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OLUMB XXX LAURENS, SOUTH CA-ROLINA, WEDNESD \V, JULY 21, 1915. --- -.--.._--___ S LAUJRI VOJIRS HEAR0 CANDIDAI[S Speeches a Repetition of Former Efforts CROWDS DWENELED AS SPEAKING PROGRESSED Candidjites for Congressional Honors Spoke Nefore ltaurens Voters In the Court House Saturday. Last Meeting of County Campaign at Laurens Mill. Speaking before a crowd that about half filled the court house Saturday, the candidates for the seat in the nat ional house of representatives recent ly vacated by Judge Jos. T. Johnson were heard with interest in spite of the very opiressive atmospherie condi tions. B. A. Morgan and S. .1. Nichols had the advantage over the remaining candidates, being the first. on the 1)iro gram and speaking before the auditors had become restless. They spoke in the following order: 13. A. Morgan, S. J. Nicholls, Ira C. Blackwood, W.W. Johnson, 1. J. Cantt and A. I. Miller. The last speakers had the weather and the ' dinner hour to coinhat. Mr. A. H1. Miller, not beginning his address until after one o'clock. By that t1ime the crowd had dwindled con siderably. The candidates spoke file night he fore at the Watts Mlills and the follow Ing night at the Laurens Cot ton Mill. At both places the candli dates without exception received a cordial reception. S. J. Nichols r m ed to have the edge on all of hi: op poneits at. these two meetings, his story of his working in the cotton mills when a boy to get spending money and of his playing on the mill ball teasi: whlien lie became larger. givinmg lplace to the discussion o soie of the planks in his platform dlii lussed aM ohrmeings. The six candidates covered tile coun ty dir'ing the week, nine meetings be Ing neld.. All of the lmiCi;ngs wO;'O ffairly well attended, the siallest c(rowd being at Hickory Tavern. In every place they were courteously re ccived and the coip1lmimnt was re turned by tihe candidates, the spoerhes being noticeably fiee from peruIona! or factional feeling. Indeed, the ob servation has been that the six candi dates are very friendly toward each other and have been capital comrades "so filr. 11.' A..Morganm. IA: Morgan was the first. speaker 1t thlie Laurens meeting. Mr. Morgan declared (that be had no promises to make, but tliat itf cc ted be will he guided wh'lolly by tlb ates of his conselence. ie ,avoented increasing the national guard and paying lie Ini litla for actual time at. drills, favored Governmiit. ownership of shiIp, a ware ioiuse syster. rurfal credits, r turn of the illegal taxes levied upon the South's cotton after thle Civil war and its di1st ributIion among thle old sol S. J. Nichols. \i'. Nichols again wvent. into his phami for government leo us to fariWmrs at 3 per ccent intei'est, advocnted govern mienit owner'sh ip of ships, federal adl foir good roads, taking the irrigation projects of the west as a prI'ecedent. HIe adlvoca te 01Iiia dral'credit system11 wvhere the government wouild gt ar antee farm mortgages. .\ir. Niehols opposes0 the plan11 contemlaited by Mir. Dunrheson by wvhich the i'iral free deC livery sei'vlce w~ouild be put1 on ai con tract biasi char'ginig -that tIls would pave the <way for negro invasion of this fild now occupied almost entIre ly by 'whitq meh. 3ie r'eferi'ed to bii. several tertin' a's county and~ eily aiL torney at Sparianburg unideir sever'al different adniisitrationls. Jra V. ilack woodl. Mr'. Blackwvood "elinehed" his claim to thie pennant for the hest orator in the 'bunchi. lie prlediceted pen1 sions for Confederate soldiers fr'om tihe fedprai treasury, Hie expandhed on his idea of government regulation of 'ail *~ od 3ldten to pr'eVent the present dh15 nylo~min'ation between th-o cities and ~ ownsj polnting'ouit the tendency whuic'h '.this .re'dnees to centralize the wenlth' Sopelation of thd~ countr'y in large ~"~flt~')eleitated his irdvoene"v of 'e~s~ rd t ~an ootlined his lhan fer l txug3oal sanitariums all 4~ ti~ ~herdin needy ,rgople, r~ fin' tle.stating that TO 84Y[ h18tS4W S[[S_ IMPOSSIBt[ Teutons are Gradually Sur. rounding Polish Capital RUSSIAN HOPES RAPIDLY FADING With Field Marshall Von Hindenburg and 3Xaekensen Gradually Pushing Together the Two Ends of hluge Seni-i.rcle, Hopes of HIolding War. Saw Grow Dhummier. London. Jtuly 19.-With the German Field Maarshals Von Hindenburg, on the north, and Von Mackenseir, on the souith, whipping forward the two ends of the great are around Warsaw, it is realized in 1'3ngland that Grand Duke Nicholas, in defending the city, has the most severe task Imposed on him since the outbreak of the European wg9 r. Some military writers scem to thlink the feat is well-nigh impossible. There was sustained confidence that GcrmIany's previous violent attacks along the flzura-Rawka front. never would pierce the Russiant ilne, lit the present colossal co-ordintate move was developed with uch suddenness and carried so far Without meeting serious Rlussian resistance hat more and iore the Iritish press is discoltiting the fall'of the Polish Capital, und while not giving up all hopo of its retention, is pointing ouit the enormous dificulty the Russian armies have hiboredt under from the start by the existence of such a salient. Plight of lIussians. Unable to straighten out their Itine by an advance through IKast Prussia, in the north, 11nd Galicia. In the south. the Russians perpoetally have faved the pincers of the Altstro-Germans. a nd if these canl be soufleien tly tighten ei Warsaw must. go, and with i the entire line. As was the cse Saturday, when tle Austro-GermaIs recortded the success; of' their offensive in Ilie east, no oiletal coimnlication from either elein or Vi'ina reached the .ondon news papers today. Satitrday's conmitni:i tion was released Sunday for publia tion, atnd uii1 to nearly miiglt no tnew c0iitonunini(ationi has come to hanil. In the absenice of additional oilcia l in formation from Petrograd t Ie re I iotilug to throw fresh liglit on Iie (easiteri front, but the Auist ro-Germani advanc(e could hardly so soon have lost its Iomen itim. According to tle latest aieoulii, the Austro-Gerimlani foreisadvanii froi Prazsnl ysz, wer within forty Iiles of Warsaw; while to tih le soub, \oi .lackenmso's (eitre at in)it W. wiithin ten miles of the Lowii-ioim 11 ,!1road. lfin.ssiIis lIleported l~ena in' Warsaw. I.ondioni, ,July 20. --The .\Nlorni Post's limlapesi correspotnlent reiort that. the gradual evacuation of War 14aw has beeni ordecred lby the I iuins 1. lie was horn on a farmt a tid had bieen. a harid workera all of his li fe. lie told' how hvle had been of some be nfIt to t h foatmers last fall, wheni hie had refu sr-d to foreclose a large nu mber' of tmotrtea ges iti his Itoands whetn to foreclose. would1( have meantt severalI thoutsand( dlollaris in tees to him. Mtr. (ant t, in opietintg his mrmks, soaId that lie had( come out of IiIs te t Irement to fight t he 'iatt les of thle peo pie against the trusts and corpora tionis. IHe advoentedl a plan1 fot the Valorization of cotiton, but1 aplosedl it' e tprisident 's sIIp *o urhtase hli. Il.ie eriftled thle lpresiden t for v'etoind a tutnl c'red its bill Iand lha rged t ha t the dIemioera'tie ad ministr~ation was influi-. enced by W~all Street interests through the nmediumn of Mir. MicAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury and the -president's son-In-lawi. i. Gant i sphke of Ihis fit ness to ropresen t the Ieople of thle district, raying that lhe had sipent six years of his life in Washington as see relty to thle latte Johin L,. Ni. irby, of this county, whom he eulogized very' highly. Mir. Gantt spioke wvithi consider able feeling of his assoeiutions with Sen,. Irby, the late C2ol. T. II. rews and 01thers oft thiis couty iIn the pa At. W. W. Johnson. - Juidge W. W. Johnson, of Uniotn gave an ageouint of his past life 'i showv the confidence ia which h4~ is I\Oeld in Union, his home county. lie C~ontinued on page 10:) THAW FOUND SANE RELEASED ON BAIL vudge Uiholds .ur1y's Verdict of 31en. tail Condition. A ppeal of State Stails Fuli Force. New York, July 16.-Supreme Court Justice Hiendrick uphield today tho de cision of the jury which declared I larry X. Thaw sane. IThaw was then given his freedom on $35,000 ball. The State immediately served no tice of appeal and Justice lendrick put Thaw under bail to irisure his presence at future proceedings. A surety company was prepared togive the bond and Thaw was taken from tlie court house to the judge's chamn bers so details might be arranged. A crowd of several hundred lined the streets around the court house and checered Thaw wildly when he appear ed on the court house steps. In announcing his decision Justice Hendrix took occasion to comment tn favorably on the action of alienists who had assisted the State inl prep'a r ing the case and ilen appeared as ex pert witnesses In court. "I have reached a deelsion in this case," Justice Ihendrick said, "and it is based on myi)' own mind, fortitied by the action of the jury." Thaw, sitting with his counAl, hi. mother and sister, anticipated the court's decision with a broad smi!e. Denounces Al iiists "I want to say a word about. the alienists," Justice THendrick continund. "We have been told by one alienist that It is impossible to detrmine the sanity or insanity of a person with out taking 11he word of alienishs. Thij court and jury cal not deppend ulpon the word of an alienist who for year has devoted himself to a case of ti, kind and assjteg :1n its preparation. That. a doetor.jain help prepare a case and then go on the stand as an export witness is wrong. "I Iope the Legislatlre of ti1 11o will find some nieanis to corrct I!b Some(' other method shoull he adoi Clentlenien, I bave adoptc(I-tilerd's of the jury. I declare now that it i the decision of this court that HIrry i. . Tl'i isr*e. PR '1l1W.IO. 31:. T NS 31ass 31eel i ll i t he 310t hod istChu.h Sunidb ,v Nkit t .ildother 31outhi. A Ina:A eting inl tlie Inter-1 statle-w~e prohibition will he Ii Ite .Methodist chureh sitnday nit S::: o'clok aI Which time Dr. Cody, le. of 4 Ill Haitist C e' wvill dcliver rn"l addIress.. .\ll o. other churlches, of the' city are e (I (o clos and tlie pble gener ik ili!ted [o at1t InI. Alnotier pulh!Ze mrcclng in tlh in est of the samn cause will bo he' the ('ouit l o .\onday lornin 1 -1 10 o'clock. .\t tilis meetinvg al 14.1n in IOhe c llnty ho ari' nn 1V.! er. 'N'.-' illy ho . o ar e m11em1 W of the var'ius commnit Iees thai~t hI hieenii ~li lppinted4. Well Knoai~un (itizeu of~ (lielon P'arsed' .1. ('. Cpland', S;r., a well! knowx n at Lih: hoei last Sunl~day 1ornin1 II lee cloc4(1k, deiathi being dhue to pa ralysl. lie had heen ini i hena~ith ;or several 1nan.1,l lutL is11ondition wa. not alarmiig and1( cam~e very lunaeS iietedii; to his familly 111anne'quaint - ar'mes. iihe dleensed( wa.s a highly es t rusteesi of tile Thoru~'1weli Orphianage. and14 ailwa.' 5 mifeiistedc anl initerest ini the mno-al and1( religius life ofi the commiiiunity ini which lie lhad reShied all his life. lie was ill his C,;ih year a0 thle tim~e oft his denthI. 'Tie iunieral was held .\lnday afttir noon)1 at five 0'(oc aC(~ t t he I'resbyt - Ibidley'-..lonles, 4astor1 (if the chiorebh, and1 lassisted in by Dri. W. P'. .laiobis. Initermeint toiik liae act the P~resby teti'ian cemectery. The decceas~edl is suri - vived biy his wife, oneC daaghter, .\iis. 'Jack ,i1. Youn'g of Clinton, two sonsi, Messrs. .J. C. andl Arthur C!opeland'.of Columbia. The late RI. E+. C'opeland of' thuis city was a son'of the dle'eaisedl and ineceeded1 him to theo grave sov AT TACK ON ORUNDA INCREASIES GRAVIFY Atinch on Passeng-er Ship by ('0rm1an Sub111Inarie With1olit Wrig(ate Graei ('oncern. Wasihingl-fol, 1luly 17.---Io Ile grave ituaktiot that Is developed between the I'Allted States anI (ermiiainy over the( s1inking of the itlsitanlia nyas thrust another issue today wnicii It was revealed that ile Hritish stealier Orduna, carrying a score of Amer calls, had j'en attacked by a 0erman subiarine. Should first reports of an attempt to torpedo tihe Ordiina without warn ing be borne out by the ofilcial inves tigation it was indicated in ofilcial quarters that the United States prob ably Would regaird tlie ineident as add ing a grave element to tile alrealy strained relations between the two Countries. Lack ing iti'ormation as to the c cumnstan e or the attack, ofileials Were un able to prediet toniight to what te Ordunita ca:;e woul! a e %.m. th( ai atio?). but Ihev t rmi .'AHI the. . ' e t (in wVmIh -certinuly cor:p. WNison aid his ('al;in(. Althouigh the Orduina cscapedi un. hurt this, in the view of olliciais. (i s; not relieve the ca:'e of grave poe4.r; 1 ities. The fael that ai belligerenllt me. (hat)1 ship, bo nlid for tIle U 1'n ed Slt's w;ilh .\Anitis on board and wil lioul. a rms a nd aininit ion or 4on. tralhand argo. va s las.ailed whi' 4 h-r issengers slept reiinvinced manv iof ficials 11hat the theory th'y h!:,d *1nt, Ivinild cI an Iianctiual (han; in th inan11ders apparentfly had !w("a di ed. 31ay3- Ilinee on Tis ll- M One point o il it I nt so far ; tI (ll ' ii 1! - e ' di.nId, yI h In i . ; 4. th \vun w in~l o h t : IyI the c Ito:- I w rIII : Vi e n A i y it thI :v, 4., nk i' fore th.e. i he t I a f.: a as -somec of 0!.1- in :a u file thi \v! w'nh; of what I' place. the fui l- iml 111! :I w '. oi the G min (i rn e t for a r - port fron if, um r ;:l fore, 0 I ha I.fI ' - '. ()! lilt the i rti. sa a o ! :U a The c;6 is-t I- I4;ieved t > "; "4. !. 11m ! ileO Alnici a n, W b ' ordh "ilt it) ca . Accordi) ' 4 5 eI r h- ' o in - ternlationall law,. rv.-n a h e f1 arev onl board, the a- ree "' i.C h!.]ld to bo .lustilled to con b i .. fore, thator i irre.spective o (I .II f! 11 rial was gi44: ven .) 11t - or w lleillel' i':4lu - 41. 11:i Auu -10 e~ eithe n: -:tl' i t1:' wl ieb Ill r 4ed) I.iI lI: {' dI d'lOned) f r a-illmt. i t 4:411' e lsst e b 'Ii4l .il' ry'in d <oi I::.:,' nd tr iun ,e ln a 111i .\ ican~ r i!u l ssm. I ic sis I o honrI i f M n . bini :i h-r preili ly necep11ted rulet iiofi iin'e Snana~ the; ,Jt'ouh1(( bless.nuinnefie'l 1' lO ' I ' Q \ 1(1,-' . .f IIii. 01 ietnelf -rc \\I Ittg n !'h la (:oalt ei'a t at lCh :,i n)Itt for di tI i:hci lor. .\.:' depl lel lad iiOi' Coflhel'ilad SelpIs \\'ur.'(d lhr" an111d itd ad sania rpilyin her1 To P'JUAliER SPIR German -SubImarinc Allachs Passenger Vessel MAfNY AMERICArs WERE ON BOARD oil Bet ticeii the Fititeil Xtatp'S mid G~eran y Over Liitsiilia silii kg (Gcrnili .Mnltp it Slnil11ar Attack ti, Ano4thetr Shill. New York, July 1 7.-The ('unard 'Lier, O1rl 11-0111on Liveripoo lo I Nmv York %withI 22!7 paoson gel s. iliilp 22 Ainerjeicw11S w%.Sa tac~iheo wit itoulI Nv 'li g. it \\.;s leaiitle( oil livil arivat hten, foday, f.'y a Gsermtanioauai~ oil flli Illorliflf., ult J'ill1 . rn 1Jtijt olm, 1)11 k, I m a I,. w hin Is.etit :-';:ff 'r T 11,' aV~ r t If I: Ordhlia 'fe1!q ;a "*y. S1il,.A4) li- I h iihn 1 1, :A t. wvit and rt1;lo ia l I i f '.1 . I*.\. o th lit 1c Ilk :!il i('fO I0 ' t 'f1 C. re I '' thio Ill-' I I * I 'a !ft -~' i t ' CI t 1. i!- 1' 1 poi 'I to1: v-v r w I " Uii 0118 Of W018 Shot by Will Martin Last Week. VARIED REPORTS AS TO OCCURENCE TV.o Faiiies, Living Closo Togct her, linve a Difference and as ia Result the Iileads of Each Become Involved i a Dificulty, Leading to a Iolioi cide. As a result of a (ifliculty bei weel. two well known faruicrs, John K. .c Pherson and Will Martin, In' \\'utrloo town sh ip in tle early part of. last w eeh, the forin r wIt so iously wounded that hie died M~ondayniL The latter, with his 1uncle and : levo McPherson, is inl the county Jail pld ing anl applieation for hail. mtlictin:: reporiL do not l':ci a, very clear idea as to how the d I1II ult y, -t r11 the details of the kil Ii ngf itself. llo vev r, i -f l h-ad R ist(td btiween the two famili:.. II r chl y re~vI-lated, for. oine 1 i:, . 1 V .al yr., it is said. The 11n 1 , i. ililo open 'con.'i: lnst wek over a Very petty in.cit n1:, 11(11 -ih .ar ti, the tule of th d 'eInd ant , rged that the daugh,0tcr (,0 .\c I hvI itn had st(Olvn s.ome app,( - 11h1o br itoigh the Martil r 5w ta r of fact, the itllo 'I' 1hat the girl di 1 piik LI .eral 1:h had fa'non 0- ; o P w\.Is h)ui t o t h on ". - *I-1: ill an . , . '. In.: I -. t hd out In se iH. vns ) ords. bn--: .t at each meet a ii. 'lai lhat w.-as ahi he Sur.-le of \.%,r.. n had .irani 1 ie, 1tal-on w rltin n !n' p!:zzastater Mr if) AJI(It V.14 11Mr. .ut Mr. Mar tin I). r .%1t ovei 1111n0\11' -- pt It *rawn as If to at and 101 1 1 ho, WV11 1 arti. 1e, liti tle di s. ta - I hI, 1 11n in'1 sht0 into H.. u.. -114 I n ntin e d wi l' :13 2 "v 11101if :'' n ii ,\ihi V was - 'antd wa later t t a no hutt d ocve sros IM, 1n 1and .\ondayo 71 a parent th ot I Ipe for savi reiorted tI th * n -ring \ll 121 - Cunty jail Ias p ' I andi. lon ud14 i i wa'eres alo n begui tll fon - . -a towaprdt a u uil \illco'a nuly(O, .tus O.tyi s~i Idtodyt .at ray, sputa etu nlgt4,The hcon orer h de-~l~o gttd nd a te r to t;1 '2.Io ~ : nd~k' in o taIcnuihet A lien n d antshv ci-liciry frme i'og :h-.