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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAR 24, 1915.r RUSSIAMS D[F[AT[D IN [AST PRSSIA Both Germany and Russia Agree on Severe Defeat DIFFERENT VIEWS AS TO IMPORT uerianfs Climn that Rlussian Ci)tured Number over 140,000 and that the Retreat was Precipitate. Russians Claim that They Made an Orderly [Both Germany and Russia -gree there has been a severe defeat of the Russians in East Prussia, but they differ with reference to its actual -im portance. Whatever has happened to the Russian Tenth Army, it at least has been driven back many miles and one -army corps, number 40,000 has been badly-cut up. Since the end of January the Teu tonic allies, according to official re ports from 'Berlin and Vienna, have captured 140,800 men, including 71 officers. Among these are seven gen erals. These prisoners Include those made in oast Prussia and in the fight ing in the 'Carpathians. In adidtion 193 guns' were said to have been -taken. In the West Zeppelins have come Into action. One has bombarded Ca lyais, dropping ten bombs, which kill ed several people. A German dirigi ble, whether the Zeppelin which bom barded Calais or another, has dropped bombs on the railroad '*om Dunkirk to St. Omer, acocr 'o a news agency. The official statement iss I by the French war office records the bom bardiment of Rheims by the Germans and the loss .of a considerable nuin ber of lives. At the same time it re ports advances for the allies in the nei-hborhood of Souain, between the Argonne and the Meuse and in 'Al sace. Tha British prime minister has in forn. 1 the house of commons that the allied governments still are con sidering methods of reprisals against Germany for its naval prolicy and that lie hoped to announce the scope of the measures at an early date. Only 15 men from the American stentmer Evelyn, which was sunk off Borkum island by a mine, have been definitely accounted for. These are the captain and 1.1 seamen, one of whom died from exposure. They are in Bremerlaven, kheir boat having been picked up by a Dutch pilot ship. Another boat, believed to contain 13 members of the crew of the Evelyn, has not been heard from. 'Much anxiety is said to be felt at Culixhaven over the abselnep of two large su binarines which are two days overdue at. their base. The Scandinavian governments' representatives are holding a confer ence on Germany's sea zone. The Prussian diet has appropriated $25,000,000 to bo used in alleviating tihe sufferings of persons affected by *Von Over, Adnsh- gc 1F400( for Aldrn niro .jt i'ee. - 11a th14 tiitd irimary-for aldermuan trohl W(A Thiree held yesterdaiy Mir.. -J. Ws flllams won over Mr'. C. B. ;AbAis with -the following vote-Hel Thins 99, Adams 85. This winds up the cunicipal election for Laurens as the other candidates were elected on the first -ballot, there being only two as pirants for the office of hldiemflan from each wardl. Under t6 r-eeit ordler from 'tile office of tlle Comptroller General, tihe time l' thb paiyment of taxes without penihlty la's bedn extendedl to, Mlarch 3'it On April 1st, tile penaflty' of fiv0 'por cent will be addeld. Treas. Young states that taxes arc being paid very slowly and that lhe hopes0 thlat those wvho are in a position to (1o so will pay nowv and avoid the rush of tile last few days preceding the expiration (late. 26 Bales Burned. Sp~artanburg, Feb. 20.-Twenty-five bales of cotton were burned in a C. & W. C. freight car here 'today. Tho cotton -was consigned to the Pacolet linnnfneurinr company. RURAL ROUTES ARE IN DANGER Congressman Johnson Writes to car riers of, Tireatenlel Ried urcion In Deliveries. Congressinan Jos. T. Johnson has written a letter to a number of the R. F. D. carriers stating- that unless the patrons of the routes interest them selves in increasing the number of pieces that there Is danger of some of them .being discontinued or the nuim ber of deliveries reduced The fol. lowing is ah extract from one of the letters sent out by Mr. Johnson, show ipg that lie is very much interested In the rural routes: "It -becomes my painful duty to warn you that all of our weak rural routes are in danger of reduction to two or three deliveries per week or total dis continuance. The case was brought to my attention yesterday where a route had been reduced to three de liveries per week. In the last four months it had handled over three thousand pieces of mail per mont,h yet the department refuses to put it bacl: to six deliveries per .wk and says it will ndt be restored unless it handled 150 pieces of mail per mile per month The latter part of Mr. Johnson's let ter Was devoted to a plea to the car riers and patrons of the routes to take advantage of the mail facilities now afforded them in order to ensure their continuance. Attended Laynien's Conference. The delegation from the First Pres byterianl church to the Laymen's Con ference of the Southern Presbyterian church, which was held last week in Charlotte, returned home the latter part of the week very much enthused over the meeting. At the morning ser vice Sunday, Rev. Mr. Rankin, Dr. II. K. Aiken and Mr. E. P. Minter gave their impressions of the meeting in brief talks. Miss Bettie Dramlett and Mr. A. G. Hart spoke before the Chris tian Endeavor Society Sunday evening, recounting their experiences in a very interesting manner. They all agree that the con'ference was the largest and most inspiring since the laymen's novenent was Inaugurated. To go on the Road. Mi. -Earl Wilson, of the firm of Clardy & Wilson, has closedi a contract with a large shoe manufacturing con cern of 'Milwaukee, Wis., whereby lie will represent them on the road in the (,uture. Mr. Wilson's territory will be the two states of North and South Carolina; his trips to be arranged so that lie can make this place his head quarters. Came Through from Mlantil. Mr. J. W. McKee, of the Laurens Motor Car Company, accompanied by Mr. '. R. Parker, factory repr'esenta tive of the Oakland Motor Car 'Com pany, returned to the city friom Atlan tai Sunday with a handsome Oakland touring car which they had driven through the country. Although they found1( the roads in ver'y b~ad condition. the Oakland pulled'i t0191) Qver' the r'ought Places svltiint a hitch. Mi'. McKee stntcs that le t~iii hhaku an ak en on the Oakianid Cfar for this ter'ri tory. inspects Militia Property. Serigeant Thompson of the United States Army spent part of Monday and Tuesday of this week in Laur'ens in specting the government property' in use by the Trayniham Guards, After a careful ilna ectk~n he stateA that the property hare Wha kept 'fi 'much bet ter conditiont than in t'hoi 'average com panly 'aid expressco 'himself as much pileased with t'hh general condition at the ar'moyj.. AnEarly Sliraiwherry. Mir. H. W. Chancy, who lives in the northern section of the city, can prob ably claim the belt in this section foi' early strawberrIes, or' an early straw beiriy. While workinag in lisa gard(en Thiui'sday morning, lhe discovered~ a fiul ly developed, ripe hei'ry, wh'ileh had gi'own duinig the mild weather' of the few preceding (days. Friday it wait be irng shown biy Mi'. Jeff D). Sexton, whlo stated that there0 wvere numerous blooms on the vines. At Eden School. An enter'tainment wvill .be given at Eden schoolhouse next Fi'iday night Feb. 26th- at 8 o'clock, consisting of songs, dialogues, etc. Oystors will be served by the improvemnent associa tion before and after thn exoecisos. SSCHOO.L FAI CONTINUED FR( 11-DECLAMATION CONTEST. 1.-The declamation contest in the school auditorium at 10 o'clock shall be participated in by two pupils from each township, one from the first three grades and one from the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades. These twc pupils shall be selected at a prelimi nary contest, held at some convnlient place In each township on the 27th of March. 2-Debate--(Cohtestants to be ap pointed). IV-ELEMENTARY ATHLETIC MEET Each school will be allowed one contestant for each event, except the Relay Race, in which each school will have four, and the 3-legged race in which each school will have two. No one taking part In the Literary Contests will -be allowed to enter Ath letic Contests. 'Children in any of the first seven grades in any school may take pai in the secondary athletic events. 1-For the Boys. a-50-yards dash. First three grades b-50-yards dash. Fourth grade. c-100-yards dash. Fifth grade. d-100-yards dash. Sixth and sev enth grades. e-220-yards run. All grades. f-Mlile relay race. Sith and sev enth grades. g-24-inch hurdle. First six grades. 2-For the Girls. a-50-yards dash. First three grades b-50-yards dash. Fourth and fifth grades. f-Mile relay race. Sixth and sev enth grades. d-24-inch hurdle. First six grades. S-Open to Boys and Girls. a-Potato race, Fourth and fifth grades. b-Potato race. Sixth and seventh grades. c-Shoe race. Third, fourth and fifth grades. d-Three-legged race for boys. All grades. e-Three-legged race for girls. All grades. 4--Running high Jump. Open to all boys. 5-Running high Jump. Open to all girls. 6-Standing high juip-Boys. 7-Standing broad jump--Boys. 8-Pole Vaulting--Boys. V.-GRAND PARADE. The procession will form on the Graded Schooi Campus at 11:30 sharp. Before marching the teacher will call her roll and thus ascertain the per centage of attendance. .No credit for attendance will be given to those pu pils who fall to answer the roll call. Mach teacher will lead her school. The girls are requested to wear wliitt middy blouses or white sailor suits' and go without hats. It would be pret ty if every school would have a ban neor andl the pupils1 wear their school colors. The school9 wvil be groupedl by townships, necor'ding to dlist riot1 numbers in the followving order: Lau rens, Youngs, Dial.4, Sulliiln, Water loo, Cross Hilt, hiihter, Jacks, Scuf fletown. A tiather will be applointcd to look hflei' forming the line from eadhi township. The trustees will, ihiAirch in the rear with their schools. VIII.-THE EXHIBITS, Children should be taught to use their hands as wvell as their heads, hence we are asking you to exhIbit articles, which we are aware are not taught In the schools. Under the en couragement of the teachers, we hope to interest the boys and girls in some of the things, which they arc called on most often to do In life. The prac tical arts have already been introduced into many schools. This Is an attempt to call attention to the need of such training in Laurents county. Begin nowv to make preparations for your exhIbit. For suggestions con cerning exhibits see Mr. Tate's Btul letin. Select certain articles and have your pupils perfect themselves in these special things-for instance, the recess bour' may be pleasantly spent tenehiag butto~n hole making. Let all the artIcles made be exhihited -10 the preliminary contest, wvhen only the best artIcle of each kind will be so lectedl andl sent to Laurens. The articles in Domestic Art, Do mestic Science, and Manual Training Departments must be the product of the exhibitor's unaided effort. Pupils -D R BULLETIN )M LASr ISSUE may receive all assistance necessary in practice work. A tag modeled after the following example Imust accom pany each article. Naime-Jaimes Smith. School-Shiloh. Age-9 years. Grade-3rd grade. I certify that, this article is the un aided effort of James Smith. lary Jones, teacher. I certify that this is my own work. James Smith. Articles not properly marked will not be received. The township leader has complete charge of placing the exhibits in the es)ective townships. These must be put up April 3rd. The court house will be locked, competent judges se cured and sometime during the next week the judging can be done so that when the doors are opened April 9th, the ribbons will have been awarded. No money prizes will be awarded this year, only blue, red and yellow ribbons. 1.-Blue, red and yellow ribbons will be given the individual pupils who win. 2.-Blue, red and yellow ribbons will be given to the schools in each township making the highest record. 3.-Blue, red and yellow ribbons will be given the townships having the best exhibits. -- 4.-High school winners will be given medals and trophy cups. Hutton Hole Contest No. 1. Open to pupils from 9 to 14. Hutton Hole Contest No. 2. Open to pulils from 14 to 17. Darning Contest No. 1. Open to )upils from 9 to 14. Darning Contest No. 2. Open to pupils from -14 to 17. SUGGESTIONS FOR FAIR. EXHIBITS Domestle Art. 1-Rag rug. 2-Three button holes on cotton cloth. 3-Darnedl hose. i-Patch. 5-Hlouse work-apron. 6-Dressed doll. 7-ilemistitched handkerchief. S-Patch work bed qluilt. 9-Yard of crocheted lace. 10-Embroidered center pieco. 11-Drawn-work bureau scarf. 12-Machine-made shirt waist. 13--Hand-made corset cover. 1I-Embroidered belt and collar. 15-Six hand-enbroidered table nap kins. Mauuiial Training. I-Axe handle. 2-Hiammner handle. 3-Cotton basket. i--Split feeding basket. 5-Willow lunch basket. C-Pine straw work basket. 7-Shuck (loor mat. 8--PIcture frame, 'J-Plain Mission book shelves. in-Ritchen table. 1 1-Ironing board. 12-Dishi drain board. 13-Coat banger. 14-Bread box. 15-Bracket shelf. 1ti-Short broom. 17-Long broom. 18-Book rack. 19-Bookcase. 20-Doll house. Other School Work. 1-Maps drawn during year. 2-Copy books. 3-Composition books. 4i-lllustratedl compositions. 5-Arithmetic note books. 6-liistorical maps. 7-Farm arithmetic pap~ers. Natuiire. C'ollection of woods. Collect ion of bird's nests. C'ollection or rocks. Vollection of' insects. Collection of leaves. Collection of flowers. Collection of seeds. Home products. Seed testing. Community soils. Any agricultural experiments. (Card of Thantks. We wish to thank our friends and relatives for their kindness shown us during the recent illness and (leatih of our little darling Louis Rlay. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Anderson. PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION OPENS Neighborhood of 300,000 Peiaple Ell. ter to Break .ll Previous tecords. San Francisco, Feb. 20.-All records for expositicn first day attendancet were broken today at the opening of the Pamuna-Pellic intermitional ex posit ion. B y - o'clock the t rin tiles had clicked of 22-,01),) ad inissions and It was expected that by midnight the total would have reached more than "00,000. The previous record was 170,.1 aI the opening day of the St. Louis World's Fair in 190.1. The crowd was a spectacle in it sell. It filled the grandstands, it packed the great courts and concourses, it poured through the aisles, it overflow ed from the sidewalks into the ave liles, from the hills to the bay Ili ui ending rivers of bobbling heads. As the President's personal envoy, SOci-etary Lane .was heard with the closest attention in the more solemn passages of his oration the vibrations of his voice stirred the audience inl sympathy and there were tears in many eyes as le pointed to the "splen0 did, dauntless, plodding, figtires stand Ing beside two oxen which looked (own upon te court of the nations, where east and west had come face to face." That figure was the American pion cer. ills sufferings and triumphs were the orator's theme. This exposition was his house in -which should be taught the gospel of ain advancing democracy, strong, valient, confident, conquering. Without 111111 there had been no exposition, no San Francisco. As President Wilson opened the ex position with the touch of a button ir the White -louse, tile sun's long slant Ing rays glinted in a Imiiniature rain bow through the spurting streams of the Pountain of Energy 'that was at that moment unleashed. Flags of all the nations rose on manifold poles and pinacles. Signal bombs were detonated from towers. An aeroplane circled about the Tower of Jewels scattering doves of peace. The doors of the Palace of machinery swung open and the exhibits within were seen in -motion. The dedicatory ceremonies wer.e made as simple and short as possible. The citizens, headed by Governor III ram W. Johnson and .\ayor Rolpl, repiresenting the state an(d the city, were welcomed to the grounds iy I lite officers and directors of the exposition1 and federal officials. Addresses were delivered by Ptresident C. C. Moors of tio exposition 1)1'. Frederick V. Skiff, director in Chief; Go'. Johnson ald Secretary Lane. Shortly after noon the grounds were given oveI1 unreservedly to tile pco ple. The exposition will he Open tolmor lOW aldl Oil sueceding Sundays. On Mona(ly ile Vandrl-bilt autoIIoIile icup race will take place, to be followedl five days later by the gI'rald prix rave. Atre Undter Waly fot' the Wtomtan Sutf. As annlounlCcd ini last week's Ad ver' tiser and~ as will be atnnountcedl severajl mot'e timles thiere is going to be a deC bate on " Womati Sutffr'age" in the gradedl schlool auditoriunm 0on tile night of Mairch 1 2thi. The treccipts fromn this enter'tainfent will be used iln thte school work In Laurenls county. Supit. .Jamles 11. Sullivan and~ Prof. Ralph Wilson will hianlhe the negative and1 Prof. . D. Robison and Prof. John1 Fewell will uphliold the aflirmative. The ad.. mIssion fee wIll be0 aninounlced later. Meet ing of~ First iliiin W'e are glad .Warr'lior Creek has Iln vit ed thle (j iuart erly meetinog of thie first division to meet thtere. We at'4 surle of a war w11 ~eleomie. Thei(se m11eel.. inlgs are 'spiecially designied to edit eate anid entthuis' leaders and work erg. And so all ate invited to attenid. It. will lie a t wo days' mtin~g eoti inuing. thtroitgh Siunday miornlintg, tile 1 Rth of M archii. We arte going to have a geood speaker, Mr I. W. 10. W\ilkenis of Gre'eviliie, to addre'ss5 thie Sitniday Schiool as well as tile olet' people. it is 0our deirel' to have every3 otlicer' of tile association W. M. U., every leader of societies or' bands( and~ somel repre senltative~s from evei'y organilzatlonl. The program will be prlinlted next. week. All wvho attend will lbe enter' tained. Miss Rebecea Blaggott. President. MUST STAND BY 111 PR[SIDINT Says Ex-Pres. Taft In Wash. Ington Day Address FACE TO FACE WITH A CRISIS No .1lingo Spirit 311tut lie Allowed to l'revil], Saidt! .1tirhe Taf' : NeiLther Pride nor 31oientnrvi'ry Paion should I n1rinence .1lidgment in tlie ('risis. Morristown, N. J., Feb. 22.--Thio nlited States Is threatened with a se-. rious invasion of its rights as a nieu tral -by the warring nations of Mu rope and in preserving its Commerce witit those nations is face to face with a crisis, in the opinion of former PresI dent Wi. I. Taft. In the solution of that crisis should it arise, no jingo slpirlt must be allowed to prevail, Mr. Taft advised; neither pride nor mon entary passion should influence judg iteit. "When the President shall act," Mr. Taft declared, "we must stand by him to the end. In tihis determination We may be sure that all will join, no matter what their previous views, no nuitter what their European origin. All will forget their differences Ia self-sacrifIcing loyalty to our coi mon flag and our common country." Mr. Taft's reference to the situa tion confronting the United States was made at the conclusion of an ad dress today before the Washington, Asociatiorn of New Jersey. Quoting a reservation in the treaty of Alge. ciras, proclaimed in 1907, and en tered Into by the United States and 11 European nations including most of those now at war Mr. Taft said: "Our interest in the present war, under the conditions that exisqshould be limited as set forth in their reser vation, to wit: "'To preserving and increasing tho commerce of tI(. tlilited States with the belligerents; to the protection as to life, liberty and prosperity of our citizens residing or traveling in their countries, and to the aiding by our friendly otlices and efforts in bin g ing those 'outries to peace.' " Our efforts for peace," he con tned, ''iav i ieii made as complete as possible, for the president has already tendered hiIs good ofices by way of inediation het weel the pow er's, and they hav. not been aec'pted. "Itn preserivittg the coimr1-c of the tlited States with the belHiger enlts, lioweve- r, w' are face to face with a crisis. I lie planting of riines inl the 01)ert sea aId th le use Of siub marines to senid lt1111ral vess(Is to t hbotoi withouiit impitri ry as ;o On ir hetirality whN Ifiorrid in a So calh'l War zotte or the opin e, arI0 all of them a variation from Ite ruleg of interliationlal law, governing ti ac Iitin of beilI li trns towa'irdts it' nta "W'hetn their vioilat ion results int he destitietioni o)f the lives of Ameri. can Citizens or of American piropterty, a grave issue will arise as to wiiat he diuty3 ofI lthis govern mett LIs. Th'io resptonsibhil1113 of thte Pres.~idenlit an td conigiress ini meetinug the critical issuo ts pr-esentedci in tia inutainiing ouir national honior on the one hand, with. duC r'egai'd to thei awvftuilsequenlices to out' 90,000,000 of people of erngag ing in this horrible wold wvar, on the othier, will be very great. It ivolves on t heir pmrt a judgmetnt so mometn toils In its conisequen'lces that wo shiouildi eaniest ly ipray that thle neces sit y fotr IL. mtay' he avertedi. "If, however, thie occasion arises, we enn lhe confiden('t that thtose int ait thtor-ity wil libe aetiuatetd by the high est patiot Ic imot ives alit by the deep est Ceoneerni for our n'Iiat ional welfare. W\' miust. niot allow outr puhile or momntitar- pa-I:ssiout to itnflitne tt-Our 1iberat ion~ tha thei 1 1W efu l) n un ('Cs in the loss of (our lst bloodi and allow~ nio jingc spitrh to prevatl. Wo muttlSt abidh'e te judgmeniitt of ilths'' in who w iirie have (eit ru.sted tie airuthotri ty and~ whein the l'r(sidlent shall act, we muitst standi by3 hirt to the etn:1. "Thiiis I s~rd ann ilversarty of Wash-. igtoni's bir - th, shtouild brintg to oiur inds thle thitrd great achievement. o' hIs presIdential term, tihe nmainten ((Continued on Page Fontr)