The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 11, 1918, Image 1
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
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