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VOLUME XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917. NUMBER 4 With a Magnificent Report F nity in the County This Showing in Red C . .. . . . .. . ...* * *, * t * $100,000,000 Passed. *t * Washington, June 26.-The Red * * Cross "humanity dollars" cam- * paign passed its mark today * * with t total of $104,000,000 tab * ulated at noon and returns still * * coming in. The Red Cross war * * council predicted a total of * * $110,000,000 by nightfall. * * * 'Columbia, June 26.-At midnight - Secretary Rt. H-, King stated that it was impossible to give final figures c for the Red Cross campaign by coun-: f ties. lie said practically every coun- I ty vhich had repcrted up to that time stated that a later report would be made, which would increase the re- t turns. .\Ir. King stated that the unotilcial reports so far apparently show that $367,355.76 has been raiir.cd with the certainty that these figures will be . increased by final reports tomorrow. South Carolina's allotment was only $300,000. Splendid reports have come from practically almost all of the counties. I Mr. King said that totals for each county could probably be released to morrow night. lie attributed the I great success of the movement to the leadership of Governor Manning and l Secretary iPuckette, of the State War 'Work Council, and to the superb lead ershil) in the different c6unties. "The heart of South Carolina has been touched by this appeal. The re slolsC has been quick and generous. For the War Work Council at Wash ington I express the deepest grati tide," said Mr. King. With the liberality that characteriz es Laurens, both city and county, the whirlwind campaign launched last Thursday -morning in the Interest of the Red Cross produced results far be- I yonld expectations. With $5,000 asked of the county by State Chairman R. 11. ling, of Charleston, laaurens gave $13,79,4.34, nearly three times the amount ailded for. The glory for the wonlerful record, however, is not to le sharo(i by Laurenu city or ary oth er C0o1,1nlit~y al ole, for the ent I couty responded inl a mag:i levint miianniier to the appeal. Although no diefillite amouit wa ofked of any town or co(mnitty inl the county. it may 1e safely saId that every locality In tle, county whcre the nleeds of the Itd Crcss were pr'sented the rspons Was proportionate to the ainaont asl:d for the citire couity. Most. of tih' towns and comunilllities exceeded (their proportionlate share of the ciginal mnmmanld helped swell thI' yml.nld otal whliichi Laureins recorded .\t lda ni gh, . Crosos 11111 hasU recived thle hiIghest pra Ises for Ithe mnagn ifleni con t ribution whlicho it imiade. $2 ,:t, be4 lng around $ 1.010 per cnpita. .\iit vylle and Ora also have a v'ery high gier capita average and so hiave' otheris, biut there dlipla:yed note(worthly gener cstty. J~aurenls lead off withI the big gest centrIiiut ion in tile county, subh sc riing withI its in Ill viillages, more Ihan thle ent Iire total asked( of the 'outy . C' tio made a handsome (contrition 10, more th11an its proportion01 ate share unider tihe $5,000 minImumn. 'The iual dist rict madle hand~somue c'ontr'IibutionsU to the cause. Laurlens did not wvin the baner of fored by (Gov. MAlnin~g to the (ounty making the highest percentage of eon t ribut!ons. it mnade a clo!se race foir it, however, only falling behind D~arl tn -ton county. the winner, by a smiall mairgin. 'Darlington rolled upi a big ('ontriibution at the last thlat the Ln~lt rena campljaignieru were not expecting and so carr'edl the banner away whten more monley froem here would have gotten it. Of course the latteir remark Is ill the nature of an excuse, about the only one that there Is to offer, Darl ington county made a fine campaign and~ deserIved to wyin. A noteworthy feature of the Lau rens contrihuitionst wvas thle large num l'r rf contibutor4. This e.nty (11( not have a single contribution of over ri00, so that the list was indeed a l'rige onie,. Colored peoplo mnade a general response t.o the call for funds, eanneanht in 1*at'ona and Crons Hil1l. ST TRIPLES ) CROSS ALLOTMNT rom Nearly Ever) Commu County Makes a Fine ross Campaign. inc old cripple negro, the flagman at. he C. & W. C. depot told the solicitors hat he wasn't able to give much, bnt .o thought. he could spare a dollar a onth for four months and o Sui cribed for that amount. Other cases f real sacrifice werd met with by the olicitors. indicating that the tlipeal or fund:s has brought home to the Icoplc the seriousness of the wtar. To the committee In- charge of the -mpa;)ign much credit is due. Chair iani Cooper and Secretary Adams, bly assisted by Dr. Alken. R1ev. Tcm >leman. C. U1. Bho, W. It. MCuCen an thers kept tirelessly at work and to hern a large measure of the succes:: R (ule. And to the Red Cross girho 'o. a I>uuet of comp'hnntcls Is (!,' ncd are herewith presented. WI'1hout heir hellp and Inspiration the other vorkers could not have done half so vell. A list of the towns and commt nities rhere funds were collected is printr4 ;elow. The campaigns were madr -imunity affairs aind not church af IiI r',; the namnea of the hn-0h 10inu tsed mostly as a convenilence. (oi ributions of all denominations wen hrongh the churches which hapnc-! o be 'conveniently located otr wherc ervices happened to have irn held ast Sunday. The list is as fo!'ow elle View ............$ 20.O lulahi.................at 'linton ................2.413.0( Including: 1lopewell .. ........70.25 Rock Bridge...... 1i.10 Renno...... .. .. .. 102.50 Lydia Mills ..1...... 8.60 Goldville .... ...110.00 Clinton Mills ..... .66.00 1ross 1ill and Vicinity .. . ".2 '' Dials .. .. .. .. '.. .. . .. 101.1" 'riendship (Preshyt'rian ) . . . '0 A riendshilp (Baptist) ...... !:'S V I;rny Ccurt27 lendernond...........'.. F cihlarn..ome........ .. liiginul lionle Kig" Chapel............1 7 b,:anford ......... .... 10.7 [,-urens ...... .. .. .. ..5.12.1 incluldin-: 1.'urena .Mills .. .. Wntts Mill: ........211.05 bishon... ..................7m \ oun ille . . . . . .. .. . . ! N'arnIo .1 New I [arm ony............. ... .ra .. .. .... .. .. .. .... 17'1 Dwinef,n .. .... ...........1 1'9.? Prospet .... ................200 Pontay Springs.............:0..1 ll Prino................7. SMt. ol; . . .\'t. loetel.. .... ........ 5. Wathrlo.. .. ...... ........l ::5 RoIky Springs..........::10.f Sandy Spring . . . . . n . et a:1 W a trio tic. . ..t~ly .. l.. ..a .. 1I5. Waterlod i. .. ..cn! w.. .. u.. i.. 45. nudimng:lc~ i h ltI I.\ lt.( P a to .. ..~-eu ..$3 d9.50 .l . O lie .. . ..ce .., 71.l00 h a UaneiongMretion day e Npe tta asm"P.Atriotrc unay" hleda will b I livered in Laun. .A wioth- uno Ce wen wal bon taevn. wl b invted to blee prsead a :mrt int-~o thee sries of ih hn a argen onrearory lapete oae (elaeeg. he addrsc wll be di.r lied by Heio,R.h AeCoroer.' Na; alery njybe akeni a p bytoeI~st.nc Seean. sti youn laoues werte Prsentc fante< given n acon of the sumer hocr twaseien ill the disorynatuednel a eraby enoyae othenn foras speu siont povccundfehedmmr.e SPECULATOltS ARIE I11111ING AMERICA So Herbert C. Hoover rells Senators When Emplatszing the Necessity of litinlediale Paissage of the Admlits. tration Food Il1. IWashington, June 19.-While both bran hes of congress cont iued de sitttory debate on the government's food control bill today, Ierbert C. Iloover, food adinivistrator, spent four hour's at the capitol emphasiz ing to a score of senators gathered infirmally to h0ar hIm the vita im vortaclle of tl:e legislation to sutccsS in thte wvar. Under sharp and aIrgumnntative <tuestioning by a group headed by Sentora Core, Reed and Vardaman, opposing the legislation, M.r. Iloover outlined his plans for conserving the na tion's food siallwy, Increasing pro 'mdletion and cutting off the excessive :'rofits of speculatorv. lie did not 'ontclude 0an1d will return to the njcp !til Friday for further examinlat ion !n an effort to clear up congresrional .11d pliblic 1.1t1s( oncept lons and hasten action. The sen:.te had only a brief dir msolnion of the bill and recessed until tomuorrow. Seinqtor Clamberlain an Oot'ivined It would he kept continu ously before the senate until disposed )f and that renlatorsw would be pres; ad to expedite deblte and actIon. With but a handful of membern tten'!!g, house dOfI-e continued u MI lte tenight. Opposition there appeared to he waning and] leaders :toped to conclude genel'.I d!bate to 1,2 OO w and pass the bAI! by Fridj;ay or Saturday. Fool conditions which face tle al lies and this country were frankly and fully expilainedl by .iMr. loover. Without governmeit food control, he said, success In the var may be im iperiled. Su-ach control. to a g1reat de gree in actu al dmini1stration, he e: phdlied. will be vol utaill rI and not entforced --a "mobillzation of I he npirit. of self-denial and sfel '-8,e1illte In p1reyeating warte of food.3tutffs. That the rationimr2 or Otter en fore ed regulalinn of the Anwerlean dinner tC.ble is propoed was denIed by .\Mr. I oover. AlIo lie said re:; ial Ioning ',f factorieCs or regulat ions of wag's ar" no' con em pl at ed an' t -a eXCI 1'on of wa. pro'ti! 2 d't'bttlhorn o, .ood. Ilargely I;-, vdu::.-: cowtc nr!iu b'ject of ile 1.11'. Fotr MO Iai 'mllneso foodI con 1 )l ;lanned, .\Mr. Iliov r -:!id. are exprt reginaticn, cwol o of iisr ' 2io , in2elnd::2 p e . in. m b - iza'"o-n of Ameri- a' women e-id -non1 n a <acn I I trno Iv and 'ot- I':t wnstev, and! v!r.; .'en ti .A ibE W.UN I WOMAN2ED. Mrs. c'lor en ibirl :'rei' .i. It' Tu .av AfX'. Short liid1. the .'ky prir s:- s 012:.. die d11 1 ho:0 l'as Tuesday a-r, a I vi: o' i 1n:. 1h ,l h' d b1' ia :1 1' fo: I) .:ver i'd thi(y , ::a '. het r. :; , I \a.! con. hi(led lvey muchii'2 in Iroved,(an< t er(de(hl 1111 )re unei' r it : a and ( n138 : mi' r; rit, d .( yii2 The f a l t!1 sefrv 10itv tp hn o tchurfch, l of wich Ie was byl 12 so, the 1110 1:'11j':~..y leami 0f theheg loved t;lti'et in the' love wltiy iwhch siecdardhere o:l. riha wit rij2htland withr Godaglt In annoe of r reteraie d apptines. Nt on -y th t'r fhy ahwud sc;eof otrid held hull nreaitidvon and Inplhc ' ad it :e wIet sly nile i al.e e Tng vdeoeso here 21 j Coin he lo7ve - ene s i the ho' hu:sba:d alor rejoictng with' od' iangelsnah of ternal life an hapiness N on Iy hetfriey butiag sorteir ofothr ol e place wvelyn toay bi.F'e v.i an Fh ill o:f slorelo missd. 0, T'he ceasedTh wan 2 eas .'a VACANCIES FOl 110 31EN IN BATTALION First flattalion, of Which Butler Guards Is Component, Needs 110 Men. Vacancies for 110 men are now op en in the First battalion of the First South Carolina regiment, and redout bled efforts will be made to fill up the ranks before the day of selective draft. The .lutter Guards, with 1-18 1eon. has the largest Company in the battalion, and is the only company that really does not need eilelient re cruiting to bring IIp to war strength. Only two men011 are iceded before it will have the required quota. ve1cruitinlg has been going on slow for the past two weeks in the com panies of this battalion, and unless there Ii a spirited increase within It'I: next two weeks It looks as if the Iunitts must wait for conscription to 1!! up the gaps. Following is a list of the present rnh of the four coumpanies in the I'Mat battalion: Company A, (IButler Guards), 1,18 ien, now encamped at Lairons. Company It, (Anderson Comlpanly), 123 men, now encam-ped at Green wood. Comp'n- C. (Pelzer Company), 112 Men, now encamped In Greenville. Commn:y 1), (Laureas Company), 14-7 men, now enermped at Spartan burg.-Greenville News. IdUItENS UNION IANNEI WINNER Young People's Christfian Vulonk Ends 8ssfions. 3eet at Du, 'et. The third annual convention of the Sotith Carolina Young People's Chris tian union of the Associate Reform ed Pres'yterian clirch met at Due West Tuesday evening through Thurs day evening of last week. Over 100 delegates attended the sessions, the Progrmmlue and spirit of which proved of Ie highest order. Reports of the executive committee and of the district I vy leaders showed that the work of the un ion is thriving in all parts of iie -;tate. The Laurens uniou, the vyumnvest in the State, with a score of I0 ilpoints, was awarded the State banner. The convention meets next year with the ycung people of the I l1'kory Grove and Smyrna churches. O!liers were elected at the Thurs day af:rnoon searion as folows: pI lreshlent, .hameios A. McKeown of Conwall: v!ce president, Cland Sloan of Co-unhia. It. I. M co( wi of York, I .\ii:; 1' lze I lagan of Hock Hill ; sec Misry, .\llas Mary Kennedy of Due We: I lea? rer, K. i. Patilek of WIhte Opk. The iev. W. P. (iter, the !t-v. V. W. itoyeo and the lRev. W. W. " rIncol N wre (1l101ed dilectors of Ihe emin( tion. the 'listrict lay lea ( lin1- Ilect'cd as follows: M las !aI.:ira;r:'a Grier, ftist district; .liss i;:a I indsay, svecond distriet: Miss A.nesi' Andrsmon, third district: .\Iiss \, mi- \ i ll, fourth district: Miss \ "n V Wylie, liftit district; James K : i of Newhierry w:ia chosen to < the grectingps of Ihe convention NI rthm Carolina coniveiitiol vi.ch mets(.t at Min-s .\lountain next nth. --The St ate. \ itd Ili mm hitnni .rent Arirest ed. I rry" Wililia ms, a niegro mno, wvas * ' ros; 111l1 by itural Polce n .ndy ' oyd Sunday nightI just, as b n. wa preparitng to board the it a. m. t r:iin for D~eWttt, Va. A - -I t lhe nerio prtoided a1 8. A.. L. trI o-b j'ass for Williams and~ live *theris. Thle train pulledi otut leaving 'iinoi. ini thie ettstodly oif the rural tI'jc. ht the live others who vwere -I tl.tVrh (on thle p~ass were carried lng as fari as .Mouenitvill e, where they :a i ted futh i i:Informatlion as to rl;msperliationI. The negr~to is being -teld in tihe county .hail on the charge of ', ilatinog thle humnigrant laws. The - iv V(t ote negrmoes have returnedC~ to Itheir formier emnploymenit, I wo of thiem -having work ent thle sectiton force of thle &G. A. L. railroad itself. Lancat('tst.er Home Abont Coumlete. The hungalow beinig built by .Mr. W. - G . Lan'astor on South 'harper street a I.; nearing completion and will mont r ,rol aly be occiupiedl the latter part 01 1 t'is week. 'l'hec work~ has been tindie i te ' !reeltion of Mr'. Thad Maritin, whc hanG mladeC a very coimmtenidable job) o1 Encoutmralgiing ('annming. The Watt- Miills comnpainy receivet a eai load of canis last week whIch Il - xpe~cts (o dlispose of at cost to itt - operat.ives. The mill has given -its - r~a p ort to the "Feed mit 'liotme" move. x ment in a substantial manner an< rimht~nsu lit initeent Iappnmecniated. $10 WON BY MISS RUTH MY[RS Little Ladies From Barksdale and Ci iton Lead Race: For Prizes in Advertiser Contest-. Race in Instances Was Very Close. I'ItIZE WINNEItS. FIlRST GMA.NI) PI'tZE. .\axwell Automobile .\Miss 1uthI0 Todd, airidale SET'0ND GRAND) PRIZE4 $100. Cas.h. .\1iss Ruth .lyers, Clinton, It1". 1. I b)wl'ltiu'T A W1'Ill)S. 1)istrict. Numbiter nLe. lirst-Diationd Iting Miss Flora llenne:. iaulrens. Second-Gold BIrae"t Wat,-h Is .\laybelle GartI, LiirS. )istrict Nutimbher Two First-Diaio-nd !ting \!isa leulah Isryson, Owviags. Second-G3old Itr"'eclet. Watch Miisa Pay 'llellans, (ray Court lit. 1. District Number rThree. First-Diamond Iting Nliz;s Lellia Pitts, 1,au rr'ni, It. F. 1. C. Seconld-Gold liracelt Watchl ;is .\ rtIe Teagu, \Iorntville Ilt. 1. TOTAL VOTE District Number One .iss Flora Pen-ett .... .... .... .. ...........................:,:l,. NI iss llaybelle Garrett .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .....'ii ,8 District Number Two . ThIss Tuth Todd, 1larksdale .... ......... .... .... .... .... ......: Miss 1 eulah Vry 'on. Owings .... ........ .... .... .... .... ... l7,24 Niliss Pay lieIlaras, Gr;ay Court Route .1 .... .... .... .... .... ..... 01 . .NI ss Hazle Hl1t. Gray Court toute 4.... .................... C .\lxss .\attie It. Peterson, Laurens ltoute : ..... .... . Aliss Grace D'Shileldsq, La1nfordl............... .... .... .........."7M NIIs .\lnnie ilavls, Ilonea P'ath Route I .... .... .... .............. NI Iss .lagg!e Workman, Or .... .... .... .... .... ........... MIss Annie Brock, Laurens Route 4................... NI Iss El len Alratts, Ware Shoals Route I .... .... ........ .... .iss Emma Ilenderson, Gray Court Itoitc :. .... . . \V m (UIN e r y n m lrine-tonl 1ilo .to I . . . . . .. .. .. .... ..... Mifs .iItIie Lanford. Lanford .... ...... .... .... .... .... .... I, - District Number Three N.ls.u Ruth . er. Clinton loute 1 . . .I\Iss belia P.:1 Laurens ltpute 6 .. . .... .... ....... ... .... .... .NI I s N yrtl Tenylue. N.\ otntvill .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .6 " Miss Marie ('ompton, G reeiwood, Route ........................ '.2 .\-iss Almta Coieman. Cross Hill .... .... .... .... ... . ... \Lim.s Elizale;It M ilehell. .\louitville l ' .... .... I.... ... . . .I Iss flarah Davi,, Lauren. s Roltto 5 .. .... .... .... .... .. . . ,iUDGI.', RElPORT. We, tIhc nders iIne. ofliciaiina: .i: ei.. a1 the elosin of T. \d- ' tiser l'riz ('oneIe: , flind a'ter a c:in fiul r nvas of the !milak .' aVor. i:s a t to and orre"i :tatneent f. oes : east 1in e ... wve have I:.,:::ed the pnize wmners.' aIc > the.( rule' Wf 11c1t as ;.!' i a.uvas: of the b io: . 1'.\ T 1\ !; C.. T . ,T - L:itienx. 8. C. -S. 1. 1 \ which 'ighi ! -in rizs were awrd- :' ... ed. < ::n c t , i'.e last -a I I y ettitng. n iiaa. I tandidate: :; T~'tw i e~lt:. actling as coh '~f i ~ it IM t(1PLC4 i a'." 1n f, the i. - i jud ls took anar aietihor~y:ft I ths b ruemenat al ni tsi a t t tg I I aut I I I I In I ren l (1iti t 1i'igioi 1.1 I._ V'. F. II a4) 1h vi:c.~ 1, 0, thes tallosie c:: the nald cte ng ta-. I fin s (oitn.''~ 'i'' u. rim~ ti ri te whckng nd edceklg f.la l u "gr slii ev i* icu pme ballts -. d th ira'ol..or<.. n ty,.ne the wet~ t n'. ..po -'. Ner t fo t'hlli o e i i'!:: :i't:. l Il ttq' 'ht'ea ti siitee de o u': op '' tt1(1 triol touh the m:li1djesi:. n a us twer(Ot ins e Th le floinl moig. he tet it en un wote.sn t dui. thL.::.~. Ii '~ that onexnta ampaigndt'f thismi- I - a'st se('ulry aa> iv and'i (rinly spri throughoutii th i tli hecn: aft equdfr the tfanalg . nuntin ein the iaclmtIe cutng.The: a k il5.4 andote whledino, wand a re-chekoin- of iasa torously ian evera Ic i"on t Cdtewnnr1o thhallots. cud he oren ta, and a to h rsi noot? wilno ot the ei rI/ed otionL- r wasdu t'o ited comined e rir ;i?' in th ofna go un~heting hEg fmlt i be manyip ior k lug ati ra . D ape saThatok neve a ndre slttnd(lidQ r et sredlli by afilv. tpirt eiac ed I thel In thIgh cgnte' Th detsrtgeI"'vh y athe ittir if h ede and the retaknadasoi h ab - cloingerot ra'ted przt lin eahpre- ers wh reson1 de ith 1ir er~~ wiond of gclewahn, n friendlh ineht lit .ripT.s maIng t'd ho ea!:' .ue rtm To he lork oflnte candidtheas o rd tn id of the Iampaign ossi l:, by iae lag number wit afrido, ace the lee i u~ ~i nt~ adm~~~~~rable~Mve to aHudt:set.reons Pha it e ia ,edf i closinig deofsthaed itte each one~C-p1 e n a e(c:l oe-li~' taly a lean, t franlly f'ighe i uvot. D. te IT. Kinar, who Ltt NI.mert totithe las tminlut, and ten wn fig sul.ritendont ofthe:;'cx Ihan th :t7 - res wet'e made pmuli each ballot had forlunec to shoot himself thrca',h Ofeta" I been counted, checked and re-checked, foot recently. lIe Is rapidly recorraw-s nnd when the final verdict was read ing from his wound. }. 'i