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VOLUME XXX. - - C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 99 195 L A RNS U _A O I A W D E D y U N , 1 1.N U M B E R 46 WOULD HAVE LARENS AS MARK[TING CENTER Movement to Encourage Cattle Raising. TO BRING BUYERS TO LOCAL MARKET Meeting was Held in the Court House Monday at Which Delegates were Appointed to Attend Live Stock 3Meeting in coiunia Thursday. At a meeting held in the court house Monday morning Messrs .John D. W. Watts, W. D. Byrd and J. W. Todd, Sr., were appointed as a committee to go to Columbia Thursday for tae purpose of trying to have Laurens designated as one of the live cattle and hog mar keting centers to be establisheil in this state under the joint supervision of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Clemson college and the several lead ing railroads. The meeting was called to order by Mr. W. Carl Wharton, of Waterloo, who was elected permanent chairman. Mr. N. B. Dial stated the cause of the meeting. He reviewed the experiment undertaken last spring by the different agencies mentioned above when three marketing centers in the state were selected, where buy ers from the Northern markets came to buy cattle and hogs from the farm ers rather than have the farmers ship to them. One of these sales, at Green wood, lie said he attended and there saw over a hundred head of cattle bought by buyers from Baltimore and Chicago at prices above those prevail Ing on the local markets. He explain ed how it came about that these men were there, that they had come at the Instance of Mr. W. W. Long and Clei son officials working in sympathy with the raliroada. The object of the move ment, he stated, was to remove one of the greatest stumbling blocks to suc cessful cattle raising in South Caro lina, viz., the marketing of the cattle after being fattened. These three marketing days of the past spring, lie said, had proven so'successful and en couraging, both from the standpoint of the farmeis and the buyers, the latter of whom are ever seeking new sourc es' of supply, that it was determined to try the plan on a larger scale. There fore, it was decided to have flve dis tricts next season instead of three and that two sales would be held each year, one in midwinter and one in the spring. Mr. Dial dwelt upon the im portance of stock raising to the coun try and urged that some action be tak en to have Laurens given a prominent place when the matter of a selection of marketing points is decided. Mr. Dial's remarks were endorsed and widened upon by others present, including Mr. Watts, Mr. Byrd, Mr. McCuen, Mr. M. L. Copeland, Mr. 1H. S. Blackwell, Col. J. If. Wharton and others, the sentiment of the meeting being put into effect by thme passage of a resolution to send the before mentionedl delegation to the meeting in Columbia Thiursday. The following statement as to the plan was made at a meeting held in Columbia several (lays ago: "Guir lan to divide South Carolina into dlistricts for concentrating and markettiig livestock, cooperatively be comes dlaily more certain of success. From the interest displayed by the chief of the oflice of markets, t'nited States departinent of agriculture, by prominent rail road ometcals, by farm era and~ b~y businuess mien genierally, I believe that this is the most important step) for time encouragement andl de v'elopment of the livestock indlust ry that has beeni taken in recent years. The scheme is so simle and feasible that I wvonder that It has not been undi~ertak~en befoire. "We are feeding sonic 10,000) or 15, 000 head of beef ('attlnb in South C'aro lina year'ly. Wher'e is tihe wisdom in shippling them to Richmond and Hal timor'e markets in small, ulngradled lots, as at piresent, with cont.iinual misunderstandings and un pleasant ness and suspicion on the far'mer's part that lhe is not getting enough for' his cattle? It is so mumch more sat isfactory to all concernrd for buyers to come fr'om thme lar'ge stock-buying centres and attend r'egulearly held sales at the market points that nmay be established. When the buyers come in this way they bcome ae rquainmted with the farmers, the farm ne's stock in snold whene lie can see it WOULD DEVELOP LIME DEPOSITS VrIliable Limi1e Deposits In tils Couni ty 31ight bie Utilized for Fei'tiliizer P'urposes. At the conclusion of the discussion Monday morning in the court house of fhe district markets, Mr. N. 13. Dial gained recognition from the chairman to make a few reamrks upon the sub ject of utilization of lime deposits in this county for fertilizer purposes lie mentione(d the fact that. tlcre were several (e)osits in the county and that they could be developed at a coi paratively small outlay of money, the principal item in an investment for putting the lime into a usable state be ing that of a crusher, which would cost In the neighborhood of eight hundred dollars. As it would be for local con sumption, the matter of Its location away from a railroad, he pointed out, would not have to be considered as it is necessary for the farmpers to haul fertilizers from the towns to the coun try anyway. He cited an instance of how a very barren section of 'Maryland had been turned into one of the most produc tive counties of the state by the use of lime, how land at one time worth but a few dollars per acre was now bring ing over a hundred dollars per acre. This change had been brought about as a result of the activities of a rail road official who had gone into the country for his health and had seen the need for treating and replenishing the soil. This official bought large quantities of lime and gave it away to encourage others to use it. A great. transformation was brought about. Mr. Dial's remarks were given close attention and they evidently made -an impression but no action was taken. Old Fields Church. Special services will be held at Old Fields Presbyterian church Saturday at 4 o'clock, preparatory to commun ion services, which will be held the following day at 11 o'clock. Rev. W. B. Ratchford, the pastor, will preach at both services. Junior Belgian Relief Meeting. A meeting of the Junior Belgian lIe lief committee will be held this after noon at 6 o'clock at the home of Mrs. T. C. Switzer. A full attendance Is requested. and settlement is promptly made and all danger of suspicion and misunder standing removed. "Tile plan is also beneficial to the farmer educationally. A man send Ing his cattle to Richmond independ ently may feel that the price received for them Is too low. When he takes them into the market with cattle of scores of neighboring farmers, be is abln to compare theirs and his and to see why his cattle, being perhaps inferior, bring inferior iices. Fur therinore, ihe vlo has inferior stock will Ihave an opportunity to talk with his neighlbor wh'lo owns thle sleek, wvell fattened steers and, by coinparing nlotes, lear'n many things to his ad "For 01ur plans we hlave been given the hearty backing of the railroads and the assu11ran~ces of buyers thlat thley will beC pre'senit. Therefore. farmlers whlo propose05 to feed cattle or hog next fall may (10 so with the comlfor'ting assuranlce that they wvill he able to sell the01r stock conlvenlient ly and at prievalilinlg market llrices. "We hlave determined to have a mnidwinter' sale and a spring sale. Farmcrs will begin to feed cattle and h1ogs4 ini 'ar'ly faill for the0 m'idw'inter' market and in late fall for thle sprling market. Thle mid(1wInter market will 1)0 the best market for thle sale of swinle. Thle county demonstration agents wIll inform tile extension dli vision of Clemson c< lIege of thle farm ers in th1eir1 countle who are feedinlg and( the nlumber of cattle andi hlogs being fed andl the agents will visit thlese farmer's fr'om time to tine andl reor On the condlition of thle stock. Whevere stock is not dIoing well, we will he able to sendl all expert to see whlat is tile ditlculty and, if possible, to give relief. "Tfhe lplan will put the exper'ts of Clemson college ill (direet touch wvith all cattle and hlogs thlat are being fed in the State. 'Thei college will in no way be re sponuible as to pices; it 'wIll merely give scientific and technical infor'ma tion and intelligent and practical su perviin." AUSTRIANS R[ PTrIR[ GR[AT FORTRISS After Being in the Hands of the Russians for Ten Weeks Przemysl Submits to Teutonic Fire. London, June 3.-With the capture s;utii of the roil i'ess, ati'l on rlles of rzemysl accolilished early to- (a' Berin an Iou heed that thi'v( day,. the Austro-Gerinan armics fol ift t Ii iliti ad ii t tied, achieved the main object of theit while Vienn Stated that the railway great thrust commenced against the ietween ir/etiiyi and(ILtlhei'g was Russians in western Galicia a Ilont ih Cciilti i(l by A ustrna a gunl. ago today. There st1ll was hope in the aled They have yet to drive the Rus- countries, however, that a Russtan sins farther back and establish coutiter-offenslve woull hold the in themselves in easily defended post- "aders oft, but this moved Ill found tions which will enable them to (Io- 0( and today the Russians had to tach forces for operations against give up the city Wich earlier in the Italy and the allies in the West. war had cost then so dearly to win. Whether or not they accomplish There Is no estimate *of boy call this, the Teutonic allies have won tured but It Is faly certain that the a gicat victory and with a sudden- Russians, having plenty of time, got ness which overshadows all past op- away as many men and as mu(h ma crations of the war. It was only 10 tetial as possible and destroyed the weeks ago that Przemysl fell to the guns and ammunition that remained. Russians after a six months' Invest- It Is expected here that the victo's ment, which was interrupted for a will endea'or to push on to Icinberg short time in November by an Ais- and evei farther, trian advance. The British government Is urging With the suIrrender of the fortress, woitnen and employers to tu'n out there fell into Russian hans, ac- shells in enormous quantity. David codiling to official reports 120,000 Lloyd George, the new inistet' of Austrians and 601) guns and an fi- muniotis, Is touring te Country mense amount of war material. with this object. and the expectation Most of the forts, however, had been Is that the new British armies, when destroyed by the Austrians, and this they take t lield, will he equ Ipied is considered in military circles here as I( other foi'ces ever w'r. to account for the fact that the fort- dealtwhlle tile French contiue ress sucumhed so quickly to the t.1 it' oierations north or Arias, Austro-Gerian attack. where it Is declared they ar slowly When the Russians captried Prze- moving the Genmans out of strongly mysh, they were pressing the Aus- fr d p sIt trians across the Carpathian passes. their pait, have bicome more ac Then on May 3 came the news of a 1 i-e in the regions of Ypres and La great Austro-Germah drive into Gai- llassee, while the Itatians continue to cia. Advancing slowly but surely and report the capture of important posi carrying 1,000 guns, the Teutons tions along their frontlet'. In this lat compelled the Russians to fall back tei.1region, however, no news has yet until the Russian line ran to the been recved of nny big battle. right bank of the River San. Cross- Another submarine has penetrated ing the river, the Austro-German the Dardanelles and sunk a large forces pfrogressed to the north oid terman tansport. A Mwysterhoies Shot. UP TO LiQ h te r N. The quiet and solemnity of a sbun er night on the public square was If there Whisey Iterests Mi he aily rudely broken Into Monday igh i'cnt gninst the Proldhdbition in about nine o'clock by the cleat' and itaer nt t hitiotists roe il Meet sharp ring of a pistol discharged fit It. Ele to Ith S stenr. the vicinity of the Laturens Hotel. ev- Columbia, upt ine .-If tle ii ey oral pliclemen rushed in that direc- Interests tight then the prohibitionists tion* fromw the station house and else- dill tight, where and made a thoirough search of This is the situation if South Caro all the surr'ounding premises, bitt no Ni~te It is tile e'ooritino that has clue could be round as to where the been outlined by thle state prtohibiition hot camte from or by whomn It was Ria Thesaing comittee of the Itired. Several p)e01p10 standing nearye mayanmnation, of which A. Mason li the Idle Hour' theatre and elsehee IPre of aoffod college, Spartanburg, around the square stated that thle Is chairman, will meet fi Columibia sound came from the direction of tlTuesday to distuss the outlook, If alley between the hotel and the the leaders thitik that the whisky it building on thle opposite side oc- Iterests intead to make a contest, then pied by Solomon's jewelry store, Set'- at state-widle speaking Itiiiet'at'y will lie vants In the hotel r'eported that the t'epa'ee by the committee slhot camne ft'om tile vicinity of tit( The election os the iestion of rio alley entr'anee to the piublicsquar. lihelion i Ilie held on tiepteDber All testimony being sifted and sot- 1-1th It is obactically conceded oin ed, it seeted to indicate that the shot all sides that we riohtibition mohe was" tred It. the ally just a .. few fetmeit will the fatied l b - lareIp m was een herecitit'immeiatey as or oighericenes vi er beguninth foie r ftm' hemyte'ius ho ad xtlenwilete Fec cniu thepoicme (~lt~lti~i~ ei~t'i(i the "r ortiona oth la'ofl Arys of an diflciil haing tket whereibabt be dcared to her slowely Cotthctig pitio~ wrepasedasfoirtle foa(ision.TeBiih o to whereothetshotacaire ft'otiirtant posl it ws tt'ei, iiit 10 t oglil e tiionse' alotrng theo froitir. hst coul lifond, fte' rmainng iter.eio, . homever, no newo has yet theneihbohoo fo soe tmepro- Anotsich r smarna montrase abl witngfo' tetitg o 'tutu 't'edt Daranlle ndnka lakwhrge fto''rce rossIed" to the north gand' sGerman itnrganspeca tit.mnta Th1gae quiet hopnd solvnthe aisum- le aititIostlSewsacii mer ndgh scate forbthe siquarWen as te yMToao niMs rudily brokt' ent nto lond55ayt nightFmiefoua'e iior inlghtf ad isli'ohrge on the ic(into athe frn ot perace Sev-itie iihanop aot te, poysceymeneuseri hat sovdirec- s eks ~''t' st i ~ tinfo -h tto os n ese-~ dth ls.i tyI'sygtdUa whr n e alo ~thoroug edtearch ofiot tteia,'iis a ie.Seve raalne shopl ae standngPt ( na tri' islovh igg'tItt worh a tdhe glasustheatresaduringsewheei toiIadltitMct \oia dentof the fqatry, stated that the Gnilssin o ' ilen sountdi tca t omste dwifrecthn ofii then it ek'itI Jde M 1. mle' betlthee he make and thesay ~ii Io 'mdtii's~ii. Ti wbllllingJ ong ttii oliossitetsitdepocact' Moedy waoms eeybt sti.ter- bnh ~vans intltte hoteleprte to hat s the11 shoticam fott thle victiinity o t nLu'nssnehs('eal t lare cnrw as tt'hete puoi tque.Bl ntt'St~td know as se e touditatee nat' hin il shhsaotne~ o afs watsfsold in tteleey ofsth ae f gmfbltSttdyateno t frm Stheail blic Sosquare, baile niosody 1aten ilt il o vsr orW at Ct he myte russopt agandtefs ageain fo wasflidtinbE opnin Awere ofse ClnoWraholTsgm wl i al Foi$,00g t agans to'clhock, Mve mettePoiiioit/ilMe CLINTON HEARS .CANDIDATES FIRST Conn'ression (i11 laimplt lei Opelts in this C(utinty onll the 12ti of ,uly. The couity challimel of tile fol olities of tle fourth Congressional (distrc mlet inl Spartanburg Monday for the pirpose of arranging the illnerary of the conlgressional cam paign wilhih will have to be conducted previouis to August loth, when tile first primary will he held. It is un derstood that each comiuty was aI lowed as many meetings as fihe differ ent chairmen asked for. Greenville couity was given three meet Ings, un lon tilee, Spartanburg and Lauren s six. One day is allowed for eachi meeting, so in those places where there are coimm nu nities nearby other lmbelings may be provided for by tle chairmen. Thus, in this county, threc extra meetings are provided for at the Clinton, Watts and Laurens mills. Mr. W. C. Irby, Jr., county chairman of this county, was represented at the meeting by Mr. IH. N. Wright. The following itinerary has been annoulneed by Mr. Irby: July 12th. Clinton. .11ltly 12th, night, Clinton Mill. Juily 13, Cross Hill. .luly I Ith, Ekoi. .luly U11th, Hicekory T1averni. .Tluly 10th1, Gray Coittrt. -July 1;th. night, Watts Mills. Jilly l7th, Laurens. .luly 1I th, night, Laurens Mlill. In giving out the itinerary of the congressional campaign, 1ir. lrby rtated that In ll iprobability It wouh! lie tle last oillcial act of his as county chairmi'anl as it was his iitention to submit his resignation at tle next lleetinlg of the execitive colillittee. lie stated Illat it was his intention to rctire from polities and conftine his at tention to the practice of law. Should Mr. Irby's resignation be accepted, it will be in order for the executive com ilittee to elect. his successor. .MlXIMN 1 WI 11-: BOYS. Dr. A. (C. Fuiller, Oldest ILiving Grad itle of Sonth ('ia rolill 'iiersity, Atetidil ('ommencement. Dr. Anthony C. Fuller, the oldest living graduate of the t'niversity of Soulli Carolina, being the sole surviv Ing member. of the class of 181-1. loft Monday afternoon for Columbia to at tIid the commencement exercises. This will be the first time that lie has attended the exercises since his grad uation 71 years ago, the visit. this time being made upon the special invita tion of Dr. B. A. Curiell, president of the institution, who Was a guest at DI. Fuller's home several months ago when lie addressed a meeting at the Trinity Ridge school. Dr. Fuller was a special guest at the alumnii supperi last night. Though at an advanced age, beilg 91 years old, I)r. Fuller is remarkably well preserved physically and his mental facultIes (1o not diml with age. He occasionally comes to the city on: businecss and~ leasur'e. On such oe casions lie Is often the center oif live ly conversationt oni curr~ieiint toiesl, oin wh ich lie keep's wellI in formed, and on sta.te anid national politic's, both Iiri's ent alnd past, In which lie has always taken a patriiote Ic nter'est. D~oubtless h Is visit to ('olumb1 ila will lie a Pleas ant one anad t he ex:am1~ple whIic(h his pr'esence wIll lead to the argu ment for' corr'c't living. wi-ll certa1inly 1 pr'ove an isplii'a tion to thle young g radua tes to lead a life of 11 indstriy and1( useful ness. ,Jiiunei . Ipples liipenIing. Thle Adv ertliser' man wiuas thle recilp lent the (other1 day of' a bieauitifuilly col edu an deil(1iclous .hiuno ap ple, thle gift of .\ir. II. Terr'iy. 'This was the lirst appile oif the season having i'ipened at ani iiiiusuially ('arly3 period, and juidtg In-' froim its high uiality. is the fore runnerC i of a very3 luious10 1 'op. M\iss I lattie Griay, who eomhiialtedl her i'rist yeari at 'The (Co11lumila Femla 10 (Col lege la st week was awarded tirst la'e on the honor i'ollI for genei'aI class r'oom av'erage. .\iss G ray grad ualtedI fromi the I -aiirens IIlii School last yeai' andl she str*d Ii gh In hei' classes ther'e. Meeting of Ii. A. 11. The llenry Laur'ens (lhapteri, D. A. R., will hold its ,lune meetIng at the res.idence of Mi's. A. DIal Gruay Fiday afternoon, ,lune Ill'th, at 5 o'clock. Mrs. WV. L,. Ornv., Ron NO LOOPOLt L[FT FOR DISCUSSIO President's Reply to Ger. many to be Explicit. IN FINAL STATE OF PREPARATION Questiois ofi Such Serhitus 31411ineit ar6 involved that tle P1res *tient is Anx. ilns tIiat It be l'nIipillelinhWe froik e(ery Standiolutt. Washington, Itine 7.--Alrosident WIl Soi let it he known today that tho note th I'lnited States is to send to i-nany i with respect to sitnarino warfare had been pre pa red with tho itn111ost expedition and had not been sitl'jected to aln iott's tinnecessar. delay. The president's desire to have the doculient state expclitly the position or (he I'nited States so that it can not possibly be Im i:iitnierstoo( abiodi or invite pr'otiacted discussion is cliefly responsible for the fact that the noto has not gone. Legal otlicers of the govermlient examined the note today and sent it back to the lwesideit with Oto changes. It Imly rtIjuire fit ithter Chlialges by tile pr(Sidlen and his enb intet tomnororiw and high oli(cials did not know toliglit just when it would lie cabled. On the highest authority, however, it was stated that as sooi as the iresident regarded the coii malinlention as satisfactor-y in pilrase ology it would bie transmitted to Am-. bassadol Gerard. Questons of sich serious moment Sar ie Involved that. thIte president Is 'inXiotis that the eoniticnu antioni not tnily ;hI:lll mieet his own wishes, but he ni I In mpeachable from the point of v;( w\. of ilernimlational law exwmerts. While the piresident has been at MokI onl the doilcument special govertn h'ent :t1geon ts have t'orrobiortated i -ve'ry detail the itatement of the first. Ateican note that the Lusitantia was unamed.I At sattme tilne .\laye r Gerhlard. ;ier sonal envoy of Counit von iiernstotfr, the GeiaInit ablbassado 11, has, beea cyaging to erinany, carryiig imi polrtanit me tassages firoml the Gertman (ibassy concernling the Amerieut W-int Of view Oin Suibimtaritne warfare. .\lr. Geiard's tiip, however', was deeaired in high oflicial quartiers to have beCi merely a coincidence, and in no way to have influenced tie pro gr-ess of thei'note. Offlcials familiar with the situatioi dissipated the notion that any influt ences had arisen to delay the sendintg of the coninitnicat ion. When the docnent is finally tmado lpublie, ofilcials sail, it not only wodItil vatisfy American putiblic opinion, but, would lilace squarely before ( ermnaniy the issue a to whether the ilieral goVernMenIt int(lids to adhre to hithertto inCeeptedi irinciiples of itnter .The prtesident htas becen dllisleasedO~ by numtierous dletailoll acc(oints thait have~l been palhishted lit whlat th ni'toto not s-t tied tinially(in its (otents. ie Is anixious that muiscotnceptioins ol' the poiutioni lit the t'itedI States shall itot be cabledi abrio d,. andi thait t he Atmer-ican teolte shall Stuspedi jutig The genertail vihew in GIermn tiuarit -- Iers hiere is that. thle reett tend oif events gives hiote lit a frienid y ad 'This is hased ntot alonte ont thle of. the negotlationts butt ailsoi on the Amrit an I ll outrsiit, wh ich( I is rie'Urdedi Iidevelopinig ailong lines which wiill Thie mlost tiromtising forla; for a. hdut i~ion, accordigit tle Gterman.(i Asn to theemestnt on the (stas o thoei Iina alos fa haeed tha snarm mlen t iearant edn immnity rom a-t taks deeftery toa as onarmed sipor Ast lo tos teLsitias henGrmans' othn Iths sfarte that e tha slrhe inftoratien inl ther Inossession to1 (Continted on Page Eight.)