles west Of Anderson The
wreck occurred as the train was ap-
preaching the trestle, and one heav-
lily loaded car containing wood fell
from the trestle, burying itself in the
water beneath. This car fell about
80 feet. Three other cars were de-
rallied on the trestle, but they were
COTTON back on the track without a
great deal OF difficulty
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
Recommended by
Doctor Cothram;

DR.; T. F. cothram has';n Is IS, wsl1knSwn ELL now,
he gets Bilious or ns needs ' % purgative
medicine, what do you suppose he
does? Out Of his whole big stock of
liver medicine he selects and use2
Granger Liver Regulator. lie says
fhere Is mono better" That's a
pfetty strong endorsement, don't you
think, from a man who knows all
shout the merits Of the different medi-
mes on the market? Granger Liver
Regulator is purely vegetable, does
rot griro nor irritate the delicate lin
ing Of tho stomach and bowels and
gives quick and pleasant re-
R,ltsi It, is the best system purifier
- aown. Your druggist can supply
gou25c for large box. Accept no
taibstitute.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
7 a X N ITO E
county Treasurer's Office,
storage.

Walhalla, 8. c., Oct. II, 1917.
The books for the collection of
State, County, School and Special
Taxes for the fiscal year 1917 will be
open from October 18th, 1917, to De-
cember 21st, 1917, without penalty,
after which day one per cent penalty
will be added on all payments made
In the month Of January, 1915 and
two ner cent penalty on all payments
made IN me month Of February,
1913, ana seven per cent penalty on
all payments made from the first day
of March until the 18th day OF
March, 1878. After that day all
taxes not rald will go into execution
and be placed IN the hands OF the
Sheriff for collection.
Taxpayers owning property or pay
ing taxes for others will please ask
for tax REQ eipt in each Township or
Special School District in which he
or they may own property. This is
very important, as there are 80 many
Special School Districts.
The tax levy is made up as follows:
state tax ~. .sA.. 8 ~ mills
School tax -. ..... 3 mills
Ordinary county tax 80. 712 mills
Int. on bonds and s. F.. -. 1a mill
For steel iridge over Chat
otooga T,iver -. -. IL mill
For roads -. ........ 1 mill
Total levy ... -. .21 mills
S,s;,,.ial and I,Ocal School Taxes
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
Clemson's Military Staff.

Clemson College, Nov. 1.-THE
Clemson military staff of instruction,
discipline and supervision has at
last been completed by the appoint
rnent Of John e. Oberg as quarter
master Of the institution. Mr.. Oberg
3 a native Swede, but has had seven
years experience in the United
!, states army, and comes highly rec
ommended for his work as quarter
master. The Clemson military staff
. unique in that each member Of the
staff is Of different nationality. Col.
icFeeley, the commandant, being an
american; Major Turnbull, the as
sistant commandant, Canadian, and
Capt. Oberg, the quartermaster, a
'wede.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
Two French Victims,
"f'.s's..s.se.s..s. Observation-Disclosures.
!. ''SONIE TATERS." i.
Observation-Disclosures. .s..3..t..t..i..s..S.ss..s.
(Anderson Mail.)


In It's last issue The Keowee Cou-
rier felititated itself on having seen
a sweet potato Weighing six pounds
and eight ounces. This potato was
in the possession Of John Ahsel, and
The Courier goes OH to say:
Recently, too, Mr.. Ansel, I'm con-
versation with Capt. j. r. Anderson,
Of the Blue Ridge Railway, learned
that in the city Of Anderson, at no
distant date In the past, wagon load
of sweet potatoes was brought into
the city, the smallest one OF which
weighcd6 8 pounds, the largest about
Z pounds. The two-horsc wagon load
contained about iT5 potatoes We
fatty refuse to vouch for any Of the
Anderson story. Some one told Capt
Anderson, who told Mr.. Ansel, who
told us. We are all members of the
Ananias Club, and neither Of us is
willing to vouch for statement made
by the other"
Capt. Anderson was perfectly cor
rect in the story he told Mr. Ansel
and there is no Ananias talk by any
one who repeated 1t The facts about
the wagon load Of potatoes and the
17-pounder are just as related, and it
doesn't strain the crednlity of people
here, who know what sweet potatoes
should be, to believe ehe story.
If our venerable Walhalla contem-
porary would come down almost any
Anderson county farmer could show
him tubers that wolld putits measly
little six-pound 'tater to shame. why,
Jehu Jones, of starr, brought into
the Daily Mail Office yesterday morn
ing potato Weighing 141a pounds,
and 1t was only fair sample Of his
patch.
Anderson county potatoes are
"some 'taters."
Anderson county must raise the
largest potatoes in the whole world.
Other communities get puffed up over
a seven-pOund potato, but here It only
takes one to the peck.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
IHobe
You
W5U
Publish
This
Letter
BREAD NEXT ON GOVT. LIST
For Regulation Against Greed Of I'm
scrlpulous Pirates.

Washington, Nov. 7.-An attempt
to reduce bread prices will be the
next move OF the food administration
in. assuming control of the principal
food commodities. At the request
Of Administrators Hoover, President
Wilson will Issue within a few days
an order directing that every baker
in the country be required to do bus
mess under a Federal license.
Rules and regulations governing
the baking industry already have
been drawn up by the food admin Is
tration and will be put into opera
ton as soon as the executive order is
out. They will provide standard
lied loaf Of probably two sizes and
standardizations Of the bread con-
.,tents. The bread formula has been
jselected and bakers will be permit
ted to use no other.
The new war bread will contain a
reduced amount Of fats, as both the
lard and milk content will be cut
down considerably. 1t probably will
be produced in 20-ounce and 10
ounce loaves. No, prices will be
fixed outright, but the regulations
will prescribe that only reasonable
prices may be charged. Consumers
committees have reported to the ad-
ministration that in most places
loaves Of this size can be sold at ten
and five cents, respectively.
Food administration officials are
A.sing serious co9sideration to the
situation cpeated by the short wheat
crop, and 1t is' believed likely that be-
fore many months bakers may be re-
quired to add certain amount Of
corn -four in baking bread. Dietetic
experts now are working out formu-
: las containing wheat -four substi-
titles. .f@' y
: NESi2tiNES A GOLD
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
SHIPPING LOSSES wERE Low.
Britain Reports Lowest Loss for u
Number of Months.

Loudon, Nov. IA marked de-
crease in British merchant ships sunk
during the last week is noted in the
admiralty report tonight. Only
eight vessels over 1900 tons were
sunk by mine or. submarine and four
vessels under that tonnage. No fish
ing vessels we're sunk.
The summary: Arrivals, 2.GS4;
sailiDgs, 2.379; British merchant
men over 1900 tons sunk by mine
or submarine, including two prevf-
ously, eight; under 1900 tons, in
cluding one previously, four; fishing
vessels sunk, none. British mer-'
chant vessels unsuccessfully attacked,
including five previously, six.
The British ships reported lost by
the latest admiralty report are small
est In point. Of numbers since the un-
restricted submarine warfare began
early In the year. They probably are
the smallest in tonnage also, for,
while in the week ending September
or over were sunk, 20 vessels under
that tonnage were destroyed. The
next best record in point Of numbers
was in the week ending September
30, when 13 vessels were sunk, II
large and two small.
Italians Lose Five.
Rome. Nov. THE Italian ship
ping losses from submarine in all
seas for the week ending November
4 were two steamers under 1900
tons and three sailing craft under
100 tons.
Two French Victims.
Paris, Nov. 8.-The losses to
French shipping by submarine or
mine in the, week ending November
4, were. one vessel over 1900 tons,
and one under that tonnage.
".F..st..s'.se.3t. .3..s..i..3..s..3..s..i..S..i.
i. s'SONIE TATERS." =.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14

All the fertilizer factories advanc-
sd prices on all grades Of fertilizer
IN November 9Th. The advances
range<from 10 to 80 per cent on the
different qualities. The manufactu-
rers say that the increase in price is
lue to the advances in raw materials.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14
Dog Tax, 6Oc.

Poll Tax, 81. Dog Tax, 6Oc.
Every male citizen from 81 to 60
years of ago is liable for poll tax ex-
cept Confederate soldiers, who do not
pay after SO years OF age, and those
exempted by law.
Road Tax, $3.50.
Every male citizen from 18 to SO
years OF age is liable for road tax,
except those exempt by law. This
tax is payable from October, 18th,
1917, to March 18th, 1918, after
which time executions will be issued.
There is no alternative for work.
r. H. ALEXANDER,
Treasurer Oconee County, s. G.
Oct. IL, 1915. AZ
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14

When a large flag was lowered
from the flagpole of a school in
Dodge City, Kan, 1t was found that
the wind had whipped 1t into a braid
so tightly that 1t was almost impos-
sible to unbrnid 1t.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-14

The deepest place in the ocean yet
found is off Mihdanao, Philippine Is
lands s--32,088 feet, &'7