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be aXen AYMti2e9. VOLISNIE XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WENAYMA 22 191.N fk4 BIG RED CROSS DI ING PUS1 Minim'um Passed and Furd Steadily RWI9g. LAURENS CITY DOUBLES QUOTA Following the 3eetinigs Held Last Suni'day lig Drlive All Over the County Brings Wonderful Results. Campaigin Still Progressing and no Lhiit Set, to TOMtl. With nearly all parts of the county rallying to sipport of the boys at the front. Laurens cotinty's minimum ap port iol ment for the Hlundred .Mlillion Dillars Red Cross fund i already passed and as someoie said yester day: "Tliere is no telling what the lotal will be". Contrlut ions of large und small aitfounts have been show ered utpon the solicitors so that the total for the county Is already ar'ound $20.000. The Laurens chapter with its branches has reported over $17,000 and the report from Clinton last night was that $2,000 had been raised in that city and the campaign is hardly begun. Chairman Todd, although he has sot no limit to what Laurens is expected to subscribe before the campaign is over, has hinted that $30,000 is prob ably less than what he may be able to report: The county's minimum ap portionment is $16,000, of which Laiu rens and its branches were expected to raise $11,000 and Clinton and its branches $5,000. The table following shows the sub sei-Iptions reported to the central committee here u11p to last night, Clin ton's repoirts of course being omitted: Apportionment Raised Laurens City and Laurens \1111 ..$ 1,200.00 $9,002.50 Trinity 'Ridge 250.00 51500 Prospect.200.00 No eport Ora ........ 00 681.00 Lanford .. 200.00 No Report I Langston ......150.00 19600 lBkon W. O. W. 150.00 119.75 H 1arnony .. .. 5.00 11200 Princeton .. ..* ..50.00 203.00 Sandy Springs ... 150.00 No Report Narnie .. .. .. ..5700 Rock Springs . 200.00 No Report Poplar Springs . .150.00 202.50 1 -lehldship ......100.00 No Report Ilenderson .. ....50.00 No Report Mt. ethel ..........20.00 No lReport Birunches. Owinig-s........I,r5o.0 $ 1,32 ;.P 0 Gray Cour't 1, .200.00 1,i1Gl.00 Cross Hill . . 1,500.00 19.00.00 Momvilie ..........5i25.00 595.00 Waterloo .. .600.00 790.00 *olored Branches. Owiins........$1,050........0 $1.00 Cloea (lle ..r..e150 175.00 Antioch - .. ..........$.18.00 Total .... .... .. .. .. $17,09-1.85 The ea ipaign is being continlied th roughiout the coiunty an(] will he 'on I inued thi'oughout the' week. Next Sunday speakeirs will addressq con gregat ions In the churiichies whleh were not visied last Sunday. The follow Iig priogiram, wh lehi is not complete. has been madle out s0 far by )3 thle speaking Committee: I tenderson chi ireh -1. 11. Nickels. .1 p. in.' Tieulaht---C. Ti. Rlopeir, 11 a. mn. Friend~sh ip ( Pres.) --J. TI. Suli van. 11I a. mn. Hockv &-prings- A. C. Todd, 1i a. mn. M11. Vernon01 (Col.) --A. C. Todd, 3 ii, in,. IlupwellI (Col.) - WI. P. Thomnason. 1i ia. mi. A mass metinug was held( at the St. Paui l atist church (colored),* in the city' Sunday night and $'A03.00 was Lirompitly suibscribed and committees app)Iolinted which have increased the 51ubsinilpt ion greatly3. At thle Duncana s (Creev Dapti1st C'hiirch (colored) sub ncr'iptlins of $185.00 were obtained, andl at Antloch (colored) $128.00. Very, jratlfying reports are being re('cve fr'om the negro churches. The commuit ils men~ftiOned~ abolve report directly to the par'ent chap~tr. Oitheri' omnmuitles report to theIr r'e specctivi' 'iranches. The Owvings and (ray Cour't branches send in very gratifyIng and encour'aglug repe)rtr, and1 it Is thlouught that they will d(out ble their apportionments, or (10 Over. better. The same thing Is true of Wa er'loo, .\otuniville and Cross Hill. The campaign was not really nnched in the tetrritor'y of the last two branches until Alondaiy. HIVE BE lED VIGOROUSLY GRADED SCHOOL CHILDREN IIFOIN THEIR VACATION City Selools Closed Friday Night with Address by Dr. John E. White. The commencement exercises of the Laurens city schools caic to a closo 'riday night with the annual literary lddress by 1)'. .John E. White, pies! dent of Anderson college. Superin ilen I.': rkinsron , who presided. sat w 1ih the ins.alebrs of thc graduating - lrny.tt wa: offered by Rev. J. M. Steadni~ia of the Methodist church. D*'. White discu ssed the ono big sub leet of the- da, saFyiing at 1he outset that the wa was the miahIn b'.isin!ss of " !!e. D.. White s:'id that not on l.v uinst Gor:iany be defta ted on tho b:ttle field lin the Geran idea must be banished. When the war is over and Ameilcana soldiers return ]iome, they must come back to take ui1) the work of reconstruction and not as army men and teachers of militarism. A complete job of the enterprise now calling for the best there is in this Country and the allied nations is the only thinkable conclusion. After the address diplomas werb presented by the superintendent to the members of the senior elass. all If whom have completed the cleventh zrade, as follows: Annie Barksdale, Nildred Counts, James Dunlap, Edwin P-uNller, John I-udgens, Frances Hud zens, Margaret Taylor, Calvin Teague, Vargaret Wright and Dorris Young. rwo diIlomas each wcre piresented, me from the Laurens high school and h1e other from the departimcnt of edl. 'ation. Three young ladic- who have -ompleted the normal course were giv on certificates, these :heing IMisses Dorothy Fuller of 'Mount ville, Mary Arnold, of Princeton and Annie Bell Poole of Clinton. Wednesday evening ?(v. C. T. Fciuires, pastor of the First Presby terian church preached the Baccalan reate sermon to the graduating class, als masterly effort holding his audi- 0 nee in rapt attention. Thursda yafternoon class day exer- t Ises were held by the seniors. John t Tudgens, president of the class, pro 4ided. The salutatory was delivered I v Miss Mildred Counts. The class istory was read by %Iiss M'iggaret a Paylor, the class prophes by Miss 1 4argaiet Wright and elars statistics i by Calviv Teague. The valedietory sas delivered by MIss Annie Barks- v tale. In addition a program of In- 11 trumental anl vocal muislc was -enlderet). tI Friday afternoon prictically all the t rmpils- of the different grades par- 1 icipated in a grand pageant given on h he school grounds. Following this 1 iromotion cards were issued, perfect 5 ittendance buttons (list ributed and an- 1 iounemen t made of the honor pupils a n the various urade:. Sixty-flvg, p- s ills madle a perfect record this yeari 'or attendance. andl two, it was an tolunced, hiav P!erfect records since a hey entered the first grade--Margaret 5 rake anad Ii rue i u Tihiomn 5 hav~ing his distinction. C Firiday night W. L. Gray, of the a ieard' of truistecs readl a s( t of resola- y Ions c'oimmilendIng Super intendenten irinlsoni for his tine wvor k here as b ha nid puh!!te 'pitI ed eili'.'n and n cs peak inc for hiIm a fullI mca surie of mecess In his anew field. TIhe Laurens Mills 5(chool closedl a e !teeSSful year Friday. Its closing 'xrresei'ees were h1(1( the wveek befotre, l owver .,. whe n the oppIortuanity, W ws a ken to honor those boys from the 1n111 who have igone to thie front by 'nising a service flag. Interesting ex reises were held( in conn tonwt his celebra tion. Then 'olored s(chool has also closed. su(C(essfuil Sessiont tunder Superin ('ndent Thos. Sanders. 11. A. Cooper (Oets thle Button. Hion. RI. A. Cooper, whto wals diree or of district (chalIrmen in this state It ring the recent Liberfty Loan dIrive, vhich pu'rl such a grtellt suiccess. ins .inst received fronm Lierty Loan e ienduniarfors a handsome gold hapel ol tton in Prf'p !nitloln of huis services.t 3nly tw~o ot herr sueuhbut tons were jiv mn in this state, onte to E. W. Robert - ton. of Col iluba, and Mrs. Fred S. Wunisell. who was director of the wo- 0 iten's commnittees. Mr. RI. W. Briggs spent Saturday in at Voodruff among friende and relatives. '1 RED C] 2 NWAI CAN YOU I MATRIOTISM IS K OF STA7 Zoundly Denounce Disl< Makes Speech.----Cc)nv( of Patriotic Rally. W Chairman. Columbia, May 15.-The State le m cratic Convention, which conveyed I i the halls of the I lonse of e(sen itives here at noon today, was elt rifiled by all address d(iveled by W. . ollock, of Cheraw, p rman- ; resident of the conlvenf'tionl W h 0 eathingly attacked the rwimted utcir nees of ex-Governor Cole E. lE1case. Ir. Pollock, however, did not nam in 1t4 former governor, but the in eec vas unmkitAkablo. T e convention( 'as rocked by chvers at. (Ai': . old man's austlie and biting reimarks. Senator n. R. Tilnman, on hi'ita o0n, read at address to the (onven otn, in which lie briefly outlined his olitical carveer, anid told of his serv to the nation and his dlevotio11 te national administration,. He tated that duty alone dr(ided him (o .k for reeltecion to the Siia: tor fifth time. The Senator real his peech itn a clea' VOice and fr:ue ntly iterlined It with extrancouts litd-. le was ethitiast ically rceived an i oft atn ovatIon fromn is followers antd LIIporters. W. P. P'ol lock. of 'hlra w, was, un.i pllosedl for elect ion aIs t4eipora nid lPermanent (lhairmlan of tihe (4on enitiotn. It. (. Senteey, of E-harlees 11, andl~ J. WX*Ilson Gibbet4' . 0of Colum ia, werie elected temiporary and per on, .\. IX. lluhiso.n. of PoCk i1ill, -as unianimlously 1ho-el reain-. lerk. 'Thtet o nt ion,.1114 in its lenia ty was1 nstrated tha! it was'twhol h-Ill? I. In favor of the wvar, behind the na. onal1 adtmin !'ra tin, a'j 1 wollbh toi rate nt0hing but untad ilferatsd .\me:' -anisml. Thle tommit tee on ala: a' nd4 tesolutie (4)nsideredt a rain~1 '(n1 Inlstruetf!n g the (en4 eaI As - - la: lie ithn 4queCtil n1 of stffrate for 1)44d it by a majoue ty voteC. A\ll it ion cf the <aunty '-to-44untiy 'e. hat'. d114 nti eel as fa as a1 mo-. *1 on. Noither' qu'st ion wa S iny Ut-h) on: Io floor of the convenlltionI. Thhe aftr- .1 001n the ('1 cve tlon cietO d .'I h J u4)1 4 ary Evans of SpatnhurtlP. (lhalrmanl f the State (xecutive c'(omitItee, tnd t ie latter body elected Ashley C. 'To--4 ins, .lr., of Columbia, as 54er( tat: at nd (Gen. Wille Jonies, as trleasurer). ho cofmitteon itslt mee(tin1e. deid ROSS t FUND. a tEFUSE? EYNOTE 'E CONVENTION! )yalty.----Senator Tillman ntion Assumes Character P. Pollock is Elected d to invest $1,000 of its surplus funds i Liberty bonds. This was done on he 1m10t1io1I of Legare' Wallkor, of Sumill i-rtil'.e. The dat of the opelli g of ,i ii (alli :i ll, the fixlg of the a.sesments utd tO arrangcement of the county -onnv Iitnerary was left with1 a uhb-chinmittee, comn posed of IEd-ar A. :rown, of Ilainwell .1. M. Moorer, of Va itrbor, fand Gen. Wilit .ones, of 'olumbihia. The commlit tee expect.s to rn! r)ort in the next :few dyays. ' fo:owing platform, breahiini pa-. vioti. m aid iplihollingL the wal aims Sica ,nd. President Wilson was dlopted 1, 11 ".onvellion, reamrm111ing s alhuiallce to Ihe' prilcipl1s of the arty as expressed In that platform do:ael by the national convention In 1" 'his "ren: criis whilh colfronts ill , er0'Qnmllenlt iand all jovernments Seiv ili:' d nat I ins of the worldl, we in gra(tlato (lie people0 of the 'n ion hat theliir dhest in ios are In th" handls Sa db'oatile leader, w hose love oft Anl tiv Ization has been (xhiblitedl In mnannler to commaniid the adiraiiiltin iid iresOeet of the ele(t1 of the wvorld -respect ive oft race or nat iolnality. 1 rea li n re(o~gizeI/ t h:i we a re oirna eI in a'n Aruieaun wvar, a wvar insif t imperiiali ba andl militartim 'her'evor exi-tinL:, a wari tor the pros rvat in ad uerplet uation (If Amer an pi nie and . lid heals; for the free ill of ti nl); rea! l t 'itio s that illh ice I, (iur armlirS andt iroldneers the it'hi to 'Ill ter produets ini th mar lii (!M lif 1- W rl and1:111 tu obta in t here ir a1 Iir!in obtaiinled by honest com Ieos hih mlust l'ad flially to va~'s-. ".'il lnu'ed the Oonuct of Onr) ''cn loval aldit rlo to Ithc.-e prinip~le's all ' Ivo ':'-I th i si on ti ol il fotr .n1' u! ''f P n 1 n -ncl-sfeil to! j..jjlii !Oi(p 1)11. and whe hall o a n1 -di 1to1 EPIlMace lhe. a d~1it uiaron of waraiy bd h r ml;l or ive ndou 'eloin izeening (li vlctiry that ( a!tud0 Vmanltor Peagtoe) RENEWAL OF FIG EXPE( LADIES OFi TlE SIXTIES KNIT FOR THE SOLDIRS Happ.% Ontherinit of Old1-Tim1e it fArs in the Window of Wilkes & Com. pany Snturday. Busily en "agel in knillng, showing that the y1 Irs had not robbed thilem of n hi ness and dexterity with which they knitted for the boys of the Six ties. a group of digilld old ladies m1ad a scene in the hlrge winidow of ';o: & (co;many audy vnn ' hio tho mtention of all 1:isser - hy and briought fori luany , xihiiaa. tionis of 10,: and admiratiu. Smile of w.-r old( r than w'hl or.-; and so;ae of thorm would do'tht less : alled Old at al!, hut. oth er the're who were old, aditte' uiof it. They knitted .i and kinitted some m1ore and n: lure for a period of seV era 1.r. and lljoyed every m1iinuite of the I a. the party breaking up1) on. ly when the approach of evening f d 'citheic to diiorse. The party was a rra by iMrs. W. ). Thml ason, and she saw ilha' all oi them wero Irovided with automobiels, both in comlitig a nd uing. The ladies pros int were Mis. Kate Barksdale, Mrs. W. If. Garrett,. Mrs. 7. -\. Sullivatn, .\trs. -Namlic 11rhy. Wls \. I1. Dral ett10 , Mrs. J. It. Smith, Alirs. C. \V. Tune, AlrS. luey Boyd, .\l r. Fowler Parks. I-. M". E. Polnd. \M 1-. !). . M.\laaffer ud .\Il . 11-.4 TeaIgue. ilter I Z 0. 'is also held a k hen" in 1Ia sa:me 'lace and 'R; l Ia part o: the work that tihe Rad (ros loes ill supplying bandages and wipes ftot' til, soldiers at the1 front. B'h of the partie'S were gotten up by Mir.;. W. iP. ThomI ason, JI..as a part of the Rid Cross subscriptiou eampai.n. Another attractive Red Cross win dow is that of II. Terry. where a min ia tI%&,. 'Red Cross hospital ward is Shown with nurses and patient. This display has also attracted much fav orablo mention. L. C. D TMIM01I D)1).11D ionored (tizen of C(pra r ('11t Carried Anayv S[11ddenly1 Sunday. Laur icilee C. Dorrolh, a well ii owVin anit highly riesecte'd citizen Of Grav Court, died :. sddenly ill his home Sun day and fuiieral services vliclh We0re largely attenide(i froni the town and surrou-iling -romn~lvity, were hivi Monday alto rnoon. \It. Doirola had been posntmaster at Gray Court. for many years. The news of his death Was a great shock to his hosts of udttls 2; (;ray Court as well a1s inl La i-in andii ch ewhereI. The dieci'ansed is survived by huis wife. ,h. i a native of Uion colntmy, aid th. followim cig 'ic i hi ren- : i'a) .U of Mlooreisvill .\N. ( '.;I Iirv, who IS inl lie armny; D~avid, of ('ha riot e, N C and Al1iss IEsther, of (hay Court. lDe ,idei.; this. lhe has two brothiers and threce sisters siriv ing himu as iollIows: Gho. F. D~orroh, of' Gray Court: D~avid,. who livis in Texas; iii's. *J. TI. i'cetim .\irs. J. II. Gairrison and lijss Sailie D~orroh,. of Gray (Court. lie was also a briotheir of thet late WN. TI. Dorroh,. (it this lity. \lr. iDorroh was .W2 yearis of Ili'irms~ to 'tin Le Jh'porf s, ('lrk ill (ourt C. .\. lPower statedi ye~steriday thai hoc expects to have ~ lani ks ini a fewV nays ont whtiich mer0 wvith hint the inme or fnim mnembers. It wii l be rememblert d that at thle la'st 5eion1 of t he legis~hltre a lawwa na ines of 11ii' taritners h? juosted con slicuiohsly in fromi of eali ipe~e of buasitness. Thei law goes linto effect Jutly 1st. cc 'l I i o t in r al the ltda Alill and1 veif of Greenvill: .i'sleaJn lI. \'altuhan tt I qu-u- i. h vNn ill alI from; this ('(0)1ty. Croipy ont, toni ail. Capt. and 15 rt I. i. Floin g, of Gireenwoodl, are spending severa! davs In the city with Mi. nni M's B. F' HTING IS :TED EVERY DAY Entente Armies Confident of Early Attack. AWAIT ATTACK WITH CONFIDENCE C(ern11.a1 (11Itancllor11 Prelimes ]iomec PeoAle I'r lAin t0d IA 'as(usIatles. Weather Not. Yet to the I.ikigit of lie fIe rmns. ('tnr ;-ies Not Wanttit 04d by :ernian ndr Which11(4 11Ii to ';.. v e have(,( p%.a:ssed Since ,!" (:'i'na3l. ofll''' vv I 'In oil .\Iar h '21, d.ii'l down~i al its linal a(liVt point (I11 if'~1 l( ' A 1IIv I I it,. it I I vt point h.I Pwile mut o'1 'he Flatnders I iltnI. ,In r indi-a' I()n, hiowever, p)oinM 1.ih ;nn'alit that the com11 in-, wee-k will . re its r-newal. Tl, e'nitenr 'Ilif d rt 1T;. so far. as their opinion (In 1 lartn(d. appear convillced 1hat1 the renn:iy Is about oide d hiM re'orga'anization and re liui lstinint of f0ores4 and that he is only awaiting weatier. suitable to hils intirpose. to sl trike ie new blow. Fair wealitler. is report ed from tho battle front, buit apparently this is not 1o tihie German's liking. It is recalled tihat he was materially aided in 11, drive froni St. Qientin in March hy lire fogy' . iwisly onditio ns; pievailing, duig whIicl ithe eneimy imasses Could 1)e moved to tie poilit Selected for tho heaviest stroke without 'oining under allied erival obervationi. It may threfore , tIe the enpmy's purpose to await simt ilar eonslition s before es Tighie secvond gre'at plush. rnan pubil i' opinioll is beiI Lprr Palred byv M.hance.lor %oll Hvirtiing and other'. for- thle i')lllleoe of renewed hevv tihting. on itIhe allied side con fiden ce is ilexprss l in th outCone, partlir'umlarly witl t In' rm(bians erip led in reserve powo r hrough tlhe ir ln:ose Ilint, earlier atak while tholi :tilies have rec'ived notale rinforce lm1enlts from the I'n it"d St rtes. which day by day is in're'isinm the numher of its men oil te Fi Prano-eltgian front, The total milea ge of front lheld by Ale rian 0roops, Indeed, is revealed to he the third great' t. the Friench itniding first. the Briti-i second and thre Amricans ex''edi ing the Belgian lolal. WVh: ' rival frrees are tu poised for- ti' ('15l11 i: tire wep-; !Im. poitant developments appear to be M '"lnding inl the Par Casf.1erman I'tglre"s ol in0 Rlii ssia hai reached a. poit w.here lit, entente iir5ss is lin orin for (oiIer imeaurC. and somo act ion O i is natulve is apparently ahm47o to be taken. at l"Inst as far ias lie safety of flit 'ot e' of tile Far E.t ;i1d probably of sibe Mirian 1integrity is (on1ceriled. 'I'l atieotn41, it is Illiderstood is to ho Coifilled for1 hil r IIt to lhina and lapain wo, with '1t4nt 1sCnt are to COOra te in prVot('cting \Manehuria. Wit l he possibility13 that tile operaf I tins may\ hei 4'tl' ito 11 Sibleria as 'Tli'hebiniong er thle ecn it. (1:estio O41 a head "''"ms l ie' to resul iit fronm t ho go Ve I'lmentO 's action the irolieum as to1 hiow tar' 11rel1ml m1ay ti:mi lower for t11'Ihe hiht against (Tr ome's to1 lairens4'l l-'romi \tta W here lie wat Pi1ri nciptal I'moler 'rl'hl of1 one (If thie largest'M graded4 aatwe lnd his jt' t('ted tire po0si tii1 m oferd h' i.I W Th k ecin of Air.t .'cr'tainltv due to1 Ih negoiiJtiatilions ear' riid (41 w. it h .\!r. 11. 1 . .Jones, whlo ''sked to be r'eli'"e'uedi ofih place whlichl he~ ((septd a' ~ few das befortte. Mir. his 'Iatec, antd is ai itradiuate of' thei 'iv'irsity of S urth Car4;,iol in l in i the I gai sr'liis he har workted'o iunder (insiideed 01ne oft the~ leading school i'r. Geco. ii. .\lnlt'rson. (1f freemvood, Splent several (layvs in the City last wC('k on business