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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17
Workers Conference May 8.

The Baptist church OF Walhalla
has extended a cordial initiation to
the Workers Conference OF Beaver
dam, Association to meet with them
: on Friday May 3D. The leaders OF
all organizations in the association,
are requested to urge their members
Chapman will be with us and we are
looking forward to an inspirational
meeting. Don't forget the place and
date. Program will appear later.
Mrs. O., K,TBreazeale, Supt.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17

ture destiny OF the Armenians lies
entirely with Germany. y
ut is hard to believe that civil
ICED State like Germany, which has
the means for preventing these ex-
cesses Of her ally, will permit the
Brest-Litovsk treaty to be used by
the German people, who have been
involved in war against their own I
will, as a means for the creation of
incalculable sufferings," 3. q
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17

III you would keep good company,
wear khaki. a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17
Classified.

9Class Dock James, Walhalla: !:
WmaSpencer Stegall, Walhalla. RI. T.
Sa Jas. M. Moss,
Member Local Board.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17

southeast Of the town. The enemy
kept on hammering and after q night
Of severe fighting at close quarters
forced the British to abandon the
yf1lapo
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17
Neville's Cemetery.

All who are interested in the Ne
vile cemetery will please meet there
on Saturday, April 81.
Mrs. Ed. Harden.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17
QUALlFIED FOR SERVICE.
A Few for Limited Service-List of
Persons Classified by Board.

Qualified for Military Service:
Bvan Taylor Breedlove, Geo. Smith,
Burt Alexander, Wilbur H. Daniels,
Clyde Jones Duke, Henry w. Crow,
Odes Hagood Alexander, Simuel
Harris, Clifford f. Hunt, Luther AL
len Honea, Jim Certain, VIM. Jason
Lee, Dock Pearson.
For Limited Military Service:
ELIAS Easley Carter, Joseph Francis
McCarey, Jolalah Byrd williams,
Ryan w. Mason, Jas. Peyton Mckee.
Jas. M. Moss,
Member Local Board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30

7O-Inch Bleaehed Damask. 800
yard-closely woven. fine linen finish.
good range OF patterns-designs SIM
liar to linen
65-Ineh Pure Linen DRmask. S1.0O
yard-all pure linen, free OF dress
Ing. Choice OF four attractive pat
terms. Very special
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30
Madras Curtains $1.s9 Pr.

Imported Scotch Madras Cur
tains' in cream grounds, with fioral
centers. 1925 values. special at
SlSe pair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30

DOuble-sIEe Crochet Bed Spreads,
s425-closely woven. with scalloped
edge. cut corners: excellent patterns.
68xS0 wOOI-hnIahed Blankets, $500
pair-white and gray. mohalr bind
ing. Anticipate future needs now.
before advance in price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20
Paris Much Like New York to Americans

BFiton finds IL necessary 20 ask the Eng
lishman 10 go slower. please.
Paris has watched with interest the
swiftly growing number Of Americans IN
ihair fair city. They are glad 10 see H.
In the first place. the Americans arr
good spenders. In the eyes Of the proEi.
dent systematic French Americans are
fooiishly eKtraFaEant. but this enliyens
business In the Partisan shops, which
sFe stin beautiful. but since the war
somewhat deserted. FuFthermore, the
French know that the presence Of 20
many Americans forcshadows a deepen
ing Of the understanding between the
two peoples and ) steady flow Of Ameri-
cans 70 France afteF the war"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

Tout sweet 'Laddition.' Ia mem'
chose CONNIE ca'-phrases and word'
which all Americans quickly learn The
Fnnch are clever enough to provide
themselves with . few Eippls phrases N
Enslish. which. when linked with the
words u fhe American. provide fairly
adequats Franco-American vocabulary.
"fhe French iaughinEly say the Eng
lisa and American languages arc differ
snt. and IN = degree they are right Many
French people who can understand an
American give up completely when an
Englishman starts 10 talk pure British
70 them There is nothing starilinEly
new IN that Many an American when
thrown IN with a rapid fire speaking
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

10 the police something after this inau
her
II was in mn omnibus this moruin.
when young wuman exclaimed rr aeeina
. blond man enter the v,i.ieie, on. Flazf
The man alishted from ihc omnibus ana
sred away To- a taxicnh. The man in thes,
instances varied from a German professor
20 the late Governor General OF Belgium
The police took Il for granted that il
was not an altogether unnatural prorcdurs
for the young man 70 dcramp when sud
denly and rcpronchiully addressed ns
Fritz" by charming stranger
II successful, espionage Ia Euslnnd fn
the early stages 81 ihc war might have
been extremely valuable. The enemy va
anxious 10 bo informed Of the movements
Of troops, hoW many. their looks. the nun
bcr Of guns. and $50 forth. Bui A. the war
has been on for nearly four years the po
iicr of London take il foi granted that th
enemy knows that every available man is
ION the fighting lino. aud thrraforr want
io obtain hts formation supplied quirkiy
from hrhind the front However. there b.
af oourse, the second and perennial auea
iion about the movements of ships ana
the navgs doinEa
The Enslish police took up tho question.
a vexed ose. 81 postal censorslip. and
was dis' s'osered az the beginning of rise war
that Information WIS aianys scnt bg feie
sraph or hy mail. the carrying - letter.
BY passengers beiug prohibited Tho police
n Scotland Yard found, however, thar Il
was impossible 10 cirrumvcnt cinhers. b.
cause, aithoush all the cipher which does
not make sense oan be stopped. there were
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

Out Of the numerous nationaiities en.
Gagged IN the spy business Il has been
found in London that the simplest snd
easiest 10 dctcct is the German, aud next
The Belgium. The German has . wonder
fnl narrative, pat and fiowias. IS lunF
as he Is given his way he ruas smoothly.
bui II he has stated that he is an Au,cri.
can he Is allowed 10 tell everything. When
the narrowing details arc exhausted aud
the suspected one believes thnt he IL So
ing 20 receive an apology and good dim
lucr q few simple questions are PM 90 him,
Just TO show good faith, Where did be- -
20 schooii What was the name Of his
schoolmaster? Give little description a.
the old home town and the names Of SOM
II his friends These usually cause shs
German TO own up ana tell the truth, Civ
ug away others.
The Latin. on the other hand, hrs
quicker moving brain when 1t comes g.
lying. Should he be- convicted out of hi.
own mouth be chocrfully tells a freEl
series Of lies requesting that the poAlcs
forget all about that stupid first story.
The SPY makes a great mistake, somr
times from the instant be is interrogatsi
by the gentle officer. apparently 20 disin
icrestcd ia his work and 50 hopelessis
ignorant oT languages By taking things ~
'fhcy srom. There was a maH wao poesg
ar a. Sweds. lie was arriving az an Eng
lish port. lie was queetioned and said b.
wus . Swedr lie answered all the queries
and forthwith received his landing slip.
IAN apoloretic air being assumed by th~
officer for having put him 20 ~ nuch
trouble. IN the course - bis intelligence
work the officer came sarross "a Swfdish
letter. snd asked if she man who resllg
was Swcdc wouid kindly Translate the
document for him. In a half heeFted.
stammcring manner the man gave the gist
of the missiFe and was thanked and aakel
10 have a cup Of tea With one of the intel.
liEenco officers. They talked Of Sweden.
and then the man left the ship, feeling
like an hoBorod gues; leaving the feast
iio travelled down % London, west 20 9
hotrl, and, thinking u those stupid Ems.
lish." started 10 "cnrry on" The tfeat-
mrnt be- had received was not conducive 20
discretion, and one day be disooFerod that
a good old chan. "iBielssted In America"
and who had "miFi k.u" The man for en-
Ameriran ''hecausf Of bic clothes.- told the
driver 10 60 90 Scotland Yard be-
iore be went 10 the theatre IL vas not
Inng mfteFward that the Spy discovered
Ihaf b. had never been believed end dat
as had betrayed three a' bic cohorts And
fhat man hred for . brief period near the
lld public h0Hse. the Bulis Head, Wap.
ling, and finnlly the crack Of rifles before
.un-up told of hia end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20
Birds and the War

4 United States is training hominE snd car
rier pigeons Tor communication services
The War Department has developed an
enlarged the pigeon section of the sigma
Corps. Carrier pigeons have heen 'ise'
in many wars, ~ they are very effeetiF'
In carrying important military CORE
spondenee q long distance.
Persons coming into posaeaslon o
pigeons labelled "u. =. AIS" indicating
dat they are being trained for army puf
poses, are requested % report ths fact al
once 70 the office of the Chief signal OF
fiof. Land Division, Washiugion, y. q.
iiunisrs have shot some n The carrier
pigeons shieh are being tfsined by ihs
government, and al persons are strongly
urged not 70 shoot "a pigeons lest they
An valuable trained narrier pigeons
Birds adapt themselves Ia q most re-
mHrkshis manner % abnormal conditions
and environments. and, while they ars
uaiuraily shy, they aoon Fef accustomed
% ths Terrible thunder q battle.
a correspondent vitnssssd fhs foiloVins
interesting incident i-="At dE e'cloek
Nhsn The fky heEan 81 iiFhtea, IL SIS pos.
sibis 20 sss q ruling sEpanss ~ ErHyisb
dead grass, fhs color ~ the prairies hfisr
= summer drought In tha half light u
che daEm Ne put up two eeFsgs ~ par
iridrfs while iarhs apranE 90 from under
our feet fatff, uhsn The guns we're
thHndennF and the battle faged. cross
iisE easluE across hs az. indifferent
lnke 70 guss az sfTqplansa."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

ITTHE connection between che flight o
q bird and fae flying u an aeropinn'
B. Obvious; yef. iH'spite u the won
derful results obtained hy hirdmen
u the aif-nafars retains the adgautag'
over men In flying
An ordinary swallow ean travel l2s
miles 10 on haur. and there Is a record
~ q swallow that flew from Antwerp q
Com pierne. lis miles, in slKiy eight mia
utss. attaining an average spesd Of -
miles an h9ar
Tho sNoupins Yulture whizzss througt
fhe air Ht iiB miles an hour. Perhaps q
failing nernpiane, or a Hun Iauhe -
eaping FROM au American see. Hay 50 that
rapidly. but ih0 miles Hn h0ur D. good
rate 20 traYel Cor a hirdman. iioNeFefl
aer0piaBes are constantly being Ban.
proved. aui samo are sEeeedinsiy speedy
l0s 90 la5 miles an hour has been claimed
at fhe front. bot ~ fhis speed the plane
is in constant danger.
Birds ean ny for twenty fouF hours ~
= stretch. bot eight hourf flying Il Huf
flcieni Tor 90 aTiatof. A. ysf no bird
inan caa cross the ocean, but cuekooa
20 vel from EnFlund % Afrea.
II has been sftimafed that ~ 1000
feet nififnde Lifes and hawks ean see
field mice. thelf eyes heinE twenty tines
stronger ihnn thoss Of mau A. the same
height nn aFiator must have powerful
rlasaea % Hee eFen large buildings and
rivers.
Birds sfs hslBlnE is via ths waf. z,hs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

r. on MARTIN. the NEw YeEF
HERAID's special correspondent
IL With the American army n
France, IN a recent letter wFites;-
~EKeept for the architectural differ
enees, whlch. Of course, are unmistakable
an AmeFicsn visitor 10 ths boulevards of
Paris these days might easily enough
faory himself in one of bis bone cities
III is Only an American who has lived
A = shell who does not hear some one
saE. How are your Or who does nei
have 70 lift his bat several times In the
eesrss of % hour's promenade On any of
ths important fhoroughfares.
"Khaki L. eFeFy where. American
aatomobiiea with q. S. On the aide whiFF
through tie streets; American Red
Cross trucks and huge Amerioan cam
ions oonstuHlly thundef aiong the main
streets. Aew placards readlas English
spoken 'AmeEirau melirines' Amer
lenu' tbs Or that hppfar In Windows
every day N0iames printed la English
ere GA display Ia the windows " ali ihe
book stores nnd nulabeflesa American
naFrlfiss as Weil - necessary ariieies
~ American production, never before
seen in Paris, ere ou Haie Ia She leadias
fh1ps
"irhe :. M q. A. has enormous head.
aanFtrrs in Paris. end men in The mil
fnry uulfarm vlfh 3. Al. q. A. 90 the
sleeve are sVfFy where. Dne day in 3
ffrai fhrnnEh che nus iaFaii. hue Royaie
and Isiaro Madeleine ] counted eighty
seven ~ thesn y. ~. q A. men. RED
Gross men in uniform With their in
sigma o. fhe sleeve are numerous also.
Faldlsss nna officers eoming and ro.ns
progids che numbers 10 Firs q Hpankiins
- khail in aFrrT Partisan Euihering
HQuHe recently lHsi before duck 0n .
hsaunfu May dag ! naw more ihan tWeI
fandned Amerieuns IL khati On ths
Camps Eiysfes Even more might have
heen sren along che Boulevard cupn
sinfa ~ che Boulevard ltaiIeus
seI'i.e hoieis are filled with Americana
sssorefnmenf representative, maFarinf
ofiiera. membefs ef fpecial commissions
ED Wnfters- -inosf 81 them in q score e.
fsofs American charities. One bears
Ennliah fpshen everywhere. A visitor
res aef aionr feaaonahir eel n bel
eaa ssg 'comblear 'neTd. bsauegvg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

always the trade and business messages
and letters. which ARE invaluable 20 spies
Basil Thomson. G.. a. Assistant pclic-
Commissioner u London who has had q
wonderful experience with German agents.
has said THAI IL is easy 70 oall bafts
ship a sgrdine tin ani . battle cruiser q
can of Jam scnd an order for groceries.
and unless the police eau show that th..
person who received the order is a piano
tuner or something equally remote from
the rroccry trade there Is little 10 take
bold or
/ honen spies from the enemy have been
bitterly unsuccessful m England. nnd Ia
France the German women or the foreign
ers in GrrmIuy's service have eantrivsd g.
betray themselves. On Great Britain they
hare bren handicapped by thrir accrnt. By
thsir Ignorance rrEsrding military matters
md techuioal Lumes. Il has bncn found
hey DO not TOW the difference between d
battle ship. q destroyer and cruiser. and
ihey'd just ~ soon call a company 8
division and a division battalion
The German has boea persistent IN his
efforts 10 brihc the lower class Belgian Or
Fleming 70 be a Spy. They come primed
with story of their esesps, how they
haFe hraVed the electric wiring aFonna
their country, hoW they narrossl y escapcs
bring shot, and hos iiey finaliy reachcs
Holland The yarn is iisiened 10 nften
urely by the srsptical Police Caumis
aioner. y u usually orsroslofed. Hud after
q little careful Questioning the spy breaks
down. The Soofland Yard men believe
thar when story Is especially lnrid or
n.elodramafic if d time 10 loot Il 20
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

} in publishing such news this Is all TN
count they had. but they believe FAR more
The average American believes that thl
Tower Of London has been closed for en-,
war hut he is asreeahly disappointed .,
find that visitors are permitted within
the precincts Of the plare as usual Tht
.old Brcfeatcr in his exotic attire is on
hand 60 guide visitors around aud tell
them the history Of the Tower.
No Mems IpailGble.
Ask him for information concerning III,
death Of modern SPY or traitor and he Is
mum: neither will he answer any qnes.
tions regarding the death wall or even
say where il is. He viii not tell you that
the many soldiers and other visitors
meandering about the Tower. St Pcter's
Chapel and 50 forth may be within a
stones throw Of the prison which csplons
dread there and IN Germany. Such
query will probably be met with
George Lord Jeffreys-they called i'm
the Bloody Judge = + might send forty
1r fifty persons 10 the block afore e
partook Of is breakfast. One diy, 'owever.
i was decided that his time had come
lnd In sixteen eighty they fnld the
Bloody judge 10 get un early-and that
was the last time he ever got up.'
IL will be observed that the beegeater IS
stirred by this speech. and although free
II iuvnctivehis words betray a violent dis
ike Of George Lord Jeffreys
SHOW Us where they shot the Ger
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

1 And they paused and thoaght. knoWiul
that no man. even IL 10 be an enemy
alien, goes to that rifle ranse in 20,
Tower without a fair trial. II was com
forting. nevertheless. % know for fact
that a Briton's brains had bafflcd thos,
q a Wilheimstrasse envoy, and that the
staccato rifle reports which shattered
the stiffness Of the early morning had
spelled the death Of a spy
Many Die Unheard.
Sometimes there was barely a soul to
hear the sentence being carried out old
Tower Hin perhaps cchoing with the foot
steps Of an old schooner skipper hurrying
to bis craft while at other times
little throng had waited one. two and
three daWns ON Tower Tlili for the sound
OF the khaki clad mems rifles.
"GaWn to is last Blghty," one would
say. shouldn't wonder in the least but
e was the swine who kept the am and
beef shop around the corner just like
i'm TO come pokin' is fat nostrils into
pliers which vas private"
After the first few spies had shuffled of
this earth the populnce on Tower HirI
learned one afternoon that perhaps they
had occasionally listened 10 nothing more
than n streak Of practice, and the in
hsbltant Of that district asked. why in
eEvin's mime soldiers should want TO get
W and shoot In the dark" To these men
md women IL was awful 20 have given
Fent 20 imaginative pictures which did not
'xist, and for a time they lost count Of
he number Of shoofings in the Tower. /
eleven was the number they stuck to-
leven Of Germany's sleuth hounds Who
lad been led blindfolded 20 the wall near
he Traitors Gate 20 face the firing
quad. And as England does not believe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

I'm marching oH q long. rcd road.
Through sorry FLANDERS mud,
And orchard trees n picardy.
sheil stripped 81 lssf aad bud
But im thinkinE u swset Eresa roe
road aeroau fhe sea.
not many miios frorB Yonkara.
In the country ~ the free
Toward the iiudson's silver now
u sinds - bush and bois.
Through hauuis u busy wooapscksr
Ang thrush and oriais
Ths whesinarss II ihs aarts that4ouos
Along if used 70 paas
Are eefpsiea stu velvet moss
Ana ossrErosn vith Graau
The ioafy boueiis above it Ming
hutifsaa and arohitrays.
ffoip siioh A. on eatlla4fsi sails.
Their @nerald hannars save
Across q % filo purple du-k
7hs FoiasB fFofiiss roam.
Ana aeSA u 10 me sunset bnah
Tbs esHs eeins iinkiing hoala
~ feet are ca NE long 80 rea6.
1l's beaten road u Hars.
Hhere endless ilnas ~ bagonats
hefieoi fhs sun aha aiafss
hsi ny spirit Walks iils dim Rrasn r..sI
bsyena ths biiiows aaBs.
hlesn sieah - blossom sasnta1 wfnds
Ana eaihed in orystni asu.
lini EsFaT. noFsr siu isass
Tis Nei, rsd roaa alaf saus
iietSse1 ihs fisids sosn iifiok wih slruns.
TIA uaaelnaSh " fhs Eiuns
filii esnfg TsstgH nlaf has aifuok
= hieF a. Frame ls dsaa.
i>asi ths-sTssu road 10 flss u n A
ei.gsls sgnas az, "a. - rsd1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

eolls' stories Of the Night Watchmau''
thirst. there stands an old structure Of
gray stone. the walls Of which can upon
enc TO ponder and think. The great
bnildinE. with its sturdy towers. pict.
unusque in the morning mist or cutting
6erp into the midnight blue. Is the Tower
ef London. the place which when even
marnfioned In war time brings 20 mind
ehe story Of rome who slept their last
sleep within those walls. The Sir Walter
Raieiehs. the "Bloody Judge" George
Lard Jcffreys: Lady Jane Grey. the two
htfie princes enhanced the history Of
the Tower. but now that Che world Is
Battling for democracy and freedom the
msn from Wrapping or the cockney Of
Bow Bells would sooner hear Of some
German lout who has paid the penalty
fer belisvinx himself more cunning thanI
their kind
Vet the Londoner, or the Albion. for
.shat matter. at the outset Of hostiuties
was far from a blOodthirsty individual
wdshfnl Of knowing Of the doom which
had come 10 the Teuton who had. fer
peif or German glory, stepped too loudly
and given his life. Gradually. however,
the I.ondoners. the ooeEneys especially,
after hsaring Of the unscrupulousness Of
The enemy. grinned when they heard the
rifles crack AZ the darkest hour.
-Anriher bloody TN turned into
good one," was what was said then.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

Then soms Old gentlemen took np
pigeons, and soon " somebody toak 90 10.
tsrssi in birds NhisRsred suapicion frsE,
aud often II was carried 10 sooriHnd Yard
Following the binds the police had 90 deal
with tricks Nosi 0f fhese came frou
soheoihoys who psnued spying letters aud
dropped them % ses Ehnf would happen
When ne young raaoals curiosity had
been appessed che police sefe supplied
via fhe "Noinan slio bad heard = woman
Hpeating in foreifn Language Oh . train 20
Ihs Informant as . rule Nas certain that
ihe auspecied one had been talking g.
Prusaian officer, anf invariably fhs paiios
roosifsd fhis "up" q dsy sitter ne alieEed
occurrence.
Judging from ths nuruber u nporta n
ofFtain eharRcier received ~ Scotland
Yard, q tenth ~ ihe women in London
ssfs snsuEsd to 0srsans. 1hia gar1 eams