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A .4 X4W7 VO)-ULUME XXXIl. L..AURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1917.NUBR4 TWO SAD D[AIHS IN LAR[NS COMPANY 'Roy Rickman and William Gwaltney Dead. GWALTNEY KILLED BY PASSING TRAIN Two Men were Popular 31emliers of the Coipan1y now Etelnmped at Spartaiturt:. Bodties, 1lt1i1d to lest Hfere sundaiby with 311litary 11loorr. The company roll of tihe Traynhalm) Cuards, tihe local military company now Stationed at Spartanburg doing guard duty, wsIt twice redliced Satur day by tle death of valuable members of tile company. About noon Satutrday Private Roy Rickman, who had been Crit ically ill for about ten days, pased away at the Steedly Ilospital in Spar tanburg and ju st a few hout rs later Private William Gwaitney died in the (;o0od Samaritan Hospital as the result of injiries received during lie inorn Ing wten hle was strtck by a swiftly lmlovin g freight train oin the Southern Railway near .awson's Ford trestle. The death of the two men east a gloom over the en mp, both being . populallr imbcrs of the colmpany and these (Ing the tirst losses by death since the colmipa ny was mut I ered into the federal service blefole the Mexican trouble. Tile news was received in Lau ren a o Stomulrday evenlitg and caiised genelral Sorrow. Itoth Imen had been in the service since before the Mexi can trouble last suniner and had seen service on the border. Ricknian was a cheery, light-hearted fellow, alwayF li a good humor and possessing happy qualities of conradeship and congen iality. Gwaltney was a quieter and more serious minded man, bent tipor his duty and obligations, yet, like hh oilier comr'ade, popular in cainmp tiu wherever known. Both were knowi as good soldiers, prompt and obedien in the discharge of their duties. Private Rickman was not in the hes, of health when the call came to b mustered Into the federal service las month. About ten (lays ago his condi tion became such that it was t hough best. to send him to the hospital though no uneasiness was felt aboti his condition. About lie middle o last. week it, beaie worse an( bo: Priday 11"o was in a. prevariols state Iis relatives being seit for to It a Iis bedside. Saturday iortning he ral !ied and it was- thought that tie woli had tassed, Iat albout noon1 ho had ; eIape and horlly aftier wards pa se away. The. hody waI brouight to Iai renls ol the early moriglIlt trall Stai l day all reorli frol the colipan y udeit Captl. .\r ihu.1r Leo accolnpanlying th body homie. The fune-ral par11ty ws mic ait thev travin by a detail fromt 1te 11ut Ir (inards, under apt. \\orkia and ai numbe1hr of people who had I)-, Come awart-o of Its expted ari'-a ''lhe body wa A rr1ihed 'Io tile .auren cemtetery'3 under1 l 111Ia ry esc(ort aln laid( to rest with mlilitary htonois, Hse) vices bteing (condutctetd by 11ev. .1. .\ei-in. Tile death of e PrIiva1te ('wialtitey Calm kn hown . li had j0( ust blenrelieve OI fromi his post guiltarig the I .awsoni hPork tresct le andii was ('onvers;ing wit P-'rivateC .\t age .\ile be w10 iho had itt relietvedt im l. it11 baas t hat ( wall 1n0y was1 siftting ont a -er'oss-tto who the frekhlt tratin rushedi~ up1 att a lug rate of speedC. .\liee ture hIIil iis iteaI 1o alvoid thIte dusit anid ('inder~s and1 too( .for granted that. Gwaliney arose aivoidl the train. \\'he tetr hte atiece( edi ill arising 01r not is not ktnowni an1 it. is one theory thtat the tratin st rut im bef440or h was5 ahi! to n)ot 1' 1lowever, as the t rainmhien 01n th itO1 gitne w~ouild mlost. tprobaly3 have see imt anid .itled hadl the (engin(e h 1h11m, It Is tmor' generally biertCV thait h itsuIcceeded ini gettin ont~ ht feet anitd was stand(1 ig by th ide gli the Itrain Shtielting is headl fromt I dtst whten a 5swinigign dloor or tim 1)1ece of liumberot of somel kind1( stru'l1 huim. W\hen .\le(.\bee ilscover'ed ht lie wans iy'ng on'the gr'oundl obiious ijut'ed. Ass istane waris imm ittIa to ~. otten arnd ho was rutshed to thle Ito '1 ittlt wherie it w:as foundil that his skt wvas franctured''(, (ant foot badI~ly man1 tgi atno ot her less injies10 recetived. 1 was givetn every ,atteti on ploOstal butt he only htingered a part of the da hasing .wvay late in 'the aftetrno jttst as arrngemtets fotr theo funer of Privato Rk'kman had been e01 ON LIBERTY BONDS Appoinltedl to Procure 0ionds for TIose Who Wish81 to Buy. Dr. Alkenl Is Cha irman. The Liberty Loan Central Coimit tee for South Carolina at. Columbia, has appointed the following local coll nIt tee, to assist in the distribut iou of I A hery LoanI Boids i this teritory: If. K. Aiken at. -tiaurens National llnk, W. HI. Ale1n01 at Peoples Loan and l"xchange Bank, ...E'arl Owings, at lFarmers Natolonal Bank, C. II. Rloper at IPnterprise Nati onal S'a iilc, 12. G. t1a1le at. Palmetto anik, 1). .1. Norwood, assist ant post master Any of these gentlemen will gladly explain tile plan, itrpose and wisdom of sulbscribing to this war* loan, will get. bonds for those Co isenthig to buy them. They are set v ng the govern ment without pay, directly or Indirect ly. Discussing the matter with The Ad vertiser, yesterday, Ii rm1-11an i.\tiken said "We have all got. to lmt our shotilders to the wheel and make some sacriflees. Tle public Is not yet avoulsed to ai aplpreciation of the Ire mn( 11dous1 I.isiles; langig lupon1 the ste ceess of Ihe LIberty Loani. Preseriva tion of the IDmlhocracy of the vol!d h; inges upon it ! The q ttestion is: Shall the citizens of every nation he free, idependent anld self?governiig or shall we all be vassAIs of a rthIt less olIgarchy conceived In blood- -noursh ed on iron and savagery and Ienacing the safety and Independence of all who differ with them, by acts of i1 uiacy pand desperatio. This is no ov er-statement of the case. Tie succest of Germanie'ideals me1ans all this ait more. To tile Teutonic. mind littl states atnd little people have no rIghl to exIst. They would all be better of] when thoroughly and wholly Grinan iz0-d. German thinkers believe fihh aid her leaders are working to brint it to pass. Itn tle lace of such a situ ation we must all make sacrifices o| ii, lloley, individtal pleasilre anm conivenieice. There are only tw< ways in which we l hellp our allie: win. It yol canilot join the rtanks o a a Ilit hlers youI caI help by joinin;.i the ranks of mubs(-riblrs to this liber ty Ioan. TI proceeds will be lien here at home to flrnislhl the sinew, tof war, food, miiateials of warl an hips. What will heat GermayII:'s 111b Ilarines? Ainirican dollars aml \mrivian brains. .\ simall aimliv 11 en't whip Gernmny and I snail r amott o liIve-dor. (a' lintijian itce 1hi \\.ir. The help Wf every mano, un. and child w.ho (.;n Yit hold of tell dol au~i L.i vineded. Pinda invested( i; be'seI 1:1is areno !a id lip for l'::e by h ollerl whenvi his nleeds may be greaklm ryon who i: 11r1.ing to 1mk0(e an ,.;I Pst like buying stlar(5e nh a huilin and Ii lan association1. Ont .11une 5th, IIb b0er tor .serIvlce. TIhe sacif ice tihe willn makeio thle pr eserva tion1 of~ landu oft freed'(omi will be' for somne. th supjireme( sariflee, even life' itself. ('a ,tthe home-guiardl look( on unmhiovedl, ha I ing no iat in such mlomlentonls I ssues Con orbeore that (late allt call'e1) 0h t no (1nlist, shioutld pledge their all I k (German1 Ieople ate be ing tol bly the neliwspapiers that. Ameica IS weak t hat. Americtha miieans1 humi-bug, boa s ltutse~r anld bIluff. The long su ffei in andi platlince,unditer pr'ovocalloni, of oi presdent has beeni1)1 Inhaie 5 rstmi an cI citd as evidlence oif cowardllice an n t fa 0' imperCliailim. lBiallue slandf an o'wl~l we wYie ii out1?" .I- . \' Wilhos amui latmilly vth 0 ilet(d. 'Ihle botly wVas broughlt to l.a n and m1et by: the eseort whleha h11.1 y ('ompan111ed Private IRiclkmiani's lot y' andi thle detail from the litler' Guiar P carrined to te Wtts .lis cometel' d( andit a fter' services i tithe church'I Col duct~ed by3 Rev. .1. A. ' ock waIs Il C, terredl in the cemeiter'y wvith milifal y. honors. n ('atlI hearers at both funerals we II tin from the Trraynhamt Gutards at .- lie Butler Guards. SPIRIT[D WORK VII Man) Candidates whose star by friends are starting act on small clubs presents g Renewed action is ill or-de r tis week. Candidates frotin the different g paIrts of tie flvid a.e - planning seri on1- work tils Week. Only seven dollars are : ired to d m1ake 111) a (elh, and each (1111 carns til sixty thwasand extra lotes. TheV slo- uI ; ln is ".A Cttlb at I ' ". M1'I anly who havi 111 t i,0''.rt ff 11 up (1 to ateo l are ()rtn aot inl earnest. C h'e1y ralize that 't a little o the 3ight kind of, wor-k tIni' : .ia hand- V Somne and valta''e HiIn Fieldsha -fartel the wrk inl l'n.-:ines an Othe ning to realize tha thir frien.A dst Ca1n1 estly desire to . th n,1111 s to ti y are forsakinig the .'er-y Vrgde and joiniig the "Do Tings 'lass". A ('3 p oo to do a1 little realy wok Is the only ( t e to n1c11eed. in the racc. Actually iherel( areie 1oizs offered than active worer 2.in te imn an. t svel nd sixt .for 1:0,any ea<y wvo enibnsg iv earnlesi. FO'l rslritl n li. I..ok; at the l1bel onl youri'3 a1ptobe. 11:1; th suibsttibest nded? SIn o in' yotr renewal and n(ane the 'lady I')wb~ 1 fevcr w!htevot- . Pa1vy ; . ' of t li ! 1n # : ' II d\al i you \ . i . ". , -y pai 1 1 o : -i ton a n voteI wi-Alfhler for. hac% de-bt. or. ad Seond Period. TIe 'Second Perioi will be fron .ay 281.1 to'.June 2nd inclusive. And sixty thousand extra votes will be giv e on each Club of seven dollars worth of subscriptions. This Is postively guiar1anteed to be the biggest. an best inducenent of a-cy kind to be made dinring the bal anve of the contect. You turn your 'um ::'-tons in with that assura"nce. Third Period. The Third Period will rutn f rom .\ui -ith to Jin 9th inclusive; -and forty-fiye thousand extra votes will be given on each six dollars worth of ;ubscriptions. LIST OF C01 Note:-- or' tle, .pe'vc1w k a - the bl lots issuled u1,1o s( scipins! 'In his11 doe no Xnole :hn coup Distiict Nul nrah ion . .... .... .... ... fiss \\'I nie .le n .... .... .... ... \le o'- l'r nen ... .... .... ... \li1 '.' I': ilin e :':a r ... . .... . .. . ... . Dr Nu i- s l azle, il it.it . \li s .\ nh Broel .I:rn n1 1. lis liy 19 : .\ is (It 1 'h1 . ( I i 'T.vi:;. . 1.- 1'X.t is e-s . La al e .\is~; .\laei e \\e'or l ton, O la l \lis G rac,.e in. lh-, slsn Clntn. I .\riss V'lnth Todd, (rhliztlet.... .... d .lis Iah lloland. Mouv:lc:. F' 1)n. ET TIS WIN dings have been kept up lve campaigns.--Big Offer reat Inducement. Following this another decrease will ) into effect. Competitive lallots. The seven contestan - from each istrict whl1o (o file best work (luring le offer (tip to June 91.h) will be re 'arfled with special ballots worth 1rge numin b er of votes. Tleeiare iee eis of the Competitive lallots. Inc set for each district. First Competitive lPallot 250,000 otes. Second Competitive lallot 225,000 oty. Third Com pet it ive Ballot 200,000 otes. Fourth Competitive lallot 175.000 otes. Fiflth Competitive Ballot 150,000 otes. Sixth Coipetitive lPallot 123,000 'otes. Seventh Competitive lallot 100,000 'oteF. The contestants fron each district vho ti rn liI the largest amouit of nioney between the starting day of the onten.t. and .line 9th will each receive he largest ballot. The three whoiarye urned in the second largest amount, of noney will receive the second large.st allots, and -o on. Seven ballots he ni awatrded In each (listrict. Everyvonie to Win Slulil11111g. A Iost equiithable feature lies in the not that evcryine taking part in this on test will be paid for their ti me in any event. There Can be no losers. l'ven though you should not win a prize it will not lie diilcult to earn rIght, ten or twelve dollars a week during your spare time, if you enter in earnest. The big prizes are worth a small fortine and it will require only a few weeks to secure one of theni. Spare time only is necded. Vote Tabie. lyear--$I.00 .......... 2,000 votes 2 years-$2.00 ........ 6,000 votes 2 years-$3.00... ....10,000 votes I years-$t..00 ...... ..11,000 votes 5 years--$5.00 ........20,001) votes TESTANTS I.V conltest.11i mn:a. puiblish enlol.-ih (1' 0 inake h14-r liltbHli. hl l vote- tenI itho .z putr. .int not nIlore 'tan thatt 1111 c : el iped t'ront thei:t(rlu~ia Thli, lilulit on till: \(Ain:. Mill Ibl- r - mber One .mber Two .... ....... ...........: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 1, 0 ..........................1.:, nber Three FLAG RAISING AT GLASSFICTQRY1 FlIag Ito be Itaklsed w1ith .\ppr111oprhal Ie 4'erenIt IoIt les ttrib. v Satu rday will be obsirved as Ilag raisin g day at1 the Iaa. InIts ( l ss Works when a ; a! I;ll2 ' Inileld Slate" lag will bw raised over the buildinp w.ith appro i-awi cerellllioie. Hlo . It. .\. Cooper and .ltidge 0. G. Thollnt .-on hrive necepted in)vi1ta tion s to Inlake a1ddresses un the oc~asionl. 'Tii4 cer-Im onlies will he parti(ipai ed inl 1,y a detachmeIII nt r in thev I'll ler ("ll. b, Illte -chool children and -. 11h. iltble' gelerally. A line of nmlrch wTi loo beortuell at the rd ed school imlig at :3 o'lo-k inl the afternoon anl a parade held to the gflass faviviry, lver-ybody is invited to join inl the parade. A hand fronm Clinton will lad Ihe parade. Tlle flag is of lwautifll buntling 1a teria!, six by iwelve Feet il si e. I was b5ou1ght hy the local union, No :1. of the . lilver; Ass.oeiation ai:1 will be (rected inder the auspie es of Oh:l body as anl indic-ationl of 1if. patr-ioti.-I 11nd love of country. E-N CIl N :C'It ING 4) .PA N Y RIC'DLV lEINCGtILLE1-D Comitpany Aliost ieeriltd1 (o Full Strenail. IbIut Som of the lIven't rni .ia1y be' w Tnied lin. The conipll:tny W, t O...'ir er., which h being r-cruited inl ti0 city anld nIearb.. town" b~y .\r. .1. 1,. .\. Irby is, rw.anFd filling upl anld probably will ble !: pleled within several (ays. 'hysical exatIlli lonls have not beenl given yet lowever, So it is possIble that there will yet. hev several vacancies.Ths w.ho wish to Join the engineer's coni palny should see .\lr. Irby at once. The following ien have en1li.t ed with the engineers from Laurnvis and Vicinity: .1. 0. .\lorris, Dennis Spoon. Walter Montjoy, Walter - loover. Floyd Taylor, 1Hoh .ennings, Calvin I'atten. .1ohn \Wade Anderson, Idd .loll. Iooth Gray, Fred \\ham, C. .hibin, Iarle Cainie, T. '. Todd. C. W. Shell. ILudit Teague, Lomnie MeMillan, 1i11d MleFee. .laek Shell, lIeed M.\artin, .John Stone, .\oore Dial, It. L.. .\art in. CO'NTY OMM:NC:.Ell:NT T ) Il- B -,I l l.LD t 1 - I. -, ri a1 A d reu Itil Dlfht I~q iploinnsl, Io Thoqe who !I.l Fi njile (4 i.nth I r iti. ('. 'r'i t il I I'. h il a 111I ! gra tit'd l hool , i. il l' I I vI n t I i ' f deli er I')( :11 . niII d th i i I ln I ll l ::v In I i n ; . Thelll aliotllw il e cntotinedh wlho S prtI s tlo -Ici Itvi p h a:- non Ay . r. I . lI i ". in. sn b .t'nei l. 'h.ey w!'! a .,l wi' i e.; l. rae scho ! 'i ibl a .lua Ii :r '1:: i 14 lil ii i I l0T?1 -tl) li 1,1, Ii'. Ii-ral .m r- dthor n .ia n ti- a o t I. ui Ii,:. .iny ' . at th o -ss ial( i :ltd ' I'ut ju 0(on de eit ige j It)s ' the :ahwaled to I th Iy ofn it;rk'.- Daie theo wittrin lfte~oi slth stets laskinigh and early:13 thi tnerningftta. in....... ating.n LOSING R[HRIS[S Of CITY SCIOOLS Came to a Successful End Last Night. TWELVE MEMBERS WERE GRADUATED hin1relc Sernmon .Mioty Nicht ande le .,1, ii. Green (i.* l.iierttry Adi da.' L:ju \K..ht. TII c I lo. Iof the Ciy Grdd lools we: v w bed I riday n b;Al. .\ond y b TI z iny aftr :.yon ;(-Iin i:-; ho :L4 . o~plainas were liv redil to ch' 1l lber.. f the 'radn(!11atIin w" lass-- anId ver11i fi (nt w I de 1 Pitv red I t I 1 ) ht. 1thef. pre eInti n b' i n:v . t in by. supt. 11l. 1. ParkisInI . ev follo\'.ing ite tho mnl it o5' ' thi. ;.tdinth ati ng c.ilts (ii'ur a I Iin;:,,' cpi1s. 1) l ll ndsilliv a y "' , I\I I ii ti Wu li a. * ' I .rtti llg ('pivy lT, Iil iii a a -e th dei A 1 ~ to I'l elIi I'M i nw t tol-n l[ilo viee l Dr-0 11.tol r ' i Ph l ig i \ II'''.aIl'a i.. n , i I yr. I'llial' and i -lamlho ..n li e ay " .w io 1.eno y11 ' o o\Ig Deaw b :les. "'T0 e i 1 .. nIi d of.11 cnt st in d tlarMation., y Ia dP - batiligdly hC\aroh-tosoites h hI v o i t i'l i I only d l )n t i-y Lo!tt 11e P la(y resented by the 40lowng l)ibt, b .'ranks:l a'zmaton by Na h Phl.-; im Ih y b; .\mde V ns ('aro--I