Efje %tbbertiser Subscription Price Is $1.00 Per Yeir Payable In Adiance. 1'ttsiblsed by AUlEITIISIt I'lll NTIN4 t'01PANY L.n urens, S. C. Obli11narhi 11111 Cun o:.n:.: 0::e (eit I Wold. I it E'i -N S, tt, A., \ I't11, 25,41 19 17. '\ !.('O.\ C O. tO. PAN Y A. 1i: n ' w 4'' t14. Ihe ofliler0 s al(d in m e s of %'.I. .\. Istl S. C.It i en anoxht.ds; to theml thle freedoml of the city. This ciIy fvels honiored ill Ila in., tuth 1 nly,1 1N and i atriotic set of nivi ill its idt. 'Ilhse men1 have vohinutrily off'eelId their s;ervices to their country .1n1d dserve the highest praiise and comlilmition that1 we ennl g ili thel. The .\dvertiser feels thiat it .oiros !w. cnit' of it' people hiero whenl it say tat they;Iare wel co'.e to mi:thithait we have got an4 th.:: \''ar, V 0 1 to do a lythitil that, ,wIll 'ill nder th ,i Ztt y h.re plelasa i. Th m'aula , mIli . her wit h an (I vLIable ret,01. Of : rvile cin the(- Alexi n 1b1 d r v nd k.ith I A re;I)IaI1ta1iat toi geIt ltianl y 'wilin an', m d colinu t that anly colupany migt nv. \\' are( glaid to .ave lch me with u. lilt\lelNGDE,.\lCt.\TK'. The conscription plan of raising an ariy ik essenially democratie. lav Cry citizen of im ilitary ago, by the de elei'n of his represeltative, offers hillself to thev go(erilllelnt for What ever service thle governent 'ay See lit to ulse himn ill. If the government, 1i own1 goenm a t1111 , decides that his pecklliar coldiions; make it desirable thaUt hie 1.-enm1 e I SCli ho blecomt1 es a Soldier. I it appears tat the na tue of hI:; em1h ployinlent at hom1e make.s It 11for. hima lo ;erno his country it h4u1 . Oh n l ie sltays at hom1e. .lud. mcnt inl the :o.til i. not left o him, bu oii II' n'i.asd mn whobedr.,, ren:mefo im ]Mli., lil., ')Y. pn!se hu b ''n- . ' of .cndiion. In1' this wiy v-w mu iI rli ed1 of the .not by r man:.N.er t o e Th 11V i n dl ( I ta t (nd r th Ilk g: :.-l my. ia 1:t Ii m i t ColtlSed o. !1l whom v. cold ill suppl thatartny .in* at myo' I a A ' il hit! I i:it aI -.I ; :- 1 t.I . 111 n v l . :ii' . 11I. n It a. I ll je 7% (A discills! Itl., I : I ( ; I I i i t - o b It I ..:s ' . I t aI a - g4 I t.Y resi f d n ( li' I n'isi-Il~ 0w11 iW 1 l'foo t 1f r lo ,111j Cih e .-:.:o I t 1 11101 thtke a) a o in - l.g tht e . uh ad olI it I n ( tte to aI I Il I nt thd yerue Ist no 11.)1 n 1 in irob thea VS Ol'3 of i.' derat s' wI ' 10 to aile lanlam aovatag of lth intorer 1'n ed' ti :~tenx~ Coflilt- farmers' 'houseaol . aThe v5h1 I rI~ll Cot.\lill H.ptt n m..y gnorI t.lle::'l ofel agovel 1( g n ilf thaen ll l'Ifor( 01the ivi \\'ar. Wihi: wasa Ceubject Cof01 111l ~i ion.( 111'til 1 th iar the aita 3101n hals beenllIl taridlnls sa mol. o afeprofinantoa ourselv. t its ya th as ill 'diffsaid, Ntioly do01 th fl0nme i11 autus takef tils year. 'hile -re anfr Iur r'ais11ing orow food 1) suples. ndThe life ofrte nation10 Is antle 1100( reyting the cnid $nto ut t be done1 to dimnsh the Tere Iis)0 o doub t ie ouamnd a thae yenror eeallo fit' wlosbe o the :'Inancia adatgI f tilheti s10 outhern harmer, the Lauro n t contil y1C fareed whils year ct rae suprplietsfor he dranl hre oo may ghotg alread o lees gron atai, the sbmtarine Wnenni ctnotu)es1 nl' maybe tia bude andile0 flo and r f ouldm agbea 'rius ite llo in thi se tio.'S cotnmygLpordwbtfo passed the stage of profit to ourselves It has reached the stage of patriotic duty and as a imeasure of preservation against German militarism. It is an important thing to realize that this is a matter of great seriousness and w?.e should not blind ottraelves to tie tonsequencet. The boys at the front ulinot 1 0 handi!cappled by laggard 10t': al, hou1e. T'l ,iow the imp11ortan'lce that tilt, !r i k x( celed to play in thie war, opreentaiveLover hias introdite.ed :- ::m ndeiet o to thle ( it ripition hill providling that farmver% ,ilht bit a:: .t(clnl military e vc. Th is Oill lio rdly pa: l'ta! it ha.; the r ,of !erination. But the mere 111:hat i s ha:1, be thl-,t oug ,!:ht of 111.10 v vahlable111 one even though h h Ilot ot) the liring line. (ITY LIM S SIlT T1O POWii It ('(i PAN I .lliluwe Perlioy. IDirects Verdict Ill 'ase Which Attracted Wide uterest .idge IPeuriftoy dirc .ted a verdict I-w .. ).7e i favor of the 6(e edy *v tiver Power Company, paintilf, against ilte City of Lautrens, inl the cast omi ptl ted Saturday afternoon where the power company li(:has sue(ing tle city fto lion-filiItillillvill of tile power con t ract It leged it) ha ve Ibte en t ered in to hetwoen the two parties il 190s and which becallie operative inl .1all ary i 1911. This still represeited tle en tim1 ainlount uAvder by the plaintiff ex C(Pt intelcSt and pnitiive damages to the ainounit of $1.50. The City Coun cit. sitting inl Session .\Monday after nloonl, decide'd to takfe an appeal from th1e direltd ',verdict and will go before tile suIIreie court with a request for a new trial of the case. The basis of th appeal has not beci stated by the city's attorneys. The city was represented Iin thle case by .lessrs Richey & llichey, city atorineys, lyiesworth & I laynes Woth, i. of Greenville, and II. K. Os borne. e Spartan burg. ie power conillany was represen ted by .essrs lial & Todd, of the local bar. The suit or the power cominy fol-I !a*ed Ile -anneell at11ion of Ile power .ow rait by the city (onliii ill .\pril. on the night that the niew Colin 0ii 1li 1i into oillee. In its allswer to er mIa itil of iith i plaintiff the city t ar- i Its re nsI 1herefor ---Tli tihe . t at alleged to exist bte"t en-1 the ! rt 4 oilpaniy and Ith oci(y was 1not .tillact auIhorized byv t le (iily ;.il in 1I . hut "was different v in trIl m the one alth orized: that, SIt tlhe allged contraNt is in theI a ; eni'd de and b.h1 id a a ri it'l iy 1ho registered he li hondl.-i debt so formed, with inlk btednessI' , ex ce(.ic lhe a r cit of t he asset.ied valia lio'n of U~al p:-ety alllowed by a ) h i ilt ei hadt Ii) p Ow tli r into 1a con ra I for I furt her ime hat le trmof, their otfi1:0. The1: city d eminier ehi s filr lari J ll11- ed Ili have, l dlw~ f]oear tl t po'Ner h.lc.. cit. II It a Ioun'e icr )la imIn fi .z , . I a y it' lia ne a k whch t he citeIti h it d b e ah trg 11er made. di iit IThilet) tal s tro lih al! fof rott -d on oti sitth . l'OIe r ('rI por (S o e ly te.tiale tha Ittei a n o i t liuatin theni'~t' ti f la btnd I tebtc T heejototin o' h c a ny1ti tat i to~ go iuling rm to dio toniuat ion of ta~ mteon wihish the0 comp ayi bae itioi statemen'~t or aowised 1 aonumton. lFormer laeploy. ats of thle c ity tesled . tofigdin a ir on a mtlubgor the last ionJde peakrioy watiade and')Io o txet plaitiffed tthat eti tendeny of suc aie wtie adet tyase the mete11 r to ago hem'rct. Tahe tyfdurctin ofil tendimony on th lie l from the idfbns thate pek was es-t fablished ionleIt another meter laced n1110 af theieftI ired1)1 inient. Atouh ad-i betng thde tstionJut Perifoy, in his irec ionof t verietu hl lt contenition of the ptiilain1test thatd het wtre inkideng i notafec btt thet WenaliheInt ofo the cotnrct ofadi or anoter metnyrot alier (late. whe tes fut onei'ndthat othe last p~ek inclae bheta towe company fior at this iep~eweas ne adhs inonthe aedhrowter nt thaving beak madees retbihred. hcnrc Ules tighetsinueesson. revaiyor theb rulng on the rsidng andetifie tatetadenulhe tof arius wilt whnihe fred util Jauary, of9h9s aTiohde vericil fore theO cam redref o the plaan ifomtihe date whee of Willie Lee Henderson, ' by her guardian ad litem, G. M. Henderson, vs the Lydia Cotton Mills. This was a stilt charging ill treatment and abusive language used against the plaintiff by the defendant's agents. The court sat on equtity cases Mon day imiorning and adjourned Monday alternoaon. CHISTI.AN E-NDE-:VOR 31EETIS. ('biristiln Endentoreri i to Me t Here Srunday 3111 20(h. On 8tmbiiy. Alay 20th there will he hold n tihe 'i rst Presbyterian church, a conventoi of the ILaure ns I District "h -ist an Inndcavorerr. This district mbrhIiIcc ace tihe counties of Laurens, Ncwberry, . Greenvood and \bhcvill * Thor,e re rlior than a dozen societies vilin the territory name1110d, and, all ar(- ixpected to be largely represented. Prof. G. It. Cartledge, of Clinton, is supe irintendent of this distArict and has been working for a successful meet ing, for solme weeks. Field 31Aanager, C. C. I lamiltoni. of Boston; State Pres ideti. Iert cu rcoran of Ciarileston, and othe l good speakers are expected to' he lere and take part in the con ference. The genieral public is cor tliilly linvileol to attend t hil e sessions atil ivember; of otier young pcoul es' 'ocietie s c.n i likely he proflied by at I enda nive. The Christian laideavor miioivemiient i iter-dilnomi nat ional in ecojie aill t sectarian. Its m0o(to "For Christ and tlie lChurch" me1vanrs your chrch. whatever Yiour1 choice aiong, 'rotestanti, l'Evanigelical Clitr-'hes. The (ict I l of Il day's program are be in -a worked out by a commItee and Will be published later. lIullling New Wtir House. .1. S. Iteniett & S'on, wholesale gro 110'rs. 11re eIrCCIting a large warehouse on the. ra'lroad lot next to the freight stat ion. The building will be of sheet iron and will be about. 80 x 10 in area. This (concern has been doing business in one of the Laurens Bonded Ware house Coniay's buildings, but has giv eni 111 its quarters there to get. Into its own building. The company's of lice is temporarily' in tile old post of five next to .1. 31. Philpol's store. .\ few a irs of shoes stll lert at $ a Ir. 'lardy & \ilson. ** r(SPECIAtL NOTI('CES. * * l.4- 'oca Cola iocketbook w1ith our five lollar hills inl it. Finder'. will be ra rled it' retrined to Police : Ra Ieam-. Chyal I. Hl-l-pd -iot -O1 iublic sipuare rIng with diationdi adil Iwo pearls o wood set ing. -'iiler ilenr ;e retur-n to lisk. \aughln.i ll'- at tIh lgjrphoneo ex evk _ um .11u rect ive reward. 11-11 Cin !)i l''ri.i A. !a3 It will he Ith ' "I:,i gin day. I iyoi ha vc a blne .e will gin it. If' lAs1 th-in a h1:11# we will i. it. Wc'wail your sit f. .1. I). ('nlher -onl. 3a ll -n. '. :1-11 . X1ra I 'lie laniiuts for Sile- arli -w Tomlialo, the