The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, December 20, 1916, Image 1
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/44*1~xxxiI - LAURI3NS. SOUTH CAROLINA, WINE2SDA.DCME 0 96 UBR2
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P[AC[ PROPOS4LS
4R_[fORARD[D
Washington M a k e s no
Comment in Transit.
LOYD-GEORGE IS
CENTER OF INTEREST
('oncensus of London Press Is that
Peace Propo)4sitls should not, hie 1g.
nored. Itussian Opposition AttAets
(reat, ifterest. .ledia1o0n to Wall.
Washington, Dee. 16.-T-lhc for
wnarding today of 1li' cen tra1il powers
rI'oposa l' for ieac(' reonovcd t he col
ter of im reet in I tin, Iri e l imnoe 14
the allied capill'.!s, parlitilariyi Lan
don,1) wher lh\le ;:nit l tiluu
slon.
th th: e mmnIWa
i'.1;, \ li r l (t.( I -(' I () 2)( It 1 i ii(
the time i in!s to what lr'ie r LW d.
) trade of the al\ld n:1tion.; w n h
The Ithree' v()'erim Of the( pro!)')x;1;
d(ffering slighiy her laU:ice of the IraiL
hation. i made in Iicrlii, Viennaa mil
Constantinople were harmonized into
one logical Amlerican translat lon, a.
single copy of w' hiclh was sent to the
American ambassadors in the seven
belligerent countries where the United
-States represents Germany, Austrian
or Turkish diplomacy. The actual of
fleial texts will probably be forwarded
later in order to preclude any chance
of error or misinterpretation.
Whet her any suggestion or offer to
mediate will be made by this govern
mlient until it is indicated ulnmistaka
lily that such action would be welcom
@I ....y both.. sidea. remains undetor
minled but. President Wilson is known
lo be anxious that. the United States
shall not impair Its usefulness as a
mediator by premature action.
The two day delay while a uniform
trailslation of t lie peace notes was be
ing preimred here may, in the belief
of some diplomatists constitute in it
self a hint. to the helligerents of the
weight that. is attached by American
ofilcials to any peace proposal.
LONDON iIAS NOT
'IIE('EIVEl) TilE NOTES
Consensus of i'rilss linion Is That
Pcee Ovtuires Shiouild Not he4 Ig..
nored. Onu ly NorthelhiYe Papers Op.
.1 , pose.
Lomdon, Dec. tI.---The fo''ig n e
'ce anilnonlied before closing totday
that It ld not yet received the imace
note and the i ominent o't cial ( i.
elimedl:'know vle . e of its cant'. Ius 1 r -
yonld w\halt the newsp;tapers had;c pri,
fished.
'I'he I i'ench victory at Verdn : Is
(hlaiimed l'y alil the" I4)hndoni Pal''r*; a
the F~rench reply to the German (em
Pe'rou's spch''l to Il hi tp in Alace
and1( Chlancellor von ilithmanniloIl.
weg's ('timi of the inv'ineility of
The oniion; 0. the Brithirh 'res.< as
retlected ini the1 latlest editorials are
the. leasi the governmen( t can do is
to make a statemenut on thue allies'
alms al objets or ask for the pre
nentatIion of thle (Ireman terms.
The weekly reviews including thle
finaneial organis take the same line as
(10 also the provincial papers. The
only notable "eept Ion hia~s been the
Northel itfle group wvhiich lmnmediatel y
urged thart Ireat Britain shiould ig
none the overtures.
Tihuere appears to lie a concensus of
oinhiolnht the allIes shiould not coni
sider entering into a conference until
they knowv app~roximlately the central
plowers' p)olicy and( unless they con
sider thant that pliclly contains the
seeds for agreement. The Rtussian
rojeetion of the overtures was pub
* lished. too late for comment by the
e norning papers. All the afternoon pa
) alisw reftratn tronu bxpressing itheir
opinion thereon. o
-Clapt. W. -T. Adams of Grenvill
was here yesterday on business la con..
.nection with the building of new hous
es at Watts. .(ept. Adams was recewnt
17 elected couainanding omeer, of -the
Greentille Coapny.
P'A(1 NOTES DELIVEI{')
IN CAPITALS OF ENTENTE
(Germanii Protters of Negotiations In
End War leceived. Not, Speritle and
Not A ccompilnied by Comment Froii
the Nations ''ransmitting The'm to
Helligertuts.
London, . Dec. 18.-The peace not1
of the central power:, was handed to
the British government today by
Walter IInes Page, the American am
hassador.
The 1) res 1,en1,a Ion of tihe German
note to the entente allied governments
now has practically heen accoiplish
ed. Whitlie Ihe lIritIsh l foreign office
was r'"ec lvIig tile doetinlenI from .\mi
l'assador Page short ly after nloon, ii
ais hellev''(d that a sintilar delivery
wa takin tplace in I'aris.
T atI I I H : e 1.,
!'':Se'ntedl the note of thle central you .\
. d ih n comm ':. :tt
tT h t; 1 . r, Ii n!l e i4 the deli44 erh 0)
tan y 10l11:11 and other l co;untrit,;;
11' *'arit (1' -1'I co4n {.N I t ' ih prto\'
'1ih:::nial' thea'.1m' F e 11
t';'' j 'e eic li 111:1(1d Inl the reiclh
by ('haucll or vonlI ht :i1na(nnl
Ilollweg and without cointaining an1d4
speeilie ind leation of the teris.
It also lr being observed in olicial
cireles that the note was uniformly
plresenited without comment. This is
taken to indicate that Germany fram
ed the communincation so that the
neutral intermediaries would act only
as forwarding agents, at least at. the
outset.
Premier Lloyd-George's speech In
the house of commons Tuesday is
expected to show tl~e general attitude
of the British government. , 'here
after exchanges betweeni the entente
allies will determine the nature of the
Joint. reply but Informal conferences
already have prepared im uch of the
ground.
It is uinderstood the assertion lade
in the (erma n note that the war was t
forced upon Germany will not he per
illied to go unclhallengecl. What I:,
term ed by hiritish o'lleials as ( r
mani's 1 inethod of conducting war
a1gainal a civilian population, partie
ularly in tne recent Belgian deport a
tions, ahl:o is1 likely to hm pointed out
While the note, as5 presented, makec
no refierence to a conIferenee there
contlinus to be indlieations that (er
litany is seekin,g a coliferelce.
I'resent'd ii Pa'tlris.
Pia'ris, 1Ie, I 1.- --The Aimu'rleai er:I
hI;i:'ts ta I)O1ln itted the (ierman p1a:(
note to tih' French forvign ollice Io
(bay.
Hf. A. C'(OOPEli HEi-EL~.t;"I'EUl.
(1(1'.l 011 r n Io g fSao y
.Yi''1&(ting (in harlst on lurnst WerhI.
.\t 11he meet4)in1 of the G;rand4 Lodgme,
.\nvi''nt O)rder of lFree .\asonsM, haiI in
4 uharlestion last week'4i, lIIon. it .
('o0ner, oif this City, was for the 0me
44nd4 time0 et4ted as Grand Master oif
thle lodge. .\r. C. .\. Power of this13
<il , was5 ( IppoIitedl Pursuilvanitand.\1 r.
F'. Ii. ioland, of \Vare Shoals, Stew
ar d. Olheirr.a whol attIendied thle mieet -
inlgW(I were ho. I. Swygert, D). .\. Nor'
woodl, (of this cIty, J1. WV. Wells of Gray
t'ourt, W. S. K(ing of llrewerton, F. II.
I oland, W\are Shboals, 19. E. S~ison,
of Princeton, ,1. ('. Smithi, of WVaterlo1o,
J. M. S'Immons of Cross lIl111, 1tev. i'.
L. Ightfoot of 2linton, W. A, .\eCiln
tock of Ora, and GeCo. 11. ilankeey of
IEnoree.
DECLARES DJVID)END).
Farmiers National iBanuk Presenits
Stocholdlers ithi Chirlstmais Money.
At a meetIng of the dIrectors of
the Fiarmern Natiouial Blank held last
week, a semI-annual dividend of three
[indl one-half per cent was declared.
Trho bant' Is In fine circumstances as
Rhown by the fact that the annual
ilvidend has been Increased by one
per cent. The bank is the youngest
in Laurens, havIng been organIzed In
Mfarch 1914. At the s1etingslast week
It was decided. to hold the annual
ItoopeJde4r, m~etppg 1Japuary .9%
1917. -. E'
('OLIM BUS U. W,1 LIA('E
('LAIMED BY IEIATHI
Well Known ('itizen of Youngs Town.
ship, Former . Ligislator Passed
. waiy Sunday.
Columhns It. Wallace, at different
times a member of both the upper and
lower houtses of the General Ass embly
p1assed away at his home, Wallace
iLodge, in Youngs township, Sunday at
noon after at lingering ii lness. Ile had
been in a precarious ondition for
some time, so, his death was not un
exp'cteI. lurial services and inter
1unt took place yesterday at the Wal
lace bmrying ground, adjacent to his
home, tihe services being 'collutelrled
l. the' rt'esidingi, chle(Pr of tis dlist rict
of thn .\Icetholdist confe'renen", Ikc v. P.
I:. Tt rnipseedc, im iM l 1,. Itt \,':emi,
\1 iller, liarmtlon and F' rd::7. TPhel _cer
i cr i u ire ttnd by~ a -. i
,! r i t.! pow ..es.,!!
" + . I. .+
th ii -i b
!:',(1 : 11. tl~ V i'l. '! C 1 ?12ll,.+
-11d ('li ':1,1 a'al was ::n el" si ve't
reader and sIItdelt dar i it is life
imeI. His in leC nc inl p lie an111 i ri
VPle affairs extended ovetr a wide see
tion of the county and his activity in
litl promotion of IIa public .welfare
lead him Into political life. In 1S88
he was a snecessful candidate for the
1lotse of Representatives and serv'ed
oti two terms as a member of that
body. Ile served one term In the
'mnate and then retired to private life.
Ilt was always a popular iman, both in
pu blic and private life and his elee
lions were by large majorities. In the
religious life of his community he took
much Interest, serving for many years
as an ofllicer in the iHramnlet t Metho
di:t cullrh and as the Sitperintendernt
of the Suinday school. Iis ii111111ece
on the religious life of the commutini
iv was a strong factor in st renigt heni
in the work of thle (lhurch.l
.\ r. Waliace wtas a successfuol farm
r and liusiness moan. For stome years
1h was 'presldent of the IBik of (ray
'ourt h)III resigned that position to
huskl after hi,, fainm, Ill- was upright
and square in all of his hu::ines rel1
tions and h:111 the highesl cst pen yf his
bntsine:;s associates.
.l OllC5IiS';t 1,0l S5. tl1''(\
.\NOTl!'J I. O N A SOf 't TON.
Fatt~rm hn+an issor~htfin+ 1 :ormed + TIhutrs
day. W. I. Gria l''reside'rt.
.\lother farm lo n .. S'iiat tlln, tle
tbird in Ito e c ttiy was i :' y !Thu l-.
cday n (rnin-- with \'.'. G. :y ipre i
( it, l'. 1'. .\iner. , Vic" pre:-!XCent am
\. ). lray :rt 11' aI r and' .rca urr.
The focllow:iing directom: is r elet"Ict :
1. 1. callir an, '. I'. i-tr ii, . .l. Ira
.T . ,. a . .el , . 1 ,. a , 1 : . '. (ray
Woel Cf. ai'. .\lint. I aThr e tuwinir !ofn
lcom inith . wasue bluted i W1. '. l1(0ar
rphs. .. Di anttletd 3'. ait.U l'dy, lhe
detuih aofl~i orano Min will( oe ge
into(a lain 1)ut1 ure smhl tee he-.o
atthe I)h'stnutl Silh a ine ihuc ofa-li
urdaliy afton , whenry P .3l1r: Iselle11
rWoalty.agtr f.l.ad \r.Go
Bhroau sein. wlijer ntdi
mArlag.vTe bide cas -an aecur
prised ttmandyen friunds ay bol
Ilng a/e~ atdurtnvateurodayolaeg
lauger ofars. aMr .n i. ono
sounti'y and tavr oa nhis counym-.nwo
Brlisi~~ own-diopr. Iohr .
Aoor omatrig h cit amoe iasll a r
're To hebire many freend wsin ion
'mize dwme at Spartanhug atrdygf
er oon where thesceremony Brwa,
aughtrerdo Mr. and Mrs. J.pQ. rn
Roer, of tha city, wereay happing mar
re nqowreceli4g typo ongratqlations
,f theite many''frins.
WON"I' WELCOME .
. T~ltKISl! ENV\OV
A meriea Not 'usistut. Upon Iving
One.
Washington, Dec. 18.-Americann re
lations with 'i'urkcy are so unsettled,
it became known today, that the state
department does not. plain to take any
action toward the Conftirmation of
Fua(d' Bey, named by 'T'urkey as aml
bassador, tuntil that. country gives
considerations to American represen
tations and interests.
lRefusal of the 'irks to allow near
ly' 2P0 AmeICricanus a u l naturalized
Almericanis to leave 'l'uirkey at .laIfh,
the condutI of the Turkish atthor!
1i(s in their tireat nt( II! of the Syrian:s
and! .\ 'frn lia ; alnd the aul'; p1 t-:m
19 ?!i :I, ( h.' c'apittilatiolls or (xti'1
; !r :1 It!1i ",a h'Iit"b is :o.-: n1:- ,.
n. by , ir
ne T * h w .sao unl V.
isl ~ III .r, l 1 1; tt ;.
itllowed IIo pa SS thet alied'( linesa. Th'es
lFrench have mi:tained I hat Turk('ey
by n't' ii Arl ila. by iip14riomIilleIt
of French and other consuls and "i
vilianus, and by general disriegard of'
the dietates of humanity, has placed
itself outside the pale of diplomatic
intercourse. It. is said to have beetn
largely for this reason that the allies
refused to grant formally a safe con
duct to Count Tarnowski, the nw
'Austrian ambassador, as it was not
desired to establish a precedent wh ih
could be used in the Trkislh case.
EA1LY SUNDAY MOiRNING' FIM.
IHayes' 5 and 10 Cent. Store inuered
Daman ige by the' Ptlumes.
Fire of unknown origin, discovered
by the police shortly after six oel ee''
Sunday n'ornin, did' exte!'4iv: da"'
age to the stock of the Ilaye's . amd
Ith Store and cauis^(d co11 mideralii
damage to the btildiing which Is owned
by Mr. L. 1':. hturns. \\'len Ihe fire
was dis('overed smoke was rollini out
of the basement grating and through
cracks in the front wall. T'he lire a;p
parans, just across the street, was4
liasiily gotten on the ground and wa:;
iseil effeetively in preventing th1w1
sprcadi of the tire to all paris of Ih
store and to adjoining hiblings. .\!
Iholigl s !el difficulty was expe'ri('ee
e'd In g~ettingl water co(nne'tion s. Miilo
tilne was lo-t in etin' w:t4'r into Ihc
building.
The0 tie( ori' ginates! in Ihc Las. menIt
and was coltinedri largely to that se
ti'a1 of the (4 P hu ''a r. althou'1h 1It
flates succ 'ded in reachin, t'e mlain
floor several 1 .' The)1 (' moke.1 , how'd'I -
Ilver.( r e u i n'1~tI real V(tne - to tic' Il
thenet .lli. oinrigath the waiihter1
tnrew t e I leuos i moOh tanaPlt
Thae~ tuli lon. an e f t1111'heav ocn-.
'1t1e a:V1im t . 1:fil n formeriln
recormfa ie, i' : 1t~ai Ct ed unf lie
t~harva o t!s city -uas aceteds
They i'coi'sl-i poitgi an ity. te'~
inf iis nitirsterai ('l:!t lo. Ile har
iot moved is fam-:y --ene yhe tc 1)11t
thats ti'(isoamout he it. ao th
yit. vale. 1 holms w0*i ' als fereth
mohu'hs ato Thew.ety aonid Vlarttoe
lyev ohrsms oodesbc to ibigstre-'
frnd fOr'awhichg wsex'et toa beein
thea nxtiday. omin ya the inobeor
tueoimeall reeeived in hril01(learsh
lakes thei fries ee.aleayoe
r.evMs.moS IAm., fnonrmae
retre o theirhsomae iChuranta of-h
toaphny of ths week, wha rceted
chu'ches atNher ry and Wirs.tMn.
Mrne. an'r.JmsA annhv
1IU'SSI. POS lP3llI 1.,
I N 111:1{ O'I'lSI'rION
Petrogradl Foreign Oficwe Saks Ge'r.
mi 's Offer lDoes Not Merit Serious
4( ou.iIelr on. Objects t o '1k mtomi
Methodus.
I 't' i'(gradU~, D cc. I G;.--~ V IU Lon~ofl.
.\ frther i' \liosltionl of the Itls~:i ;
(,emlpi )'(' (t' ''Olosal is (iinlaine":I
in tile A\:soeelatid I'ie.4s fiomi thet Ibis
,;!n i foreign a~ttic::
".\ (OiiipieleI( anid ei1)l1ihi(" rI( ("
tio 1: ' 'tu i of' '' II' u11 '- off r' call:
I ir a e 3' 1ite';~lt In ')1
11 . :1 1 C . 1'11 ill ii "(,i,1. 11
iiioniV of the l'russlain lyp~e.
anI olli)I'i'yii who li.s p~i'oeilu ed i himi
self the victor. Pule l'ejettion of Uei
thU thy's lirop~osal in nto sens.-e !,lace.;
Iltissia in the jiosit ion of a nat iol 11o1
desir ouls of a duibl l' iaee orI inIseni
sile to the tirgenl neee:slty of resell -
ing; Europe fromthe calamUhiity' thigh
has cast its sihadow over the en tiret
world. Iliut IRussia will t eltihiiie to
stiller this calamity and add Iid'fla
itely to the ic(rites which Slic has
alrteadhy made r'allier than submnit to
the greatfer c'ala trotlihe Iiireatetbil by
Whlat i~thissia, Ii ("011111,11i Wvith her
t i desire, is not .1 (ilsi i'oyedl(i
!o1:!t, ihit th lt 1 P Il!I l al of ( it v e
1iii I gint at in s.'' il , i;ioe
lon eatid' l11te llie rift for p( ave'e
haw' held heir p anti ee:''ion)1 of o;'
P3' Ilie ,t e :1,v i . 11.u
1'. 1' l . :: el . \1., 11tg ' Av . ''A-lt
.1.\'.. I. ('oilier, :: tylr~:11r
News Letters F-romk Many
Sections.
CORRES1PONDENTS
(lIVE LOCAL NEWS
Iun;;ienints of interest to ln!1y People
\11 O er th. ((ountv and to flhoso
Who haia -.lft the 'Family Hearth.
stone,
n the
liii
th
t' i . \,. \ V. ' ""n i ll.
.\Ir. :nl! l . '. ( Iuncan visited
ol R'ulay at Ite h .:.! (;thi.sn
1lleury. tteo r iw-ave!ran.
In the past few u 'wel s several lino
hogs have been hiled. Only last
week, .\Mr. O. C. I ) iean report ed ltro.
finh' Itotors eighing about 150 each,
and \Irs. I( ake. one weighing about
:150.
We are all (xp\ectiug a hailppy Christ
nas and wish that wv might he able
to extend over the entire world such
ftiling of pea< ( and good will that. all
riv:' ing naioin s in ig look for guld.
::ne to I Ilit who ha-" taught us to
h)'v. :' ne~r1t h'ors, 1! ourselves. ; W\o
1vouN! i' E ve i'ta iI'i .,:) inl
I ntly " - l... ""sti!I rlng.: vok~e" an
\.ait Ao c' Id"i. 1' E1::' ott pituring
of the Iloly Th that they might
(atcbh tilt' inspiration of thle angol
choir :s '! ta t ''P 1- o n rth,
(lood wil t) m .ait ( ' t
E!EI\ NEWS.
FI lb n. Dr c". 1. . (;, : \\-am Mcl' how-%
Imlmy c:t icc e it I: t 1 mo'O
week I ( ".r i: . 11I \\ !c h I know
ne.: \ ! C' 1 t q I1 1I Itetrv
( 2 !1: t!ilas tll ;! 1: . \ '14C ' \'t ;ll
.\ v. I-',! I. i I of
it ' Ii 'I )11 Cl:( C 0 -
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' ri ". ' tlt .
i n o m y i . in
I fuentn .\-I. an *\!''l.R
Crsi lle. 18. The O;t t: he
T.AtinS~Ci. Te xrtdt eert
theu day ni;giat ly ' " by havin thde
elivs and finds. iU them.\ in. th.e.
Ctifr th '.e t:casIn at owing) to
the tseriuailns o .\l . Aust in's si
ter, Asin. y C. 1oyce, the toy hich.at
tuh n acelebratein- myghabing wasch
rtivoe therf ioupleI tI in s Hil
wheveng a 1ld togehe so longtArs
for ty-y hear ofsn marint oIe and
tn upod aleha the esres anot mor
(Continued cn Pagra 1I11aMt,'