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E1fje Ztbbertiser Subscription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advance. l'ublished by ADVEITiSEt PillNTINo COMPANY Laarens, S. C, Advertising Rates ou Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. Entered at the postotlice at L2aurens, S. C., as second class iall matter. LAURmNS, S. C., A UGST 7, 191S. Tlt TUltNIG POINT. The Se-ond iatilie of the .arne. as hist ory wll nto doubt call It. has prae lically come to an end with the Allied forces everywhere victoriours. Tle Germans have been forced back over 4erritory whilh they had spent tious ands of lives and millions of money in gaining. They have reached a point behind the Aisne River, however, from which they may be expected to make a stand. They mayv choose to fall back to tire he ighrts of tle Cheiiin des Dames, ior eoideriig practical re sults, the natin phase of th1e battle is over. The Germrans have ieen push ed out of le Soi.sW ons- llhei ls salient end P I.- -i. no longer menaced as she was. It may be safe to say that the Second Battle of tie Mlrne was tire turning point in tie war. it imarked the first notable advance of tie Allies in ithe West during 1918. Previous to that timc tine wai had been turning In favor of the Germans. For four years the Allies had been outnnum bered and crippled thirough a lack of unity of coniland. The sprIng of 1918 saw the forces of America being added to those of the Allies to swIn, the balance of llovei ili tiheir favor, Thc Recond Bat tic of the Mrrne saw the ir.4t consid erable for'ce of Aimeiearins in the bat tic line and, small as it was, as armies In this war go. it was a decisive fac tor. America lad arrived. The tables were turned and iistory will tell that the lit t(e f-ve of Americans under General Persling saved tIhe day for the Allies and did its par't in startlng the Germians oin a retreat which will not stop until tie war is won. Tle Germai ary I.s not heat en yet. It Is yel a pow;erl'I I machin e. WNlill e its dif'at haI bern a decisive one, its loss ih muen and heavy cannon has not been severely heavy. Its retreat has been oI-derI!v and it has succeeded ii escaplin ! envelopment or lai'ge cap tires. It is yet to be contended with, bu tie diefe:: which tire Allies have adminiseric! Ia.; waled its cbance of a victory t1i: year arul oi that huiing its hrn:. Th- war is rotl nearly ov eN, huI! tie -\ i i r h v gainled :ii l - (cndane : !. :ri' r a unim.-'Va (' 'N(; 1. OF i:-. : y . (-OTTI ccO\. ( -j*a - ~ ' o u iat .-na . . -i- c c-,l Connell f itt e eLca hi-mon'i: y rc j :c- '' :c mendr~lu ein h - Ii icdn man aP-, silcic W''ison an Ot''( r.I -a: :e i ji I akeni. thrcoughi r Ia- frniaihoc of' suich a g'overnrmentu" 'i''ney. to is a mcin'i :gu~ aantr e-I for 1.;.; c-;;: Anrothler' r'esolrit en a'loclc-d autth, proba~h y ihe rmo.' i na iii n - n. (i4 ing yet bel by rthe Corrneni of Jo.. fenrsr. ree-c:M' iire tulica oilf Ithec1 W a II : rnu-n: a mic ( g- '- ,.c tc i I whe*: ::a:r:-~arc-ued. iii-1 fact r n many womiceni w-h.oe h a.;bnd's aric ilI Itie mIinary ser vice hrm-e left i It field.; whcre they hrave- bcee-in me -u ed to wyork inr formrn-r years, airi m-e subhsist in'; on the li I'::nc--.r i. . bry tire War D)c'-tc-:te-. \-n ear priate rc e:!dy ' c r':'Ije-,- thhi sittationer is asked fc:' sin- (--'r- women p. living ini1( iiee: whlre thre far~ i'mI bor shror'tage grows rmore acute. T-wo other resoltions, bothr of state wilde inmpjor'tanee, Were adofpt ed. One of these denreeater tire sa' an rd rise ofc firewvorkls dierling the pierIod of tire war arnd calls iuporn tihe mutnicipalities to I forbid eIther, Th'e other urrges mem hers of the county units to keep on the alert for slackersr, for t hose -who aburse the srystemr of payIng allotments.1 and for O'e ic~rregurlrarlties. Th '. '''mei oIf ' "'nse airprop riated - 1.0f : n hel icip I nrance tie- w o:-kc of tire State ti-la'-. (C:ib-s!on. Tlhre c' -c't -vr conmmnIttece of t :e * :1n.-I1 of Defrinse has bcee nenalarged ' * y the ac'dhMlon of th're cimrer', win;. are Rol'('ri .b'-rat. of Columi: H~orce L,. Tilghmran, of MarIon. Newv line Center Tables. Rain Prevented Large GatherIig of Peopie at Ited Cross Rally Last TsdyNight. Rain Interfered with the meeting of lie(d Cross workers to sucht an ex tent last Tucsday night that the pro graim had to be c'hanged considerably. The raini, Which Came d(own Iimost until the houl' of the lleetting In lor rents, kept tle out-of-town people away though i fairly large number of town peoei gathered to enjoy th( program. The business mleeting. where thr cVrtaries of the differenI brallch Il of the pareni chapter .were 't make repol1s, Was disposed with. Mis Carolyn ('rawley, cr'etary of tlh IHome Service delmrtment, Imalle au Carnest talk to Ihose pvresen t uratginp united effort ini sup1ort of the lIed Cros an(d other wa nae'.vitie. The addIress of the evening was made by 'r. A. U. lichards, of Alhenms. (,i. who spoke clorpiently on isd- cho.'en subInet ".T le lFlag'. D'). IIlchar< address was filled witi beautifa! scn tilmentiis, 1:ut wXen he intoulIed on thec seriouis side of his toplie (irove home the significance of the flag and the ;Wrt whiph .'h individuial citizeni hmd in oobl- itshonlor. Waring the first lwrt of thi eveiing a ;,IS 'ig2 was lnveiled boy Ihe Chainher of Cotmrnaerev in hc'nor of its m(embers who have cnllisted in the er vice. The adlrcss wams mad by Mr. W. I.. Gray, presideit of the body. and Ihe string unfir'ling the flag was pulled by .largare!. Lake, sister of I(n*t. T. I). L.ake. .r.. one of the mmillbers nlow !-i the foreign service. Thv c(rciemon is inident to the unvelling were hm presslvely car lied out. The following are the Iellihers of 'e Chamber for whom stars are placed :it the flag, somie of them having len 1 the service and having beCl given l'.)udorable discharges: 1, . Itarksdale. 'Thlios. W. Bennett, 1r. J. M. tcer.:n, F. II. Cvame, J, R. h:dre: , J.a::. T. C'.n, W . ial, A. Clydc FowleIr. Chas. F. Fllemling, lIry Fak Nat Kennedy, T11. 1. ,ake. Jr., Arthur Lee, .1. 1-. Owilgs E W. Shell J. C. Todd. T. . Todd. All Atiptal ti S:dlers. Vlern n'b11)r youing soldiers. yout are ghlt igin for youirself, your faiI ly, yoiur o0iry ian( yOtr (od. It is surelV a to"t JIS and righteous cause. F-hotlid 'v 'iPledo up~on to mleet thw sut r hA e ,aritife life Itself, It wil he 1 lorios tiing, and give the most com r t0 those who love yoll m1ost. to, :ve it said of you as .IlId!e It. 0. i'rdy said ill learning of his owIn son, !ifl naliesake's death, "lie was one Site chlaI'st men1 I ever knew and -,fe. He lived a gentlemian and died >r its all." A F ilr . H~hh in . re I 1 b':, : :tv of bb T2. .2.\2.il:!1 .\mnsterdam, Augi. . I-"TheI~ enemyn in' a ltd 11s (n .fluly I3151am wI' I :ereupon0 S (early as the ev'ening of the 1luthI, ot n-aions.; ' t is al a s n I. In e r aI 1e . .:e-r 'og tol dispatchbes rec nyived br:e. Referr'ing to G n. Fonlh, Gen:. laudef lorff contflnued. "'his plan waa :4 ndoubtedly to cult iff the enftir'e ar;e of oulr fronlt sou1t h If thle A tsne by a" brea k thri ough the lank. Hut witth thec proved leader'si >f otir Seventhi and NInth armies fliat var (iuIte Impossible. 'SWe reckOned w;ithi an attack on Ju!il 8 and were pirepared for' It. The en':? nly e'xeriened v'ei'y heavy !ocases and1( 1h Americans and African auxiliar., roolps, whIch we dto not underl-esti nIe, sufferedl severely. "Wy the~ afternoon of the nine'teenth cc alreadly wer;e fully iastern of the~ .it'atio Ian ru1 hal reain no. We ny .C' ac'dinug to on r regulIa t ' pl'd Giain of ground' and '.\arne' are0 only ntchi -words without. implortaneo for he Mnenn ofatn wvnr we em nmw. Letter From James Crews. The fgIowing letter has been re Ieelved by Mr. J. T. Crews from his son, of' the 30th l:vision, now in F'raice. Co. 1) is a nember of this division: France, .1illy 8th, IN18. Dar Papa: I think I have written everyone but you and nlow is your tilie. HoW are you and your new position these hot daya? I shouldn't say hot days, he Cau11se it Is not hot here, blut I know It is the. It has been soie tine since I have heard from home, but iope evcrybody is thIe sanme as they wevire tile last time I heard from Iliin. I guess it is oi accolint of our Imiovilp., the innil has beel delayed. We had a ver good .1ih, and heard plenty of shooting, not tlie kind we have there on the -Ith though. And another thing T at plroud to say, our division (il something no other Americans have done, Or ever will (hO, over here. Maybe I will get to tell you solie day. I (on'1 think it will ever be inl print. I had long"ed to hear tile slielIs secrl over head. I have heard them. an I know sonitling about the things you read aolioit i tilhe papers. igs are not like ilmgin( they were, not anl,: thing like it: hitt it is had uiolth -a it is. Guler(s Ed is still at home. and ! Il k. guess lie is i s Os - -- j lic is v:ork hdI withIi the Overiand.. We!i. I don't know anoti: wite. l.st thought I wotli! (rop you a line an1d let you know I am still well and doing lno. If you ever see lr. Tum - l'lit tell him to wvrite Ine so0n tl1ic, and .. Davenport 11aso. You write, alrid tell ::11 of the folks to write an often us thcv can. There is nothiin: like a letter fromi home. 'I'he more I see of tll wai. the more I believe Ia what Shernan said aIIlt it. bet Illu hc1ar 0un11 you real often. SoIe few of oulr boys went over the tolp, an(1 got all they w\c.it pfter. W<( will e iback before long and 11 yol all everything. 'rell the folks to cook a big 'lristmllas (innier, for I will 1. '.hCre (mayle). If you ever !:c 01d floyd" rgain tell 1dm to write somc time. 'ell hilln lie shoul1(1 have stayed with Ius,-he has issed ialf iIs lie. Do you ver see Joe Crews any nlow, o1 is Ihe s181 in Greetiqlle i saw a good hall -IaIne today, between 1171i and I Isth. It was .1 very good game. I )oesl't rtuidi ike ve are doing ally Ilig over rIe but having a good tiiie, dees it? We . W. are 11havine.1 a good tinie, bt we a1re oi the job .tlast tlh sane. Today is a holiday for tile Flrench, so all that enn are takilIn. advalittge of it. Voui sld see me now, I amtil rig a bicycle, instead of a uiiotoreyele. I al loing file in I le ntd, I t1hink. Well, P'apa, I have ,ol to writ anothr let er' tis evening, so :u.s I had beit't t tart it. Tell 111 Ohe folts to writt. I am1 w (l lul hav 11 a !m I tine anitd gettinig 111#n1y to 1at, Peek. 1'. 1. didn't ; et to 1'na,0 1this yes --d .V :- v illan ai 1it1h' emir. I v la se .. I. Caldwcll aid Skiinn"V \L-tu-tia to biv. Thll-y aro -11 and d0 I!:9-. W'ile thsemt suiine tiine,an yn C 10 writet ni'eas~1 often ast' ou an 'Tei .\!r. t'bikely ninl .\ir i. the r: ' ' ef tiw st 'ellw lf'elre' liw. el l. t k..lv h en hndl" p Id! 11e I .;uhl it' en l", or 1 ; teo :.te.l nd ixp e n4 - $ '-'un" wo h "i* h$ al th e S *3 8 3* s *e * * * '\..' n'' I betw' een qui e e a'ud Iaur,'' . p >psti trave 'liti Por Sale 111r ('love:' ~e/ t n 'uor' Szule...On Puclaige tour) nt e r 1 - C ee t; one () turn .* I l>.il t . to, *Atuo & Ace s:-Orv (e. -' ; uiK :din;g enntilit. In 11irst 'lam con. dition. W. P'. lrown, Laurens. S. C. - f 't *-b to -;:-l Ii i ,fi l l a goodl one 0or one and one-hali' h ir:-e ra rit wi lh good houtse alit huiJ'lings, Pt 1urie and1( water'. I 'eferr' d nearI W~atts .\lill vil:atge. ( her locality wi'll be conisidereell If n~ 11 n mile of( .sehiool an iUnlH it htciir* Reficne let ter "Non-Reghnt rant"', enrie Thle Advcrtiseir, La4nurens, S. C. lt-3t For Salec--GOininii outfit idleal for' rlanitat ion ser'vice. Incluides every thIng Oeept :.engino. WV'. P. Lit1,1?, ifor $,vle---10:h. p, Stover gas en dit triJ'ce $250.0Q. . 199gl14e, has been utnd 'et'y little dtid,1l4 ,a, barg&aig. 3. C. Barksdale, L~aurenKi4 $. 'C. 2-2 Wood Satwing--- willl he0 In La urens duirig Autgust and Septemrber to saw wv'xd wIth gasin~e engine. Those de' irina iny services may wvrite me or' list order~ wiho R. F,' Jone~s at Jones Tay r d Co nn, B hi next letter, if she ever got the other' insuranclIe paper. - " ' - Affectionately your son, Peck. WinIs W. S. S. Medal. Mr. R. 11. McKeniie, local agent of the .\etropolitan Life Insurance CoIm pany, has received an honor inedal fron the home ollice in New York awarded hii for the fine service which he -performed in selling War Savings. stamps dui ng the recent drive. Mr. McKemic won the moeo by making over $5,000 in caiSh sale,; of stamps. He was alided Imlaterially in his campaign by his wife, who sold staips in the post ofilce for several weeks. Notlee Executive (Comm1ittp(emn. The executive commiittee, of the County Demlocratic party will Ieet Saturday. August 10th, at 3 p. i. for. the purpose of examilnliig the roll;. Any person desiring to complain of any errors thereon. can do so at that tine. 10xecutive committecien who have not furnished list of managers will dlo so at once. C. A, POWER. Couty Chal irmI. AflBJ1EVILLE-GR E E NWOOD1 M t'TA CtI INSUniiA NCE ASSOCLI.TION. Organized 1891. l'JtOPEtllY INSU iCE ) $2,50lo,00it. WRITE, OR CALL on the under 4gned for any ilforialtIon you many desire about our plan of Insurance. We Insure your property against de struction by Fire, Windstorn or Lightning. And do so 'cheaper than.any Insurance company in existence. Remember we are prepared to prov< to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our association is now ti enseol te write insurance In the counties of Al. beville, Greenwood, McCoricilk, Lau. rens and Rdgefleld. The ofilcers are: GEN. J. FRASElt LYON. President, Columbia. S. C. 1. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agt., .Sey. : Trens. Greenwood, S. c DIRECTORS: 0. rast . . . . . ... . . ....( : c.l, S. C. . M. G mbrell .. ..Abbeville, q. C. no. 11. Childs .... ..radley, S. C \. W. Yolnghlood .. ..llodges;, S. (. N. Chmber li In . .,MNI(ormIlek. S. C . H. Ni-ho nl l .. ..Edgefiehl, S. C. L.Tiniluerman.1 . Plea-ant11 Lane, S. 1. C. Ma rtin... ........inceton, S. C. . 1. Wha ton.. .. ..I.. aterloo, .. C -l. . H~hEGen. At reenwoiod. S. ('. c.n 377e )Iii P I Laure Men. ank Meeting of Veterans. Company F, 11th S. C. Volunteers, vill meet at Langston church August 7th. All veterans as well as the pub lc are invited to attend and bring 1inner. W. F. Wright, Secretary. The man with r can do the duty owes to h's far You are n sting mone way, that if it ere put in t very handsom sum. If that sun ere left ir would grow to be a fortune, die would not leave helpless Start a Bank Account We add 4 per cent. int< The Enterprise N. B. DIAL, President :Te., Au -a P' e ~ is Five Off for Syracuse. The local exemption'board vent flve mien to S-yracuse, N.'Y., Moiday morn ing to uindergo training for linited military service. They were Messrs. Goo. W. Irby, Wn. 13. Byrd, Len H-1. IRounds, 10. D. Harris and Jno. Franks On1ey he every week in some trivial he ba-nk would soon rnake a the bank and added to, it if you live, but if you should little crnes behind. NOW. National Bank C. H. ROPER, Cashier de /4-4 /M Hebnouldseo mae the ban an1dedt3i