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VM XE L . VLM XILARN, Ot CAROUNA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915. NM~~ ANOTHR STE[AMR SINT TO BOTTOM Allen Liner Victim of Tor pedo or Mine NO AMERICANS LOSE THEIR LIVES London Interest 1s Centered on Atti tude which this Government mill Take. Fult Particulars not yet Available. Said that Ship carried Gun on Deck. ***S * * * ** ** * * * * HIESPEIIIAN SUNK. * * Londol, Sept. .-'le Allan1 * * line steamer JHesperian saik at * * : 4 tis moruing i ithin a few * * illes of Qucenstown after being * * badly damaged by a torpedo or * * mine thirty-four hours previous. * * The captain and crew of twen- * * ty-ilve that remaliued aboard * * made a brave tlgth to save the * * craft, but the ship gradumi'ly * * sank by head and at daylight * * with decks awash and sank soon * * after. The captain and crew * * were taken off by boats that had * * been. accompanyhing the vessel * * to land. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * London, Sept. 5.-The Allan line steamer Hesperian, with 350 passen gers and a crew of :,00 aboard, bound from Liverpool for Montreal, was at tacked, it Is believed without warn Ing, by a Gerntan submarine off the irsih coast just as darkness was fall ing Saturday evening. Although the explosive found its mark, the vessel remained afloat and, according to a, statement issued by the company to niglit, every soul aboard was saved. No submarine was scen and prob ably it was too dark to observe the wake of a torpedo, but passengers and members of the crew who arrived at Queenstown on rescue steamers today agree that the attack was made by a German un(ersea boat, basing their opinion on the force of the shock and the great volume of water thrown in to the air. The force of the explosion was tre mendous. Of the passengers landed at Queenstown about 20 were injured. There were no Amerlean passengers aboard, so far as the American con sul could learn tonight, but two mem bers of the crew were Americans and both were saved. About 50 Canadian soldiers, wounded in Flanders, were going home to recuperate. Most of the other passengers were Canadlens returning from a visit to Eingland or Ejnglish people on their way to Can ada to settle. Struck Engine Room. The torpedo struck the HeCsperian in the forwa rd engine roomii and the shipi immtil(diately began to settle b~y the head. Capt. Main orderedh the 1pas sengors and( crews into the boats, but withI his otlicers remained on the bridge, although at that time lhe must have felt suire that his shiip would go (lowni. Tihe disciline wvas perfect, but one boat capsized and those in her were thrown to the water. All were picked upi, and( wIth other passengers and~ the ecew were transformed to rescue sta smers vhlch arrived In answer' to wireless calls. Passengers handed at Queenstown asserted that the attack was without warning. The United States embassy here received no conflrmation on this point. The Hesperian, a vessel of 10,920 tons gross, was outward bound frm Liverpool for Montreal. Many passeni gers were wounded Canadian soldiiers on their wiay home from the front. I~arly reports from Queenstown were that there were 50 -passengers in the first cabin, 150 in the second and( 250 in the third, but it later was an, nounfcedl at the Allan line offices in Liverpool that the passengers num bored only about 350. There were approximately 300 in the crew, .Just as Day Jied. The attack came just as darkness fell. Passengers who have reaohed Queenstown express tihe belief that she had hedn chased for some distance by a submarine, which fired as soon as it was within range. The attack came so suddenly, L w'ae ata that STEVE T. TAYLOR DEAD. Ied Saturday Afternon and was Buried in Laurens Cemetery Sunday Afternoon. Steve T. Taylor, for many years a resident of this city, died at his home oit Laurel street Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock after a lone illness. llts death had been expected for some time, so while Ile annouineeient of by his many friends it did not conie by him many friends it (i(1 not conic as a surprise. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Laurens cemetery, being conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. R. T. Major, of the First Alethodist church. A large num ber of sorrowing friends and relatives were present and floral t ributes were numerous and beautiful. Mr. Taylor was horn near Cross Anchor, but spent the laiger poition of his life iII Laurens, where lie was elgaged as a cont ractor and builder. lie was fifty years of age at the time of his death and Is survived by his wife who was aMiss Sexton, and two cons, Roy and Randolph Taylor, the intter being but a hahy. %lr. Tayl r was a member of the Methlodkt church and was an honest, upright citizen. Ilis numerous friends feel a deep loss in his departure. At. Lisbon Chureh. The regular services will be held at Lisbon church next Sunday morning. at 11 o'cloak, conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. L. Min. The congregation is requested to' bear this in mind. Mrs. Walt4r G. Henderson. \Irs. Walter G. Henderson, of Youngs township, (ied at her home Monday night and was buried yester day at Durban Creek church. She leaves her husband and three small children to mourn her loss, besides several brothers and sisters. Before her inarriage she was a Miss Grumbles, daughter of Mr. W. W. Gruibles, of this county. She was a conscientious Christian woman and beloved by all who knew her. great alarm was felt aboard the steamer. The torpedo struck forward of file enigile room, tearIng away the for ward pait of the ship, so that water r1uiled into the forward coml) partment. rile wlireless operator lustantly sent (ut a call for aid, while Capt. Main ordered the boats over the side. Three are said to have beenI upset in launching and 20 Perions'i injurCd have been landed at Quecnstown.. So far as known all those thrown in the water were saved. A fleet of rescue steaileris soon" reaelied the scene and all the piers-ois in the small bats were falkena ahoa rd. When it was seen that the liesperam was likely to remain afloat for se ti Rme, Caplt. Maulin insi ted on returnli ing to thle ship to await the arrival of adminiralIty tugs, which lie hoped couild taike her to Queenstown. Tweni ty of his mcin went back with him. The Allen line, owner of the lies peian, has been opierated for' about three years by the Canadian-Pacific railw~ays, ships of the lhne running he t ween Great Britain and Canadian. ports. The Hlespei'ian, a twin screw steam er, wvas built at Glasgowv in 1908i. She was 485 feet long with a beam of (10 feet and a dept of hoild of S0 feet. Lodkhion Not EX('ted. London learnedl of thle torpedhoiing of the Hoisperian thlroiigh a Sunday newspiiaper, which issued an extra late today covering meagre details. As the paper priinted an Allain line stIatemnent saying passengers and crew hiad been savedI the news aroused no excite ment comparable to that caused by the torpedoing of the Lusitan ia and the~ Arabic. It was noticeable that wvherever groups assembled to discuss the mat ter' principal interest among them centred in the probable' effect the torpedoing would have on the nego tiations between the United States and Germany concerning Germany's sub marine policy. A reqluest at the Allan line offices for the names of the passengers on the Hhesperian met with refusal to give them. It was stated that then company's officials haud dei'A ti is sue no list now, SIGN BOARDS 0RNADIENT ROAD TO CLINTON Mr. E. II. W1lilkes has Placted Laarge Shrnl Boards itt 1mnpolrtalnt Pliees niomc 1toute, 1 laVing had his attention directed to the fact that many tou rist have somie difliculty in selecting (lhe best road from Clinton to Laurens, Mr. 1. 11. Will:c.; took upon hu-i1..mi the respu!n1 sibility of providing the road withl suitable signs. Me had large signs painted at his own expense and had them securely put In place last week, so that now travelers may go along this route and feel sure that they will not lose the way. The first sign erect ed was at the 11old Simpson place sev cral miles this side of Clinton, where tle old road between Clinton and Laurens ajid 'lie present road fork. The next sign was placed Just on the outskirts of Laurens on tile top of the hill this side of Mr. Ross Blake ley's where one road goes through to the I"Itirens Ull and the other turns to the left to intersect East Main street .between the Gaiington and Fuller homes. The third sign was placed at this latter Intersect ion. With these three signs placed, a trav eler would have no reason to follow any but the best road between the two cities. It -will be left now for some wideawake Clinton citizen to place signs between that city and the county line, Newberry being left to look af ter her own roads. in this connection, it (ops not sceei out of place to suggest that farmers along this route look after tle roads in front of their homes and keep them in good shape. Though it is easily ex plaiiable why there are so many lit tle ruts and rough places in front of houses along the roadside, yet the fact that there is an explanation ought not. to deter owners from trying to (10 away with the'm. As this road to Clinton is traveled more than any other in the county perhaps, it has been suggested that the residents along this road take upon themselves the duty of filling in the ruts and smoothing the rough places in front of their homes. This has been done by several residents along the road a lready but a concerted movement is very much to be desired. Inl somie cases, the bad effect of rain water diraining from the yards woild* be done away with if diltches were dug along the side of the road so that the water would not have to flow across tle road in seeking an outlet. Opens liilliard Pilor. The Ideal 1illiard Parlor Is tle name of a new amusement place which has opened up in tle T'raynhain buii d Ing on the north side of the public sqia re. MIr. Sam Rosenberg, of Greenwood, is the proprietor an11d Mr. Ilal Moorman the manager. It is ui derstood that the Ideal wil be Conl ) oted on a hig hi liless plante, free from tlie objectionable moral features 50 oiften associatedl with 1(ool rooms. No bl1'is wyill be usedi and passershy may at all times see what. is going on nsi de No drnking, gambi Ilng or row dyismi oif aniy kinid will lbe allowved. Chlristilanm Einaor' Meeting. Thle Christ Ian Endeavor society wvillI mneet at the Presbyterian church Sitn day nIght at 7:]15 o'clock. Mr. E. II. Wilkes will be the ieadeir in the ser' v'ice. Theli sublject "I low wve ('an pro mote temiperance reform" has been se iected because Of tihe current Interest in iirolihibii. The- public Is invited to aittend. (Call for lloxes. Deputy Clerk of Court W. S. Power' ask~ed yeiterday fliat the mianagers for Tu~esday''s (,lect iona be, remiiindedl to call for tho ele'v't bn boxes. tspeelal atten tion is cia:led to tnil beca use thle mani ager's will lie -paid for thelir servIces in fulil for' this eleetion., Meeting of t(, of P. Laurecns Lodge, K. of P., will meet Monday ilghit in the lodlge hall at 8 o'clock. The official visit of grand lodlge officials will lie madle, so It is rettuestedl th'at the lodge nmembeis make a point of attendling. There will also be degree wvork. Con federate MfedaI Found14. A Confed!'rate vetecrans medal bear' ing th'e name 0. M. Fleming, Co '0th 2. C. Volunteer Infatr'y, "ven found last week h,'. Miss* 'hlIa Irhv. 'I ' owner' cnn have lby calling r.t * iIt-hy anitaeinm. DII. II. S. UC.AS DEID. Passed A way at. iHome of Son In Wal WNalhlalla, SePt. 5.--Dr. 13. S. ILucas (i(d hero this Imtorning abotit, S o'clock at the homne of his Soil, Mr. 1I It. IM-uNU. lie was it his 82d year. Dr. 'lieas was a native of Ke'slaw coull ty. At, the outbreak of the War le f. n' fllu Statei Ie volviilfeorvid f'". service i the Con federa te army, serv Ing contintiously IIt1il disalbIle( by tihe l(os of anl arm. Ile is survived by fotit chidrei, one son and two daugh Iers, who reside In Coluinhia. 1ly rea son of advanced years atdi Inpaired health, Dr. Iucas was forced to rellin (ill si the active practice of his pro fession some ten years ago and had sp;ent much of hIs t1ine in recent years in Walhalla. 'Hie body was taken this aftern oon to IHartsville, anl will be hIrled near th'ere in the family ceme tory, whe'.. rest 1bhe bodies of, emPmbet of the lucas fatnily for several gener ationS. Miss Maitle Tr. iiass leai. Miss Mattie 'I'. lass, daughter of the late G. A'. and Isabella lass. died Siun (ay morning in Aiken comity at ihe home of her sistel, lMs. .1. W. Ilarvely where she has made her home for many years. The parents were life long citizens of Laurens county where cll the family have many friends and relatives. She leaves to mourn her loss the following brothers: Nir. M. A. Bass and Rev. S. R. Bass of Greenville, S. C., Mr. ''. 1. Hass of Columbia. S. C.. and Mrs. .1. W. iIarvely of Langley. S. C., besiles one half-sister, M1rs. M. F.. Wilson of Creer, S. C., and a half brother. Mr. .1 N. Bass of Newberry. Iev. .1. A. IBrock conducted the burial s-Ovices at. Warrior Creek on Molday afternoon. The sorrowing relatives have the sympathy of a host of friends. Meeting of l ariers. 'I'ho Advertiser has been requested to announce that a meeting of farmers and business m11en1 Vill lie hld in tle court house Friday morning at 11 o'clock to discuss qluestions of import aiice at this Ut. It is hoped that a large number of them will be pre,? cnt. County Fair Meeting. A meeting of all those who are in erested it the anual county fair has been called by Mr. W. 1). Byrd, presi dent of tile fair association, for iPri day afternooin at I o'clock in the court house. The business men of the tovn are espeeially urged to at tenld. Malany things of 111111oranice in coinect ion witi tle holding of the faIr are to be disclissed. 'Ile eetiming will lie a very important one and a full attenda nec Is earnestly re tiestI ed. .Mr. S. .1.('raig. Who for a numbtihier of years ha -; ba.nI Ih cashier of thi Pal1ito Ialik. tindireil his iesignta til to lie boar d of directors last Saturdayv. Alr. ('iaig has not beien in Lh' ver'y last of hlthII reenlt ly and tot that. reasoni was forced to give up his work. .\r. IBillih Terry, whlo has beent I ookkeepier at thle bank has been Cectedi to su (ciee Ir . K'rai1g. Mr. TIe ry's siuc'es;sor has not yet beeni (:ketedh. New Gin. Tlwo fiftyv saw 'din 01utfit will lie lo (ated( itear lloyds mill, olieratedl by Messrs Woods anid Pit ts. TIhey are r::hling to lie ready for business ini teni or fiiteln dlays. * fWTIls I .0LTS 11E.1 * *Ini order thatt no iote may bie* l inced it the iironlg bo~x niext * * 'T'lesdayh~ heraniise oif enre'lesst * * rendinug of the hallot, Th''le . d. * * vert iser is prinotinir the14 wordinug * * of the ballots, soi thatt the vot- * *ers mnay fait iliairizie thlemlselves * * w~Ih them before gointg to the A * poi'ds9. It Is said tihat there has * * alireatdy beeni someC conifui~on 01- ' * er* the ballots. * * Th'le ballots to lie Toted 1)) * * those initi faotr ouf prohibut Ion * *readi thus:i ".igaist the mianu- * * facture andi sale of alcoholic 11- * * fluiirs and beverages hn South * Carollia." * * Th baillots to lie votetd by * * those who oppose statewIdle pro. * * hititon readi thus : "For the * * imatnufacture -andl sale of alc- * * hmoic liktnors and beverages In * * N4omth Carohlin." (TO (AIIlIlitl SOON Large Cilthering of ('hurch Workersi EXpected . Asseible lin Laurens. Columbia. Sept. 5. --A special train will carry thte ('hristiall nI En(teavor's o f Columbia and Ihe lower half of fie Statev over the C., N. & It'railroad to Colve'ntilonl that. is to be bel there Novcmbier 5-7. The 'I~deavors are planning a really great gathering and they are deterinedll to have several huIindired delegates in altenda nce. le filuest has been made or ihe railroais rot sieciali rates to Fauirens fr'om all points in tie State, but this malter has not been decided as yet. 1Te EndR(leavo's inl Coliibia plai to send 100 miembiier's of their :ocieties to tile LaItur'('ns convenitiol. There a're five young people!s societies of Christian Endeavor here, and four jiinior societies and one Int ermediate i-ociety. A good imanty of the jiuiiotrs will go to the coiventiot for the ". itlnior rally" on Salturday Noveilbe r ';. Tle leade's of these societies plant to take the littl rolks. Tie live young peoples socIetIes of Clir 'istian Ettileavor in this city1 have a total membership of about 1MO. The lead VI n these societies are desirous of hiavinig at least 100 of the Endeavors of the city to attend thle convention besides lie .u niors who will go for the one day of their' rally. A cam paign will he waged among ithe local soietIles in Octlober. to arouise iter' -i In tile ('oiventioni, and to secutre naies of delegates. Resides the 100 from Columbia. there will be a larze dlegation frot Charlesto(,. a hiar'ge gathering from SPuiter. others frot Mannitg, Dillon, 1)arlingtotn, Florence. Alcollu. Nings I ee, 1n1 11 oth'er parts of Ile "low ointr'y,'" al of whotm will come to Columbia atid go with the Colluia Special." The C., N. & L. railway 11 agt'eed to operate speial eqIIII Imelit for the Endeavors, lt t 11h will he on tite regtlar train sc'hediule rot' fithe day, unless as many as 150 go from here. If tie delegation that Ieaves Columbia for Laurens i. as la'ge as 150, file roa(l will opet'ate tihe sPecialI t'ain at any hourl of 1.11 day to stilt thle Endeavors. The En deavors th ler'efot'e ar'e work ing for a large delegation of yoiung Ieole frm ill city and other points in the lower half of the State. Large delegat ions, also will go from Rock Hill. 'nion. spartanlhur, (ireenville, Liherty, New htrry, ('h1io. Y41orlville and other poitl ll intiuer part of the State. 'lans fr the chiristian Endtieavor OnVentionwr 'illiplelid at a meet, ii_- of th" slate execIltive cotmmittee helld in this (ivtY the haller part or Au i t . .\nt att Iraetiv I r g a \.' P11 1Il Will fieold secretary of the Christian Eln de~aver, one of the best known reliu ib'avis., and Rev. (.l K. Fnlav, of Columbe ia, and othet' leaiding spieakers or Itle SItite will featurie the' lirog:ini ofi Ithe coniviiintion. ''The '1'cvenion w'ill lie th'e goests or the First Pi'es hyl i'iani churichl oi ~aitrtens. A good tiano tih'l'le Endiea vol so I ldlees hav lannteid to atten'id the city :e.' a delegration bieing their goal. The (. Citumbia cocIeties will have this as theirit aim, and also tihe Newherryr encilef v. Thlme (liintont soc let y itas ant noutncd thatI they wvili afI tend ini a 1d'il, if they have to wa':lk the nine milies to Lauiirein:. Fior i'h-.ce wceks pio to' th le cotiven (10 the f.Ild work itn this State. 1ie will eover' in sevente''n days. abiout be'liig ariranaged and will be ann toun ced later. T lhte fact t hat thbe Edeavor'ers wi'll have a 5!eio'al t raIn to conve' t hem to Laurmiens from thie low'et' pat or the StateI will addl to the ('nthiusiasml and4 at tracit nmany younw Iteople 1o thec convention. rThe Sotuth Car'olina Chit 'st Ian Enideav'or unIon Is nota yeatr old yet, buit they plan to makc theIr second conventIon the best sec ond conventlon ever held bly any utn Ion. I Elduc(ationerd Sermon. Rev. J1. R. T. Miajor, rollowlig the( Sl.ggest Ion tiadhe bty the cotunty diepat tmenit of educitatlonl, preached a most instrtutivle an(1d hlifitl edc~lational scrmon Sunday. I4 T[W A'NIR Large Enrollments ai Af the Schools NEVv FEAi'URES ADDED TO CORS: I'ar's Work fit Central Sclioo! tegna wIth A pproptriate Exrelse; I nay Morning. Monditied aiiayFmr to bt- Inciled iII Course. The ImLaurens City ,;ch Iool ,I s m -\ondlay mlorning with :n1 nr1. of' 577 whif.e ehildien, I- I of ti . iln in the (enitral school al C1in the aur1e1n lnrg school. At (1 tral school a1 largo number1wi o0r and iltlested friedils weln t: to witlness the opening exel r . devotional sorrice Was lead I c v. .1. It. T. Mlajor, aftier which ate and inspiring talks wer'e .I by Alessrs. W. L. Gray, C. IL i , .Iaiii es 11. Sullivan and Dr. I t1. Teague. Before the vlhild -n of r. leir places In the asselbly hal pt18[ . f'arkinson ImIde some Iaill , .-, onents it) regard to fihe plans for til mming ycar. Amiong the things con1*,n .V't id for the n3ew year are a modif 'i i.. tary feattire, a ommercial -i, the addition of anofther gr:- -. and miedical inspection or tile pui A ftllie( expllllnlto of h1111s thill -- any ITv founid Ilin l an dvvrisement11li T,-an olier page of this paper. to ;".4 the otte tllioll of allI school a1 1 1 I'tl V ar pIt aet tarly directed. Yesterday m1orn1ing Revv. C. 1::. kin (n(I llit'd devo lonoal sm vi, . 11 1 Dr. J. 11. Teague delivered 1 . of a series of short lectures . , a aro to be deliveied by physician -m y. giene iand health toplis. Dr. Y xr-) !loke onl "The llefla ion b- w. n School 1,1un1ces and SClhool I.i e " 1(o aivised thal only Ithe smtaller . i.Jrmn bring hlnches and that evenl ih. bring very light one's, slgge(stinl. It things as : apple, aln orang or a buttered saidwich. Ile sa1id t ha' they shohl ci at one recess ad 1t ii shouI1l(I I)(' le 5o0 nd11 one. 1)1. T1 . 2 s talk was given Very close atllmier both by thle puilsIA and tl O: s The Tenching Corjs. The following alre 1.114 h. a'1 of ff1th whit school: Central School. Firt Gade-ilr'S. 11. I,. .10ora Second (1rIde-Miss Flr01id(14 I Th'lird Gratde--.\lIss; 1-:a Ho~l Pourlth Gr-de--.\iss .\ary I !I Cb. Fifth Grade-Miss Kittie IM , Fifth and sixth Grades-. Mi Dial. Sixthl Crade--.\Nibs Corinne Seveih (ride oys--.\r. H E'Venlth Grade (lils . - Hoper. lii school Teacie13e i n1sIl --l.\ ss I H I l ln ibb Second Grad le-M tiss; Irenel Watt~fS .1Illls Sct(hlooi side thle city limits, also (: .. .. If2 tile year's wVork MIonday 311 in. \'ith Is supelrintendentit of this el a'i he' 1s ass isted by M\rs. Gr .'!t andi Mi sss I-nela and( Annieo sipson. Miss C'ornwell hlas chargc C.1 kiln IlThe (oloredl Scloli. Sup lt. Thos01-. Saner 11(01 .1 I Itho year 's wIork- atlso at th11 sehll r col-. IOed chIldren'O Monday mor.1 Over two hundred'C~ were enrolled. 1b5i ex tuectinug a sucessful sessIon. Raiing Blooded IJg. As anl idifeat ion of the0 hio , : (d in Iees ('01in diversitled farin l' . ichl 1i belig shlOWn ini this countiy. .'i 1. E. Todd(, of IBarksd5ale Staftion . ieo'wted cons!dlerable1 at tent Iion to hmb .lado hogs this year and has 1)een shipping registered1 pigs even onfsts ito theO .state. Ver'y recently he hats stipped regtsteredt Fferkgshir p0figs to0 Gesorlgia and Alabama andl Is preparinlg to go) into thle busliness more extenisively, Mr. Todd believes also In adverf~ising, usIng the want add columns of the 10 f-al paper1s as wvell ~ .asie farmn journ als.