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VW VOLUME~ XXXIIl- LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APR. 10, 1918- NUMBER 38 LIBERTY BOND Ca ED WITH PA] Address elivered by U r. Hugh Murchison. INSPIRING PARADE BEFORE MEETING Four Minute Speeches by School clii dren Drew Fort.h Loud Applause From the Audience. Splendid M184usi During the- Itally and at. i Concert In the Afternoon by .iliitary aund. The Liberty Bond campaign for Laurens was Inaugurated Friday morning w;ItII a1 big para(le leadI by the .1 'ioeier Band of17 Camp - Wads worth 111and participated In by school children, patrioti steii eties and war wori"iIng (oililitteets. The parade started at Ihe school proid. pa1.(.vd dov.n Wst .\Iain stret to the Inhlie sriuare and around the court houise, coming to a hall in front of the coutrt house in the shadow of the Confeder ate monument where the school chiII dren salnL patriotic airs to the ac'coim prnienit of Imusic funlif-1'hed by the military hand. The national colors wer" carried in advance of tle parade by C. A. Power, member of the county exemption board. Following the exercicss on the cou rt house sriare a patriotic meeting War, held in tile auditorium where Dr. Ituih Murcheison, of Ljaneaster. made the principal address of tile day. The exercises here were presided over by Dr. 11. K. Alken, chairman of the bond commiiltit te for this county, and the opening prayer was mad by Rev. S. It. 'l'empleman, who made an imiritng appoal to Iie Almighty for a hlessinig upon the meeting and help and giid art'('' in tin :rt (oni! P: in hitb ibi. out i '' ' r -lit' p atn d. 1-1 : .: t!! C , !., : , n,' 6 hal the ir~r 9' h910l :nd "ii(0'r minute"' i n te'. 'es on l ei ; 1; \(I. th e W'ar", 1. hav I ; le m - 10 ' ' eni:C' 11. l ina c ar cone ont ilrr're. t;n o-h on le lo -at:; '.-1 e V it VOwas ',9'I tl do a re w : il ' innin; th" a hd h-nyin: H Eed '.l,.!-:;u r' ~ ael ot t" . '' 1t !:' . inoL l; y1 liyi(l; n1o91 V r ea t ing 1an 1 :. "Licki .' 19Vm1 is9 o!dk it t~e e r." said Nli. s- :o: 1:1nd :m.nd .1,61m Il.ha d o d hew t h1:141 -vorkel atA : 11: ch e and 5 av. d Slo t.. A. Co-( r .1 10 the ef (o . s o r!'ath arf, a te fron: . W tl re'alinl t ."io : he war !o(. tn m1o1atu1 mor1eid of the boys ::mI !' to the frtant, he &ai. ati (hlke ". \ e o u a 1oin to.'t:nd bhill No longpr will it. Ill ns otilint to appIlaid te ticand in(o. bthoe Ii to ally tof thle flagatmi'.4 e op uo tale sh1rd Dr. bond inelisec WO(' calii tho.:b but resntft eo the Cou nil whin evI ferysd opne i Is :-re isel an lelt rnd t han in .mpiuir'n hror eyhuavm. Wr.uhti ('o eliurm ahd th art of asraniestt the eochpied peaIld ofut tha horible te nint giten hle couniry cehirn them thid "bnds far thiee lite ildrtent that mca be try. Wer haereo ad a glwiehng trb othe ltry deand Frtenchow bt wher e surin he .fah!. and Ilopeo pepla oewh Laur(n maoung gbthi ahe towns andoi the cuntry. ee to al tothe flag andf hmeric out thealze th(Ceo te Gema w~itrar osa nd UMPAIGN OPEN 1ADE AND RALLY 1*'1lA.1ill-:t OF C).M I IE TO HlAVE SERVICE FL ACI .Mlembers, ( 'ominerell Body wi'lho Are it t .\ rmy to he INtpresenited ol Ilaw. A( the iet4ul arp meeI ting of tI ie Cham b) (of orn nierce held moniay. nighi a resolution .was passed to secure I servije flag onl which will be stars forl a11h menmilber of ith Chahhbe of Comlf Imere Who is Iow in the alImty or who will from time to timhe enter the ari'my. The rev'oltiion wa t introulted by Mr AV. It. Mclicun whlo recalled that a1 larm( proportion of the charter nell bers of the c'hamboter art Iow srvlmt 0thr in he I Irainingw camps or at liu, frlo t in .'racte and 111,1hat thes-o lme had b n alnl g Ile mos-t a tlive ill tle for Ithlaion :ti work (of lite body. In ('hided inl tihle Iesolu1tion also was a "nwision that Ithse--ieni be ('ontinluedtii oil asilll .1 hounorary memlibers ditr Ing the duration of the war without being liable for uties. The resolution was passei unanimously ai( tilie see retary instructed to secure tle flag. The memhers of the chamber now in the setrlve are as follows: J. 1. 11earden. W. V. Fowler. Chas. Flemling. Aritiur L&' !. Henry Frlanks. Nat Keinedy. iT. I). 1akev. i f.. .1. 1-. Owings. C. W. Shell. J. C. Todd. It is a nioleworthly favt 11ha1 with Sever-al c-mr-eptions all (1f 1h s 11it1 wee'1 at the mleeting of Itw(-en ty wo citizens when the chamler' o: SeCreaui'-y AleCuen made a reor On 'he protro,'8- of tile negotiation s be !ng carried on w ui s:-visor i 1u1 114 ill re tr to ' tA'hIte beautifying ,of, tho t ri ho.( ;1!lar.-. ilie s4 t ted en theV~orkwa~s romi1n11an that plans '';ohil4i le dt r:ia up tiimmediatly. . c on itin . ofl .\ r. .\ - 10 . Nlc'cR. .m i t1. I.. lrk in. n. w . - poimr z to cowfer fur1th Thi(, ~144 1 l -i 1. 1 :1 111 a II~i S with *' he . im1 o m., l t ol l lltf hi n. ' :n t n1 . arri.in:: taIt a p ln. iat. unil: e P:1e to lthe' wasmte I t I 'I 1o 1'o h:., )Yt l(1 t Wo h ! I v t I 14(t 811 a"y~ 4 w oi t I o an dn Its ftt t AI r l i. -I Ia r I i ta l (that .t .l.' last tk:tdale hlhet: at: oit ed11( ;o1 t i i oleh by .\lt. \\ \\.ita L'as lte a I heu al t'oark staht lll hal-i t''ti!ol ieitl ai tgeralt dise1on 'Po thef ned o'a danag eo: adistreetato On he Tiot Of'iO~ the' headrait nl a sutU trs.mebrsws rs nt t lthe i'nbdinst. aekh c'oaloue Gitatio. uighI o lt heeni 10a away fore{ tit la'miullh! 'lof meetng.,onl viedut oe sibo lit'n f\llo. n lay ,o i n r unh ofiei bomuinii(lg te t I be feld rat hm i h im ''r to t lh oue si-n fr mida ittwl I.neris" 1th to wi:ch the iAvite.hun.i.\iilbtol 4.--ispalkes vito Let'stt ovele taddtseha 'n te meet demowlshd Ite opndat 8ai o'nlTrk. 'ARTILLERY PR[PARAT ANOTHER HEAYY Big Gun Preparation Indica Scale. British, Frenci Withstand the Impact. Failure to Gain Objectiv II preparaIIoII ror another heavy infantry attack against the allied linles inl 'licarldy inl anl attemlpt to reach Alnieils file ( evinan guns of all ea ) l's 1e I hi oaing inII i tnde rons tones along a1 front of ore than 100 niles [ronI11 nlor1h of Arras to north o!' Si. so)II. Th o nire ollintry.ide is sald to he roeing fromi the heavy t'e lotnitions" het no inf'amry unlion has' yet ileveloled. E-spially severv hlas bieen tilf. Cfw t le around .1t01liinny. lnorith of .\lhir ; souith wf tho S imilli aid 'hv 1 ween .\lonidiiier an(1 Noyon. Laast week the Ge1,nma1ns failed inl mass at tacks to penet rate the 11tllih and Frenleh defenses north and soill of 1fhe sector'; dilecly east of .\miliens and thus exItnd the apex of their wedge. 'Tle I rem1endosllx horinbariad tIent Ilow going o1 im idoubtedly Is fihe forertunier of heavier attacks poi ably all along the line froi .\rras to Noyon, llcito , y which is soul i ot .rias, is oi le nIlortlein dil he sctor whihel Ihe liritish (lefr'nded So va.liat. ly last. week. The British lheri. an' hoth Io the Ioritl anld south hold "rong hill positions from which their artlhVry and ilachine guns Colmlianid all Ip'oaces. The Germans must witien flte head or their. wvedge along the -'nine and it is believed they '.'a in will 11.1 eiipt to do it, by at laek il! k i 14 I t111o:.;'s I'low .\lointdidi i t (erman line I lere aklo Ihe Frenclh have 1 ' (e Gernnsfor nevarly 'ln days n.aerie at t:i.,Z. To exiitaenI he .:hn<n te. o t the '1ackinlg Wit E \ l, Ol"'I',100K Is .MOST E-NC01'iACING, W ilor ( rop of ti,0. 0 li-b l 1 'rt'en-d~ . Ii Sprine. ro in Sa tue dI'd 'lenly. 'or \-xI Year, !ai offi llr , Itodav \li 'r ':heaj c'--!) 44 .riI iou~ioi r e ;thi:: year b~~~lou t opt1iiiin to ri'' a dliii tr; atIion nia t he p:-e Ii wa iiliiia 'y raid' hiat ii the nu ulnat cropnaitadth h utflcientn hea to take care. of1 11h4 ned o his o ir :01te ale wx Yvear. Tlday's foreast inliatedq an in n4. the1 sprig u14 heatco w)illi 'hi the I 4'' - tit o of4 in2! a 444 i here In ah1 ton irop f ..a.0 of -.4' r i :n . 2''at r;i in al l';hec' ndr .i. a ii) i t Sf' at CI a 1. 0 . h41~on ad ilol~ l h-|I lie l i': Iin e; if I!4" ne' i E hto ''in te ry -piative *i -uan:" a otae l 'f'os a Oiv i iTher !:a olis hoiie ofa nreaserk of' laeaGrea knittIn and t''rance, and nTe eeity lie orkrouheis nvin hetw11 nowI i nd the ast sieera hweer, inx no lay lae by hi'arvest IIar :opct, the pub(1lic~i i '4i war nd a 'The ranl ch of thed Crioss at Ow-e tog is11' toigom re. Work.Th laieaev knitifng nda the men ar inersteda inthe (or. Theil Isranch has'( oi'memers, t 11 nting he anx-PI shiare.dun thetre.ad pattlsra 1)d aotin thfldn lCros: rin SECOND PHASE 0 FINDS ALLI EN LISI'MEN' A LLOWED IN TIlE AVIATION SERIVICE New Instructions Issned to the Army 1(1erIting Officials by the War le. partminit. Savannah, Ga., April 9.--hinstruc lions have bleent ICCiv((l by the ariny roerniting officials from the War De partina t ait horizin t the neceptance for enlistnitu of eiligible anl quali 1141 mteIn fo' tle' 'inal- corf f I t Ilnited Stalte m"aI- 1n1y., ineII('II(Iin th.L. ! aviattirm section of the i al wo; -- who preen' t lete rs :-m ofIfic. is of lii t, y a hoi :' a l i . 1f h ( :. - Signal ic r.'v 'h111 e ur' ofI . :w 0io . hof the !nna! c av ho, ,1-n t.lo;.-d m' -omic linne snel this iF th1c Cir; tin liv ;.I that If d t_ aners haw, d0 "~ieia or 1, rankls of 11h!s branmch. The r-ernh1i ne zff l oi 111e t a;. a 1lw 0 n mbe of m-11 xill no dollh) -welcomo fil- all nonneement1VII, for m a .ar anxions to enlstespcia y in the aviathmn c. ilm who hlave b een 11nab11e to v.olunI 'cer previons" to this date. Men desiring to enlist it the 5i2 mit corps now shouild tirs! make wriiten iv tionl to th ('hief Siulnal officer. '. S. Army, Washing'o:1. 1). C.. stat ina Domiatio~e hey hae ror. sneh.! (ervice. andl l o i -.I) their in - thi i'tna. I I hl sicl . -llIn Those whoseapieto.- r apo .d in Waninto y n i a.t 'd for'I ' -li titi I t I:) nearI ' ar:: :- y i .0 ; - 1A- n' r \t n \\'\ son. * f(- . f \m re .nt. \ Inf bn . , de Vilfe. 1 tephen Pfitn. nirh n n: ster Itbbain s i: iITiOi'(e t ".o i'i 8 it' tes t'i~ hat pro oke a thiei' catastrhi fle :ni whichtmllfio mt hird-:'h. (if iiiertry nof the V.' ':'ra in ''f wart it thatit of c im onI: .. and stoigma.e c~~d.. "Flt' the'' el es l o' reoe d t i -ter La am toiavt chir) mt' pre itt"ons ttae e'i forl hemaitythei'i h tnversay tof thr enryino h AIM BY GERMANS tes infantry Attack on Large I and Americans Ready to 1funs Must Attack or Admit e. front probalyi. wod incl de lihe linte eastward ftrot Niontdidier to Noyon. Aon, felit Anv(erC Somie. m Laee and Avre rivers where the Germans aie tn I (1 and fruitl"S attacks durig the pas ten da y there hasi bnpi noi inlan oftinyg. A' elSewcere. how vv'r Ith-, n nv artillery fire 1has :1 c r. ai -itd .,- 1- .-,J . OP 11 rn '1 tv hf O salientl. thev (;oir na areb. ch e!Cd someifwha.t ;n1 lh ir fwlthward From %ha1 I Y. Th P tne till holdl . par: ~ i.'w r It,: ,'- of Concy and on .\on d'' !ihf l'r(ien rear guards. nflict l' hev lese onl the Germnans whose, advanieO was hindt red greatly by 1he Frencl reYtance. 'The clemly has not .\(,t r'ached flit line of the Ailette ri1ver. On the rst of the front in France there has hcen little activity. On the, American sectors northwest of Tou: ad in Lorraine there have l'ein patrol actions and artillery !!r 1ng. A.rtciry N whalges continne onl the Italian fient but Ohe bomlbardmlent is not viollnt. Ilritish troops who havn I ( . -: , Ca'ionCd along tile Piave nci AIilout4.i!o have talii over a sector oln the Italianl im0mntain front in the iI gion o(f Aiapo. wln' for I-lan1d ar(. tw.o genpo.-i S- Pi: yi t ( rgeA ll 'x h njijthe mui IIllI,, i . . -1 !1 ; fo i .If t: v. ')- flit- I I H!' VTVIt CHANV.11 G I I . 4 . 1.01! Thrvoulh Wolff en, :I o . ' i k , Cn'y 'A -: . I:. 1t. :1"d1. ck h eoniEl \lain re \tr.W. < . 1 ld rop. .\lt l:uglh - hase ;- ice on diers 4 4ived a h , V :rom1 the .5ate tr ure fr the (d solidier's' penidoIl1: !n : tn!.I5 lb' .air: (nioCd 1e.kn 114 y tioned as follOW: ('lass A,. 4(teniont I rt'. $94 1-neb: 'in- lI, 4 irns..n' . $32 engh: (4lass '-:;, 18~ pension1er1S. $48 each; (Uia~, (- I, 131 ;c'':n-: $32 Each. ThereV4 are( 219 j'ensioner'., Itn the' rol this yeatr, E a diease of 20' 21nder last year whe lin the' total wvats 26 rFLATIS FRIOMi AIllPJ,ANJ' LV' l' ItO I.it 01 ~i I N i'Ti', AlOW 'att a ebed to the fifth nerc o squad (ren, today jnmit ied4 fironi an ae ro 'ia-e atI a hreight of 2 ..5i0 feet, an d withI the aid of aL piairachute, ilanded safely, lie wxas t ake upt tl in thle pla ne biy Edwardi St insRon, anl instrutctor ait JKelly field. l..wx is ma~iking a series of expercimeOnte to det erinie t he feasliiity of jump i ing from an airplane, Ile is a brtoth er of Ruth La'w and Edward Sthni ilan brothieri of iKatherlne Stinson. F BATTLE ES HOLDING OWN Huns Repulsed in Sharp Local Attacks FRENCH MAKE SLIGHT GAINS rmans Fail [in Eforts ath e Loweiir iidf tif U to :nlar-xe Sidlent for lieploying F-olrves. Germanls "ivee. ed InInI We.J ;If Noyonl inl Coun1t er .i'i' k, -f H Owith rafN Ill:. SttiArlle Obhl he (I.Ir "I '' vU a la-' has died n I Id b than I brI I I n ie-- da ys h '~t ni::2 I ' resolved itself a ar c: E a :soated e gg. - 1 'n '2 '12 1,. :21d Brit Z11' prm-2$n: is m. :nly directed at the 2r end of it BIttle zonle1, which ,Clot t 'y .1r a em:'ting to eln !argo for. the prpo'of eiling vIbo1w '010 inl which 1() 1nwev their vast nases'2 of troop". ( Aleanwhile G n. F1-' 11. the (1om manider-in-chief of fill- allies. is hill : his tim. m in' te G'erilan a !-,mu!s wv itI h powerful rosistalce and 1t.re and th.qr' con rm in.: his li nevs '. , f-Ie cm-, . itIi s o nf thIIeo haIttlev. It is'. ''onfdidenI It lv 1: d trto w 'aris that G n,1. !.,(" h will 2t h)( dr wn into anly false ;1 -0- wher. 02' mor i of sitch) 1n 2 or: -')w wn2'il i 1 Ih at ti :non nt lh senl hv - th:t th n n my - v~ :1 I f r'I onr. n2' \ 't n . :I . ''un2n ' 2' 12 . 1 t 11' - ' *2' 2 . 2 n ant '2fo22'' s'or l ,1 [ ( ,.; n miin rn d .1 uttnon2 and Alb rt, an 2(rt :: -h di-2 *ns ." r n ht.n .' , 12m te nt."atar ed th G rian 'n the ernban and the A re. These engagements, accordin toth'era l.r s i d in f inr for '(2 th il On the oter hand, F21(Itd .\larshal 2.2merly b hl'by:them The (-rnm trops a e stll h i : 2, they'2112t2 h v noili' the GermanI:' ie i2ernment ithallt 'etion is taken2 to2 .':'i22n's of 12 lt the t-Ate.s tr- at(y ('laane212Iaiding th (en ~ of22 the'~ 11s ::ian2 fletand nvl s:5tile in Frm ish waters.tit t1iilihe OiiOit t