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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