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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
Bible Saves Life Of Soldier.

With the American Army in
france, May 29.--Many stories have
been told since the beginning
of the world war of lives be-
ing saved by Bibles, but the United
States probably will have the dis
tinction Of being the first country to
have arcual possession of bullet
punctured Bible, which saved the
life of one Of it's sons, William r.
Wilson, 19-year-old soldier of
Newcastle, Pa.
Young Wilson Is alive to-day in a
hospital in the rear of the American
sector in Picardy, and rapidly recov-
ering from minor wound. A Bible
and small trench mirror, which he
was accustomed to carry in his left
breast pocket, detected a German
sharpshooter's bullet from his heart.
According to his friends, Wilson,
who is an orphan, had been in the
habit of reading the Bible daily. He
was resting in the rear lines last
Sunday with his Bible as his only
comfort. He was ordered to tho
front line when a sharpshooter's bull
let felled him. Comrades who car
ried him off found that he was snf-
fering only from flesh wound in the
breast; thanks to his Bible and the
trench mirror through which the but
let passed. A second bullet struck
him in the arm, but this wound is
not serious.
Wilson says he is going to present
the Bible to the United States as soon
as he is discharged from the hospital
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK.
Thirteen Officers and 20 Soldiers Of
Other Rank Perish.

London. May 29.-The transport
snip Leasowe Castle has been sunk
by an enemy submarine, the British
admiralty announced tonight. One
hundred and one persons we're drown
cd. The transport, which was of
9,137 tons gross, was sunk in the
Mediterranean on May &c. Among
those who lost their lives we're 13
military officers and 70 soldiers Of
other rank.
The Leasowe Castle was built in
1917 at Birkenhead and was owned
by the Union Castle Mail Steamship
Company.
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.e.s.9.i..S.ss.ss-i. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
. SURGICAL DRESSINGS. :.
+ Walhalla Chapter Notes. i.
Observation-Disclosures. .s..s.3..S.si..i..3..s..i.

Tho members Of the Red Cross
(Walhalla Chapter) are preparing for
a course in surgical dressings. This
course will be begun as soon as a suit
able instructor can be secured. No
knowledge Of sewing Is necessary to
take this course, and it is earnestly
hoped that all who can will avail
themselves Of the oportunity and en-
ter the class in the beginning A Ger
tain amount Of knowledge in the
making Of these dressings Is neces-
sary in order that they may be ac-
cepted at Red Cross Headquarters,
and this knowledge can only be ac-
quired by entering the class at the be-
ginning and continuing the work un-
til the entire course is finished
from ten days to two weeks. AS soon
as regular time has been appointed
for the class it will be announced.
The Red Cross will move their
room from the present quarters to
the rooms over Norman's drug store.
These rooms are much larger, and
more room is needed for the new
course. Mrs. j. II. Darby kindly do
mated the use of these rooms to the
Red Cross.
The members of the Red Cross
wish to express their thanks to the
town officials for the use Of the room
which they have been occupying.
Two tables, some chairs and bowl
and pitcher and bucket will be need
ed at the new rooms. Any one hav-
ing any Of these articles and feeling
disposed to donate them to the Red
Cross will kindly advise Mrs. ]. w.
Bell, Mrs. w. l.. Werner or Mrs. J. A.
Steck.
The eminently successful Red
Cross drive which has just closed
shows how near to the hearts Of our
people is the welfare of humanity,
and bears out our justly acquired
reputation as generous people.
Over one hundred and fifty-five mil
lion dollars was subscribed during
the week of May 10th to 27:h in the
United States.
, Mrs. ]. A. Steck, Chairman,
Publicity and Finance Committees.
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MILLION MEN IN EUROPE.
Some Figures Interesting as Indtca-
tive of American War Work,

Chicago, Nay 3O.-Senator James
H. Lewis said in speech here to-day
that the United States now has H.
100000 soldiers in foreign lands,
and tha. by December it would be
numerically equal to that of England.
Flo said that 700,000,000 pounds
Of explosives are in process of manu-
facture. The ordnance department
has spent, he said, $776,000, 600 for
projectiles, and 75,000,O00 projec-
tiles are on their way to Gen. Per-.
shing. One thousand rifles are be-
ing manufactured daily and $780,
100000 rounds of small arms ammu-
milton has been contracted for. Last
month we produced 275,000,0O0
rounds.
He placed machine guns contract
ed for at $4,000, and added that
100000 have been delivered. BY
July 1, he added, we shall be produc-
ing $4,000 month.
The American navy, the speaker
said, was climbing from fourth to
second position among the worlds
fleets.~~ We have $50 warships in Eu-
ropean waters and fifty others Of
war character. There are 100000
men in the navy and by October 1
there will be half million, he added.
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j. FOOD ADMINISTRATORS i.
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The State Food Administrator
rules that retailer-that is, a per-
son whose business is selling food
commodities to individual consum-
ers-shall not be required to obtain
q license in order to make sales to
hotels, restaurants, hospitals, etc.,
and other large consumers OF SINH
lar character, unless his total gross
sales of food commodities to both
consumers and hotels, restaurants,
ETC., exceed 100000 a year.
Farmers Flour.
The State Food Administration
authorizes me to permit, for the
present, -four millers to grind any
amount of wheat offered by farmers
who have raised the wheat. This
applies to flour millers having a IL
cense for milling -four. 1t. will be
noted that this only applies to farm
ers who have actually raised the
wheat offered for grinding.
e. l.. Herndon,
County Food Administrator.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
SKILLED MEN ARE WANTED
For Military Aeronautical Branch
Volunteer on or Before June z.

Following is copy Of notice re-
ceived by the Local Board for Oco-
nee county:
Call for Skilled Men.
To All Local Boards:
Your attention is invited to the
following telegram just received from
the Provost Marshal General:
1.-THE military aeronautical branch
Is in need Of certain skilled men.
Men qualified for special or limited
military service only will be accepted
under this call. Men qualified for
general military service are not desir-
ed for this service.
Repeated requests have been re-
ceived at this Office for an opportun-
ity for limited service men. to enter
the service. These men Will be en-
gagged in spruce production work for
aeroplanes, which is interesting and
healthful work, and If properly pre-
sented should appeal strongly to
qualified registrants. The following
~ bSo VI Hioii ulO lLOCOIlO-
tive engineers, flremen, railroad
grade foremen, railroad track fore
men, wooden bridge carpenters, loco
motive repairmen, telephone linemen,
surveyors or railroad instrument
men, telegraphers, craftsmen, pile
driver foremen, stationary engineers
for donkey engines, steamshovel ope-
rators. carpenters, steam filters, cleo
tricians, auto mechanics, auto driv-
ers, cooks, clerks, railroad brake
men. railroad conductors and a large
number OF laborers.
please give the widest publicity to
this matter, and urge technically
qualified registrants to present them
selves to their local boards for listing.
II sufficient number OF volunteers
are not secured involuntary induction
will be used. On June 7th wire this
office the number OF qualified volun-
teers listed In each OF the above oc-
equations which we may expect from
your State. Upon receipt of this in.
formation we will make definite al
lotments and advise complete mobil-
ization details.
Local boards must thoroughly un-
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mind these and shielded from view
! would be two or three men with light
rapid-firers. As the party approached
the first line would drop to the
ground or quickly separate and the
machine gunners would obtain i'm
mense advantage in sweeping con-
siderable section Of the trenches. The
reason given the patrol by the Amer
lean commander indicated tn It the
allied generals have determined to
stop this violation of one of the most
, elementary rules Of civilized fighting.
Samnies Took 200 Prisoners.
Washington, May 28.-American
troops In Picardy attacked this morn
ing on front Of one and a quarter
miles, captured the village Of Can
tigny, took 200 prisoners and inaict-
ed severe losses in killed and " ound-
ed on the enemy, says Gen. Pershing's
communique, made public tonight. at
, the War Department. The American
casualties were relatively small The
statement follows:
This morning in Picardy our
;; troops attacked on front Of one and
one-fourth miles, advanced our lines
and captured the village Cantigny.
We took 200 prisoners and inflicted
on the enemy several losses in killed
and wounded. Our casualties we're
relatively small.
Hostile attacks broke down under
our fire.
I'm Lorraine and in the Woeyre
artillery on both sides continued ac-
tive. Early in the day our aviators
shot down hostile machine"
Another section Of Gen. Pershing's
communique Of yesterday, made pub
lie to-day by the War Department.
said that an enemy bombardment and
gas attack on American advance DO
sitions in Picardy before daylight yes
terday was repulsed by counter at
tacks. Two places in the American
lines we're penetrated.
Brilliant Success.
With the British Army in France,
May 2S.--The American troops on
the French front near Montdidier de-
livered an attack against the German
positions, fought their way through
all objectives, including the village
Of Cahtigny, and captured 40 pris-
oners.
The American attack was along a
two-kilometre front, and 1t seems to
have taken the hard-hitting Ameri-
cans just abbut three-quarters OF an
hour to complete their conquest,
which included that amount of terri
tory as we'll as the village of Cantig-
ny-an exceptionally short time for
such an operation.
This remarkably fine showing
comes as a fitting companion piece
to the brilliant work done by the
United States soldiers in repulsing
an enemy assault made against them
in the same region yesterday morn
ing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
Ten Steel Ships in One Week

Washington, May 2S.-Ten steel
vessels, totalling 63,486 tons, were
completed for the shipping board in
tho week ending May Is. There
were 18 launchings during the week,
totalling 10000 tons.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
GERMANS ChALM PRISONERS.
Raise Figures to 25,OOO-The Drive
Shows signs of Slowing

New York, May 29.-There has
been no let-up as yet in the German
drive south from the Aisne, and both
the French and British have been
forced to give further ground.
The French have been forced to
evacuate scissors after fierce fight
ing in the streets.
Berlin claims that the the Ger
mans have captured over $4,000
prisoners, including one French and
one British general.
Confidence Is expressed in Paris,
however, that the allied reserves,
now rapidly coming up. will shortly
turn the scale and stop the enemy
advance.
Apparently the Germans already
are being held in the center Of their
advance, along the Vesle river, In
the vicinity of FINES, where the point
Of the German wedge has been
thrust. The pressure on both the al
lied flanks, however, has been such
that both have been compelled to fall
back.
People Flee from -oissons.
Paris, May 29.--Soissons, which
the Germans began TO lombard heav-
lily On Monday, has been evacuated
by the civilian population under the
advice of the military authorities,
the correspondent Of the Intransig-
cant reports. .,
More than 1900 shells fell in So
issons on Monday, the correspond
ent's message shows and patients in
the hospitals there were hastily re-
moved by American light cars to
places Of safety, the evacuation be-
ginning as soon as the shelling start
ed. The nursing and medical stats
remained in the town until Tuesday,
however. The population got away
as best it could.
News Less UnfavOrable.
London, May 30.-To-night's news
from the battlefield of the Aisne is
more favorable, inasmuch as the al
lies are holding the enemy on the
two tanks at scissors and Rheims
and the Germans rate of progress
has been slowed down. The danger
Is by no means passed, however, and
hot fighting continues along the
whole front, especially to the north
ward, the German official statement
claiming that they are fighting their
way toward the Marne from Fere-en-
Tardenois.
According to the statement the en-
emy claims to have taken $4,000
prisoners and tremendous amount
Of booty in cannon and materials.
The indications from official and un-
official reports are that, while contin-
uing his efforts to widen his salient,
the enemy appears to be turning the
main direction of his movement west
ward. doubtless with the intention of
capturing the railroads connecting
with Paris. The push outward to the
Marne Is an attempt to cut the Paris
tary critics here
There is still some disagreement as
to whether the German high COM
mand Is likely to make a bigger main
attack elsewhere, but the movement
for Paris seems to hedge with the
Idea of the German press for blow
at the capital.
Critics are beginning to be heard
here whether the allied air suprem-
acy was employed to the best advan-
age since the Germans have been
able for a second time to assemble
huge forces for a surprise attack on
thinly-held sector Of the allied line
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''s''''s''S''3..es.ss' Observation-Disclosures.
i. MERCHANTS WAR SAVINGS :.
!. DAY-JUNE Fl. 10
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Charleston, June 1.--Special: Fri
day, June 81, has been designated
Merchants War Savings Day by the
South Carolina War Savings Commit
tee. Plans are being perfected to the
end that the merchants in every town
In the State will agree to invest their
total cash receipts that day in War
Savings Stamps. This will be one of
the features of the great intensive
War Savings Campaign which is to be
conducted from June II to June %,
and Is expected to be a memorable
event Of the campaign.
This plan originated in Camden,
S. c., where the merchants patrioti-
cally entered into similar agree
ment, and 1t is believed that the plan
will be adopted nationally.
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derstand that these registrants are
not to be inducted until orders are
received as to allotments, and that
only white limited service men arc
to be considered"
Richard rE. Carwile,
Captain ORC. and Officer in Charge
Of S.S.R.
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Thousand Jews Drowned.

New York, May 28.-One thou
sand persons, all Jewish refugees
from Batum, we're drowned when the
steamship Oriole, carrying a passen-
ger list of 1900, was recently sunk
In the Caspian sea, according to q
cablegram received and printed here
to-day by the Jewish Day from It's
correspondent at Harbin. No de-
tails OF the sinking were given.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05

Following is copy Of notice re-
ceived by the Local Board for Oco-
nee county:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05

Reference in the communique to
American soldiers firing on German
soldiers apparently attempting to
surrender was easily explained by
army officers here. On more than one
occasion, they say, the Germans de-
hberately have sent patrols forward
with every man in the front rank
holding his hands and shouting the
familiar "Kamerad." Directly he
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
HERALD PRINTERS TO
MEET EVENING STAR

The Washington Herald bowling
team yesterday accepted the chal-
lenge issued by the Evening Star
team for a match to be held on the
maple pathways at Frank Sher-
mans on Monday afternoon. This
will be the first match game of the
season rolled by The Herald team,
but Capt. Switzer Is confident that
his Quint will come through with
the biggest total.
The match calls for three games
with total pins counting. The Star
bowlers issued their challenge to The
Herald's composing room last Sun
day. Capt. Charlie Deming, of the
Star team, named a list of players
who have been bowling in the Even
ing Star League from which he will
select the quint which will take the
alleys against The Herald printers.
The Herald lineup will. no doubt,
be: Switzer (captain), Percy Sutton,
Joe Allen, Larry De Atley- and Henry
Meals.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
BIG ENTRY LIST FOR
RED CROSS DOG SHOW

New York, Feb. 16.-with the
opening on Wednesday OF the forty
second annual dog show Of the
Westminster Kennel Club, at Madi-
son Square Garden, it is estimated
that there will be close to 100000
worth of thoroughbred CANNES on
the benches.
Not one of the 1886 dogs to be
shown is valued at less than 500
by its owner. and opposite the
names of many, notably two midget
Maltese all the way from Seattle.
appears a valuation OF 5000. There
are many Philadelphia exhibitors,
and the CANNES from that section
OF the country aggregate more than
$50,
Every penny of the profits is to
be donated to the American Red
Cross and, as the dog owners have
done their bit, IL now appears a
patriotic and public duty for all
sorts and conditions OF New York
ers to attend the four-day exhibit
tion and swell the receipts for the
war charity.
A feature absolutely new to New
dog show, will be the daily displays
OF high jumping by trio of
thoroughbred Russian wolfhounds,
that clear heights Of ten to twelve
feet, to use a steeplechasing simile,
in their stride. The hounds are en-
tered with others in the regular
classes by Delaware Valley Farms,
OF Titusville. n. ].
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
KIVIAT HAS
RETIRED FROM GAME

New York. Feb. Isabel KIviat.
the former 1rish-American A c.
champion. who showed at the Mill
rose A. A. games that he stin has
goodbit OF running left in him,
is through with athletics for the
present and probably for all time.
hlViat is in the Coast Artillery cou,-
pany at Fort Hamilton. and the pre-
sumption was that he had plenty OF
time to train and condition himself
Tor a strenuous season on the board
moor and cinder path.
But kivie knocked that idea on the
head yesterday when he told officials
OF the Metropolitan Association OF
the A A. U. that he wouldn't be
able 10 start in the one-miIe race
at the Preparedness games in N.
Forty-seventh Regiment Armory next
saturday. Kiviat was down 10 race
Mike Devaney. Willie Gordon, OF the
New York, A. c, now at Pelham
Bay; Lieut. W. c. Anderson. Of CaTnp
DIX, and possibly Johnny overtou.
OF the marines.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
REAL
FIGHTING MAN
Former President of Ints
Should Put Winner Over
for Boston.

Ed Barrow. basebalps fighting
man, has the Job of putting the
fight into the Boston Red Sox.
It's q fighting mans job and with
a dominant scrapper of the Barrow
type at the helm there's no reason
why the Red Sox should fall from
the position of Importance they have
held in the league for six years.
A weak man would make a failure
at Boston this year. for the Red Sox
OF 1913 will not be the Red Sox Of
1917.
New conditions will prevail. a new
club must be built around an old
nucleus.
Since 1912 the Red sox have been
at or near the top in the American
League. There have been a few
changes from year to year, the club
has been strengthened as the older
men dropped out, but there was no
radical change until this winter and
there would have been none then
had not the war torn into the very
vitals of the club. making the build
ing of a new organization impera-
tive.
Magnate Harry Frazee engineered
some trades which procured the nee
SsSdEy puI ihCh
fit into their positions under changed
conditions will be Barrow's job.
Barrow's experiences AS a minor
league leader have been particularly
fortunate. On several occasions he
has taken seemingly hopeless clubs
and built them into winners. The
most notable example was at Mon
treal q few years ago where the
club leaped from the second division
into first place in a season.
Barrow had a strong team at Bos-
ton. A veteran pitching stan. in
GLIDING Babe Ruth. Dutch Leonard,
Carl Mays and probably Foster as
the first-string staff, and with Pen
mock and Bader in reserve. will
give any club in the league trouble.
The catching will be shared by
Sam Agnew. Wally Schang and For
rest Cady. Hobby and McInnis will
be at first, Scott at short. and Gardi-
ner at third. Barrows may have a
little trouble flling his outfield and
second sack. but II Frazee can trade
as successfully this spring as he
did during the winter these Difficult
ties should be taken care OF.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
MIDDIES SCORE
TWO VICTORIES
Navy Wrestlers Defeat Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania
Athletes.

Annapolis, Nd. Feb. 1s.-AthIetes
of the Navy Academy scored a dou-
BILE triumph over the University OF
Pennsylvania In decisive style here
this afternoon, the contests on the
card being wrestling and gymnas-
ties. The wrestlers came through
handily with q score of 81 to 4
points, and tho gymnastics went to
the front with a count of 3sh to
14h points.
The wrestling bouts as usual at
tracted the greatest amount of in
terest and the sailor lads won by
clear falls. and gained decision In
two others, while the four points
registered by the Quakers was the
result of one decision, five points
were awarded for fall and four for
decisions. The time limit of all the
bouts was nine minutes, and while
three Of them were spiritedly con-
tested. none required an extra
period of time for the referee to
render his decision.
Summary-119 pounds, Gerson.
Pennsylvania, won from Avery.
Navy. on decision; 129 pounds,
Wyatt. Navy. won from Rose, Penn
sylVania, on decision; 1ss pounds,
II. p. Anderson, Navy, won from
ketterer, Pennsylvania, on decision:
1t9 pounds. Short, Navy, won from
Lyman, Pennsylvania, on decision.
l5S pounds. Redman. Navy, won
from Stauch. Pennsylvania, by \
ran In minutes and SO seconds.
ran secured by a half-Nelson and
lock hold; 175 pound class, Hill,
navy won from Kerfoot, Pennsyl-
vania, by q fall in 4 minutes and
% seconds. fall secured by a half
Nelson and body hold; unlimited
weight. Maichle. Navy, won from
wolfe, Pennsylvania. by a fall in the
tast time of SO seconds, fall secur-
ed oy using half-Nelson and BODY
nold. Referee of the bouts, Mr..
FRANK Lynch. Of Baltimore.
The gymnastic meet was the sea-
son opener for the middies, and
they. too. won in q walk. In spite
OF the good work displayed by the
Pennsylvanians. the Navy showed to
greater advantage on the horizon
tai bars and in the tumbling events,
In which they captured all three
places, and they also took first and
second on the side horse, the Qua
kerS first in the exercises on the
1oA . anu CluD b"lnR1nR, Dut
apart from these performances they
were outclassed. although the work
OF Fitchett, who got second on the
nying rings, was noteworthy. Sum-
mary:
Club swinging-Kerer. Pennsyl-
yania. and Strong. Navy, tied for
hrst; Poole, Pennsylvania, third.
Parallel bars-Won by Fitchett.
pennsylvania; Nichols. Navy, sec
ond; Clayton, Navy, and Atlee.
Pennsylvania, tied for third.
Side horse-Won by Christ, Navy:
Herring. Navy. second; knight,
Pennsylvania, third.
Horizontal bar-won by Martin.
Navy: Fletcher. Navy. second; Mer-
Ger. Navy, third.
Tumbling-won by Mason, Navy:
Mercer. Navy, second; Ferris, Navy,
third.
Flying rings-Won by jackson.
Navy; Fitchett. Pennsylvania, sec
ond; Peay. Pennsylvania, third.
Score-Navy, SO 1-2; Pennsylvania.
IA 1-2.