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VOLUME XXXIII. LAURWNSt SOUTHrI- CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19,1918. NBE 4 PLEDGES ARE FILED FOR STATE OFFI [ Few Surprises at the Last Moment. FOUR CANDIDATES FOR U. S. SENATE State Cotimmittee Takes I'll Matter of *Soldier Vote. Tudeavor will be Made to Provide lMeet.lon Mac hi nery for Soldiers lin this couitry. oi stacles Almost Insurmouitable. The time for the filing of pled1ges4 rind payment of assessiment feecs for state candidates in t he ()emocratic primary Closed Monday at 1oon and few surprises developed at the last tour. Four candidates iled iled%4es for tile United States senate and [in Candidates for -oveolir. I. A. tickey 'of lBishopville was the only andidate prominently spokel of for ;overnor who failed to file hi pl1dl. J. A. Uanks of St. Mathews reached he committee rooms Just two limites 0oo late to tile his pledge as a (andi late for secretary of agrictititre. A 20m1iplete summary of tho action of he party officers and the executive "tommittee as carried i, Tie state yes rday was as follows: Several lith hour candidates en .ire(, Gcorge W. Wightmnan of salulda Ind Octavius Cohen of lonek's Co er, offering for lieloutecnant 1 governor. N. G. Evang of Idgeoield and T. (:. roft of Aken were tile surprise i he second Collgressioial dist riel in lppositiotn to Colgressmuant P. Byrnies. Con gressma nlever of 1he oeven as four oppollelts, T. P. liraib-y of 3rangeblirg, T. G. McLeod, Illshor ille, and George Bell Timiiiermn ii, Kexingtoin. Congressman Whaley or the l'irst ltstrict., Colnressmtan Ste ventson of he Fifth district and Congressman (agsdale of ithe sixth (istriict are witi )ltt opposition. 1.". E0. Verner of Hlhhnd, Oconeev 'to11iy, filod his pledge by telog raI oundatyt, as a candidate for (ongress in ie third district. The telegraim was tot recelied by General Wilie .JoneIV ttI1 10 o'clock yesterday morning, but is the lapse of time between the send ng of the telegram and the clostig 10iur ill which a pledge could have lenil filed by letter after applieatioll lad been made for ithe form..; could ilve he<-n( sent tle conitnifteo ruld ir. Verner's pledge as inadequate. T. A. Banks of St. latthws reached he coitiltee jtst two miiitites lato vith hisl pledge as it candidate for Ihe )fille( of (omm1issionel of agrieiltiure, n(ll)I,'Ner0 and industries. 1The sllb -011111iltee rejected Ile pledge. which 1(ion was sustailned by the exeCIti ve -onunil it'e as a whole. W. A. Stuckey of Bishopvlle did -ot qualim ' as a canldichtte for governt Ther (omititee wr'est led muitch with1 'lit's, sailors and 1m1en in1 the civil ertv Ice. AnlI hoinest (effort will be made' oi prid~e oppor0tutlly for evety miatn It the camplls anid naval stationts andil It Iih' (ivil5 service inl Wasin tgt on to iOt , ais alilotipated~ ini thle IHorrly mea~s Ire, (nItet d at thle recent ssssiont of hte -eneraln atssemly but' h the t ask 15 TIhe'Ih iterr 'aI prides~i( that loxes hall lie lprovleid at eachi ('anlt~ionet or1 the -15 00ountiels of the State. ''The reat task Is to locate the absent vot rI. .L~ larty authioritiles are not1 over1 lenie ltih election tmatter's andl the0 !iootls rj bioxes w'l~l liely' havei( to be ilal('ed OutsIde the thrtee ('anltointentls if thei 'late. As ther te are no spilleth hints (if Soulth 'atolinia men1 att anyv if thle ('am lm i, thle task is one of ever w~he('lmin1g miagnitude andiu will reptiire I5 trnoiIs ('ffoti n the. part of the va rious 3 'outt iy chiIrmen antd execei live 'omittteemnen to brIng any apre 'Iable0 11 l limert of thle men01 Itt touch( with thle eleet ion miachinery. TIhe Ber r'y act' was5 adopi~ted as a par't oif the irliary tiules and a crentr'al crommhIll lce, conlsisting of John Gary Evans of Spatitanurig, St ate chairman1f; ..A. Ilerry, Orangeburg; CCN. 'T. 11. Bittler', rlaffney, an 111 acbeth Young, Union; 0o prlovide for' the apiai outll of the nmectinery Cot' the mIlitary, naval and civil service vote. The federal govern ment. htas ruled( that no0 provlsionl will be allowed for the mien n'oad to east (Continued on EdItorIal Page) liscussion (of War Snvuis, Need for Nurses andi ('eneral Red Cross Work Iteceive Ciose Attention. A large and deeply literested aldi v'InC of womilen gathered inl the court Ioutse last Wednesday afternoon li response to a call Issued by Mr. A. C. Todd. chairman of Ilie Laurens chap tr of tile Red Cross. The meeting was hel:1 .' four o'clock In ordcr that mlemllbl-ers of tile coutliy auxiliaries might attend and <tuile a IIInieir of oil It-of-lown miembers were presnt. Th o the goverilniel.'s foi I mlinutte speakers, Rtev. Mrl. Steadman, Rev. .\lr. . Templemall and IRev. lI*. Siltires gave short talks, presenlting briefly but forcibly hlilt grave situ1a tion which confronts o01r coniltry and Iriging their icarers to awake to tleir per-sonlal responsiAbility. .\r. sleadmnan 'poke on "Sacrlifce"; .\lr. Teiplemian1 on "\\hy We Shouild Work", and Mr. Squires on "Why We Should Invest". Dr. II. K. Aiken, chairm1an1 of the War 'Savings organization for 1Lau1 rells colility then asled the co-opera Lion of'tle audience in the bit drive for. the sale of wal savings stalips which is iow being pushed through. ]I. Alken stated that Mrs. W. E. Lu cas, chairm iiian of tle \\onia i's Lepart lment of tihe Council of Defense foir Lau1rcns county, had resigned and ask ed that hier1 sulCCessoi' he elected at oncet. A(roI'd i ngly Ibo toe t ie Iceting uttolnIed \lr.. It. A. Cooper was elected chairman,11 for \\i'me Workers in tile W. S. S. drive. A t. t h colhisioll of )r. A' 'i-in's ad dreiss .li'. Todd took charge of the mat"ing. and presen1teri ;everal very hiulortl't1 mnatters voilnmtedI w.) h 1the work of the llt ros. .\l r. Todd st 'sxd thi:ree points specially. l'irst, thtit \\as the dilly of every in1divil I:li. not already a liemberl of lie t'd (roSS, to become one at once. lie Ilade tile point. tha it should not he 1n0ecs sary for (Ile led Cross to seek hmbem hers, every right-thIlinking person :4hould hte armel w\,lit a dollar seek in for 1110iership with I le lied ('iross, lo then broughl lilt (he mialler of sur jg ilal dress ings and illrged that v ery woallinll who couh give one 1110rn ing inl tihe week to this work wou ild give her nalme to .liss Lint Joine-s, Si 'wrvisor. of the Su rgical )ressing I)e ta m1111nt of the lied Cross. Mr. Toll s:iid that the county auxiliaries are 'xpeCtdlt to send in lists of the work ors they call furnish, naming th1e days of the w\'eek that they cail conle in. The sur'gical dressinhg department has plenty of enlt lisIlasi Ic workel's Iut it IseeSS0ary to )seillatize i1he work so that (here will liitlier he a shorl atge of workis nor so many thal. ilt' wxork Iables areit uncomfortably crowd (d. llt ile most important q(lestion dis cu.-sed by tihe chairman was tihie cry ing -,ned for trained Itlnurses which con fronts the go.vernm e. In the 'nited State's at the beginning of It' war 'er' 10 5,tt00 nurises. AbIot eni thouis ande (of thest' ale alrea'iy ill Ial(anc, abhout1 tentyV t hiousand~ mole inI t' l'eitlng only' ablout Ithirty-fivt' thousaiid t, nurise' the (civiliani sick withI a daily13 gr owhI ig neetd forl 11r0 nursesIi 50 for' lie armyli3 andi na~vy'. .\i'. Tlotdd omade a plea for' ('very3 nurllst in lte totinty' to enroll at tince withi the Ited ('ioss, with It' view af seivinig the goIvernmenlt't wheitn litededl anid stronigly ilrgedu that high school glatlat'ies, tolle'ge gradl ttldst seriiously' (onls(Ier' takitta uip t' deri thle highest form of tiotic st r Vic'e whiiich it. is poss5ileC forl women('l .\l r. and( .\i's. J. Ii. WVor'kman, of' thiis ('11y, dited at thei hiome of its great-un 'ole Shierifl' ('annlon (. lhl'aset at Nt'w a'fteor an illns of(550' ( several days. .\lr1. WVorkmiani, whoi( Is city clerk andtI trea5 at 1 Ih imie of ItIs dionth. Th'le f ine ral serl' Mesc werr htki Mwanday afteinoon and Ith od'1 nt1erri'EV in Ithe I Iosemo1nt ('emetery' at NewberNy. The ild, who was just 21 mnjlhs old, was the only child( of Jis ltar'ets anAl the only b In a wide fanilly conniection, so is death was a peculIarly sad~ die, SAVINGS STAMP I BEING VIG Encouraging Indications o ---About Twenty-Five P Added to the Limit ( pected to Join Immedi Encouraging reports of the progress of the War Savings Stamps campaign are Ieing received by Chiirman Aiken front all sections of the (oillty. .\lny spieakers Wero heard in the various chutrches Sunday and .111 of theill re por sympathetltic interest in the cam pa ign. Aecording to the accepted pol icy, h owevor, subseriptions wvie not neotiragel on that day but colmimlit tees wvere -lA(' to make canval5-es of thepir comioitieifs this w(IekI and ne(xt week. The Limit Clob ha been gi veln a good start with practically 25 names known of in Laurens. This list may he sibmiled for publication by Chair man Aiken next week, when it is hoped that It will be greally enlarged. Clin ton reports nut11clh intere. in the Limlit Club. Mrs. U. .l. MeKennie, who has heen condiiting a stamp hooth in the post oie, repiiorts 'ash sales of ov I $ll, 000 anid pledges of considerable more. She will reimaill the1' hrOughont Ile can paign and is expecting to pile up a big total. She is beIng assisted (,ael day by young ladies who take timl-abonit wailing on those who vomeu to get their mail. The peophl of Laurfns';-inty ar4 be'inninigit. to realize it what ih ' am-. P,ign ieans and how tIrich ' y :ust do inl order.1 to kee.p I!'$ ill , oml corning off victorious i '11 e na l forli freedomn. The po0-10 aIr" b, ing' aroullsed, and indicl ions at- tha It flwy will n Ilie next ten flays se1. rice so hie'avily to the War Svins stanllm that the quota of, Lairns wilib ov ersilbscribied by a lar1ge mair in. Owing to the fact that the \r Savings Stamps saIcs are limited, so ;hat I) lerso0' o coporal oil 'en pI Iiluie' iniore than it 1I.'ji worth 1of !I' "haby honds'', l i inic' of i ndii1t al Intrehasers nu st he veyr 1arie if 1.aiuren't is to ;!;.o " e the "(p-. Ani I'rotin nlit ('It izenl of Ne~w beiry lied 'Nhuriday .i iriugan ias it irled Dr. 0. 1. .\ayer. of Ncxwhi .y. who w'-ts welOl knlown here, halvin;-garir .\Iiss Ilattie Jonli s, dlaugLOhIl r -f the late W. W. .onts and 1t'i' dont.- of this city, (h ' at his honce t 'r. hu : day morning at i:: I0 o'clock a eIr :- v eral years of fe.'ble heallti. The L.n eral services wer. behl Frday, Ie inm atte'nded by his re( lativ'. f: c it v. -lir. May r, like his faih r ! h iii. was for ma.:ny y''.' o-' (4 t h leading phtysicians of' Nowherr~y and~ in hIs irlinh. hadl a( reitton that : tendedr~ far* b'eyond the boud'Il(s o ii en tty. In la tir life' he halil ut it ' phiycd it great dea: f'int ha s' in t affaairis oft his ' ow; a nd sta'e andc was' g reaftly beclovid byv atl wh ' knewii v b:1. 1ie was aii ic''asionail vi.-it Pr' in Lan 11en5, whiere hie always ru< .ived- a wVarmO welcaoe lhip h ''a as w'at imly returni'ied. lDr.i .\itayer( was life-l nf, no! t. :- o th th erdia (ohurch (It' Sun' (': r in x'iei lssived~ b his w-tII' ife andth chiilrn. \lrse rn I".( ~ ond th i ri-. t. and . l t. A a r, tiJr. , .rIdhn l ina 0 i It C arle tui . tie is 1b e n t-o fhis; city. li ii rin ( 'andidates. Offt. N. It. I ijal and It. A. (Cooper.' ''andi da tis fromuu ti. ''t for t. S. Seunato and (Govern'tor a i'spetive l y,(' let .\on - dlay a fterraoni thIie first for Winniisboro ad tJhit aUer for liriiw'lt, w-here' they~ mil(ftIgs. tofht of them wei're Inth best. of hC'ltb on' ?,belr departureII lind wecre opum l~kt (Iver the ;,'ro'sporc's for elcon. .\r. it. K. Spra'tt or nrieeniville was a busIness vIsItne In frln oe S..t, 'AMPAIGN [ROUSLY PUSHED E Large Sale are Observed 4ames Have Already Been lub and Many More Ex xtely. average of A20 for (eveiy person Il ti(e conli'y Is incCpired to see the tiing ths:,and S- mnany people will have to :mat mitleh more than $20 in -t:vnips. Ill;!drcfds of I-imlit ('lub mevinber-s are ded in orldl' it to tak er of the nersons wh ale not abh.- to iniichaIse ,1'4 nullty as tour Wa. Svu-Sgfamps. Ti, Ceethi vith) the' limit oil the n ll o ,f t ,I' individuaol snibscripi loll. neer11S:i'at(,s a larvc nrumber of urII A f'atre Of h \\l'aI Sal ing4101 Stamlips that l pro il hi-hl' pleasi and thle metianst et ob'tainin a r :i' e 'iublcipj tln is i : a:en N 'th i e i a'llo ei to [(.r I'he sttps uchasors have six and a half mont hs in which to pin' calmS' 'tin's, anl in this way they can CxIendl their pur( hases OveI. the comiia m1ont0.his and tlius uIbsti i hol e llore liber ally than if the stalilps were intended for :1mediate purchase. This feature is havini. a Imarked effect on the sales in this county. .A 'rI(f but concise stateimnlit of the Value of 1the War Savilnl's Stamp is -Ent outl fromt hatuartr from Chark-s ton. as folo:ws "A Savin::s I'tam:> is. in effect. fi, 1:o- as a i'' iu -, ,ates honld. \\'I 11 .a ha1 :y a \\'ar I. avin.:s S1,1m1p for t. i' and po.-t' it on the flec ' r tIi . w i ci i i v'n yoI, it is the k'am(- as a .3tf 2t)\Vwrnm at herial. Tlhe ' 'a nt1 I tho vl:u1ti of IIlt. S1 ' 'Cc tI 'e ' ' n i t 7ve y it: for Y ) I- h 1:no p y .:-!.1T w ill ho re d. .1 -r... .m .tla ;lary !:, l!t2 Wh1 1 :h iprese( ts( inl it rt'1 at .t ra t of .1 lfa r ( lit. comlipoundied fnr ry "]fnee a 1,he11 stallpls all be Ic tleilkI tI atily lime Iefore litatlirity at Ir t IcV ('f pe' COTt 11 P It'es t a dded. \ 'criyh 'Ill the wealth and 1-.sOure(I ce, (-f the Unlited Sintes gularant(.e the l( nInd paymenl t of \\. S. S. "T!.$ n hit' h rllh(lesd from Imail 'arln-lY, postottlces and etsl SVey wnfc ti Mrs. 11. (. Strauss Dend. .\ ",. i'rt' ns i Tr vayihaii St raIss, . <: t' late llenry C. Straus" ar r ,die-d at herII- ho I I inl Spar.I - -: . \'(IC'edne ll 'C aId Ili rem ainlls wereI'# 1 1r;Nd to York f,,r buit a!. 11lrs. Stra , who is r In-mlmbered by the it id l tof 'lit city, wts ill the wa (it lit , a :ht o f ll' ate de lii. Slot t Ili; ::- lv (ic , flit, clit II . .\l ' 1111aha 1, of Ili: nlltily, and!41 wasi it .At id. h is strv '''' ii d bi two t' l n y her firt cait , . \\'. mit' nof Ca lile 'tlt' 11 rs. Carri Lol an d a ofii r Litlea o ck. .\rk. tl) liig lSher'al'f days Aanda' mornCS~i nd and day. itr w tuh h on th tta. hri Mor O ariv l nd rus ed to th N IAV REI lSTRA~NTS ,TI-c lis Vel.,f Aen lt'ilv Last o11age 11C 1(t l tl, li I. . o XI .r(gisfei'cd for va, t so v ice oil III(. fifthI of this Imonith is plished below. Ther wereQI 26;5 mu reis IIil or' which Mlwr wie. I wereI groes and( 1 was Monigoliai, .Joe Ack I've, a. Chinlailnan of Clintonl. Thle lIt I,; as follows: Ivy W. Crews. MalihnA d r~l 41*1 h11" F'V rcvs, Ed.a Ain .\n'ierongelit 11onimuhin. .lno. Ifuli1IV (lali'. Jtl. TI. Wh.top. S. '1'. 11..N it ian lillin I'lt)y(] Stevens (allirtell. .Jc.- st' .\h~Il La:urens Itt. :W-\Vhtvl'ctlVt U. Klhxandier Ith!I .Jacksl. (italie 1 aidin Nusbit I, John \N~ir lay,.1nie Wesley Fowle ir, .Jamnes 11. 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