The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 19, 1918, Image 1
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.
Mundtay.
J..auren'ls 10.u-lo.Jone. Wlat~
:11 Itil1 it :u1. 1 t i n .1 St q \. . lai -
Win l~ b ly~ ~ , I ol ii I ,.
Roh rt-;olCllrlc<Mia iti."
I oy I t l . il.. P.-ow Ad. mm~~o.
WIt(. I .ic n'(r MceI( :,I. t iI:in
") ni. F ,,, olt 11o.r lnc l I t 16own.
sag WaItlkeir, Clie Jm iseMlolit
A1l'tte, Ilh..e. Sullovi(I S\Ihl.I( MaWilai
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1) Xl vi i (li Pal
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MIRIANS FAIL 10
8MAH ITALIAN LI[
Expected Offensive Gains
Little Headway.
BATTLE RAGES
ON LONG FRONT
M-i14inaN but1 Italians, with Frenlch
. I~til I I'. i "1 a fi w I iri s[13)111 14. 1.h3 i
dill liritish l36i lai'ieitii, i nnier
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