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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
RECKLESS DRls Frs SENTENCED,
Negroes Who Handled Car that Kill
cd Sam Heath Convicted.
(Greenville News, 17th.)

James Dial, confessed driver OF the
automobile which ran over and killed
Chief Samuel Heath, naval recruiting
oiIlcer, in this city on November o6th
last, was found guilty in Court of
General Sessions OF manSlaughter,
yesterday afternoon was sentenced
by Judge John S. Wilson to serve
eight years at hard labor either on
the county chain gang or in the
State .penitentiary.
jerome Fisher, Lawrence Fair and
Butler Moore. who were passengers.
III the car with Dial at the t.lGo Chief
Heath was killed, and who we're
found guilty OF n.ansluaghter, hut
recommended to the mercy of the
court, were given each four years on
the chain gang or in the penitentiary.
The sentences were passed late yes
terday afternoon, after VIM. G. Sir
rine, attorney for Fisher, Fair and
Moore, had appealed to the court for
new trial for his clients, which was.
denied by Judge Wilson.
III passing sentence on the four
men, Judge Wilson took occasion to-
invoke censure upon reckless drivers
OF automobiles, citing several per-
sonal experiences where the person
with whom he was riding failed to
observe the proper care in handling
his automobile, with more or less
serious results. Judge Wilson ad-
mittcd that automobiles have come
to be almost necessity, but stated
that there is entirely too much care
lessness and lack Of caution in ope-
rating them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23

"'' -- - 1904 .Aoi ieuuiiuIng, Ine
trees were cut into lengths too short
for boards. Even the terraces that
held the fields on the mountain
sides were broken down. The work
OF centuries Of patient labor by a
long-suffering people has been COM
pletely 'overthrown.
Great as is the tragedy Of massa-
ere. a greater tragedy was the forced
deportations, 100000 women and
children from one district alone. 1t
is terrible to contemplate their fate
after the war. The nations should
provide means for searching out and
restoring any survivors to their
homes and loved ones.
Story Of Ono Who Escaped.
(These thrilling experiences Of
Mooshek Vorperian are so full of
human interest details that his story
Is reproduced practically rs he has
been giving 1t before audiences in
America. He is II years old, the son
Of an Armenian professor in the COL
lege where the boy was n student up
to the time Of tho deportations In
1915. He escaped from Turkey,
crossed the mountains into the Rus
sian Caucasus, travelled through Ser
bia, Korea, China and Japan to
America, landing in Seattle, Wash,
May l, 1910:
Dear, Kind Americans: have
been asked to tell you my sad story.
I do not know English we'll and it is
hard for me to express myself, but l
will try my best.
lived with my father, mother, two
sisters and brother. and we were
happy. We had colleges, schools,
churches and comfortable homes. But
that was before 1915. In March,
1915, suddenly our town was sur
rounded by Turkish soldiers and all
Of the prominent Armenian mer-
chants, doctors, dentists, professors
and business men were imprisoned.
Then they began to torture them. l
do not like to tell you sad things. and
to tell Of torturings in the land Of
freedom seems to me not good, but
must tell you Of the suffering OF ny
people.
They tortured the professor Of his
tory in our American Missionary Col
lege. First they beat him with
stick; then they burned his hair;
then thoy burned his fingers and
finally they crucined him; and all
the time he was murmuring, ooh,
God, all this for your sake"
They did not arrest my father at
first, but later they took him to the
prison and kept him In room where
they tortured prominent Armenians.
After he saw these torturings they
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
THE APPEAL OF THE
STARVING ARMENIANS
Millions Must Be Raised the Oppressed and Perse-
cuted Armenians Are to Be. Saved-- Wa1ha1a and
Oconee People Asked to Aid in Work--Speca
Sunday School Collections Asked for January IT,

The American, Committee for Ar
Madison avenue, New York, Is solicit
ing the aid OF Christian America in
relieving tho awful suffering and
starvation OF over two million Arme-
ere and famine. a minimum total
of $30,000,000 Is required. OF this
amount tho carefully computed pro-
portionato share that normally
halla Is $500.
The following facts and incidents
are taken rom Il 4S-page pamphlet
entitled "Armcnia":
At least 100000 Armenians and
Syrians in Turkey have uerisi1ed dur
ing the past .wo years from massa-
ere, deportation, exposure, starvation
and disease.
Over 100000 are homeless and
in dire distress.
Thousands of Greeks deported
from the sea coast Of Asia Minor are
now in danger Of starvation.
-Four hundred thousand Of those in
need are orphans.
Little children scarcely able to feed
themselves live absolutely alone in
deserted homes.
Seventy-five thousand children un-
der twelve years OF age are starving
in Syria and tho Lebanon alone.
Sufferers in the Lebanon district
recently were dying at the rate of
1000 day.
Five hundred thousand refugees
have fled the Turkish dominions and
in their temporary homes cry for
help.
Relief work still goes on in Turkey
uninterrupted by break OF diplomatic
relations. 1t Is freely administered
In Persia, the Caucasus and else
where.
Distribution Is wisely and econom-
ically made by absolutely reliable
agents.
Every dollar contributed goes for
relief, none for expenses.
Thirty million dollars will be re-
quired for this winters needs. Five
dollars per month will save a life.
Incidents to Stir Ones Soul.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
"e without clothes and they threw
emselves into the rivers.

!t"e without clothes and they threw
j emselves into the rivers.
We went back to our city, but we
I'D no home. The Turkish govern
~ snt had conflscated our home, our
@ arden, our goods and all that we
I'D. My little brotherwas not strong
ough to stand such sufferings, SO
he died. He would wake up in the
D sht and call, Brother, do you not
) there in that corner they are kill
! my father, just there in that COR
.,r?"
For months we lived under the
otection Of the American consul
d the American missionaries. But
was the intention of the Turkish
3, vernment to kill every Armenian
9 dent. or the 500 boy students in
mo- American college where | stud
yea, only five escaped and it became
"a possible for ME to live there any
longer. We planned to escape over
icn mountains to the Russian army.
ere night in September, 1916, with
."rr other Armenian villagers, bade
E"bd-bye to my mother and little sis
..r and we began our journey. 1t is
d to make an almost hopeless
=. mt over rough mountains, some
.es covered with the snow. We
. IT OH the hard ground, sometimes
In Il NJ Tot,
es we did not have bread to eat.
% Q times we We're captured by
'kish soldiers, and they would
20 taken our lives, but we gave
IN money and bought our free
inally we came to the Russian
trWly. saw Russian soldier stand
'N- on the hilltop and we ran to him
tu@ l was glad, but I was not glad
iD" much longer, for when l reached
,"" Russian army, there in that
G istian land, found Armenians
3 wing, in Russia, that Christian
,a" |. Armenians who had escaped
sword OF the Turks were starving
's by day. Students like me who
1A escaped over the mountains
"t'e starving. Armenian girls who
RI escaped from Turkish harems
">ye starving there in Russia and
.h"' could not find q blade Of grass
10 at. They buried Armenian chill
.r1A alive in Turkey. know a place
y re scores of Armenian children
buried alive, and those chill
'. who had escaped being buried
100 were starving there in Russia.
30 Russians were kind to them, but
did not have food enough for
lselVes, and so Armenians we're
Ting. In Armenia, in Russia and
other places Christians are starv-
q while millions Of Christians all
.ar the world have nlentv I nlead
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
Sunday Schools Asked to Aid.

All the Sunday schools in Oconee
county are asked to take up a special
contribution for this cause next Sum
day, January eth, and report the
amount raised to The Keowee Cou-
rjer
Personal solicitations will also be
made, If you orc not approached by
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23

from the arms of their wives and
children. I could not kiss my sister
for the last time.
was surrounded, by two Turkish
soldiers and they pulled me away
without any chance TO say good bye
to my mother and sisters, and $50
men--A rmenianS-were thrown into
a great dungeon. Men in the Orient
do not weep very much. have seen
fathers bury their daughters and
they did not weep, but in this aun-
geon every Armenian man was weep
Qg. | wept, too, and ! went into a
dark corner, for If my father saw me
weeping it would make him more
sad. All the men began to pray.
They did not pray for their OWE
lives, because 1t was better for them
to die than to go out into the desert
to starve; but they prayed for these
women and children, who had no one
to protect them or help them. Finally
a Turkish officer came and looked st
me- in the corner and he said.
"Wouldn't you like to go to the priS.
on of the women?" l said, eyes, /
would. But then again l did not
want to leave my father, but my 10.
ther was wise and said, Eyes, Moo
shek, go to the prison Of the women. ;"
And 1t was good for me that did,
for In a few hours that same might.
at midnight the Turkish officers and
soldiers took those $40 Armenians
out to the nearby mountains ana
killed them all, one by one, with
axes and knives. One Of the Turkish
soldiers laughed and told me that
they did not use guns because cart.
ridges cost four cents each.
When reached the prison OF the
women, only one boy Of IS years Of
age was among $500 women and
children and girls. 1t was SAD
sight! Mothers we're asking me
about their sons and about their nus
bands. Sisters wanted to Know
about their brothers, but could only
say, "They will see you all~again,
though Of course not in this world"
That same night the officer who
had asked for my sister from my ia
ther came and took her away. she
was weeping, but there was no onH
to help her, only boy Is years OF
age who could do nothing. She went
and pleaded with the o1flcer for her
family, SO we were allowed to 90
back to our city, my mother, my lit
tle sister and brother and I. But
what happened to those $500 wo-
men and children and girls? kuow
You will ask. First they took theiH
money, their carts, their goods, ana
then they took their clothes. Our
Armenian ladies could not bear to
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23

"eeos ~ .nis p,o'ii-., ,"Iiy .v,vUv
are fatherless children. TO these
must be added also many more in the
Baku, kars ana Erzroom regions.
America did not realize the hun
ger that existed in some parts of
Turkey. can best illustrate it by
telling you about little boy who
was brought to one OF the hospitals.
Ills condition was such that he could
not eat solid food, but he cried for
a piece Of bread. When the physi-
clans told him he couldn't eat bread
he said he didn't want to cat it, he
just wanted to put 1t under his pill
low so that he could feel that food
was near.
Perhaps a faint conception of the
terrible hunger experienced by thou
sands may be gained from this little
incident told by one Of the returning
consuls: Il was eating a piece of
molon," he said, "and was paying lit
tie attention to the people around
me. tossed aside tho rind when in
stantly man pounced upon it like
hungry wolf. He chewcd on it for
few moments and then he in turn
tossed it aside. Another man Who
had been watching him with the eyes
OF a hawk picked it up and devoured
the rest
An American doctor coming down
the mountain side from the Lebanon
noticed in the distance throng Of
children and wondered why so many
were gathered in one place. lJpon
coming near he discovered that
camel had died by tho roadside and
these famished children were in des-
.peratiOn picking the last shreds OF
flesh from the skeleton OF the fallen
beast. Children eagerly picking
grains from the dung OF animals in
the street have become common
sight
hearted American women
have been compelled to steel them
selves against the sight Of children
In the street dying for lack of food
10 pass by without helping, having
no resources to warrant adding one
more to the number already being
fed.
"A hard task Is assigned the mis-
sionaries, that Of practically signing
the death sentence Of children. For
example, in one case there we're 43O
children with funds sufficient for
forced to select the 70 and say no to
tho equally or possibly more desti-
tute $50.
So far as Syria Is concerned Beirut,
Palestine and the Lebanon have suf-
fered most. Many villages have be-
come depopulated. An American
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23

some one with petition you can
send your contribution to The Cou-
rier or direct to Cleveland II. Dodge,
Treasurer, No. ! Madison Avenue,
New York City.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23

told him, "These things will hi pgsl
to you II you do not bring ytcl
guns" But my father was aSpcacs
full man; he had no guns. He 3.
professor, and he had no arms wt,t
which to defend himself He was
kindj man and he could not beat !,
see such torturhgs. He became "a
and they took him to Dir. Atkmeuuf
Hospital. After two months OF iboG.
torturings the Turkish governlnaa
ordered all Armenians to be depnita.
to the Syrian and Arabian desc
and in July, 1915, 5000 Armer, rs
the most prominent men in on, ris
doctors, lawyers, merchants, NrQ.
fcssors-with their wives and Y1lrt
lies, began to move towards the dos
erts. Our family was in this G Ouj
In America. If some one is lrrl.>
they want to be prettier, If som owe
is beautiful they want to be turr,
beautiful; but it was not so f. OK!
country during the deportation ~
the time OF 'deportations they ,gi,a
to spoil the beauty God gave. a~a
mothers cut the long hair of 'ul
daughters. saw my motht tnt
the long blond hair of my siste .a.
they could not take out her bes Nti. II
eyes. heard mothers su,i"1
Daughter, wish you were bID"
But it Is hard to spoil the lnaul,
which God gives.
We were travelling towards .n,
deserts, surrounded by Turks sol
diers and officers, and these SO 5,vr
selected were most cruel ones. Nsj.'
few days the Turkish officer sc la
sister and asked for her, but n e..
ther would not do that. N,'5a,.
would any Armenian do that. %ern
will l forget my fathers words. W
were standing on the bank of INK
River Euphrates. He said to iOr
Turkish officer, "You are a Turi sud
am Armenian, you are a Mo-
and l am Christian; l cannot EhI
YOU my daughter. If 1t were uo.
written in our Bible that suicide Is q
sin. would throw myself wit IN
daughter into the river" The ,rurk
ish officer said, "You need no. t,
that, for you will see the same uun
dition in q few days"
After few days we reached Na}o.
tia. This beautiful little city was lny
fathers birthplace. AS we saw thc
town my father said, "My beau titu
birthplace, will you also be my dcatD.
placer" When we reached Mall
We we're suddenly surrounded by an.
other corps Of Turkish soldiers anG
the men were separated from the Y5o.
men. 1t is hard for me to desc rIbc
what heart-breaking scene this was
for men to be separated from wo1u0n
Even if I tried To tell It TO vo, a.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
McSwain Accepts Captaincy.
(Greenville News, 17th.o
j. J. McSwain, a we'll known at
torney of this city, received a tele-

'.2ntrr of rnp E'ljuoa} hvruv ,o,. ,nr
poilou Vi rue war. Mr. McSwaln was
IN Columbia last night on business
when the notice Of his appointment
was received by him. He immedi-
ately wired his acceptance, and will
take up his military duties in a short
while.
Capt. McSwain was candidate for
a commission in the first officers
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe,
and received a captaincy there. This
was deferred at his request, on ac-
count of pressing matters which
needed his attention here.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
Fairfield Locals,

wa,ba,,o ~ No Q ,o, 1c
snec,o,. n5ostar c,ts+,,, c,N,t, ~..,,
hos hoo, an ,v,t,, ,,>,,,o.,a 80.
.o,,.ro, ,uooI,, l.. ;,,,..,.,.,
cbor,,, p,oro =. co,a,,
,,;sitoa h,. oo,sin 1,,unu. 'e,,.,.,,
gently return,,o homo uonaov
Ern.,t o,,i+h T. - - 80,
tor few woers v;sit;na =, a,sa...
parts of Anderson , ,0~
E,pane pooro 30 .,,.
killed the largest hos that has hoon
recorded here II watched oho,t
700 mounds. Mr. poora 70 erootIv
encouraged with his hoy ro,s,ny
~. rarralE .,.n.i /. :, nyrees,o q
,.t...,l. ....,.J ,r.,., ,.....
aud 1Har. ..l..,rg al. Tl,..,
yNr ,r.,r. ,a ;rn,y ths rra.2
roore "a M He bas onnen,,c,t,s
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
The tu,ans That Does No. Affect tho Head

because OF It's tonic and laxative effect, I,AXA.
TIVE BROh7O QUININTt Is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name aud
look for the signature Of E. w. GROVE. soc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23

,f,,urqicn' >Nn,ls y,clo.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
Skanee Notes.

Rex DeHaas left Wednesday for
Champaign, ILL.,, to take an eight
weeks course in the ground school for
flying at the University of Illinois.
Charles Kessler transacted business
in the copper country Wednesday.
Elmer E. Westrom and Obey Gust
were L'Anse visitors Wednesday.
j. T. Been. Of Calumet, arrived
Tuesday.
Miss Emma Emblad, Jennie Nord-
quist and Grace Norm were Houghton
callers few days this week.
Ludwig Gust and Oscar Emblad were
L'Anse callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hager and child
left Thursday for Dever, Wyoming.
where they will reside.
Miss Ida Gilman Of Hancock arrived
Thursday to spend Easter with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Gilman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
TRACTORS SHOULD
BE ORDERED NOW.

Lansing, Mich. March 27-Owing ID
the demand for Ford Tractors and tho
necessity of getting them or the fsrmD
at the earliest possible date, farmers
who want to purchase these machines
are urged to file their application at
once with l.. G. Hillyer, chairman OF
the Baraga County War Preparedness
Board, or the County Agricultural
Agent. Application blanks have been
mailed to the County War Boards with
complete information as to terms OK
sale. Shipment of TRACTORS will start
April LIST, and will be sent direct from
Detroit to central distributing point
in this county.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
Easter PROGRAM.

The children of the Methodist Sun
day school will give the following pro-
gram at the N. E. church tomorrow
evening:
Introduction on Easter; Gordon Sea-
yoy.
Poem by Martha Menard.
Recitation by Carl Menge.
Easter in the Holy Land" Anna
Westbsrg.
Song. 80 Nay You and l." Children
Of primary grades.
Recitation by Donna Bentz.
Recitation by Nelson Cross.
Recitation by Naomi Page and Lola
Menge.
Recitation by Guenafore Westphsl.
Recitation by Hermains Seavoy,
Ruth Seavoy and Lenors Page.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
new RULINGS ON
FOOD REGULATIONS

The Food Administration makes the
following announcement: ~
Military necessity compels ua to 70.
duce our monthly consumption a.
wheat from AZ, 900, 900 bu.. our normss
consumption. to q. 0O0. zoe. This means
full 30 per cent reduction. To az
complish this householders are asked
to use not to exceed II lbs. per week
week Of wheat products per person.
Public eating places hotels. restas-
rants. etc. = must observe the tive
wheatless days as at present. II, addi-
ton thereto, not to serve to- any one
guest at any one meal, an aggregate
OF breads, macaroni, crackers, pastry,
pies. cakes. wheat breakfast cereals,
containing total of more than tive
ounces of wheat flour. No wheat Pm
ducts to be served unless specially or
dered. Public eating places not to
buy more than six pounds of wheat
products for each ninety meals'f3rve1
thus conforming with the limitations
requested Of householders. Retailers
must not sell more than one-eighth IL
barrel; 24A lbs, of wheat flour to any
town customers at one time and nor
more than one-quarter of barrel, -
lbs, to any country customer at oue
time. In no case can wheat -four be
sold without an equal amount Of sub
stitute cereals. If the merchant rus
out Of substitutes he must discontinue
the sale of -four until he obtains nes-
essary substitutes.
There is no limit upon the eale am
use of other cereals than wheat. A
greater use of potatoes is requested.
A telegram from Mr.. Prescott. FooA
Administrator for Michigan. dated tho
26th, removes all restrictions on sails
of meat on Tuesday by retailers.
Nothing is said regarding the observ-
ance of meatless Tuesday by consum-
ers but sale of meat on that day is po0
permitted.
JOHN A. HICKEY.
Food Admins traitor, Barsga ca
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
New Red Cross Members.

The following Finnish people of Pc
quaming and Aura have been added to
the Red Cross membership list.
Matti Kallio, $1.00.
Theodore johnson. $500.
Isaac Holso, 500.
August Koppana $1.00.
Taivo Holso, $1.O0.
Hjalmer Holso. $500. Il years SUBJ
scription to the r. c.. Magazine.
Lauiri Holso. $1.00.
John Holso, $l.00.
Lempi Koppans, $1.00.
Mrs. Elisabeth Kallio. $500.
Maria Holso, $500.
A" Maria Anderson, $1.00.
/" Sauna Lehtinen, $1.00.
I" Sauna Harju, $1.00.
[" Maria johnson, S1.00.
:" Ida Koppana, $1.O0.
Miss Helmi Holso, $1.00.
:" Florence Anderson, $1.00.
/" Hilda Harju. $1.00.
:" Mamie Koppana, $1.00.
These members were secured largely
through the efforts of August Kop-
pana Of Pequaming and he is deserving
of a great deal of credit for his splen-
did results.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30

When you have bilious attack yonr
liver fails to perform its functions.
You become constipated. The fcoe
you ss fernhents in your stomach'in-
stead Of digesting. This infismes the
stomach and causes nausss, yemitir9
and terrible headache. Take Chan
berlsin's Tablets. They win tone %
your liver. clean out your att mach e.
you will soon be n well - ever. Thzu
only cost quarter. : advertise ment
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
Here Next Saturday.

A meeting will be held at the Town.
Hall next Saturday, at which Gems
dian army officer will be present. This
meeting is in preparation for the com-
ing Liberty Loan and the army msa
will give an interesting talk, All being
invited to be present to hear It.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
ATTEND SCHOUL
OF INSTRUCTOR:

A school of instruction in prepare.
tion for the registration of women in
May was held at the public library in
Houghton last Saturday evening
The ladies from Baraga county who
attended were Mrs. E. o. Alter, Mrs.
Martin Voetsch, Mrs. w. A. Won Zellen,
Mrs. Pat O'Leary, Mrs. Octave Sicotte
and Miss Molly O'Connor of L'Anse,
Mrs. E. F. Douglas of Keweenay Bay
and Mrs. H. r. GLADDEN. and Mrs.. A.
w. Stark of Baraga.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
WEDDINGS.

Miss Florence Brodtb, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brodth, and Nels
Rylander, two popular residents Of
Skanee, were united in marriage at
EscanAba last Saturday evening by
Rev. C. A. Lund, the couple being at
tended by Mrs. Clarence Fisher and
Hi ding Granberg.
They arrived in Skanec Wednesday,
where they will make their future
home, and were given a royal recep-
ton by their many friends and ae-
quaintances.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
Badly Hurt in Fall.

While employed on the new barn of
Matt Samarzik yesterday morning.
George DeGagne fell q distance of
thirty-fve feet and suffered serious in
juries, having his shoulder dislocated
and broken and his hip injured. He
was Immediately taken to the hospital
at Hancock.