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ENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1918. Ohoil1d be reko'hn ed on "cost plus rea :monable profli" Ensis. To he sending abroad thle iiessage that till over Crop vould ha' playing into ft game of the bears inl depressing ile rarket. 'ihe (YC: of South " Ia'rolin were on Latiauenis Count' today just as the eyes of the I natow o n v.* (i'il F'otl Ih Ca r otilna and the eyes of tlle world on the n'lited States. I,atrensl had two cit Izens asTirin ,1 to the hi glhest o1Iices in the gift of the ieople. loti i)iail ani Cooper had heen received wIth enthu sim tlirogli the St.atec and tle pieo pile knew If tle two viere elected, lie tate would be well represiented lVrtiher disc ;sing the cotton cinestioni 'ollock said he went to WailIJg ton folur year;s ago on a simillar planl. but did not nalke mucli headway. Itut lie was four years allead of .\lr. linet. (ongre(issllil (':ndidati's. Congressions ' ' landidates spoke im 111diately aftek the i'ecess thou1r for dilner. Coamiig at the close of the regIllar congressional Campaign in this onllity in which th' caldidales had been tinsparing inl records and issues, an1 airl of ex pect aicy pie'vadod the atidieiie. Notlhing of parlit iiiar in1terest occiired, however, utili the very last part of .lr. Traxleir's address. The addresses of the several eanidi dat's had been Similar ti) those made in olier parts of tie colty, a fall re port of which appeared In the last is Sue of this paper. )avid It. Traxlei, who witi Sai .. Nicholls and I Iorae 1,.l iomar, are the conididates ill this race, spranig the sensation of tie day toward the lat ter part of his address when ie "imt it up" to Mir. Nieiotls to state whether or not lie l :was goIng to vote for .Mr. 1 lilease in the senatorial priliary. The tosition of ir. Nicholls has been a subject of speculation since tile Cam paign opened and was co)cedet to have an important hearlig oil i out-ti 0 come of the race. The Incident Clim1e as a sequalt to a propositlon put to tle other candi dates by M.\r. Nichols tie Ir 'st part of the week fin wliehi he offered to go in to anl agreement to It u11p a $5,000 bond to guarantee tiat the two losing candidates after lie primary would go to a recruiting oflice and en1li1st In the armi'y as privates. Mr. lomar accept ed the proposition of Mr. Nicholls Thulrsday and Mr. . Traxler c celited it on conditlon. lit saId that tie wouild I not enter into a contract with another party Illiless ie knew that the otier party would stand to the rack Or words to that effect. Then citing the binding friendshlp that had existed het ween .\ir. Nicholls and .\lr. Illease in hilease's heyday and recalling certain substan3-I Hial favors alleged to have beil graint- I id Mr'. -Nicholls by .iri. Blease and cr :ain expressions of loyalty of Mir. tllease toward .\lr. Nicholls, Mr. Trax let said that Ie woul go Into tie vonl tractk with .lr. Nicholls If Mr. Nicholls woulki stand lp before the assembled crowd andl declarc whether or not tie Intended to stick to Mr. Ilease and Vote for timiii inl the 0imary. Alid aii almost bre) 'athless Alence Mr. N eiclls aros0e to r'eply. "I will ans1wer' that questi on,"' 111 said. "'I will not) Vole for anly mani for' any otlice whoc Is not loyat to the adinlist ratIon."' After some i'eferecnce tc) .\'. titease whleh ivat yells driowned lie contlinued, "My fr'iencds don~i't car'e w~ho I am goIng to v'ote for and as foi' my enemites, It Is none of theIr buiess." Mr. Tr'axler' then put the qulestton, "iDon't you know that Cole lilease is dlIsloyal?" "No, I do not.; (do you1 say3 tie Is?" replled Mr. Nicholts. "1 do not say so; that Is what I am askIng y'on" again said Mi'. Tlraxter'. Mr'. Nicholls said if Mir. Dial or' Mi'. Hlease * wouldc ask him for' whom lhe wvas go Ing to vote tie wvould tell themi and If they wanted to make capital Ouit of it they coul1d (10 50. Mi'. Traxter chiaracteizecd Mr. Nich olls' repily as a complete (ddge andcl chiai'gedl him wIth straddlIng the fence. e Tfhe itinerary of the congressional cand~lidates enltdd withi the Lanlrens mieet ing. A apCctil meetIng was held at the Watts Mills Thurlilsday nIght. e Messrs. Truaxler' and liomar' have madhe teirrifle assaults on the record of Mr-'t NIcholls and Mr. NIehiolls has replIed in kind. It is generally conceed thati there has boon a dIslocatIon of Hnes05 In tile county duing the week, but as to the extent of it of course the elec tIon only will toll. Union Servrvices. r UnIon sorvicos will be held 131 the I Methodist Church Sunday morning and d evenIng. The public is cordially In-- r vlted. WRM WLC09[ TO I DIAL AT- H8 H0511 Senatorial and Congres slonal Meeting Thursday TRAXLER SPRINGS SENSATION 4'alls oil Nicholls to Sny Whether or Not He intends Voting for ('ole L. Blease for the United Stite's Senite'. 31r. Nicholls Evides the issue. Candidates for senlatorial and con gressional honors vied with each otiher in appealing to Laurens county voter in the Court house Thursday morning and afternoon. The senatorial entall dates for the long and short teris spoke in the Iorning iand after a short intermission for dinner the congre sional candidates held the boar(;. The senatorial meetting In the m.orn Ing was held in the presence of a ('omn fortably filled nau ditorium. lx-Gov. Bloase and Attorne. (Aneral Thos. It. Peeples were absent. Supporter of M1essrs. Dial, Pollock and Ienet were apparently In a safe majority in the meeting an1d received genelolus Il plaise as they proceeded. .\lIr. C. A. Power presided over the mec-jing and prayer wAs offered by Rev. Graves I.. ,Knight. Mi. Dial, tie local candidate for Ile long teri in the senate, was the iirsl speakdr. .\ r. (Dial, being in his homi0e town, (1(i ncl( take up hIs all(ote( tiline. ie was give%. a warm weleome at the 'opening of his speech and generously applaude(d at. its close. Ile sp)kte on 'ty abojut 10 minutes, making a special plea for a united effort in slpport of dhe national adi'fhiistration ii pushiilg the war to a successful conclusion. T'he peoprewere Ilged to register tilat 4%1 they might he prepared for any event - uiality. ilease and the Charleston American were eonten(ling that Blease was the natuoral successor of the late Senator Tillman. During the eaml) paign prior to his death, Mr. Tillman each (lay had sent a letter to the coun ty chairman in Which lie ;aid it wol I be a disgrace to send such a man as Blease to the United States senate af ter the Pomaria and Filbert speecelis. \ark Twain had remarked ien lie fIrst saw the ocean, "Well, It's a sue cess." Mr. Dial was pleased to report that his campaign was a success wherever lie had been and he greatiy -appreciated the commendable letters the ICoPle of Laurens County had beeni sending throughou t the State in behaif of his candidaey. Whether elected or not, lie would always be grateful for this. Jaies Francis Ric contended that the fact that he was a bachelor should not debar lhim from tle United States senate. lie promised, though, if elected to get married. "I will cross the Ruo *bloon and take unto myself a bride," 'he said. Some of the boys in Andeison had regarded his candidacy as a joke, but. he was as "suire to win as Itoh tal," the r'ace horse, the wvorthy ex ampile of which lie says lie's emuilatinog. "in this race I am lkobtall," Mr'. Rlice concludes his npeechi each (lay. iSenator lieneit madeo a strlong aid dircss and was geerouisly aplauliided by the audience. Tom Peeples had Jump~ed out of the governor's r'ace *into the short term race and had stayed just 30 minutes after "Pollock and I puit him on thie rack," Senatoir lBonet saId. Peeples was like the man who had climbed upi into a tiree and( caught a coon and was now shouting "for God1's sake come here and help me to turn it loose." Mr'. Benet explained in detall the government cotton hold Ing coriioration to fix a pi'ce below which cotton shall not be allowed to dbrol) and also to purchase all dilstr'ess cotton that wvill have to be sold. lie wtas not wedded to this. It was the best plan so far suggested. If a bet tor suggestion could be0 offered, lie was- pi'epare'd to support that. Blease had made his "own medicine," which was now so nauseating to him. 'rho use of the wordi America in con nection with the Charleston American was a disgr'ace and was being used( as mere camouflage. W. P. Pollock also'hadi many friends In Laurens. Mr. Blenet, ho said, had practiced'law In a skyscr'apei' and hind neover walked down a cotton row. The COheraw candidate was a plain, lpractI c*% farmer and lie thioughbt in fixing -a.mumm price fr cotton ths ALLIES STILL GERMAN I Allied Armies Pressing A ier's Army in Picardy Withdrawal. Americ ly .\ssocated Press, Aug. 1:.) Altloigl lhe (hermans are ('miploy iesh f. torces, of resi'rves Ia efforts o hold hack the .\llied troolps who are pS. ing hli 1:rom thoin Ile region of the eine to the Oise, lie American, iritishi and French arlIlies contllille to nalke progres-'. .\lnday witlessed galins of ground >f imporitance all along the battle 'Ont. At'er an extremnely hiter charge he Anericans and Init ish have gained I foothold inl Ile important little lown if Iayr-Su-Sollle, across the town. \ short distanace across ithle river to le soilh the Ilritishl have taken Proy Ir and inidway of the line have press d en to ihe east of Folnquescoirt in a nI anCIever Which has resiitled in tIle ut her otitahiing of '1htauines from h soiu ti a or ioyve fromt te iortii. On theliart, ihe French ill the roll tig colliltry i'miin'diately north of the )isne river have capltired (lury, a pio L in of great :t trategie value, lying olitiwest o I,asinnIIiIIy and at. several ther *loints solitlward to the regioni of lie Oise have advantied ti41r line urther toward Noyon. In Monday's tIghtinag hndreds of Il litional G(eran were iade pri:;oers nd the enemy also lost heavily inl mcen <iied or wvounlded. Floillecial reports lve the nunber of Germans captured hiing the presen t offensive a.; in the ieighblorlIood of 40,000. The Germans at last iceolinat1S were till thrwi ng rein for1een0s t he ast of the road riiniag through haulnes. tobye and Noyon, the Pass ige of which by the Allies would se liously menace all tlie Germlan forces DE.TH 1i OF T. .. CR. AW.'OlI. nortier Lauiren s (unt CItIzen Dies at hartow, Flori4a1. Mr. T. .1. Craw ford, a native and sideni of this county up 14)to few ears. The body was brought back to la., whvre Ie thad resided for soeic ars. ''lebody was brought hack to iis old home and laid to rest Wednes lay at Molun et lohel CIurcli. The deelased was abotit IN years f a g . Ile was reared in old Ila rmony !nrch comuinalty and here le spent w-netieally all his life. lI Ic was a sue essful fariner and a highly respeted 'tiz.e). Ito was twice iaItrried, Ilis rist wife beillg \tiss 1Ienretita Wood, i daughter of the late T. It. I,. Wood. -he died ahomt 29 years ago. She was tirvived by four sonls, .. Wister, Wil i0, Arthur and .Jesse T. Crawford. e.ise CIawford Is captain of the old 'elzer IItIles anad is anow in Fra nce wIth he (1 I thReg~iment ,1fgilyyl the "irst South CarolIna. ('alit. 'Craw ord marriied a .\iss Cheek of GIray 'ourlt. .1. WVIster Crawford Is a Irav lang salesman, whIle thle other sons, VilieI and Art hur, live In 'Florida. .\r. Crawford's second marrIage v'as t) Miss Al Ice Traynihami, a daughl er of the late Wi. 1,. Traynahiam of thIs Oilnt y. She su rv ives her husband. (County PIlle lcIltl MeetIng. Tihe I~aiurens (County Connell1(1 of lDe ense will hold a public1k meeting Iln 'onniectioni withI the State IBoard of Icallth In thle c'ourtI house at Laurenus, "rlday, August 16lthI at 1 ii. m. IHeal thl cettermnent as a wvari asset will be dits ilssedl by several lprominent speakers, umong those so far' announced is Dr1. Vma. Westoni, of Columi~a, on "('hild Velfare". Thei coloredl council will lso have speakers present and both aces are expectd to attenid and help ii a nationwide campIIaigni, ordlered by hie government to coniserv'e health, raicate disease and take steps to lard checking soclal dilseases, the lat or heretofore neglected will beC 1lain y discuesed. ChaIrmen fromn caca rwnsthlp, wvhite and colored, are urnged r> be present or send representatives ad advertIse the meetIng. Boyd Re~union.i A reutnion of the lloyd famIly wIll o hold at the home of Alr. 1R. Dank toyd next Wednesday. August 21st. Ill members of the famnily and their riends are invited to attendl. DInner~ Illi be served in picnin mst). PROGRES; JNES STIFFEN round Flanks of Von lut and May Force a General ans in the Attack. inside the pocket formed by the Somiflue ont the northilIi anI east aid he Olise on the south. Not aloin are th. Allies -i deavoring to press their adivantage by% froital attacks, but they have drawn Op to their back lines, guns of medium a1nd heavy clibeis and with ttiese they aro heavily shelling the area! lield by the Germans, even as far back as Iethncooyrat at which lits onl tIh Somme, sevent and a hall miles east of Chatli ntIes. M.\eantimie Allied a ir phlne; continued to homb11 (.'erman po -''Ions aed to use machine guns fron1 ow altiitudes on troop formations. -. omin gly, tle advalnes tv IlI( lFrentch t roops ott tihle soutierin part of the line cannot have httt an (exr(itre ly importlant effect o0 the preseitt hat Ie. The hill positions they have gain ed not alone dominate tle Oise vatley a'nn1ing inothlastward tlo l'oon, Iut arond 1I 'ssij&nnv a !sa- give them a (::eet ef the i la ins soitth of tIle Roye. A\sid from the .\OiwAns-ointdidier ' litilo ihti nt h:is taken place o:1 aly of tie fronts. Along the V'esic t.he ernms again have delivercil vio Ie''t ot er.: attac k.,; a I ns t tin Aig ricant and Freneli, whto arte hold n round oin the north bahnk of tlt treao. As on treviouis ocasionls when the enemy attemlpted to dislodge, the .\llied troops, the count er aittack; failed. I iiitih air craft have brought don.vi a erman airshilt off the coast of I 01 ht.!. according to an alnotiieiment .I Ith' Iritith adimi tv. An ollicil report annlotnnees that a1 Zopp-linl o1 the largest and new(st tyie has bteei brought down oty the hnglish 'asi coast. C'OU'NTY C'DAPIGN NEXGT. "t'onte Crowd" Starts ont Its It Inetari Next 31ntiliy Night. The regular senatorial, district and slate 'am1iaigtts alt ieing a thing of 1the iast., so far as latrenls cotItty goes, file (yes of tie votis are now i tund loward ithe (ontity caipaigii The "Cooter Crowd", as the assemtt blage of county (anid(iates ihs been vall'd for many years, starts ol its tour of. the county next Monday nighti I'a ClInoton. The Iext day the ti'ling ;! be hi it tatrents and the satime eveing at Watts Mills. The last mteet Ing will be held at Grap Court Wed linsday morning. The Mimo for fIling pledges aid pay ing thc .Assessment fees expires Salt Iirday before the cImlpaignts opens, wileh Is the comting Saturday. 'T'he pledges are to be tiled With lihe eounty chairman, .\l. . .\. I'Ower. As thte of lece of M\tr. l'cower closes at sixN O'('lockl in the aifteirnooni (anditelht(s w~Ill bie xN Itcetedl to htave coimptIled withI the irulesi biefore that titie. Thlie liast we'k has seeni severa ad dhititonal 'anid idate's it thle tinig. Pior th li oult~se (of llettresenttat ives .\r. 1. .\dd~ Campbjthell, of laurtens, has entlered, thle r'ace. .\essrs. .I. II. 0'DIell, of the War'e Shoals sectiton and1( A. 1. itlake 13', of (Clinton, ha~ve iannioutnced fot Road Vommittissionter. .\Ir'. John N. Wrtigh t, of l2aiireits, aeerites hiis ant ntounicemient Ifor mnagistrtate of th is tow'nshiip this w"eek. Jlor I. Coopteir, son1 (If Mr. and( .\ls H. J1. Coopetr, otf the Laureits M\itt, was reported byl th 1'wiar de partment t.as tissing In actin slitce July3 24tIhi. lie w~as a mtentbet' of Co. It, 38th Infantrty, andl enlIsted as volunteer at thte age of 18 years. Miss ('rawley, secretary of tte C'ommiittee on IHome Reltef of the Reud Cross, Is miaking a comptlete Invest IgaIIti to get fuller Infor'ma Itotn on the cause. Thte notlfleaf itn fr'om the governmtent (lid ntot indient whether' Pu'tvate Cooper was kIlled, wouinded or a tprisoner but the general assumtiton Ia that lie ia a prisoner. Ex-Oov. 1'lease to Speak. Ex-Gov. Cole b. Tilease. candidate for the U'nitecd States Senate, Isasched tuled to speak In the court house hero next Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and at ClInton the same evenIng at 7 o'clock. 'e s 'lhat Ne " 1)rat 11, 1m e s;s'l -it Onwce. (Giss e';Iten;ons filr til, Or. dron Enltist :nents. WVasih iingitiion, .\:.. !. -The enllareud War prorami wasf xp:line d to i el -Renate, military conunijt(te behindcl ril dloors today byh tryBilker inl urg,"ing enlac"tmnt as soonl as possibic iof t he adiinli,;t ra lionl's nmn.l-power bili extendilig drAft ages so as to ininde all men het w'en IN and 1.3 years. If :id i e exV tision was ssential to 1-7.. vide! the mn nl1ed to bring the Wall to a quick concluision. Aftvr i o:nt;ieoil;; his statemen'ii ! be f'orv lito 1111 conunlillet Se et aI!Ir 11iaker wa (iestioned by tle sub-com. iniltli investigating the air-Ilanue siluit at io . In a brie' s!:lt4,melvnt to new saper lcuit 1'efore vntertinr the conniiiltter loom 1hp oecrinry said the ordlr is suied yetrday sispelinding all armyi, and navy enlistmnents until definitt acion is Iaken onl Il imanpowel bl1 does not apply to aly prSon %who had takein st' I,- prior to Ile iiissuaT of the orlder to elist or to (nter a mili tary tri:1iining canmp. * Sii-ie th' mallpower bill was pro -d to Congress there has been a heliavy ru Ih to naval and marine cor:s recriitinig st it ion of men who do not visl to bw dralted. In malny casts it i.s unlders;tood moln of families and with r aul imiorlant usitness inter est. have soughlot to 'nlist on t Ie theory that 'ventiially they would be dra' til tint the army. Secretary 1aker was the final wit iii- S to a it'ar. in connection with th hill and Se-nati'or Cham bierlain hop's o have thll \. commiillov take. up1 and o: ,idehr the, mn tre:ll without delay. I'ro- pt ilnactmni'it of the draft ex it iton hh! so that S ieitier .3 may Ie fixed as retgistralion day, as sug .ed b l'rovort Marshal General Crwde.l(r was nrged by Ir. Unker, W\it holtl the extension, lie told tii commitnteo, it wolid be nece.-ieary tc ii tai'he lderfeired classes. Secrtary inaketr reviewed the sit tat ion but added little to inf'oimation already given to ite commilt tee by' G:eneral Mlarch and P'rovost Mlarshal (lenral 'rowder, aiccolding to a state lent made )y Chairman Chamberlain after t Iaring closed. The Secre tary said the decision to extend file draft ages was reached only aft er long stidy. whichl showed the step to he absoltely nec'essary to carry out the agreetiiient mnale at the allied confer ence. Dlriiing the hearing Mr. Raker Was vigorously (illestionid by Senator Reed, of lssoiuii, and othiers, it was undir stood, regarding what was termed the "apparent change of froni" on tle part. of the departimtent as to extension of the ages. (COi'P. I,. -El'TON AEIWI0.MIE. Colfirmationl of Youngl .Untrinle's Denthl I rom Wotuntds is Ret d The recently, reported death fromi woundis of C otrp. I 3. F'el ton Abetrcromti hit', otf lthe I' niteid Slates .\ain tes, has bei'n coit'nfired bty olieialI notilce fromi the wa r dleiar t mlenit. t o .\t's. J. C. Alter Abtercrtomblie btelonlged to the 8thl Co., 1'. S. M . C., 5th Ii e~g., antd had been in iFianlce sinIce last tatll. lIe was wvou nd ed while in action .titne S and dietd ten tdays later'. Young Abiertirombie enlisted about three yearis agot at Chttanootga, where lie was etngagetd ini t' insu rance busi ness, antd lie hadl seen service in thle West Ind(ies be'fotre the U nitedl States enitered~ the watr wIth Germany. Hie was reen'l ledi to thiIs cotutr'y ando sail ed fronm New York some Itimie last yeari. lie was a soni of .\r. anid .\trs. Johnl C. Aberciromiie of Il('kor'y TIav ciin and was 28 years of age. . iother ('andtidate' for the( Hoiuise, bate yesterday afternuioon Mir. D). ~1. Hlo'tct', of KIiards, teleplihned lto have himi annoiu need for' re-elect ion to thle 1 iouse5 otf Repuresentatives. The mes sage camne tot) late for his name t) be placed in Ithe tregular column, so itubl lIty Is gIven to It in this place. 1lls iiame will appear in the regular lIst next week. Onte Teacher Omiltted. In the list of teachers for the grad ed school carried in The Advertiser last wveek the name of Mliss Mary Belle hlabb was inadvertently omiltted. Mliss labbt's atpplication was acceptted when It was first. received and it wa's only through an oversight that. her name wna. left out of thn list last week. 4MIRICA PLANS FOR A SMASHING BLOW 3,000,OU0 Men li France by Spring. 2,000,000 MORE AT HOME O verwhel in I ou orces of All . I lied N.Itiols liXpect'ed to Push G(ermn1Is Bahie Mer fihe 101hine inl Ithe Springo or lie.stroy Greater Part of Hl .Arumy. Washinglon, Aug. 7.-lacked by a 1(ser-voirl of five million American t roops. Vivld .\arsh1al Poch, supremei <omaillinder of the Americal and the .\Ilied arnuties is preparing to h11ur- the en1tirei un1ited military ,trI n 11h of 'rae tGreat Biritain and the t'inted tate. against ftie Germiianls oil the e1ern fronl t in order to brting the wat to a victoriouts conclui onl ill tile :;horte.t lossible time. Next spring will see the terrific conflict already in) progress onl the Aislie-Velse line, in fuli swing with Foch's armies strik ill.! with all their power. hI'iis was the impression gained to d.v hy Imemblers of thep SenIate mill tary commulittve. who heard General arct, chief of staff, explaini in exe culive session the War D)epmrtmeit's reasons for' as.king extension of draft limits to iltulvde all ilen betweei nd a -n . years of age. TIey' learned also t1hat tile defhitite (evcisiol to en largev the Americani m1iitiary pr-ogramil 10 an army of five million men was !'etCied abtouit July "0 and is in ae rdance with an agreenent reached 'u l'ris shortly before that timec-. Thu dale when tihe I'nited States Ae(ided to more than double tle great effort it already was making and to bring its whole German front from Rheims 'to the sea into jeopardy, was struck .1u1ly 15 with American troops hearing their full share. It aP110,-Cea l POSsible tihat the. suc Pess of th11at blow had influenced the Amilicant ofliclals wIlo ContInuously have p'ressed for a vigorous aggres it(l amign at tile earliest possible m11olmient aid with attention concen irated oil the Western front, to believe that eniotlgh could be done this year to lepare the way for a smashing miili :tary t1ium1Ph1 next year when the fill] American arny becoies available. !he period of time Covered by esti mIes for etuiplment an(d transporta tioll for the troops u1nder the enlarged army pin is ui nderstood to earry it 1t1) to lext spring. A\s the project is understood, at lhouigl the details were not othain :1He, it is contemiplated to place an irmy of substantially I re- million in ian1Ce before ithe spring camipaign opons backed by 2,)00,000 at home, moving forward as needed. in this (01cnee 11 i ln, iniatIionis thiiat thle flt'it ith hav mCtade 'x triaord inariy efforit to ()n1('litrtate trioops On th nE iest erni 1ron1 ill thle last few monthIs became imncrea si ngly sign i leant . Conupled with thle Frtencht anid Amlericanl efforts, this .ljives proise of situl~ch ovrlmWiliing 13' Iartge for'ces Il it th battle next yeart thazt a ('omparttat ively' short and( billetr tight miay. see the Issute deidedil' and( t'e Germ1an arm dr'(1ive b'eIiyoind thle llthine if it Is not1 des'tro e 1 in'( 1 the field. iIn hIs im id-wieek con ferenee with hte nlewspalter men~i latr i'n then day. Gleneral March dealt withl the battle siuat ion In general terms and refor r'ed to his appearance before the son 'ite'(Ot)1 omilte 01nly to deny a retport that he hadl fixed thle military pro gram11 t a linding S 4 Amterican di(ivisionis in Frianee bhy next Mlay. lie had made 110 such stateomen t, hie said. First Opent (ottoin lBoll. Thlle Iirlst cotio h11 oll of thle season lmadle its appear'anee Friday, NIrt. A. P'. Williamus, who lives on ltute (6, brlouight it to 'Thie Adv'ert iser thbat (lay. ile states that tis one was found close to fouri or five othler 0open h)011s Thiut'sday Iin a field of of King cotton. The first open01 boil r'epor'ted last year was by3 J. NI. Simpson, whlo lives on lloute 3. llis )1 hollws br'ought in August 12th1. C'hildbreni's D)ay at, Lebanon. C'hilidron's Day exercises are to be held at Lebanon church, Greenville, - coiunty, Saturday, August 17. The pub lie at largre In invited.