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it*4 VOLUME~ XXXIi LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1917. U i 3 UNITED STA WILSON ASKS FOR ARMY OF 500,000 FOR DEFENCE America to Vindicate Principles of Peace and Justice Against "Selfish and Autocratic Power"-Utmost Cooperation in Counsel and Action with the Allies .--Moblization of the Material Resources. Send Navy for U-Boats. ACTION DEF'ERED1) UNTIL TODAY. * Washington, April 3.-The resolutionl deelaring a state of * * war exists with Germany and directing the president to prose- * ente war against the imperial German government to a sue essful termination, was presented to thte senate today. * Senator Ilitclicock, for the foreign relations committee, asked * unianimous consent for its immediate eonsideration, but it weit. * over under the rules oin objection by Senator La 'Follette. * * When Senator LaI Follette objected to immediate considera- * * tiol there wits it stormty seene betweeni hin and Senator Malrtin, * * the Dmocrati leadier. This was interrupted by a burst of ap- * * plause from the galleries which Vice President Ma rshall had (if- * * ficulty in elicek ing. * When order was restored Senator -Martin moved that, io other * * busiless he taketi up1). The senate adjourned at 1 :03 p. in. until * * 10 o'clock toiorrow morning. * Washington, April 2.--Presideit Wilson tionight urged Congress, assembled in joiit session, to declare a state o, war existing betweel the t'niited States and (eriany. lin a dispassionate, but unmeiiasired deulilciatioll of the eourse of tWe Imperial Gernurn Governmnent, whicl lie elh1 ra cterizidA as a chil I enge to all mankinud and a warfare against all ntions, the . resident deelared that nuetutrality no longer was feasible or desirable where the peace of tle world was involved; that armed neutrality had becomite in-etfectitl enough at best and was likely to produce what it was Ieanit to prevent, and urged that Congress nccept the guage of hattle with all tile resources of the nation. "I advise that Congress declare the recent colrse of the l.tmperial ( ermluani Government to -he in fact nothinlg less than war against the governient and people of the United States" said the P-resident, "that it fornmally accept the statius of helligerent, which has tis been thrust upon it and that it take steps not only to put. the couitry in a more thorough state of defense but. also to exert all its power and emiploy all its resources to bring the Government of the G(ermaun eipire to terms and end the wari.' When the President had finished speaking resolutions to declare a state of war existing were introduced in both houses of Congress, refer red to appropriate conuittees, and will be debated tomorrow. There is no doubt of their passage. Thle objeets of the United States in entering the war, the Presidelit said, were to vindicate the prineiples of peace an(1 justice against "selfish and autocratie power." Without selfish ends, for conquest or dominion, seeking no indemnities, or material compolensations for the sacrifices it shall make, the United States must enter the Var, the Pres idlent saidl, to man'ke tihe world safe for democracy, as only one of the ehamnpionis of the rights of mankind, aItn would he satisfied when those rights were ats securte ais thle faith and freediom of nat ions cnouldl make themi. The President's address was sent in full to Germany .by a Germanm official news agency for publienation ipi that country. Thle text also wenit to England aund a sunninary of its contents wats sent ariotund thue world to other nations. To carry on an effective warfare against the German government which lie chiaracterizedl as a " 'natural foe to liberty,'' the Presidient recolmmlend~ed: ,IUtmost pract ical eo-operationt in counsel ad action withu the gov' e)rnimnts atlreaidy at wair w~ithI Germany.. E'xtension of liberal tianicial credits to those governments so that the resources of America muay be0 addled so far as posstible to thiris. Organization and1( mobilization of all the material resources of the country. Full equipment of the navy, patrticuularly for means of dealing with submarine warfarte. An army of at least 500,000) men, based on the principle of unaiversal liability to ser'vice, and1( the authorizat ignu of aidditionlal iincremenits of 500,000 each as'they aire needed ori ennt b~e hanldiled inl training. Raisinug necessary money for the United States government, so far as5 possible withoutt borrowing and on thle basis of eluitable taxation. All prep~arations, the President urgedl, should .be made(1 ill such waIy as niot to cheek the flow~ of wari sutpplies to the nations already in kthe field against Germany. Measures to accomplish all these ends the President told Congress, would bo presented with the best thought of the executive departments which wuill be charged with .the conduct of the war and ho .besought consideration for them in that light. TES 0 WILSON TO PARIDON SEVEiBA T1i',IOUSA ND Prosecutions nhere Suspensions of Sivtenices Nullified by Sujpreme Court. Washington, Mlarch 1 I.-Attorney General (regory anounced tonight that President Wilson would exercise clem eicy in at large number of federal pros ecutions where suspension of sentences had been nullifled by the Stupreme Court's recent opinion holding such suspensions illegal. Clemencv will be exercised, the at torney general said, without applica tions being made, in those cascs where peas of guilty were entered or verdicts of guilty returned prior to June 15, 1916, but no sentences pro nounced; and in those cases where the sentence inposed was less than the purlod between the date of !mposition and June 15, 1917. The number n ho will receive par eons or commutations i. der the rul 4ng probably will run mio the thosi, ands. Many of them have been at Ii hetly for long Cio(3, id the jres dent is understood to feel that the new business and personal relations they have been permiiitted to build 111p be cause of eeiemency by the courts should not be broken down. I' uder tle su preme court opinion all of them would nave been compel led to but for the president's Intervention to return to 01:itody. Attorney General Gregory issued this sialeent: "The siprllic court on] December I, 19111. without any dissent, in the care of 0x-Parte United States, peti floner (the Killits case) decided that United S'tates District .fudges. bad no power to suspend the imposition of sentence or the executlan of sentence, except for tile purpose of disposing of judicial <questions. Only a portion of tile district judges claimed tile right to exercise such a power and the Killits case was ins8tituited by the government for tle purpose of settling the q uestion and obtaining uniformity in tle admiin Istration of the criminal laws. S31ITI & LITTLE SELLI.I1. Or'. Popular tltiig Firm to uno Out of itiusiuess at Once. Smith & Little, a well known gent's furnishing establishment of the city, have deeided 'to sell out their stock completely and go out of business. Their determination to sell out was due to the apmarent certainty of war. Mr. Smith, the senior member of the firm, is second lieutenant in the local Na tional Guard company, which expeets a call now at any tnie, and Mr. Little, the other mnieber of the firm, feeling that his absence would greatly handi cap the business, they decided to sell out. This store has only been In busi ness ror' about one year but during that time they hav'e built up an excel lent trade. Shortly alter going into Lusiness !ast summer .\ir. Smith wVas caledi to the colors and! served for six nmonthis on the Mexican border. lie has thus had the haurd luck, of being away from his business practically all of the time since f'ts organization. (GUN (CLUll E1ilCTS OFFICEltS. Heid Meeting Last Week at Cluib lionse for the Purpose. At a meeting held last week at thue Gun Club! thie following offieers were electedl to serve duinig the coming year: President, Dr. C. P. Vincent; Secretary and Tren.'urer, Mr. D). 13. Swygert; Trap Manager, Mr. WVill W~al drop. The club has been ini operation now for over a mont!h and has about thirty enthusiast Ic membhers. The clubi aueeis at the traps every Thuiirsdiay af ternioon and usually a large crowd is present to join in the sport. Iheathi of ant .nfant. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Charl'es K. 'Finkheiner died at 'the home of its parents Ii this city Trues (lay and was buried in the cemetery hero Thursdaya.morning. Trho child was about three months old1. Mr. Finkbeiner in a son (of Supit. Finkbein or, of the glass works, andl is himself an emplloyeo there. The parents have thie sympathy of the community in their bereavement. N VER S:EATE OF FRtANCE S110S III'S WlRATHl ('oniile Wa,11r .' ii GerImani iimperl-r1. isimi and 31ilIltarisimi Delinlitly Crush. ed. Ilatired Now i Holy Dut.y, Paris, Aprill .-The Senate yester day showed its wrath at tile devasta - lions in1 northern France by voting a resolution denoileing to the civilized world the acts of the Germans in de manding that the iguthors be pun isled, and resolving to contlinue tle war until German imperialism and militarism are definitely crushed. Former Preniler Viviani participa ed in the discussion. Senator Cheron said that Germany, as a sIgnatory of The flague conven lions, gave a guarantee against the abuse of person or property. This had Leen treated as a sin ple scrap of paper, lie asid, and it woul-l be-neces sary to go back ages to !ind such acts of savagery and devastationi as tile comi,;itte found In norther!i Frane.. ", e v;s'ie a number of citites and about lIfty villages," said Senatoi Chero-i. "lveitywhere it is piilaged land 4iYgteiatic Idevastation. In a 'German cemetery we found a statue of peace. It is true that in bhe samil ceiletery a Iobih was violated, a cof finl openel and lptlcd of its Ciains anld tillde withi 111(h. "At Chauiney the Gernmans destroy ed everything by fire and explosions. .lhere remained nothing of (IhIs city except a su burb. li thisl suburb tihe Germans concentrated the inhabi tan Is of a certain number of localities and then bombarded tie subuib.i, making a number of vletims. For these crimes tlre uinlist be triple pun ish ment, that of the International law, penal law and the victory of civiliza tion. "No one today would think of making peace with such criminals; any 'ransaction would be treason. 'rhe hatred against (ermany is he ilost holy of dies." Minister Viviani, in the name of the goverinen iiCt , associated himself with tile conclusions of Senator 'Che Ion, saying: "Thefts, incendlarisn and assassi nations constitute not only attacks on international I honor, but are crim n es of common law which must. be the object of enforcement. They are de ived from the mediocre physciology' of the Germans." RCEVIVA L C'LOSED Ill'UIRSDA, 1.. Wonderfully I iiterest Ing Tenl )aly 3eletJig ('aime to nil Enld Thursiaiy Eveninag. A wonderfully interesting ten day revival meeting came to a (lose at the first Baptist church last Thursday ev ening witl a soul rtirriing service. The meeting was piroductivye oif a great deal of good, maniy addit1 ions being made to the church and a new spirIt aroused in religIous imattlers. .\ore than 70 memibers wvere add~edl to thle roll of this church and oilier dlenoininat ions of lie city benef ited liropiortilonately. The seirvIces were (ondullcted by R1ev. M. E. D~odd, D). D)., of Shieveport, La., and thie song servIces were leadl by R1ev. F. A. Hiower, of Albany, N. Y., At the conclusIon (if thie service Tlhurs (day .night thle la rge audlienice, ini re tIring from (lie church, tiled by the pulpit and said1( good-bye to the two inisters. WOUI) SEIIVE NATION, Mc Adoo's Th'lree Sonus Voilutnteer for Naval Dutty. Washington, Marc io 0.-. Secretary McAdno's three sons have volunteered for servIce in the inaval reserve in case of war. Firanies .lcAdoo, a New York lawyer, besides voluinteering has kiven the government the fast motor ~boat AdroIt for a sublmarlne chaser. William G. McAdloo, Jr1., a senior at Princetob, will leave college .innedi ately to serve In the aviation secti on. Robert H1. McAdioo, the secretary's1 'vouingest son, wIll leave school as soon fhs called'upon. Fair Assoelatin Meets, Gireen wood, March 30.-Secretary Brooks Marshall of the Piedmont Fair 'tissociation has issued notices of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the association to be he0ld in the city hail hero next Monday, April 2., ,GE oF ANNUAL COUNTY TO BE HELD F Reports From the County S Interest is Being Taken Large Crowd will be in A * I---Literary Contest-I0 o'clock at * *' lnrenls graded school biildi ng. * * I--Declamation Contest-n1 o'- * clock In -Laurens graded school * chapel and laptist S. S. room. * * i ii-mlementa ry Meet--l0 o'clock, * * Laurens graded school camims. * * IV--Grand Parade--11:30 o'clock. * * V-Awarding of illue Ribbons- " 12:30 o'clock, Laurens graded * * school campus, and Oath of Al- * legilnnee to United States flag. * * VI---Diner. * VII-ligh School Athletic Meet-- * * 2::t0 o'clock. 14taurens graded * * school campus. * * V Ill -Viewing ~Exhibits-10 a. Im. * to 3 p. In., coirt house. IN--lIgh Schiool Oritorical Con * test--8:30 o'clock, 1 i'irens grad- * *d school ichapel. Pretiliols are inl progress for IIIe aiual comnt school fair. n hici is to be held l'riday. April 1:1. InstuctIons to teachers Were s~mnt out froim le de I laltilelit of edutcation several weeks ag'o and leaclers and pupils have been busy inl pimlrationl for thle annu11al evelit. Ldast week 1wthe 11rellinlary declam'Iatioll contests were held in tle varllous sections of.thec..oui ty and by now the contestants who are to enter tle nny 'ontiests have beeni about de cidmied u1)on. Reports coming Into thel otlice of (lie department of eduntica 1on indicate that the faIr will be Iar'gely at tendcd and be equal In interest an(I (inthuiislasimi to previois events of the kind. The ilstructions prepared by I he dielartment of edication show that the i 11117 fair will be conducted along the same line as previous fairs. The liter ary and declamation contests are to he held il the graded school auditorium. wilt tle exception of the pril mary decla matIon contest, which is to lie held In the Haptist church. The ath letIc contests are to be held on the grade(d school grounds and tle ex hibits In1 art 11and handiworik are to lie shown in the court house. The high school oratorical contest, as in past years, will be held in the graded school building at night anld to this (lie eus tomary small admission fee will be charged. The parade this year will take on a Palriot ic air. U nited States flags ai'e expec(t ed to be shown In prlofus Ion. IEach chIld of the 1Laurensfl graded sc'hool has beein pr'ovided withI a tlag to lie carrIed In the pariadle andI otherI schools will (loulbtless have large nuim bers of flags. The stores In the city are expicstedl to make a lpatilotic display at the same time by having thlir i stores (decorae t'lIn natIonal colors anad biy dIispllaying (lags on the fiontI anld top of buIldings. .1 udges. L~liteary ('ontexst. at Grade'd Nehool IlulldIng. IFirst Gr-ade, (Room 7.--C'ondtuetor, .\lIss I airper'. .1 udtges, Mr s. Guy GIar irett, MIss Mary MIller, MIss . ettie WVat(son. SecondI Grade. Rlooim .-C-tonductoi', Miss Fi'ainks. .hiudges MIsses Ninta Moor'e, 10lizabeth McClure, MattIe 1 lol land. Third and Fourithi Griades.-Conduc (or, Miss Clar'dy. Judges M\Isses Main. ie Simpson, KiddIe Arnold, Toole. Fifth and( SIxth Grades, lloom I. Conductor, Miss Unbb. JIudges, .\lisses .\laine IByrd, Mauu Laingst on, ('arr'ie L~angston. T(hIi'd and Four'thI Gr'ades, IRoom 2.1 --Conductor, Miss WVork1man. J1udges, MIsses GenIe Alken, 'Bar'nie WVallaice, Fifth, Sixth and Eeventh Grades, Room 3- Conductor, Mitss Mary Shmp son. Judges, Misses Martle Atkinson, 10va S'helI, Mahel Moore. Tlghth, NInth, Tenth and IEleventh I Grades. Room 5.-Conductor, Mrs. Ron. I WAR SCHOOL FAIR RIDAY, APRIL 13 ichools Indicate That Much In the Fair and That a ttendanee. r. itidges, Alisses Bloozer, .lary Garr.. ;mn, Chapella Dunlap. AlI TIIMICTI C. Third and Fourth G(rades, 0loonm .1. -Conditetor, .lMiss VNi rgilila Agnew. ltidges, Alisses lat ie Young, Madge Me Kittrick, laillie larsonl. Fifth and Sixth ( rades, loom I". 'onidtct or, .lMiss .Alcants. .hitdges, \lisses Nora Wilson, Eithel Willis, AMay Roper. Seventh and Iigher Grades, Ioon I t.--Conductor, Miss Nickels. .1tidges, \lisses Corinne Aiken, Alarie Langston, \Mrs. Rt. T. Wilsonl. COM POSITI ON. Fr1st and Second Grades, Room 6. on(uctor, Miss Corinne Agnew. To tell the story, Miss Thames. Judges, .\iss-. as IEthel Simmons, .lM ry \\allace, lat lie .eF'adden. Third and o ltrIh ( 1rades, floom 7. E,'onductlor, .\liss llobsonl. To tell the stor', AirS. .I(ljne. .3udges, Alisses Al m1a (Garrett, lamise Iarris, Drutcia Snuith. Fif'thi, Sixth and Sevenlth (Iades, blootn I0.-ConluIct(or, 11. .liller. .1udg 's, It. S. Woodson. It. T. \\ ilson. Aliss Sara Stuart. lighith, Nitth and Tenh (rades, Rootm 12.---'onductor, .liss Spruill. .Iudges, .l isses Olive Counts, .lerlen .\rmstrong, Rebecca Moore. IllSTl'OllYA'. Room -I.--Conductor. Aliss Roland. judges, It. A. 1H., .lrs. Cressvell Pleming, Alts. W. I'. (;ray. Sen Iing ConteSt. Back Campus - --Condut or, Mrs. Swy t. .ludges, .lisses liessi' Todd, Lent. )ones. .\s. AlvAlister. -scor-ers inl Literarl Contests, llenry liennett, ch,0airma; \\arrert Ilott, liubhert Woodside. Exhibits. Iiterar y--.---J udges, .\lisses Kate Simp.. mon, Lexington; Miss Marltha Hlollaims, 'lin ton; Aliss Lots Nriwin, Spariln lurg; Mrs. N. It. Dial, I .aurens; .\liss 3a'ahl Stuart,.Greenville. Alannal1 Training, Woodwork -.udg. as, Mr. Barnett, Mr. Sexton, Mr. Reid. Domestic Ar. and Domestie soicinco -Judges, Alis. Fermgtisoin, Mris. Nickels, \ rs. Clark. liighl Nehool lN-0ecla1mato. Judges, Col. William Workman, -hiek Springs; Dr. m.ann, Gretiville; 0r ) 1. AL I)ouglas, Clinton. De('(llationl Contest. For (irls-Judges, Miss Nett if ratt, I reen11wood. AMrs. 110omer C 'llac kwe'll, \lrs. .J. 11. Teagtte. For 11oys-Judges, MIr. Tretcmttan, fIr. Rlankint, .\lr. Fairy. For 11oys- -Prof. Stonoy, Ch.t and na nage r; assistait ts, II ugh Eh i her ~er, H arry MlcAllisteir, Earl Laagston. For Boys anid Gtirls-M~ liss W\offord, lerk and mnlnager; assistants, Ameldia. 'arson, Carrie Lee H-iggins. II ighi School A fthlet ies. C'ondu ctor, Alr1. Ari tur lafe; assist inits, AMr. Stoney, .Johmn Sprai t, Tlomt 'IOm enlit tin orphtans--Ar. Jeff \dmamts. [JILEE'NWOODl ('l1l'l01i IlDD(ATED:l Si'NDA Y Iir. I. Y. P'ressley, P'resident of' Ers. (es Sermiont in Moninlg. Greenwood, Mlareb:l Jn. '--FTe new A. 1. P. ('hutrch here wil be ded'ienated sunaday. 'lThe (dedi ent ry sermon will e lprenehted by Drm. F. Y'. P'ressley, >resident of the lErskinte Theological s'emi nariy, at ii at. ni. A fra ternal ser 'iee will 1)e hld at 3 o'clock in the af einoon and at thle eventing service theo 1ev. R. Tr. Ker' wIll preach. The now' huiirchi builIding IS of Ithe lbungalow' yp~e andl is at tractiv'e in atipearanlce and we'llI arranged. It Is loca ted on lonumtent st reet almost att thle head of 'ar'k street. The Rev'. John17 TU. Young s .iastor of the church and has a grow-. ng congregation.