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eAQL VOLUMB XXXii. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917. NUMBER 46 ALL CLAS$S RALY 1 SilPPPRT While Men of Eligible A - Soldiers, Committee Se Hundred Dollars in Liber While the young men of military age were yesterday registering their names for service in the army If called out by the president, a committee from the live 'banks in the city was busy seling 1iberty Bonds to those who wanted to "(1o their bit." inl helping linance the war, a total of $12,100 in bonds being sold by the conmmittee yesterday. In the city of Laaurens the registra ion is apparently complete, the total being 216 whites, I allen and 330 colored. At Watts Mills the registra tion was 170 andti at the Laurens Mills the total was 80. Scattering reports front all over the county indicate that the registration was about complete. No Instances were reported yesterday of objections to registration. The Liberty Bond committeelnen, while staging a great sale yesterday, have not colmpleted their task and they are n11lxiouns to increase the ailoltlit at ready sold by a great. deal. Those who desie to bily bon(ds m3ay do so) by al plying at any of' the balks of the ciy. In addiltion to the names or bond iu reluaSers aini Iled below, others have pillrhased bonids through - varO11 agencies, Such as insiranlce coin1anies, railroads, etc. Mr. It. C. Pletcher, who gave mllatcvrial assistancle in selling honds ystierday 'hougilt Is bolld throtugh the insirnice Company which he represeilts. The following Is a list of those Who 1nirchased bonds up until a late hour last. night: Laurens National Blank ...2,000.00 0. 11. Simmons.. ..50....60...500.0 If. K. Aiken ............ 300.00 C. .M. .\Miller ............ 200.00 Palimet to l.odge No. 19, A. . . 100.011 .1110. .\. Simmons, Moultville 100.00 .1. T. A. lallow, I.Ashon .. .. .. 100.00 .\Miss .\li1le Dorro ..........100.00 iN. lu n... ......10.0 lEa r10 Wilson ....0.....0 W. K. (a rdy ..1..1....1 It. F. Flemling. .1. ..0...0 .l. W. Dunklin .. .. ..10.00 .1. Ed. Ilat.... ...... 10.00 Dr. W. 1). Ferguson ... ..(1. 11. C. 11ohr... .0........ 1. .1. .lnes .... ....0 11i. . V I c .. .. .1..... . .1. .D. W alls ..0.....1. .\ Ir-;. Evie .\, Fowler . .1. .1. Adans... .. .. .. 1). .\. Norwood.. .... W . . \ l it rI . ..%*i.. ... .1. W. Tomdd .......... Mr. C. . ,11. '00.00 . idW . ull Unr ol'eI M a 'II. Mli IiS V t'W the It.111 .I1il(11' 14'1tl 1'111i 1 D.. W. 1.. ( .ia . 1(11C Clg CII 114 *CI'lI .. ..1 1 00.00 li 41)111 ..I..$1100.00 A.~ .. ..dd.0.110 .\I~url' .1 II (a lsl .I. . ( 100.00'd P. .. . . . .o I,.a.. .. 10. 0 \Wr. rrie' T1. lin y . . 4)111141311' U. CIOURTi IX11 MV \ONTH.a C W . ' Tune I.. .. . . ..I. .. ..:ie.0 Dr. Wk l.. il. ... ... .. 0 '" W. i .atn en. . ..sto in the .. t .. 50. (lU'at1.iv('l yo.ung ('O1'1 ToIl 3t0e ill)i.' .audt F.11 lti li, a. o l're wsie ac chour' and dup the reotil jreortl fmrate ter o Irninsal cturtalwhic h lo lmconven01 following dietthct.htsdanb h *0 IH[ Of IHE GOVRRM[NT r- RJistcring for Duty as If iwelve Thousand Four ty Bonds Tuesday. Ju1o. A. Armstrong ...... h s. 10. Il ghes, .. ..0..0. .\lrs. W. I,. lloyd ..'......, W . ats .. ..0...... 00 MT s. . M. . lhb1........0111 .;, Olynthin .lnes .1.0..0.0 .\Miss Willie ie:. .ones ...... 1 IanittIcil. Lodge No. 1'1, K. of 1). 1 I.0 P". WV dopolai ld, .r. ...... Wml. I."dward Copeland ..... It. A. Cooper .. ........O .1. W. Th'lonupson .... It. W. Willis ..5........ . 00 Wll. Solomon.. .. .... .\iss Bieta .\eredith . .. K'. 1), Id'asterby .. . .. . It. 11. Childre s...... .. I 1.0 11. Terry ..o.... ...... 1'. G". Halle A.......... S\ Is .. .. .. .... 100.0 I I'11III tn A. Rof 1~......I00.001 ~ \. 1 aI r S it h .. .......... .0 It S..l ie (~i.. .. .. .. ..... li .\ I IImm .....f..... .. ...Ilill W.I II losn r.it .. . . I .i A.C. Todd .4.. ..b...... .\ r . o-v, 1. ('41n..1..1..1 I.. . Il/tr. .. ....... .. ....IiilI L . .1.11.T1.u41.4.1. \ .' I:I....'.... .... .. ....Iilil . . . .I ..oI . .... . a T . ('. Iw itz-' . .. ...... 'I ..11. Ol'ow al....... ....... i !. 'hird 11 ................. Ili. I . l. Tho iason..r. ..S.... 8. i'.I rank .. ... ...Uil .l. a ute r W. askeson .. .. ......fui I ). IIIrooks SwYger!.. .. 1. Pioyd Sexlon........ PIv. Sanlluel 11. T Iilei , .l.nlall Yalny S. liker. on....... Siar C. )oiroh........0 Marjorie Gewider M inter.. L~aw rence (G. Ronf., .. I. A. llae.. ........0.0 Lillian Gelder .\inter .... . I. A. Bab. .. .00 It. NP. F li .J.. .. . 0.10 - .1.~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..--1r i-e, 0.00 D. T. 1. r s nne ......... .300.00. SI .4.. ....... .0.00 SCl lyd.......... .10.00 f Marlegen. .ra .50.00 4 Clarence~l' P" 0led 0.00 P. ~ ~ ~ . .3.Ke ndy-0.04 1. i es............ . . . 50.110 11.11-1 Ilix ahaf.. 10.00 \ Ahs ~ ~ ~ ~ . . illlIo100.00 C .111-.. ..Cr ws0.00 Illslioli Ma iviti \VolIT......... I1.M1 R obert Rtice Nickels..........11l1 IIIII-Iley ~ ~ ~ .rlc akno 100.00 I )oI~ I Py.......... .. 0.00 1 .' .C.i.00 ILe NI ) ...... .. .. ... .. 1"fail. .. Cla.rdy . . Taylor. 10. ii tn' liI y dl lo I lie ll illlmoII aII S\I .1 C. S of............. . 210.0 w il till ' e I d ll illa ill' .1i,14,110011 111d loi o l i i f lhi t Wcmmll t 1~V~c el I)I i .1. C . SIl I .. !.00 I C. .1. 1000 I 111 I 11 ;i'1 (1l. . 1!t.1a ..n 10I.00 11' ito' DEPARTliE eoN t 01C h A I I A, t I R . IS CAM .0 zathenolI~l' lal a1ln3. 'kor 10 jil imtI d it.. hhlh ..ll .vo .il 0 'if -I-' a in.li.y.as .esl e In nailn li ailolnet..l -.0 I: iv la e ' 11I tso th t (1'(. .ll.00 - 'ssot I1:40~vu lb oud e .. ei i.0 In I" itXIO~I C~nlonnen . . 0.00 1~ lul ('IIU nc'i e ii"at. P11In asI ~ke ait efe ~rlng t Natlon . u .3' .0 dl a . . .0.00 Tiny a.ib.rty0.0ond DO YOU BUY A LIBERTF Inquire at Any Bank 111 )l.OlIV L R. ISED O VERi GLA.\S W01lths A, Cooper Delivers i'a-rlo Ic Ad. iress to (Glasces 1 'Ji0lS Unin an4 AsseiiNIlel 'rolvd. II I le presencte of a la -rge asscint age of mnen, wvonlien and children fthe nited0( States flag was raised over the aii building of Laurens Wlass Works aturilay afternoon. The address I the occasion was inna1 tiby l Ion. It. . Cooper, of tilis city, who made a r-ong appeal to the patriotisll of his eIN S i d Colnli6n1ded (he patriotic pirit. (1isplayed by the glass blower2s, nder whose auspices ithe flag rising >ok iplace. Th flag raising was picc(d0d by a |traile fromi 1 the grafiv sch ol htil i 1 i. hriittl iih e he ttbli ( itt adil t0 It V.iS1 works grottnls. Tile parade -s hlli by Ihe Clinton ll il l l, ol lilo . liillio-wing lIe hII' l cane the nilir har;- of lie local waii ol' Con sie an'Yel ran ,11. .1. ;~h~ . 1. car vine o haIteI a r~ w, o the :":.; (11th1 ('a ci!ina lle;rimenui' the fl: h - ii I lih ( ':I .( I la I i N"! 1 o i-i I a12(441 ILI 1)to by % w\o mea esof, th" ill;er (Iitarils. Iletl follmtwi'1l et(cil biblirell carrying the hl:unhlonie Uiit (I Statls flag lthat was later uinfirle I the glass works. These were fol iwed by a (letachment fron the lt 'I Guards Illider. Command of Capt. ori nie. Then followedi ie tiemi erS of the (lass Illowe-S I*n ion, about fly strong, and their hel pors, the hole making a very imposiln, parade. When file parale reachel the glass ictory a crowd had already gathered ned after a1 'chort Ma re .i r. C. II. toper, president (if the ( Glass, Works. al aIlpon iRev. S. 11. Tr m pilemaln. h1o invokedl Divine blessing oupon the vensionl. .\lr. Rloper then introdluecdl lie speaker. .lMr. Cooper s poke of tle Ignillcance of tlie Ilag, saylig that it en the ehblemi of a re-united tnl ry. li ail that he' waI he ld to sve lie Coif-dera vIteirans t::n ;art n a c \rei1oy wl11ve lhe !!.- and for noe.- of, this; country wer.' hein ilid:iid 1:1 u:t of thc :on .- Ic r11m110 . ;1, it: : h ,; for. 'I -t nd veedo) . o" oth( r- p! . !- .0o: if Ihe seruisne of th c :12-1> n hieh the ountry wa i!"(-: to"e. r , ll iid t!! :,h i t c i n h -- n ; th man:. crivihi:e h, Ic h I . y cn- a s c l-c : n nt -40ct c n in: . iiw p:ci : iliitt tim' Ii.: of the rocan :Ie-lan- (of thle cil ler Ud' c c hei ritr f 4 a n it! th1e ~- I to ie toy oif thle poadi e 4 :cc I'lalie'nion dcrinut:, huing i tt Ihi pla:-In'.? i t :-i i tt In n a - hem'' iinuneidiat cly aft ir c Icil\t A t' l N Vgii i.li I' .hliic tl ti F ail I ( *V i l >f ''ina, 2nehn ie: th t - ili. in whic I'lkin 1 a , loti'ie l i re cgni 140 l a -ei Peing-Iiti~ gosenml. T''c1-. cai b'w2.nI-Tunei i asdb'u i I oni I iepr illtii OVO~~i ~~~- i the "elrta m-evl ill ldi.nllY is ha tha - t- i lonya (t iieni fonola ('(n:!ar Tae cys allre lroceeingh~t ft' hu i1? to Can AI1lie m iitary 1cc govern irs pionict i their Aiit the prieent he situao s teiou R BIT! (LOAN BOND or at the Postoffice OI.l4)1t1l PEOPLE 1 )LD I'll E"A 11t -1)N1-:S .1N E1':I N( Slorel ('itizens of Sounfti ('arolina [e(,II P'repallred iness 314-4tinet Thurs11-S dlay. 'The colored rearedness inwetinlg, 4resideI over hy the State Ciauirinan iihard Carroll, was hold in thIte 'ouirt house Thr i sda 111r g, at. 11 )'clock. One sid(e of the oul room vas reserved for colored people anl lie other sicle for whites. .\Ir. 1). It. ioker, of iartsville, was invited, but owing to other business could not Ie (ere. The Rev. It. .1. Crockcett, of ork, was silt tiutuIl in place of .\l'. 1'oak-er, who adddressed the meetinga ini "\hy I the Negro Shciildd take part in the \\'ar," (ither in the ranks a 01di cis or in doing "their Ihii" as .,'ll andi loyal ciltizeln at homea inl the n..n'iyl andi lit :1kint'ge the ft oi l (' 1 inhtr te s 1 -h {ih t'he -nr .!! (it hinl in.e r ig im . Tn' eu w.i a r iod in m u )t -i(n 1d ci rhaisenih oeci of the lon i iol' 1 pa i<n to fle e forof:lid th e s ith cunties th ug oi te 'i (it-oin ic Irt on, d in iliti nvein g ( ga .! peated applause. 'rhe itev. cu'ocicet t dve1it onl thle ,,I. isiility tle several coi aty air 111(11. oil I liir I- 1211 hioille, agi Iat lii the .(eou-sines of post pl Iag tine aneg nr io th nie Iiool work In the-in. reict ie Coounties th s yPr ad he ev' Rnev caroll hin tde and mean: tiwrs iganioeg the netig oi 2ne. lion civic Se ive repaiednes leaapa T e eav Cckhing et desrva tion o foiod Ati its by' vani 221ii . i-vai 2 ii Iu vind ii of' ahe tevrt- a1ndy *hai :'10 1 ,ul(12 hilt)42 21 ''l l:Ph. I I IN P ! lari~ sumnler schoo- Itl work ~;2in theI 42 Dv. kv 1o11. 11 respectiv Iounis ('is ya ad 1 every 2' one evot hisl' tint an I.en towards I 2-22 orgaizin and2 it ing - in:u forn 0' the teachin ofreera ion and '4224 drin of all fru its lhi eet ,oled rprdni.eMlo7'lo ''llTh. tili::ll:''it -i'l .l n'I Ve lil' 224 al .12 I n ' in 222 :2 2lal 22 2 , 'I 1 - 'TV 21 l'1| t'.i il lN('2 1 22 1 0 E l'.\\;5 : \\ n. .lan ,- I''ai . 4 12Ir i' I h-e de ir- 11 2y .\mer' : fnlni22ting~s tio ,1(('i 1r-- the 112124. \it aOi nii ti:.m o a h t ('4 1W Ar.. 'cj i ei! df Na t i t l14 'ent reW fi, tn 1a2 2 kitmensl ph'l :is avn alot I 18t n. 42.'' .!. . 21 . 9 )<fo t W l CLOS[ Of Saturday Evening at Eight 0 of Last Big Offer of Entir4 Developing Between Rival sal1u1day (evening at (.ighit o'lock( u : : t!. elosing of the greatest peri- 1 (l of the cntire conlest. It is the end I f1 a s(ries o' three vote offers an(d v a \waIing of the ConpletitivO Ballots. I For this week, eiiling .1une0 9 at S 1' .\l. forty-five thousan id votes. over an dm ablove ile nuiher give according to 'ie vote 1ablle. will he given on eaci six (ollars wor ot' subscri ptions. I iInc hcandidate wiIl be (enititled to the V hi voles onl as imaniy clbils of six tol- ] lai Is sl e imay coiilete boy the clos- I in: houir of the offer. Saturday, Jlune. 9th wIll be tihe big- I gest diay of tile entire coltest. More I sulbscri illtiots will hev turt-led inl, an(1 c lucre vots issueI thai will le trle of anly other. day, or of, anly other en live veek 0' of he 'amiii 4paigi. It will hi, I Ih .1" lil l ':4 Is-' : <day of' th i cont' est. Wu 0 :a i :in l i uw p t I14o this 4' i ha liii 11a1Y (z coi4 on red 1 . - v Y day of ! iw re.en t T4 4 n1ity it lVi I I k T,, b leC'Pill :4'lt i 'Ihi : S te tn - h i i. I ie o i-- in i e 11 thv I I . i n ) It ti r t o It ) 41e i :Ii 1 1ft otogC " l n 11<: vn, ) ib s :o 'I n' tI I Ie f Ith 111" oint f thI I1e 1n (ilst. Th I n of II(Io f Ilth, last litpor uinity to see nre t large I.ak of votes- inl retu11rn for ,It h ser: \ ions. Next Week. Whnthi week has1' closed fihe Olub hin. ofter, wIll he a mIatter l of history. Thle votes then givenl uponl Subserily tions will appear Insignificant as oi lared with the thoullds that maiy be (1 11hn l wvenn n()\\ an(d S;aturdaiy .1i 1h'. .\May 911h. ('o Ibce Cls 1111 e T: i cm- i- execedinedy clos . No I of I Of a y 'onisetjuont-e4 T ~ b l': ;lth differ ce LIST OF COP * D str.et Nu Distriet Nu Iu I ~ e . \ I Wo I~ n .\;4 ( n - I m ': n LKSITH[ A CRITICAL PERIOD Clock is the Closing Hour Contest. Pektty Contest Candidates. ho Would wi ll atchs wouldill- less lani a dozen~ su l tilnS bchind till) -inner of the .\axvici. a n instiaw ; possibly onl: a half do."n Subscrip onis would S( plarate iiItrictl I zeI-1 . nners, andg arlprz winner. The exti~n Il(eness of so :nan Iy andfidales, tovm ther1 withil Olu of' le larger) prizvs adds Zest io the 1ace. awh canldidate .Ilnow Ilhal oneo :-oo (I ekmay perit her to !orgev ahear f the field. Th 1y all hlIw thi.4 last ig vote ot tir is the i ine vien they an gain a lal (t I wo ald ullii ap a, 1a d. The reonis 1if ti single week ny decl ti t.'. lx well's frturni own r. \t this :A ri of' the anp.m i OOd phin lor. va.h (ontestan to IOtnd well Iin th-v puli:-hw:1 list. No *ic th" liiit p:-inted a Ihe lop 'f Ill W.11.h the N% hist. r - ididatl e rel' advi :A to . t -- h t: 1. ' h ;elc e N ; \n i - 0re i with . l v te n. k I it~ s~e ltltiI ce rn lityi '! lw it.. n"gec it.o \n has silen tl lieni 51 eIL up Noi t% :- tlel tha- nd t elt r' ri t din llg 11 1 \ Ie !. . ! I b tride toward t.. l IInny u i o I:' nlave proilnis t Coti e tlion, r have betn in'iending to favor v ol' thev youngl adp doni' I(l't I'orgvt . no0r noglect it. : in h dolilr subl sc-riplionl loay kok as, big as a.\ xw l itolo l . or the hundr'd doll:S' inl old ( to the ( aralidate. Nerer aI xain fit I ki w li will I , It I n so ;nany voft .. IL atr. It will not he worth as iberh to her. Country Candidatic. Uandidates whIo c-annot ,omv to tho Afic SaIturda iay mil thir Suba ito I In" asd v u e 91lh1t 4 'c lck, aI I ' . . 1; 1nd Ije.V i . 4T.E. ..S.T A DtTS