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VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH' CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, W916. 146 GREATEST NAVAL BATTLE IN HISTORY CLAIM[D AS VICTORY BY THE GERMANS British and German High Seas Fleets Meet off the West Coast of Denmark Wednesday and a Terrible Struggle Followed, Lasting far into the Night. Statements from Both Sides Conflict as to the Actual Losses, British and Germans Claiming Vic tory. Oermany apparently was the victor of the Kil canal and guarded by the in the greatest naval battle in the outlying Island of ligoland.. world's history, as far as details have A Secret Rendexevois. been made public of the meeting of llUil this engagemeit, however, no the German and British fleets off the Geman fleet has put forth in force west coast of I)enmark on Wednesday to necessitate the giving of the alarm afternoon. At least three British bat.- to the British mai fleet that its foe tie cruisers, ' three cruisers and eight was coming out to give battle. 'IThe destroyers and the German battleshipe rendezvous of the liritish battle fleet IHommern and two small German has been a secret, but is generally be cruisers and a number of torpedo 1ieved to have been In the Orkney Is boats were sunk in the engagement lands north of Scotland. The long which lasted far into Ithe night. Great. months of watchful waiting by the Britain admits the loss of battle- British, however, were broken into by cruisers and cruisers with a tonnage two naval engagements in which coan of 114-1,i0--represented by the battle- paratively small squadrons of (ertan cruisers Queen Mary, Tndefatigable warships were involved, and in hot ii -nd linvincible, and the cruiser De- of which the British were victories, On fence, Black Prince and Warrior. Ger- I hiitat S, 11 " Adtiral Sir liv h many's losses, according to the Berlin Beat 'a his flagship the bat len is' admiralty, in addition to tie Pomnmern Lion, led iis squadron in a ding dash were the Wisbaden and Fraulenlob, Into the Bight. of Heligoland. In an en small cruisers and several torpedo gagement almost under tte guns of this boats. great fortress three German armored The Germans claim, in addition ,to cruisers and two (estloycs were sunk the admitted losses of Great Britain, with a loss of 2,500 men. that the British battleship Warspite. On January 2.1, 191 a Getman of the largest type in the British navy, squadron attempted a raid on the was sunk, that the battleship Marl- British coast, encountered Admiral borough was hit by a torpedo and that Beatty off the Dogger banks and in a two cruisers of the Acvhilles type (the running fight the German cruiser Warrior is this class) and one sub- Iluecher was sunk and two of her marine were sent to the bottom, sister ships set on fire. Several raids Another Big Claim. have been made by Gertan naval de The British admiralty adds to theIn conceded losses by Germany of two which Yarmouth, Scarborough, Whitby, dreadnoughts of the Kaiser class- oare d h wlstof hese isw vessels of 24,700 tons-destroyed, the blowing up of one battlecruiser, the pril 26, last, on which occa damaging of two other vessels, of this sion according to the German claim, i class and the ramming and sinking of British destroyer and two scout chips a German submarine, From advices thus far received it submarine Losses Heavy. would appear that the greatest naval ite fost sius lose t e battle of history has been fought. Never I before havefoce o thtrough the operations of German bfo e to naval submarines and by means of mines. magnitude as the British and German Such an instance ocurred September high sea fleets engaged in combat. But. 22, 1911, when the Britist cruisers apparently the battlo was not fought tit to a point to determine mastery oel wittin an lou' by the (etman of the seas, for the losses, serious as submaine U-9. they are reported to have been, will The German navy, however, pei not vitally impair the strength of formed brillitnt feats it regions fat cither fleet. distant front Europe, its most notaile The scene of battle was in the east ern waters of the North sea. it is probable that the German fleet was on net, ('bile, early in to war, when the Geirmian MiUr Easterni sqiadrtoin, at one of the excursions into the North tempilg to mach home waters, en sea which it has taken from time to tie during the war and met, whether It hrid Ciaddock. it the battle the (t or not by design, with the British mans sent te Britist cruisei Goo( fleet. fleet.0dop and \lnioiitii to the bottoim Off Coast of Denmark. with all bands, A iontt later a pow Skagerack is an ari of the Non I er fl Brtish. s.uad ...i e sea bet ween Norwvay and Denmtark.toiu emasofth h.tkad Tihte point refered to ini thle ofileialIado i ieO'iai r si i German sta temeint as I iorni R1ff ptrobt- Ilesudin or-- i d iho' ably is thle reef off thle Hormin , on thletbe0ninain*IleNreb i01(tle southIwest ern extrcemht y of Den mark. e wI--wreea t Ili lot01. Thiiis w~ould1 idient thaIlit the battle iieIfitIle1)esneraplmt was fought oft tihe coast of Denmark. wscuh ae n iMryd TFrom thle reef to Ii eli go and, thle ma in ''teli ist(rndoih ami Germnnan na val ia s ini thle Nairth sea, r~o i ls ae ntleNni e is aboutt 1(00 miles,.naeet sasse li)o i News of the engagement was hteldlQen l1iattl,~lihpae back by the British authtoriti es, pos- toiletpatinteteptofrc 51)ly' peindiing the ret urn home of thetielaaels.'leWapievs fleet, and the first word receIved of 60fe ogad(ipaeI2,0 os the battle canme bty wireless from ~e~a ul tDvnoti 9. Berlin. a netmtdcs f$25000 The loss of Ilife in the engagement TeWrhiei eotdt aecr must have been extremiely heavy. Thme midegt1-nhgn npaeo battlecruiser Indefatigable, for in-1-icgus'anelbyteQen stance, from which the German admair- liaei, helswseupedwt ally reports only two men were saved, 1 r1 i-nhgii,1 ori probably .had more than 900 men ongusadorthe-oiilranws board, and others of thte vessels stinkfttdvthou'2-ihioreoubs carried complements of meni nearly as ercmlmn as70 large, Previous to this battle Great Brnit-EI TEN S PS U K aln had lost (luring the war te'n battle ships, 11 cruisers and vai'ious smallerSA TH BR IH craft.. Geornmany has host 18 cruisers, 19 auxiliary cruisers, chiefly convertedAlnrlt su Stt'iit.Ieinit passenger liners and numerous smnaI- tii itr aigNvlBt ler vessels,.eiholi Ieie ossfrOr Since the beginning of the war imttsNt01 etilyh.Abo British cruisers and destroyers have ht~i-Inis (aulisltitla patrolled durning (lay and night the FrtAione.T~tneEtmt approadhes to the German fleet's base o aaeSfee adt eMs in the, bay formed by the mouths of o arctos the I~lbe and the Weser, protected by LndJne4TeBrtha the mighty fortification of Wilhelm- mriytngtise ttmn shaven on the south, on the north by Isyn hr a h togs the uppoedl I~nrog~bofdefnse (Ciedna agued byethe (:OU l' (ONYEINES .JUNE 19T'i. .Jury Commnissioners Drew .Jurors' Thursday. Only One Murder ('ase Docketed so Far. The jury conunissioners met in the ollice of Clerk of Court Power 'Thurs day and drew the jurors for the sulil ler terms of the court of general ses sions, which convenes .June 119th. So far only one iurder case is docketed for trial, that being the case of Babe Young charged with the murder of Harrp Cooper. The following gentle men will comprise the petit jury: La lens-I1: I). Gray, Thos. ). Downey, T. L. Moore, B. L. Clardy, J. R. Brownlee, C. Y. Craddock, S. W. Rutledge. Jacks-W. 1). Glenn, J. 0 Ray llunter---C. I,. .ilam, A. J. .John son, J. J. Young, N. M. .\Martin, C. C. Young. C'rosy 11il1--.1. IT. Dukes, 1E. 1,. Wells, S. A. Leanianu, W. T. Madden. WVaterloo-I. 1). Madden, Jr., '1'. M. Shaw, Geo. C. Anderson. Sullivan-.Jno. L. Ungwell, R. C. Ieeves, .1. A. Crawford, II. P. Nel son, .1. It. Crawford. Iials -S. L. Weeks, W. S. Adair, .1. It. Hall, L. ). Curry, 1,. Z. \lison. - Youngs---I,. S. Cook, .1. G. It. Mar finl, C. It. Leonlar~d. Scutlitown ----.\. T. (oo per, i. .1. )onnan. .irs. .John 1'. 1111011,ms. Mrs. .lohn P. liellains, daughter of the late .\Mr. and .\lrs. Fleming Kose of the upper section of the county, died at her homse in Flayte, May ist, at the age of 60. iier husband and three children survive her, besides the fol lowing brothers and sisters: IL. 0. Rose, S. C. Rose and Mrs. Will Gai rett, of Texas; W. F. Rose, of Eufala, Ala., Mrs. Putnam, of this city, art' Mrs. Mamie Ward, of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Hellams moved to Texas about 27 years ago. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Preparedness and Foreign Polcies (Principal Planks. St. Louis, June 3.-Preparedness and foreign poiieles will be the prin eipal planks to be written into the democratic platform that will ' be drafted here. It is suggested Presi dent Wilson already has drawn the main plank. LAND SALES MON$AY. The 'ases Disposed of by the Clerk of ('ourt. Martin Property not Sold. Monday being legal salesday the clerk of court made the following sales: In the case of the Standard IHuilI+ & Loan .\ssociation vs Nathan lrice, lots No. 1, :1 and I were sold to It. E. l:Ibh, attorney, for $7:5, $95a and $1 I. reshpect ively. Lot. No. 2 was sold to Dial .& Todd, attorneys:, for $20. In the case of John S. Rodgers vs Alf Meredith. t.(o lots at 1anford Sta tion were sold to .1. C. Shell for $26 and $10. In the case of 1,. (. Halle vs Lou .\eMorris, a1 lot inl the city oIf Lot( ilns was sold to II. S. !tlac!:well, it torne~y, for $2400. Thle saie of the. M~ar in ilroperty was Lau'nsGirI lon1ed Mlisses 1liarrielt Sullivan andl Yir 0(d t wo( oIf thIie 11ie schola rsh ips 1 i e to m1(1lembes of tihe FreshmianI class at Winthiroip college thlis year. The0 schiolrsips were awarded0( for merit-1 orlous work duiiring the yeari. T'hat twvo out of tile ilve scholarships Camle to L.aurens girls siIeakS very hiighly for tile record they make there. Miss Ilessie A very. Mr. and Mrs. JIoe Avery. of 111e Lau.. reuis Mill village, were sadly bereaved last Monday whent their diaulghter', Miss IBessie Avery, age 16 years, rpassedl away. The body was interred the fol lowing* afternoon ill the ILurens1 cem etery. * ** * * * ** * ** ** ** * *C * Dial1," said4 .J. L.. McLaurin in (Co.* *er for. Tihe State asked himii if lhe * * wtould accept the challenge of N. * * II. Dial to discuss the warehouse * *system with him ini each congres *stonal district. "I have absedunte- * *ly no comment to nlake," Mr. Mc- * *Laurin added. * * ENI:('('T1'1E t'O)DI.'l"l'EE 1ET'1 S.\TURA).Y Itlinrary Arrange'td for the fount) ('uamipagii and .Assessniients laide for ('a ndititts. The 'C'ounty I)emcrat ic Execitive comm itteo met ?aturday niorning in the coitrt house, presided over by Chairnan It. E''. Babb. Alr. F. 1'. Me (owan was elected secretary and treastrer of the (colillittee. The pri n cipal matters that canme 11p for settle ment were the campaign itinerary, the preeinct mangers and assessment.s for candidates. On account of the increased expens es incident to the cbange in rtiles' and because it. was thouight best to pay those lainagers who have to come to Laurens for the ballot boxes, it was found necessajry to increase the asses lents for candidales. The following Is the schedule of assessuents: State Senator .. .... .. .. ...$211.1 Representative .. .. .. ..... .1.4)1 Clerk of Court..............:0.00 Sheriff .......... .. .. .. 10.00 Aiuditor ..... .. .. . ... .. . I).0t 'r 'asurer.. .. .. .. .. ... ... . Coroner .. . .. .. .. , . .0 Couity (oinlnisioner1' ".... .. .. 10.,1) .Alagistraes .. .. .. .... .....2.0 The following itinerary was; ar raanged: Mondny, .\ug. 7. Ian;Igston. ''uesday. .\ug S. -lIen1no. ''uesday night, .\ug. N.---('linton mill \\ednesday, Aug. '.. - -(l i1ton. Wednesday inight, Aug. .-- iydi Mill. 'T'hursday, Aug. 10.--I iopewel1. Thursday night. Au1g. 10.--Goldville. Friday, Aug. I 1.--Cross 11111. Monday, Aug. 21.-Laurens. Mlonday night, Aug. 2i.--Laurens Mill. Tuesday, Aug. 22.--Waterloo (Ekon) Wednesday, Aug. 23.-Sullivan, T. S. Thursday, Aug. 24.-Dials (Dials Church). Friday, Aug. 25.-Youngs (Youngs Store.) Friday night, Aug. 25.--Watts Mill. It was decided to make no change in the manler of electing iagistrates for Hunter township, although the matter was discussed at length. NOBLES HEADED FOR ilUFF.1,0. Two Speclail Trains to Carry Y1aalra 'emple to Big 3eeting. Mr. C. S. Conlptol, traveling passen ger agent of the Seaboard A ii' Line railroad, was in the -eity yesterday making arrangelenIs for the Sea hoard's special trains to 11uffalo, N. Y., on aCCOllnt of tlie lleetiiig of the .\nlient Nobles of the Mystic Shrine it) bra held there .luly l- itI:ih. Two big speiials will leave Allanilai, SatrllIay .July 8th. It is expected aluit the lau rens Nobles will join 'aarah t rains at ('lintoni, which will jass there about 2: 1:, p. in. Mr. 'Comipton says that these I rains will consist of all solid steel P 11llma1n, comn partlent a ndl( ob servation cars and it will be necessary to put two (iners on each train to no comilnodate this crowd. .\Ir. II. Ter r'y will re0eive reservattions I(or' PI'ull man11 s'ace (on these Irailns and1 give arle good let urin lg with Istop-overn lprivileg'es at1 .\tlanltio ('ity, where ihi' train will spend1 i 11(1hours. 'lh' fare froml Laure'ns will be' ab~out N2o lor the Wits II lls Schiool t losimlr. Thei Wa'it s .\illlis sohool witl 1'loise Itle sessiont of 191I5-lI. idiay w.ith a1 pienie. The frlIenlds ot' Prof. lPewell, w ho has beenl tea(h ig there for' sev 01ra1 years, reOgret to learn1 that he wvill not returnll O net. year bu1)1t will take up thie stutdy of med(1icinie, Irobblnly a1t the ldniversit y of North Carolina. Th'le school has had1( a slendd1( l0(O( reor un der'l his dirle't ion, the pupils ear'rying off nmany honor's in 11he var'ious comn 11etitivye contests wIih ot her ('0un1t y schools. (Charile Franilkst Hut, Charlie Frlanlks, son1 of Mr'. and \Mrs. John i A. Fr'anks, had his armll br1oken1 while tr'yinlg to ('ran~k Is father's aui tomlobile severall day13s ago. The aeci (dont1 ('me about1 in the usual11 waty, Washington, Ju11ni. 3.-Secreta ry Dianiels 11ay3 uIrge the cons lltrcIon 1)y thle niavy departmenolt or dIrIgible all' erauft of the Zeppe)Olin type as a re sult of the North Sea battle and tile slowness of commercIal detelopmnenlt of such constructIon. Naval 'omclials agreed that dletails of the battle re eived Indicate that the Zeppelins aid ed thn Gnrmann reatly. ENROLLMENT BOOKS OPENED YESTERDAY lie-ln 11rollmeIIt Bleii Ired of ANl Those Who4) Would Vote in the Piilmary. Ioo(s of ('1110 llent for the primiary elet ioll were opetned at tIhe variotis: club dIstric'ts and will be ke-pt openi for two uonths. They will he clo(d TI'ucsday, July 2. th. The enrollment book for the Lau reus city (liu) will be kept in the of lice of the Clerk of Court, in charge of \'.. S. Power. The rules adopted at the state con veintion inl regard to en'ollmelit are as follows: "Ecach applicant. for enrollment shal. in person write 111on1 the club roll his full name and il cdiately Ile'eafteir his age, o(''i1 tation and postotice address, and if in a city or town shall write the name of the street and the noumlber of the houee in which lie resides if such designation exist in said city or towi. tIf the intan he illegible I ti serleta ry shall write the name beneithI the silniatte of tlie appIiennit. In the event of tie' in:ahil ill the Ie applicant to w rilt he my may1ke his ilxk Upon the roll. whill silen? he witnessed by thIe eiitiary or other person tohe havin tihll o ustody hereof, and the sec renary stall t iltl in lae other reauiredtents."f Next. School Session. \Ir. I . 1. s P arkinson slated yestsr day tmI the next school session w1ill bofin .\lnlday e t. 11. H I s address this sdecnner' will be l'naka, Springs, denfn. Ir. and .\lrs. Parkinson leave Tlhutrsday mlornling. W1(oodmani I'nl ling Sund,. A. 10ill1 , of F-partanhurg and tor. C. A. Power, of this city, made splendid addresses at the tnveciling of monents to the memory of Rt. S. 'ishop and J. M1. Owens, deceased W ooImell, at Watts 'lills last Sunday. A large crowd heard the eulogies of the two speakers. W1arehtouse D~echtares Dividend. The Laurens Bonded Warehouse Co., of which Mr. N. B. D)il is president, has declared its regular annual divi dend of 8 per cent payable on July lt. A part of t(he surplus, amounting to S per cent of the capital stock. was also set aside to be used in the cree lion of an annex to the presei plant. .1111.1E.11.1 ('1'i '1(1111 111011 Enioyable 3 Icetime: is Expretled. (tomes hale been T1hrownu ((len to hest' izafes. The annual conlventionl of thel E;) wor-th I.eague society will be held in thlis city be ginning" tomnolrrow andll con tintuing through( H-unday. (;.lorts hale. been heard( from mlost of thle so"c itis inl the state and the incdcientons- are that about. 17! delegates wi11 be pres (lnt. Motomes have been provide d for all of them and the u1sual Iaure~ns hositallIt y will prevail. Al:'. .1. C. Smith, of W\aterlhoo, IS the LORD KIT1I[[R AND STAFF AR[ DRO[D Submarines or Torpedo sends Ship to Bottom CRUISER CARRYING T-IEM TO RUSSIA .dmirl ,Ie"llico. tommander of firit. ish (rnnd f-'leet, lieports Tha It (lie ('rniser Ilanpshue ('iarry Iini tho Wini .iiister and Ills Stuff to Ius. sia l s been Skink by a fiermatn S nriOne or ai Topliedo- -o Hlope ol' an1 ri P' is (1s- --45 lme liod ies I'ound1. I 1ond 'on' i n. lin s N. --A i irtl . wie:1i, I ian ir of, the lirtih h grandi )11l , 14 ort" Iht 'raber l la ishire wi0t. !Wons IKitchWe nd Wr hevynister, and rtaln aln ard. ha: esen 1st ol est. it a 1ys the litle to 'ph ' of0 anlI sutrvivo5rs. Kiatt"1" b 1ne 11a on his wayil ta ilt :i . r-'o r' I n at:, wt re osten to s e the !anhire. Only oe bode uipzd. ca and boti hsbedien found ot. .I liope rotI t a g.iray so i'foi ors:: '-I Cav i) r at wit de r e ji t mal l .\jesty -;S ;ii* th }a. :shile 1h5 Ilam:s1hire, captain ilerert ..1. Savil P. N., w it it iord Kitn r a ni (tislataff' aboard wunk last night about pi. m. to the wtst of Orkn es ith er byy a mine or tiopedo. "Iw''o htoats wierel peen by observers on shote to leave the ship. The wid was northiwest and heavy seas were rutning. Pialrol vessels and destroy ers at onice Iprioceetied to the spot and a party was sent along the coast. to search but only soune bodies and a capsized boat has been fonnd up to the presen! As the whole shore has been searched to the seaward there ii litile hope of ther biing any surviv ors." No report bas been received from the searching party on the shore. {llis majesty's shly the llampshire was on Its way to Russia. T!here has been no recent reports as to Earl K<itchiener's movements. Hie w\as last mnltioned in a cable dispatch Friday when he went to W\estmnin ster' Palace to be qiuestioned by m1embers of the house of commitons who were dissatisfied with the condluel of the war. No intimation was given that he intende~d to lea;ve, E'ngland. Orkney Islands. off which the lalmp.. 61hire sunk atre olf the north (oast of Scotland. llampsthire was on its: way into the llalie iaromunl the niorthern-1 enid of' the S("amlinav'ian pli n1ula into, the \'.hits Sea. Nitcholner Iprobably in ti ::h-td to del-arkl at A\rchangel. TIhe" liainis5hire was one of flte Den.. lhir.e i ss of six cruh:5r:. :,he was bl'ili in I n" ;and1 nr m~ually < arrifed G.I55 mint. 'Thes disphua en 'n tt wa.ts I 0I teals alai was I",1t ee long. A'rmamenint eon ttoodt of fouar 7.., inch, six G-inch, t wo 12- pound, t w\ety-I1bree pounid uns;, and Iro !orp~edo IIubes. She D. A. DA IS 01O SJDD[NIY Y[ST[RDAY One of the City's Most Prominent Citizens Passed away Suddenly Yestesday Afternoon 1). Aslh more Davis, one of the City's thirty years, ago, first being empiiloyed most Irolillent merchants, died sud- with (rahan & Sparks. Later he wwa denly while at his place of business, erniployed by Minter & .aimiisonl after D)a v is- Hoper Comia ny, vestera a- \Vbih he went into blusine:- for hii self withi Mr. C. I. Boper, iormin g tho trnoon shortly before six o'clock. Hie present Davis-iloper Company whibc. had been in hils itsual health, his death has had a long and Honorable ear-eer, being preceded by no unusual symp10- hieing for many years one of the most toms of di:=ease. Ile had just finished sneestful estaiiblinlits ini this see giving an order to a traveling sa- I of tI sta Sine iness eni larramenIts several yars ;1o, hi m1an and had started toward the of rtienlds haive nlottered a c .ann we in las: lice near the Celter of the stare wlen applea rantce which suggested a mienttal hb tell. No one saw the fall, blut Mr. train whch he conragcat1lv 5(lhi;llt S. 1'. ltabb heard its inpact ami rush ed to his assistance. ledical assist- Of his filiueile f;uuiiy lr. I)avs anee Was called for. hut it was appar- .i <1, i hy li:; wife. '.l1h4) was a enI that life was extinct. The news Ilis .la ate huller. ulatlir of Dr. was p iekly Spread over the city and a 1 rs. L..'Pi lier, and I WO cliii cast a gloom whever it was heard as I - dren, Miss Iforanes D avis, a studtient the decensed was one of the most college, and .anie iolmes at lirennu clee n lneHle popular and highly esteemed men of I Davis, a child of a fe% year:. the communhtinity. The funeral servicer will most irob Mr. .Davis was a native of Union ably be held from the house this after county and moved to Laurens about ,on at , o'clock.