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/- - -LAUR~ENS, SOU H CAROLINA, WE N3S A M RC 24 195 GREAT AUSTRIA] FALLS Al Fortress of Przemusi ir Hands of Russians. NOW TO TURN ON CRACOW FORfT l'rzemivsl 11as been Deserlhlle(d a.. U heVy to tIle Astriln Empire an1d 1iB 'apture Imly halve a Great lellarhu oin the litimate Resilt of the War London, larch 22.--The lritish of. ficlal press bureau issued this state. Inent: "Information has been reeeive(i thai the fortress at Przenysl has fallen aId the garrison has surrendered t( Russian arms." The sleze of Przemysl, an Austrian stronghold in the province of Galicia began In the carly days of the War. It has been a* bitter and relentless siege since the day the Russians at tacked the city. Several attempts 01 the Austrians to relieve the city; til latest 01 whiChe1 was made IL sh1or1t till(. ago, failed. With the fall of Przemysl the only' fortified town iII Galicia which still Is In the Austrians' hands is Cracow, in northern Glallcla, clost to the Gernial border. Early In til war tle Russian offensive campaign as outlined unofficially, contemplated nu11 invasion of Germany through E.ast Prussia and -Silesia by way of Galicia on the south. The Russians succeeded in penetrating Galicia, but the Aus trians by holding Przemysl and Cra cow blo.eked attempts to cross the German border. The fate of Przemysl has been one of the most picturesque features of the war. The Austrian garrison de fended the fortress with great brav cry. The only means of communica tion with the outside world was by means of wireless telegraph. Althorigh several reports have been received recently that 'the surrender of Przemysl wasi ImmInent news from the city itself described conditions there as fairly normal except for reg ulations prescribed 1by the military au thorities themselves. The last direct word from Przemysl before the announcement of the sir render was that the Russians attacks were infrequent and that the defend ers had little to do. Przemysl was well stocked with food and amniunition when the siege began, but there have been indications lately that hunger was an important ally of tile Rus sians. Last week the Russians brought down an Austrian aeroplane, sald to have been loaded with beef for Prze 111ml. Przemiysl has )een described as the key to tile Austrian empire. RussIan commenitators have predlcted that Its operations against Austrian InterI.or, hitherto aitende~ld 01nly by in~onse0 (Iuen~tial resulIts, would suicieed witlI' Przemcnysl's fall. Beyond Przomys11ii1 a great wheait counitry. Th1e city' is G5 miles east of Lecmberg, whilchl thle Rusilans captured some1 tIme ago, It Is a city of abhout. fl0,0~ 001eop, a ma jority of whom are~ Poles. It. Is 01n San river' anld Is thle seat of a Roman CatholIc bIshop and a Uilat bishlop. It was founlded inl the elghlth century -.and was attacked in the seventeenth centulry bly .TtrltarsI, Coss eks and Swedes anld' virtually destm yed. It 500o1 was rebillt and began on im portant commercial and mIlItary cen ter. The city was .defended strongly by outer anfd inner forts., New Store 0O)pens. JlThe Red Tr'on Racket's ne0w store 0on thle squtare wvas formally opened for buhsiness last Saturday and a good crowd was present during thle dlay. Messirs R. E. Thompaon and C. D. Roper of the Red Ironi Racket force willl handle the busIness in thIs stole. Local Firm Co~niplimenlted. Mr. J. D). ~McKee, preslcdent of the Laurens Motor Car Company spent several days jn Atlanta last week wheer he was~ Invited along with oth er Maxwell agents to meetr-wlth highl ofilcials of the Maxwell Motor Car Company. While there he was noti fled that bib company was one among the ery. few that would be allowed to sell Maxwell Cars on the easy payment plan. Only the agents with the very bhat of dra'dit are glbren this privilegre. q GARRISON ' FTER LONG SEIGE DISTI NGUISI EA) IllEACIl~I I.' C"lebrated U'niversallst Ditine Will i'reach in Monnt. :e on Ma1rch 24-ib. Th;e lRev. Willi:Unll 1. Mle~lauillinl, 1). D., will preach In the . U'niveisalist Chiurlch in Alouitville at eleveni o'clock Sunday Imlorilng, March 2M h, and al so in the eveninag. Dr. M(',lallin Ia one of the Ilost distinguished prea~h ers in Cei Universalist church in this country and the poptle of this county are fortunate In having a chance to hear 1111. lIe has been touring the country. making lectures in the larger cities and _acgeptedi an Invitation to stopl Over and preali at M ountville. Charge. Prove Corot nless. The grand Jury week before last, completely cleared Mr. George Clardy of the charge against him of buying cotton after dark. In February sev eral negroes wore arrested on the charge of selling cotton after dark and on examination said they intended to sll the cottod to Mir. Clardy. As ab solutely no proof was advanced to show that. Nir. 'Clardy ever had or ev e;, intended to buy cotton illegally the grand jury did not find a true bill. a Fertilizer Moving. 0 Fertilizers have beent moving out C vcry rapidly or the past several days, i according' to reports from the dealers. "Fertilizers have been moving out In. large amounts," said Mr. Aug. Huff, one of the large dealers yesterday. Up iqtil this time, howevr, comparative- b ly little has been sold. According to t I lr. Huff and others in touch with the n fertilizer trade, ha'dly over one third I as much will be used this year as last h year. I Mrs. Louise Pittterson. r Mrs. Louise Patterson, widow of the e late Andrew Patterson, died at the i home of lier' son, Mir. T. M. Patterson, near Clinton Friday and was carried e to Campobello for burial Sunday. She o had been in ill-health for some time. ti She is survived by three children, e Mrs. r. L. Finch, of Campobello; Nir. 11 T. M. Patterson, of Clinton; and .lr. s L. C. Patterson, of Dawson, New N% .\Mexico. Another Ditte for Survivors Surviving soldiers of Co. "G" 3rd S. C. Regt.; Co. "M," 3rd S. C. Bat. will ic hold their 29th annual reunion at Lan- e ford Station on Saturday, April 17th, b niext. ti All survivors and families and the 1 publiC in general are expected. Come g out old comrades and let's have a good % day. l'verybody bring something to % eat. e Mel Flemirig, It .J. W. Lanford, R. J. Stoddard, V. W. I rumbles, V L. .\T rkannn 3l;Isslionary*, Exercise's, .\t issionar ty exercises willl bte held at Friendiosh ip chur cht Sitnday. M\archli 28tht. The children's exercises will bec hel d in thIt morninug. VTe publ)1Ic is e' ctrdlially intviteda to attetnd. Store En Itered by Thieves. Them smtall store on the cornter next to Alinter C'omlpheoy, owned by J1. 10. Ogieshy, was entered by thieves Sun day tight anid a nitmber of articles stolent. Tihe thtief g'ained entrance from theo rear, .removing a pane of glasq neat' the b r~ that fastened the bac k' door and llftfl g this bat' outt of h its socket. Equal izationi foardt Met. Thte county eqiualization hoard met * in the offlee of the county auditor' yes torday and transacted considerable C business relating to tax valutes. The h cotunty b)oarid does ntot softd its chir mati to Columbia thIs yc/ar to act witht the chairmen of other county board as the state board. Under the new tax law there -is no lonNor a state hoard of eqlualization, its ditties beling taken over largely by the tax corn- ei mission, of which Mr. A. WV. Jones -is si chptIrman. Contest at Trinitywidge,. The ptrelimninary declanmation con-- al test to seleg9t contestants for the coun- X Ity fair . will be held a$ the Trinity- n1 Ridge school house Friday evening, t< March 26th, beginning at 8 o'clook. It The public 'is invited to attend. d WOUNDED S 5 :A A Photo by American Press Associatic TIlhs picture w CLUBS 0031PLUlNC1 WITH LAWV. Overnor. 31nun11ing Giving Indicntions tiat the i1aw Is to be Strictly En'i. filrceld, Columbia, Alarch 1). --Columbia lubs are voluntarily complying with le now law and have reloved (he )Ckel's and takent all Whiskey, beer nld wines fron the clubs. This ac on ihas beol taken by tile MIAtropoli in Club, the Ilks and the Colimlbia 111). Ridgewood Country Club is fol wilng suit and these clubs are now tiry". Just what orders have gone forth, or ist what is coiltellplated, is not nown, but it is evident that Coluni i is going to feel tile strong arm of to law in the matter of law enforce lent, and especially as concerns the quor traillc. Governor Manning Ias ad several conferences with the mayor and chief of police, over the >cal situation and It Is believed that sults are now wanted. The Gov rnor had nothing to say tonight Ten aske! out the matter. The recent utterances of the gov rnor over his desire to have the local Acials enforce the laws without in 110rence on his part and his insist xCe that Ihey he given every oppor mity to (10 so are considered highly gnificant. ''lhis taken iln connection Ith1 tihe local situation leaves the ublic in an expectant attitude. h'ley tok for somethig to "drop" and that ght early. Another' significant fact is the si nee now being maintained by Gov rnor 'Manning on this matter. He has Doei Insisting on .the enforcement of to law by local officers nid has' stated i several interviews and through tele rams and letters to offlcials, copies of iich were given to the presS, that Ill as earnest In his desire to see law iforeement. Now that lie ref'uses t lye anything liore to say, whi':. ewed in the i light of i is past inter (.Ws, is still more signifleant. Watch '5of events her today em iphasized a f'act and11 refertred to hiis statemnlIl is telegraml to the .layor' Pro0 Toml Char'estcon tile oithe1r night 011 la fobrCemlenlt, ini wich i th le goverr:or ne ral feelIng in well1-11nformed cir Cs arloundii thle en pitol thiiat thle silenCe the governor means that "resultIs" 'e comning. 'Tie public is wiadhiing tile dlevelop oats in Columbia and Charlestou o50e3'. The governor has statedl sev 'al times andI hats been inislstr'nt on te Charleston officials enforcinlg thec ws against 1liquor1 violation. InI his leogramn to Mlay01r Pr'o Tom WVilliamns Slast week tihe governor' called on Ilm to have all thle laws enforced and Id that "I feel I have waited long iough and it is ime for r'esu!ts."' lie ill say3 nothingp further on the har'leston situationi, hut "results" are ilected by the public and it is felt wre that the next answer of the Gov mnor will he through results. It Is knowvn that if the city otlieials iil to enforce the laws to his satIs etion, that the governor will ('all oui le sheriffs and over these lhe has wer to demand and get results. lie in either get results or remove the seriffagnd appoint some one who ill iforco the laws. Tt wvas Pointed out are today that the governor has al 'ndy suimmoned tner'iT W. W. Hluck :ee, of Kershaw 'tiounty, to show on arch 30) why he "should not ho re oved from office because of failure enforce the laws against liquor vIo tion," to quote .from the formal or r,' This is looked upon here -as a arning to every sheriff. OLDIERS IN PAR] i'd n. as made while the men were enjoying n A NAIR1OW E(SCAPE. ittle Leon Keiily iHas Nairrow Es cape-Serltiis Wound iII Nerk.. 1' n. t'rely Accidentat. Leion KnCe I -, the slx-yrold Ann of, Rev. .\v. Cetnievdy, or-: *'1ra in1 l21atros oty, who was visitilg his lil le, .i\l. lierna'rti Carlisle, in the oility, haid a 11 rrow escale froin sianit death n .\liniday afterniool. 1I' an(d a nItegrlo boy abo 11h1e SIlle age w ere playling with axes, very dn.r ouls playthiigs, an1d the liegro eait' (cw\vn with his axe andt( struck the Kn. nledy child on tile neck, making a wouid somei two Inclies long and lbuout onep an(d I half hichel deep. If the woun(l had reached the cnrotid vein or artery there would have been i i possible chanice to save the Chil's life. It is supposed that the cIPild under took to remove a -rock '.S the iegrI) 1oy~ ralied his axe to .urike a blow and in tlis way went --ight l the colu-se of tle axj an.1 re'ceived tho blow on his neck. 01. 'W. (. IIous.i, was called an1d sewel tilp io woundl. H! had to take 1 Iumblher of stitels av;l be says that the little follow was a hero and stooi the dressi"m ;. th wouid wilthoit taking alythilg to I lIeve the liil. It was all aerlitlti. Axes 11( very (1angerous playthin for children.--Newherry I irai1 an;! News. MILITIA INSPECTED. Gcierall Moore and Lieut. Hunt Make Alnual Inspection of Tritynhai G uards. The anuial inspectloln of tihe Trayn 111111 Guards was hold Inl tihe arillory last Thigrsday afternloon1 and niight. AdIjtitt (nceral W. W. .\oore an(1 ilettlalint11 I11int of the Hl'ited States Armily were-( here for- thle purlpose_ and(] 1a1110 a Careful exalil1ation1 of tll' gIovernmenllt pr-operty anld of the menol enlisted. Inl the afteilooln ihe 1ro-1 p)e1ty was inslpectedl and( in the eveni tig Laieutenan11t h iunt 11ut1 thel men1 ((o11pan iy dr ill oin thel squart e. 11n1n1. dialtely after the Inspection botthitn 'ra I .\oore al11( I dei , 1. 11111Il iad.' ( shiort tatlk to thte m1en~ in which thy comp11 ilented them Oin theO tine inter est they had shown i n the (compa111ny. lThree oflicers anld flfty-one men weree prtesenlt. The totalI enrollm11entI of the comtpaniy is flfty-thrt ee, witht thre 'ommtissionled ollcers. WV. B. 'liark On1'y Suispended. Mr. W. 11. Clark, one of the most tpoplar~ anid eflcent carrlers of the Gireenwvood lost'billee has1 beent Ia id off h)ending the fina:1 le eision or the cIvIl servIce (comm11Iison 01n thle chtarege or "'polItical actilvit y" ma~de aIgainst Im1.- (lhe announ01 tCemlenlt hats eauised contsider'able hartsh ertitle Ismt as Mr. ClIark is, as sa Id abhove, bothI Ilopul ar andi~ etilelent. All th li atronsl'11 of hjIs rouite are great ly exerc(isedl butt hope hte charges willl ntot he sulstailned anid that 50oon Mr. Clar ik wvIll be back onl isl rout..---Grenwood "'01 n dex. Thr'ee to Pteniieitiar.'~ Glreenwoodl Rogers, sententcedl to die int the electrIc chit~Ir on A pr'il 9th, wa~s .caied to ColumbIa by -Sheiff Owinig Monday. The sher'iff also carri'ed . M. Timthons and JTohtn Will tEmith, both white mon, convicted of hlouse 'break Ing and larceny and sentenced to two years and one year' Impr'isonmnent re spectively. The sheriff ox perlenced no trouble in landing them safely In olumbia. IS HOSPITAL. "TFHE ADVEN TURES OF A BOY SCOUT" .\ Five-lieel Motion l'iifure Fil11m a ,he Idfle Hlour TeteFia,.pi I''d. - There wIll bev placed oi ;i,,tv i-. a1 fewN% datys by the I ,IIIrens Troop Bov: Scottis of .\meorica, tIives for ;hev ab~ove aitraction :v, thw Idle iiour. .\s Scouit .\aster, I v-ant to say a:1 r thr1ottgh.1 your columnsl', abouit tIs, film. A little mnore thian a year ago National Illeadqia rteris of thle Bloy Scoults InI New York, produced -tis pitueat great expense for thle purpose of wit ting before thle American people Inl tis Way the activities of thle Hloy Scouit 'oveiment. This picture has been shown In many of our larger cit les including Columbia at a uniform price of 25c. Recently the picture hias been put into the hands of the World F1i1m Corporatlonl, and about twety. Ali filiis imade that wider publiily may be ivpen to the picture. For some months,11 1 have beenl trying to got this pictitre for Lan iren 's. itet 'n days ago fihe spiecial repreI-sentatIve of thle World Film Corporatlonl was here, and throuigh the kindness of the maay of, the Idv le llttr Theatre, we coe :1 elract to put. Ilhe picturve onl April 2. This is expens picture lt we are going to offer it at the popular price of ten cent's for all. It Is hoped our boys may ae ha slofthing out of it. for their equipment, but. ur main y object In -bringing tile pictre here is that the Lauren s people may become better acqualinted With tie aims ayd achlievements of tle scout llovemlient. Tils lovemnt 'olis doing wonrs Iie for the American hoy alid I am ) very anx liols that ouir oys allnd citizens may be. come deeply interested In this great mloevemet. Thte piotel is tot'all. w isholem proset ationl of scouit aciet ivies heri'I ed around the hero "Toml Slande"% endf ing upli on the White llo lawn In he esenenct of the presidt, Wood 'l'iw Wlilon.n I alli fwoiays ltot'a thre andr a oyr wild fualvy aain ous twlith01 the p idr bit i'esiry e coay~ thei y f areraed Inhtmk you gra pl'Psiitai(1t of Scout itelater Theg uproenr dlaiIngus at cons roeve oclock. .\ a fll v2.isitin eers' a nd .upis ~i Ii lly en trtain 31d1 by t th 1' peol(ttte of t Alu tille. Iiv erby is uoretoa.ltIik be pese t 1YoSpciaspaudge Gov. lannng hs(apin ter. D. i. F lathersn a'siseil. ug 'lasan giteneralil s lessainst foaChes far I huntyr begwining p onl thel lat Mlotia in t jill arch.5 itr.3'M ei27athon servetin the~l lAe of Alug vs'iin teah ' ai ptus willThe appoitetasi mde 113pon th0 Ii eommeindtion of.v ef .)01u'Isti edaryo--ielewood.oun ('r. -Samtlettn who ailt'i one time wdas withd Poe Drug Comsionyoi hIere, tecnty shtiln 01n the iaist week.da Head justOh Mr. etne from Columbsia liee heC (f itd the exam-i wnatonI ifor hrmaistHet pase m osuccestull hain tood irs aolmng hre lio stood the exam finain. frpa'ait i ~s~ GROWN IN 1914 Largest Crop that has Ever UBeen Grown. VALUE OF CROP LESS 1fAN)113 iI Spite u . i rop (}n11y TIr' Slales .Iai en:"rar O.ld ( aroiis ( rop ;ii-ghly l s 11:I in 19 t h Al ut-h Lint l'offoe ( bl n d -t ('01o 0n ('101 w.cr prudalrdt-1 i,'I th tlited tles was grown inl I I1. Ceilstis httrleau sialistics isua to dauv, giving final ginning" ligtl; e.;, 0o11.. (lalIl1v placle th1e 1914 cro 1 a a record, with I 1G,102,1-13 hale,; of 500 pounds c( h. That is -169',.-12 e iIva1(i:,1n 500 poild bales, or 201,721,1;0 poltiub; 11m.o t1hanI pIoditeed li t Ihe '4re-at crop of 1911. Inl addition to the great production of lint Cttoli a1 'eCo'd (11111IlV Of l1inter . col0n, which is extens'ively used inl the 21a1uIIli!(teIe of m21 itary (expIoSin2 s, was obtainil. This- cotton1, (fe!Ilint ed fron I I thI e(d, s at li iilIs, ailu:e to 1:5,7;2,00 0 loua.- and b'ollglit thl! 101a1 11911 Ciop to 1I,893, (All equlivaleit :.-i.00-pould haiws, Or S,.-Isfow",500 poun ds. While the crop \waIS a record onIe, the only States to make 'new records ill production were Alabama, 1u)2isian Ila and Oklahoma. The Other cot0on states all eante close to theilt ree ords. The 191-1 cotton crop of tle United States aggregated 15,873,002 running bales of lint, or 16,102,143 equivalent 500-pound bales, the censuis bureau an nouniced today. The departmnent. of agricuilture onl Decem bevr 10 cstintated 5,1216,00 ~eqIuivalent 500-1ol2(d hales. These figures conmpare with 16,9S2,811, runn22ing bales, or 1.1,1)5I,-1 equivalent. A00-pouid s1 lties in) 191'!, -1,s, ::!I rtn ning hales, ori 13,7i13,L-i equiivailIent. 5 i00)-pound h S inl 1912, nid .5,558, running hales, rI, I5,I;92,70l1 equivalent. :1010-poun~d hales in 19i1, t ho thIIrne I largest. crop,s pior) (4) 1:11 1. Iln luded i t(e 191-1 figures are 121,.51 hales which ginners estillnIted woild ho tlirln'l out af'1ter the .March Cainass. Round hales inclilded 2imb rd 57, 618, coimpare:l with !) 9 ),(;2 in 19 1:, Si, i l 1912 i d 101,,55-1 1n 1911. Sea island hales inchlided u.l.lored i1.598 compared with 77,.5G3 in 1913, 73,777 in 1912 and 119,293 ill 1911. The average gross weight of hales f'or the crop was 507.2 poumi2s, com2 pared with 50i;.2 inl 1913, 508.0 in 1912 and 5012.I n 1911. Gilieries operated for t1e crop numbered 21,.-22, compar d \ I*t., 21,7-19 in 121,25,271. in2 1912 and 21, 1!) in, 1911. L.intr I ot(t)2n, nlot i ntudei ill total .innig ig, n amounto(l t-) 772,270 ,2-p2m.hles, - ('omparedl n~ i hi.1, 'unInl ~ g blets, or .I,7,.I7, il:: v:'lent 500-p.loulnd hales 122 1911. Il'rodu11tion o2 St1ites inl equlivalentI Iwith ('ompar11'isons2, tollows: Alabama 1121 I.. ..............1,752,251 1913...................197.8 Arlkansas 19141.................l.015,67.1 11213.... ..................1,472,% 11 11211........ .........8.52,123 1213.................:.125 Georgia 19.................... .........172 1914....................2l,1. 1914.... .............I i87.2 I 1914 *l....................211.703 1913.................1,10,713 .\issouri .1914I.....................81587 1913.. ...............7,105 Nor2'th Carolina212 1914 .....................25232 1913 ........ .......792,515 Oklahoma 1914 ...... .........1,21,3520 1913 ............ .....80,387 South Carolina I1914 ........ .......1,524,591i (ontinuerd on 'Pnare ive.)