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- *g.ae * I~AIHJN NEWS. *. il Ilihun. Ith4. I1.--i log killing It wcatlher iais coltie again. atil the 000 ple are airtkin; i.'ul use of the li:m . tokt:. Thel sick of, the conlituutity are slow ly inuirovinag. .\rs. T. 11. liab b arnd ch1ild ,ell sie .\Mr. and \Mr.;. Ite!onI %ons of Gira; \ .11 in Chock. ale:r vi.siting rel a. in !:soi :"uunuiy reiturned to his i t (1 : . l'idtlnI t I' ridatiiay. . -I ionand sister. Mis. .\Mari. a rotinianied by U ltIs. izzie c Chie wrro \isiting relatives in P'ied Jl nit i r i F: util nday ''vn .r ; e.iitcd r. 'Uwensy visited fra. EI.il y Voods of E"denl stilion Friday hi.h and Saturday. .\lessrs f loton 11,abb and Smlith .l. I .Martin Were in Fountail nin T1hurs dlay onl business. . \Ir. and Mirs. Tom Rtoper of aaut rens visited Mr. Tfully Blabb anid fam ilyThursday. We are 'vtry sorry Rev. Washington 'w ill not p reach for us next year, but !. wish hiin initch success in his new livld --Pelzer.I Saturday evening the iW'. M. I'. of Rabun mset at the hotne W. .\rs. Grov-i er Rioper. There being nineteen hidies I present a good ile(tinsg w as held. Ite- I fore leavidtg o'r honte Mrs. Roper op (ned wide her dining rooit doors and c invited one and all into the )eatit iltI dining room decorated in white and greenl and there served several kinds i of ;des, cakes, frui.:, cali.s and or alnge marmalade, Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Mahon visited .\r. and Mrs. John WolIf of Shiloh section Sunday. \liss Cora League and brother, Ilor ee spent Sunday with Miss Allione Baldwin. 2 Mr. and Mrs. Will Bolt visited Mr. id 'Mrs. Alph McNiich of Boyds Mill iday. Mr. and .\rs. Claide .lahon and oitly are visiting relatives in Vai ri oo. ON STI-it ('It.AFT 0'1i0'Wi) ItY \1Y I dmiliis FIor (i'retl Inerense in Size. U-robleml of Rieeruits. 3Matter of let tine .iten to Vill Rank of National :r\Icee 1.oomling 1.are-er, \' '; hin:totn. lick.. S. Pre-lim inary erk oni tho 191 N tit onial defe'nse 1r0'.1alline nioved for)Iward again to - ty in boIth the lnaval and military m t te11%es of the hou ce. wilh I:(ear linirval.; Badger and F-l etcher of thet a\ y's general board betfore the' for" Ier and Quartermasler (4i1n. :Sharpe un;inl before the latter. The two adin. Is told of the eard's r'eomnnldation for an enlor louis inc rease in size and power and smaller increase in seed for Ihe at lesh ips to he provided for at this essiont of congress. BeCattse of ihe Lmdency of liau'opeban navies to build ven larger ships and gins, and be aulse there Is reason to believ'e thal aptal ailready has under construction more powerful ship than has yet 1een planned for the 1'ni1ted Slates. dimiral iaidger said til' board fell 1 necessary that the .\unerican navy allow t similar policy. i said the loard hadl "econ~unen ded Main h1a1 eries of 12 16i-inch guns, lin increase >f it pir (-(eeil in gun dower over 917 hilts and; a speed of 2:3 knots an hour. A statement issued today by Sec're ary ianiels indicatts that Ite reciom ntendations of the board will be ai t'ovedw t h"lle 1 lie department's opinion laid before the commtittee. The now dreadnoughts will di.:place robably mnore 01h1n 10.000 lonls. as gainst the :2,000 for t Califoria lasS and siteetding shiis. "Our new ships will embody the Ihe general board reednmmonds," the 4ecretary's .tatemuent said, after ex zgeneral characteristics of armament plailing that only the question of limited facilities led the secretary to niter the board's recommendations as to the number of ships to he laid down in 1917. The board recomiended the con struction of four battleships and two battleeruisers, while the secretary hlvid that Ihree battieships and one battlet ru iser were all that could he undert:1akln is llwof 01e tremlendous pro ra . - - c n re cii 'ed "r this year. ( stn. 'dthrpe brought out )o4ore the milittry cntlotu ittee the fact that the army still is far behin.l in recruiting for the 191-7 inerement of the increase of strength already authorized. IIls statement was in line with that e: N11Aa. (ien. Ihtgh 1. Scott(, chief of staff, in his annual report, made pubilc to day. (ten. Scott declared that univer sal military trainin ug and service would he the only solution to the recrutling problem. Secretary Ilaker's attitude on the tniversal service question has not been disclosed. It was stated authori tatively today that ithe secretary had read ('ien. Seott's report before it waas pu1blished and aphorized ul bliation but reserved his owin jtidgiment. Mr, linker's views probably will be drawn out betfore tilie comtittec. t'niversal sevice also came up at the n'aval committee hearing, AdmIIiratl Ilidger saying that this is the one "grand answer to all problems of oh laning crews for the tnavy ships." lir disap1proved a suggestion by Repre sentaive lhttlr that a bonus system to encourage enlistments lie establish ed. The Latest Reason. 'T'eacher.- "Now ,ehllIreng, wht1, was the itause ot'f the decline of the Itomntt elitpire'" lmright 1oy-"1 know. It waits due to too much1 militarism oil the hart of outsiders."-l'ugck. THIRD LYCEUM NUMBER. ''he Meistersingers to be the Attrac tion at the, Opera House Tomorrow I Night. I The third number of the local Lyce um course will be rendered tomorrow night at the Opera Ilouse. The at traclion this time is to be "The Mleis tersingers" a male qluartet highly spoken of in those cities It has al ready visited. The general admission price will be 500, which entitles the holder to a reservcd e at. The follow * :- Iaken from the .lueblo (Cl o.) !' tain, refers to this attraction: "lolk songs, old plantation clas si(s, and an occasional selection from grand opera featured the concert last night. given at Centennial auditoriuml by tile Meistersingers. "'On the Sea', the opening number, was excellently sntig and put the andi enee in ine feeling fot the good things to follow. 'larcarolle, from the 'Tales of lloffman' brought rounds of applause, being one of the strictly classical selections of the evening. Plantation melodies took ulp a gener ous portion of the program. The bass, who possesses i voice which rivals a well for depth, sang 'Old Black .oe' so feelingly that manty in the audience had recourse to their handkerchiefs. The support accorded him in the ae companimenlt made melody that can be described only as 'exqlisite.' "A set of hige organ chimes and a grand piallo constituled the instru mental equ1liplent of the qnrit et. Many of the songs were Sittig to the acecompanilmenl of the chimes played by the singers en masse." Ancient Industry of Venice. From doenlying home the manifae ture of ghss was tranlsferred to Con stilntinople, thence, In the seventh en tury, to Venice, which for many huni dred years twis to remain the center of the Industry, the Venetian goblets and drinking cups being exported all over the world. FOR SALE-GOOD FARM LAND Five tractb of good Land, ranging in tracts of Fifty to One Hundred and Fifty, known -s the old home place of J. HI. Sullivan, near Hickory TavIern, 12 miles west of Laurens. Large Brick House and other Buildings, oa main Public Road, e :s to schools aid church. Price and Terms right. Apply to . M. WOLFF, Laurens,~7outh Carol: na. To Machine Owners I THE LAURENS MACHINE SHOP has its machine and tool outfit in good shape, and is doing " good work on all kinds of machines used in this section. Makes a well-designed stove-wood Saw machine that will fit your old solid-tooth saw-mill " Saw, or any other kind; a strong emory-wheel stand and mandrel, and the best gin-saw sharpen ing machine you can gel any where; sells these " machines ch per than you can buy them any place. / I have "I ttle" Ch rlie Sullivan with me, and " between us, believe we have an expert knowl " edge of mor classes of machinery than any other two that cou d ge together. I solicit your pat ronage. W. A. BRECKENRIDGE, Owner and Operator. Advertise in These Columns---It Will Pay You! "FORSUCHIS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMA S" CHRISTMAS, the' one day in all the year when self should be buried and our thoughts turned to others and their hap -piness, is upon us. It will be observed, as it has boen observed for thousands of years, in the giving of gifts. Let us give bountifully, and in this way show our real affection. In our ample stock will be found hundreds of gifts .which will express the real spirit of Christmas. Gifts which will carry to those who get them a feeling of prIde that their love and friendship wrie valued so highly. We are at your service. Let us help you solve the problem of what to give. Gloves -\Ptiot hteFrBa oir in this seleti on. K id G loves, either in i othei d 1( iiosaevr ipr.vr syIktnwfrol 1.0t 250 ~ oi rens(i o 11 ogi fta Ao rat. 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