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he -- r Arerti-er. UNCL[ SAM IN UNDISPUI[D POSSESSION Of HARBOR OF V[RA ORl WITH FtAG ItYIMG General Funstan Has Arrived at Vera Cruz to Relieve Marines. Has Assumed Supreme Command of the City Which Was Placed Under Martial Law Several Days Ago. Washington, April 28.-General Fun- erat Frederick Funston and his troops stuan and his United States troops have who are known to be almost within arrived at Vera Cruz and are prepar- sight of land. No announcement as ing to land according to an official to when the soldiers will be sent dispatch to the war department re- ashore has been made at headquar celved shortly before noon. The pas- ters. It is understood hero that no sage stated that transports Mende, effort to extend the territory held by Summer, Kilpatrick and McClellan the United States here will be made wore at Vera 'Cruz harbor and that the until orders to that effect come from war department order for General Washington. This attitude, it is gal Funston to assume coymmand of the posed, is the natural result o1 the me 'port would be carried out in a few diation negotiations. hours. Wilson Awaits .ledlion flan. General Funston and his army bri- Washington, April 28.-incournged gade arrived at Vera Cruz on trans- by Huorta's formal acceptance of the ports shortly before ten this morning, good offices or South American diplo Funston immediately came ashore and mats President Wilson today waited will assume supreme command of this for the representatives Argentine, Bra city within a fewhours. The troops tile, and blile to put the ma are being unloaded from transports. chinery or mediation into operation. Terrible Condition in Prisons. Until early today the envoys remain Vera Cruz, April 28.-The miserable ed in conference completing prelimi condition of Americans and other for- nary plans. Huerta's reply conveyed eigners held at Cordoba is described through his minister of foreign af here today by persons arriving from fairs was to Spanish Ambas.;nior that place. Prisoners must sleep on liano here and vas received late last the stone flagging of the jail patio and night. Iliano previously had been pri are prc 'ed with 'insufficient food vately informed that Huerta would ac and threatened every night with as- cept. The text of acceptance wasn't sass nation by the drunken jailers. made public. ]resident Wilson (I Th r early release has been promised. lared himself greatly pleased with Lao Prisoners are herded like cattle and dictator's acceptance, but would make jeered at almost continuously by the no other comment. Tle anxiety of keepers and Mexican inmates of jail. the past few days was considerably ie They are permitted to have food and lieved by the receipt of Huerta's ac water only when the whim suits the ceptanco. In official and diplomatic jailers and are kept in constant terror circles it was believed that whether by threats of death. Among them is the outcome of the negotiations Is a young American woman with -a four successful or not the effoits of the months old baby. There are several peacemakers must have a good effect. other women and children. The total To what lengths the "good offices" of of all nationalities is 85. the Louth Ameiicans might reach was Mexicans Fall Back. the absorbing topic In official Wash Huerta has abandoned any inten- Ingon to(~'. Many o1)nions were tions of trying conclusions with the o*',ressed as to the method the (11)1 Americans at Vera Cruz according to mats would pursue. Other features of reports bought by pasengers arriv- t e situation were practically lost ing from beyond the American lines. sight of except among army and navy They said they saw General Maas, the officials who continued plans for federal commander who evacuated eventualities. Reports that A men Vera Cruz making his way further in- cans were leaving the danger zones in land from Soledad. A large part ofehis Mexico continued to arrive at the state forces were engaged in the movement, war and navy departments today and it was said. American forces here per- tranquilty along the border added to mit almost all Mexicans to enter the the encouraging aspect of the situa city and it is not improbable that any tion. "Things look -very much better Mexican ofleier could come here and now," said Secretary Daniels. "We are depart in safety. Americans here to- getting Americans out of Mexico. That day early awaited the arrival of Gei- is the important thing now." SUi~r. JONES RESIGNS. a great deal of Interest in beautify ing the school houses and grounds and Board of Trustees Aceptc Resignation the interior of tae graded school and Lets Mr. r. L. Parkinson 11I I building today because of Its beautiful Successoffort tosteldtheatonstory such as Supt. B. L. Jones, of the city schools to command the admiration of all who has handed In his resignation to the enter it gave n reasn forhis ation Wiate o Aknt coleeiain Pan hisleterofreigntin ut t s n- nduahingonl Api'l sinceencrge dertoo tht h deire a hane fr bye Hetas normlaetnet of the perona reson enirey. No ricionscoolcs t A outhe AmeCan whrdio of ny indhaddevlopd i thco-mas beesiey sucesflson i to a waited duetof shoolaffars adthrefwr igen studentatisco orkndi ra no imedite cuse of ny kndcsg- ery rofeieadionistratoprtion. gestng il felin fro anysoure ntivrl ears toahe sbenvoyinspren was meting xpeted o coe ei c in summerec cosen willim the aturl corseof eentsand th rought speisl conisterofrg atf-umi urdymrnig mt t elct suces eRipnp er and take received work which sor M. 3. . arinonwh wsni'. Jo nha petiousyfafb. priatepalinforhedschoolHunrthewowodses succeed Mr. Jones. The textria cofi aceanc whcave' Mr. oneshas een tthhea lof ed attacedf greatlye miday wtrane theLauensschol ora ttalof en nicttog beeence Auuta anud m~ake yeas. ie ameher n190 an se'v ther oment.&W The aiety'ofd 04 fo fou term. Heresigedltehved bye taenrce ofni furter' no an~ reaind aay nti realld i tcepbteI official ofteand. ilTs S 198. hre yers lter Sice hatcircls have a beenrninged htwether timehe hs ben hee cotinu tsly gutcomend Ash e drngotheatingi Durig hi a~lniraton te scool ontsfu tor ake care fforter our-h haskep stadiy areat o th tieiTs travelenth Thewl "most oably"o in he aceof elaivly eage nan-he retunedAmericansmeh sechdule cia supor. Bingat he ametim whnthe srbmng travel snltat toathe a firm and affalenexecutivenliohasniountaine * Iemensalways ableheomeuhodundehim-lo faihfu techrsthu lain th on- Ta wolidpursuy Ohih feaure's in nititionhasbeenehaaeto'ltdhb moringation Twer , clractcally lost ft~ bseco f tose et dicorsight mortll wxetaoune armyeand woman whih s ofendisrgaizethtech-bytec cnamed aton.v the wstatn ing taf an hider chol i'k wai died horty aferward.nt todaye en whol wok hs on moel f - cpeanld haslog t boreer apreed-t coljeneeencouragnes hasealwaysttakentea COURT IN SESSION. Several Cases of Minor Importance Given Attention Monday and Tues day. The court of common pleas con vened Monday morning, Judge I. W. Bowman presiding. The court will continue for two weeks, next week with .ludge (ary on the" ch. The case of Smith vs Smith,'\ establish the will of ). C. Smith, deceased, oc cupied a large part of the time of the court yesterday and will likely require all of today to finish it. All of the litigants are from Waterloo. in the case of V. 1. Knight vs .1. L. Knight involving the ownership or a certain piece of land left in the estate of their father, the jury remained out all clay yesterday and were unable to come to an agreement. A mistrial was ordered. in the case of Hughes vs M. P. Poole to recover losses sustained in a cotton contract deal, a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff. in the case of the First National flank of Iowa City vs lRasor, Leaman & )enn. a motion for a non suit was sustained. In the case of G. W. Shell vs the W. I. Telegraph Co., the court ordered a non suit. .ilHD0'11O01(ii'~ 1 REVIVAL. To Begin May ard Conducted by Rev. Ray mond Browning of Clu(' mbia. Revival services will begin at the First Methodist church next Sunday morning, May 3rd, 11 A. M1. These services will continue twice a day for two weeks or more. The preaching will be by Rev. Raymond Brown ing, of Columbia, S. C., an evangelist who has been unusually successful in work of this kind. Within the last year he has held very successful .meet ings in Bennettsville, Darlington, Kingstree, and Washington Street Methodist church, Columbia, S. C. The singing during the services will be under the direction of Rev. Rollo Kimsey, of Kansas City. Mr. Kimsey will reach Laurens on Friday and (le sires to meet all who will assist. in the singing at the church at 8:00 P. M. Friday. The members of churches and the public generally is invited and urged to attend these services. The hours of service on next Sunday will be 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Ilours for the week days services will be announced on Sunday. SANG AT GRAY COULT-OWINOS. The Laurens Quartette gave a con cert at the Gray Court-Owings school house last Friday evening. A good crowd came out to hear this excellent quartette and e. nice sum was realized for the school. 'rTe local quartette is having many calls these days for en tertainments and wherever they go a hit is scored. They are corresponding now with several other schools and expect to make a trip either this week or next week. For Confederate eunion. C. S. Comiiton, traveling passenger ageint of the S. A. L. Ry., was in the city several (lays ago making final ar rangements for traffic over his road to the Confederate Reunion and [lie Shriner's meeting. Mr. Compton statesi that travelers going over the Sea board will have stop-oyer pruv!leges in Atlanta and [hat they would be en abled to witness [lie great Shriner paradeo in that city on the 12th. In tisl parade will be 75,000 Shriners and 1,000 camels. With Trust Company. Mr. J. S. Ilachen, who for the past year has been in the real estate busi ness for himself, has accepted a posi tion with [lie Laurens Trust. (Comapany and will in [lie future have charge of the real estate endl of thme trust com lpany. Mr. Maclien was elected secre tary and treasurer and manageir of the real estato department. After May 1st, his office will be located in the Farmer Bank building. Has Moved omfee. Dr. J. HI. Moore, who recently moved here from WVhitmire and located in the old offlee of Dr. Poole has miovedl his office to Room 7 in the Enterprise Blanic building. Folk Dance at School House. At the request of a number of peo ple who did not see the first gradle children in their folk danco during thie county fair, the children will give an other dlance on the school ground WVenrsanyn eveningst n 6 o'clock. )EA'TH'I OF MIL8. MILAM. Widow of Late It. Preston Milanm Died at. 'her loaje in this City Early Sun day Morning. Mrs. -llizabeth K. Milam, widow of the late It. Preston Milam, died at her residence in this city Sunday morn inIt. Mrs. Alilam had been in declin ing he:tlth for several months, so her death was not entirely unexpected. HIer retmains were carried to Old i'ielt(s church, near Ora, Sun day a? (erntoon and interred there by the side of other relatives. Rev. C. F. lRankin, p4stor of the First Presby terian church of this city, of which she was a member, conductedc the or vices. A large number of friends and relatives from here attended the fun eral. Mrs. \lihain was originally from 'airfiel-i county and before her mar riage was a Miss Owings. She is sut vived by three sons, as follows: It. Preston Mliam. of this city, James Milaim, of Greenwood, auid iDohtnie Milan, of this city. She was a con scientious Christian woman, a devot ed member of the Presbyterian church and a woman of many estimable qual ities. ANNUAL ,JONES PICNIC. 'T'hree ('andidates for Governor nre on ie Proirram to 3ake Addresses. The annual .Jones high school con tmenceentt and picnic, which is so largely attended by people from sev eral counties will be held this year on Friday, May 15. As usual the commit tee on arrangements has arranged a very attractive program ont which will be found the names of several prom inent South Carolinians, candidates for governor. Lieut. Gov. Charles A. Smith, of Timmonsville, nion. Richard I. Manning, of Sumter and R. A. Coop er, of this city, have been invited to make addresses. In addition to the addresses ia school program will 1e carired out and in the afternoon the ball tossers from Princeton will tt:y to make tite. Colkes bury horse-hide bingers "salute the flag". Appropriate music will be furnished by that muchly famed or ganization, the Princeton Band. The public is cordially Invited. iEA'T'UIRES 'AT THE OPERhA HOUSE Several Excellent Motion Pictures are Scheduled for this Week. The program ftor today at the Opera i-louse Picture Show will include an especially entertaining two-recl fea ture by the Essanay compa'nv enti tled "The Ilour and the Man." This is a drama of present day life and brings out forcefully this evil-"laws are made forbidding men to murder, yet men are murdered for disobey ing the law." A fine western reel will be shown along with this fea ture. For Thursday of this week, cthe Opera House will present a feature entitled "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World." In which the wonan, using the same gentle hantd thtat rocks thte nradle in the only manner shte knows, saves her husband from rutin and disprtace. For Friday another feature in two reels wvill be0 shown. This Is "The Stigma", an intetnsely interesting drauta of love antd sacriflce. With all of these feature reels thtere will be shown other intet'estitng reels. The price always thte same-Se and 10c. SINOING CONVENTEION MEETS. People of Hopowell Preparitng to Ex tend a Royal Welconte to the Musi clans. Thte annual meeting of the Laturents Counaty Singing ConventIon is to be held at Hlopewell, near Gloidville, Sat urday and1 Sunday, thte foutrth and fifth of May. Thte people of the 'HIopoweli commuty are prepatrittg to extend a royal welcome to the singers and evorythinag 1)01nts toward a pleasant meeting. Delegates from all sections of thte county and some from adjoinIng counaties are exp~ected. OGtests who will travel by rail will htave to leave theo train at Goldvilie, whtere every ttrain will bo met and guests carried to the meeting places. To Make Memorl Address. H-on, R. A. ("woner has accepted an invitation fronm thte Edgefleld lOaught ters of the Confederacy to deliver thte address thtere on Memorial Day, May 10th. Memorial Day is observed on a large scale in Edgefleld atnd an invitation to make thte address is con uilered a t'eat cnmlilment. GRADUATE NURSES TO MEET HERE Will Hold Sessions in the Lodge hail of the Knights of Pythias. The seventh annual session of the Graduate Nurses' association will be heldt in this city Wednesday and ''hurs day of next. week. It will be remem bered that this body of women met. in Sninter last year and was extelided an invitation to meet in this city by Miss .1ulia Irby. A large attendaince is expected. Hotel room not ie'ing suflicient in the city, private homes were secured by the entertainment comnittcc to meet tie emiergencv. The sessions will be held in the lodge hall of the Knights of I'ythias, the use of which Itas been generously allowed by the gallant l:nighits. The meeting of the association will be featured by both business and p1leasure. several entertainients of a social nature having been already planned. 'roninent among these will be the reception tendered at the Julia Irby Sanitarium Wednesday ev ening by the business men of the city. Again at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon Miss Irby will be hostess at a lun cheon at the same place. 'iThursday af ternoon at -I:30 o'clock the guests will be given an autonoiie ride over the city. The first session of the antal meet ing will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. This will be a publie mieeting to which everybody is invited. The following pirograin will be car ried out: Itvocation-Rlev. ('has,. F1. ankin. Address of Welcome oi IIelalf of the City-1)r. II. K. Aiken. Address of Welcome on Behalf of the Physicians--Dr. I. ". Hiughes. Response-liss McKenna, R. N President's Address-Miss M. A. -i'ren holim, R1. N. Address: "The Doctor and the Nurse" --Dr. .1. 11. Teague. Address: "lospital Disinfectants and Deordorants"--D:. Edyth Welborn. After this meeting the remaining meetings will be of a business nature of little interest to the public general ly. LAtST TEAC'IIltS 31EET'INO'. 'o lie Held in Graded School Auditorl ut Saturday Mo'rning. The last monthly meeting of I.?" county teachers association will be held in the graded school auditorium Saturday morning at the usual hour. This is to be a very important meet ing as summer school work will be discussed and other business taken up needing attention before the close of the school year. No stated pro gram has yet been arranged but a round table discussion touching some phase of school work will be a prom inent feature.; All of the teachers are urged to be present. Has Ielatives Here.. Frank Nance Calmes, reported as being wounded in the capture of Vera Cruz by the American forces, is a half brother of Miss D~orcas Calmnes, or this city, and~ is wvell known here. Ils wound is very slightt. Latest re ports state that he'is in no danger. Mr. Calmnes is in the naval ser'vice. The flh'st r'eports of his being wvounded gave his name as Fr'ank Nance 11o0nmes the sirname having been con fused witht that of htis step-father. Pavilng South Harper Street. rThe city has beguna the paving of South Harper streect. The work that is being done is similar to that ont Main str'eet and will make an Immense improvement over the old condition. Irby Hill1 vs 'hurchm Street. In one of the fler, >st leather-pill struggles of the present centur'y thte tribe~ representing I rby i ll g'entIly dei vastated the congregation of nine In charge of the base ball reputation of Church strecet last Monday afterdlnror Thte game was shoit-only seven hour's-and ver'y close--ither'e being 22 notches for tihe Hlill-climbern an.l 21 notchtes fpr' thte Chr'istiens. Of cour'se the Cnur'ch str'eet boys wouid htave easily won but sonaehow Uthe um pire(. seemed just a bit off on abot sev en ty-live of elghtty decisions--ancor'd lng to the losers., Tile boysi fi'om thte hills claim that they coulid easily have tmade mlore scor'es but-?-? etc. No record is given of the nutmber' of hits, piut-outs oi' fights. Tile batteries ran something like thtis-for the Moun taineers: Tom Reed. Thorn Dunlap and Toodie Albright; for' the Church gers. Crini Crsp and Skenter Bolt. DEMOTCRAIC CUJIS MU SATJRDAY Little Interest Except at Several Boxes. COUNTY CONVENTION CONTROL IN DOUBT Politiciians Famiilbw4 with Viows of Delegates ''hink that Adminiistra lien Forces did not Nilock to the Meetiirs its Exyceted. (lun~ty Con lention Monday. ''The regu tlar mle'etings of Ibe demo-. cratic clubs of the county were held at the different club headiiarters tiiatuIrday afternoon. The m eetings were for the 11utoso of organizing, electing delegates to the county con vention which is to be hold next. Mon day, aind for transacting of any other business. The meetings were not very largely att.enided and little fac tional feeling devolopwd. At the Mountvible club, however, a rather heated contest doveloped between the administration 'orces and their op pontents over the control of the m('et ing. It was charged that the adninis tration forces at that ilaeo "import ed" members of Croas Hill and l1ope-. well clubs to contmand a majority. The contest very nearly result.ed in a division of the club t and the sending of It contesting delegation to the cotn.. ty convention. In Laurens Club No. 2 the follow-. ing resolutions as to prhtmary restric tions were introduced and 'passed: He it resolved that this Doiocratic club he and that the ace 10 hereby go on record as unalterably opposed to any restriction in the '1emocratlc primary abridging the right to vote or making any changes other than those now in force. Similar resolutions were introduced at several other clubs, but so far there has been ln report of any can. didato being endorsed. Tho complex.. ion of the county convention, which is to meet Monday morning, il still in doubt though the anti-administratiou forces are claiming a majority. The following oflicers and dele gates were elected from the different clubs as reported to The Advertiser: Laurens Club No. 1. President, E. Ii. Wilkes; vice pres idents, A. C. Todd, R. iii. Babb; secre tary, Alison Loo; executivo commit tee man, R. A. cooper; committee on enrollment, A. C. Todd, R. I. 'Babb, C. H. McCravy, J. F. Tolbert. 'Delegates: E. If. Wllkes, N. -1. Dial, W. L. Gray, J. S. Maclhon, -Dr. W. H. Dial, E. P. Mintor, Alison Lee, W. N. Austin, C. W. MeCravy, T. 'P. Byrd, R. T. IDunla.p, fit W. CopelantL, A. R. Blla.keley, A. C. Todd, R. W. Babb, R. A. Cooper, Dr. A. J. Christophor, J. F. Tolbert, fr. L. Monroe, L. G. Balle, I:. W. Martin, Arthur Lee, Henry Kenne dy, J. -D. W. Watts, W. T. Senn, S. J1. Davin. Lautrens Club No. 2. vc 'Presidlent, 0. G. TIhomnpson;'vc presidlent, J. TP. Crews; seretary, C. A. Power; oxercutivye coimmitteeman, WV. T. Cr:ews; Declegates: J1. 'M. Cannon, 0. G. Thompson, W. C. Irby, Jr., J1. TP. Crews, F. P. Mc4owan, J1. F. Bolt, W. L. TPeague, J. T. Langston, R. 1D. Young, C. A. Power, B. R. Todd. Jno. R. Finley, L.. S. Bolt, ZI. R. Traynlham, Y. IC. I ellans, .Johmn D). Owings, fly land Traynhamn, A. F. Coleman, 13. W. D~avenport, P. HI. Martin, M. A. Rid~dle, J1. HI. Iender'son, Dr. Anthony C. lFul Ier, C. M. Rabb, H1. M. Wright. langsiton. President, 0. P. Goodwin; vice pres ident, W. 'F. Wright; secretary, .\ar tin Poole, executive comitteemn. L~ S. Machray. Delegates: W. M. Myers, 0. 'P. Good win, Martin Poole, W. A. McClintock, J1. Y. Bryson. Lauirents Mlli Club. .President, R. S. Templeton; v-ice president, Rt. J. Franks; seoretary, WV. C. Blakeley; executive comitteeman, R. S. Templeton; enro1ning commit tee, C. P. Snoddy, Jlohn Montgomery, C. B. Adaims. Declegates: S. 11. Templeton, R. .. Franks, F. T. IDuncani, W. F. King, .L. W. liellams, J. W. Word. WattR Mii. 10. Y. McQuown, president; W. W(. (Griffin, vilce president; M. A. Garret t secretary and treasurer; D). d. S'iorgee, (Continued on Page T1en.)