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The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
USE or LIQUOR HELD ILLEGAL
Supreme Court UphoIds Bone Dry
Law In Idaho.

Washington.-With a decision up
holding the Idaho prohibition law, the
supreme court Monday gave an opin
ion which may be one OF the mos
far-reaching victories for "bone-dry'
prohibition yet recorded.
1t was held that citizen has M
constitutional right to possess liquors
for his personal use if a state wishes
to forbid 1t.
Justice McReynolds, who gave the
courts opinion, held that state cha;
power absolutely to prohibit manu-
facture. gift, purchase, sale or trans
portation of intoxicating liquors with
in its borders without violating the
constitution"
1--WE further think" he added, al
clearly follows from our numerous
decisions UNFOLDING prohibition leg
islation that the right to hold intoxi
eating liquors for personal use is not
one of those fundamental PRIVILEGES O.
a citizen OF the United States which
no state may ahridge."
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
SNOW AND COLD HIT MICHIGAN
All Parts of State Report Snow
Coal Lack Causes Suffering.

Lansing.-The snowstorm and cold
spell, which struck the state Saturday,
has caused a great deal of suffering
on account of the coal shortage in
many cities and towns.
The storm was general throughout
the state, all parts reporting a heavy
fall. Trains were hours late and as
a result transportation has been badly
demoralized
kilograms, telephone calla, letters
and even delegations from nearby CT
ties have swamped the Office of w. X.
Prudden, state fuel administrator, ever
since last Saturday when the pre-
dictions OF steady zero weather were
flashed over the state.
1t is hoped that the diversion of coal
from Ohio railroads, as promised by
the federal fuel administration, will
relieve conditions in the state.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
HALIFAX MAYOR ASKS FOR AID
Millions Needed to Relieve Suffering
in Stricken City.

Halifax, N. S.-A joint appeal by the
mayors of Halifax and Dartmouth has
been made to the Canadian public for
money for the relief of the homeless
and the reconstruction of that part OF
the city which is in ruins. 1t was said
that between $20,000,O00 and $25,0OO,-
900 would be required.
Mayor p. +. Martin, of Halifax
also issued a proclamation calling
upon all non-residents not engaged in
relief work or here on business OF ex
IRENE emergency, to leave the city
In second message the mayor urged
outsiders not engaged with relief mis-.
sions to stay away from Halifax dur
ing the next two weeks.
The long list OF dead resulting from
last Thursday mornings disaster when
munitions ships cargo exploded in
the harbor, is still unchecked.
Morgue officials hold to their esti
mate of 1000 dead, but other observ
ers say that estimate was too great
by half.
Detroit, Michigan has sent $4,000 to
aid in the relief work here.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
RATHOM SHOWS UP
TEUTON SPYSYSTEM
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL EDITOR
TELLS OF GERMAN PLOTS
AGAINST AMERICA.
0UTWITS KAISER'S EMISSARIES
American Spies in Offices of German
Spies Reveal Underground War
Waeed on United States.

Detroit-How the far reaching Ger.
man spy system was shown up and
the Kaiser's emissaries outwitted was
related in Detroit by John r. Rathom
Editor of the Providence Journal.
Count Won Bernstorffs most trust
ed secretary during the last il
months OF his stay in this country
was a reporter for the Providence
Journal, Mr.. Rathom said. The
room in which Huerta, ths former
Mexican dictator, end the German
agent Boy.Eed, Planned to rouse
Mexico against the United States II
congress should declare war on
Germany was selected by a reporter
from this paper and fitted up with
dictagraphs.
Mr.. Rathom told how his news
papers wireless stations picked up
the German air messages and de-
ciphered them for the state depart
ment. He related incidents OF a
conference at the White House when
President Wilson was finally con
vinced that the German embassy was
carrying on underground war against
the United States. The manner in
which DR.. Heinrich Albert was tricked
into revealing the amount and pur
pose of his $4O,OO0,0OO plot fund was
related.
The private conference in which
William j. Bryan as secretary OF
state, gave the Austrian ainbassa.
dor, Dumba, to understand that Pres.
ident Wilson did not mean what he
said in his anti-submarine messages
were followed day by day by one oil
his reporters, Mr.. Rathom declared.
He told of the discovery OF a map
in the offices of a German electrical
company, telling where the kaiser
would want the United States to es
tablish wireless stations, so that
they would be in satisfactory loca.
tons when we take possession of the
Philippine Islands,
That Germany prepared for the
war long before 1t began was proved
Mr.. Rathom said, by records in the
German embassy at Washington which
showed that warehouses had been
filled with artificial limbs to be used
for MANNED soldiers.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
COAL IS COMING TO MICHIGAN
Government Diverts Thousands OF
Cars Blocked on Ohio Railroad.

Detroit Consignments OF bitumin-
Gus coal aggregating nearly 5000 cars,
the largest single coal shipment re.
corded in years, are being diverted
into Detroit and the state beginning
this week, following confiscation by
the fuel administration of the coal
blocked on the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad lines.
The shipment is the outgrowth of
the unparalleled strong-arm methods
assumed by the government In its de-
termination to clean up a condition
that at times has almost approximated
complete paralysis OF traffic on the
Chesaeapke & Ohio railroad and in the
coal fields depending on the carrier aE
its trading channel.
The Michigan-bound coal. In the
transportation OF which seven rail-
roads will cooperate, are enjoying a
modified right of way and trains will
come through unbroken. This latter
fact, in addition to the plan to move
swiftly, is counted on to foil the oper-
ations Of raiding parties and insure
the arrival of cars with the same guam
tity of coal with which they left the
shipping point.
So as to remove all prospects OF
rail congestion, except those resulting
from the cold weather and snow, the
coal intended for the western and cen.
trail part of Michigan will not touch
Toledo at all, but will come in on
other railroads.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
HALIFAX HORROR
STUNS DOMINION
Disaster Probably Most Fearful
That Ever Occurred on the
American Continent.
TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE UNKNOWN
Will Surely Be Numbered by Thous-
ands-Strlcken City One Of Great
Britaln's important Military
Posts-lts History.

The disaster at Halifax, which cost
the lives Of at least 1000 people,
though the exact number Will never
be known, plunged the Dominion into
mourning. 1t probably ranks as the
most fearful that ever occurred on
the American continent. Residents of
Halifax and thousands of volunteer re-
lief workers who came into the city
were dazed at the extent of the hor-
ror.
The Belgian relief ship limo collided
with the French munition vessel, Mont
Blanc, loaded with 5000 tons Of T. N.
I. and large quantity of benzine.
The impact set fire to a deck load
Of benzine on the French ship and the
flames quickly communicated with the
munitions, resulting in practical
bombardment OF the city.
The zone of destruction In Halifax
itself extended from the North street
railway station as far north as Afric-
Vile to Bedford basin and covered an
area of about two square miles in the
section known as Richmond. The
buildings which were not demolished
by the force Of the terrific explosion
were destroyed by the fire which fol-
lowed.
District Densely Populated.
The devastated district was the old
er part Of Halifax and thickly popu-
lated. II contained, In addition to
Citadel hill, many churches and
schools, the railway station. govern
ment dockyard, Wellington barracks,
Admiralty House (the official resi-
dence of the admiral In command Of
the North American British squad
ROM, the military hospital, post Office,
provisional parliament building, city
hall, the ordnance department, most Of
the department stores, all Of the tele-
graph and cable offices and few ho-
tells.
The better residence district was al
most unframed. 1t lies southwark
from the Queens, and includes most OF
the churches, including st. Mary's Ro-
man Catholic cathedral.
In the fire-swept section were the
parliament buildings, post Office, three
newspaper Offices, Royal Bank of Can
ada. Canadian Bank of Commerce,
Bank of Nova Scotia. Bank of British
North America and the Bank of Mon
treal.
Other structures destroyed are Dali
housie college, two Roman Catholic
converts, the Presbyterian Theological
college, the government technical col
iege, AZ churches and so factories, I'm
Guiding iron foundries, breweries, dis
tilleries and two sugar reflneries.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
DRUNKEN SERGEANT DENOTED
Non-Com. At Custer Sentenced to Six
Months Hard Labor at Half Pay.

Camp Custer, Battle Creek.-Army
regulations which make it crime for
a man in uniform to be either drunk
or disorderly are not going to be
lightly violated by soldiers of the S5th
division.
Theodore ii. Fisher, sergeant in
Co. G.. 339th infantry, has been con.
victed by general courtmartial OF "be-
ing seen on the streets of Battle
Creek, drunk and disorderly in uni
form and thereby bringing discredit
upon the military service" The sen
tence, which has been approved, Is
that Fisher be stripped of his chew
rons, reduced to the ranks, and that
he be confined at hard labor for six
months in Camp Custer on half pay.
The blow falls hard because Fisher
won his stripes in the regular army
and was sent to Camp Custer to help
train the new recruits and to show
them, by his example, what good
soldier should be. When approached
on the street, he resisted arrest, re-
sisted being searched and fought the
officers when they put him in a cell
The offense, in the judgment of the
court, merited a severe sentence.
If any doubt existed in the minds
OF the recruits concerning the de
termination of the military authori
ties to keep the ban an intoxicants
this sentence has erased 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
FAMOUS EoR BEAUTY.

One Of the oldest of Canadian cities,
Halifax also is one Of the most pic
turesque. 1t has two principal beau
ty spots. Point Pleasant park and
the Public Gardens. The first lies
between the North Arm, ford three
miles long. and the harbor proper.
The North Arm is the cruising basin
for canoes and pleasure craft Of small
size.
Two hundred acres Of land make
up Point Pleasant park, and the woods
have been left In wild state. The
roads are splendid. They were built
for military purposes. The park has
pair of magnificent iron gates given
to the city W Sir William Young. a
former CHIEF justice OF the province.
They are set at the head of Young
avenue, one of the principal roads of
the park.
A mile from Young avenue gates
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
SOLDIERS FED FOR 3sc A DAY
Government Gets Supplies cheapiy by
Buying in Large Quantities.

Camp Custer, Battle Creek.-When
civilians read of the moderate prices
which the government pays for the
commodities it purchases to feed and
clothe its soldiers, the most natural
first question is why the difference
between the war department prices
and those paid by civilans?"
For December, 1917, the food sta
tisticians have figured that the men
are being fed for 1898 cents day a
man, and that amount has been al.
lowed. When one considers the quail.
ity of the food, which is the best, and
the quantity, which Is plentiful. the
price is so low that purchases must be
made at much lower figure than that
charged civilians.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
FLOUR and SUGAR
PRICES ARE FIXED
STATE SETS RETAIL PRICE OF
SUGAR AT THREE-FoURTHS
OF A CENT ABOVE COST.
TWO POUND SALES SUGGESTED
Retail Price of Flour Should, Not Be
over is Cents Above Cost On
25-Pound Sacks.

Lansing.-Definite instructions as to
the control of the price of sugar and
-four and their distribution to county
food administrators from the Office of
State Food Administrators George A.
Prescott.
The retailer of sugar should not add
to exceed threefourths of cent per
pound to his delivery cost, which on
the average is about $7.75 a hundred
pounds in places where wholesale
houses are located.
1t will be necessary for the retailer
to sell only limited amount of sugar
toshis customers.
Mr.. Prescott suggests that only two
pounds be sold to the average Gus
toner living in a place where there is
a local dealer.
In case the customer resides long
distance from the market, the limit of
two pounds might not be fair and it Is
in cases like this that the retailer
must use his best judgment.
Large consumers of sugar, hotels,
restaurants and boarding houses, can
not be held to the two.pound limit, but
should be supplied in proportion to
the limit placed on household consum.
ers.
The average cost of the different
grades of -four to the retailer cannot
be estimated at the present time. The
government has agreed to profit of
20 cents a barrel above cost to the
manufacturer on -four and so cents a
ton on by-products.
The retailer of -four should not add
to exceed Is cents to his actual deliv-
cred cost on each 25-pound sack or
not to exceed a profit of 81 barrel
when sold in barrel lots"
The prices, as regulated apply TO
the cash and carry plan, and there is
no objection to the retailer making a
separate charge for delivery or charge
accounts, provided the retailer keeps
in mind that if such a charge is made
it must be a separate item and cannot
he added to the price of the commod-
ity.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
Youna eandIt Hold. up Father.

Kalamazoo.-Warren Channels, IL
years old, attempted to hold up and
rob his father at his home near
Galesburg. Entering the home where
he had not lived for several weeks,
as a masked bandit, he pointed a
pistol at the parent and ordered him
to turn over all money in the house.
The father refused and the son fred
one bullet which went wide. The elder
man then seized the boy. disarmed
him. and discovered his identity. He
has been arrested.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13

Port Huron.--An unfinished post
card from the trenches in France was
received by Shirley Stewart, prosecut
ing attorney It was written by Fred
erick Coward as a mark of apprecia.
ton for a favor which Stewart had
done Coward. The order to go "over
the top" came as Coward came TO the
word thanks" He died in the charge.
The card was forwarded by Coward's
sister. in London, to whom his pos
sessions were sent In spite OF his
name. Coward died hero.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
Taft sees Need Of Bio ARMY.

Grand Rapids.-William Howard
Taft, former president. before leaving
Grand Rapids, where ne relivered an
address last Friday, made the follow
ing statement as to what he believed
congress should do during the present
session: Greater unity should be
brought about between the heads o:
various departments. The big prob
lem before congress is the removal OF
all restrictions from the chief execu-
tive. An army of from Eve TO seven
million men should be sent to France"
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
wITHTHE BoYsAT CAMPCUsTER

The last quota of men asked for at
Camp Grant. 2S9 railroad workers,
have left for Rockford.
With the opening OF the new thea
ter and it's operation in conjunction
with the Y. M. G. A. auditorium. added
20 which are the programs in the "Y"
huts and the company programs,
which number hundreds weekly, the
soldiers are finding sufficient amuse-
ment in camp and are becoming
scarcer on the streets OF Battle Creek.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13

Grand Rapids-The report that
Harry p. Anderson of r. F. ID. No. 16,
Bedding. Mich, was on the United
States destroyer Jacob Jones, sunk
by a submarine, is believed to refer
to Henry Anderson. "a, of Bedding.
He joined the navy six years ago.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13
ONE MICHIGAN man
LOST With WARSHIP
U. S. DESTROYER JACOB JONES
ToRPEDoED AND SUNK BY
GERMAN SUBMARINE.
sIxTY-sK OF CREW PERISH
The Jacob Jones, One Of the Newest
Destroyers in Service, Is First U.
s. Warshlp Sunk BY U-Boat.

Washington-One Michigan man
was among the lost when the American
destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed
and sunk in the war zone on Deem
Der 6.
According to reports received from
Admiral Sims, the total loss of life WAS
one line officer and 65 enlisted men.
Forty-four officers and men are re-
ported saved.
Lieut.. Commander David Worth
Bagley, brother Of Mrs. Josephus Dan
iels, wife of the secretary of the navy,
and whose brother was the only Ameri-
can officer to give his life in the Span
ish-American war is reported among
those rescued. The first list of surviv-
ors did not include his name and it
was feared that he went down with
his ship. Admiral Sims report said
that Commander Bagley and five other
men saved with him got away in mo-
tor boat and were picked up and land
ed uninjured at the Scilly islands.
The other survivors were saved by
life RATS and were later picked up by
two other ships, the names Of which
were not given in the report.
The Michigan man reported lost is
Henry P. Anderson, gunner's mate
Bedding.
Those lost: coming from central
states and near Michigan, were:
Emmett: Roscoe Smith, machinist's
mate, Toledo, o.
James Alva Francis, electrician, os,
good. Ind.
Leland McKeand Highet, seaman,
Spencer, Ind.
Ensign Nelson N. Gates and Edward
Meier, water tender, both from Bay
City, were saved.
The attack was made at Alp in the
afternoon and the ship sunk in exactly
II minutes.
The submarine was not seen until
plain that the destroyer was helpless.
and sinking rapidly, the U-boat came
to the surface and stood off watch
ing.
The American seamen were launch
ing their life RATS, but some OF the
men either jumped overheard or fell
into the water.
1t was one of these that the U-boat,
making slow Roadway through the
scene of the wreckage. picked up and
took aboard. Later the submarine
again submerged and made off with
the American SALON
The Jacob Jones, one of the largest
and pauyaot A,,,arioan ouhp,oriDa chao.
ers of her type operating in the Allan
tic, was the first American warship to
fall victim to German submarine, and
the second American destroyer to be
lost in foreign waters.
Bay City-Edward Meier, who is re-
ported saved from the Jacob Jones, is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Meier, of
Monroe street this city. He was chief
water tender on the destroyer He
was born in 1891 and first enlisted in
the navy in 1909 and re-enlisted for
the third time last April.
Bay City-Ensign Nelson N. Gates
one of the survivors of the destroyer
Jacob Jones, is a grandson of Mrs.
s. G. M. Gates, of Bay City. Prior
to the death of his parents his home
was in Bay City. His father was
commander in the navy prior to his
death.
Grand Rapids-The report that
Harry p. Anderson of r. F. ID. No. 16,
Bedding. Mich, was on the United
States destroyer Jacob Jones, sunk
by a submarine, is believed to refer
to Henry Anderson, "a, of Bedding.
He joined the navy six years ago.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13

Bay City-Ensign Nelson N. Gates
one of the survivors of the destroyer
Jacob Jones, is a grandson of Mrs.
s. G. M. Gates, of Bay City. Prior
to the death of his parents his home
was in Bay City. His father was a
commander in the navy prior to his
death.
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-13

Bay City-Edward Meier, who is re-
ported saved from the Jacob Jones, is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Meier, Of
Monroe street this city. He was chief
water tender on the destroyer. He
was born in 1891 and first enlisted in
the navy in 1909 and re-enlisted for
the third time last April.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-11
COnerOSS Local Notes.

Coneross, July 9.-Special: The
, lth annual meeting of the w. NJ. U.,
auxiliary OF the Beaverdam Baptist
Association, which was held here last
Friday and Saturday, was we'll at
tended, delegates being present from
all but few OF the churches. Cone
ross was glad to have the State su-
perintendent Of Royal Ambassadors,
Mrs. Evelin Carpenter, Of Bishop
Vile. here for the meeting. This
was Mrs. Carpenters first visit to our
church. We hope that we can enter
tain the meeting again. We feel that
this Will cause our societies to do
better work
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Alexander, of
Ardmore. Okla, arrived here last
Thursday. They will spend some two
or three months here and at High
lands before their return home.
Miss Selma Doyle. Of Walhalla, Is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Alexander
this week
Mrs. Louisa Abbott. of West I'm
ion. Is spending few days with her
sister. Mrs. Sue Hunsinger.
Master Sudeth Alexander, Of
Greenville, spent few days here last
week visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. C. F.. DuBose and two chill
dren left last Thursday for Georgia.
Mr.. DuBose holds position in a
Georgia city, and they expect to make
their home IN the Empire State. We
hope for them all success.
w. o. Alexander OF Greenville,
spent last Monday at the home Of his
aunt. Mrs. Sue NJ. Hunsinger.
Miss Cecil Lewis, Of Clemson, is
spending some time at the home Of
Mrs. DuBose, near here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers, OF Pei
ger. are visitors at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. T.. NJ. Gambrell, near here
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-11
Items from JOcuSSce.

Jocassee, July l0.--Special: .Io-
cassee is looking very inviting Just
now. Everybody is ready for Il
splash in Whitewater river.
One Of the most enjoyable events
Of the season was the dance given by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Cantrell on the
evening OF the Fourth.
a most delicious dinner was given
at the Whitewater Inn on the Fourth.
Several guests from Pickens and Eas-
ley were present.
Charlie and Cage Stamey, OF Bal
sam Grove, y. c., visited homefolks S
In Jocassee last week Their many
friends were glad to welcome them
back.
Ford Burgess. Of Western, n. c.. is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Burgess.
S. ID. Hinkcl visited several points
in North Carolina last week.
Miss Marie Thomas, of Liberty. is
visiting her aunts at Whitewater Inn.
Fl. NJ. Whitmire and grandson,
Frank Finley, after spending some
time in Jocassee, have returned to
their home at Easley.
Several persons from different
points were on outings in the valley
on the Fourth
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-11
THANKS ALL THE HELPERS.
Governor Gimtitietl at Liberal Re-
SpOnSe for Red Cross.

Columbia. July 7.--Governor r.
J. Manning to-day issued the follow
ing statemcnt:
lit is a physical impossbility to
personally reach the great number Of
persons, organizations, churches,
newspapers and others who unreserv-
edly gave OF their time. service and
means for this fund for the relief and
care OF humanity. and | desire to re-
quest the press OF South Carolina to
publish this card Of thanks to all who
have in any way aided in the great
campaign for the Red Cross fund.
"The response to the call of the
President has been prompt. vide
spread and generous. and this appeal
has brought forth evidences Of true
patriotism and sense Of duty. | de-
sire in this way to extend my per-
sonal and heartfelt thanks to all
those throughout South Carolina
who have contributed TO this cam
paign ard have brought about such 4
splendid response and results
Henry p. Davidson. chairman Of
the war council Of the Red Cross. has
written Governor Manning a letter
expressing his thanks for the gencr-
oua response OF the State.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-11
Attempt Liberate Germans?

Atlanta, July 9.-An investigation
was being made tonight by military
authorities at Fort Mcpherson in an
effort to place responsibility for what
appears to have been an attempt to
liberate 400 German sailors interned
there.
Officers admitted they had discov-
cred that the wire barricade which
extends around the quarters occupied
by the prisoners had been cut Sun
day night. The discovery was made
this morning. In one place hole
large enough to allow the passage of
mans body was found.
The sentinel who was on duty near
the prisoners quarters was put under
arrest. No other arrests had been
made tonight. The authorities have
been unable to ascertain whether the
wires were cut by the interned sailors
or some one outside the barricade.