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was to block UP the entrances to Os
tend and Zeebrugge..

was to block up the entrances to Os-
tend and zeebrugge..
Chief U-Boat Isases. ;7'
The ports OF Ostend and zeebrug-
ge, on the Belgian coast, are the
principal bases for the operations of
submarines in their campaign against
shipping in the North, Sea and the
English Channel. They are Of great
Importance to the Germans. for this
purpose, and 1t has been recognized
by the allies that to- deprive the en-
enly Of them would be one. of the
most, effective means or dealing with
the submarine. ..
An attack. on these ports by the
British fleet has been urged, but the
Britfsht naval authorities apparently
regard the rand defenses as too
strong to make this practicable, Va
rious measures, have been adopted
to destroy German submarines oil
entering Or leaving the ports. Field
Marshal Haig,s offensive IN Flanders
last summer, was generally believed
to have az: one OF its main detectives
the bending back OFFS the German
northerngfank 80 as to deprive the
enemy Of these two points. q a
The Bfugesa canal Is about. six
miles long, running from tho city +
that, name to It he North Sea at Zee.
brugge. This canalfis of great value
to the Germans because the principal
base of the submarines operating
from Ieebrngg ge $is at Bruges, where.
there are es5extensiYe docks and ships
building Yards. 81 :. 4
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
I. !Walhaiia democratic Club
VIII meet tp Court House on satur-
day afternoon atS4 o'clock. &
ByEorder Of the Preside ent. /

Il.
within ten minutes the breaking of;
gas mains made Unnecessary to shut
off the supply. The water inafns3
were not.much damaged. Il IS ,ts3 y;l !S,Sf
lt"t2 Water Followed Quake, 3.f,5
One OF the freaks OF the y eartlls3
quake was the sudden How In wells.
Many artesians wells, dry for yehrs.
showed a sudden free! supply Of "a a;
ter. This sudden increase Of water
manifested itself. particularly In the.
San JacintoSriyer. Before the earth
Quake iti,was dry. Immediately afters
the tremorG the river at a point be-
low the town showed "a flow of ii ii
inches 4 In depth and 4O;feet in;widtf.
1s5 Fear,awas expressed In Los Arlgeles
That several large Office buildings
had lla been thrown ont OF plumb. A5
survey Will have to be lndert aiken
tos;learn IN the truth. tFhe. Washin gtons
building, l,!ip Ing, a. large business structure
on; Spring street, was perceptibiy,
separate from Z he Currier building
immediately adjoining =
Scores Of plate glass windows
We're bro ken at, San Bernardfno, and
ilcrao Ks deVeioped IN several brick
walls.
~ tCtoncret roads and highways leads
ingsf Ferris TO II Henlet and to San !:
Jaeihto We're uphsaV we'd. q
The eatthqualse was felt over 4
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Man-I'ower Law Passed in Canada

Ottawa, April 20.-The govern
ment man-power resolution, which
abolishes exemptions undeh the mill
tary service act in ages specified, and
gives the minister Of militia power to
call men to the colors as necessity
demands, was passed by both Houses
last night. 1t will be Immediately
followed by calling to the colors all
unmarried men and widowers with
out children between 20 and % years
OfIage. J. Nls -. J.
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Armenians Flee to Jerusa,om.

Jerusalem, April 20.--Armenians
deported from Central Turkey, !. to
Syria and others who are fleeing
from Turkish oppression, continue
to arrive In Palestine In great num-
bers to- take refuge in the regions
occupied by the British. In the week,
after Easter $500 reached 5erusa-.
lem. A hospital and orphanage have
been opened by the American COM
mittee and arc already taxed 't0 theiF
capacity. Nh
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Munitions to European Russia.

Harbin, April 20.--An order has
been received at Vladivostok from
the Bolsheyiki government to ship
the shells, explosives, metals, ma
chinery and machine tools concen-
trated thereto European Russia.
Freight and passenger service Is to
be suspended for that purpose, If
necessary, the order stipulates.
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thoritative post. with similar duties.
1T was rumored to-day, too that
Henry Ford might be selected to
handle aairplane production much in
the way that Chas. M. schwab has
been placed inYcharge of shipbuild-'
ing y,
From reports 4of the battle pro-
,gress, officers pointed to the appear
ance OF French Sreinforcements in the
northern sector Of the Flanders line
as Indicating more than a defensive
measure. The troops must have
fac ceds hard days Of marching to
reach snSii post, but it was said that
had the NOV Rement been only to back
up the British lines It would have
been more logical and quicker for
them to have gone into the south,
relieving BritishFdivisions to support
their comrad desS In: Flanders.
u, s.-Erencll Forces battle Huns.
With the american Army in
France, April After the heavy
German attack of yesterday the
American main positions, remained
intact and this morning after brief
bombardment the American troops
attacked and drove the enemy out
Of the old outposts which they had
maintained, thus breaking down an
offensive which 1t is believed was in
tended as the 'beginning of a German
plan to separate the Americans and
French
The German high command, hav-
Ing been unsuccessful in piercing the
British front In Flanders and sepa-
rating the British and French armies,
has essayedt ; a stroke against the
Americans. and the French northwest
of froul, and here, also, Teuton STRAIT
egy seemingly failed utterly to bring
its plane to sfrlition.
rs 3{ Althosig III the g Germans attacked in
waves with greatly superior num-
ibers OF men. the Americans and
,FrenchmenShaVe held all their posi-
,tions and inflicted heavy losses on
the enemy. MI
Is 81. eIserlin's Claim.
vi The Ia test Berlin official commu-
snicatf tfons ASSERTS that in the drive iSS
American prisoners and 25 machine
guns were captured by the Germans,
who cut.their Way for about mile
and g quarter into the American lines
at Setcheprey.S There has been no
conf rma ton OF this statement. 1t
seems evident, however, that the
fight was a bitter one and that twas
the ambitionapf the specially trained
Germars to- crush the Americans.
shellsFo Fof all oalibers, including gas
missiles, we're Used prodigiously, but
the Americana fought tenaciously
and gave ground by inches.
Ground Retaken.
Though the enemy was able to
reach the shell-torn village Of Sei-
icheprey the Americans rallied and,
in bloody hand-to-hand fighting, re-
9'ersed the situation and regained the
town, 70 Likewiae iall the terrain.
which 3's'fl the French lin this region were
forced Z ls to give 5na temporarily now
has been retaken.
,ssts what the Germans are plan
sninng ] 1inigt' fersth future on the long line.
mort ,Ilt 'lft Inward from La nassee to- Ypres,
'sPS'leEe everywhere, they have met
ldinriiig the last week with q stone
well; a 0f resist 81 anee. has not vet become
Is; 81
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p. D. Smith, Made Chairman.

Washington, April ~, Senator, n.
D. Smith, Of South Carolina, was
elected chairman OF the Joint. Con-
gressional committee investigating
the general railroad situation with
a view of, determining the, advisa-
bility Of permanent government own.
ership. He succeeded the late sena.,
tor Newlands.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
Grsa1AT, EVENTS sDRASivINaN NEAHq
Military q Observers Think They 500
4 PrepaHatio ions forS Offensive.

i.& 4. Washington Apyril 1, & g Byeat / ! On
!. the ives. ern battle front are sharinr
themselves B officers here beliAva. nd {
h oi,lV for 4 efeat AZ the q, aSn,an 4 r,vs,
/. bn Ynr : oonn fer 4 a aiva, ~ lan'
], Roch,s armies that NAV !, Oman the
\ road to an allied militarv victory
So "a MA ya, of mi I'm ,am : sae,,t to.dav
over mt S,o,nly i Il can sof,ic,a 4 (. hut
also the military s nan ~ tha a,liad
missions IN B WA shinston. s. some & of
4ham think 3tt viii Ia s. n y aa q, vat
IA fora q ian. och ca, coSn 4 y 3
froon dis,a3a In ! for 4. eraat ) + hrnaf
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tha san,e t,n,o ot,, !; e, IS Z /, I
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
r. g. Makes Another shipment.

A large consignment of garments,
socks and sweaters, has been ship
ped from the Red Cross rooms this
week. An additional supply;o cut
out garments and wool has been re-
ceived and is ready for workers.
Mrs. ]. A. Steck, Chairman.
= Finance and Publicity Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
sWALHAIrA sourH oARoTINa wEDSEsDAY Arm, "a Io1s
Violent Ron,bard,ncnt.

w a6"AiSI lHS StdHCH me lHut lS
facing them. They have, however,
on numerous sectors carried out vio-
Mt bombardments, but in these
they have been answered shot for
shot Evidence Of the losses the
Germans have sustained In the new
offensive daily are becoming more
apparent. In addition to the re-
ports Of the numerous dead which
strew the battlefelds, advices COM
ing through Holland are to the effect
that hospitals, monasteries, converts
and schools In Belgium are filled to
overfiowng with wounded, and that
even private homes are being requi-
sitioned for use as hospitals.
Sea Battle Expected.
That great sea battle is in pros
pect at an early date seems proba-
ble. Following up their recent foray
into the Cattegat, where they de-
stroyed ten German trawlers, Brit-
ish naval forces have penetrated into
Helgoland Blight and offered battle
to the German warships, which re-
@'reu oeniha the NINE iieids.
Atlmen Active Again.
,ns, .,.r 10 ~,
,.a. aapn Sl-Ine olHclai
tions issued by the war office to-
night reads:
After a long spell Of stormy wea-
,ther. which greatly hampered aerial
work the sky cleared on Sunday "and
our atrplanes were able to remain in
the air from dawn until dark.
,cesaantiS along tba u,Sa,a of fromt nv ~
H "Thousands of rounds OF machine
gun ammunition were fired by our
low flying machines. Bnemy ma
chimes were seen in large numbers.
but were mot aggressive. $50 EleVe1,
German machines were downed :, In
air fighting and six driven down out
.of control. Five of our machines
are missing. s ,yl
"T'he pilot Of one of the hostile
machines which waa brought down
was the well known German airman
and fighter Baror Won R;chthosan
who claimed to have destroyed so
allied machines. His body was ,bnr.
~ Win iuii iiiliittafy honors. y
British Attack Gains Ground.
London, April 23,-The British
attack last night. north of%Albert was
carried out on front of about / 900
yards. An advance was made to
depth OF $50 yards.
'o'ofs i"heh.
On the Somme front, north OF AL
bert the British last night improved
their line by successful oDeration
II Is announced officially. They took
90 prisoners.
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"y stots,,omt o sa,,an,n ouni'i"iiica'ioh' H. me
.spntha,, 'Ums' .,s.
.s .noi sliited aitiIery engage
nna ~ ~ ~ 'he ooi'ile Afohl
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and Tnw%n ~.us nn,.thDaat HesWeen 10 Lassishy 1a.'
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80
Operate Against Sub. Bases.
London, Aprii .23.-British naya,
forces to-day raided Tho Garn, an suhl
marine bases of Ostend and Zeebrup-
ge, the admiralty announces
Five old crnisers which had been
filled with concrete for use In hIocis-
ing the channels were RIM aground
blown up and abandoned nv their
crews 4. 81, ~
The admiralty reports that accord
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i r. .s'3H i. IL. i. 1. .s,a i. j.
i DI'sIooRArre3 CLUBS. i.
II !. Il Il T. II .sss.sssI,s i. + 1. !. 4.
Tanlassee Club,

Walhalla, Rt. 2, April 20. .--Ta-
massee Democratic Club is@ealled to
meet April 27th, 1918, at g pm, to
reorganize and elect delegates to the
County Convention at Walhaila on
May g.. IL. 10. Cowan, President.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-06
LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.

The progress being made toward the sale of $350OOQ
worth of Wasprngs bonds to people interested IN the
advancement Of the district presages the ultimate compile
ton of that much to be desired project.
Never in the history Of amy community was there one
thing necessary for the benefit Of all the people patent
to all the need for water IN the Malheur Valley
Unless more can be secured thru the storage of
the flood waters of the ahe then truly this county has
reached its ultimate limit and today nothing
that could brighten the hope of any resident.
Could there be anything more disheartening than II
procession of years such this What infinite pains and
labor and expense the anchcr have gone to- to get crops
started only their harvest dwinde from lack Of
that which flowed gently by their farms all spring to the
boundcss sea- where there is water than needed
And vet tho it would require but a comparatively few
thousand dollars to build this project which from the
lands alone would raise more than million bushels Of
wheat, Congress is proposing to spend $61000O0 con
educational and demonstration campaign for food
servaon of which 81 100000 is to be used for the
eradication of ticks Where the ticks do not know
but of them must be cerebral ticks in the mental ma
chinery of the men who would thus spend government
funds while thirsty lands await water which would raise
food than all the demonstration methods would
But while Uncle Sam cladicatcs the ticks and demon
statcs how food can be saved good thing i'm its place
doubt the patriotic citizens of the Malhem Valley
tacng the problem of getting the food by storing and dis
tibuting the water With such demonstration of their
faith in their ability, they will succeed and raise
monument to their memory impressive than all the
marble shafts admirng friends could erect.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-06
SWAT THE FLY NOW.

The warning which the City Council is giving the resi-
dents of the city that the water contaminated should hc
needed Along with the injunction To boil water bcfor,
drinking should go the admonitOn TO 'Swat the flv "
These precautions, together with proph Tactic treat
me are the best safeguards against typhoid for the pres
cnt until the new municipal water system is completed
Ontario people by this time should he the most thor
o} educated ON the question of typhoid and its dangers
hey too should realize the necessity of sturdiy guard
ing their health, and also in the necessity of making their
neghbors conform with sanitary regulations No neigh
bor is good ncghbOr who constantly dcfcs the health
his family but he also icoardzes the health and lives of
those near him.
This is true because of the fly. The fly is filthy in
sect Its woody feet ideal place for the location OF
disease germs. Its wings the motive power which
takes it directly from the oatsome place directly o
your food and thus is the means of introducing typhoid
haccili directly to YOU.
Unsanitary places breed flies, harbor disease germs
and direct challenge To the of decency health
and progress of a community. For your heathS sake
swat the fly and at the time make your ncighbor
obey the health laws
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-06
GETTING DOWN TO CASES.

General Crowdcr in a brief order accomplished what
Councils of Defense City Councils, Governors of States
and State legislatures only partially accomplished IN
months of efforts He has put the power of America
on war basis that appeals to the farnnded man. Let
his regulations be enforced to the limit and the people will
back him, tor at last America has awakened to the fact that
this war is no excursion for few thousand
to France.
How the order will effect Ontario and this section is
plOblcmatcal tho it will undoubtedly rcadiust
men in the lives of number of families Sheriff Brown
believes that large number of men i'm Ontario, Vale,
NySsa and other towns, well Il number of alleged
lanchcs and shecpmen, will be affected by the order
Hotel sheephcdcs aud spectators to be rounded up
and made either to get into the khaki of Uncle Sam of the
overalls of the sheep camp
Already there has been exodus of young married
men to the shpyads and TO the ranches where they do
essential war work. and where, doubt they will better
their condition financially.
In the meantime there will probably be rcadiust
mcnt of the present draft list and many who are now
in deferred caSscatonS will find themselves higher up
IN the list In spite of the efforts of the various boards e.
follow general rule of classification there have been
many men placed IN deferred classes whose positions are
similar Ia those who have already been taken into the
service That there have been comparatively few such is
remarkable, and shows how faithfully the rulings have
been made. However with the new work on fight order
the lines will be even more stlingcnty drawn
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-06
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.

Onaro's Fire Department is getting behind Uncle
Sans War Savings Stamp Campaign. Ontario will oct
behind the boys and together they will put Ontario ON the
W s. 5 Map in bigger and brighter figures than she ha,
hitherto been entitled.
Ontario somehow has overlooked the little War Win
ming stckcrs 1t has been inclined to center its affections
on the Liberty Bonds and the Red Cross and other actv
tiles, and only incidentally has given the W. s. = consid
Grafton.
The government officials have two-fold motive for
boosting War Savings Stamps beside the fact that they
aud IN keeping the cash balances in the federal treasury
where they should be, they also cultivate the habit o
thrift trait not conspicuous in the make up of Amer
cans There will be far less liability of financial pancs
and hard times if the thrift habit takes deep hold ON tb
people Thrift stamps therefore are the best possible in
surance for good times Help Uncle Sam and take ont al
Thrift Stamp policy June 2s when the Fremen come o
see you.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-06
THE VALE SPIRIT.

They do things different in Vale. That was demon
trated to number of Ontarans who went to the county
seat Tuesday and had the pleasure of attending the weekly
luncheon OF the Vale business The demonstration
of getogether spirit manifested in the neghborng city
sufficient to make loyal Ontaran blush with shame
There is difference in the spirit of the Vale men
than that III Ontario except in degree Up in Vale they
take their loyalty to the town seriously They willing
to forget petty eaouses if they have theas doubt
they have-and are willing to take hour each week
to talk the things that ought to be done to make Vale
la better town in which to live
Ontario has tried just such a movement In fact the
three four Commercial Club uncheons held this spring
were the best attended meetings of the organization Why
many Of the business professional men, and especially
those who the major portion of the real estate and
who would profit most by the advancement of any material
interest of Ontario will not attend the meetings of the
civic bodies, is beyond the understanding of the ordinary
citizen
The only explanation that suggests itself is that they
believe that Ontario and Maheur County have reached
their maximum development and that nothing can
be done to promote the growth and prosperity of the
munty They reason, must reason. that since they
possess all the good corners and all of the favorable oca
ons and receiving all the good rents that all they
have to do is to cash m They must reason too that any
change in present conditions must of necessity call for the
expenditure of some cash. in the form of additional taxes
and naturally that does not meet with their appropriations
That there are but few citizens who take this position is
fortunate but their attitude is reflected in the attitude
the average business man, who declares: IF the land
lords OF the City are not interested and not willing to carry
thcr snare OF the burden, why should be interested
The merchants of the city have done all the boosting work
for years They have spent their time and their money
and what thanks do they gctl
"Ifby its work the Commercial Club were to double the
population of Ontario the who would get 90 per cent #
the benefit are men who not and who have for
years attended meeting of the Commercial Club on an,
other civic body"
just such answers have been received bv officials of
the Commercial Club when they have invited merchants
90 attend meetings. The is typical. What are
those who should be interested going to do about i'll
Is such spirit good for Ontario and the county!
Will Ontario prosper if that is the attitude of its pco
plel
Or is the Vale spirit the which should be adopted
Ontario can do well To follow the Vale example. Vale
is doing things The position of the Wamsplngs project
today due To the Vale spirit and Ontario must awaken i'll
1t is to do its share in the advancement of this wonderful
country.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-06
GET READY FOR TYPHOID.

AT the City Council Monday evening the first steps IN
the anyphoid campaign for 1918, aside from the new
water system were taken The action was needed as the
Councimcn realize, and the people should give their co
operation.
There is no excuse for typhoid, Its continued pres
ence IN community is an indictment on the citizenship
The Council and authorities cannot use club ON every
citizen who refuses To do his duty but the Council can and
IN Ontario evidently intends to, declare as nuisance every
place which breeds flies if within the and water dis
trctS
There are still few citizens who have been warned
repeatedly of the conditions which they permit to exist ON
their premises They ignore the authorities with appar-
cnt mpunlty Against such action must be taken
and they will drive the Council too far one of these davs
and the costs to them will be greater than adherence to the
regulations and laws would have been
Speaking about "work or fight" what does the work
amount to that the card players in Ontarios pool halls
dongi