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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNISt)AV, YDECEMBER 9, P)14. BE TABLE8 'R[ JRIM[D ON IHE RSSIANS Germans Succeed In Oc cupying City of Lodz ALLIED FORCES TAKE OFFENSIVE Tle, Succeos of the Gerimans Consid ered a Rtemarkable Military Aghieve ment. French anld English Pushing Forward their Lines' In Western Area, London, December 7.-After a long battle, fought with the greatest stub bormness, the Germans have succeed ed in occupying Lodz, Poland, an un fortilled city. Acording to the Berlin report, the Russians suffered severe losses and are in retreat. This success of the Germans largely because of what preceded it, is ensid cred by military experts a really re markable achievement. Less than a fortnight ago the army to which this victory has fallen was surrounded by Russians and cut its why out only at the last moment, losing great numlers of men and many guns. Yet it was able within a few days to reorganize, take the defensive and defeat the Rus sians defending Lodz. That 'was made possible by the net work of stragetic railways on the Ger man side of the frontier, over which reinforcements can be sent where they are most Reeded. The Russians, on the other hand, vigorously attacked on both wings, were unable to send fresh men to stiffen their centre to meet the German wedge and were compelled to fall back. There will be undoubtedly much more fighting before the campaign - in this district is concluded. I4dz was won only after hand-to-hand fighting in the suburbs of tho city, and the whole Russian line from north to south is now straghtened out and will contest every foot of ground with the invaders. In the meantime, taking advantage of the preoccuipation of the Gerimans in the east, the allied French, Belgian and British forces have begun an of fensive movement in the west. They are now virtually in possession of the .left bank of the Yser Canal, and In Northern France, particularly In the neighborhood of La Bassee. where the Germans hold a very strong position. the allies are beginning with a heavy cannonade to feel their way east ward. ' The same process is betbg followed along the whole front. The ofliciajl statement speaks of "the superiority of our offensive" and the "marked ad vantage" of the French artillery over that of the Germans. The advance, slight as it is, in the northwest, his ended for the present, at, least, in the opinion of many, the Gerinan menace or'the coast. parts. it l'a believed that so long ats the (Cr mnans arc compelled to keep up the strength of their army in the eart they wvill b0 unable to aissume the o1' fensivo in the wesnt, There is a re port, howvever, that the (Germans have kept fio pick of their western army in the Aisne Valley, whence. at aln Op portune tuoment, they can hurl it against the French lines andl make, an other efter't to. get through to Paris. '1(ig Peter, of Servia, who has been til for several months. has assuflied command of the Servian army, and, according to a Nish report, has cheek dd the advance of the Austrians, hii flicting he~yy losses on thenh~ The Austrian reply to this that "the beupatibn of IVlrid necessitates the regrouping of bur t'roops." rnho politkal~ 'news of the day was the au916tative announcement from SocIa Niat it' was not considered pos sibib anything would intervene to hiake it necessary for Bulgaria to change her policy of strict neutrality until next spring. ,No Peace In Sight. Tokio, Dlee, 8.-Baron Kate, the for eign minister, addressed. the Diet to day regarding the progress of the war and problems resulting from Japatn's participation. I~e sa11 ide regretted to announce that the European war was still far from termination wvithm no prospects of peace. T 'he relations between JTapan and the alliles, he said, have been cement 0(d closer, than ever, he declared that ...tinn witni neutfml nmvern were CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS MEET HERE NEXT Laurens Selected as nex't Meeting Place and E. II. Wilkes Naned Vice President. -a Columbia, iDec. 5.-To meet again in Laurens the early part of next Novemn ber the South Carolina Christian En deavor convention adjourned In the Smith Memorial chapel Friday night, after hearing stirring addresses by Karl Ibehmann, interstate secretary of the United Society of Christian En deavor. who was the chief speaker for the convention, and Dr. Blackwood, pmstor of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Lehmann left the city Saturday morning for Atlanta, where he will attend a large Christian En deavor gathering. Rev. K. G. Finlay delivered the chief. address at the af ternoon session Friday. Permanent organization of the South Carolina Christian Endeavor union was perfect ed Friday afternoon,-and Friday night the newly elected officers were in stalled. At the evening session reso lutions were adopted thanking the members of the four churches that act ed as hosts of the convention for their hearty cooperation in making the con vention a success. In the resolution a bid was put in for Columbia as the meeting place of the all-Southern con vention in1 1916. The officers elected Friday are the following: President, Wyatt A. Tay lor of Columbia; vice presidents, E. H. Wilkes, Laurens; N. C. Pyne, Charleston; W. Kirk Allen, Green ville; secretary, A. T. Corcoran, Charleston; treasurer, G. Wingate Waring of Columbia; directors, W. Anderson Clarkson, Columbia; E. T. White, gumter; G. H. Cartledge, Clin ton; Rev. J. 0. Reavis, D. D., 'Column bla; Rev. K. 0. Linlay. Columbia; Rev. W. H. Brunson, Charleston. Al len Nicholson of'iTn ion, who was un abel to attend the convention was elected vice president of the Interna tional and World's Christian1 EMidlen vor conventions, to be held in ChIern go next July. The convention adopted a constitut tion at its afternoon session Friday. This is very sImilar to all state union constitutions. There are over four million Christian Endeavors in the world, with over 80,000 societies, representing every evangelical de nomination, nation and race. Fifteen societies of the state were represented at the convention here, with 88 enrolled delegates. The at -tendance at all the sessions was large. There are other societies in the state that were not represented, and these will be received into the union. if they care to join it. The convention went on record as favoring an all-Southern convention in 1916, and also as favoring the es ta.blishment of a Christian EIndeavor leadquarters in the South. Atlanta, llirminghan and other cities are go ing hard after the location of the headquarters, as also after the all Southerni convention. The Sout h Car olina union wIll likely lhe well rep resented At, the wVorldl's and interna tlonal conventions in Chicago next. Jluly.' The president of this tinloon i automatically13 a vice presidient of' them Ameriean organization, the United So cIety of Christian Endeavor. Thme formation of the South Caro-~ lina union leaves only the states (if Mississippi andl WyomIng wvithout state organizations. 'i'in at, hickory Taveryt School. The School Implrovemnent assoc Ia tien will give "The Old Maid's Club" in the~ school auditorium 11riday ev .cning, Dcc. 11, at eight "o'clock. The public is invited. -AdmIssion 10, and 25 cents. cordial. 1ie thanked the finited States for the kind ofices in seenering the ib lease Of .'Iapaneso in Germiany and sai4 he believen others were iletain'enI auld Would~ rely oni further A'rnerican as slatanXceo in their behalf., 'lfle declared the gbvernment hoped hiotlng would arIse tq dilmt,urbl the tranquility in 'Chlida. Ourtailments of expenses in some dlepartmohts of the Japanese govern meat will permit Q~f credits for ad (ditional army dilvisions, the complhition of three dreadnaimghts, the' construc tion of eight torlnedo .boat destroyers, two submarines and the addition of ten torpeodo boat dentroayer~s authorized last summer. WALLACE HOUSE $URVIVOR DEAD James Waiter (ray Died in Greenville it Advanced Age. Greenville, Dec. 5.-James Walter Gray, master in equity for Greenville county, and a distinguished citizen of South Car6lina, died at his honie in this city Saturday morning. i1s has been an active life and one devoted to the good of his state. Gen. Gray, for it iwVas by this title that he was known, was a member of the famous Wallace house. which fought so valiantly for the regeneration of South Carolina. lie was also a member of the conven tion which nominated Wade Hampton for governor in 1876. He served in the' legislature for several terms. Gen. Gray was born in Edgefleld county in 18-15, coming of distinguish ed ancestry. At the age of 16 years he entered the Confederate army as a private in Company B, Hampton legion. Hle surrendered at Greens boro, N. C., with Johnston's army in 1865, having the rank of captain at that time. In 1869 he was graduated from Wofford college and subsequent ly read law uider Armistead Burt of Abbeville. lie came to Greenville to practice. In 1876 he married Lllc Vance of Cokesbury. lAtter he was chosen brigadier in the militia and remained in this office so long as the old mus ters continued. Gen. Gray has served as clerk in the house and was a member in the con stitutional convention of 1895. Ile was subsequently elecoted nag istrato in Greenville county and fol lowing his tenure in this offlce he be came master in equity and was serv ing his third term when death caie. Gen. Gray has been in declining health for some weeks. Through respect for this veteran of the great war and loved statesman, the coutinty court houise is clo-zed and crepe is hung on its doors. lhe fu nerI services will. be held lopday. FOR roMrATo (LU11 WOtIK, Benefit at the Id?,e Hour 'T'hursday i lien Local TIalent ivill A id. A benefit performance will he given at the' Idll Hour theatre 'Thursday af ternoon and evening for the benlefit of the tonlato club work. which is under the direction of Miss Janye 0. Garling ton. In the afternoon the pupils of Miss Iarper's class at the graded school will sing motion songs and at night a musical program will be giv en by local singers and musicians. In the afternoon the usual admision.fee of five and ten cents will be charged, but at night 26 cents will be charged. Those who are to take part in the musical program are Mrs. J. H. Boyd, .Mrs. H. K. Aiken, Miss Kathleen Wilkes, Miss Mary Todd, Messrs. Ernest Machen, Robert Roper, 11. G. Franks, Jack McCravy, Edward Hicks and Charles Hicks. A delightful pro grai is promised both for the after noon and night. The usual fine pie tuire program will also be run. The children will give their performance at-.1.30 in the afternoon whil'e thp-e musi cal program will start at 7..15. Wanted: A Market, Liko any other business man, the farmer only wvants a fa,. prioflt en his capuital investment and a living wage for his labor. There is no bettecr way of helpiing him make both ends meet than by giving him a profitable mar ket for his products. At ShIl~oh ScehooI, There will be an ent:erlahiment giv en at Shiloh school by the pupils on Friday evenhh, 'Dec. 18, beginning at 8 o'clock. The charges will be 10 andI 20 cents. The puroceeds will go for the improvement of the school. IAN ED C -/ $2,500 ADDITIONAL FOR CITY CURRENT New Peak has 'een Establislhed under to Contiract between the city and Reedy Itiver Power Company. By reason of the fact that th( city of iftlurens used 283: horsepower of electric current during three consecu tivo nights In November, another so called "peak" was established under the contract as made between the city and the Reedy River Power Conpa ny, thereby calling for an additional an nual payment of $2,500 by the city to the power company. The total to be paid henceforth will be $14,150 as against $11,650 prior to the establish ment of the new peak. This Is at the rate of $50 per horsepower per year. The contract between the city and the power company expires in about four years. The claim of the power company for the establishment of the new peak was made by Mr. N. B. Dial, Its president. before the city council last Tuesday night and was later favorably acted upon after Mr'. Dial had presented the records as made at the local power sta tion. Last January the power com pany endeavored to secure the estab lishment of the new peak, but the council refused to honor the claim. At that time, the power company claimed that the peak had been estab lished In December, 1913, but the city denied the claim on ground that the power register had not reach the 28: horsepower stage but twice in suc cession whereas the contract called for three times. It was contended by the power company that the register would have reached that stage had not the current in parts of the city been cut off. This point was never definite ly settled so the claim for the addi tional 50 horsepower bet ween Deell ber 1913 and Novemlber, 191-1 has nev er been paid. Sales, Last M1onda1y. 'Tile following sales were ivado Iasi Monday, the Deemher salesday: Four acres of the .1. Wash Williams cstate was sold by the slieriff for tax antd brought $60.00. The Clerk of Court sold two large tracts. One hlunldred anld ninety three acres in Stillivan's Township sold in the case of Nirs. Car re T. Fleling vs .lames W. Fleming, was bought by \irs. Flenling for $1,100. Two hundred and eighty acres in Lau rens township, known as the Judge ILangston place was sold in the case of Adair et al vs Madden et al and was bought by Mr. B. B. Blalclcy for $2,000.00. Oyster Supper at, Gray Court. TPhe rural Improvement association of the Gray Court-Owings school will give anit oyster and ice cream stipper ait te school bu11 ilding Friday evening. IDlecember Ii it, Iegiiinning at 5 o'clock. The pub!ic is invited. W'I N N E'liS .\TI liGooTsi':I ST'l'( tE. J. ('. iHurns & ('omlpany .innounrue Prmiz~e WHinnrs in Sei erul ('onte(sts. 'The result of tile post-enard (conlI ts it the iloositer ~ torie coaltest at lied ron1 lace, Mr's. J1. W.. ilciiamA. i~s dee laredl winnerun of the~ .12 pioe .icd i neri set, hlavin~g written the line mlost timles oin a ipostal card(. Thie f'ollowing had the. hiighlest s'ores: ' Mi's. J1. W. Ilellams .. .. .. 1561 tImes Miiss Nannie Kate Arm Truman Rlopei' .. . .. .. .1002 1 imes Mr's. l'h'a Teague .. ...... 90 times Mrs. Lydia Ctulber'tsonl . . .. 706 tImes Thlere were others wvho had scores almost as high. Tlen of the best crids arc on dlisplay ini the show window. Ai'o yon willing to help the great AmerIcan Red Cross Society? Are you willing to aid millions of human suf ferers? Red Ci'oss Chriistmas Seals are a means for every man, woman and childl in the United States to have a shlare in staminlg out ttuberculosis. I (ave youl boughit your share? Thiey cani be4 purchased at the following places in Laurmlens: 'rhe Postomile, Powe Dug Company, The * Lauriens AdvertIser'. The Lauren~ils D rug (Compa~ny and Rays 1'h'amany. They are only one cent each and they arec to be tused ont pari cols post1 ir"ickages,,.express pactkages, Chis tmias gifts, and i oni lie b:a k~ -f ltinn MRS. W. C. IRBY, Sr. DIED YESTERDAY Will he Huried this Acternoon at 3:30 in the Local Cemetery. Mrs. Laura Vance Irby, wife of Dr. V. C. Irby, died at the Irhy residene( yesterday afternoont at 1 o'clock after an illness extending over a perio(i of several months. For the 1past few weeks she had been in a precarious condition and death was not unexpect ed. The funeral services will be con ducted from the house at 3:30 this af ternoon. \rs. Irby was the daughter of Nancy Farrow and Robert S. Vance. of Cliii ton. She and Dr. Irby were married in December of 1872, their married life thus extending over a period of forty-two years during which she ex emplified all that was beautiful and en dearing lin womanhood. li 1891 they moved to Laurens where they have since made their home. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters and a son, as follows: Mrs. T. D. Darlington and Mrs. W. I). Fer guson, of Laureis, Mrs. Preston Ma rion, of Sumter, and Mr. IR. V. Irby, of Laurens. She is also survived by a brother, Dr. T. J. Vance. of Minden, La., besides numerous other relatives. One daughter, Mrs. R. Fleming Jones, died several years ago. Mrs. Irby was approaching her seventy-fourth birth day. She was a member of the First Baptist church and a woman of high ideals, lovable disposition, and Chris. tian character. The activo pall bearers at the fun eral this afternoon will be Messrs. T. D. Lake, John A. Franks, John F. Bolt, D. IT. Counts, S. M. Wilkes. Fleming Smith, Mills Hunter. M. 1,. Copeland, C. 1). Barksdale, and C. Ii. Roper. The honorary pall bearers will be Col. J. W. Ferguson, Col. T1. Y. Simpson, Maj. W. A. Watts, Mr. .1. 1). Watts. Dr. W. 11. Dial, Dr. R. E. 11ughes, Mr. 0. B. Simmons, Ni . Brooks Swygert, Mr. V. G. Wilson. \It. .J. C. Owings, Mr. e. ells Todd, Nil.. C. V. Tune. Mr1'. W. L. Cray, Mr. .1. .1. Phuss, Dr. W. Ii. N'ashign ton and Ir. Rice Nickels will lear the fliwers to the grave. DEATi OF MRS. o. 1). HDDL. Former' Laurens County Lady Passed Aiway at her Honie fin Gireenville Saturday. Mrs. 0. 1). Riddle of Greenville, a native of this .county passed away at her home in Greenville last Saturday aftAnoon. She was the wife of Mr. 0. D. Riddle of Greenville and has been living there for several year's. Mrs. Riddle was' the daughter of Mi. and Mrs. James T. Machen of Prince ton. Nir. Machell survives the daugh ter and is now living in Princet on. The following account of the sad event was ta1ke0n from the Greenville Piell mont: "Yesteriday a fterinoon at. i Prinecont S. ('., the tuneral services and inw'r ment o:' the btody of' NIrs. ) .1). lii-lI' took pirie. She was the wife if .lir 0. 1). Riddle of this city. Iler' death~ is sinice rely mounned by miany fr'ientds "h'Ie dece(ase'd who'.( has Ieen sic'k for' somei timte took( a tui'n f'or thie ~ 'ost on Fr'idla'y niight. Sa turday a fternt'oon at 2.15 hier' dleath took plac'e at the htomle onl P'edlet on street. "She was marr'iied to Nir1. Riddle about two'( year's ago andl in the timec that she has been in G rceenvillIe en doared hiei'self to many. "Tlhe remains were takeni to Prince ton yeoster'da'y morning at eight o'clock. Mrs. Riddle wals a sister of Mrts. R. A. Cooper', wire of the lion. RI. A. Cooper of l,aurens, who prIe ceCded te deceasedl to the grave a few short months before." In adition to Mrs. Coopei' she has one other sistei', Mrs. A. J1. Monroe, of Princeton andl the following broth ers: Mr. Emery Machen, of L.aurens, Rev. James 11. Machen, Jlohn S. Maclien of Princeton and Mrt. Ernest Miachen of Laure'ns. 11cr husband and one infant son survive hern. Mrs. Rid di1e was a wVomaln of many admnirabile t raits and leaves hundreds of friends to mournl h'ier x entIhi. 'The futner'al set' V ices at Prinect :on were pe rformedci by lRev,. TI. Wi. niterlyn, of Cri daul. wa Vsio Inte it :. r - '0NGR[88 CON[NIIS [JI [A~l RU[SS Appropriation Measurcs to Take Up Much Time PR)HIBITION BILL IS TO COME UP conserivaion Legislat ion, tie Ship Purchase !till aind thle House Ph1101p. pinep ludeplendence Billi are to havo Firmt. latce onl the Proirram. Washington, Dee. 7.---Conlgress re convened today after the fall recess. Menibers had ren nions Iin the senato and house and after tlie hitioduti ion, of bills and resolitions a111d passago of forilal imeasu res ilnciden t to tho opening of a new session both houses !.djouned to await the delivery to morrow of the pIre'sident's a1111ual mes sage. While members discussed in forma. ally the legislative programme for the final session of the Sixty-third con gress no definite plans were made for, party conferences. These will not be considered until the president has beei heard from. The message will he de-o livered personally by President VU son before a joint session in the housei tomorrow. Senator Kern and Representative Underwood, leaders of the majority, conferred tonight w'th the president at the White House. Mr. Wilson sent for them late in the (lay and mnet them separately, reading to them his mes sage and discussing legislation lie de sires to be considered in addition to appropriation measires whici will take ip much of the it ime of tie short sessio'n. "There is liotling the president had in iiindii," said l i epresentative Inder4 wood, after leaviing the \\hile House, "'with which I ai not inl accoriii, and f1 see 110 rea2Isonl why the progrnne lie will sntgest should Il liv carriedt out heore aidjounent. If Ilre is 0110 01h-Ig that eVeC'y lieocrtiemeberl of tlie hou'se -ald I believes it applies tO the SI.tii as welL--hais his mind set. against, it is .ill ixtra sessioni iiext year. I do not believe wtere bllb one." Diselnssiig tile logisiative pro. gramme, M.I. tlindrwood d.;lared there would be a vole on the lllbsoni recsoluition for, submlission Io the States of a constitutional a meiid .ient for national prohibition. This has not been included in project ed legislative programmes discussed since adiministration leaders retiirned to Washington. According to both majoiity le:adetsi appropriatiou bills will be ras41hedl Conservat loll legislation, the shi; pur4 chase bill and the lonse PhllippinI in dependence hill are 1-uist on tl prod granimme of general legislati(. 84i-natoe Kern asseried after Iis talik \ 'h the president, that the wVoul b.-2~ timot after the app1)1(opriia teon lil! were passedl for lei-gislat im. to v~ hi' h ter;o Speaker C'lark was; givenia :1 IL'ina~ ovationi 1by' Demlocrats and I li, canls. Vice Preslidenit Marsh12a ! was ,t-. i'd ctOrdially andli after thie inta 'ion Permiiittedl senaftors to holdali. formal r'eceptloll for several rai1:. ubA before he formall 1d'ecl1ared the a)t in sessIon. Comm itteeXs from Ib othI lions. iv. Sent to the White llouse to nlii th > precsidlent that congress was iln .slion awaitinlg his plleasure. STABIES COMPilT'L'i. Chilidress and Son Have 3iro(ed into Their Building on Eat Mlin irec't. Theo now stable of C'hildress & : ut on East .\ain street h.ave been ('m pleted and tihe ownere htave move 1 'n-. to it. This new building was b Ie take the place of the one( receney 'e.. stroyed by3 fire and Is pract< 5 ho same in construnction1 details. 1, i an ulnusualIly large 24nd4 room, . '' lag and Is construc-ted of she ir i. The lar'ge home of thc i n mwa. . necessar by~ 1 the big t niss hrt '1l"d by them, they being amnong tie . est stock dlealers illn the pp~le, 4rt o thn staten