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V)LUME. XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, t918. UNiBER 46 SUBMARINES RAID ATLANTIC COAST Five Sailing Vessels and Tank Steamer Officially Reported as Sunk. PASSENGER LINER CAROLINE REPORTED TO BE ATTACKED Close Search of North Atlantic Coast is Being Made For Underwater Craft. Thought That U-Boats Make Attack on Merchant Shipping After Failure to Reach Army Transports. ; New York, iniv.- ine 4meri'nnves are kuowml toal-lit to> have been sunk by Ge-rmnan ummi off the 1orm1 "Mi st sinve Alay 25th. Tlie larg'est to 'all pIre to tH h 'Aiders wh i--4i ek s kil 1, pre-el t thle sailing, o)I tranusports with1 ]r',w f IrIth battletivldl l -' I rm -ve, was the New% York aisd l'to lileo liner ('arolim Id, 8,000 to)n4s, whieh was ataeled Sin lar n i It1ht ilou- t 125 Viles soudllh ast of' -m'n1ldv Hook. Th1e Pate of(d her 20 Ipassengers am1 erew of 230 who 1)ook to the )oalts wlenl shell bgai 1) tall aboit the vess(e. was utnkuiowit late tonight, but there was hope that they had been piketl upi by somie pass mg ships or woiul reali shore sat'ely inl the siall boats. Not a lif'e was lost inl lilt sinkiig of tle other ships, neetrding to late reports tonigit. Blesidles the ('aroline. the knownI vii-tims.- ofI the U'-hoats are the( Atilit' Re1inintg ('ompany tanker, lerbert 1. Pratt, the steamship Winnie,onie (l' 1.800. and six scthooners, tihle largest (0, whifhi are tlie Ifauppange, a new ship oJ Il00 toils. iil lhe Edwaml II. ('ole. The 4rws (d' these ei gh vessels have beeni haiuileil at Atlalti ports. Ieports irlight ashore by lhe slurvivr or inldiated that the \\in ieConiie! and nearly all the schooners were sunk hv the samle I h-oat whieh has been htu-king. in the ptih ot' shipping otY tile New Jieirsey co4t and the )laware ape im-e l .ate Ila lonth. ' lhe stories told by the skip)ters (I the schoon'':'r inldi':: ed that. the commaailner of, the sulbiersible ,w's unu1tsually lmuinane for1 a (I-rman subimariel liv'er. It 110 instante, so far as is kniowni. was a li't. boat shellel and in all eases reported the vrews were giveni opportuinity t1 e'81ape or taken abtoaril the slhuarine, where soine ot' thei were kept prisoner f'or ,eight days het.ore Iltey were tiurie'd ad frilIt to 1be pil'kel u1ap by a passing vesIl. A goveirnmteit. aviator inl a hyd ro'ir nfan thal alighted uear leach I faven, N. J., reported that 35 miles olY shiore Ie had sighted lree li'e boats filled with persons pulling slowly towards the coast and had Seen other lil'e boats floating about euipty. h'lhe AtlIantie lefinling Coipa ny's tanaker, llenbert L.I Pratt. was illnk fQur niles ofl Cape Ileilolien Del., by a submarine. The mrew was Iatided at Lewes, Del.. It was le-n14,41 au horativel t hat no at Iaks had beien mae on Am11erieean tir ansports oil the Alierian coast. All ships were leld in Porit along the '-oast. however. as a. preeuaitiot. There were reports that as m1iany as fiflteen vessels hald P'allen prey to the raidu's. but there was nT erifiention ol' them. There also were iu neon firmed reports of battles between warships an1d snhmltarines. Fear t' w l 611 I'mr the l'ate )fP Ihe :J50 persons aboard the P11oline, a ves'dl of .)00 t ons, runniiiintg bet weel Port o 1' a1n an AtIait ie rt' . An 8. 0. 8. eall sent by the steiamship at 7 :00 o'elok last n ight sait( .she was beiti shelled by a (crman sibmi arti 11inte anl t hat passeni gers anll Crew had taken to the boats. O 0icers of the co mrtpaI y assu ile she 1 llY ali' i l ani s a t i ali t ies a rose was stink, but have no definite infor- like flocks of huge birdi fi0i11 every tmation to that effect. They place her ' 4'hieii , wni atlail toahe posltilon at. the time she was attacked the at from 125 to 1544 miles southeast. of wateis wl'e It Wa. telieved sa h Sandy IHook. 111,11iti0, would be ilkely to le iater reports state that the (ar1o- hijilg. Foreign avia) 0 in( Amer linie was sunak , but all of her passen- I(111) studet-', a.- Wel1 as 'git ar geris an 111retQw have beetn landed. .\I ~' l11S a~r 'vl41 c '4 Th'le navy threw a veil of wartlimeo' cvie se'crec(y about the st(eps It was taking .\ i'4laiahtird(rj: is to eouteraet the' menace of the sea dtgt'blon etIiz'tns.ai pir ateos, lut S'ecretariy D~anitels madea)onle at41otsct1.1))'.Naity the confildent annouwceueent thiat mnas-atIi'a tiofweemated1i' 41re s haid been takeon 14o mneet thle dIaa -n- a ra'a~ittts.Te ltleho t!4'r to shippinig. Whiile the details4Ln saiisuit )4 f h t st royer's, fleets of submanarine 'hiasers(''letrnlyoIotgsiti. nol othIer vessels arte flashting their aIhe'Itgstoatea)rtuf searig0 h)ts tont iht over thle waters wr i 'iel iitiit )0i.lm ailon g thle coast andiu arec ot at sea Ihywl eot ie i ibn rp from Mt tie o Florda. lnav ai(ltast alon(1 thilate coais. 'I''4ii~t i'iflssI I ~4)1g as it)whe the warning asx lah tof liemr recive frm te Satehigwaycon i'oon were''l scouititting o~il ve Ice hj e ictie Iti!( llite. I'l i moe afinesigi oth li tymost lck. Th e 400 4lurkini. hirhiansaviieohasaalsomir cciv '''1e$1 students, ta Iiwigliaschool.14ular to Io (lv ied amongfoi r shool. or service.'iiiti follws: ('Iintoi. li' Lancti. M.\: han alhuntdred ailt as ---ct $154: :'s~ 1)11.$25( andGray('o ir 41t4 igbe ba(onsI t 3'p li azorelhrti avi Ow in p s $220.io field lone on) cutdy. Nte0hcc al htela iarmyi avigatt They tirledi ovaer Wits a ~ii4In theiliefliightsttodas ttht aireraft wee o rm, butm in aihot . m by h' a 011 yf~i a1)40111li~il1 O 'they* will bed Ie.ti11pedi who bomb' dop Aoti utooIlet Ae my Fun atecoit l SitedaiI~a;eeia ie mosston tel wich ofe $i5t11.20 as a thi-sotoflicty oiliItthIlt (oenty'. apotiont' ofl then atmo- (Ct~~ue' ftesaoiMna toie ito the counhtly wthoaurt ut'oic be ltn.M. "aivt lica al $a0 orosi's (lat. $20adGaCort- si od 0ihtol An Open Letter To The People of South Carolina In April the country was One stamp would be a $500 called upon to purchase Lib- bond for instance, and 20 erty Bonds to the amount of stamps would be a $100 bond. three billions of dollars. It If y01 lepotit In a savings responded by purchasing four bank paying 4 per cent Inter billion dollars' worth. In May est quartery, $4.17 in the it was called upon to contrib- montl of Juno, 1918, will I ute $100,000,000 to the Amer- cree to $4.89 on January 1, Ican Red Cross. It respon led 1923 A War Savings Stamp by contributing over $150,000,- bought in June for $4.17 will 000. And the best part of be iied for $5.00 in thu those two responses was not same liml. The value of a merely the amount of money War Savings Stamp does not raised, but the patriotic en- fiticttate as is the ease with thusiasni manifested. It was a bond, because the govern mado plain that the Amer- mnt guarantees that a War can nation is determined to Savings Stamp increases ene prosecute this war to a suc- cent a monti in Value. It cessful colcluisloni at ally cnn he rod(emcd any tile be cost. cost.ire maturity. The hardest task is before us In June. The government r e 14 to Jle 28 Is depending upon the sale of f t ) nass fo peole of two billion dollars worth of our stat t o e o ule of War Savings Stamps during urt, Ic t the pli:ll o this year, andi of this amouit be0,( n , e l;ltle to expeets South Caolina to be ofdce dr tl mal. purchase over $30,000,000to the bsciibrs. worth of these stamps--a South Carolia taids at the greater investment than we were called upon to make In t oe it of sta of the last two Liberty Loans tar Saitap se om combined. The government w Saine 2tawp. th' has designated the month of inwenil Juno 28, w nde June as the period for secur- let us see to It that we do iag definite pledges for these purchases during the balance orPr n aeamr p purcasesdurbg th balnce propriate place in the roll of of the year, with a fair pro- states-and that we can look portion of actual purchases during that month. taid tover - We have been associating the War Savings Stamp with Let 118 11ot forget that the children to such an extent Govennent is relying on tke that we have lost sight of the Couitry's purchase of two liii. other purpose involved In 11011 of dollars' Worth of W. this government issue, - S. S. during this yeait-a an namely, providing a form of iiioitaat part of Its revone Investment which is suitable to pay for what the boys nced to the great mass of people, oi the other Eide. That who do not find it convenient thought should neh' IRs all to to visit bamnks to pay instah- instant action. Our soldiers ments, but. who can see eith- don't grumble or ask for rost. er the postman every day or If we supply them Willi all else an agent for the sale of that American genius and en W. S. S., and can secure from orgy can produce, victory will him a War Savings Stamp, be hastened amd many lives which pays practically the saved. How can we expect same interest as a Liberty to rest, how can we ondwire Bond. the thought of retimag when As he continues to paste there is something for us to his $5.00 stamps-which cost do, aS long as our boys are In him but slightly over $4.00-- the trnches enduring the tor on. his certificate, he has an ments of hell, and giving actual government hond of even their lives thut we may th's value of all the War Sav- live hero In safety and pros. ltgs Stamps there are on It. berity! State iroctor War Sng19s, Charleston, S. C. TILLMAN QJS NIO8S MNNING'S STAND Did Manning Bring Out Le ver? QUESTION ASKED BY SENATOR TILLMAN Shari} ExeimllLge of' Letters joiolplit Out Adinission by 31maingi That lie Faiors Lever. President and \. ilsors Iliitis OYii .i he Race. .1ee Letters I., rn T1illm11ani. Tilai t S i EV 1o llali l a Ill-!itill Weela Io Th l! 'IiIR IlIIaii i (iia'R'SlI1 'i.l*how llo prle(feri lico it', ietw iI St.lliliar Tilliman anid C lgesi~ LkEvkr ill fihe contestf for the Eite at i ll shtor lip is I o1gilt out ill' tee 4n' l rers hIro:n -i' SdEn lt \\>i -)Il anld Postinausterl (4:elleral jj1 "e. :()!I 10 -Se l l Tillmlan. The st'nisIr S'"13aEi R IE 'l . wrote to (;hV~EinE: kiha-d 1. .\1m1111111, 4-nspi:iriilly ist. wla th1E L.governol told tile Pr: tell's advisors as to It Smri!E rleE tid ;Twkilig whletl(ic o' iot LIoVE 11101' 1 rs 1.1solisihe for . \1'. Lever's eiltry into the ract. Govc: nor .\1alaiing rEplied that he fees that .\trf. I-ever shoubl be inl tiE, cJon ts t to 1eet former (oxernor lIt ase aRe to face and dit i5!Ss it r Is I ts )f loyalty 1an.1 patriotisi an't E Is iIIlt h Roil both Itl Il'resid(tql nintli.i1 . r! ~el rl 01 ::Il) . I~~~ S, I aRIIE IIE tIIE] u tn. Ts e1r' n r11 do ,; noIr. as rt . E le fo!t 31;. "Oll lI o fn i ( It 5lct l, w) j. ' l i s'llital l e f I th. -\i1 h ra tion. C ay l that ILaE ill- - ret ilniaa'm inerttnr Iiiint.a 'ostm1a,;te r cG ncral' t!: . n i, h11 r ot e l r I's : ie0t i Vi. f riid.; o IthI,- admllill i, Ira h)I." j I what the ttitiuI de )f ' ht. ud n 7:Ia I i nl Might h in)( Il a ol t Rd h w n Tillman and l ease or E Levt v and Rlease Is-; not clear. Tillmnii' Le t ter to Maiuming. , 1). C .. Mlay ":'. i ! . 110on. 11. 1. anning, E Governor of South Carolin, Columbia, S. C My\ /Dear -Sir-: I aim I not a11n l to Ilal.n' the gaine of polities wi h the < ark ata kd R E hI e "folowed 41 . it - ols iaxi , 1 "c h :h1.. Ieople and 01 trust tho eoplt " and te llhe 'hl I. I-1 t 4E !l )I. 1 t -it Plea1so infori lue, Gov In , Il ilnfor ation v ont hI IlE 10 , ., ;i Prfe.) iden t o1r his a1 d1v i to t 4outh Carolinai '111e4 1n tie. St !. aorial rac;tt the sllh tance of i tat least, if not tie n a 4 t S, oy sta t emi l en tRs. On a lecent v iitt ' , hi::i 1. 11n f ill rEa iyo'tllt a iEnct' s ;01rs and Rhe of11 ~is~l Itto El i*er. t-W Blas wouhiir .Ej. l hea t e Eor 11 - .n. tt le gainst'"me in rdl to1 :'at sureI that(X RIas ishonh: i he 'te' tE t ? If)t 3() Iw i rl l thug Rht t ii. had l3 hotr 1 itw RI ld 1) llehl lini t il: ' d Xt , 'll ll IIli e of lba jit: te tIR;E s t E hI n th: ~ E farmer '. .Etth ;'an il till I atli a (i dO/.e O ' It Riilly ne a le tOR's l'CndIida or I tro :.rve n iot? 1 JIRD HUN DRIVE AGAIN SLWIG iP German Blow Almost Halt ed on Marne. FRENCH RESERVES STILL ARRIVING G( rmans Non l'ilhtin: to Widen the Wedge. briben ino .llied L~ine,. but .31vi With L~izth- .St'evis. Anmerican. 1 itors a fi 6h a Good Accoult A1 !he I (b n2A3s. in : t' I n ~. hav3' I I t nll I I t d d3ev - i t - ill ts V 1l., VI i tI Nvi~ aI' vc het il 1I t igo hei al dl n v %v<bai e posi l) x~ted' from em, . So gira has het l nsu alS iSffi:ereld thlat the 'r'I'ssiani (1ard division. -the prideT of h-- h-r ini row Pria." isdeclared to :en I. l 1332 1:,:13 ba' ' t < ui: I Iy h1n.n : t ~ ti-T \. \ i i G 'r1lit - !I t i ther. 11 . S I I i I Th. Gnian hi t :' . . v I 1as' 1 n r- 1I ro 1 t4y dee assi l. N, -ve the -the fa t is )att 1 t i t :n ': >:- r 1) of t1h w, aI 1p11 alm 1o(st where in thi 3;. .ll I hi.- r- .i I. nlig the Marni and the.' it, it: a s 1 hI ld. From" I haT1. -Th i ry '*ward3 I the l nwV!2 t 1'11-s1. is b)eIing tuati on~d 133 \i . 1tual ly 1:n!1ili go d intI of1 .1 J T.C. h c no:ny nlow the soumthIn lhanik of tl Marnr. '1 tanceh of aboutfifil -n miles, 1 3e h- ha' I1b11 : It() h NI lo Ie - * to ( ri:4 s thl t stliea li, n:e1 01 what it has co.It the 4 arn<it in ilin 3illed, wou lIded SA010 prisimr! inl il pres'.-nt hattle - ae ingGerniny through- ti les ' NA rd N 'ot b l ll enwin3 Zej-. S . jour al 1-rimis I v 1 a lett'er frIom. 4 ' n ('ohmI , i a: the frol t, wh(i I I i 1oph4' o 1ear Ih;ir se 13 ihin .u-4b. 11rom 1: u15uai1 * i ha e c1 re4o t3te su .1 n13 priso! ' 3 I the1 !aliani .1 Vi 'a44 l1 14\1 i5t,:%4 e :i3:n .o * 1 Fran14:24e. Fine Apr1il 42313 (, whe 1 3 d4 451y 3 li ihe i 1(23min 44 3 Tom r . 11Goodwyn Ibett,4' 24l144~ Sriine ttnk >ddres 411 the311 inteWill lt of1:4m \\'131 3imllt .131 ('m ii. The arbr1 will Ot hut 1: ('4 333 or 1 1 1. 3( ll'ck 123 onthIi ba3 se $:T.2. M0. . nort o \\'a 4 '11amps41 durin' IC14-43s . The~ fis - .131: 344 campai'1'n will be - i na gua blay .thnd N ('ith.r andv wlel l.un Hi'tl ieri(1na ti' about33 t tam lirst .\tehodist chulrebi 'Sundaty night will be "'(s' Adverthusnent for a Mian "1' RED CRoSS WOKllERS Aseriiles Snc(essful Cainpaiign in ti Is ('ottnly v o lEnthuisillsIt e Sipport of Colinnfil'eenen and Workiers, .\r. .\. C. Toddl, Chairmian 0Af I::(. 1'.d Cros iti elief PIund Diriv for thitu Co":n ty, has issued the fo!Iowing t :: inl retard to the riee'n U-il C(t ss drive ill this vounty w!'ch w suich a ' On belalf of the leurona County Chapter of the .\tmtie:i i: fru , atid its several branrhet , and aux'iliar ies, I wish to thank thl4e p( (+:v of 1au rens Couity for the splendid reIC ( sopo which t hey tidtmi to the aw a.A of the ild Cross to tile Sonoid \\ r Iielief i und. Onr chapliteir was akd f'o r $jt,00n, and 1the pieoph yubsoritd nearly $32.mt. This a as a ta nifi vent repsons to the pr ' a ppea l of "the great est 1io11her in the wo rbi ". It was ttore liberal (than11 the Iost op Stnimislie Vorker' exIiect(d, 1.0t. no' an. greater than is really ne(-ded. Il,a iens Connty has always done lrt full dtily inl patriotic IIndertakings, and inl this Instance has made a nmos t enviable record, and, therefore, io rves to b epongrafulated.,, "I want to ith n ':,p 'ially !r. .l. 1'. Sin1i1h, th'. Ch::irn-a. '!,( Sh . -1nd War lund Or~. and,,#- var ious chair-Inenl And ;1-!111 en an workens, in all tials of 0mr feto y, whiio so faliIf ly b. i p11 to mlak. thi rs1ult p ibole1hhi. It n oa.a nt d e to thi efforts of anly one or tw%,o mon, lt to the nthiastlIe, tnited, antId -o-oira U ve elfort of timany. *It .how: what or iganization and team work enna do. The wom)ten1 have also man iferted great in, terest, and rindered mervices whieJi weie well nigh indifspensable. Tt' .SSE S.liII' 01-' LA NiD 11AISED IN COUNTY FealI "Ite1k tW b AdI ieed Froin ani h icrae (of 15.71 to :., .:2 an Acre. !i-avin .hat ith roeport. made by the Auditor of -iro n-( Co:ty l shows that th'. avera.- of arm tlb. inl the ('tntI Iy has beeni a sse.'-ld for taxat tin a it .. .71 perl acire. and thatl this valula lion !i too low, if . proptt y is to be 1'1 1 a( .!1 a y w ith simoilar prop tIer'y in oth' 4rn f the FState, heii s htth CT: i 2 :iTax ( n i i on. unde th 0-. oityra he :!ower conl frre y m le.ltr has, ordered CoI'lnty be i rew d flgom ..7 p r a cr to 7 : r a re i l ha r t - ell Auflitor i pTon.on to titr ' a copy of Ithe o order1 1 upon W. I '. 1liar : , theli Cha i roman f the (',11v oity lioard of AI ulitor T will pr11t! A oe a1 on'Ce to iT -, th- Ta\ reltun: il l - cord with the in tru. :ion of the tax O'tt 1111 AIy tax pay r i' who feel 'i I hat, Sten I ha: 1en ina(d too Ii h F I he 1ight of ;e l f I a high er. authority, 1h- .1 ap V..':it .4'!!?i Id a very en els Is iheertiljon V.ar iad,.. I i!1 ao glad to ,at tat thie )ot 2 living inl thI territory of the Cin lonl Charl - r lie ie ver1y !, nerouslAy repond to the appeal. The Cli nton thapter stbsribed $1 i.(00--mak(ing tAe total sibscription for La uren ii County ahout $12,000. Respwet fully, A. C. Todd.