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r rI t Nt VOLUME~ XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 1918.NUBR2 NO MIDDLE GROUND SAYS R. A. COOP[ Government Should Have Fullest Support. DON'T NEGLECT EDUCATION Mfr. Cooper WiNs Interview in Comin bil Emphasizing the Need of the Ful lest. Support and Co-Operation of Forces in Order to Winl the War. Columbia, Jan, 17.-"Thecre is no middle ground for an American citi Zel in this war; he is either for or against the goverinment,'' is the enm phatic way in which Robert A. Cooper, of Lautrens, candidate for governor, described the attitude of every citi zen toward the government In this war, diling the cou rse of an inter view on political conditions in South Carolina, given today. 3Mr. Cooper who is spending a few days in Columbia, said that Sout) Carolina should not even during the period of the war, submerge the cause of education, as it is paramount above all other issues. .Air. Cooper, at this tine, did not discuss the political phases of any of her problems con fronting the State, merely saying that these problems woultd he developed during the course of the political Campaigon next summer. When asked if he had any views to give to the people of South Care lina," Alr. Cooper said that. he hal n' especial satient to make at 'lhis tine. "The 01on par11o11)unt duty, not only in South ('arolina but in Ameri ca until the end of tle war", stated the ..aurens miinl, "la the undeviated direction of' our energies, oui re sou'eces andi 0111 1an pIow\'er to tile sit(cessILl I trlilt ionl of tle wari. Even in a political catnpaign, we should kop this matter prominently blefore our people to the end that we amy have a more thorough under standing of the issues involved, and while we are 'makling the world safe for democracy,' we must make do moeracy safe for the world." Mr. Cooper stated that he consid ered it unnecessary for him to make a statement as to his attitude in this war, but, he reiterated his position of undivided and uiswerving sutpport of the government. In the prosecution of the war. lie stated that it was the first duty of every patriotic eitizen to lend his entire energies to the govern tent that victory to American arms may be the conclusion of the momen tous conflict in which America and her allies are now engaged. r'. 'Cooper was emphatic in his condemnation of those sinister forces which are making for the undermin lng of the Amerleani people's confi dhence in the government. andl are en.. dleavoring to foster premnaturie peace ( ideas, which, ho st(d, Is an Insidious species of (German propaganda, wvhichi should b~e condened by the Ameri can people as an effort to bolster Kaiserism. "In my opinioni,' said Mr. Cooper. "there is no middle ground for an Amerlean citizen in thuis war; he is either for or against the government. If hie is against the govet iment he is just as truly stabbing our boys in the 'Iback, wvho are now (on the battle-line rIn France, as if lie were behind the lInes weapon in hand, fightinag for' the Kaiser wuhom hie represents. Every such uin-American p~ersonl shoutld re Ceive the severe condlemnation of every paltriotlc ciltien, and1( should ho sent1 to Germany where hoe belongs," fr. Cooiier said t hat ho would en dla eavo duintg thle pol Itleal cam'opalgn - to tirige ulpon Ithe people the adoption11 oIf an T educational program wvhich would enlarge the field of operations . andl utsenfules of all of thle St ate'N nlt ittIons of' learning. -''We (anniot aflordl while using all of o1ur'energiels for I\ mliiar iv ic 10ook the inevitale~ sittuation which V P llnfr'ont us 11hen1 the war shall encd anad readijuistnientlbeglina,'' I. liarry liiTames, of CTamp S nIiit thle we'k -end in t ie city I nest of Dr. and .\lrir. ii. K. Aiken . IEP. II VII) DENIES STATEMENT CEDITED TO I111I Sifys lie iw as 31isquotel by (olumibia 1i'per in llegard to Ills Speech on P'rohibition .Amendment.I li'leresCntat ive \V. I). llyrd was Il the city a few hours .londay and while here was shown the statement aippear' ing in ''he Colunbia Record "everal days ago In which he was credited with saying lhat he voted against a certain bill because local people had sent telegrams to the speaker of the IIotise advocating the niasure. The measure under-discussion was the hill to ratify the amendinent of the federal constitution for nation-wide prohibi tion, \Ir. B3yrd denied making any such assertion, saying that he was misquot. ed and placed in a false Light. The Item, as it appeared in The Rec ord, was as follows: "Iepresentative W. ). Byrd of Lau. rens announced on the floor of the house Thursday night that he was go ing to vote against at measure under consideration because a large number of telegrams had been sent from his county asking that the measure he passed. lie sad -1 liat he had been douiibtful how he would vote but that after hearing these messages read to the house he had determined to vote contrary to the urging of the people sending them." In regard, to the article Mr. Byrd made the following statement: "The statement as appearing in The Columbia lecord Thursday afternoon incorrectly quotes my remarks In re gard to the measure, which was on the ratification of the prohibition amend menl t. to the federal roust It ut Ion.. What I did say was that I was open to Con vilclon and st ill had my convict ions and expected to vote against the rati lietion regardless of the many mes sages from Laurens county in favor of it. The telegramus had no influ ene 1on my vole whatsoever." r. Ityrd voted against. the resolu lica and the rest of lhe delegation vol ed for it. Mir. IByrd states that he oji posed the ratiileation of the amnjd wi:i'' as he considers Ilie amienimlent In inivasionl of states' rights. Mrs. .1. 1,. Traiynhm. .\lti. .lames i.. T'raynhulamu wlhose dleath was a nnoun(ced in these colum un last week was interred in l'ast View cemetery on Thursday afternoon. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor. Rev. -1. F. Allen. Mirs. Traynham had been In ill health for nearly two years, but had bornosjier sufferings with true Christian cour age. She was a devoted mother and her life was one of devotion. She is sui vi ved by her husband and five chi. dren. ---IIonea Path Chronicle. Mirs. ''raynham was the sister of Mirs. .1. W. ThoI mpson and was born in the Prince on section of this county. l rs. Thompson was present when the end camie and other members of the family went over to attend the funeral ser vices. 3l0ltE FOlt A1R3ENIAN ltEIIEF". Ainother Subhscription of FIve Dhollars Adtdetd to Fundm for Myrlian-Armueianum liuullef. The Advertiser Is In receIpt of an othiei contibution of FIve D~ollairs for the SyrIan-ArmenIan Relief Fuind. The ('ont1rlbution Is by an anonymous con I ributor and~ makes a. totiil of $120 sub. scibedl so fai' to thIs fitnd. 'The Adver'tiser Is In r'eceipt of a let tei' of thanks from A. C. Kaufman, of (Char'leston, acknowledgIng the funds already sent, amuounting to $115. lin seniilng t,hls ackniowledgement.l Ai'. Kamuiman makes fitheri a ppeals foi' asslisiance and sends the followIng In iregard to Its ineed: Tlhie thill ig expeii'ence of thle i'e t'int past wIth IiIs Iee and sniow fen Inuic, whIichi has been fell ac ut ely by the entire pr.ulation of the Unlied S'tates, our' own State and1( city among 1 hemi, In thle lack of fiiel to create war imth, Ithe onily enlaitty that be'fellI :,ha s awa kenedl thi liearits of thei pieopbyof (lis g reat eountriy o1 (lie contllIon of thle exuIrin: ilIloiis fi'om A rmien Ia anm) 8yia, In ('oniseqtu'nce of thet horror of the slituatlon the lied Cross has promIsed to ('(ontribulite 5:'0 a monthI for thelir irelef. ('omntrIbu tIIons arie needled sadly In a stoiry that we have not the tipace to put Into wvords. A. C. Kaufman, ti'easur'ei' of tho fund, wvIll welcome all that Is entirusted( to him, and make pr'omipt and maneiir acknowvledgament. LAURENS OBE's Manufacturing Industries Five Day Period an< clay. Will Clos For Next l Acting (III the orders froi lFtel :\d ntiinistraor (hirfield miost, of the Lall r'ens lianufactuIllring} inditlstr'ies lel,t down Iridav mtorning for the five-day periiodl set forth in1 the oDicer. Th'le lanu rins cotlton I inl losed down'1 iuliday mnorn1intg, as di the smaller mnuufac lifting in1distrvies of the city. The \Valts \l ills, which is operated by lhy it'ro -lectric power, renIainet(t opell tunl iti .\onday until a mlore definite con sit -el ion of fihe order col be obitt d. It has heeti elosd(1 dowin since tilat. limle. TIle( Advertiser 1losed its Pla11t leriday anld Saiturdlay, but opened tgain .\londay tuornin in order to print the paper, this being allowei un der the roling. All stores of the city, except drug stores, w1ere closed Mon riay, thouglh tlie grocery stores remain ed open until noon. This also was pro vided for inl the ruling. 'The oither Stores could have retaiined open with nit using fuel for ieating purposes Ili:l ('lROSS BITOSl'ONS ANI FLAGS ARRifVEI) TllS WEEK lRod ('ross Workers to Work wi1th Ile newied1 Vigor Ihuringti Next 1Few Weeks \ith the arrival of the service flags tid jinor red ros-4 s but tons, the local redl cross workers have taken a i rnew. 'd interest. in the work and the next 'w weeks i4lromlisc to be weeks of nc ivilty. It nighut b of inItteir lo tIhe mebn ((rs of the i'lartr-os cliapter, a: well :;i IIt- peopth- of ite colunity 4 1 who are soo~n to) h~er~ile niembher>, to know the present org;aniza.,tion) of the local chap oer. In view of this fart a list of thie 4iliclers of the local chuaipter i printed, is lIollows: C'hairmn1,, .\. t'. Todd: \'ice ('hair uta . .ltd . .I. It. T nguc; 8crretary, Or.;, 1t. 1,. Pa', rki nson; T Ireasuire r. I I. :Aiken; .\leihership (conmiit ef, .\is. 1V. I. (Gray, ( hairmnit , .irs. I. K'. ('ope :ind, .lisa KotIlen \\'ilke-: l'xt en ion. )I. S. 11. 'l'emptleitan. ebairman, 1I. \ilkes iI. R. liabh; Finance, M. amar Smith, chairmantl, .\lrs. It. K. \iken, \V. E. .\Meng; Piblicity, (. L. loik, chairman, Alison Lee, W. 1. l'aylor; .un'ior Red Cross, 'if. 12. I'ark nson1; \Womein's \Vok, .M\'s. W. P. I'hoinason, chairman. Miss 01yntIiin lones, .lrs. U. C. Albright; Edducation, Miss .Julia Irlby, 'tairman; Civilian lRe ief' amd Mlome Service, It. Rtice Nickels, hairman. These ommittes have in direct -hiarge all the led t('i oss work of the oval cha.>cter and : ' requnests fo rin 'ormatioln shoul d he referred to its re pective coi mitt ee. The o!lliers and 'hairmen of the sev'eral committees of lio inatke upl the (-xcutive comimittee thichi has ini geneural char'ge tall the Fled (Cross w~orkl of the local and aux l1Iiry chapters. Th'le ited (Cross servt~ice flags have ai' rivedI and wIll be (list ributedg this week by a commanit tee of the ,11unior1 ited rioss. Th'lese service flags are to be plaedf in the winidows of thle homes if the member's as badges of recognl LIon and honor'. The cerut Ileates of )iiluebeshlip are also ready anid will b)e dlitited at. thle same time. The butttonls for the .Tunior ited Cross have 1isf) aiived and1( have been (listibuted o the chIldren who have become( mem ieris. Th'le bt ons fio' the membrlat' of thie parien t or-ganz-atIioni hav'e not yet irrived but ar-e expec'(ted by the end1( 'f the wieek at which time they will 1lso lbe gien 0out. DRASTIC FUEL Manufacturing Indust ries in Go Idle as Res.ult of \Va shin gton,- .ani. I I.-,\meri~cal's few cxce'on ts ill all ?tates; ctast oft the .\isshsyit -l.'rie werec ordered by thea t Ions for five daylslc? beginning leridhay llevli a lie fuel fanimie. I th same51114 t'me)1 as, a furi te miean i of relIef it was dirte'ctd that indulIstry and1( buisines('s generally, i ncludinig all ntormial actIvIties that requIre heated buIldings hnneve as n hnilday nene 'S FUEL ORDER Close Down Friday For I Stores Closed Mon e Each Monday line Weeks. buIt at ;1 Ieeting; Saturday afte'rnuoon (ICl'eiile(l to obsel vCe Ite spirit as well t:: ti tt e r of the law alld not to op (n it all. The plan will remain in op e'ration utnil the ten week" period Is over the stores opettingl as usual on 'Tl'tesday and Other mlornin gs.- I'nder at later rulinog from W\ashingiton, Ilhe lattndr~y and ice plant were allowedl to continue in operation. .\loving liettre shows and other places of amitusement will close on ''uesdatys instead of \lon d-.lys so that tIle unemployed 1may have a place to spend their leislre hours. Opinion a1 to he wisdom of tle or .I drvaried, though there was to nt e ire ab~sence of any objection to comn Sliance. The general opinion was that the got:ernlmenI. was betltr al )1 to gauge thii e tlecessit'es of the time than the individiual anil that everytting mlust be pnit second~ar'y to w1llinnig L}1t war. Rieports from over the county inl licate a full compliance with the o' decr. II(H'. L FA11311-:RS' TO GET N NI Tit.\TE'IS F110311 1;11111-: \'~l:N =tover:nen ~i n 1ei1 \111raic4 for 1"erti tier Through County .\Atent. Not ice has leen ''ceivedl by P1. W. Moore .\griC'lttal Agent f' Lanurens couityv, that the C'. S. Dlepartnienl of (rieu!)Iir' will sell at cost. a supply ,o'' tit' 't, of --da to farmers inl 1 au re'us counilty. Thm n~'rate was i i ehasedl Ithrough the' t:~" iluslLtries holrdI lndler the atbority of till' food control alt as a l,:u-' of the pro.lram1 for stimulllatin-a; ,:ri l ltral 'rodut ctiont . It will he tinl loaded alt \tl.:Inti4 ports and) the price wxill be .17...'"u : Inn free onl board car-s at port of arrival. i'armers are to pay in addition 1'rc hh from nirt of arrival 1'161 the t:-t' fertiliz.er lag fee. \t plilenions for a part of the 1 0( l, (1011 Ion.; o!' nltrate bought by the go1" er~inment w"'ll be received only from ac tual !.riters or' owners or holders of farmIls for us50 ()n their land(, and mlay he matte thoiugh ('ounty .\gent '. W. .\lote. or th'tough anly mmillber of a1 local ('omm1111itte' cositistng of W. It. .\teCuen, Laurens. C. It. Owings, Owings. 1.. It. Blrook s, (;ray Cou rt. .1. A. Todd, llarkcsdale. C1. .'aldrep, lAtnl'orI. W. .1. {'enming, Ora. it. if. lloyd, Clinton. Ilayne 1B. W\orkmnan, Clinton, (for f'arml ers of G;oldville and v'ic'inity.) .Ino. .\. Copeland, lienno. .11no. .\l. Simmons. .\lountville. Conway Dial, ('ross I1i11. .1. C. Smith, Waterloo. .1. ('. G1ambreill, Ware Shoals. for' farmersCI' of .\laddlen [and1 vicinity.) No money03 will he requ))iredC withI the ipl 1ication butt upjon nttice ftrom tilt (coutnty agent frm'ter's whlo have signted app tlietionls must5 dep'loslt wvith a local biank, association, 0or indlivIdulal, desi1g.. nahtedt by the secrtartily of aIgrICltureli' to act as the farmers' agent for that putr pose,. monley to ('Cvert till (c0st of the fertilizAer except the freighlt chatrge. After' money is trlansmuitted to WVash the' farmersl't'. If alllIentlins fotr the Ittate exceedl thle sutpply of abiout 1010,00)0 tons tile gover'nmenlt willl ali lot the supptily ont ai pro'l rtai ba1si mu tst he treceived bty leehr'uar -l. ORDER ISSUED T~ weni y-Eight Eastern States G.a firkd's Fuel Order. \tonday~ f'or- he m~ iltn weeks. 'lThis will (toos' 414.. ont .lltndays not1 only3 -101 11)1 mI : andI nearly i ait'l.l omint pln l i'ul.Wh l he rder does no m enti rd11 C. Ol is~~t~'a knowe.)a IN LAURENS S('IHOOS Two (Grou1)s of Flie Units IEach Forined Ili ('ounty. Insi. delors Se cured for ('(;asses. Two agricultt'ral school units have I ern fortned in I,ao r(enls county Ii ' o h t he efi'oi s of P'ercy W. Moore, county demo1cnstration agent, and .1as. 11. Sullivan, county siutprintelilent of educantion. The adoption of this mleth od ''f teaching agriculture in thet free schools of the slate marks ; new ez-a in the edt eational systent of the cou ty and is in response to the govern 1)10nt.'s I -roposition. Five schools Ceni_ Iose a groupy for one teanher and each school provides part of the salary of the illst ructo', who is secured by the departmient of agriculture andi placed in charge of the work. Isaulrens county has two of these school group11Is, one in IDials-Youngs tOWnships, and the other with the c'ity of Lauren:; the central p oint. Ina the upper uinit the schools of (Gray ('our lt-()wlvings, liet iauily. (ireeni Pond, 'i oungs and Frien dshi ip form the grou p. and the unit, is in charge of A. U. Vhiltle of .leeting Street, who has ente'red upon hi1s wvork under eneour' aging conditions. lie is a ('lemlsonl college graduale. The l.:iltrens grout) is tinder the di rection of It. MI. Iowis of Alahama lie" is a graduiate of Auhurn Agricul tural college, and is well ccliipd for his Work. The I aiirens city school, Irinity-iuIge, New ['.ospeei and IwI' othler schools yet to he selected cons('ii tllt the -au I fells grou ei. The ilns l'fr liors ariran 'ige t schedule for 1 one nor Iwo visits to Ilhe s(,hool, the week, and beside; teachIinllw h classes, the instructors go to the boys' hi llnes ainihI u:11:e a practical app1 lii lion (f I!-i uIi bjects; . Tihey also :1< t as cominunity demoiistiation agent :11 hr hti a' Io: ke l lh I mselv s useful I the 22(11 . i.' raI w(I' Ilri. of Iite secti on. Ton) (4intrl ilo:I sI : for te state we't'( ro' id(l 1 f('iX(r' the dipai l' Itiitl e ;g- i'_ 'I'lnl ri1 and; ' the faI' Iel I tIig la rely hlas se~tlcre th ser ,c vice:; of I w\"( of ei nIs ulero alloiid is ro i i 1111 1eet1u' i for till- forees ha11 woI'li 111e il'5 lll Ito~' I Iis l vl' 3I'm.l' ti, I aii scheme lo'll'a hon a liim e f o'h I't I c ruiii' . Iailh'is ( hat h ( I henll fa - ott~ed with llt' innovation, ee it h o 1. 1'. I'a-b l in. .\ll. \\. P'inck ney IlaldwInin, a well'1 known itizen of the aban setion, rlied at his home \\'ednesday morning Ind was bu1ried att liabun ('reek church I'hursday, the funeral being largely lttended by relatives and friends. . r. Ialdwin had en a cripple for many years due to \hbite swelling, and had bee~n in feeble health for about. foiu, fears. For the past several ye'ars his Itep hew, .\r. 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