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VOLUME XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1918. NUMBER 19 LAURNS PASS[D MINIM QUOTA Over $26,500 Reported for War Drive NATION PASSES ITS QUOTA ALSO Unitited War Work Drive lesults in Oversubscription of minimum Quota for Nation,' State and county. ite ports not yet iI front All Tlownship ('omm intt4eeen. The nation, the state of .outIh Caro lina and ikrrens county, all passed the mittnimumi quota in he tilited War Work drive which eided last week. 'The national subscription vas $203,179,0: or approxitmately $38.000,000 more than the minimtini aloutil. asked for. P~ennylvania and Minie'sota were Ihe onily two stats withich fail (,d to pass thle minlimum goall. South111 Carolinat's goal of $1.01.0.600 wa oversuscribed. Chaitrmait R. R. Nicels ,Is had over the minlimili to1:al of $'2G.;50lleore to himii frtom this coitty, but a nui her. of distdricts'. have not1 yvt reporte~d. Of ti, amoini the n.:3.roes, uni'hi th 01' ~ P lbs.amt 1r $.l Th sb ipions om (' ) ind riV ! : I w . . Vit I 'r ; ii: -i .1 i it e pirn, to wli b . l. um n -: - dr . foil : iio!: ( (ftim ill IStr.... .... ,iacks.............. ...7;00 7,o \eultt own............. ,.t.5t 1,: I S Young" 1,0011.00 2,".5 Sullivai.. .... ....g -.75 1,500) Wa t erloo .... . . .. 5.::5 1.751) aurenis...............12,6 1.1 7,500 CLINTON (1ETS IIG STATE INSTITUTION Permit Oranted for Building of Ilome for te Feeble-imided Nea Clinton. A pertit. has been granted by the war industries board for the erection near Clinton of the home for the fee ble-minded, provided for by the lat session of the legislature. The first building Is to be crested at a cost of around $25,000, but it is thought that as the years go by it will be enlarged until it becomes an institution of con siderable size. It was decided to locate the home for the feeble-minded at Clinton sev cral months ago by the state board of charities and correction, the organiza tion having the matter In charge. Th( act of the legislature did not stipulat( where the home should he located, hill Clinton secured it by providing a sit( a few miles below the city, and offer Ing other induceentts. Prominent ('itizeni of the amy ('our Sec'tiont Died at his lime Frida: Mornuing. Giray Court, Nov. 22.-Vir'gil A White, rurail polliematn for Laur ten county atnd a prominentt resident o thiis sect ion, dlIed at his home nea here at atn early- hour this morning Although Mr1. WVhite was strIcken wvit In thienza aboiut a mon th ago, he hai recovered sufileient ly to at tend to hi ditties, only last Sunday muak ing th captturt of thle supposed yeggmani a Founttain Iinn. IEarly this motnin Mr'. Whlti te wast suddenl Iy st ricken anu dIled before mied ical assist antce cotul be( summitonedl. iThe d(e'afense was 'l tar otf ne. atnd is suitved by3 at wift, w~hot wd MIss 101hlt Martitn of Gr'teeni'lle rot: an itwoh lion, .ltt. yWhtofAut an lx Oma ite .wa3Of iit th Amri yca Exed titi:r ircls ~in Frand l~TheC( hait wnoh atiarmony (npli,'t' ehurchS, thir llIcount y. ..T.Mi codcInb I orccei.3 a lr. i'y wats at brgtWdattacsHutveyoang g; and her dleatht Is deeply regretti thraneghout the community. IEUT. GROVER C. RICKEY WINS CROIX DE GUERILE Ills Mother Receives Letter From. 11im Written October 28th. Saw Capt. Lee and Lieut. Smith. M'rS. W. It. Richoy, Sr. received a lette( from her son, Lieut. Grover C. Richey, yesterday, written from France October 28th, in which Lieut. Richey told that he had been honored by the French with the Croix do Guerre for conspicuous service lie la4 rendei in battle. Lieut. Richey .was gassed at the time and had to be sent to the rear untitted for further combatant service. ills letter conveyed the good tidings also that he was getting along well and that he expected to be re turned to the United States as an in st ritctor. h'iis plan, of course, will be interfered witli since the signing of the arniLstlee. In his 1ler also 1Lieut. 11ichey told of meet inug with Capt. Artur lTe and Lieut. Joe F. Sm itI. They came to gethler by acceident( and~ thev meeting was a very Iappy onle, pareticll y since Lieuit. Iticley had be-n separat ed from I.:iutreis menct for a long timile. SAo far as is knowii, Lient. Iiihy wais the best soilier froml ti e:.n !y to win Ith 1hollor (i f thec Croix de ci' Ids wA lol' i ll de t - li a ltwreand ihi'orarents andh friied [ae aroud of hislachleievenent. lu OF i-1001 FROM"!Ti' ' ea i ol "! o 1,u 1 o n r : h tied ~ ~ lv II rsn be!%vimeedSttt oPs, Soul o i llinii , o l u pira t r ,iln. s.vIet rota toes, Salad, coll rd fru1its of Pl inds, o armalades, pr - serves, pielkles, and( relishes of ev'ery desnrip ton. These products were Canned lver government di rel ions and recipes will he furnished om re test soy mixs Harris. ro tin cans ark the et oducts of Watts Mills ca no ry. Tits windo is bemamtifl with these lovely packs and aproiate oecora tions. It is being admired by all who see It and is well worth an extra ef fort on any one's part to view It. This ae xhprt shows what can be done by the women in th conserva.tio of food. The foodl administration's slo gan now is "Food will save the worlr". Miss iarris states that this exhibit will be kept i the w ino or a few weeks. Ttichmnond, Va.. Nov. 23.-PractIcally the entire souti today Is mourning tod he t foods aryinisrtios eswo an now is~ "Foe d wth l suhsgatvete eross socrieis stateslithat thes exhib I wiss beept inow the ole srvaifew o Gen. famous Dneaghteer waDearly ROyihmold. Nov.nea 23.-ragements thae eti sut ytodayit is pornine that deth rofa uis ll'ary Cutise, who Ldingyetnrda, and Hot.ridgsidea M issO AL wastradaughtOes of ieea Robet 1W.0.Le, hel south's tgfrate hitin, and was romAinn t tinm erous )01 sieIeModa thahot hed Sth.~ . o the foud Geneltts tateo wand ney I have1 ben( maeethi butiti le ispbale r that S letheman wJit earro iad t e Feede Adinisn ttiol nt Opes fotione ii enuty of uii the eo Adinsisltration, ra forit tit he food adminisr tio and the rl onnl l ofltr dins rhadii be l opene in roomsIli cabv thy oe-ayo.br ae I ompan, ands inat informatlion s n astuject uner ite .hnid iino .I te t lrgaiztie n old hel si (Ot ta r uregadii thel Te toh ie hwil'i h. in di l b to tae dinp ith ew drtes ar ano heal dae. THANKSGIVING, 1918 "1By the President of the United States of Ameri ca. A PROCLAMATION. "It. has long beel ourP cistoil to Itiir111 il tho autuni of the year in paise and than ksgiving to Al iniight-y .God lor h is man,111y blessings and inleries to US as a nation. This year we have special and1 moving cause to be grateful and to r<-joive. Cod has iin his good Ileasure givenI us peace. It has nlot voille as a InCre (ce'ssa ition ol' aris, a lmere clief 'rom the strain and tragely ol' war. It has vine as a grPeat trilunpi of right. Complete victory has bropiglt its, not pe alone, bi til coifideit promise of a. it(ew day as welly ill wich jiu.tive shall replacce iorce and jeai los inl tiriue mu~lon: 11he nations. Our- galhu1a1 au-ieis have partieiplpted in .1 I riimpih whiebl is not, 1adr0ed oP stainevd by ally inn-pose of selfish aggre1ITssionl. Inl a righlteous ennlse they have won innuortail glory anld have nobl ,v served l thir nation ill serlving mankimd. Godl has inldeeml heenl graiiOus. \\e have cause- Ifor sihl isrenglhens in is all tithe b st (flit ,n o fnational histor. .A t,\.e <1.1Y slw abou t.u; in! wthich ourl.a, ;;k 114-w voin-~mm" 'nil o foruar4 lIt d with wi'' l a' itr 41 :1 hit 'iil ....... II v,4 .;'1 11, \ he ler th nts fo t N - I0 r Ihm- x n 11d la.'y o 4 , . ; , v -4Inues will pl:wec d' wor'hip to ren 4 l. 44, hnk to 44 d, 1 r of 1lations. n wl l te cs \Vliro, . L In e lieN ittfo sej ) y liandl md~ caulsel Ille seal of'ithe Unlited Shtts to be allixed. "Done ill tle District ot' Coliilnbia, this Sixteenth dlay ol' Novemnber, inl thle year ol' ouir Lordl, onle thouls 111 nine huniidr'd and iighteen and ol' tile Iinlepell elie of Ile I'litel Stales (0, Alinericn, the one hunlildred and( forly-thirl. WOODROW WII SON. 1" the P lresieleit, "iROlml ILXSANING, "Seecretary of State." SECRETARY WADOO RESIGNS; GIVES UP CABINET PORTFOLI( Gives As His Reasons Necessity for Regaining Healt and Rebuilding Fortune. To Take Effect Upo Appointment of Successor. Washington, Nov. 22.-William "I1)ear Mr. President: Gibbs .McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas- 1'N uriy, diIrect or gener'al Of il roads and I WttiII iamitICl~st~ often dt5iscusse as 01ne or tilheI iresi- signe~d aind pieace is assuriedl, I feet (1e1ntilpoHsiiltitieos of 1 920, has re- Iliety~ to advi'ise you ot my dtesire sIgned his oillies to retiurn to Iprivate r et urn, as soonl as possible, to piriva hui1sness5. tife. PreidenIt t WIt 0lso n niCeept ed hiis "'~I have' bIeen conis(cious foir 5(11 ireslination. Mir. \ ('Adoo will give upi time of thbe 11oe24sslity for this si< I le Tr'easuiry piortf olio) as so01n as at but, oIb (2ourse. I coulId not1. ('onsidi successor(l1 hias been seltedI (. 11 it whi it lit the country3 was lit watr. wished't to lay down Is workt as5 di-~ ''or atnmost six y('aris I hiavet war' r'ect or general of raItlroads bty .11an- I uartiy t st, but1 Will remin i if the4 Pies- getrso~hlte.Terea identi haClnoti thenilhosen. ahsu' t'Xl. ste gt. Th na'. t c nIe : 1 POln tihe new'4 S4ePretary1f' h ti on allowt byiv~t law to ('inelt' 4 TreOasur y, wh to(ve'r he441) n itt 'b. will (hesas you1 1(o4w I 1e4 4Vtit) ('0e devolve the task tof lunancing lt' nal- ipe4. i dliretorIti genieri of ia tioa Itoughi the4 Iranlion 1 peritd of roadis a ndi ii vt'i'y buirresttme ('4 incluidt il tleast tw\o moreit ibtt y~ Tlteditt myV ~ ti4 p-- 4- 44444444s th44 Lo441ns~ iti po ily 14b4) 1a f 4' b 444 m 1 ob tt 14s m-4 le Iftls rei''4ltin of thet sys4temIi ttf warl taxa he 'tita4in , in. ' i 44 M4 ' \' m 4 44 4'4 :4 ' nation 4411. .2V \lr4. .\l'Adon444 4'4..n4 for m'erm- - .2444 ne 444 14 it. n4 ble41 .i441,i for r'lenh'4 .; h4's4' permnal 444 f'' A're. 114' 44424r than2 thir. I net ton' and 444 ~ 4'xpress I he Priesidlett ' d 414 r 4 h. e 42h1 of 1:ny" for44ly., 1 h:' Mr. McAdoo's lettter (of reOsignii on. dlatedI Novemnber 14, follows: (ontanna~ 0nn Edinrha Pan) Follows Her ItusIiand to the uravel Three Days After His Death. Buried Here Friday. While the flowers were still fresh oi the gravu of her husband, Mrn.. Cora Babb Gilkeison, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. (ilkerson, Sr., Thursday morning shortly after ten o'clock. Mrs. (Gilkerson had been sick of influeliza, but no doubt tile shock occasioned by the deatlh of tier hus band and that of her sister, also, juost a few weeks biefore, was largely instru mental in bringing oi ier own death. The fainocral services were held Friday at ten '0clock, at the same hour at whi icli tier hisbanod was biriied just tilee days before. the body being in te'rredi alongside of' Is inl the ILaurenls eiiteiry. The strvices were condlict ed by hier pastor, Rlev. .1. .\. Stead man, of the Fislt \letlhdist church. .\is.Gieronwas, 11m daughter!1ci of tile lae 0 \lmv r A hiht, ol lounotii 1in. and xi .; m1" l*- to Mr. ( Febrr i hl, in (roenville, i-rvle 'ho )md mw~dh. II-r homel for : rta ye; ~ I I ;:, 1,1 year. T ey ad enkeei.n. In for v.He bull a .\ f w cd: w v. wh-n1 NO- - f' n 1e,; T 1 woti t' \ h olt of lo T . 'h- r m fra thi!s entuity inl the new pa r :0 1 h: ttller. The list whieh Th .\dverliSc varries 1111y not he colliplete, bit i was ga tliered tromi the daily paper. the iRed Cross and from relatives o IIe soldiers named. Alvin Powers, son of M\irs. M\a ry F Powers, previously repo'ted killel has been ohieially reported by the wa department as killed in action, Sepi 2-lth. William T. Sanders. 'wVho lived nen Watts .Mills, has been iollicially report ed killed. Corp. Walter Price, son of Mr. Caroline Priev of Watts AIills, ha heen reported killed. through the H Cross. Frank M. Cox, of Gray Court, Is o1 fiilly reported as dead from wound recc 'ed in act ion. E. A. Davidson. of Clinton, is reporl ed dead from wounds received in at tion. Sergt. .lolin '. Adams, son of .1. Adanis, of Ware Shoals, is odliciall n reported killed in action. I hohert Emmnet t ill, soin of Mr. all .\lis. D. S. I lilt, of Gray ('ouirt, is r< porited in the eanualIty list as kitlled act ion. Willis (aine and Vance Allison, bol t (01loredi sotlirs from thlis city3, are il o ollic ially3 r'etorited as k il led ini act io e Corp. WVoffordl Stephens, of (ri Couritt Frmtani We-k;., of thle laure. .\tills, Williami Jamiies tBrown, of Il Lauirens M\ills. andr It. .\. Gray, of Gr; .(Cour t, are al Ituniolticially reptort ed; On aceounit f. incitased iititler5 -inluenza cases., Ithe bolard oft heal intst ituited anotheri <iuarai ne hit ture shot are.' Itemporar~:iyt 8l.8d - it'r.ve . . . .tuuh. T n. e derieiik in tea0cingpthas to i i aooat(ro, t iry. b1(oiny GERMAIY SUR., Q[RS HIGH SA8 FL[[I Additional Submarines Also Surrendered SEVENTY ONE SHIPS INTERNED Ninte uh1I lleships, Tielve Criisers am FIf ty Destrolers are Given up1 b)y Germanls to Aiiid Fleet, Thrsdnyia 11re ibiumariIes Also Surrendered h13 VanquIlished l Hunls, London, TNov. 21.--T Urhitie ish granld fliee, accomlpanlied by an1 Amler-i ennal batth' sfelladronl anld Frenchcrulis ers, Steni ed out at :,. i'llock th%is morning from it- Srotli!1 hac to a1 . wVi r1 3l1 1 d." th!, noon re 113 1(),( 1i v: nt 1 e -l 's~ ~ :Ald inr w i - \ '3 ~ ~ o I I. 15' 6-t-3 1333 1 3 1 3urr1 mdi- -cl to the Aliilie v . t rec: iv: 3 (d from -tilnSna !ave (hi.- list: Itatleship Ka iser, 2 1,11: lonls; NAiserin. 2 I,113 tonls: Koenitg Albert 2 1.11:1 tonjs; Gr 1onlprinz W\ilhlmn, 2.5, lj00 tonl.;, Pr1inzyeregenti Luitpold, 241, 11;3 lonls; .\larkjgrajf, 2.293 t ons; Gr.,osser 1Ku1rfuer-st, 25,293 tonl.,; Day rn, 21.000 tonls; Koenig 25.2113 ton., and Frdr . d 1er rosse, 2-1,11: tonls. Hat1tle 3r1is3rs--31indenburg about 27,000 tonls;, Der11e1'r, 28,000 tons; Seydlitz 25,000 tons; Aloitke 23,000 tons. and vonl Der Tann, 18,800 tonls. Light cruisers--llr m, 24.2,000 tons; T ruer, 4,0 10 tons; Frankfur, , , l00 tong; ton o2, tonnage uncertain; - Syll sden,(nge uncertain, and] 2In -tna, 5,400 tonns. Washington, Nov. 21.--An American. hattle squadron, pIobald0 y Including live dreadnaughts, coIImmanded by Rear Admiral 1lugh Rodmnan 1), and op crating as a1 Imit of tile iii tish grnnd y leet, participated today in the passing of German sea-Power. d Th'le identity of Anm eican naval .. eraft in 1sturop1ean11 watelrs neOver hasL3 n h1en dIisc3losed'. The13 dre'ladnaullghts or1 iial 1 ent 0over were select ed 1h0 Jh i(cause3 they hur11ned l as1 tile Iritish. n. ing a supllly ot fule! oil. The1 or'ig inal1 grou ma11 131y haZve' been1 rel ieved, 13in3 th13r place(. 'The1y ha~ve been1 Qfn 3s month.3 13. Thel0 tirst shipis sent over b3y the )3 V I n 1v were des (ter and the( 3orig'inal 133rc3 has1 be3n 51u)l!pleented 3'ery )u3l3l 1133hn. ith3 orers of3 1n for 3pproxit1atel 11 5 1 additional th de3 reyer3 13 , 1o1i11io has~~ bee ur 3'1e (33 -d fo, r io o sy u tl a w 3 er " l un .r. craft.. '3. ill