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' AVOLUML! XXxvf. LAURE3NS, souni CAR~OLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7,1~918. SECOND BATTLE A GREA1 Dcsive Defeat iflicte( .,on Huns EYES TURN TO HE NORTIWES] WitI the G(eraIIS 'I'lorouglIy Van iiuiisited on the sols'.41ons- llheii Sallent. All Eiyes Non Turn to thi Northwest Where Crown Prine lin1pprechit Is Heingjr Pressedl. uhe (ermian retreat continues una hated with the Allis everywhere it hot pursuilt. After hard tighting the Amleriennca and 'rench .have succeeded in takin; from the Cermann the important towm of Fisiles, once cGrmn- *y's ;,reat am munition and su pply dep!oi, iidway 01 the railway between Solssons am R6he'lms, while to tile east at a nim her of pinces along fihe Vesle rivet tile l'rence!h have croised the streani diti 'ing the enemy northward. Eas of Soissons Allied Iroops lmive nego Ilatetl the pas:iage of the A i;e to lh, northern bank of that stream wher Ithey are inl a isition to Ples Ili enemy as lie en dc vorl..i to -tritgeiv oltt his line In conformily vith tha runn ing northwest w a rd. So fast has been tle retreat of th Germans in the cen ter Ilat a I read: somne elemnenIs of tibi r forces hav slieeedd in reachinag the noriler1 bank of tile Aisne and getting num hers of their big gins across witl them. All through the salient town are still ablaze behind lie retreatin Germans and even cornlfiel ds have beel set afire In order to prevent Ile Al lied troop from garne iig the rip -ened crop. By Asreiateld Press, Aug. f.- Th Germans now are imposing strong op poal tion to tle further advance of 01h 40lied trools along the VesIe rive frein tle east of Soli'tsois to the regiol we.it of ltheims. Meantime, however, the main ho'd les of the enemy army continue 1I make their way toward the Aisne, I the north of which stream they hop, somewhere to reach a haven of safe ty from the persisten onslaught a tie American, British, French and th Italian troops, who In less thani thre weeks have all but blotted out ti Solssons-Rhelms salient. Notwithstanding the bringing min play by the eneMy of large number of machine guns and artillery of lh 'heavier calibre, and the enploymen of large numbers of picked troops, In eluding the well-tried Prussian GOar and the Bavarians; and in spite of ti fact that the rains have sent thp rive Vesle out of bounds and turned tli lowlands into quagmires, the Ameri cans and tlit' other Allied troops hav forced crossing of the river at a num 'her of points and on the north sid of the stream are engaging the enemy It is now explectedi In military cir ,geles that It Is the purpose of th Germans to Inurn a bout and face thel *enemies soothI of thle A Isne. The lill; region to the north of the Aisne probiably the old ('hemnia des IDame sattle front-is considered the mor probl~ne sector on which the crowl prince will elect again to test thle met tie of the men of General Foch's comn mand. It Is not beyond the realm of pos albiility that the greater portion a the western battle front short ly ma iindergo ?naterial changes in p~osi tions. From thle southlea st of Amlen acar Montdidier northward to the rec glon around Y'pres the Ghrmnan fron seems all atrembie with expectanci Jtust what the Germans have il mind cannot be foretold. It Is knowr1 however, that 'Crown Prince llup prtchit of Bavaria during the earl; stages of the Allied offensive on th Soissons - Rheims sector dletachei 'large numbers of his men and sen them to the aid of his sorely-tried im lperittl -cougin, the Germnan crow prince, thereby weakening his hin while Field Marshal Htaig's front was not materially touched by 'wit hdrawalt * t Is not imlprob~able therefore, tha Ruipprecht is worrying somewvhat ove #his diminution in str'ength and al ready has placed barriers betwee1 himself and the 'forces fronting hl to ward off posalbleO attacks and is en Aeavorlng to ascertain what chance he has to hold pther positions frori $heh he had intended ultima-tely t< OF MARNE ALLIED VICTORY PES1,1 YT, Et RI.\NS PAY 11031.WE TO 31','N IN -SERVIC.E Sirvi'e li/ iil Thirly-Two Stars U'nfuirled lit, Morning Sevri ees ";unl day. In the prosenice tyf a cone,reg: t in mlade up of ebeso all 11he denoml 'lations 01 he eity Siunday.. morning a service :Ir.g with thirty-two tars upon It was unveiled at the l're by teriali church as a token of he lov ing Ieiiory in which the m1en wh N'lo( have offerel to makie the t' ii!premei sac r 1I'e for their country are hIed by their fellow chit icl im1miw rs at home. 'I'l e flag, a1 beautiful b-uin r of silk, was unvolled with ipressive cere Ilonies . ditrin' an inspiring preseun tat ion addrerss by Dr. Hl. K. Aikeni. The strings Which releacd the v(it and Iun1COVere(d the( flag to viow v.-vre pullo:1 by little Misis Rara Ilebecca Rtikhe'., dauglter of Capt. W. It. Ih .!r.. and iCere (if .lessr.. (:rover "'. itich y and It. Hlart Itichevy, all of w.hom are in i rance. Tho program or thle monii.lwich was impre;;sive throughout. b .: 10!vt thle organl Prelude and singing of the (loxology. After the invo:'atioi aind Singing of Jhv trSage anr fllv. ('. T. Stjiuires, inistor of the (hittrc11. sla'tl briefly the Ai:nlflcan, of the occasion and extended ia wvei come to (lie other congregations who had ai mled for tihle union services previously arranged by tle min3iters of the city. Dr. Aiken i tlen made tle prewn t a ion addres, inl which lie outlin3ed the I cauises which load u11) to the war ald - pictuired the high ideals ot' this na tionl inl entering thet contilt inl defenlsq of right and humanity. lie palid a glowing trihute to the American ;ol diers and the soldierai of oul allies and pledged the u nstinted support of the Church to the boys at lie front un til a victory had been won and an honorable peace estab i lihed. Mr. Al bert C. Todd accepted the bannecir on - behalf of file church and himself ci elogized tihe boys who had gone to tle front and made a strong appeal for nll stinted support and service. - 'I'le roll of iiie who have gone out from the church and the naies for which the stars oi the flag stood were read by the pastor,t as follows: Hear Admiral Samuel McGowan, Capt. Arthur iLee, Capt. William I. ' ichey, Jr., Capt. J. L. .lM. Irby, Lieu t. .1. Knox Simpson, naval surgeon; Lieut. Claude MeC. Garrett, Lieut. William U. .\le(owal, Lieuit. .Jlames C1. -Todd, Lieut. John N. Wright, .1 r., Licut. LeRoy A. Little; Lieut. Pierce It. Irby, Lieult. Augustus G. H art, S. David Childress, Richard J. Childress, Frank 11. Caine, Earle M. Catle, Rich - ard S. Dunlap, Charles F. Fleming, \W. Grady Wasson, ienry R. Franks, - John Finkbeiner, .J. Bdward Ilart, Joh L ittie Randolph Little, 1. Calhoun Mc Gow~an, .James Me bin, Alfred Mac - Dlonald, Grov'er C. Richeiy, Robert liat 3 Richey, Chiar'les lTne SImpson, Ma rijon R. W ilke4, l'irsk ine TIodd. 3111. S. h. S.AXON D)E.\D. Pi rlurld nt. let hitny . ('hureb .'(3ionday A .fternoon. Serv'ies' ('onducoted by iter'. ,in('obs and34 1er. Sruutrles. Mi'. Sami Saxon, wh'lo moved to thle city several mothis ago fr'om his resl dence in thle 'outry, d3.(iedI at the I ap list hosp it al In C'olumibia Sunday afl (er a long period of Ill health. The temiaIns were broughit to 'Clint on Milon - day antd fr'om there were bornle to tLiethany cemetery where initermet took 1)lace, the servleies being conduct 0(d by Rev. J. F. Jacobs and Rev. C. 'T. Sitir'es. Mr. Saxon is survived by his wife who was MIss Dowena Simmons of Chiarlestoni. two daughters, Sai'ah and Martha, a sister, Mt's. J. M. Philpot, or' tLaaurens, and hits father, Dr. C. A. Sax on. ie was 46 yeai's of age. a ianich a dive toIward( the chaninel 1 pm'ts. .A Gherman sublmarine has suink (lie t Bitishi ambulance steamler' Wiarilda as r the vessel was homeward bound from - France with sick and~ woundled. A 1large nutmbler of incapacitated menlf 1 were killed by the explosion of the - torpedo or drtownedl in attemipting to s leave the vessel in small boats. Sev 1a oral Americans wetre on board and one ) of them is missing. CONGRESSIONAL Aspirants for Congression Avditors Monday Here 1 'The conrevCssional campaign opene l inl C!initon .\Iolnd-.1l night wit h1 all I11rcc C~'ia . rs n . W ilsonl \\. liar ris, edlitorw of The Clinton Chroniele, pr'esided over the Ileet ing an(d ti(;wou the voonin.' gord( ordel. I.-iled. The iwajking was intr I'1pted Ferer1al iie's by imssing trails hul the crowds e-videncved interesi en on;h in ithe T andid ates to I remVa in to 110'l (nd. l lorac l' . IBimar, of Spar lanhurllg. was!e 11r::A Speaker1 and heo ivaS fol 14) I y (',gr essm " C I 11a 1n N iIhol I .\Iv. 1). 1'. Traxler1 !Nvk a1 The fea, Itur' of the meel in . ere lie assault ImOde by.\v'es ;oIhmmr and Traxler r pon Mr. Nieholls' riecord illcon)rerc) a-1 :on. his', acivities in the G C I! : en.S e. It h a for I. I . Nicho)llI' 1n t e : oil: a caeof nvC +leel of d1mY, rpat t li'~ oil ( 1 1I.014 h ala0 (): eI Xl 11 ~)Iulu n andy ('(~ non 'umpor n : ' I re. idont in4't wl. ar leg islat in, llmrSpeaks. shoik as lnga. o 4.14::u- e ul l;.:::-: : i:: '.'nk I k f ril. :: )1 r s011 lo opWell ak ars bla ralin a .-wregspii (Ibee with ('onr, rf!svman Nicholls; relativ, itr the ditrctwhich he ,taht,l a op Sim4 d by th e C 4'rssmn!1 who hall ('eid that ho to nreferra toIl arne own inv. lings inl 11i, district and1 t< Speak a lon s he .dsired. le didn' think his po~sitionl Sounded well amd wxa.- gla.d that a enliapaign) hild hew 11rr1anged inl wh-Iich the candidates cn comle togel,111 to discuws Ohw i-zen and to tak. u1) .\lr..N c ol'rc r with hII.n1 pr)4-eset: - 'aid he had n' a pology for being id't n-e adot Iha 14 ha(1 entered in ttrponseii to r( Ilests from fr'iend tn every county In the (lbIrict. -The keynote of th( eltire race4, he assertii l, was tIi hetron; pati otism an11 d support of the naltion4 polleles in 11e war. lie said Ohat h would m lake no noersonal aftiek on a11nJ1 calndidate, but that Von g ress)m)all NicholIs had announced throuighI ih :1ter Ithat he was askiln.1; for re-lee tioni on Il s.-; record and that .\Ir. Nich. oils. expweced that rIa eord to be stIudtie andI] crilticized. Congressman Nieholl-s 11FIA L EtA 111t0O's IBEINGJ SI:NT 01"11 Tickets for the .\ ist rl i Systnlt ('nitot be Prepiirud Without Dato. NiOlle to 'hairmen. 'oltnimbia, Aig. t.--Ashley C. Tobias Jlr., secrtet ary of the State execuntivi commullittee4, ann1)ounled 1 Saturvday tha oni .londay he Would comn 1 ince ship pilng to the 4ot4'ntyk chailimleni, tIle bal lots to b;-e used in rural comunIn00 ite1 1 and Iin r1eelnets other than in inor porated 1own1, at itiet primary Augus 27. The Australian hallot law applie only to 1ncororatd -own A ad In ..u ral dommunitie111 ls and1( precinet not1 41)11 of hallot4) as her4etof'ore usect InI atIll pre dinlets of' the State wIll be used'(. The4:14 also arei thle ballots to lbe senlt by3 thei ('ounty1 cha4irmen10 to absent I voters known11 4 to b 1 in 1 the11 civi, milit11ay l' 1O nava:1 'l'1ervi4' of thle 0countrIy. inforto iont has not1 b)een suli ed t< \lr. Tobias. "I1 have no0t yet been1 ablie,"' st ate< Mir. Toia~s, "to( secel1 atll thie infor mati1 onl froim Ithe soveral 044 Iouni wh~ih nlecessar'ily I musIt ha4ve' inl or1 der1 prely 1to' pr)eparedI the hllots Under4 11he Austra'illian hall1ot net, ha1l0 lots to) be0 used In pre0(lnits InI incor) lporaltd town'ts mus't 'ontalin the0 nam144 of the. ward and the14 names4110: of Ih clubIi 1 and1( mu)st he num tObered serIat imi up t<I 50~ per (cent Inl ex('ess of the0 1numb41r I'4 voers 0 enrolled at 0each voting 1)r' "'In order i' ntelliIgeny 111 o 10repar)i4' those ballots, there'fore, I mutst secura' froml 04ac.1 ch1airmlan: "Firust, 11he names10 of the0 pr1'efne Iln the in1corpora'4ted towns4 of1 .thh countty, and14 "Seecond, the0 num11ber of voter's 0n r'olled(1at each1. "'Unlti I secure0 this Informaltioll I 1s imlpossible to lpepare the4 bltlots Tt is miy des'ireI to have' 4111 ballots i theo hands of the coutnty chalirmanli~ b: the0 15th of the tmonthl, but this wIt depenid ~tlogetherI upon the0 rapidit: with wh4ich I am11 able1 to secure' theO In formntInn T nonnA . CAMPAIGN OPENS Al Honors Spoke to Clinton Night. To Speak 'hursday said Mr. RIomiar, vWent to Washington as a inlan1 wito had op):ose:d \ilson ill ihle convention, suippor-ti ing iI ~o "Il0 got Stared wrolg.." HIe o!Ipomed the "bedrock" and' founl--at ino nasr of ali our war welwaa!ioen, I . : i evtive draft law. D!, decilrd th . oi "our diffr!it occas ions Nicholl:; h:ad voltd ;;ain::t Wihan' p(!l i; i'rfernce to this me1:asu ie. Ile :;aid ihal Nichokh' hwii e t he)I vl i Clip ght h our ' av i lan the vihii'! lahor la. Hie 1r( "-:!Id to Xicho!!S' part in the (h: N :a.:a: !.uvd s- :i a m10se t ':1 1 d~e i n nott s ecl i to innell a v- :-nt fo G lf - and lwa rh r i , h '5 hv to fa: t "hiO" E r'mI ill.in vh wa: 'o m iin irl \\ 1:3c- l h e11 iing frI omltie :-m'1 is go n '.t \i. fonr 1 ee1nOEl! d i:1:ei'Is i h- rting 10 V l' l1ha~lt ti I (ri~I-alC .: oin b h ioary i f thet n ..n-n 1!v. -:1 1hn, nwcess !"y of j ': ' l'' I Ise !: S-.'e li (oggi eN 1' 3o thorb Witeriestand w'N:: reads'!) I!,'a.(bth vilat' .rincildo' of :vm n hich ho had oultYlined. . "am'I .1, N ihll olls, WC sn Nicholls byas; thle se (oi Ii, ke1 Il f: imme diattel: Ian, h Ed dIa 'Iiia fe ot his rcord pon11 I Nvil; h o he . u-a4ing Ie-elecl ionl, If I id of hl kis militarY experienice and :i t he11,111 1:he assigny ed to thle imbo - Maa t \ilitary Aris C m ite -:I11 3311 he d S I Iv0 i t Ian qn il (h :a., k!' nm de uponl hi., re~cord,' and de ' IIW that nlif her of h l oppolineIts wer- r:ilniliar. with whtwas- (oi11o In \Washington. 110 admitted that ho Ia liitSev the o lfphy-1ihre rollenbI a111 :'Z110 11la1 man y tie'llv whelln thevr I il; ' otild comp un ilmo hlew b h considered or ile m 11ort ant. I I al.ditted Traxler'os ' har.::e thlat he had! 0dr d w1itl 'the l'I) hlean ( nd ex plainedl lo trip aludienee. wht "pair" was and the purpose it Served. If one man11 ik going to vole for a hill anld anorhof is going to v-ote agai ll It, (Contiuiled onl Local Pagel CA .ilT.T lda i IN ll' li! I'dIt t)3Y SON' 0101Y ('0lIEIN FaIous Sonar Writer Dedientes New War Son-- 1tolfl lIendqorters ('siompay (if 2'il o I i litry. A recent issue of the New York Tel 1gram contained anl peCount of a new war sOW Just o tle press by Geo. . Cohlen, famlotta song writer anld pro diatededicnted to the hahilarters comtpany of the thot1 lleiment, of which pt.. 11. t Todd. of this etinC ty, I c ommander. Cat. Tos. compally Iis colpo.ed larely of New Yori boys AGE LIMITS ARE I _IN P ON It.AYE IAUIM'I TrasiIs, Forme1r P'artner of Kiltchin and14 r'een, Bl'a'e Silf Oilieer, In ,lnll. WasintonA.ug. 3.-lntdSlates; C'o.1!1nissioneor flichardsonl today fixnd ::t (.. ) i::h II hail Ionds for I:(] v t Tr' I., In :" b1)r of thei Cor Porthm (t)l mlission1 of' North Car alin 1w ad one10 of the imiost liromhi leo Ia h .xyi rs of the State, I)elliin 'ilta-i do:>h (f (hicago atal l;von .lyr' it, nw oft. Nw York, torm r'i a (eil of the rtaff of Cole L. Y- 14 h C11arolina. Th, i'!n were taken ino aetir 1 1 ( *o':t beforel Ct n nis in hani n byIt itpecial aen of 1 nui~ at' o Jsic ola hirg he wari ant < harl e t t tIe iluI' nonVI (on0r1 to W1 Iainl for h1im lia de fe'ii ardelin in. In inrothne iit of i i in-i w II a -r ., I Y: 1., Ve~ fl" x.*Ir1111(1'a t l tar <ib: d ( th.11': lati(; n n r ~u tinto at' vo ( dI hi.; Iin ;i i o uch mlomet. "Whr : r n a 1 to was to bev frae I. at aI so i'I o (ha rge id i0 1 the W~ttre:M that .irm' nwd ll a h o-fore hli:; d7-rf board inl N(,w% York that ne i a~t'd in antuj1 indtutrial enter N'i ncenryto thme inainteniance of the falitary e tablis ient n i ofl lthe arrest is said to be :t al ':: nof conl:piracy to dr-frauld the n~e S'teof vast r.:,.n.s of monoy 11 coinuection with contracts which 1 he IIIi'e Men are Siaid to have le clarerd Ihey- were able to nle..otiate with "he ;hii ng board. Aeordin;g to reportA.; reaching.. the 1)onartmient of :i:'e. Trli, Joseiihi and (;rein lad heen nwggt I ing with tO )ry )ock ('onimny for seviral iiontlis to pro Care Conitraea !OuL.ling9 $10,W.1,1100 Ul.. I': which the lert Aliboy )ry l)ovk Conipany of New .lersey wa to huild ships fori the U'nited St:ites Shipping Ilon ld. It is reported that Travis, who was a former law patner it at'of epreseni t:tive Kituhini. beforte the latter camtle to Cong re.-., lie ex pected to receive a fee for $11111,1100. -loseph, it is asserite'l, looked foI $1.50 a lon oi each shi built iider the piroioid contiris and Green was :o be em ployod by .le shibilding l llhard F. .c\ollinld. a ('hieago bank1er, coiniectei with tile asserted .\mboy Co., is said to have discovered tile deails of tIe alleged agreement, and to have advised the Federal au thorilties. it is stated. HIond is being arra ngeld so that the three risoners may be released. They ('(ionfluied in thre'e diffetent city jails lierto. Theli idea bielig to ipreveniit thlemi fr'omi havinl g fitrthler ter (Icour se with each othier. Six~ Tleachlers oif Last Yeair's Facuetlty to lieturn t. ITie of Opei nim' Not SIx eacheris of latst year's eaehi ing 'oril ofat the ciy schools will serve~' wvith thle schools ntext year'. For' v'ari (his reas5ons5 the r'emiainder did( not ask rot' re-eleor'lion and atlmostI an ont ire'ly new facul t y tins boon elected. The six toneherots whoii are' agalin withI the local tirliool ar to\NIisses All icne Franks, IFlorbild lirterI, Il'l a llolantd andI .\ary IParikert, ini thle centrtal school, and .\isses Mnlary P. Simpuson and( Antie ('lady at th Itoaure tns .\III school. Thiie following new teachters have been elected and1 ie theiracepltane riEiece ived: MIIss l,uelle Smutih, loennet tsvilleo. MIIss lailllian Allen, Iletideirsonville, N. C. MIIss Ituby Anderson, Willi atmston. Miss NIn Inn1ove, (Chester. Miss Susie 1L. Nance, D~ue West. Mrs. IEmma II. Roper, Ibaurens. MiIss Iauela Cockiell, Jacksonville, Fia. Miss lir Sheildan, Greenwood. Miss lEva P. Seawighit, D~onalds. As announced several weeks ago, .\tr. J. T1. Spear's, for the past several yeairs principal of one of the Augusta schools, wvill be In charge of the cIty schools here. No annouincenment has been made yet as to the time of open ing.? NCREASED IAN POWER BILL New Limits Are 18 and 45 Years CROWDER ASKS QUICK ACTION Si'.xuests that Luiv be Passed ini Time for4 I tilst ra ( ion Sept em !er ')III %v wlen N< w 31ln Hevoming of Atre Sinuco .tlune -Alh Will Iteulster. Old 1)raft 'Ilepletel. Washington, Aug. 5-With an ur lent ITecommendalion froni Provost Marishal (eieral Crowder that it he .'31;eted withollt delay, and a sugges ,(n that Septemlber )thinxt in iiht he a as registration day for 1approxi li-'y 1 ,000.000 men throgh01ou1 t tihe 'oun l(ry the administ r'at .i's 1a111-pow rI bit r(uir''ing the regis at 3i on for mil8:3y srvi1or all elcilen betweel Ih s or I,\ and 15 years was in I rou(ced l today i th1 Siiae and I IIs, iwwac ciate 333 st'13s :1r 1 (lken to V; !d additionlal m n e ea ':I aid the weekly re!"istration 1:14n as Ihey altm111d11 21 years of will be i1cssar v t till the draft v1oftas after septemb11er 1, when only I t of I h I I regis IaI s will he mI thle in rodutiot n of tle bill, "Ir:anmI ChIaIm1erlain anu1n11ttced hat the S011te military committee Vulou Illet tomorrow to conlsider tihe ill. li4 said ( he did 11o1 th.link hearings wvoth he iecessary nd on1ly three or 'our dlay: should be required to report the hill. Chairman Dent of tile House m0111mil ee said since only three m11em31 bers of his committee are in Wash inglon, it was dolthfill whe1her the hill (ould he acted upon before the house r'vonlvel's on August 19. aestion 1(1made by Senllator Curtit f liansas, that tile Senate abandon is p rogram11 of reersses and perfunc toly sessions 1ntil August 21 if tihe hill (3131 be favorably reported by the '0omm11 illee with1in a few days were en lorsed by natoi 13r Clh0amberla in. lloweve',. Senate leaders now in the ihy said any% plans1 to this effec would be held inl abeance until the conlmit tee could dt1rmine just. how much lime11 would he necessary for a tho lo ruigh disclussioll of tile bill. The hill would amend the present eleilve service act so as to reqiuire lhe r'cgistratio 1nof all bet ween 18 and 20 years and 32 and -15 inclusive. Wh*]tile the total number of men in the latter classes would total 10,028,973, (Gnetral Crowder estimates the total number hV1o would be eligible for cla. one would be only 601,2:16, owing to exemintions for depenldents or In dilstrial and11 physical reasons. Ie twee'n 18 anld 20 years his estimates.t show hat 3:1,171,771 would register, while 1 ,787,09 m1n woul be eligible for o'\ass onel. i3'4"3 IN.\ I, 'lI'lE P'roh~nhiy Only Womant ti(cct pupng E~xectilve Posi tioni ini ( C oto Mill I t:dustry'.* A tl1metinlg of thel dlirec'tors of the W\atts Alills e0ooation3 behl1 severa3l days ano0, MlIss Inia laittleo, wh'o has bleen a memtlber' of thle lerical1 force for3 ab~out a yeart, was (eleeted sere 31ary of te mil11 succeed inig (Chas. F. 8impson wh3 ~Io has1 r'e('ently ('3ter3ed the arm31y. Aliss laittle, who is a1 daulghlter of Mirs. J1. ltaan lit tle, of tis City, wa35 withtl thte I)ltnlcan Mills of Grt"einville be(fore0 shle Obnmle to the Watts Milla lher'e. 1 ler' (( e ltoll to ant (oilleial posi1 ion is a signial honor for her as she pr3obabllly becomes30 the only woman oc ('upyt3ing all exoetiv e plositlonl inl the en1tir I ott'0o0n mlill industry. Mir. Iar old Smith31, gener'al manager of the mill, stated yesterdlay that lie was at least eertlin that there was 1no other w3omanl~ occupying an executIve posi1 tive inl soutthern'i cotton mlills. At the( s4ame1 mieeting (,f thle dlirec tor's Mr. FE. 0. Ander'soni, who has re cently beeni withl the Pelolples L~oan & Exchlange Ban~k, was elected boo0k keeper andl at. the meet ing of the di rectors Of then Lucas 11an1k ImmedIate ly following was elected cashier of the ban~k. Mr's. Chas. II. Roun33ds came3 over from GIreenwood Su3nday to spend~ some3 time with Mr. andt Mrs. J .H. 1innklin andt othne eltien..