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VOLUME XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917. - 3 AERICAN SHIPS SUNK BY GERMANS VIgllangIa is Sunk Without 'Warning. THE SUBMARINE DID NOT APPEAR Vourteen Men from the Vigliancia atre Missing an1d Some of the Men of the City of Meiphis. All the Officers and Nome of the Sallors are Amerl. calls. London, March 18.---The sinking of the American steamships City of Mem plis, Illinois and Vigilancia was an nounced today. Fourteen men from the Vigilancia are missing, Vis are some of the men from the fity of 3lemphis. The crew of the Illinois was landed safely. The City of Memphis, In ballast from Cardiff for New York, was sunk by gunfire. The second officer and fifteen men of the crew have been landed. A patrol boat has gone in search of the other members of the crew. The Illinois, from London for Port Arthur, Texas, in ballast, was sunk at 8 o'clock this morning. The Vigilancla was torpedoed willh out warning. The submarine did not appear. 'I'lhe captain, first and sec ond mates, first, seeannd and third en gineer's and twenty-three men of the crew have beeti landed at fihe Scilly Island. The fourth enginaeeri ald thir teenj moen: are missing. he American steamsii p city of Mliltphis, which lft Cardiff Friday in lallast for New York, was sun k Sat iiurday when shte left port. 'T'le ( City of lemphis had the Stars aad Stripes palinted on both sides. She encointer (d a sitiluna111 ahout 5 o'clock Satur (lay ev'iing. The German commander ordered tle captain of the steamer to leave 'is ship within ifteen mi nutes. 'lthe entire"crew ent ered five boats and tle subiari ne t hen fired a torpe do, which struck tile vessel on the side earing a great hole, through which the sea poured. The steamer setlied down i quickly and founderel withini a few minutes. During Ilie night the hoats heatile separated and at -.o'clock Sunday imorino; three boat crews were picked up by a patrol vessel an(d landed. These boats contained tllit y-thlree men, mostly. Americans. All of the otiletrs we're Americans. The ollicers believe that tle other boats will b rescued. The following American officers of the City of Memphis are known to have beeii.landed: Chief Officer C. G. ilalrd, Chief Engineer W. '. Percy. Assistant EIigineer V. Ilevill, Third E'ngineer W. M. Thomnpson, Third Of fleer M. Dierland, Wireless Operators J. Welch and P. J. Donahue and lelc trician PhIllips. London, MarhI M8-Third I;ngineer Th'lompison ini an inter'view with the Centrai News said that the submarine flt'ed a warning shot for the sjeamei' to slow dhownl and subsequently sig nalled for' hier' to stop and for' the crew lo abandon shil., Ten or eleven shots were fired at the vessel, which 'began to sink. Then followed a terrific explosloon, whlich cauised the vessel to tremible all over and within twventy minutes she sank, ster'n first. - The crew suffered a great deal from exposurie dur'ing the night, 'thompson said the shipl was on char'ter' to dis charge her' cargo at Hlavrc. From Hlavre she wvent to Cardiff and the skipper, knowing he w~as in the danger 'zone, kept the flag, w~hichl w~as yarids in length, flying at the masthead. No body aboard seems to have expteted an attack. Capt. Hiorum 'briefly consulted with the ofilcers after' the (Germans ordered him by megaphone to leave the ship because it wvas intended to sink her', said Thompson. All agreed that there was no aler' native. Will Whitener Married. Willl Whitener, the well knowna col ored har'ber, and M~ary Claude (old en, daughter of Thomas Golden, wvere married during l~ecomber and an nounced the fact just several days ago. The marriage was kept secret until the r'eturin of the bride from a school Whore she was teaching until last week. PR[PARATIONS ARE NQW UNDER WAY. President May Call Con. gress in Session. NAVAL WORK IS BEING HASTENED (Generally Conceded that State of War Already Exists Between This Coun try and (Geriany in Spite of the Techcifally Armed Neutramty. Washington, Alarch 19.-P1resident Wilson Is expected within the next 48 hours to indicate deilnitely that lie be lieves a virtual state of war exists be tween the U'nited States and Ger Inany. News received from Plymouth that fifteen emn, some of them Americans had been drowned when the American merchantman Vigilancia was sunk without warning by .a German sub marine, added, if possible, to the al ready grave view of the situation held hcre as a result of the destruction of the ViglIancia, the Illinois and the City of Memphis. . Whether the President will hasten fihe extra session of Congress, already Cnlled for April It;, or will take addi tional steps to protect American-com merce without this move was not dis closed tonight. No ofilcial pretended to know his plans, and the general view was that he was still considering the qu estien in his usual deliberate waY. A (abnlilet meeing probabl'y ylll be ieid totliorrow afternoon and at 41hat timie the situation alising out of tile new acts of aggression (n i the part of Germnally is expected to be thorou ighly ('a evassed. Preparation for aggressive action to protect Amnierica n rights began today when the President visited the Navy Department. personally and dirocted Seevretary Dan iels to utilize the $115, 000,000 made available by Congress to hasten nzaval building plans. The INew York navy yard was directed to beginI the construction of sixty siub marie chasers and annonneement. was made that bids fot' 200 more will he opened Wed nesday. ''lhroiugh it! early graduiat ion of two classes III Annapolis. and the mobilizatlon ofI I serve it is proposed (o ma1tke it pos tile Ito n (inickly all ships of' the natvy. Tihe inestlioll was also taken lip of getting into comunIIIleatio i 'nformally with Great lritain and France to di ieuss cooperat ion in the lrotec of CounIleIr(%Ite lanes across the Atlant c. 'hiIs step probably will not le taken tunitil the (o'trse of tile United States has been finally determi ned. In addition to its conference with Seretlary Daniels, the presideni saw Secietary Lansing and AleAdoo and William Denman, chairman of tihe 'Pederal shipping board and there was every indicat ion that he was mappmiing ouit comprimehensive plans for the pr'otetion oIf American interests Iin any eventuality. It In gencerally conceded thlat al readIy a vir'tual state of war exists with Glermany In spite of the techni Cal armed neutrality status of the United States. A suggestion adivanced tonight was that the president might Issue a call for Congress to meet within ten days, and in is prtoelamiation point out the new~ situaitioin racing the nation since he askedl authoi'ity to establish a state of armed elutrality. No one professed, hlow~ever', to be iln tihe president's con lideonce. 3i'. Iialle' MIakes Change. Mm'. L,. (G. Talle, wvho wvas elected eashier of the Plmlletto) 11ank at a re .eent meeting (of tile board oft dlirec tors*, hmas taken charge of his woi'k ther'e. For' a numnber' of year iMr. Hale Iw"as assistant enshlier of the I';ntem'pirise Na ilonial hank and goes to his ne0w hosi 110on withI a tine record an a1 buitness 1man1 of excellent jud~gmenit. Cheorokee Votes linds; Chelokee county votedl heavily in favor of Issuing bonds to the amliounlt of $225,000 for r'oad impirovemlent last week. t herokee has <boon making great strIdes in agrIcultnral and other 'lines' during thie..past few years andI tihe voting of bonds for road Improve mnent is conisidered there as another ston forward. SFill In Picture Puzzle No. 9 59 .0.3 62 '52 ' .0y 40l 96 42 1,05 IdJ4.100 g8 *.50 -4 .64 -45 090 *00 652Z194 [ 6 22* 4W '.75 ,66 .13 5- .2 &V.00'3 .79 8 4 14 *44 .2o 79 .6' . 9 4 ;; ,6 . 080 *00i .89e- 19 . . 6 . Z .50 15P It,' seil you drew in No. 8 did inke you think of cold weather, <lidn't it? Heiskdin Is very v'aluable. If you don't believe it, ask imumia. The oil of selIs also Is valuable. There are iot nh1ny more seils. They are fast dtilng olit Now, try your pn'nell n(i this idct4tre, startin -I fronl No. I to 2, 3, -1 etc. Yonll (raw alnother a nilial almost exti net. A hhL city in notIllhwosterI New York Is named after hilm. Tholsantis of these :u]i411jin!s 4s''ut to roal tho plains of the UniteI Sta~te. HOW TO SEND DRAWINGS IN The Id4Iure puzzh' cont( st rlids toda'. A oluini It' ofjudge'. ('114 posed of .\li i5fran'ce Thames, ivte he,. the' kimlergarIIn a thl lr i lt, .\ cl1 nI5 son, principal o the ('1 s iu a uens llsi' l nid ) :s i I -J la l oland of the city schoo!., ha, 1nt r h picturs. 'the ~~~~~~'l~~~~c'. 1-4l .(~t:-141 owviiIl (I' !'0 ito rc it' 1" I %V (! H4 Al ( I pari elpants inl te contes t sho:hi lm-n d Ilalir pcictur es in b11\ a Ilrday of this w k. No na shouill i Ih w it 1 1n li it - Iwn.olve !:uII the nlai'e of, the ontsta wI theth am o thelne iW t .; - i' w.'hol'( the subs rI ot ion is to bo credi td l i he witten 1n :i ;,, shve' . T s of, Ii(.tu ill b \ I nmb red ill Th1 -'A\ I.\dv Iricr o21 SAI that the ju11d:!cs will not he "Im ba rrasl f: 1>;4'owin l a 'l',I the t r-, Ites tanIItIs. Th11 e I ,Ijv'ouglntestant will bev 1'i -m11 (.(I ill the nextI . m Th Advrti iser arll' 'ile 0[I t i s lacedlll , 11n a ly illn T '1 1e A1ise 'rI olee afl r next Wednesday. G01111) C'HA.r.1lQ vir unloso; \\ahtawas-so, the Pl'eobswol PROGRiM 1 t ' (o t : 1114 11.1 g) ' li( 1l1 Reed 31114,er. I W'e Will Appear onl ed sin er Ind tell(r of Indian I olk Ve i'r oIl nm tis Vear. Con l e s; I)l 1 h ofe lo'!'1 ania Or1epstra, Ilihe a b n nk n .l og E 1 1140ed. t r lin o tIlech Qa11r111 and th Oratori ode' 1 ad ht isan1\rists, hadd by lieed .\1il ler, the n'ot ted ollll 1 (aolllnall . nr ar t .\r. 0. E0. Ih'hym. agivanceo manil of th other 1m.sia , trs by~of Illl, ()f'illlll ;irea fskiig 01' es the liedlalh Chlaut a was in ILal- e ha- ta1l(Illa wil h tile rells Friday and gave ou1t ian1 inter-a oll r llw 1e aof011( %,I!view to the Advera ser oill lini A vIV! 111g, ile fogll i0 ev r lge ' .some of. the ai g ealin es of 1110. c itin o C a k In 1110 tone o 'e clidtich Is to oep11a b oa \%hlalen' .ama % as , wtrolectl a a1 1 u (1.1 here .ay . It will be no el bieh I ,' was th i a spvs'Ia-l., terost, that 1 l d il .\lil1 lr, a h (Isau- un l l ls al1 A l, the bill 11now'1 that l reshdent \'ilson h s rens boy, is oin the pr ograi . 'ali e wlI s'one ter place "We have, w hloll rgerlstion," said av illahl- ed1(01 th s nel of o. 11111a111 'illvInli hdh n f.eea mn n Ijelyiel- 1111! bstvha tal- ,Ipvakers we. have InI reser\e. (lta litograin that ha.- ever beent as-My r h bvni semlbled. I regard fihe dates as the "rilil\tr!.ly r h haii Choicest of Ie yeal for fil,, elimy atr e fill i'avarian wol all, of Oberamnier111 - comi a thle (I y (d at a time when ga. who plyed the 'lar o .\Mary thlle Islt every as Iurance of 1aorale .\igdal1ene InI the 111s1 i'ennial Io weathor. rdultion of the Passion Wlay, is Ito niieat. The largestjillt11e0, attIllted 'y'the progratmslt a r asingo fo' plac- (l' i t'llI'1011' rest in h crunle and ('11ng1 01s tlnlilol'5 ~g!lt~t5I 1(11111 14 ol.aId ousvll a Oahvle, ool areIIY of1)ith rt limity-fan equlle numberl of saltler towns, whayere tle reeipts01 1110l gelw '..oi ~ 411ik v tg~c l 11 ' "Thlis~ a doi-ta of smale ofitiles 1)and r 4( 1)1el~~t 4~al fLI inecevereth avdeaes eceIpts, oll, . n''esatete 3ethmwit teve factten, ''aTilly ~ltlofAol ieel I11~r( ~l taery chantantttlualgeneoonitsrcontaracs "or tfolowing, ye durisg thell as- eh i, .C PRE88ING *TUTQNS Advance on Wide Front in France. GERMANS COMMIT DEVASTATION Strong Offenlsh< h I aI rnTeaIe sitation onl E-:stern Front In INS. Mia HeminIIs U1'nehanged, The liitish 'and French forees in Fran e are still pressling rapidly be hind the retre(atintg (eliians all along the front from the regin of .\rras to tihe northeast of Soisson s. "orlty tore viiiages have been tak enl by the lBritish, who dui-ng .\onday gaine-d ground at variouls points, e'x .tendinig frolnt ()It to vighlt tuliles in depth, while I went1y additional vil lages and iinall towns ill addition to 100 ocupiej diring te list Mhree days, have recaptilled 1b the lrench. So ridh ha Iben Ihe advance of th lFrench that 1hey hav! penetrallte he yond the viiage o I lam, 12 miles southit of st. nt.11in adI iyonli Chaul e;, whiheli lies sorn)i 1 --, la miles to Ile north io the lile Ilol which itie oflensive \\as-, started. Hese rI:' . Iiont, fro1 lin ' .-tt 1111thiitu and s:o11 teast i nI1itoe Il the .1-t. Quet t in Lati n li i aInd if* ItI rapidity or t mo i nlient i- I N( l . u for)an ! ! iwal .it th-, of limeil will Iw flat e thl t lown 4of SI . Qi nll n Thl ( Ii .ti 11 it 1h( i t n , dV\1(1 Ij '' i'h :. ' 1110lel 0 1(1ll; HIC \ll e and (:'.M ro ing.r. .ani ;ol tiv n blowin up) I'm all ml' ils, inil 1:b rgreal Crat'rs h v be l ei I fill it by t x Ii. lion, bridges hav1 1l l e Buri (1 11 n r 'o l'ds o 'f itumn t ication (.1. Th illhabiltalt wf Ih anry evaettuted are :aid1 h se hee n h it i' e titise. 110111 wblt tot ht i al 1 ite orilptil are k i t their stroe offllesve Iaa ll h T rks in \sia .\lin~or, Pl'ersa a nd .\Ies oot41 nnia . .let n th F1 t hiaa rier Vl irietsh have OCCaiNtl thet'village or Itahriz and a portion of lw town oife IWill lilnh aoll 2tit i ailes north;a: o fe I t agdaIt ind 114w Tlrk s arti reporIed to ge in the 'ltttrco-' ian t irolltite W 1il o11 s ' thet northeast of r n hah. In t is rittono t Ottai frll an-h left soonl to il 4l 11t, oncom n111.- Russians, hale rtdisWtie ethe Tik froth to, IIwn If liarunai!:,(1l , e n lvle .c :h c -,I of N K rm:tnlchah. The sitt ion li the I' tern fit in C ilt sii. l in Ienti W a j eee j i l (hanlged. Reports Win Saloniki say thlat Ih. Germans hav Mteil.I .\oasir, Poims. 'Ing elvy hiss of lifhe amon the i ilans. lrighting conlltinues in hed ake The NtLiaiesn Ius it r. 'florat I.aMs mes Tomorrll, noon and toit and tomro allMr.. WashiMnlton agh IonfatyteSm [MPOR[R NICHOLAS ABDICAT[S THROM RevoluUon in Russia Over. thuows Romanoffs. CZAR'S BROTHER ACCEPTS REGENCY G-overnmnt l'endin: it. 3114ectin of ('iiostitutionag Assenbly. Is Tested ;in the Execntive ('o nittee of th1e 1111113 anld ('onieil of Min1isters, Petrogrd. .\Iar ei ( M.-1n peror Nicholas ahdiente(I at ininillt !ast Ili.IIht onl behalf of hifnself and Iw'ir ap Ipu'ilht (randI I)ilke Alexis, in favor of (G ranid Duke .\lichael A.lexandrlovitch At 2: :14 ' elelock this afterinoon, (rand Duke Michaw'l hinself abdlicat. ed thus brini:2llin J ianoff dynasty to an end. .4 The gove'n -n;f, .nP ding a linlcctinlg of lle cons! itillin l aseml y. is vesf.. ed in the excentive cerniilev of tho 0i111:1 and the noev. . ly bosme colilcil o1 ministfers. A lo'i to this ' ffect was i4 snied h" lhe d- : m11:1 I coniittei pe t loday and il wll lo , t -e 1-aphod t h e - oral artnyil h.ana tr mhs eig prolni sed the peolhe 1! .a reult t: tho r'volutfil ald th' lverthrow of tho hurleanerals. A 'colv--ifmi(ilnal ;I- (c .0bl imped Olt .i:I], r- iI l: * lil V -nr c and :nne - fo a p o1 tp!itival and (r1l' n:- pff nse 5p,' he lid ! in t ho annue ~ ~ ~ ~ I 'th r ecmit-. et, of Il' diilla, ihrnIWO Thainetren'ral , f li p jp. - lee nuionl ro:-tri tin\ql 'e re - doili to lhe .e w ili ja, [Aiherly of .il b 01 '111 of 1;h , ress1 AIIld Iel I f I: , Ip- ' 1'una n "a i c Ilaoll to. - a Ul li 'd n consentll of an neo;, acneding to a i tit t h1(- e i to Irie l 1'i'is semi ottiela!,! IWss m nw ; Vn . The sta1.I aII fonlow.": " - l \l, . d r with thos c-onsent Uof teINussianl peo., lish a ne oi frer.nnced and -\ dispatch frn 'e Plrog;rad Friday it ht tiled at .i.:: p. mt. :aid that m prwr Nicklvdas- hi ihdice d inl 1.-ol iam ip K .I lb i a i at 2:21 ophwk iH K! e!!rnoon t ho (1ail d ke h.p:. I imd alldicated, ihn: h:inin~g :B I ~li a nif dynasty to an end. Thev f1repi;,ti c:m I from tho lefrograd tlpra hill ag -y, a semi. ollicial instifitIon, was se t froi D irect advices yester'daiy sapid tiheri lul hteen Fomei( <lifference of opIinionl be(t ween~ thle dutima leader' Is andi~ the worizk ing men. The lattper w ished to leave undeePpllded thle formi of' govern ieuit until aift(er tie holding of a coni st ituti onal a.ssemblytik whierea s thliP du ma group i, teaing datngers In 'the ablsenice otf a definite goverin ment. had aurgedl a r'egency undler thle grand duke, The qual iftlatlions which .\l icae is re(por'ted' to have pl acedl on his ae-. ceptanice i ndlcafte that it hans heen deeld~ed to cr'eaite a temporary central antthiority. Inqiryi' at the driug stoies yv eierday' dilsclosedl lthe fa;ct tihat thiert' hasi biep'. of gar'deni seppd dun g the tpast sieveri at w(eeks{. shoinitg lihat the farmers1i' andp -'towni gardi~eners"' are i ingi inl to~ tlight the high cost of livii. Somic of toI iake' the( Iplace' of' thoue kihl lt by ho tiher seemiis Pt pit ai poniderapible in-. Cre(asec in sale(1 in a dditioen. Somio garde iP( ISt 'ed ar vt' ry13 ight!. Oniion seed havi reached(li 'p suc ea htiiigh prie tha~t .pope of i he stor ps h ve' d is( a 1hmedic handling I hem. .\l. Iilby, of laneentp-, S. ('., aind -\Tr. anda Mrs. .1ohn1 .\ler ~shieni of Omaha, Nil. .ir. F'::nk \V. (e wl enpter taini at ani informali~i tea this aft:.rnooni iloidpa Tlimes- Unton. Jiacksonvihllo, Pin.