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VOLUME XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESD AY, APR. 24,1918. IN L4IR[NS COLJMP' Gratifying Response to Lib erty Loan Appeals NO LET.UP IN CAMPAIGN ( 'amnpalg- ('arried on Thllrougo liit the ('oity Tst (lWeek Broutiht I he ToIl Subsr Hiid mus Il'p to lIeyond the Three 'II liulr'ed ThouIsaIin d Doll. lar r. Mlh 1ore to ('41111e, Vvery (otoiity in the -ty - ccI-It ol(' h ovi: v r'ni ' he h inintionim a llil nt fo 1't I Biond lssue, iis lmorning lul !.:,.. - V41nS (1011nty "o';or thIe lopI" Tlw- lotal lrnloonl were' \0." w !! h min i lill (titola for tlh coltity was fixel at $21,700. 'Cross 11111. the only oIII im un ity t hat has notli I) -rtd (I otIh to s:aiur ass its (lu tap , is not lagging in Ile Camipalin hut has aipe prospet s to ).o Over. Sotn of its 1most sub stantial citizens have been waiting oni ly to decide Iow imiuch rather t0han1 whet her or not to give. Whlen the final report Is m.ade from liere I is thought that It will take a gratifying showing. We'(ln iesdlay morin'tilg a miniMlig of e~lf 1115Wfl Itol-il lf" tk (1111 tilli o vitizens wasV held inl thet courlt houseo when a plan of eanvass Inhg the o pper part of the oillity was nuIllpped oit. Volitnteers were secured for itle work and Th'l ttrmday mlortliti'l comlmilloves visited most of the f1rritory. Nearly all of the comm111ittees rIltrncd Thlt IIrS dlav evening with stories of gratifyilig rsponses oi tile part of lie farm11ers and all those visited. In soni eases tle omliliittecs secured subsel ipt ioll froml) every pers011 approaclied and very few actlltt refii sal s were record ed. Ill most Cases, however, the so liciftol reportedI that the man of maall eais was Illore willln-. and mlore liberal inhi lsb,;crip1tions 11han1 Ithose In mlore subs1tanitial circultstane OS. 10. W. R1obertson, state ('lairmanl of the obet Loanl cotmilttee, inl a let lt to local worlore:s, lu; rIt'iuested that a r'ecord he ma1idi. o' all sitb seribers to tle loan and lhat a list he furnished him at the end1 of the cal p-ign so Ilat a record of the loyal sons and daughters of South Carolina may be filed In the State Lihary inl th eaptoi at Columbila and a copy placed inl every public collegv or. sch.1ool lI brary inl tht state. As a lmeans to this elld The Adve't isei' is pltblishlin g a list of all loal subscribers as they ale futrnished by the hanlks, the first inl Sta 1lment hellg printed today. 'lhe ofter' wi' be piblished as Ihey I: ilet In. IAsfs from townis oltside of l.Il'ins shtouhll he set. by JFriday nIght In or'der to get Iito Wednesday It shoui hie statedl also t hatI about silnt (out fromih I,aturens 'l'hursday- andi leridayv \:as furned over to btanks (il the ed(ge' olfith- (couty, su-h as Wr Phoials;'and. I-'oint a Iln liii. '(tmie oft ththe ('tiaigibr I terrto 'doiin they plac' ill u tyndrtand wheni no-lli aivtl fro ist ln banks have been re-f flIvto lsa hst-he to te lea w~unlt, los olurni'e ot teh suba ripn n tioIl i i :tilose 'I Itt. bu s an wiati li eflit n Ito ail lie o fnt tla hal-i do i nit d'ril ' 1 lre ni ttoh'* it i t lihig aun 'Arl~elMied tga . i-i. tha then wcampankis net oIr.w ~l d, he Ist culinthati IAlrensta tn 3ttwllhg thar lieyond theso tinihei andv tha ma wh'oi~ have~ nth$ yetlit 1111 I-I bsroe t the loijanIg wali a'o withe ateroIn tnd onl thelir fluhser11 iption0si t (lon l wih te ther0' loyatiiens, itilo~I~ ) nt1( tolunstaril In udlarget thmount whout inthe listr. Chaiirmcfan Aike ttwd paleeta r odps the $1lnl0u0 mark lifot tohe campa ei wasoter 4nt N1.11, wh-leh leets 311ay Gth. .One i) h alliv te l'. Every I'IVeIIty-FiVe TL ocrati8le (hlls of thev county and sitate wN11ill m et ait their. precinct place ('Sa.turday ait the hours at whict thW mvveIin11gs have been 1111ally held here(tofore for th1 irpose of orglliz ing and electinlg delegates to tile county1 1 onven liol, which im1eets May -t h. l'nier .\rtileh 20 of t1klru1les of the Deiocratic parly "The11 con vcn (1in shall( he 11111pose( of del..1e0 olveled fr n)il tillo v!uhs inl the vountyf, mm1 :lelegaie for every 2-5 nlilinhers, ai'd (ne dife-:(I for a majoryIlV frac II" wroof, based, ulonl IIhr- 11ntmb1r of vot polled inl the 11i1st ltiliary of I)h( provedinz vlectionl year.'' The1 b111111e'i. ()f vote.s loled by the% differ iI (h1h1 t: 1Ow i t primary, as tal< 1 :om tih lits of T' 4 .\dveIrt iser4, a.a as folltows: I n n . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . oldv .ill .... .... ...... ..... .... . IloI( well .... .... .... .... . . ... . 0 r3 .... .... .... .... .... . . .. 1 \\'alt .\lill .... ...., .... .... .. .272 laultrens Mill .... .... .... ....18.) I1ydia .\Ill I. .... .... . ... .... .. 77 l'rinevelonl .... .... ... . . .. . . 71 .\l Pleasant .... .... .... .... -,) Ilials .... .... .... .... .... .. .17 Lanlston .......... .... .... .... ..... ;S Itauievs (*ity ...... .... .... .... ;0 T'I'll Top .... .... .... .... .... 1 Hlickory Taver . .. .. . .. . 149 Yo m.ng. .... .... .... .... .... 90 Cross ill ..... ... .... . ... . ... 161 -\ ottll1villeN .... -.. .... .... .. 10-1 1koinl .... .... .......... ..1 97 G rays .........................17 P'oplan .... .... .... .... .... .. 12. - ( 'linton .... .... .... .... ..... 21 L.anford .... .... .... .... .... 6;2 Stwar's Store .... . ... . .. .d 'ray Co in .... .... .... . .... ..181 0Oini II .... .... .... . .... .... .1 0 C linton .\ ill .... .... .... .... 21 S W'ood Ivile II .4. . . or..................150 iolinpson' Stor . 85 S hi l l ..... .... .... .... .... . 9 Pha a i \l'und .... .... .... .. . 01 D .Iniel'a Storq .... .... .... .... . 2 \\at1rof .... ...... .... .... ..... .... 1 Th e -re a Iis of It' ('11luIIbs are rI-( (4441's ted to Io rwa Ird the 41ant11s of the delega(te lo Tile Adverliser foi. pilb liention. 11v doing tils the seer0tary of ha. county convention will be saved Inuch11 ltroul4he ill r'ecor0ding delegation4s vwen it movis. h'le (11a liticaltions for tuo1wubership ill the ehare as ollovw;: "The qualilltations1 for 4mem41belrlhip inl all.y. clb of 4he party inl this State, and for voting at a prinntary shall be 3s follows. vI,.: The applicant for mimbership. or voter, shall be 21 years of age. or shall hecoinie so be fole the SIlce1-(dinI4- general election, and be a white Demnocrat. lIt shall he :1 citizen of the lited States and of th4is 8Stt. NI) 1)erson4 shal11 belong to an11y ('lub 01' vot diay lprimary1' unl11s8 1he 1has resided0( in thec State twoI 1prior to thle tirs84tllprimary l'ollowing hlis 11ffer to 14nroll: i1l'r1vide, That31 14ubli 3) 11chool teachers'l'3 and(14 ministers8 fron1; Ihe 11ro\ Lionls of' 411is 20ection as2 1o remidge'. 4 if 0W3( 1th1rwis 1 qulfid, I'very' 41ro applyin'34g for' member184 whipe ina1(m1 ri1cu, or1 1441SV01 offern1g03 linow p1of (4 their 1 own koledlge th4at 1he apl(ienn1 41or4 voter1 voted for4 Gen. I llmpton inl 1874', and~ 14a1 1(oted thle D)emocraic I i(cket (continuousy181 134n(0. The4 014 s 8id sttemen1t shall be~ phlace'd 144 the ballot btox by' the man41agers1, 11nd1 return41e1 with) th1e 14oll lists to) tile '('(44411 ('hairman11. Thepull mangers41 of ('1011 i1' shall keep001 a se)parallte list of the names01 of a1l1 negro'( vo0ters." a:1 a h Ti. ns i(41 s 1 follow144 : I (J II tQ t la. Sub sc ribted. Waterloo '.........$ 7,2004 $ t;6,300 Gra 43 o'n( rl . . .. I 1,0040 IX 1100 ('ross 11111.l... .. .. 22,000 18,054) .\l11nt4 Illle .. .. ....5,5001 6,000 IOr'a.. .. .. .. ...000 8,*l50 Owin1J ...........5000 6,250 Laurens''41 (6 banksl() 1-11,800 1-12,050 I Tntal......$298,700 $39,00 TEACHERS SCOR TUREA Go on Record as Disapp Salary For County Ru: More Money Instead o Appropriated For Schc In the aceoiunt of' the monthly Imeet Ing of the cot1ity f t achers' associa tioln. carried in the hlst jisue of The Advertiser, it wa, stated that. the as soelatiol adoptI 1 1 Csolutions asking I hatI th de atm n I )' 0W II#f Ve 11lue tion) "take StIeps towar ;f, 11i hing the ll IIC of voutilty -hehol supervising taCher1 for the iCoInin session". The report of Th 14 .< '( r' 1 w hb )11 madl from -oood l inlformla !(it, wasI, a pprox imat!ely ''rni !.ut tin' renc i!.li ftIit(.4 lilt ions hie v.1 P,11 I" nth more Ja ,:!I. -h;11 :ho r. port ilie htl.1 .. A ; m,,aItI. f l- '. they' :un in '' a , '.i imlierlm'nt 'f the h:l J r i ing the a - prpri t ion N)I : , :hoolI o- IFe " II o f unlo ca em., -; d, 1(- at i o . t,- j ;171 Ilre to in-ovbdle for a rurlal scwhool super visor. The resolult iolls, as subiuti to The A]ver4 r for 11nib1lica Iton, are 1S followS: "Whereas The rIsh.rt I- of the State of Soutth Carolina in hol'y as sellblel. has seen lit to elt fithe ap propliao11011 for the schools of Soiuth Carolina -24,01111 frr the sssio of 1917--191 , and \herea S. They have CaIeh aga in to approprivie the 11(cesIry fnl1(s for LaIur(ie'n collnty ru'ral suip(ervisor :1111 \'hterrar, Sline the removal of the ;upervisoIr of tlis ounlty the Iw tlt(enl Il'G1il I-. GIIA iEA. lieid Sutiielnly at Ill's Home in Th11s 1111) . ltirdlay NIgt. Funierr') Sui day A fiernoon. .\ilr. I1lg E'. G;r , for. mlany years on1e of the learlinll 145i 4 Iless ini of Ithe city, dliefd slddelnly at his h1ome11 Oil Still ivan street Satlrday night albollt t welve W'locki. .\Mr. (ra hIa heen in fl(elinine- htealth for several yea:1r; ant haI n111o bie11n n lively engagell i11 h - iness, 11t. his (10.1ath was ent1irely tiln oxptectei andl Caie as a great : shock 14 his 1 i1,113 friends. If' har ill.: rt lir'41 to hi room, aftfer assistinaf Il l; it e r it caring! for a sick child . \4wintl deall overtook him, llart rim CCIlt b i the ini eliate cause of Li. deat. I1 Thev deel-ased was 67 years of ag', having bo born il the 11p(Ter part of the I onllt%.'. Ie s pen lstmo0t of is l iffe ill ths City, wher lie was (en)gaged inl the lmber bulSt.i-n ali ifrom1l h Go (lirelC ed liaru'e filrming inll tr's:. GERMANS ARE P TO MAI Events Along Battle Lin( See to be Shaping T Hun Offensive Althoui in~g Ithe'l vesI'l' for a Iet:'aIpti ofl ( Ihe1 gr'eat Cfi114llan ft'en e. seCl '4h sa agepf atta ck f)n the1 .\ :el4 an 14 n 14 1a1ur14 14lon0 the irftl. but! the:o . 1'lost id '.c lel I1f .1 'as ' ha ne lil r blev'.:s Ihi y V e a i; 'f ei If3, it - pro ibh thati 4): '4eiee ; by T h ( : rn 44 . < the4 all 41ied lns back of1 .\ -ib . The ot her is expiefted'( to 41n op; at or near1 .\4 14 41 ni 44 i, nort of I .\hr, In :40 The'III''( 1urpo' o~lf41tse movemen30 .If'ets out; into (Germaln-helI ltritory andil lermials ("n thei old( .\rras4-I.4'ns two :4 eat fron tal attackson (the do 1len~';s (f I .l'ls 1(11( .\rras, 101'i thIil hav been 'II ('opu :l . wi lIter ile lo15 ('5 to the4 a:ttacker's. Sincef the4sf def Germans3114 hafve nolt dared'l If) take tp tile lask of dIriving thme C'anadia from1: t he' ir posit111ions aong Vimly Iid (ge andf oni eah IindI~ of that great natulra! bnl E, LEGISLA ND DELEGATION roving Failuvr to Provide al Supervisor Say That f Less Should Have Been )018. ane on thl1e tacher* meeting - dIeerIsasiF(l( 2.-, per t-nt1, theit at:I .iis of the li 'al e- il i roveren I aS :;ciations ha: Oh-en :Id erI en. I d the numbl r of II e'*l-aa eer. T,-I ( on !11, b -:n' ' h ers '.--- i : f !I rc fni 1 0 YOV f I -1 w, E 1 .11 ill T a ti i oi I!-nih thx h ' ;a hI 'I i I-it . I . sE IT I 41l4'1 so 1% ' i- a l t f el4 !IE IlllI : I - N ho - I a I r "t i llI r:I:II i i iur a r-iao v 1 . I 1: 4( t I a o I (I I - l r ZfI - \ii-eina. all ofr viso -lr. i. a rI I C I. 1. :1r I . .ii o f I a n t.. . , . \:l)io Is ha ., smi i d -I tan')") Tho l ntta4 wa ten l(1 t -Ima of : h A 1! .) i. wh w and \i F d l' 11 111: .\ I -r:. W[. I e I . , 1i. 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