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/ (7 0> Q3L, -7~~- ----- - - - --- -_ --. - ------- -. -.--- - -- -- VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTh CA4OUNA, WEiDNESDAY, AP1~IL 28, 1915. NUMBEP 40 * RMAM8 R[[ SIRM_ ONSLAUGHT Teutons Spring Surprise on The Allies DARDANELLES. BEING ATTACKED Spring Canpaign Appears to be Open. Jug Up with an Effort by the Gler mans to Reach the Western Const. Canadians are Takei . London, April 2.-The treimendous battle, begun by the German attack on the allied archlike front around Ypres in the plains of Flanders, con tinues with undininished fury, and England, like the rest of tirope, 1.4 awaiting the outcome with undisguised anxiety. ' . Even the news that the allies fleet and army have commenced an at tack on the I0ardanelles and that troops are advancing against the Turkish entrenchments has received only passing attention in the face of the stakes that are in the balance in the b~ttle wkch is being fought be yond the 1Fnglish channel. While most persons believe theGer mans, by the stroke they have deliver ed against the British, French and Belgians, once again are aiming at Ditnkirk and Calais, others believe that it is ohly a feint to draw the allies' reserves while preparations are being'made for.an attack at sonic oth er point in the long ine. Whatever are the Germans' inten tions, they certainly made a success fuil coup, which, while it (lid not break, did dent the allies' line. The Ca nadians, who were holding the British portion of the lines, were the first to recover themselves and in a counter attack-praises of which are ringing through the em pire-recaptu red the ground they had' beeni compelled to give ip, and since then, with thieir' comradesfl have withstood the Ger man apagults. 'The French and Belgians, who re ceived the blast in fuller force and were driven back across the canal be tween Boosinghe and Steenstrante, were not much slower in recovering and, according to the French otlicial repiorts, .regained possession of the ca nal banks and most of the surrendered territory to the east. There is no inclination here, how ever, to belittle the initial success of the German sweop and the work that is ahead of the allied armies before the sitdtation can be fully restored. A writer in The Pall Mall Gazette des'ribes ,It as "a masterly tactical counterstroke", and declares that "if the Gervians have waited long to take their revenge for Neuve Chapelle, they have talteon it now." By getting across the canaliit Is pointed out, the Germans gained, for the mbment the command of the new roads.. and' if they hadl not b~eon diriven back would have forced a ,readljust mlent pf time w~hole allied line in the region of Ypres. The olilcial reports throw little light on the progress of the battle, hut newvs from liolland gives the infor mation that the cannonade last night was more severe than ever andl that long trains of German reinforcements going to the front are passlng equal ly long trains of wounded bound for the base hospitals. There is no like lihood, therefore, that the battle will hn over for Rome (days to conme, as the Germans have made immense prepa rations in men ad material for their offensive, which has forestalled that of the allies, That there is no shortage of either men or munitions is shown *by the fact that the Germans .are at the same time conducting an offensive in the hights of the Meuse, where they have made an unsuccessful attack, ac cording to Paris, in an eftort to recap ture Les liparges. British optimism in .the outcome is encouraged by the success of the allies in relpelling similar attacks last October 4 when they were less well equipped than the Germans, whereas now there is believed to be little to Choose as between the opposing forces in eithey' numbers or the machinery of 'war, The battle has had a marked effect in recruiting, which enjoyed a gonsiderable booni today. In the meantime the Austro-Ger umahs .hale evolved. a new movement A LARGE INCREASE IN STATE AID Lau1irenis County Schools Receive over Tivice as Much as Last year. County Treasurer Young has receiv ed a voucher from J. E. Swearingen, State superintendent of cducation, for $5,700, the amount of the fund to be distributed to Laurens county schools under the consolidated and rural grad ed schools act. This is an increase of $3,000 over last year. Chocks have already been placed to the credit of the various schools. Schools receiving this aid must. have voted a special tax of at least four mills and fall under two classes. One class must have an enrollment of at least 50 schola's, an average at tendance of at least 30 and must em ploy two teachers six montns in the year. This class receives $200 per year. The other class nil-ust have a minimum enrollment of 75, an av evrage attendance of 50 and must em ploy three teachers not less than sev en months in the year. Schools of this class receive $300 per year. The great strides that .aurens coun ty schools are making is reflected in the large increase in the fund this year, ten schools receiving aid this Year that did not last year and oth er schools increasing their apportion ment by adding teachers or scholars. The new schools receiving the aid are Eden, 3arksdale, Dials, Rock Bridge, Renno, Bailey, Brewerton, Hickory Tavern, -lt. Gallagher and Ikom. The following are the schools aided: and the amount they recei.ved: Green Pond .... .... .... $ 300.00 Eden .... .... .... .... .... 200.00 khiloj .. . .... .... .... .. . 300. 0 New Harmony .... .... .... 200.00 Barksdale .... .... .... .... 200.00 Dials ........ .... .... .... 200.00 Rock Bridge .... .... .... .. 200.00 Renno .... .. . .... .... .. 200.00 Lanford .... .... .... ... .. 300.00 Trinity-Ridge .... .... .... 100.00 New Prospect .... .... .... . 200.00 Bailey .... .... .. ....... .. 200.00 Ora .--. . ... .... .... .... 200.00 Princeton .... .... .... .... 300.00 Poplar Springs .... .... .. 200.00 Brewerton .... .... .... .. 200.00 Hickory Tavern .... .... .. 300.00 .,t. Gallagher .... .... .... 200.00 Ekom -... .... .... ...... 200.00 Waterloo -.-0 ..-- .... .... 00.00 Friendship .... .... .... .. 200.00 Huntersvillo .... .... ..... .. 300.00 Grays .... .... .... ....... .200.00 Youngs .... .... .... .... .. 300.00 Total .... .... .... ....$5,'700.00 COMMENCE MENr SPEAKERIS. 1)'. Douglas and Dr. Snyder to be CoImimneicemeut Speakesr at Gray Court Qwi'gs. R. T. Wilson, principal of the Gray Court-Owings school, has announced the speakers for the annual com mencement exercises, which are to take place M-lay 23-25. Dr. Davison M. Douglas, of the Presbyterian C'ollego of South Carolina, Clinton, is to preach ihe baccalaureate Sermon Sunday, May 23rd. Tihe literary addresqs will ho dellve-redi by 'Dr. Henry Nelson Sny decr, president -of Wafford college, Fri day , M1ay 25tha. WithI twvo such noted edlucators to deliver addreshes and this being the first commencement since the completion of the handsome newv school building, the exercises are ex iiectedi to be uniusually interesting. VETERLANS ENJOY DINNEJI, Annual Dinner Given to the 0Old Vets by the Latlles Largely Attended. The annual dinner, to which the Confederate veterans of the county are invited b~y the Daughters of the Confederacy and other ladies, w~as sp~read before the veterans in the Traynhamn Guards armory 'Saturday, nearly one hundred of the old "war horses" being present. D)inners 'were sent out ,to several too feeble to at. tend in person, making 102 plates be ing served besides four more to darky servants who followed their masters through the campaigns. .After dinner was finished the veter ans repaired to the court room, where Col. J. *H. Wharton made an address anf several others made impromptu tallis. During the day they also were the guests of Mr. Williamn Switzer wTho entertained them wjth 'moving pictures. During the morning they could be seen in groups in the court Iouse lobby ren~ewing -old friendships and swa~jbigto~Ies about the war. ANOTHER VETERAN HAS PASSED AWAY W1. It. Frnnlks, Veteran of Indian and (ivil Wars, Died Monday Night. ir. W. Ii. Franks, well known citi zen of this place Indian fighter and veteran of the Civil war, died Monday night after an illness of several months. For several days his life had been dispaired of so the end was noti unexpected. At his bedside were his wife and three sons, one of whom, .\lr. Marvin Franks had comc from Char leston several days before when the end seemed near. The funcral services were held ycs terday afternoon in the cemetery here, services, being conducted by his form Or pastor, Rev. J. D. Pitts, of Fountain in, the services being largely attend ed. The active pall bearers were Messrs F,. A. Easterby, Claude H. Dabb, Fowleil P. Childress, E. 0. An derson, fr. Lane Monroe, Thomas 13. Crews, Tom Bolt, B. M. Wolff, W. G. Lancaster and Rt. C. Gray. The honor ary pall bearers were Mess'rs. W. L. Gray, Dr. I. B. Gritton, Dr. W. C. Irby, Capt. Brooks Swygert, S. P. Ilabb, W. Hi. Gilkerson, H1. Terry, .1. ' Crews, Maj. W. A. Watts, T. 1). Lake, 0. G. I'himpson, Y.-C'. -lellans, W. P. Childress. 1. P. Simpsoni, .1. .1. Pluss, J. T. Langston, 0. H. Simmons, H-. M. \Vright, Dr. .1. S. Wolff, C. M. Miller, T. C. Switzer, V. S. Bagwell, Arthur Iludgens, J. 1. Coleman, '1'. G. :Ti'rayn ham, J. Wade Anderson, aild Albert Dial. Mr. Franks was 82 years of age and had lived iln this city during the great er part of his life. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army and saw service against the Indians in Florida and the west. At the out break of the Civil war he joined the colors of the Confederacy and fought throughout the conflict, being attached to Co. it, 1st Siouth Carolina regiment In which command he made ain elivia ble reputiation for bravery. On ac count of his previous training as. a cavalryman in the-west, he did not re main .with his company at all times, but was detached to train cavalrymen throughout the armies. Mr. Franks surrendered at Greensboro and re turned to his home here 'where lie en gaged in farming andi as a .mechanic. lie was an upright and honest citizen and was highly esteenled by those with whom lie came In contact. MI. Franks is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Ballow, anti three sons, as follows: DeSaussure, Rt. G., and Marvin, the former two living here and the latter in Charleston. HIPPODRIOME IN PICTURES. New York's Most Wonderful Plahuy will bh Shown alt the Idf"e Hour Next Friday. A complete piicture portrayal of the )lIppodrone, New York's largest and moSt 1opular theatre will be shown at tl.judle Illour Theatre next Friday af ternoon and niigiht. The pietures re produce thle 'main hIistorical events of American h'istory and~ arte ariranged most Interestingly. Th'lousands of ac tors are engaged in the perfornmance and it Is altogether considered the Imost. mlarvelous stage producition ever giveni in any theatre. Ilennuo Store Rlobbed. The store of J. C. McMillan, at Ren no0, was entered by thlieves Moniday night and a quantity of clothing and oth~er thlings secured. Tfhree white men are susp~eeted of the crime and yesterday Rural Policeman Abr'ams and several citizens were close in be hlind thlem. 'Yene flss Re-Captured. Venco Ross, thle whlite man convict ed at tile last term of court for non supp~iort of his wife andi who escaped from11 the jail before commencing his sentence, was re-captur'ed in the west ern par't of the county several days ago by Rural Policeman K(ellet and iodged1 in the county Jail. It will be remembered thlat he was given a sen tence of one year on thle county chlainl gang or in the state penitentiary. -Di'. Wauichope to Lecture Here, Dr. G. A. Wauchope of the depart ment of English, University of South Carolina will address the Wednesday Ciub at their regular meeting today. 'Dr. Wauchope is one of the mostI learned of South Carolina's educators and no doubt will handle his subject I "Shakespeare" in a mnost illuminating I mannae 1 VANKUPAO.MILAM RECEIVES PAROLE Sentencd to Eiht Yeirs in Peniteni. thiry fOr Shooting i'. 31. Irby. Acting upon the recommendation of the State hoard of pardons Gov. Man ning has granted a Parole during good behavior to Parrott Milam of Laurens county who was convicted at the spring term of coit. In 1910 on the charge of assailt and battery with in tent to kill and sentenced to serve eight years in the State peniteijiary. Milaim was charged with shooting W. M. Irby, a Laurens county farmer, in November, 1909. The report of the board of pardons on'-the case is as follows: "State against Parrott Milam, Laurens coun ty, for assault and battery with Intent to kill; sentence eight years. This party has served more than half of his sentence, and there is a petition which contains the names of more than 3,000 citizens of Laurens and Greenwood counties. We recommenid that this prisoner be paroled during good behavior." Milain has been eonfined in the S'tate Penitentiary for four years. A former governor of the State refused to grant himi1 a pardon. Yesterday N111am1 went to the ohlice of Gov. Manl nng, who talked 'with him for some tim and advised him to begin life anew with a deterilIination to make good. AMilam was convicted when lie was 19 years old. * . It was said at the governor's of five that Gov. Mlanning in granting tile parole was not infieliueced lhy the large numiitiber of ia mes on tlie pe tition. Milam left for his home inl Laurens county on the afternoon train.-TheI'e State. D. A. It. fMETING. Next Meeting May 7th, Will be Held Ill Waterloo With Mrs.. Wharton. The lenry Lau rens Chapter, ). A. R. will hold its next meeting at the residence of mirs. Cal Wharton, at WRt'rloo, Friday, 3May 7th. Daughter.; are requested to take the 8:20 train and to return on the 2:20. Me 'mbers who cal not atteid, are nrged to Phionie the Regent, Mrs,Carolyn Irby, Tuesday, .lay -Ith, in order that she mDay make all necessary ar'ranigemients. Mlrs. W. L. Gray, Sec. HIG MASONIC MEET'ING. hiree Degrees to bo Conferred at Meeting Here iay 13th . The local Masons are looking foi ward with a great deal of interest to the meeting Which Is to be hield on \lay 1:th wlen three degrees will be 2onferred. Three grand lodge ofil ezrs will be Present to take part in lie cCIerlionlies: Grand Alaster Geo. T,. BIryan, of Greenv'ille; Depity Grand \faster It. A. Cooper,, of Lattrens an District Depiuty (;rand Master W. It. Patton, of cross Anchor. Invitations o attend will he sent to all lodges in the district. D)AIS-hIoPj~t OPENS FltilAY Wiel htnown Lurenis Firm W1ilil ie. ('1onleimene iluIshiness Th'iis Week. Davis-Roper Company wvill rei-open .ts dloot's for business next Fridlav the O0th, after having been Closed since he first of M\arch. TIhie proposit ion nuade by the firm to the creditor'S was iecelttedl and they will continue their business at the same stand and un her the same management. Theu' re-entrIanee inito the buisine~ss ~vor'ld of Laur"ens will be r'eceivedl with ~rent pleasutt'e by their' many friends biroughotut the conty1. Theui r unusual y large assortment of merchandise las always miade the stor'e an attrae ion to the visitors to thue city and the p~roprietors announce that they will aontinute to carr'y their ulsual var'iedl stock. Their lpresent $17,000.00 stockf, niclulding this 5lprinigs materials, will eo gr'eatly addied to at once, giving hem their reguilr spring line. Shiootinig In Youngs Towniship Frank( Clark and Thomas H-ender' on, well known citizens of Youngs ownshiip, -became engaged in an al .ercation near Mr'. Hlenderson's home tionday and as a result the former w'as seridshy wounded by a load of utn shot and the lattet' received a buil et wound in his toot. Particulars as 0 the occutrrence are meager, it be ng understood, however, that the at ray was the result of ill-feeling that uad existed fo some tim Local Talent to I1 it ve E v W:ertnm eI n 11, for the enelt of the Imliprovemleli1 Assoclat 1onl. Two 1inir lvPovokinlg plays "A MeoneiclI llo imeiirang" and "T. oI Mluclh of a Good Thing", are to be giv. ml in the Gray Cout I-Owi ngs schioo bitling11 1 Friday night, .\lay 71!1 malieIrs( o i tihe "twin citls". .\V0or,1 ing to Ihe prograil which is beina Oir'tctlated inl the viciilly ".\ lang Ifor every inlintite of thle performlanlce' is git)Iaiteed. The price of admis 4ion will be 15 and 10 cents and th( proceeds will be devoted to the school improvement association. The following is tle cast of clanic l's inl "An -.'olloilc iloomcraig": hi. Alexander Dabbleton .lohn Carey Boll Irs. Alexander Dabbleton Miss Nora Wilson \Ir. Bird 'Plover I. T. Wilson Nirs. IBird P lover Miss Aliene Willi The Doctor Sam Boli Naggio Mliss Clara Wood The following Is the oast. of char Icters in "Too Much of a (Uood Thing": Sir. PerkIns Waddy T. 1li %Irs Perkins Miss Mau rie Sim jpson' Tl'ol Connor Owinug, Fred Albert Glra3 Iu'ic1e Flowles .\Miss Laurie ( ray llattle Perkins .M iss Ethel Cheek< Nellie Perkins Miss Iuey Cliek lennie Cowper .M iss Nitai I luntsi Polly Miss Lila 3oor 4OI"I'll l-N WiTEllS IN SIESSION, Mee ting if Local Interest hecause oi Ile Appearance of Lau iirens Wo mani upon lie Programin. The program of the annual meetinp orf the League of Southern Writers. tc be held In Chattanooga, Tenn., the lat ter part of this month, has been re ceived by The Advertiser. Local in terest is attached to the meeting b) fhe appearance upon the program o Mrs. Cora Cox Lucas, of this city, wht will read a iper upon the su bje "A1usie as an Ilicatunional Factor, in, fluence of 'Popular Song' ". Anothei South Carolina mlle noted upon t( prograil is that of .liss Mary b". Fray e, rur1al school demonstrator, ol Iock Ilii. 'Mrs. .1. A. Epiirrson, wir ias visited .\Mrs. Lucas here, is also It read a paper. 31rs. Lucas is treasuir Dr of the league. As set forth at file conclusion of ti program, "The object of the League i4 lie advancement of education in thc South, the diffusion of information and the co-operation of the writers foi Lheir mutual benefit; the cultivation .f the amenities of the profession by personal intercourse and the inter hange of opinion among the writeir f the South; the preservation of tic rights. the maintenance of the honor lignity, history and tradition of the HOG CiLERi NEl.t weatrEN, Nem' farmert ada Vsated lost omunbi. lost dek andli injectedl oeri berimic1a ag me of dieasehos sn he epdenvicmnity.wIhe had eriss. :s thave alreadiy laensuffee afne sev '0r'll famers has al ready lost 1aluable mdgs deat. 1. A injected hostr se other losge. utmhero ase sa Ithe epidemic haso baloed.peass ~as aeary beenffred n Cusov 'org antanc as aledcost ofbtee8it hogts itndClemsonM. J.A JfordW has s >ontMsMy Madnl d n hslstao wi.os Oeside ohernioshes ifrlisalo aid hay btahe idi bywrtigsi alstae n othegpart 'ohfi th . couny. e fori-nnua preeting of t I asermay Cont Sureifro Cnention 'lleelt act of etween church cets lay andoudy. wrThng toMr.t are outy largel aendedrandr tis ons so abexpc to res anformation. The naype oeathed btay commniy ae )painin tongveno th detany. tseally Warelm e ddadti n CAMPAIGN OP[NS rIR OGIPSS Greenville Po1mast rship Forced ai Issue FIVE CANDiDATES ARE ANNOUNCED File Speakers al ,JIdson Mill tire Quest loned as to (Greenville Post. Il Ites hipit.. No other Canuud idates have yet A nni o i nced. Grcenville, April 25.-Tlie (onr 11es sional canmpaign wNas opened U1i1 last night at the .1udson nlil % when the can didaes outlined their policies to a large crowd which had assembled to hear, the speakers and also to partako of the various fancy things which had beeni prepared by tle Judson camip, W. 0. W. II. M. L4eat he0wood presided and he was introduced by .1. F. Langston. The speakers were each limited to 15 minutes and all were given good at tention and applatided. I . J. G ant t , of IFpartanhliiirg, was the first speaiker and lie outl I.nd his policy. lie stated that lie was a .ief fersonian .Democrat, despite what anyone might call himt. IHe\ was asked who would be his candidate for post mia'ter of Greeniville if he were elect (d and lie stated that lie saw no rea son why he should not coifirmil for m11er Congressman .*ohinson's decision ant1(d appoint W. 1). Metts. I. C. Blackwood, of Spartanburg, spoke next. and lie made a most fav orable impression. Ile was also asked whom he would appoint for postmas ter of Greenville in ease ie wero "oeted and lie stated that unless he could fin( sometling agailst W. D. Mets lie would appoint him. le said ie knew nothing against Methts 1ow. lie took up the tariff question. and spoke on national questions. Mr..Johnson, of UTnion, spoke next. I ie made a clear-cut talk on nationat. politics and when amlked whom he would appoint postmaster of Green ville in case he wer elected, lie stat ed that lie begged to be excused. liec stated that ie had been probate judge in Union county for the past eight years. Sam J. Nicholls, of Spartanburg, was greeted with cheering when ho camne forward and announced that he was running upon the same pltform, which was good roads and govern ment aid in their building. When asked whionb lie would favor for postmaster in case lie were elect ed, lie stated that lie would be for Mletts if Metts was a San Nicholls' man, otherwise lie would be for some one else. lie said he would not ap point any man who was not a Sam Niclolls' man. Ile was given hlrty lipplailse at his col uellision. I. A. MAorgan spoke next and he Wwa also heartIly applauded at. ihe outset; andic Conclusion oif his talk, lie told of hiis hoyhd dnct(ays, how lie was rear ed up lon a farm11 in Piekens countiy. H1o fa vored good roads, a restiuted Iin gratlion, lie statd ct Ihat hle (lid not care to make aniy promises as to thio postm Ilastershtip whien the (uestion llwaIs but to himin lie spoke for thle groater part of hiis timei upon)1 nationial ll~ics. The chiai rmian of thle mee('tuig thlen. called for Shierif'f IHector whlo spoke upon01 hiis canldidlacy for sheriff. Ilie stated that maniy false rumors were liei ng circuil ated u pon Iim1 andc t hat lie wvas being piersecut ed, t hat a gang ws a fter him; hut that the .1 udson. boys wvould stiCk to hIm and tount. he wouldc win out. TiEA (HERIS TlO ME ETl, Cotunty Teachers' Ass~oeiat Ion Will Or ganlize Next Sat urday for Scesslon of' 1915- 1916. On neCxt Saturi day mlorning at 10:0 o'clock, ev'ery teacher In the county is expected to1 he at. the court hiouts with a lunch. There they will for'm a line and mfarchi togetherl to the sul phur springs where they wIll elect oflecers for the county teachlers' asso-. ('latlon of 1915-191(i. Afteir the elec tion of ofileers, lunch will be spreaud and a iiocial hor' eqnyed. Programme Comimitee, At Poplar Springs, There will be an exhibition at Popha har Spring schoolhouse Friday night, AprIl 30th, beginnIng at 8 o'clock, The public is invIted. No admnnian.