The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, February 07, 1917, Image 1
VOLUME XXXI, LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1917.- UMBER29
AMERICA AND GERMANY
ARE NEARING HOSTILITIES
Diplomatic Relations are (u'anza Wishes Kiiiser Weil.
Broken Saturday.Feb. G.-An Asterdam dis
Br~len aturay. Patch (juoI.i's the 'l'elegraaf ais saying
AMBASSADORS GNVENiuliogra 215 been Printed i ler
A NiBASA I (.)RS itVi 112111 Iv:\spa c~rs stalg thatl. ( a n'aw'.a
THEIR PASS-POR TS 121:, sent his, hC:t V;i2I to t( e ("Ir
i'Fel iiilint the A nnounlem'tent of Ger
tmany t hint ;:e Wouild Wai'm lntre- .
ctrl-tedl Wa21'~rr, President. W ilson ltl( tn i t.I'!. "-IIk (:iu i
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w'ih C:-;. i:my33' andi w'::l2n l th1 ' !\:1c2- , g f- e riliay lZ iau ia ' s.
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ef Cndrest. speech to congrerh; m1npprevialar .-13:'
1al Port 1)3)31 22 1)) (2 iej 1) h11(1(31 (3 t ivords of Ilol-h silOle ('1)21 i e'212 C.'
imount n33 m l b:lI2 orft; Amtl:fass;c\ue
tria when she nolt ills his 511o nd oa iiIioiuuv(io 14i
Atierhean consuls ihamae been ordered Berlin, Feb. G."--Af- ) re-ing i t"
out of Giermany'. All (lerrtni cons~uls .text of President':( Wilson Message to
i the United Statn ate CxI). Cted to congress, Foreign Secretary Zilmer
dThera thasdet m eade fomala-t
Sth the co -mann made a statement to e Over
tryns may be worplet . Anmerican il- seas 'News Agency that although
plploti( hItarests in berlin have been n ofhiil conirmation is reported tore
hfrnecl over to S'pain; Germnan (111310- that theIC nitcd States has1 bro~ken) tlil
artic interests in thc United States lomati relations.
heave been taken 'by Switzerland. For- Zimlmermn1;n said: "'We regret this
elg diploamtIc Interests which the of President Wilson al1 the
Wnited States had in charge -aGer-1 more since we are e tt off erod toil
many have been 'turned over to va- dircceommunicatilon and regular in
wtaus neutralst ttreohree with the Trans-Atlantic
The years of diplomatic negotiation, world. While we think we see what
marked with frequent crises and at- reasons prompted the United States
tended with the loss ot more than 200 government to takce this attitude, on
hAerican lives on the high seas, have the ther hand we expect President
cilminated with an act which In all Wilson to the same extent may rec
the history of ll the world always has ognie the reasons which prompted
le to war, us to make our decision."
lavery agency of the American gov
ernment has been set in motion to Veasstis that Have Sailed.
retect the country against acts of New York, F2b0 6.-Five shis,
German sympathizers. ihose moves three British and two French and car
are of necessi1ty being kept (secret. iTying contraband munitions hae.
B~teaking dff (lpomatt relations . saiicfi for Europec since tile German
with Germany does not mean war but blockade was announced. Four o
easily may.le t to war. It is an act theu t: the 1ochambeau, for Tor
o1 protest c oaraterized In the Ae ic e eaux, tie Adriatic, armania an
f natint has be "measure shortn to . l
Gwranynher.."I'hse ov ssegr.''eKonadndt
are ofneesstyla bein kepy folwccr Nwet.ae h (ilyAeii
ieking uedff)3 tilpom~i1ati reiators
easily may .lentl 11113l'war. 1a. St. an)act
of ptiet chaoractoerzen tsho 2usage lhe wl o si )3I3( Wd.s
ofnatnc s -af a1 "measurei( bhra. bof
The danger)thatwar may follow3's
twveen two first (class p)loers that has( __
not3 been followed by3 bestilites(. j A1.iA 1nwR l.
Whlen all the mieasuries short of war
haZve b)een e'xhhusted, or' ('ither naftlonlEai~ielyopse iellIi''ll
deeldesC3 to dispense)5 with thecm, comes ~)t! thls'le 'IC'--ifl/l 'l
the evenItually13'-war itself. 1'letedIiiert13111law
Ind)ienting to tihe farathbest degr'ee nmuiFb6--AMdi(lsacl
that plarty linenS hadl beeni forgpotten sy h pns 2(2 koi Op0
andI that as representatives of the peo-'ts re)giclyaist(lmays
pie of the United s'tates they wVerOew aa oiywl edlvrdt
joined in a comimon) (cause for a comn- ciitody Itiliepuisein
mon purpose, senators and house ~al'~ OfO''W
members with crow.ded galleries 'and
with every inch of space set aside 'for RolaciFb .-lai' ci
diplomats and other distinguished per'- t emn ilb ll~ldtm
sonages filled, today 'heard the prIesi-ro.TeJnad'Co erid
dent of the United Statesetell of highfedwihirnsthpicplso
pulrposes to plrotect the rights of tihe ittai ]lwadad rzlat
people of the United States to thie full- wt oitnino mooigacn
est. Long before the president reach
ed tuhe capitol the diplomatic gallery fit
was fillled and Minister .Jusserand,
recpreseniting France, entered. SntrTlmno ot a'ln
As the president read his5 melisage ia io iepeiethshdn
Mr. Jusserand and diplomlats from the mr tuc upitri l i n
latin-American countries were seentoaioltrues
to be 'much affected and with bowed InWsigo tnghtefelg
beads heard the words that felt fromistaasnthpatepridt
the 'president's lips,.a enms arfi rdn n
A notable feature of the jMint meet- Cuiu nhsdaig ih oeg
ing of the house and senate was the pwr n htuis emn n
fact that Senator Lodge of Massa- vtsteUie ttst pnhs
ebhusetto, 'who has beent most bitter tlts ysm vr ctesta
in' his attacks upon -'the president, 'inmyytb h~ fSeV~~t
came intoibe hoasanza IWishes ilaiserfeatil.
lii .F M!L,1iON MEN
HE ('A ,IEl) IF Wl AIt
This Would Re Volunteer Force Ex
cive o'f(( the G ualr.iIdsmn and He'.
Air.. ('e;sor Nei) ii ,.ayy.
W\ashingtonl, lFeb. . 1.--\'a and navvy
depatrtmntn chiefs and emplloy, 4, busy:
w ,ith Ii hos:n for any mlilitacry acti1vity
111( illtiol 1maty requtire, 1.u inte'Ist
inl their 1a:;h he'i:';htened' toda1. by: aI
I1 inal i.ifrom 're idenI t \\ilson.
W'Alkin", oVe ' bromu th \'\'hile lion:m(
! I'''l'r d i nt ali'; ':?real 11n1:m1: ouln d''
he olce ol' th'9 etrv Dan ml ei- 9
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y.11 " n.1 . ..r."tl s t l 11h(t 1. .!. ' ! a
and navy departruents.
In : 1 (h e ffo rl to eed1.( pI 1 1l1 C o n -
1tcti o, a e(cis.i must. first e1
Iached as to wV hat tye1' of bildcing
is ') be given preference. Iludlicat ions
are tiihat enaergy wou~ld be' conienftratedl
on b'11(11g submarines for '1oast. de1
fense work and subhmarinie chlaser's for
ant I-submarine patrol aud escort duty.
TIher'e werIe' furthe intimations to
day that geneal censorship leglsla
ion will be among the first enact
ments sought in tho event of war. In
creased precautions already have been
taken by naval censors at radio piants
.Secretary D~aniels turned over today
to Lieut. Charles Belknap, Jr., of the
naval operations bureau, the work of
reviewing navy dtepartment avices
and making public those which do
fall under the ban of military secrecy.
*(adIAM.NY FII IN INTENION.
Papers Declare That No Thrca . ane
orIgelini I t.- Coinseqo ucces t.ae
Bleen IFully WYe~Ighed.
lIerillia, Feb. f..-Thile genera11 oin i
Iins or ahe uema nesppers fr tha
a'eident Wil1on fpatiled to graup the
full s wiilleance ofthe situation in
dy'lro. They say if the preseidla
really hinkn German. will draw hack
lie "embraces an error." w
The Lokal Anz radyiger y benny's
stpstaken a enor at raolan-s
:eet nce had beno rly web he:1 and
therefor "no t hreat can r. uo s.
Newspaper aiys, however, it Is n
willing to believe presient Wilson
wants to " aincipate in a wa which
is ex plieitely wagedi for the destruc
tion oif the German peCoIpl.
The Tagebla tt appeamrs confident
that Eiropeani neutrals ill not fol
low Andercan lead becnuse the misery
of war has been befor 1 heir doors
for 30 months.
Mrs. Parker In Watoshintoen.
Mri. Claude . Parker with her lit
ie daughter, Julia, are spending the
winter with her father-in-law, .\ir. R.
10. Par'ker, in Washington, while .\i1r.
P'arker is engaged in government work
at Hluimboldt, Tenm. Many social af
fairs have been given in her honor'.
Her charming voice has been greatly
admired when she has sung at those
functions. It is understood that Mr.
Parker has been offered the position
of -Assistant District Enigner of
Washington, fD, C., being held in high
esteem .by thme chief of 'the Treastury
'departmeqnt>.whogQqensiders him one of
his most valuable flte men.
'Ihermomieter Takes a Low Dip and111
Wind Also Gets to Work.
14111lrens experienced the coldest.
weatelicr l'rihlay night and SatIIrday
me orning that it. has had inl many
yea rs. 'lhcrlomleters broke all !ow
reve;ds for recent year). ieports as
t., l I erftrI anre of the ther o me
t''s vary, ; me 1rOud on'er I 'ayin
'hu hers we ias low. a : :(' ( rer
;I:,r 'i-i, the roadie he(ii : (ake'In
abou):i t y ay . ~ ak t . ITrd.I nio:-nli:l;. \1
- - , Itr tha ih(ir. , -
- I t fewi dayi ha ebe
- orii pl Ia- ui
nu ~ ~ ~ I:1i t"-'ter"irc op
S : I of , rs .it W. 1".i m 1n .
iah, eb II. Ult I.' Noel Mc01al
1 ti ; th 1 oung ife o l hn Wtl.
Fitmrons, ied at her home at this
lace Tusdlay night, after an iillness
of about ten dayI, the iit.edia te cIautse
of1' h1r1' death being lnetll tolii.
Mrs. Simmons waits a young wvoman
ill many lovely at ributles or char
n1 ter, a consistent membwfer of Dilals
chiro, and numbered her friends by
the score. A little over a year ag
ofherw hapily marri to iohn W.
Simmons, who together with an infant
iton, her mtonher, Mrs. Alec Mcall, on
sister, several brothers ds a large
family connection survives.
Wednesday afternoon surrounded by
a large concourse of sorrowing
friends and relatives the remains were
interred in the cemetery at this place,
the services being conducted by her
pastor, the Rev. 0. G. Harley.
'The casket was covered by many
pretty flowers, especially lovely being
the handsome floral cross given by the
members of the Bible class of which
the deceased was an active member.
Dr. I). W. Dlaniel to Speak.
unusual interest is attached to the
meeting of the County Teachers Asso
eiation Saturday on account of the
fact. that fl~r. 1). W. Daniel, of Clemsoi
College, is (on the programl for an ad
driess. Dr. D~aniel has won a with
repit tait 1on as aI pItor speakIicler and
andl lyiceum ticicits. The ItactO that he
is a tntvye of lthis 00ounty gire add-1((
ed 'interest to his appetlarance htere
Thei meet1 Ig i; schedukdi to 0open at
wvii legi n shortlyI after th le opening,
is sub1 ljec I has noit. yet. heen) an -
l~noned. TIhec public1 is invited to hear
him.
F'eti O)Y F~reighat. (nr.
W\ill lHoyd, a nlegro liorter 01n thie
mIixedi Iassenger and freight t rain
wvhich goes to Gireenville every morn
ing, fell off the topl of a b)ox car oh
the nmovinlg tr-ain Monday morning antd
w~as painfully woundoed abotut the head.
lloyd, who Is reportedi to be a very
good workman, was on topi of one of
the b)ox caris making 1h1s way from the
engine to the passenger coaches. He
slipped on ice which had formed on
the car antI foll over on the ground.
HeI wvas not issedi by thle train crow
untIl they reached Blarksdlale Station,
but lin the1fmeantime he had crawled
'to a negro house some distance away
and secured hlelp). He was brought to
Laurens in a buggy antd was given
medical attention.
Preaching at Highland Home.
R1ev. Graves L.. Knight will preach
at Highland Home Baptist church
next hunday Ieb. 11th; at 11 o'clock in
tile morning. The public is cordially
invited to attend this service.
TI'tA lI I S ANKJEDl
F~Olt IIESI)N AT iON
PO Ri i oioiee Depa rtm ent M ade the De.
manti of Ureenville P'ostmaist'er Sat
urday. CotlLrressman Ilccoimn il
llos. II. Pope.
\\'athinton, l'hi . . -It beenme
known: here t d tult hat lt e.-t ollice(
del,;arimen'tt On 90-lua y d euml~l~nctled
th vevgn to o M id !., Tr'1:::,'.
t ''. c-le at e n il'e. m: I notil.11
himl ha -t 'r I" n'Iatg i,.- it1he'
\ 1
w o w !I , i I
o4ff yet ";i: 1'''11I'i ' 1k 1! :
tulon. The l.im -tate tha* t* 4 w
brary i: in :n . straits ' an: ne thl ,
m uCy. The plan1 they 1lv : uloii.ed
of "hy ting'" the fund:;s is gun rained
to please. in a few words it is as
follow:s: 'T'hey have inve'g14ld iii
miierchants around the i' - into ni
ing various articles of value, worith
anywhere from 2rc on tip to at Ilollar
or more. These aticles are going to
be placed on sale next. Tuesday at a
"dime a shot," as long as they last,
first conic first served, stock is lim
ited, cash with every purchase, no
goods exchanged, etc. In addition,
a musical program is promised, but
thoso who do not like music need not
stay away on that account for they
may not have it. They don't think
they will.,
No MIULL TONIGHT,
Only Those Who Have 'Enlisted Ie
cently a Expected at the Armory.
On account of the practically in
passable roads the local military con
pany, The Traynham Guards, will
postpone t heir regular Vednesday
drill of this week until Wednesdlay of
next week. The members are ' request
ed to take th iis a an ofleicil notice.
All of thi ne4w m14tember. that iA thosce
w ho hauve enisted41 siinceI)4 Chi stmia s,
ar ir cted('4 to ieporit at. t ho armoury
ait thle usual11 tim i n' I ordler to irepart
the necessiary i'a ers for draw' in': pay
Thel puzizle' 3e1r o t ht'ie (lhildrenJ
mlay he foundm 14oday ont an inlide sheet
of thle Imper('. Ili'r4aft r, it wI!Ii b
p)lacedl thiere insteadI of1 on the ifront
p'ige. Thle 'ielu res slihuld he kept and1(
s4ent ini to The Advertiser after thle Iasti
1)1 Intmh r, No. 14, is issued,.
lihert Edar~iid ()arlington, who has
been in the state hospital in Columbhia
for a numnber' of years, diedl there last
week and the remains were brought
here for burial. Trho remains were
lntcrredl in the (;arlington plot in thle
L~aurens cemle tery, simplde religious
services being held at the grave.
Teddy and F4u~r Sons are Bteady.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Feb. :l---.Col.
Theodore llooseveit. t(<mighit pledged
his su pport to l'resident Wilson in upi
holding the honor' of tihe Unitedl Rtates.
ie offeredl to the country his own ser
vices and those of his four sons in the
event of hostilities.
Austria Wil Pmbably Follow SIuit.
Washington, Feb. 3.-A long de
spatch received today from Ambassa
dor Penflelid in Vienna is understood
to announce tlies adhesion of Austria
to emany'n ennon
LOWER HOUS[ PA8S8
[8 PR9iBITJIN BItt
GoCs to Third Reading by
SENA TE E X a AD
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e-n1{< kl bili. The 1rin:ipal
emuei; l1 th.-" Il\\wl.:;.i. ; .- a l d "'i(rde
in thi. s"tate !.odlay wa.- lillvor," he said,
"and I do not want thie ;'act that I bie
long; to .1c the as party to lad any-"
of youi to vote against this p)roh1ibi
tion meatnro." ie pleaded for h1
hill "in fairness to yourselves, to
your families, to your :state, to yoe'i.
country and to your (god."
The test vote came oinl Represent.1
tive Scarsion's motione to strike out the
enacting words, the house refusing to
do so by the emphatic majority e
73 to 28.
Those who voted for 'Mr. Searson's
motion, which was to kill the Richeir
bill. were: Representatives Bailey,
Barnwell, 'Carter, Clyburn, CrOws, G.
B3. Davis, .1. N. Davis, E. J. Dennin.
Iuncan, lrilp, Pyouberg, Hlamblir.
tlemphill, Keenan, J. 0. Kelly, Lan
ford, Lesesne, ' McCants, McMillan,
Mtshoe, Moore, l'assailaigue, Pickens,
Seabrook, Searson, Senseney, Whaler,
Young-28.
'T'hose voting against Mr. Searsou's
motion, which was for prohibition,
were: (lplesentatives Iloyt, Ander
son, Atkinson, lle'rry, (tooth, ihoozer,
.loyd, 1oykin, Itraidford, Byrd( Clink
scales, Coney, Colh rain, l)hinji, R. f4t
worth, J. .1. i'addy, 8. 0. Endldy,
Mde, I 110>. , to.e G. Eva.r. Foiiney
l'uo. P!cuherla~ . L.dwn,~ Graham'c, A.e
Hatl J, N 1.11 H.) wtii , liain er, Ilarri
Ion, Iline' . aion, W. W.t Johnsond461
lieley lne, Mi og , Marfarin, D.Ol
SN, till t , W.F~ il L.i St g 011 tte, 11 ..
'l'ltu 'n, 'ioole, .\ al.,,ker , Wilia e be
leygr, XRawlitn 78.or edo
'There were various amendm1ht1entis itn
vol vitng a qulart a 1month1; a11nlottion
on I he subject flextI. year; requirina
permits from the judge of probate:2
andl others. The house( agreedl to Mt .
D~aniel's, which eliminated the privb
lege of storing at home or in one's
private room, also allowedt the inscr
tion or word "wino" so as to havo no
mistake about the Intention to ah
lowv "wine" tor sacramental and med
ieal Prttposes. Thle bill originally
saidt "alcohol'' in referring to those
pro0visionis.
Th le Richey bill, as amI~mdedl, went
to a third reading in this shape:
"lie It enacted by the general as
semubly of the tate of South Care.
lina:
"Section 1. That It shalt be unlaw.
full for any person, firm, corporation
or companyr to ship, transport or con
voy any intoxicating liuors from a
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