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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12, 1914. NUMBE 3 COUNTY CAMPAIGM[RS SPOKE TO TH VOT[RS Quiet Meeting in the Court House Monday W. R. RICHEY ON McINTOSH MATTER Mr. W. It. Itichey went at Length in the Mentosh-Itichey Matter and Contended that Dr..McIntosh Signed the Certificate Read by Gov. llelase. The first gun of the county cam paign was fired itnhe court house Monday morning, when the first ca'm paign meeting of the year was held. The meeting wias quiet, orderly. free from factionalism and devoid of any thing sensational. I. E'. Babb, Esq., presided. Judge of Probate. E. Shaw Cunningham, of Clinton, promised faithful service if diected to the ofce. - Judge 0. 1. Thompson, askng re election, recounted his services to the stat.e in the, civil war and since that time atid asked for re-election iupon his record. County Treasurer. B. Marvin Wolff, of Laurens, as -sured the voters that he would be im .partial in attending to the duties of the office. Ross D. Young. the incumbent, said that he had worked to- systematize the office and that as a result of hie efforts and those of the county audi tor the two had succeeded .in reduc Ing the number of tax executions from nearly -3,900 when he went into office to 676 this year. He asked for re-election upon his recorit and prom fsed to give his best work to the of flee. - - ' County Supervisor. Mr. Austin Abercrombie said he was elected county commissioner two years ago and that he has attempted to do what was right and expected to do the same thing if elevated to the supervisor's omilce. He chiampioned more authoritY and better pay for the -county coinmissioners. He read a lengthy platform which has been dis tributed over the county. Mr. H. 13. Humbert said that he had accepted office as a public trust and 1has performed the duties of the su .pervisor's offlce impartially. Any in sinuaiions that he had shown favor to any men he branded as incorrect. In spite of disasters in the way of . floods of recent years and without ex 'ta tax levies the roads of the county are in better shape today than when - he 'went into office and much better than some roads - of neighboring -counties where special taxes for road purposes have been levided. le said that the office has been hampered so !rnuch by floods that it has been im possible -to give the road work as snuch attention as was due, on ac . count of -the expense of replacing bridges. The roads of the county, he eaid are being improved faster today *than over before. All -of the roads are not first class roads but they are 'being improved as fast as possible. 'Some things have boon circulated on the sly, said Mr. Humbert, that will not be said to my face. He said 'be did ndt care to go into any bitter ness, but if re-elected he will contin ue his duty in the future as in the past. "I have never made an expen diture for 'the county without first considering the tax payer;"' B3. R. Todd said that he was not anldng the voters to support an, unex perianced man. Ho said he bad at 4ende4 Clemson college, the U. &. Mil itary academy and had worked for one year gn thei Southern railroad and five years on the seaboard Air Line. "In that time I have put as much Iron, lumber and cement into bridges and culverts as any man in South Cai'olina." Mr. Todd said lie was not running on the demerita~ of any man, but upon the merits of him eelf. 'He said he would make no prom ises a to any particular duty, but he would do lisa full duty the best he k lnew how, Hie said he would have competent guards for the chain gang arid will attend to the chain, gang puirchasej personally Instead of leav.. ogIn this to 'the guards. Mr. 'I'odd charged that the county is not get tine full. value for 4.he money being spent upon Its roads. By a series of (Continued on page four) WAR MAP OF EUROPE, SHOWING STRENGTH OF ARMIES -NORTH 5EN WAR A0 IL ENCYLISCpri ', C H....*.. ......I RX,.. ~~OOJ.. . 300. ........................... SEA Th'le fighting strength of the pricipal European nations in time of war toltal t neairly 20J,IJUU,00. (On one side. favorting Se'rvta, is the triple entente, cou ((iting of England, Russia and France, and on the other side, supporting Austria, is the triple alliance-namely, Germany, italy and Austria itself. iNl[[IG STOR Of OST AHNTN-EUCTOA AS --'- - Official Account From Par-Jatoan orenaneeres alett.ICfrncinWhntn Is Say s Germans Lost 5000MiN.BDillfyetrafoMuhitrsisbigmnfteFrSlvtnofIuty BELGiAN FIRE gtsfo h otensae ea h etn hc a ohv enBSSFRCEI WAS WELL AIMED iha cihalmed German Attack Lacked Co. ain~hc rmsst esroso c f n nytetimeig bv hesion. Belgians Used Rteserresacon ofte urp nwa. Mi. enindwlbehl.ilii adifr ose C liltt' With Skill- Three German Corps lilrcie etr ohfo on natatv )oia a ei t- WudSadrlz rdc.s st are Pushing Campaign. Paris, August 8.-While the battle lgadlgto o Wsigo .Mc nhsamhsbe tirdu, t oltrlo ijl ses i! between the German forces and the oe h caini htvcnt n gtsi Iahntn Belgians is still in progress around Liege, and the final outcome is n eot eadfo ogesa , d oatn.I at hs neetd eouini h ehd fcto known, an official detailed account of owoi aiga cieiat navnc giutr ehd rm mreigwslrpsdtdya the engagements coverng a period be-fomltn soelaubwhc th alovrtecutarinie admas of eif fom epein tween August 3 and 5 was issued here fdia oenet'a eo i nwl oWloe fte ted h hetndiytecoigo oeg today. In summarizing the operationsreiin th iutoeeigaRen vlbclreyo mrksdrng he Iuopa a. the account aays:AsiwelnonMrDilhsaitesaentr an acoda niTh lla walidbfetehue "The Germans lost fiye thousand ttdfrsvrlyanasse ftto ildutesaattoewoarclua omte yeprso dead. Twenty-four guns wvere cap-jboddwrhue fo upeihbeg thr.TeAvrie ha notedprmnt farclue. t tured and one general was made pris-prd tsudrfdrlotrl ebenavsdatotepormath cotmiatsg enetspriin coner. The German forces numberedmaerosonfrshasytmoRenmetnuttefloigpo ofm ktnfdrlsadriaio 120,000 and tho Belgian defenderswahoss oe o th prnia gamothTint-igmetnwilogrdetbih etofaytm 40,000.plnsihipltomwo hewshocridotofwrhuigtmaebld otn "The German attack lacked colic-acaddtfothUntdSttsen PryrM.Mjrasoibasfrcrdttogwesni ston, but the Belgians utilized their t.Tebscpiileohssy- on- erc.naetem ofnne thr cos reserves with consummate skill. The tn st aetegvrmn ur ecm drs-Sp..ae I ni datgosarneet a German artillery was badly shattered atetegaeads~uleitne Slia.b aefrmreig by dense attacking columns. The guns o h aeosdpout uha edn fteDysPormM... C .Bad he ftedvso were badly served and inaccurate. ctoi re omk h tpe 4.X.Wts fmres ugse htteshm "The Belgian forts are int-act. Not dsrbeclaea ntemnymr erls okrDmntainMs epti prto hog h ee one soldier was killed and niot onekts itwlbentcdtath pln Ja eGalnto.otngres il, ow efe te wounded durIng the three hours' bomn-sugte intepeetmegnyAdesAgiutrl duain-rhoecm ite.Tibllrvds bardment of Fort Evegnee, the steel Jb .J rncifo h ueu W V og o eea uevso fcto cupola of which was not damaged,. fmres sams dnia ihMsc rdn n h iig o eea "The Belgian fire was well placedthtwihM.Daha wokdfrAdesThSttan th Pulcsadd oroto. r.rnd u and accurate, proof of which was theduigtepsfe yer. hedf hol-S t.... wang. getd med ns to nbeth destruction of two German heavyfrnobewe MrDilspa n Mui.gvnm ttoics otnwa piees. German air crafts, tA deceive M.BadsI htM.Badde drs:Co net-rf ar oss hr ieco ol i the Belgians, carried Belgian flags." ntpoiefrtebnigo h og trd ne uhcniin, h Three Germrin army corps are en-waeosstthfeeagoenetDneSae brcte ai iinisadtl 1Wfdrlrerv bad gaged in the attack on Liege, the 6th,sotathgoenetwudntle dinrwudbebetomkctonnth unernde VorrizowtGetent. ncae fVoeornu thrPgnriitCnnnellwnitzi;-Ma Jyn nr thest 7btisohaplrei under Gen. Von~ Einemn, stud the 10th, tik htti lnwud b h ahntn ogoes uinder Gen. Von Emmich.onwhhthgoenetwudmsAdrs:ieStc-rfShld. Tecmieeoorwwllha Gein. Von Emrmich ha in addiionprbbyb wiln toact.Dmntaini.JlggLie tok ccto ica fth ouionhe i the supreme command of three corps, M.lilsae etrhysa nhs -~o.Silpsdshm n ilakte o known as the army of the Meuse. ilnaro nopae n rvso tcrn:Pho aiain ugsin. i~ .Wto onms "German columns crossed the Bel- frteisac fcrec iPl tnro giutr fSuhC o gian frontier andi came in contact with wr os eeps u hti a olntleW~ou in oa ea raiaino the Belgian advanced posts on the etrfo r .I.Siet afternoon of August 4. The following 'cpt bakbeia r.letins omr1(irlq out ma wie ttr opren de vesof i' day the attack was general along thethtaer ti isccmlse ih nw liign r ihan,(aay Soten oto 'm . whole line.stogfnnilosonoth UntdIta"TeAvrieisutliealt u comte dieselhe oto German column was made on Fort lgo otntne aoal oiii eri.W utcud',d ih raigafdrl ssi fcto Oloron, tihe intervening space between' irs u t" M.Sietsy eepct npcinat rvdn otnsaiI irorts Fioron and Evegnee atnd the in- Mr.onD.W 'ats M.(oard. tervals between Forts Fieron and WaiadM.J .LnaowoC .Bad he ftl ueuo Chaud 'Fontaine. ery.ae "The attack was without dash. Thelu inWsigoaolottbeireiv th retstaininie ~Glacis had been sown with obstacles atnacWiete tv op ~ M.Gr thlogr h snwSuhagnia eiino h rs ad -th'o artillery fire from. the Be-ola- bfr h i~lg hyiig aighshm i.Slsuy .Cct mto f mreig Cto gian forts was heavy and well placed,.rprdt o nfl etiirs 4 a ensenigevrldy eesol emdl adaypa (GoaetES otTO gWrSHNGTO EDU mi ( TRT 3..N0.-illftYseda o a t..ona... CaiaVUoI.eustC gates~~ro from th5othrEtteAea missioner E. J. Waso, hoish d 'rie fght ng tr ngt of the pr i ngp a Eo eg nation * o 'W si ngof wrton a in n alof0 U0 u i ne sd .f v rn o v a N h rp e el~l , c n Ft~ o Enlan , R ssi an Fr ness mn , on d fh or Csngesmap rn g ev- ,I h ril lin e n m l e m n ,Iay an uti tef BATTLE. Of~ ~e, who X.B il etakn aneatea part N-ToDy AprbyCmsnE. OTNMRK IG Official Ac ount Fromor muJ.latnso me and ln.rssa byer whic theetd Iofr ein W s ig o Is Sa s Germ ns Lost 5 f0deral governmenI ot nyesbera o fo uc IneetIinn aietd o avto fId sr relseingto t siuone, wt oten I h am dmntain mci Aersetatiwell knongrs Dand has e a i- haet ehldI scut BELGIAN FIRE g~~ated fo severalutyernsat"ystea of twe tTiiyRdean .W U D M K A E bonde waeoue foren unperishableen all Cohiled GrmanAttak Lake ro ucts uhc ne toed era conriou l. Hedofadnlth w meigsto% mes adeun pov iion for u cha ar Nyte ofmnindwl ehld 'a ad1fr iote (ojj~t hesion. ~ ~ ~ ~ pl nk Begnn hisd platfor wh n hetr ct v wasa a e l - W ud S a d ri e r d c oist Wit S ill T re Ge ma co ps Di l r ce ve latescandfrmidatea gedfforh T ithe- Unitedng N ke It 'e diytesn sen-le In Paris Augut 8.Whilethe at e .~ Thlegiil b -asi n ipe o his sys-tuismhsbe trrdu oClltrlo iui ses O betwen tie Geman orce ad te m Souto avein thepgoerentv guar- oe h cainI htvcnt n sI ahntn Belgans s stll I proreaRar n te th grade andbe ocua existenceet W sintn, Ag. 1.-o plt the ngaemets oveng perod e- ormlatng ome lauby hic tie al oerfo thi county. r uc In inte r-n m s o eie rm dpeso twee Auust3 ad 5was ssud hre edeal overmen any b ofaid In wihe farcm e demontreyatnd eegsd yth loig ffoeg toda. InRummrizig tle oeratons elieingthe ituaion.mwhih aeto e hel bn thisel contytsdrng te ulr nwr the acount ays: A Is wll knon, Mi. Dialtins gi nex w~ne naturTrinydg a nda Renno. h la a ai eoe os "The ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~h Gemnmeetietosadttdfo eea yasansmo ai n g which doblswa tose been icluacmite yepeto ture andone eneal ws mae prs- roduts uder edeal cutro led offn anvsd nly the w pmetigs atle ove mltsgoenetsuevso 120,00 ad tle Blgin eiendr arehuse one of te pincial rage Ofo te Trinity-Ridge meeting.l fgaeetbih eto tsse 40,000.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ l lnsI i ltor ~o l jsbared nube of waeoplein are expect-dcoto BURIED IN R1ME Special Train to the Geor. gia Town Yesterday BODY NOW RESTS BESIDE HER PARENTS 3Irsi. Woodrow W ison, witose IeatIt (ame Thusrsdtay Afternoon ai'ter long Illness, IIs Buried Yestirdiay fit 1141111m, (hG.. Beside the bodies of lies fIelatives. Washington, Aug. 6.--Mrs. Wood-i row Wilson, wife of the president of! the inited States, died at the Whito I louse at 5 o'clock this ar ten'llool. Death caiI' afrie' a struggle of' mlonths against liright's disease with compl1. cations. 'The presilent was coi)Plete.l till nerveI by the shock and his grief wa.s heartrending. lie bore up well under the strain, however, and devotId hini ,.1!f to his dlaughters. The end came while Mrs. Wilson. wrs unconscious. ier illness look a turn for the worso shortly before 1. o'clock in the afternoon and fron then on she gradually grew weaker. Burled lit 1one. Washington, Aug. 10.-Woodrow' Wilson, president of the (Jnited States tonight was making the saddest jour. ney of his life. In a special trait hearing the body of Mrs. Wilson to its final resting place besides the graves of her mother and father, lie was oft the way to Rome, Ga., with his daughters and a few members of his own and his wife's families. The last simple ceremony of the funeral will take place tomorrow af ternoon in the quiet, wooded come tery of the Georgia town. Then the president will turn again to -he bur (1e1s of his ofilce and the loneliness of tile White House. While flags eropped at half mast throughout the capitai today and thousands gathered in the wide ave nue before the closed gates of the White hlouse grounds, the first serv lee was held over Mrs. Wilson's body ill tile Eats r'ooll. The flags, tho crowds, the closing of the goveli llelt departments in tile afternoon, and the masses of flowers which overlIowed the East room, wcl the nation's only way of expressilng its sympathy. In: accordance with Mrs. Wilson's wish, the service was of the simplest. There was no music; only the reading of a few verses from the Bible, a prayer by the Rev. Sylvester Beach, of Princeton, N. J., and a benediction by the Rev. J. 1I. Taylor, at whoso church the president has worshipped since he came to Washington. Less than 200 were prescnt. Re sides the family there were a few ill tinate friends, the members Of the cabinet and their wives, the commIsit tees from the senate and ite-c, head ed by the vice prsident and the speaker', and the emlloyes1 of the White Ihouse. The casket was borne from the White House by six members of the city police force who have guar'ded thle home of the presidlents for years. There w~ere no hlonoranry pallbarer's. Few saw thle fuines'ai pasty pass 0on its way to the union station, wher'o the train awaited it. The dri io was~ mnade over less frequented streets anti only three closed1 aultomobiles, l'aring the President and a dhozen' me'n, l'ela tives or close friends, fol tow<d thu hcarse. As the party dIrew up befor' the state entr'ance of the station a vio lent thunder'shower began. At the station a crowdl had gathered it taLX ed the gr'eat. str'ucturos' to its Iilt. Outsidlo thiousandcs morem bra ;'d the dr senchinag rain to stand in silent sym pathy. Passing thriough a linse "'a11.. ed by humanity, the ensket was Car-. lied to the ~witing train. On it rest-. ed1 a single wreathI, thie last gift of! the preid01ent andI ( lis dlaugh telrs. .Close behind walkett the pre(sdent wlith a secret set'vice agent besido him. Then followed his comttpan ions, walking three abr'east. At tile train they3 hlalted as the enskot was carr'ied into the ecar, and stood -in silence af ter'war unltiitil the prOSidien t's thre0( daughters andI his sons'in-law arrived The members of the family then on.. tered the private Car In 'which the casket had been placed. Tonight as the train sped southwatd 4hgy shared the sad vigil. Other 'members of tho (ontinued on nago F't....