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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
"GOSpEL TRUTH ABOUT
GERMAN ATROCITIES.
First Folly Detailed Account Of the Horrors Perpetraed by the
Kaiser's Legons-Why Crt.ehes Hitherto Unexp1ain-
ed Were Inflicted upon Helpless Belgium.
KY DIR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS,
Pastor Plymouth Church, Brooklyn.
Authorized Interview.
Copyright: The Keeley-Hadley Syndicate
All Rights Reserved

'They thought Of the cruciflcd mo-
ther superior Of 4 Belgian convent
martyred because she resisted the
officer who was assaulting one Of the
young nuns. They thought OF babies
skewercd on bayoncts and young
girls stripped and tied to trees, that
all Of the Hunnish hordes who wished
might ravish them. These incidents
have the support of ten thousand
proofs.
Terrorism is n principle made
necessary by military considerations
wrote Won Hartmann. by sleeping
himself in military history an officer
will be able to guard himself against
excessive humanitarian notions 1t
Is a roundabout way, Of saying that a
taste for sheer brutality must be cul-
tivated. But the military caste in
Germany believed and cultivated It,
No element Of the population was
spared. But those whom civilized
society has always given preference
"Hclc a iIuSl NC IituNC are
the very ones that Germany wreaked
heaviest vengeance upon.
Sex rapacity has free rein in the
Hun scheme Of things. The diaries
Of dead and captured Germans prove
that conclusively. They boast that
the village in which they are quar-
tered has lots Of women and young
girls. Their language Is unmistak-
able. Everywhere in letters to
friends at home the allurements Of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02

commit IN detail to print; old men
I'D little girls shot in battues be-
r"use OF alleged firing by the civilian
pupulation.
Small wonder that the Germans
zee in superstitious terror OF the
ench. The French are the great
st soldiers in the world, said a Brit
l&il officer TO me. i am not tarnish-
iHy the glory Of the English or Irish,
Scotch or Canadians, when say they
n.e the best fighters in this war.
ftnre is the reason: Our men are
perfectly equipped; every gun, every
h"., every accoutrement Is the same.
Trey are we'll drilled and snappy in
ac;ion. The Frenchmen often have
tour kinds Of uniform in a company
Trey may have good shoes or no
shoes. They may nave red trousers
0r blue-gray or black. They have a
"a her looser discipline than we have.
H": THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR
FRANCE! Their patriotism Is
" nderiul thing.
Each Frenchman accounts HIM
SELF already dead in the defense of
his ravaged country. He counts every
unset as mere respite granted by
cod. He has rediscovered personal
I'M mortality And when he fights it
IS with flerceness, with an express
SON in his eyes, with consuming
Dasaion for victory, that awes the
conacience-stricken German private
soldiers. One Of our divisions of
400 men have never captured
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
Tmce More Aviators Die in Training

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 25.-Two
unidentified aviators were burned to
death 5000 feet in the air at Hicks
field to-day. They fell to the earth
with the remnant Of tho airplane, a
mass Of wreckage. The cause of the
accident is supposed, to have been an
explosion Of the gasoline tank. The
bodies were burned beyond recogni-
ton. Their identity will be ascer-
tained when a check OF the machine
and the men is made. One is sup
posed to be lieutenant and the
other cadet in tho Royal Flying
Corps.
j. Syra, aged A, member of the
aerial gunnery company Of the Royal
Flying Corps, was instantly killed at
Hicks field to-day when he was struck
in the head by the propeller Of a ma
chine.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02

was manifest the Germans thought
fully, fabricated or framed. as an
American would say, case against
the people.
Zone soldier--I myself have seen
the letter---tells how he had acted
under instructions from the captain
Of his company in hiding a German
infantry rife under a mattress in a
peasants little cottage. This nance
uvre was adopted after thorough
search had failed to reveal any arms
whatsoever. The inhabitants had
been crowded into the village church
and the captain, triumphantly re-
turning with the planted gun. de-
clarcd that the death sentence had
been passed upon the entire village.
They we're all massacred there.
lone little girl this highly edify-
ing chronicle recites, almost moved
him to pity, she was SO innocent 1t
IS a worthy tribute to German theory
hat it was almost and not an octu-
nlity. She died with the rest, be-
side her aged grandfather. No doubt
his soldier by sleeping himself in
military history had been able to
guard himself against excessive hu-
manitarian notions
81 don't know what history he
could have stepped himself in. Nei-
her Apache Indians nor the original
hordes Of Attila could rival the thor
oughness Of his devilish work. In
one town where purposely secreted
gun had been discovered by patrol
he commanding officers revenge was
IF a character at once unique and
iemoniacal. The twelve most re-
emily married couples Of the district
we're declared forfeit to vengeance
or the hidden arms and were stood
Up in long line and all executed.
Grimes against age. against vir-
Lue, against the unborn, the helpless,
against even nature itself, are all in
Guided in the grisly mass Of docu-
nents, photographs and exhibits that
are being preserved for later account
ing. Girls stripped on the ground or
lied TO trees, helpless against the
nrutality Of their captors; priests
led to the ground and offended
ganst in fahsion l cannot even
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Chief among these have been good
food, champagne and women!
81 have heard things in ravased
France and ruined Belgium that have
sickened me. have seen their truth
attested- by scores of affldavits for
each incident. I went over there
wondering If it were etrue that Ger
man soldiers had ever cut the breasts
off Belgian woman. know now
that it has been done, not once, but
scores OF times.
IL know that it is the fearful,
ruthless hallmark OF the German
social pariah who dare not transmit
his unspeakable malady to one of
the camp women following his own
regiment. Because the penalty for
spreading Of social diseases among
other men Of the German army Is
death these men make prey OF help
less woman and girls in captured
territory.
"Then-that others in the uniform
OF the Hun may know and heed the
warning-they mutilate these out
ragged women and girls. They are
mutilated strikingly and fearfully
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02

that even the Germans drum 8SdDon
champagne and careless Il of ccfNsn.
quences cannot disregard the warn
ing.
"That is the fearful e>planotioi
that has 80 long been den, andcd BY
those in this country who said OF tho
earlier reports: They are absnrd
why should men do these thlngs p
TO understand atrocities such as
those perpetrated by thousands iu
captured territory Of France all,; Bel
GUM one must understand tho t9un
philosophy Of war.
"rhe scenes following the Gttfatail
occupation OF Bailleul, for instance
have never been exceeded fl ba"Bur-
ity. There are at least thirty autbUn-
ticated cases Of outrages on women
and girls recorded from this ore lj,-
tie town. The details are made sac
more heinous by the iaal ti,a
daughters were outraged in the pyas-
cnce Of their mothers, and mo,hers
IN the sight Of their children.
when appealed to by the torror-
lied townspeople the German plNcars
merely shrugged their Shoulders.
Something in the town h. been
genant (inconvenienD for. thQ cGn
tors. That palliated every outraS"
Indeed, there is no doubt IN .l.
minds of men who have followed thn
entire course of the German i0vastuo
OF Belgium and France thai pl,wUrr
and rapine we're open Inducements 10
the German troops.
Letters written before the NAric
and taken from the bodies OF Ger.
mans killed in the sanguinar, Nch,-
ing that represented tho lWns'
nearest Paris drive promised re}A s.
tives and friends various wolctps,
Jewels and other loot eXpectcd wbeu
Paris had surrendered. Il viii pHrH
you handful of diamonds rUoa 0i7c
letter now in possession oi Mc
French government.
"Other writer's ambitions rau to
watches, to money, to women as
their natures inclined. Certainly IL.
al army drilled ike the Kaiser's l.
discipline had been eXerted :" CON
pei respect for international lsw
and humanitarian principles, no sOch
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02

more than $500 boches in a days
lighting. 1t is matter of actual rec
ord that division OF 10000 French
men captured 10000 Germans. 1t
sounds extraordinary.
But the attitude of the Ger
mans when the poilus go over the top
is no less extraordinary. | think |
understand the psychology Of it, A
man caught robb'ng his neighbor's
house has the worst of the encounter
from the outset. He lacks justifica-
tion, and facing death without justi-
iication is u hard thing to do
"France is tired" concluded DR..
Hills. But she sees the dawn of
victory. 1t is our duty to help that
dawn broaden into the full day of
retribution and restitution. A peace
in any respect inconclusive would
leave the strange war psychology Of
the central powers unchanged. We
cannot compromise on the issues Of
this war any more than we can COM
promise with evil. If we do-if we
pause long enough to give the unre-
pentant German breathing spell he
will come again, stepped in the bru-
tai history of the present invasion
and ready to duplicate his crimes If
he cannot even descend to greater
depths Of 'depravity.
"Of the atrocities of whi| Il l have
seen so many proofs tb",. no reason
able man could wi'Lhold utter con-
viction, have this 20 say: They are
/. the grewsome proof of a sinister
spirit and purpose on the part Of
Germany. believe that it is really
in the hearts Of all Germans. After
all, the men who have committed
these crimes are from the rank and
file of the German Masses"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
SOLDIER KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
Lightiess Motorcycle Responsible for
Death of w. Q. Todd, of Bolton.

Greenville, Dec. 27-While return
ing from a short visit to his parents.
at Bolton on Christmas Eve night,
William Claud Todd, an orderly at
tached to divisional headquarters ut
Camp Sewer, met an almost instanta-
neous death when the motorcycle
upon which he was riding, and which
had no lights, crashed into Ford
automobile driven by two other SOL
diers, Henry Watkins and
Gaines, both of the First South Caro-
lima Regiment. The accident occur
red few hours after midnight on
the Augusta road near the Charles
place. 49,
According to the statements of
Watkins and Gaines, who were also
slightly bruised in the accident,
Todd was driving at a very rapid
rate of speed and apparently became
blinded upon meeting the automo-
bile. 1t seems that he was driving
on the outside OF the road and that
upon becoming dazed by the head
lights he dashed head-foremost into
the machine. By the compact the
Ford was turned over and the motor
cycle was crushed to mangled heap.
Young Todd died few minutes later.
1t Is not thought that any blame is
attached to the two young soldiers in
the automobile, as. the motorcycle
struck their machine before they
realized the impending danger. Just
why Tod was driving without lights
is Of course not known.
Todd was member OF the First
South Carolina Regiment until
short time ago, when he was trans-
ferred to the division headquarters.
He served with the Palmetto troops
on the border last year. His body
has been shipped to his parents at
Bolton. tf
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02

letters would ever have been laucc,h
efforts of German apoloe js's e
deny and excuse the outrages 2; d.
nant and elsewhere are, singuIdrly
enough, brushed aside by thy GER
man staff itself. The famous 'traMcg
tireurs' canard was cast to the wind
The German white book comedies
that lr"ge numbers of people wore
executed In Judging the a,titude
which the troops of the Twelfth
Corps took against such populativa
our starting point must be ths he
tactical object Of the Twelfth Corps
was to cross the, Meuse with speed
and to drive the enemy from the lett
bank of the Meuse; speedily to over
come the opposition Of the ihnobi.
tants who are working in direct o..
position to this was to be strivrn lol
in every way. Hostages werc
shot at various places, and thii p,'-
cedure is amply justified -.
1T justified apparently, DGe
shooting OF old men, women5 'ittlt
children, in groups or battues. Ana
the crowning mockery of 1t all was
the fact that where no real opposite
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
General Quake in Guatemala.

Washington, Dec. 27.-An earth
quake, general throughout Guate-
mala yesterday, caused loss of
from 10 to 404Aves and extensive
property damage to Guatemala City,
the State Department was advised
late to-day in cable dispatch from
the American charge there. No men-
tion was made as to damage in the
interior
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
GERMAN MASTER spy HELD. /
Woman Accomplice Has Made Good
Her Escape.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-A woman
designated only as "H'', and said to-
be prominent in the German secret
service, directed the activities of
Franz Schulenberg, alleged master
spy, held here on Presidential war
rant, according to information di-
vulged by Federal officials. Schulen-
berg Is said to have been active in
plans to destroy bridges and public
buildings In Canada and shipping and
warehouses in Pacific ports. Officials
said the woman barely escaped arrest
here four weeks ago, the day before
Schulenberg was captured. The clue
to her part in Schulenberg's opera
tions was revealed in a letter found
among his effects. 1t instructed
Schulenberg to meet her in Los An
geles. Investigation showed, offi-
cials said, that the woman had been
an agent Of Wolf Won Igel, former
secretary to Franz von Papen, mill,
tary attache Of the German embassy
at Washington, and alleged head Of
the German espionage system in this,
country. She was described as
person Of birth and education, bru-
nette, 35 years old.
According to Federal officials, the
woman sent Schulenberg to the Uni
ted States in 1914 for the alleged
purpose Of assisting in the mainten--
ance Of contraband wireless stations,
supported by the German govern
ment for the purpose Of gaining milf
tary information and transmitting it
to Berlin.
Further revelations concerning
Schulenberg's activities disclosed to-
day showed that in February, 1915,
he inserted an advertisement in spo-
kane, Wash, newspapers, looking to
the purchase Of tract of land on
which to colonize several hundred
Spanish families. These families,
Federal officials said, were Hindus,
and the purpose of their colonization
was to permit them easy entrance
into Canada, where they were to OBJ
tain military information and facts
concerning the movements Of Cana
dian troops to assist in raider war
fare conducted in the Pacific ocean
by the Germans. The colonization
plan did not materialize.
Some Of Schulenberg's activities,
according to the authorities, have
been traced to Ram Chandra, Hin
du, on trial here with 80 other per-
sons, charged with attempting to TO-
ment a revolution against British
rn'c IN INDIA. Ram Chal1ra mQBe
several PAYMENTS oi monn, ar SchG'.
enoNr&, oliCi0ls said
Schu'nnbarg, according e. Eclerar
officials was Il Hesarler Crnn. tho
German army and was actuated by
the hope Of financial gain. They
said he would not admit his connec-
ton with the woman agent. 3et
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
"Greatest War Episte Since Lncons Letter to Mrs Bx

The following
epse since President
tion for the o he
This is of God Sometimes
der life life poverty obedience
what the civilians life
lin and Vienna
within ons.
spoke Plymouth church blessings
on he 70 For three
months have slept
tent; six
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
Whenever You Need @ General T0rlc
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Grove's Tasseless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
we'll known tonic properties of QUININEs
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives.
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds UP the Whole System. 50 cents
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
German Riddles Beg Food for Xmas

German Riddles Beg Food for Xmas.
Geneva, Dec. 27.-Features Of the
German Christmas, according to
news from across the frontier, we're
women and children openly begging
in the snow-covered streets for food
in some Of the towns. Only the rich
enjoyed good, but ordinary dinner,
and for this they paid high prices,
as much as $50. Most of the
churches in Germany were closed,
owing to lack Of coal
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02

greatest
prepara-
I have acquitted of a dog, a dog
metal tag around
man engaged in noble. have
have Of lamb
knOw the explanations
only wish that here at battl
good: for right
decided just where all the history always been
decided 1t decided already hut it will enemy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-02
TO Cure a Cold IN One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Drug9ists refund money II It falls to cure.
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Weekly War News Digest

lives of German observers escaping
from balloons have been spared,
I'VE caught three Hun balloons
above the allied grounds in mist
which prevented their gunners seeing
u.s. said he. ut was cinch. You
should have seen them hustle out
their parachutes and abandon the
balloons. AS they came falling down
through the air we circled about
closely but, of course, didn't open
fire, as that's against the rules of
The courier-index., 1918-06-07
American Altman Tells of Fighting
Experiences

Committee on Public Information
representative in London says:
There are no better sportsmen in
the world than the allied airmen, and
American aviators now fighting in
Europe always play fair game, as
they learn it from the allies. F. p.
MagOun, former Harvard student,
now member of the royal air force,
recently wounded, tells how the
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where the demand for men in the
war department constantly exceeds
the supply.
A pressing need exists in the army
for men experienced in handling
mules, and before all future needs
are met a recruiting campaign may
be necessary No difficulty has been
experienced in getting men who can
buy and handle horses but black
smiths are scarce.
There is a constant demand for
butchers. and cooks are scarce. In
several technical branches, particular
" the engineers, men for the higher
branches are plentiful but workers
for the ranks are scarce. EXPERIENCE
ed mechanics, especially those ex-
perienced with automobiles, are al
ways in demand.
More interpreters than can be used
have applied for positions with the
war department, and applications for
! commissions as army chaplains are
! also in excess of the need. The ex'
/ cess totals thousands in each case.
I Clerks for general work are plentiful
| but there is a demand for specialists.
At present there is a surplus OF den
! lists and pharmacists.
I aAs
Men in Training Camps Have Equip
! nent for Many Sports
/ At every training camp in the coun'
try plans of the Commission on Train
\ ing Camp Activities have been car
4 ried out to provide athletic facilities
] for the men. Baseball heads the list
in popularity. and full equipment mas
heen placed in the camps. More
than 10000 baseballs and 5000 bats
have been sent At Camp Lewis
Washington. there are 16 baseball
fields. Practically every company II
each camp division throughout tne
country has it's team, and there are
COMPANY. battalion, regimentai ane
interregimental leagues.
Every form of track athletics oc
cupies the attention of the men tram
ing at the camps. AS many as so'
men have taken part In divislona
contests, and track meets haVe pe0i
witnessed by more than 10000 spec
tators.
Where facilities permit, instructor
in swimming is given Men are ITS
given land instruction and then sen
into the water Tennis courts naV'
been built in every camp, one haVins
40 courts and the sport IS rapiui'
gaining in popularity. Through TN
generosity of golf clubs located nea'
the camps. the demand for golf conrs
es is partly being met. Polo matcne
are Frequently held, and competition
for places on the teams is keen.
Troops are Being Equipped WIZ
Browning Machine Guns
\ Enough heavy Browning macnin
\ guns for instruction have been snii
4 ped to every national guard trainin
| camp and national army cantonemen
The courier-index., 1918-06-07

SURGEONS agree that in cases Of
Cuts. Burns. Bruises and Wounds.
the FIRST treatment is the most Inn
portant When an efficient antisep-
tic is applied promptly, there is no
danger of infection, and the wound
begins to heal at once For use on
man or beast. BOROzONE is the
ideal antiseptic and healing agent.
Buy it now and be ready for an
emergency Price Csc. SOC 81 and
$3.50. Sold by Harrington Bros.
The courier-index., 1918-06-07

The very choicest line OF fresh
pork and beef and packing house
products. sold at close margins. We
buy for cash. sell for cash, haye no
expensive delivery system TO main
tain. These savings go to our. Gus
toners. w. A. Willis. 80
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in the country where troops are in
training Heavy Brownings for over
seas training have ben shipped.
Light Browning rifles sufficient in
number to equip the machine gun
units of more than four army divis-
ions have been manufactured, and
overseas shipment of half of them
has begun. The other half of the
output goes to the army divisions in
this country.
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left the country to avoid service, says
a recent statement authorized by the
Attorney General
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Men Who Leave Country TO Evade
Military Duty Will Be Watched

WITHHELD DUty WI g "
Men of selective service age who
leave the country to evade military
duty will have to stand trial on
charges of violation of the selective
service act when they return to the
country, according to the department
of justice. even though they do not
return until after the war.
The department has at hand infor-
| nation from which complete lists
NAV be prepared of all men who have