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VOLUME, XXXIV. i. URENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1918. NUVIBER 8 MW DRMITED MN How Questionaires May be Filled Out SEEK HELP NEAR YOU Associate Members of Legal Advisory Board arc* Appointed to Assist, Ii Mkliig out Questionalres Under New Manpower ill to Avoid Deay. Alessrs. 11. Y. Simospn nad 1F. P. Mclowan, permanent members of the Legal Advisory board acting with the County Exeipti0on oard, sent out in struct ions last week to the Associale Members of the Legal Adv'isory Board acquain tinug them with their duties in connection with the registratioli of the new men beween) the ages of 18 and 45 years of age who are to be reg istered under the nlew mani-power bill of 'Conigress. As is already knowu, all men het bwen the iages of 18 and 45 Inclhusive, tIhat i.-;. all those who have becolne is ye' rs of, ale and have 11o0 reachecd thir .111h year, vxcept thost who hlv all'eautr le.:'.b t':il fider ill, - t~ll) 1 dr bli'l:1'' i w ha lo ris I: to1 -' t'li' illld oia t' iill iafe'111 ih'i regI s I e n i\\ill hal eer to r sply ti< ei.n bo ik. T acl l ietii. The t al bio' or i li: ri tsn utrlyint Io he i n st riiet busale HOt-C)11 11 Ill huI''1 w il' .' !T -:-it' lli i il '' I i t I;' eall'd 1pn- t ha te d~l tes i ano il'' 11' lots tuicnys.ndIc that the eitat or, draftee ima: anid should receive whatever assistalc Is ecssarly from lhe a) v itoele innork her. who lii na r s 11 e 111in1. 'TIe al I visory board 'iniites o ot tha thse inr. striuetions" are niot compulsory, bul hould he lollowed inl oto rdeter Intrat 1th -Work ma1.y be donle as qu1ickly anid al thoreoughly possible witkoutll work iong thendue hardships uipons a stal body of mena. The associate members of the boar are rexuected to kee ohe instructoio for reftoreuc wh the work of filli i ot il the ouestionaires begins ad th l registrants are requetited to gote par ticularly the niiames of the menl t wholn they may go for assistance nembers of the board aind registral are expected to read over the ques tions thoroughly before 'lttemptlin to fil them out, so as to avoid inine essary delay. The B isotructioits to the associal meTbers are as follows: Registrants are requested to go t associate members of the Legal Advi ory tBoard ieares to them for a9 sistance, but before doing so shou111 arefully sudy the uest0n and i a il strueilons 'in ordera to glie prompt all correct alnswers to0 aIll uiestioas,. ah ris take te personls wo tre to mai suppoing of idavits wth also sigs +nahe o the fil out thequestinai wheis is ry iuraln ta tnd byhftllo that theie suggesaltions, atrolen' are d1 lieay ign mpe.n The quetioaire etCI mAdeliefi associate ersareais urg *wth e ru Ogle andi~3 inrutosoer ig the exescion and 1)Alilling of' lI glowdvinory dta i', andi that il reistan nt on10wlyW isignss a\ registat nouuut olsnthe afesefida reqie d of imlsC'i bti ath.sgn nat e ssaeealher o ie ec . Awenvisy peoardcallystated that le tshould noul einte his name lo ha thoatre tuepporng "Aied ary r andl shol igned Ths afdavias As te eie'o h ~gal Advisoynwoso Bor" eistrant no rts con to intyo sures be'ai wiltssd mye oflero theinhoardin the Oand. Room Asite Coumrt ofe ho e Advistr themard assstingte aroe, reitrant should goe o the let ha magif the ro net tao thequ eTe nember of the Legate Advis PL NS BEIN1 LAIlD FOR WAR WORK l'ND Count-ry-lide Dfrive for $133.00t,00t1 to be 3ade iII Novebiemr. . . F. Mehissick Chairman for this Dis. trlet. Greenwood, Abbeville, laurelns, Newherry, Saluda, INdgeield and Mc Cormick counties will he known nu Distrit No. 3 in tlie Tnited WI 'ori Campaign, which, according to th( wisles of the War. Departmllenit. will h< a countrywide drive to raise $1:1i.500, 000 for the Young Men's Christian As sociation, the Young Woman's Chris tian Association, the War C'onmiimiti Service and the American Libra-:. As sociation. A. F. McKissick, one of Green Wood's most. prikIIicnnt citizens, wih has been identilled, with various wa Work drives since the nlited State: entered the world warl, has aeceptev the chairmanship of the district. 11 will have associated with him, as dis tricl director, I. H. Elmnore, who, a a civic organizer and a powerfu speaker, is known widely, and wit has been called "the livest Texan". County and school district organ izations will be perfected W11ithin ti coming week. The planl of organiza lion is so elaborate and thorough lihn it is predijeeld th st ron a appe:'1 fo fidsI ill Nov iber\- will roach i ver mawomlinl and' chilli In Southl Car1. 1 -11H1lH:'is 1 \4i' 1.\ilr iar Scr4441 t I h4-1 h Ia le fc C'o1%1s ile -- of P rus .\ I 44w 4 i '. o :(r, 4 0 -' la.,o w 'lIt wna fo i lt chalnT: it 11::10 jindI'4 l o I I1 o'cll ,l b heen 11thIet i acl'lmiIel hoir4 inl 1hie: The Stundahy school houri1 will Ibe mov, forward also, so as to allow ample I in for the 111oer to iiake the nece:i prepara ftons for Souday sOr-i(ves. So' day slo ,I services at Ihe Pr Le' leran church, hovever, will begin 10:15 and last until 11:30. 'I'l e Sii -1day school services in other clihin I will begin ' at 10:30, allowing an hot before the preaching services will< follow. The change in the hours of the mor1 Ing services has nothing to (o with ti "Daylight Saving" plan of the gover! ment. When the government "runs il clohk" back again In October il churches will run theirs back als just as they ran them forward in t1 spring. To Assist Exemption Board. "Messrs. Jack 'McCravy, of this cil and Sam G. Dillard, of Clinton, we sent to Camp Jackson by the loc exemption board Saturday foi' instrr tion preparatory to their taking 1 Work in the ofice of the exemptil board here. The course will last i several weeks. > hers are its follows: e Gray Court. -P. .\. Ilellams, .1. S('urry, J. W. -ells. Rev. Geo. liopkh -Owvings Stat ion-W. J1. 1lunter, .J. -(ray, C'. 'hI. Owings, 1R. M. Bryson. ii Ora-W .\. J. Fleming, J1. P. Bhlake R1ev. 1. N. Kennledy, J. Wess D~onn 10 Iliekory Tavern-J.. W. Kellett, M. '0 Abeeronibie, R1ev. WV. A. hlaldwin. IC Goldville-Wm. A. Mloorehead, C t A. llrowvning, J1r., Geo. MI. WVright. Ii Cross I Ill--Dr'. J1. 1. Miller, T. Is Pinson, Prof. W. P. 'Culhertson, lW. t Rlasor, J. lM. Leaman, R1. A. Austin, Ic 11. Goggans. 'C Waterloo--W. WV. ('ampbell, WV. - Wharton, W. HI. Whar'ton, WV. 5e Cooper. f Ware Shoals, iR. F. l).-J-.erry d( .\artin, E. E. Simpison. - Ekhmn--J. Frank Walker. g- Mountville-C'. Morten Fuller, 13. k FuIleri, M. ii. Crisp, S. 5'. Farr'ar, e A. Cannon. P'rinc'eton-N. H. Wood, W. D). Sn ii v'an, Sr'., WV. Hi. Monroe, J. F. MlcCue1 s- Klnards--W. iP. Smith. d Fountain Inn-C. ii. Leonar'd, .. 5- ('ook, E. NM. Garrett, Geo. TI. Cook. ," Rlenno-J. HI.. Hell, J1. (1. Pitto. y M. WV. Gray, (D). D). Kellett. e City of Laurens-RoX'. J. M. Stg r man, C. F. Br'ooks, J.'4. Wright,. y son Leec, B. Y. Culberison, R1ev. Ora8 ill L. Knight. 11 - ClInton-Sam Addr Jno. T. Rob 'rs son, Ii. L. King, i0. G. h ntler, Frank Sland, -H. D. Heury, rthur Lil n- Chaney Stone, MS'ok B. Hilpp. POLLOCK LEAl Election Returns Slow in C Incomplete Returns Give Election returns from over the i State were slow In coming in last night. Not until nearly midnight was The Advertiser able to get. anything oil state elections, when connection was sectlred with , 'the GreenvlVle News. At that. hour they only had re turns up to 10:30 o'clock, a total of about 33,000 votes being heard from. Out of this total Pollock, in the short - teri senatorial race had selcred 211, S8-15 and Peeples 12,013; for Attorney (eneral, Wolff was leading Sapp with 1 7,791 against Sapp's 12,(89; for iRail road Commissioner Arnold had jpolled I 1;,81 ad i Richardson 13,518; for -Commissloner of A gricultutre I larris 4 laid' 11,126; an d Ga r r ison 1.1,061. A see ond primiary is likely for the oflice of Comptiroller General made vacant by the deali of Carltn W. Sawyer. In - this race Ohortne was leading with 1 2,738 votes. Inimorl \e was running se' - ond with 8,185 and SImIn erseItt was T M. 0. W )1) T) S (~.onv>~ v~ ('1'to of 11h labor pr b l..h inicolo n of lt t'Iu l f i o niale sl rtlir uli) I 'ten. ioa Ii afternlI'loon anld 111k1 an .1 atldre fr-.in themant h useste s a :Wn'lock. .\ir. Wood mm-a hrsonl 1.te. .u:-1hero weekv before h;ot eId milade such-1 a deep imwpro !ion w ilh what he had to say Ithat mIanty afskod him then to ret un at a lat er date and address a larger crowd. Wheni .\Ir. Wood was here before he stated that he wished to reach every man an1111d wonan in the county with the message which he brought f roml the government. Ills speech touches ie nearly every phase of activity in this 0. IV HOME SERVICE INSTITiT'T'. To lie Opened Here Oct. 1st for it struetion In iHome Service Work. riThe American Red Cross will open IP a, an institute in Laurens oil October first, for the purpose of training vol unteer workers who will help conduct the work of the lome Service Section of tile lied Cross Chapter of 1aurens County. The course will last for six weeks, consisting of lectures, Hild Work, of flee work, etc. The class will be lim iled to twenty students, who will he 5,selected from the 'outtlly as a whI ole. If yout are inter'est ed please V-oml man lieniite w'.ithl tie at once ats thert are a numbell)r of appllintins (Il fih at presenit. .\, lr det ailed in format ion Will I 1 ivent next week as to when anld whliere the inst itute will h1) heid. Also ht names of thle lect urers. .\ay I urge~ every' ited Cross Brlneb en and Auxiliary of Laulrens ('oungi to die c ide who they wouldi like to tie theil i. represeniitativye at the Inst itte amn Ii. make lt a report to thle Illime 8cervict S. Sect tiln of thle lied Cross at L~aurtem wvithiin the nlext two weeks. (. (Signed) ('arolyn C'rawley. Acting 10x. Se('. of the It. S rThe local exemiiiloll hoard is in re colipt of a letter' froni the distrli' R hoard1 at G roeiWdod ask intg tat reg i. st rants be info ead hat Ii it a not th, -power' to grailt furiloughis or deferrei classlicationt ini ordeir to galther (1rop or Compi~lete a wvork of some kind. '"I is 6fljy a waste of tine atnd money, ' th le ter says, for regist rants to notk tr1 Gr)een wood for' 'thiIs purpost Mr.'d chairman of the local boar< m, ittates i t the Wa r D~epartmlent 'nl htas t blidower to grant furloughs o ~dfer'4d Cssifientbtin of this kind, erequested to return a B$ ld~ ~~ es to the Red Crosa i'ooi tie, as B ~1t *111 be made immiepiatt ly. ING PEEPLES. ioming in Last Night but Fair Idea of Results. .4iing third with 7,0.~)9. C Congressional lice. The latest returns oil tle congres donal ran last niglit showed Nicholls ilouit 400 votes alhead of Ioiari and Z ndientions Were that the incumbent votild hold his Wlad. In this couitv, mit of 28 boxes heard from 'Nicholls I iad 1297 and lomar I2C, showing a narginl of :31 votes for Nicholls. 11 A)peared last night that Nicholls was -adilng in) every coutty of the distriel. County Rices. Twetyt eight boxes last night prac ilally ai assured tI(, election of It. I). Itoyd to the legislatiure, John 1). W. Wat s as Sutiiivisor and A. It. Moore as Countfy ConIniss ioner. The votles in these races were as follows: I iyd ..9..............4*8 Stillivan .. .... .. .. . . .. .10%%5 iumbert.............. 11l W attl .. . . . . . . . -. .\lo're ...................ii (I .. .. ...... ....... JA C n c I: v .rl 1s r plac1 1, . h t : v. h, -a r1 bi1 IIt ho1!gh 1 ho met ing- will )1'be held Saturday aftternIfoon, tipht at the busy hour of the week with the merchants, a moveiment will lie started to have all stores closed at that hour so that niployers and employees may hear , fhe address. It is hoped that. every lirson in the county who can arrange to he present will come to hear him. 'o0i'Rr CONV ENim TODAY. llurdette Case One of First. Cuses Ex. pected to he Tried. The Sept ember term of court, whleh was to have convened here Monday, was delayed on accontit of the inabil ity of Jidge DeVore to get here and will be conveled this morning. The delay in oprc inr the sessions of the Cour it AtY Cai. -V som1i1( dislocation of the ( dokel, iitt It is thought that the trial of Iobert iiitrdletIle. chaltrged with killing I). 1). Stloddan icar Owings, last winter, will be aiimong heIl fIrst .-[I-" t b- thiard. It will be remem hiered thait thti- case was lieardu at thle \Iiarchi tr ''itOf coourt and resuti ted 0it aimistrial. ..\notheiir case which wtill afttract at tenitioni will tbe that of \\ill I'inison, charged with assault anid biattery withI init ent to kill W\alt'r [ia v is inar Mo(iiut v ille sev'eralI mt hs fl[ aigo. IDavts, it will be recalled, was riding a mutle andt ceime tupont I'insoni in the road wheni the dittleult y occuri redl In whtichi thle formeru was shot and htis miub' killed. For sevteriaIldays it wits thought that I avis wouldI dtIe, but1 h Ie ftinll y souviv~ed lie wountds. Sunday111 Schlui Intst Iit.e There will hi' a Sun tday School in sttiute ini the F-irst .\ethodist (Chotel oun the 1lth, 1:11h am) t:sth, condiuctei hy R ev. W. 4. O)wen. Sitnd iayv51 cool setretaruy andl( his aissistats. Thle ses Th'le fIrst session ill bIhi today (W'id. n iesdahy) at :1:10 A spiec-lal ivifttie ish extendiedl to atll (If ft' ('ommuniity wh'o1~ are Inter'estedl ini Sundt(a y schio ,1i0' 11. (Coo14 pe I I~ie rdt Fr'i iim. V Joe I?. Coolier. (If the baturens Miu rvillage. wh Io was repocrted'i as killedl i Fr'atne sever'al weeks aigo, is niow re lor-tedl very muich allye, havting wrIt ten a letter to hIs plarents since thi report of hIs denthI. lIe stated tha h e was well and In good health.J iC., Dean, of Goldville, has been rep~ort pd( kIlled, and Airthtur Floy'I, coloired has been rep)orted as wounded. I. 10.lE SElVICE SE(IETAlV .1AKES .MONTHlLY RCEPORT IIecord of Activities (if the Depart Imint Is Given by the Secre-itary (of the Hlome Service Department. The following report ol the activi ie of lhe llom1e Service Deparitment if the led Cross has been made by li-s Carolyn Crawley, secretary: To give you some idea of the I Ioie serv'ice work when translated into wteual accomplishments, here is a par ial report of the work of tile illo1 service Section of the Ied Cross 'hapter in Imaurens for the month of kugust: Sen Ices H4tendered. ui rloigh approved ............2 amilies visited .. . \bolical aid . .. . .. . .. . .. 5 Dental aid . . . . . . . . . 'ilp ra.,y em ployment ..I... .. .. I'rmnanenilt employment .2 Tran 1Fportaltion ...... .. .. .. .. 2 ['Ih 1(rch connection strengthened .. -1 Iemoval to better homlies... . 2 Financial aid Problems Prensented, lIisahility from industrial accideits 1 bl111di(edness .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 T...b.C.loi.... .. .. .. .. .. .... : No. 2' a.'' hirte \ l iio t No. of' Cass re'ivng financial1 aid: No. 02f eases receiving information 2: NO. of letter's w 'itten. .. .. .. ...1! 1'an o (If in in% the army ar ie quest(I to note that no furloughs ar-( granted on account of illness or othei local causes Inless the telegraml1s o letter2 to file commanding oilcer have heen approved by the secretar; of tle Hlome Service Departient (I tile Rled Cross. Such matters shoulh therefore he referred to the Home Ser viCe Department before application i made for furloughs. Escaped Prisoner Caught. Sheriff Reid left last night for Spar tanhurg to bring back to this count: Geo. Watts, colored, wanted in ill coun22ty for ihe 11u21der of 1 negro w< man near the i.aurens mill iln the fa or' 1. . Watts has been loelted a . ':Un Wadswortl wher. he Was goil 1111d4-1r the asstlilled 1211e of W ist ':tslyvv, having been inillcted inti . m e1 be' ...red - that .e was 21 ne gt 2that ImadelI an1 alttack on1 th' jailo "''nleh .lack"' Glennt in .l'2auar 19' antd affeeled his (escapeii with thrE (IthIer ne2gro(es. Fiince that timei( I has2i been at lartge. Sh1erif'f lleid hi: htetn (1n Ih tra'il o'21 (f him21 for sonl ime2 and0 sn2eeClded iln 11entinig hi severa'~l days ago. C'elehiries 701th i'thday22. A- larige galther '21ing (If frienlds ai relatives were'2 guiest s at the cel' hr li n of2 the122 7thi birith a olIY (f .\r. I'. Todd12 at Ithe old1 I tldgcens sprirl no(w (own b1.1Iy .\t. K 121ard,~ (on ltridl:1 th :i ' 221hi. A* Sum22ptuu barbe12 t1tcued 2di n 1erW was.serve "'1whiichl was greaty e * r II' a 11. .\fter2 1122 dltiner an2 ihfh'rir meItetting waIs t'2 bei'lhen the 1(icide o 2f thte tast weret'( re(viewed't and2t ple2 -anI mem'tori.'s of Iboyhooad dlays reeni - ('d. Nannh1ere'2'd amon211g the12 gueists the' day' wasI S(enattrelc(t Nat 11. Di1 .whol clnter'tained the par22ty wiith remVi I iscence's (of th 112' hool10 daiys of thll youh I iwhen'2 he and12 .\l. 1'Tdd r'eceiv their' :4,-boolinlg at Ithe same12 foulntt of know ledge. 1 S'iru ee Fhig Ex(ercises P'ostponet(' 2 Decause of the lnclemient weath1 - Itle exercises which1 we're to hav he 1 -, held at thle univeiling of the serv h fag at t he Watts .\lills .Sunday aifti t noon, wvere p)51IOstped unt111 n1ext Si .(day afterniooni. The exeri'eses wIll 1 - ginl at 6:3(0 Instead of 7:00, as l)re( ously Intended. Thie public Is e (Inally InvIed to nttend. ALMOST RACH FORMIR UMNI War Now Entering New Phase BIG THINGS NOW IN STORE From S1. Qtiin to 11ambrai "ins are, Offiring Stlifer Iesistince. Disper. ate FIg-htig by i ermans 141 Prwtmn Futhiler Advances of Allied ArunJA( Paris, S tIt. 10. -The allf ar' ;) mVost back to the lin te i 't. )n , .e1r06 ifore hieI erianl offshv aotr its w lis Of ki nbroke victoria ani )oit wat. has enterd a period. n i .0alm, bit 0if re Iaution. With a prmre eI j1tIs a w onde rfu tin to to I o. Thel( dr y, and on It, whole, fin.- weath clr which belpwd .\ar-shai F,;ch to turn the tables on lte G-lrmans so fast, hias 4.nded anid a1 wet, Stormy spell has s t il. T t yestrdlay ' rered uhof Callbrai. outh (if :t- -I i -1d to Ihe ih i sm I;- r, 1 li ii . it, . --3 lnt no. Th toria ns ivr a. ( -ont of reath1 hv I tho !I;. Mar .hal IFtwhi it fo lhe . bit lict- are ulikly- to !:t a r (I it( during the cominig autu11111n and wvinter. It is a - u itrel I tIa I Ma iSlii I Foch w i not let them go I(o vairit as vas tnie afte r thle -ist haltle of ite Marn . Ire(tased resist ance, I I Ger imla 11 a 1 e\ i t lie c Condl i I i on1S Iu I fav orale o to the swift ImiovementflI of troops have tended 1o slow down the allied offensive along that strelci or the hattle line from St. Qulntin to . ( 1ambraI. lere the British in fight ing of a local character. have carrice, their lines to Illavrincourt wood and Peziere. To the south Field Marshal lHaig's men have taken Vermond and - Vendelels, the former abont five miles v from St. Quentin. s On the Iritish right ilie uFrene. - have advanced to within fiiri miles I of St. Quent in. At licz lt y crossed S lit Cro'al and their p tr'I- are IearinIig I, i rto. which i n-pt1'it-t AU r he blr inu g. \\ ilt lit fall .f L Fere o l oly a qustli ionl of ItI ie :h! Fonch .,I aloeol~i f thl.. It lon tvest ti of ithe 0ist river and ar EtYhiKemn r. th ir lint arondi Si. Qt-i. > andI j St:y munst Iaiss to talo I attn. Tlht it capt i'tueo I a Vire wV i bt- a wr tion s mentiat* io the' strionge iirman de e ftiises ini the Si. (;ohauiin missif. 'ronoi mi iis pioiint sonthi of laaffu'xii Germanl art illery fitue has increasedti im vi4 indhinte t hat futr ro Iiretss bit the id Frt'eh woui ihi'econ Itest d vi zorounsly. ri- a ilutre to stop ft' aliletd adlvane. V. at othier sItrong posit ions anid 1ihr g, bhit ing otf 1a~erue funnis he' 'r-i y, detnetes of Ite -,:akness of tie Gers ii- 'nan ini hut nd11 of their ulimiiat ina ii- tilit y to stop It'he i turning ii.' e t1 lte i a ainstheli . tla ain fore . thek- y ttflultoe ii tfnt of the G r a po iin- tarrinf ii tuthr ofvieme\nt it of the iti allIid aries.ur it:s I it e- t-p. 8 have 11- heenruirbed lit ith iie t el ,i' i ftrst. of and to the defense iof th(ii as.o ali 'tem wie n w i onb of affr'I i 't ~ li's Cr Sot' h ofe the \isne. ~l- wh frl he id Fretnch aend tmit'(antltt latr o is ihe in~ forthe pnorhessioto the strongha )i. Iagemnts herlie (haetbie St.>nhnd fobeteent the opposint (mes lfarter