The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 03, 1918, Image 1
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VOLUME. XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918.NUBR5
SUSSUL DRIV[
JOR WAR SAVIGS
Over $500,000 Pledged In
the County.
MAXIMUM QUOTA
PLEDGED LATER
Ntte(omitHe Itemised Allotmlenits
Af-i*r ('ipa lun had Started so that
Allolirnt fiorl tle County for the
Past, Two VFeks was $10l0,000. The
ilest. to be Pledgted.
'he two veeks' drive for Ile sale
or War Savings Stamps which ended
last Friday Ilight was; one of Ihe great
est slice('sses ever "put. over" ! fi this
('onutttv This success, was due to re
eK. 'factors bit chiefly to the ar
duou1s and persistent work done by
tle var loits committ tevs who volntii
feered for llt service inl the sixty-two
1hool distilcts. I IPrecedg li them he
fore the campaign opened, and aiding
thlem during its coninuliance, wasi thle
work of the tireless band of speaker
who answered every call and assisted
most splenldIdly in seatering informa
tion and irging the people to rally
to the support (f tie govern mnt by
depositing their savings w0 IIt the
United States Treasury in this emer
gentey. Thi bureau was direeted by
hI. E. Habb, s it., In conjunetlon with
it. F.- J ones who l ookedl a fteri trans
portatiol. Th e County ''xectIlive
1( omm ittee returns thakIs to all alu
0om)obile owners who s") gencrol'aly
gave tle use of their ears and (')I
abled the sieakers to reach thelir
speaking places. The pastors of the
colity, led by Rer. "". T. Sqittires did
Valuable and ellicient work. Severll
layiel, including "Dr. Smit" anl
"Biishop" .\eCuien have.spoken so ol'
tell in churches that calls for "stated
supply" are 'being decllined by tliIem
owing to pressure of other war-work
business.
Th.e tabulated statement printed be
log shows ile total pledges illade it
eac'h school di1strtict. Blankis indleate
that no report from that district had
been received by tile coity chairman
iui) to the time of going to press. A
star after the naime shows that file
district equalled its apportionment
antd t(wo stars that the allotimeit was
exceedd. The retiurns'q from many
districts are partial as the eativassers
are still at work and have not turned
lin all the books of lplediges secuted.
When the state directors for War
'g1ings Inaugurated tile drive It was
thought possible to secure pledges for
tle allotmtuent daring tie two weeks
in June but soon after It began, It
was deeied best not to atempt. so
large a task at a time of year when
ioney is scaree and other campaigns
had just ended. The allotment asked
of each couuntv was therefore reduced.
lilt, the origi nal (qulota expected still
stands and( If not led'(gedl in June 3, Is
expedct ed to) be pur lchasedlit i durig till
r'eminiinig sIx miontths of the year1.
e'x(clede t he 11uot1as first assignted
tttm aie thlerefotre, just thIat mucth
near'er the (complletloll of thieir tasks
hani arie t hose fallI ig below t heIr
allotments. 'IThe minumumiltn explected
Is twventy dollars per head. Overi-subh
scripltions ale welcomeld. The ptres
enlt piopulationl of *Ta'urens clounity is
abouit for'ty-slx thiousandt people. 'lThe
pr'op~ottoll to be raised duting thils
year' Is thus ine hutndtred thousand
dlollar~s, in round nunmbets. .\ore
than ha f of I thIs a mounit has beetn
pl geld in the recenlt catmpalin to)
whilh ill lbe added thte stamps!) atl
recady sold beCfore, so that fltaurens
couintIy has alrteadly ab~sorbetd abou t
twvo-thltrds of hter total allotmtenit.
County Chtalrman Aikeni it furniishi
lng The Advert iser'~ wIth Itils reott
11aid(, " i'ver'ybody wotrkedl thIiIs time1,
incluinltg fathier. I wIsh I coldl nlamei
evety individual Instane andl say
'Thank you', but ats tis Is imiposstlil,
I make a how to the assembled coml
painy of "'Lifters-not Leanets oif Lttnu
retns county" and ini the tnamie of Unt
cdo Sam, say, "Bless you my childtren".
To thte ladles swho ran thie boothts, and
the canvassers, to the press, thle eler
gy, the speaketrs anti the automlobile
dtrivers, many thanks are (Iue. rTe
reward for a good deed is in having
(lone it. Lot every-body feel gooti. TLau
renfs countty is in that seledt company
of countIes that went "over' the top".
"As in the te att of Im thant gnnel (low'n
AWAIT II1N 11LO0W
Eneny Active North of Chateati.
TieT'rr*. Ready for Assault,
With the American Forces on the
Maine, .Juine 30.---uistial movement
of I troops and mtnaterials nort h of Clia
Ieu-Thier I'y, together withl the in
creased artillery and aerial activity,
forni the b~asis of thle belier that Amerl
call force'. In- this locality may be (.all
etd tpo.1 to defend illemsles in tle
near future.
Lo ng streamsin:; of enemy troops and
wagon trainis have beeni obsvedl'A in
ile neighborhood of Ile lionlies wood.
hlitre have Leen more than fift' enem11y
e ril fliht M over the American linties
nortIwesI of Chiat eau -ThIlerry in tle
last 21 i hours. One German machine
was shot. down by 0111 alt i-airicraft
;i ns.
The Amentica artillery has liheavily
shelled nmany vital and active spots
wilhini Ihe eielty lines. olce obtaining
a dirct' I hit inl a detacmliielit of march
ing (Crmnans.
cor dlays 'he A mericains have beent
eXpectling that the eiimy, stnIlig by
1the dereat adiniiterd to 1 him r'e
ceeitly on t his front, would make a
vigorous assault upol the Amleric'an
forces, and it was partly for fhis rea
son that the Atmerican operations in
tile IHe IIall suclor Were Carried ou1t.
Witil these oper:tionl; completed, the
.\m'rincans now have the country for,
several miiles in front of theini under
their eyes and guns canl see what is
developing, Inl cont-sequenice, whei
the ('XcCted blow co n4mes they will be
that mu1cch better :repared to tiee it.
''lhe Aitne vrivan troops have made prop
:'rations am4! 1he Germans will get an
ex(ccediltgyi3 war r 1 tecl epiVloll if th 'y
'ry what the situation todsy inldicate:;
Ithey have inl mind. The Ame'ric:ini
say that no maltter where the enemy
striles, he Is bound to pay dearly for
Iis effort and that lie bigger tle I't
get thie better Ile American foctes Will
like It.
To the east of (hateau-T'hierry
along tlije river Marnce, except. for con
stlatly irereasing long range shell
ing oi hot h sides, comparative (ilet
reigns. There has been no patrolling
because the bright moonilght on the
Water prevents a crossing, but, the
American snipers have been so active
in tle last four dlays Iliat the Gerimia ns
rarmely everi maiike at) appceai'ance.
SAM McGOWIAN TAKES
SECONI) TERMh OATII
Assoilates Pay T'ibiute to Paymaster
General ot Navy. 'resented With
Sword.
Waslilngton, July I.--tear Admiral
Mamu el AleGowan of halturen s, S. C.,
paymaster general of the navy, was
paid high honiors by his associateIes in
the bureau and friends on the occasion
of his coiln 'etion of four year's reir
viee and his reappointment for four
years to tle position lie holdrs. A din
ner' was given in his honior at the
Mlitgomery Colintry Club tontight. and
a goldc tct munted'l sw'ordl Vl5I was resited
bini. Iteari Admirial C. .1. Peeples and
Ihear AXdmirial TI. J1. Cow ie paid high
tibutei I to Adir al .\'(iowvan.
Today wh len lie was sworni in again,
D). C. lioper' and JTames .\. Haker', wh'lo
wer iresen t at thie cermony four i
year's ago, wei'e on hand at the niavy'
departimen t w IthI Segr'etar'y IDai els
an Iti0 ot' otilceis.
85 More Whites to Go.
C'apt. lit'cr l'. .\arwlle, oflecir in
elharige of thle selec'tvye service ireguila
tions in (Columbla, announced .\ondlay
two add itiona I(allIs for' select imnt in
July,' one for' 1800( whlites duing t hc
ilve clay per'iod beginning July 22 and
one for 3,000)1 negrtoes duing thle thr iee
day per'iodl beginning J1utly 29thi. The
whites go) to Canqp Jackson anid the
niegro(es to Camp Wadlswort h. The aip
ip' ortittment of whlites foir Laurens
co(uinty is 85,. it Is pr'esumtedl that thme
apptitonmtiet foir the niegiroes Is
airouind 150.
Elected to Winithirop Professorship.
.\ r. .I Furmiitan Thomason, son~ of
.\irs. W. P. T1homtasoni, of Ithis ('ity, andc
a bro't heir of Mr'. W. P. Th'lomason, has
rececntly beeni elected pr'ofessor' of rut
tat eduenatton at Winthriop) College and~
has aecepted the offer. Mr'. Thomnasoni
is onie of thle many 1,auirens county
men who have won distinct success
in educalitial wor'k and his friends
here are prioud~ of his raidc adlvances.
Mr. Thomnason Is a giraduate of Fr
man University and has taken spe
ecal wvork at Columbia Universlty, Uni
vrsiv of Ohtn nde other Inntitnfinnst
RI[SAG[ A88AU
Another Huge Effort is Ex.
pected.
MUCH ACTIVITY
BEHIND LINES
.t1itll A mricaii Men iExpected to be
InI Franice bly thev G11lrious Fourth.
Orailzation of First Arminy Corps
l'nder Mjor (G'en11eral Ligtgett Now
A I IIo4s (('oin plete.
Washingtonl, .lly 1.-- Reslimption of
the Gerinai offteisive oni the West
front is expected Imloieittarily by
armitty olicials here. Genieral Persl.
ing's reorl.' as . well as Frenlch atl
liiti' h advices, have shov.n inerea s
ing eienmy activity d:ay hy Ilay. illl
ini tg that the Gernmans are pretar
InI for antother assault.
.\: Iwhil A meticai troops still
are being rui sited over sea anid there
is every teasont to believe that by the
'ourthIt of .illy Imtore titan a Imillion
.\mericai Iroois will have sailid. An
iorial IInlimtinelnivit to hilat etteet
t! apar1t (f the Foulthil of .iiliy cele
brt In Is to be expected.
'here Is g.-at stir and mvovement
atmuong ti(' (Gerians. before Ile .\mri
nnit lhinies around ClIateauI-''lhierrye.
P1airt of the drive may be direcled there
in a renewal of tle tiriu.t ai Pari.
If so. an army corps of Amneirican
S:-ooup.; rAands shoulder to shiou"ler
wtll the Flrin'h agaut in to lo:k tih
road.
Secret:try ra r dislvsed today
that organizition of tle first army1
corpsm, iinder Maj. Gen. iunter Gig
gett, prohabily hald been completed, tl
thiough he mtt ade io anit nounCement.it
"I suspec t h itle secretary said, it
reply to a uttestion, "that several of
o divisions aire operating together
as ait'armi corps under cotinmand of
(eneral Liggett. Whetlher any other
livisioins have been created into an
armv corps and a tentative army
corps coiniitder chosen, I have not
hteard."
It was leairnied alhso, that the Fir'st,
Second and T'Ird I)ivlions (regu
lar is) commanded respectively by
.\la). Gens. IRobert L. Bullard, Omar
Inundy an1d 1 Josepil . Dicknmn are in
el uded in the first, corps and all are
eliher at Chtateau-Thierry or at Can
lingny. The corps organization plan,
however. enlis for' six divisions, four
ecimlhiatantt an1d two replacemttent, and
Willt the necessary un its and other ad
ditloinal troopis tile total strength of a
corp.-, woild he nearly 220,000 men.
I'ndouit edly General IAggett. has all
the elenent s neeessair. for Itis corps
if the origaniza t Ion is complete.
Withii tIIs army corps in lie theater
whe great events are believed to be
iipeidi ng, the ex pected (erman
Iihiiist assumtties ntew sign i taleane liere.
Te olin tion Is general amnong oilleers
hat the blow Is to lie the heaviest yet
it ruck. I'naless t hey ist ake thet
signs the Germ'ihans are getting ready
frt the (ru't1a itomtent in thiei r great
effort go wri' ech victory by1 force lie
fore fuill Ametrieant (hthfi' piower' ean
he broightt to hiear agaInst I tem.
'The blief et of Genier'aI March, chilef
(if staff, that the allied sItuation Is
'extrtemtely fav'orabile," as expr'essed
in a en refully1 weighed statemnti~ 1last.
a tuiirday, is believed to be ar ed by
lie altlIed leaders. The spteedl with
whIiteht Amteriicant trioops have bieen
rus~:h ed to F'ran1ce probably has played
a hirige pa~ in thieI (onitldenee bot h
here and ini the alliecd countrties tltat
lie ntew (' rmtan t hrust will fail as
have the l'ts t two.
'lThe fact that 1 ,O00,(i00 Amuerican
soidier's will pi'obabily htave saIled by
.1ul 4i1'. anrd t hat fIv e Amteriicani divi
sions have (completed( truaiing with the
lrt isht -and beirn r'estored~ to General
Per'shing sInce last Mar'ch is antotheri
sIgn of the slieed with w Lli ;e Gnei'al
PFi('h is beIng suppililed withI figh t Ing
mtant iower. The recent stabbling
I t'rust if thle French and BritIish it
Flai'ers r.nd southlwe'st of ('omtpelgne
are regard'ied as shtowing the entire
conibfl'!no of thle allie'd Ileadeis In I th
ouit(omte, althloughi weeks or mtonits
of bitter flghtinvg may lie In store.
Secretary Blaker' had no advices to
(lay to shlow that forutation of thue
First 1Field Army tinder Gener'aIl Lg
gett. had been entirely complheted. The
t'antk of lIeutenant general h'robab~ly
wvill gro wIth thc rcnmmnnd
CRITCALLY ILL
Stricken With Paralysis
Thursday.
LITTLE HOPE
HELD OUT
.\incked till (he iloor of the Senlate
'Tlusdl and Im meuat l Carried
to IiIs Iome. Inysedt Into ' neon.
sciouIIes Suinday Nhtht. lnd E-:x
perted Moon.
No CllIAN(.-: Yl:STi-:lDA1.
l l in11 n, ,i0)y :2. u, o I *I
ditionl of S!natfir Ti(an ;f
;m4l tl 'a) ro I Itu , i Ii . i t Ii t he
lieltiI I II Isio Illi('ie , % 1) .;i
*~ snol it:irs lcommt, itee uhe sui. -
* i- red :It icer ral hli morrha t e lnste
tk oc'nh parllalySIS, today nI as
IIrte nanted' nith ne in. *i
h pe fir his ll ree tery. \iI hoti
he It p n a tilvet n i tt in i, w
*It e till rtmi s lcolinsciols *
W :.hin)gt!,on,. i l .-la ln to lifeI
' skt1iiender thrad, with the hand
of ime mam t bout to run d(own.
Itor n 1 B. 1i. Tilmha, whio a day or
;u :~m s ltreia neve-re at1ta1k of,
i t .1h o ril helerran all co ie vs
ha ySis o thi left ide, is hlovering
hleen lift and dath, wiot (te ty,
that.1 t' :S:-ni enl iatio n., but hI ftw
:11111.". Wr ;if 1o:ul; a1 fe d ys aw y
s a'.: the liltor e be itne ill ise t
ta.iy l11own. Todav it was10W Ii15hici
till by his attending pity ins th
hd had : very had night, was su0ffr
inl-- extremei nsa and :-ould nlot (.Vcn
rktain hot water, which he has aaway
craved, on is , Stomlach. This moringl.
Snalor Tillman fSiled to roTs at th
expected hnrand it was discovered
that hle had lost consViousnePSs during11
the nlight. This ha~s not beenl regainl
up lo it( p o the e 1n day he has
been Iteaily Sinkfintg. The ays
has hlend yoinge upwart and today it
has he with h itmilost edlticulty
that the Senator has been able to
swal l Tilh littlids which th ni X urses
have been endeavoring to get into his
lstomiaht. In a word, tghe Strolgest
part iof his nsystem is now his heart
but tow lo this will realine so With
Ithe paralysis creceping up k) is not
known.
This describes Senator Tillman's
ctinilri up) to thle presentd hour. ie
may liger o n for two or three dalys
e thle ind Imlay com e at any moment,
the hlt her beig expected.
As Showing hIow silexpectledly thit
atC a1111m on, it was- satid o toay that
It 1. Tillmanl, J.1. Who arrived here
last IhrTll anid had juast gone back to
Souith Carolina and that oil riday last
two of lt Seniator's daughlters, .nrs.
.\re ,t tof Atlai c Ii tyli, N.as. an .\lrs.oi
wSlr voftn Wa shingtonro hadsretund
te reo for adei visit. Itot e dauh
hterO .\lr. ('oihes, whotivtes ron It.on
iti noiew e aere and)'kI is 1 nrti y~r
sTi ilan O i ou in Moopta for (a molinor
optratiotnli before goigtol Franc
lie hsitl o Gtatvernt Inaning t
thatr iewllmcange aparplns ayer
dal y i viewo th ter heSento
Aeety wroecapte thie overnorihas been
uexceptioen t'h general oinion as
thae iteswas ahc maikly t fole ow.
er taovoredI pesoiaitesh fad to
was visiting aro sentor 'from hse on
Stated, wen at oiie thIs viitie has
beealn ofuh om mnded ' for Iy i
gaiede woseremnyid of nyatrumev
enaral si~ctu ation ItnI ouhiCaolina.
bte Unotein h~tnaftdereo whiMach
gressman lave1r(ivd ay el
Scelni st iLilder Ii0 1in Clevelnd,(1.
Speerb .-nilnst War.
Cleveland-, . tluc :.-Hitgene V
lieb., four Itmes Socialist cantdidate
for- lte inllid. tcy of I h I( I it it ed
Slates, was arresteod relivi today by.
I'nitled states .\arshal Lajapp and 1) '1;
Itly .\arshal Iochmlte as Ie was abhotI
to d(I Iv ver a i a I It add ress. The a r
rest was lnade onl a federal warrant
in connlvec IoIon with lebs' speech at the
Socialis St:te convetIion in Canloti,
Ohio, .Jnne 1.
The arrest was made onl a secret inl
dictinitt retiried ye'slerday by Ilte
feder'al grand .jury. It Is, understood
Ile indictlment contains len specilli
voltils ilIder S'ti on :1 of the (spionl
age la as amended by lite pass:age of
tIhl s!ditionl hill. \lay 11 last. which
vrovide "'itenlty of 21) yal's inl thi'
w-nentary 'and , finle of $10,000 andl
sta.; ftr e:teh violation.
Ieb:. will he arraigned in Fedoral
colrti tfolmorrw. W 1 the ma fer (F
h:il will l- dheidhd. Ile sjuinl tonight
in .til in tlhe u.Iiody of .iarshall
DI1bs refuslled to mlake a statemni
Ih-s arrived in. Clevelatid today to
addre ss :a Socialist gathliring and was
it:tn inotts c toly as he was about
to) enterq the gardenl whetre thev mlevt
ing was hl.
I''ollIow n thv an ., 111 t11it1tt ne men1 o f
lieb' r.:sl, a lefentse fund of iiore
thatn Sl.000 was raisedvi by popllar sub
t ti n ! o l(te for tt Ik'e nv i ll n e'1 11-d.
Ed 'in S. \\etiz, rlitied States At
ornevy for Ilie nth disri (I ctS tt of
Iio. foalwi'ir the :trrest. imtadi the
follow!to;stmmnt
"No man is loo igL to be held rv
slmileiIt for hi.; .10 under It ea
pionage act or anly other law of the
I'niled State:-."'
"\lr. I)hs was indicted. not as a So
cialist, bit as a violator of thle law of
tle united States heause of things
he said in his Canton slpeech, said
Assistant Attorney Ireitenstein.
TO OlG.\N IZi-: CRtE WS
FOlt COi'NTIY'S SIlPS
Tw11o lItIIrIedl 11111d Tiventy Thilt-,nsld
Hit e.
.11 en Needed to .Man .inimum Ton
'ashingtonl, .lne 30.---lecruiling
and training machil nery of IIe In avy
will he used to organize crews for ithe
hundreds of ships comprising the
shipping board's program for the next
12 months, if plans now undier way are
put into operation. Chairman Hurley,
of the shipping board, recently rec
omlitetnded this action to Secretary
Daniels, it becattie known today, and
the naval secretary agreed at once, of
fering all file facilities of his depart
Ienit.
According to officials, who will sit
pervise the work, lie shipping board
estimated that at least 22,000 oflicers
and In excess of 200,1NM imn will be
required to nan the liinilmum i tontnage
niow exptected. Th'ley ate to be secttrid
Itroughi voluintarty etirtollment' andl will
Le lilt thri ough iltensive' trin itng to
fit lthem For till vaious (lutie on5 I
bloardI ship.
The tiecessitIy fort ixItnd itng st ill
furllthe shore taittintg stai ~Otns ofI lie
navy andl the prtobailitiy < f Istablisht
this new deitandl alreadyv have been
discuitsse d.
Th'ie Itra Iining (IF Ithe otlicers anid tment
fotr Ithe tierhanit tmainie sertvice' wIll
bie stitpletmenttedl by intst rueclion oti
tralinIig shipils as is niow dione bty thle
shippIng board's t raitnitig seclti.
F"irst Lauirenis Man l(illed in Fratnce.
Thos. i'ugente I eden, sotn of .\lrt. andil
Mirs. .l. TI. Peldeni (IF GIray (oturt, was
illicilly replortedr to hiis ptartets
'il Tursday3 as k;ill ed in actiott ottn lie
French'1 Front AMay 29thi. The~i llelegr'amt
tmen t oF hiIs name in tih ie c'asualty Ilist.
is ali thaI has been heard (If lhunt since(4
hIs (leath. Not ontly was this yotung
soldier the first ILurents county mant
to gIve utp hIs life otn the field of bat
Ie int Frtance, bt lie had the disI tine
tian 1(o (rtss oIver fotr miil iary serIvice.
Int hiIs letters hiomte youtng Peden hald
written verty cheerily (oF hiIs dtiles "ov
et thiere" althotighi lie had splent IEas,
totr it the Itrentehes atid was eatrly sent
to the front lino trenches.
MethodIst Church ServIces.
The stibject of the sermon at the
Methiodist chutrch Sundilay nlghtt will
ha "Slnt Oneon nn,(11 lidn-n._av
[RS HR[ IO-DA
Meeting to be Held in The
Court House
MEETING OPENS
AT ELEVEN A. M.
('1andhilntes for .1iibnor Offiees Will U
illenrd First, After Wich andhiate
for Gover nor Will Speak. Canih
date-s for Goverinor will lardi..
Speak Before Twelve O'Clock.
The state campaign party, in whie:
the igubirniatorial (a'niidate. occip
tle iost proi linIent positioni, will b
in Lauroens today. The caipaig,
mine'',ing will be l hi b i iln Ile coinr
house, ginniing at I Io'(lock, an
wvill he presided ovelr by the couni
chairata.11 .\ir. C. A. P\er .\los t o.
Ilhe ampaign party arrived last nigl:
from Newherry, whn ere the ieetiln
wa;s held yeeiterday.
The or-dern of spea king has2 not her:
111nnun(ed, :nIlt as at i other pla es,
is uideistool that Ile giubernatori:
ca(lidates \.. wil Ibe lihe 50scon(d to h:
hearnd. If Mr. .AleL'aurinl appears o'
the stand he is scheiilled to be th
first speaker on the gubn innatorl:
Pr1og1a11m and the others will follo
hi i in Itie following order: 'Ilos. 11
I'cepies, .1lohn G. llichards, A. .1. Il
thiln, 11. A. Coop r, .. A.I . )411hamp
and John T. Duncan. The candidate
for (Governor will iidy conmmene
pim:king before 12 o'elok.
eretary of Slate W. it. Dov,
Con:ntrinoler' ('tneral Sawver. Stat
Treasirn'etr S. T. Carter and Adjutan
General .\Moore, being unopposed, an.
not expected to be presen. The foI
lowing are lhe other candidat's win
ane xeel i'd to speak:
Lieuteint ('overnor.
Oinavts Cohen, .lionek's Corner; .1
T. Tiles, Orangebur'g; G. W. Wight
man, llatesbu1g.
S ein eilitenidenit. of Edunaitloln.
V. '. Rector, Darlington; .1. E-.
Svearingen, Columbia.
Attorney General.
t.laud N. Sapp, Lancaster: R. 1'
Searson, Allendale; S. Nf. Wolfe, An
dler-sonl.
Secretary of State.
W. It. Dowe, Columbia.
Comnptroller' (eneral.
C. W. Sawyer, Columbia.
Stt Treasurer.
s. T. Carter, Columbia.
commissioner of Agricult-ure.
11. larris, Anderson; W. ). Garri
soin, Anderson; II. T. .\lorrison, Me
Clen ville.
tailrnoad Comiisslonjer.
11. 11. Arnold, Woodruff; A. A. Rich
anid-il, Tbia T. .1. 1eb'aigihlin.
St. .\atthiews; J). L. Smith, Walter
boro; .1. T. \'owell, Columllbia.
Adjitant General.
Wn. WV. .\loor'e, ltannwelli.
('liTEDi FORl BRtAVERlY~
S-m onf 0. ('. ('ox. ofi l.inford SttIon.
C'lied for it eriismi i ad Gailain trmy In
F"irnst ienutecnan t .1cnses IEugene Cox
soni of 0. '. ('ox of L ainford( Station
ha :s bieeni ('ited for lhernoism andi gal -
hintr in i aclion dunring Ilie renceint op
eralions on line Cantligny front jn'
F~rannce. acc'ord in g to A ssocijated P res.
dlispant('hes to American papers Satuir
dlay. Repoi'ts to thiis eff'ect. had al
readn~y reachned his penopile before thni.
aniicinoenneent wasj otiileil mnade' an'
also a ruminor to tine eff'ect that lie han'
latern bie('nicapitureid' by line Glermiam
bint I'lln'r ir'porti ha s niot bmeen coin
firmd cland( is no (t given miu ch cred
Liut. ('ox is atltach ed to an er gi
neer's' unit and n was with thlie fl rs
de(tachnt('ls of Anneriic'an uto( go "'Ov
er lihe 'roip" against the Germans sev
eral muonthns ago, lie is a Clemson
C'ollege gr'adunate, class 1915, aln
ta ughtI school two years54 ni G eor'gi
'tic nres ignedi fromi inis school short I:
after' a stale oif war' wasn dcelared an
attended Ithe Ofhi(ers' training camp 41'
Fonrt Minen'son. 1e w( as comil.
sion('d irst ieIIutenant and c went . ov'e
last Septmber1)1 w ih an Amner'icann urnli.
ile Is about 25 yearns of age.
Tlo Serve Ice ('ream At Oran.
Thne Junior Rled Cross AuxIliary wilt
Jumly 6, from 7 o'clock to 10 o'clock p
mn. The~ inublic is cordially invited.