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ALLIED OFFICER! Q1 Washington, ;March 25.-The Ger man drive' at the British lines ap peared to )e slowing under the policy of elastic defense pursued by Field Marshal Haig, according to the opin ion of allied and American army of ficers he'e, based on the official state ment. from London, 'Paris and Berlin. The greatest battle of the war, thus far. they, helieve, is entering its see ond stage with the German forces fachig an increasingly stubborn resist anen-. The outcome may not be dis ver'nl)le for several days. The attitude of American milital'y atliorities was ofllciall",stated IyMa lor Gleneral March, acting chief of staff. Ile said: "The War Department sees n10 (canc1e for alarm on the part of the per'de of the United States. Sir Don'1as HaigI has ainonliced that the ITr' ish withdrawal was in accordainee wit a dIefiite plan. That annlnce mu .. is to bie acepted." znilar confidence of the ultimate do'r ; of the German effo- t was ex or oIl by -Major General Wood he f' I;( h Semate mil itary committnee : o: Mior Generail Maelachlin. TBrit iF. -ni litary attahelm . volved the fee'l - i4r ta notling resemblin.g a bireak He Who Delivers the Goods is Entitled to Greatest Hlonor. A pr)lpar-atIon that gives oresilIs. do l1ivrs the goods, restores your healthi, deserves your consideration, and is what you want. L-flheuio eures reumaintism and gout, that's why those rwho suffer from rheunatism and kin dred ails want ,-Rlheumo. You should get a bottle when you feel that first hua in. L-Rheum o is rejuvenating, liniment, laxative. It's use insures sucess. i)on't listen to druggists who offc.r you something else, you know the reason, if y6u don't, ask us. Guar anted. Price $1.00. For sale by Lal ron-, )rug Co., Laurens S. C. 'ity Pgrumacy. Clinton. S. C.: Bl1anding Dr:,ug Co., Fountain Inn, S. G.: Gra Cort I)rug Co.. Gray Court, S. C.: 01 wru m' Chiapman-Alexndier Laiborat or I 1 i'. (ir enville, S. C. NOTICE. Of 311unieipal Election for \MA\YOlt ANI SIX ALDiEiEtIN. N !tice is hereby given that an vlee ti.n fo.r Mayor and six Aldermen to Pm eed the present lCit: minlich of arens 'will he held in tn City of Laurens. on Tuesday, April ). 1INS. Tlie polls will he opened at1 N o'clock a. m. and close at 4 o'clock p. in. Al 'aid electioln every male citizen of tin Stat' ald ofi the Uinitod States of Aw iea. of the age of twe'nty-one yarand upwards, having all tle qju alitienatioi' mentioned in Section 20- of the Civil Code of Sonth .Caro lin". 1912, ad not aboiing underl (Is auat; is named in the Constitution of , of this state, 'who shall havc been a r .'4ident in tho State for w years. aru inl the county on1e year. and with in the corporate imnits -of 114 cit\ of 141111ens, for 10111 months ,i:tor to the holding of 5ai e'letion' and has paid all iaxes diu- and col jOCtile for the iprecedlig tiscal yeaG1 and who~ ham tnt rengisered ao lh're imifter' reqiredt'', shall hei enlit 4 i) Miinisterm in hmar'ge oft ain organizedl inniate~i&LC'y after1 the c'los' of1 the iiith maiitnagel's of suchl ielcion bI 'as and shall nike a sworni ir llrnl of t he r'eslt. of sahd ('ec'ion to thle Maunger's. to 'e as mlanlagersl inl their respect4ive w\ards: War (' -Cng ityu llal--. 1.ii' . Gilkr-y . rn J., l. abrn, Cnnr. Moselewi War 2t I--0.l~ 1W. elrti' S.t. ay-. (1:.d Wannnm . . MarnneTy. Ward 3-itnam's St)lug Store-l4. lIieks, II. M. Wright, S. I11. Hlartoni. Ward t"-P'ower l iouse-.la. M. ('lrdy, TI. MaIc ltoper', M. IL. C'opo !'v order' of thi' Cily CounIcil of Lai rim'. 5, Ih l ih dry of Mairch, 1918. J. C. OW\INUS, C. WV. K iTCH i l'NS, .\ayor. ('l'rk of (City Council. -3A by~i thle Act of1 August 21, 19)12, of1 i'n hlishied Wleekly lit ILurens, S. (., for' April 1st, 1918. 141d1tor, Alison Lee, Ilaurens, S. C. i'ens, S .C. I asmiess Manager', Airthuri Lee, Latn r'ens, S. C. liuhbliher, Advertlining Pr'iinting Co., . 141urenis, S. C'. Ow~ner's:, S. C. Alison Lee, Laurenn, S. C. Arthurl Leee, Laui'ens, S. C. - Known b)fionholer, mor'tgagees, and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mor'tgagcs, or other secuiri ties: None. A b lSON Lh'010. Siworn to) and su~bscibled befor'e me this 21st day of March, 1918. Lawrence' O. Roff, Notary Pubilic. (My comiionil expires at the pleas15 ....C or thn ovnwon) JITE CONFIDENT in the 3ritish linies yet has been achieved by the German rush. Repeated reports of the participa tign of American troops in the battle, presumably with the French on the British right flank, caused some con corn. General Pershing nor General Bliss had reported on this point. There was much speculation here today as to the purpose of the Ger mans in pressing the main attack in the direction of Amiens. Tile capture of Nesle, indicated this to be tie apex of the great wedge that is being forced into the British lines. The question raised was whether the German plan foltelhplated a swing -to their riglt toward th'e coast, designed to hemii up all British forces in i restricted field with the channel behind them; or a sweep to ward Paris to their left front. One view expressed was that .a b!ow elsewhere might follow the cliecking of the present drive or even accomipany It. Advices from Italy have indicated eneiy concen tratlions onl that fronit ior soiie t ime past. At tacks along the Frech liies (o not .-ipealr to be more than feints at I'resent. Officers here thiink the enormous forvtes colcelntrated In lthe drive at lhe lI rtish front precIuide the possi hi:ily of' a major orfensive by the (er nlts elsetwlere. In Italy, howvever, livisses of Austrian troops foriierly tellepied inll issia now are avallable to st rengthen the Austro-German Jo'i'e:; for a big ioveient. Mention to(ay of the allied strate -ie reserves, not as yet engaged, ca-Ised soime debate as to the de velolilllits if the liritish, as it is expected, bring the German drive to a halt within a few days. If the front of the ilt lih proves too firm to he broken, tlie Germans eventually will u'each a point of exhaistion- boti of men011 and supplies. ''lat wolid be the pisyeological lmoveIenIt for a counter drive and the strategie reserves of the allies wvold he kept ready for sliell a muovie neelit. Tlt Germllan we(dge is liarrowing anlld unuless they are able to widen it, Ithey calillnot expec to letailn its apex :'ta inst a thiree sided attack. Office's expect tomorrow's iep'orts 'o show the efforts of thlie eneiny to t'1 ree back tle lIritish and PFrenh0 lines oil his 1lanks. Contilillation of thlie bolibardmiuent of 'aris with AlediluIi ealibre shells ai d to con1vin'e' ordialce experts that11 :t gun with a range of 75 liles had b;iein evolvedI by lie G e1imanst. 'I'ley ;oiilltd oiut that the German oflicials taeimnlit Iierely sa idl that Paris haIld be('in bobliarded witI lolng dlxiOal vv, ithiout anly claim tha.1 all :.annrecords f'or giln runovf 11md b-(-n ( xceede(d by fromn 2041 it) :1,n per tt. and i on11n tl hat eventuaI!y it wold hei discoveredC;l that It' he shel e so-i dist ance(. hiis bief t w\as i ilDIS 01,1) -'FI,l0 N h'MS. * Ikiddies Old tield. \tch 2. .The sick'1 of this coimnit111y we arie sorry' toi stat(' Is no better. Mlrs. Itlrris Iidldle of SparItanhurlg. waiis cal led to the' bedside of' lier lothleu', MIrs, Illnie ll l, one da y lsl week. I ohilson cal led to xee Air is. Purnhselii 0Ow.Ings wh''lo has bec'n sick for thle past few weeks. On their wvay hlomie hey dlined withI Mr'. and .\i's. N. D). (arret I. On last Wednesday Mlr. D)enie tar ret t -witnlessed his hirIthidaiy. hav.ing ani b'ossu inner ci. Those who we r' to b''. gulests did( not arive unit i a day' a lr. The tparty ('onlsistedi of MeCssrs. !"owler' anld Fr'eeman Burns anid t wo sister's als:o -.\lss Letha Willis, .\i'. \'iola Iil'olieombe. t'ade a flying tr'ip to lFouintaln 111n iaau'day. On thiri way home t hey e'ombie. M.iss Annie dll'ria Wrnight andi Mr'. lixell Garr'ett called on Miss Trone Wright recently. On their way they had some trouble with theIr car, and got sttuck in thle mr11d. Mtr. 'W. iC. and 1T. A. >Holcombe were ini I~taurenis Onl business Friday. Mir. J. Mf. Todd and family were shlopping in TtLaurens Satutday. Miss Alnnie Wright spent the week (eld withl homiefolks. Mr's. II. A. iTolcomibe is on the sick lIst. D~on't'for'get thle Singing Convention .hitchu ls to be held at this place on March 3'1st. Come and bring thlose basketi. PADUA DEAR TO ART LOVERS Destruction Wrought in City by the Huns Is Deplored by the Civilized World. Dear,-save to saVages, is Padua, an cient, gated, arcaded. There the Bac chiglione is spanned by Roman bridges that the Paduen -Livy may have walked on. There Dante's house looks on the sepulchre of Antenor of Troy, the mythical founder of the city. There Mantegna was born and Fra Filippo Lippi worked. . There Donatello's bronze equestrian Gattanella stands, proud, uninatchable, before the vast church of Saint Antonio, "Il Santo," the beloved Franciscan, one of. the most genial, sympathetic, human, and popular of saints, nissionary and mir acle-maker, as vivid, alive, and help ful of thousands today as ifi he had not (lied nigh (00 yeirs ago. There is thit famous university, the seat for so long of jurlisprudence, ined iciep, of the humannilles and sciences. .Medieval palaces, Renaissance loggits III* chuIIresll(, (lotto's frescoes iII the Arena-Patlun is a city of art and hi tory, unfortiled save by the broken relles of Its paist. Most of iis then ilcient monumients were destroyed by the Ifllins anl otlier htrhtarlan hortles long aigo. lNov it has been ralded from the air by t he scien title savages. The ehitireti of 1 Carini anrd the SeoNa de (Camini, wit h fres coes by 'iina anid CtIIIIIngnola, have been bonbed and burned, thle Renais sance front of the cathedral blown up1), the septilehri 1 u ('r1ich of "the Saint" and the CIVie inuiIseum) inijurefl. A three nigh ts' triumph for the new heathen invaders of Italy. Do they get a little satisftiIon for the failure of their military planis olit of these violations of "Ihe great. y lit Ohres of great thinigs?" What Is tie tuotive, inexpliable 1o civilized nicn, of this ConltiIltis wiaintonl destruct ion of the bentitl iiia IId the veler'ale? The hellp of St. Anthony of 1adiun 1.9 periaps most often asked for tile re'st oraltion of Ih'ings lost. Tle kidily saint will be vainly invoked by Aue. tra-iligary and Gerinany when they begin to feel the need of recoverl-ng their reputations.-Nw York Times. Profit From Dust. There is i cement ihidni at River Side. Onl., thint was formerly the source of great ann 11oyance to tile owners of Ike oranage grnves n'rhy beeause of the clouds of clilt dust that settled on fih' ori ange tres. The dust also proved lu.uriiiois tif IIe ('Iinployees of tihie h1lint. Those fiets and tile result lng liaIsit Is l*'d tie owners to try to ahitv 11hi nuisance' by insal lling an Ip. plranus calleil hovel II tit tor, wNhi'lhi pi'e!pit ates the line ilIst by elveical netiuiot biefore It leaves the exhaust stnkclcs. The recovered dust particles were found to contain iii tiish in the fiorn'iii of crystlallized salts. a product that Is so searee aind valuable at the prvselnt (11me. When 'no polnzsh (-ll retach us frot Girlaany. Iht the INiV erside cornipany nIIw devote)(s 1(.t entire at(tenilon to recoveriig le ash, and trents the aidi s at by-produlct. The sales of pot ash pay th11. entire op ('rillting coA of t latnd a reason - ible prillt lesiIles, andi1 Ih e cimnent, iow priluiiel IIl tilil' rat' of 5,000 hair. r a+. day, is so miuch elt1 gaIn for fuit1tro sities. Thellre is n14 inunlediate! IIirket Ifilr so iiiil 4 e ntl4, ; so lost elf it is sltoredi in hlik. Thnis an zip 10 1Illis inistaleld to safetgnardii theo hieailh of thei wvorkcers aiiuilo 0ihizte i miiisanceii lois uhand i the li wliidi chari uieler of thei. imhtustryV and1 hieroiii i sou11rce iii iunex:ecte I p'ljrofitI.-Yo(utIh'.s Mlystecrous Happningie Puzzle. 51;il rnattval hlave bieeun inivestiz4atinig aI series of' strange' tunife~staionius ait ( heiri ton. neair iFoi 'lston, lEngland. 1'. W. ItolfCe, n local htiler, hadl von traIll i o (' onstruc151 lit 11n lindergrni ld reltrint in thle grounads of Eliirook Manor. 111' liid bieen ait work for someit datys when lie was a ttniked biy stones mil p1ieces5 of ro ck, wlehcl werie hlmed at himi by somie mtyst erious agency13. 1 lliers i and ot her liplemnts "'float lis enndliiles were exlinlguished by jets of sni. ie wais I nJiired by thei Imils xl ics, auil give Vup work for two days, but oni resulining olieratioins the same errlifying ex piience's were' repatedi, ziiiul he linis now recn(]qulshei lihe work iiltogetheru'. Sir Ci onan Doyle and1( Sir \Vill iim ii arreitt, iex-presidenti of the Siocity for. l'sychieni IeI usenrehl. hav1 e 'xai nd the e'xcarvallohn 1and * eines iiineid thle wv inee. They ix ressed emr hadl beeni ati work. Artiflciai Eyes of Cartilage. A 51urgeon of the lili i arti1y Is ex perhnenting with hll s of cartilage for iirtIIflila eyes. When live car ilaige Ii:r trasplanit ed )to lie ('ye soc'k et it ('sinl heis coilnn'ct Ions withl bloodl vesse'ls andii .-ur roulninrg tlssue is, andi be'fore long liivos naturanl ly in co-or dination wilth its li!!;w. Tiou wuhat ex tent the cartillage enn b, colored so as to simulate a real eye is yet to bie provedl, but It canl at least be faced with a shell of celluloid that wIll ap pear natural. Says He'll Enlist; It's Easier. Rtalph Meciurray, coilored( waiter at the Ilotel Mc('urdy In IEvansv'ilie, me ceIied Ils queistlonnaire a few dafys aigo. "What Is it?" he asked some of lils frIends. "Ohb, you just hav~e to answer those qmttiolns," he was told. "Aniswer' these?" shoruted McMurny, turnir.g over thei nitimerous pages, "Nopi'. I'm) going to war iuast(~ad. En tIlia' In loto asier." IIHEAT SUPPLIES GROWiENG SCANT!lIEII imerleis Asked to lBed uce (onsump. thin to One and a Half Pounds Weekly. Would Cut Normal Con-. 14u1111410n fin 1111f. \eshington, March 23.-Firther re luction iII the Consuplltion of wheat ivas asked of the public tonight by the (ood adiiinistration, that the scant mupplies available before he next liar vest may be stretched to meet the lwleds of the army, domestle consum mrx and tle allies. Every American is urged to cut his 1verage ration of wheat by fifty per i'enmt., which would reduce the total niormal isuimptilion of .12,000,000 bmshIs a momith to 21.000,000. That ives a ration ef mot more than 1 1-2 :Ioundiis of wlctt produtslt.C weekly for IeI Iir rOe. [-'lou' sales will he olt to on. ei:h ()f :t harrel for a town rol for ,ar country consumer, that re ailors' 1t:' is may be dist ributed to as 1c1i number as possible. Tie wh it comelit of bakers' bread will be reduced to 75 pet' ce(it. Aprii I. Which0 in((reases by five ier' ceit. tlie amouni of substitutes that must he uisevd. Sarfeoin 11he wheval rationl will !Iiiail In harliidslilp) inl tile opinionl of, inodl adinlistrationl ol~ivials, hecaulse lho :upply of potatoes, cori, oats anld wilk ,is am11ple to ma n itainn Iealth. 'I'lo full seriouisness of Ile wheat iitua;ition, anld Some of the (dillilIties with which the (food ad i ll istrat ion has had to (onteind il warding off fainlime from Ile allies Icaimie ilnowi with the :iiiolAiiCeet 1of the plans. NOTIC'E TO CiRED)ITO HS. .\ll personls I h lit ,laims against Ilhv estate of .\fr . teia 1lall \Willis decea.sed, ar'e her notilled - I re qluired to presen h em to under sigedat ta ,' t C ed proveni, onl or be'foreV tI e 4i ,1 f April, IN8, or be forever I at ' It. 'lRlNGi, (1idNKSCA\L ..S. Adminli-trator. .\March 27, 191 8. : 1 - -A SWI' Interestinj Foi One thing is certai cannot be supplied qui In addition to the huge special new assortment h)usy pre-Easter wceek. Skirt, a new Ea'ster' Ha and ready for your chc rel dlisplay--it will pro New Dresses in al ly low prices. Our me er prices has macie goc country. You will fin< You are invited to ping, to examine arid t1 ready to buy. We ha' who wil be glad to loc assist you in finding the no obligation and you EASTER MILL W~e have the larg Millinery in the city. Johnson, Fisk, and. make-- -every one of1 ing for the best that duced. Make your s ly. Last week was the we ever had inl our n partment and this w< ahead; therefore we: give you big Easter E SWIT2 " ON VOCAL TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND PUPILS THE "VICTROLA" WAY.... We have just received the Saenger Course in vo cal training, as originated and featured by the Victrola. It is a valuable help to both teachers and pupils. Come in and hear the records. LESSONS IN FRENCH "Lessons in French" or "First Aids to the American Soldier" is a complete course in elcmen tary French for the use of the boys at the front and for those who would be acquainted with every day FVench terms The course is of great assis tance to the khaki lads in getting around in France and also helps the home folks who would pro nounce French c rrectly. Buy the reco d and send to the boys. Most of them already ave access to Victrotas. POWE DRUG CO. [ZER COMPANY LAURENS, S. C. Store News Notes : Easter Shoppers n, there is hardly an apparel need for Easter that ckly, satisfactorily and economically at this store. stocks carr.edl at all times, we are now showing s received in the last few dlays, just in time for this So, whether it be a Suit, Dress, Coat, Waist or t. or somecthing in furnishings, you will fmnd it here 'osing. Come in and see the Laster outer appa e a style education. the wanted shades and materials and at unusual ~thodls of doing a large volume of business at low di with the ladies of Laurens and surrounding I here the very garment you want. make our store your headquarters when shop ry on the new styles, whether or not you are ie a ompetent and courteous force of salespeople k fter your w tto make suggestions that will e arment st becoming to you. This incurs ill e urged to buy. [NERY LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR rest line of Pig lot Special Easter Coats Hasfo1 from $12.50) to $25.00 Hats rom Easter D~ree just received; all our own new styles, fr'om $15~ to $27.50 these stand- Extra good values in Suits for cani be pro.. this week, from $1G. 50 t~o $30 elect ion ear Big lot new Waists, special $1.00 Silk Underskirts to match your suit, from. $3.50 to $5.00 best week Silk Skirts, special, from $6.00 iillinery de- to -- ---$12.50 sek must go Our Easter Slippers are ready for ar on o you. Come in and look them .r oigt over; you will be pleased. From pecials. $3.50 to $7.50 ER COMPANY E PRICE TO ALL"