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VOLUME X(XXIV. LAUJRENS, SOUTH CAR~OLINA. WEDNESDAY., SEPTEMBER 18, IQ18.NUER9 AMERICAN f RST ARMY DRIVES OUT G[RMANS St. Mihiel Slaient Wiped Out. 20,000 HUNS ARE CAPTURED Amerilans Making irther AIivinces In the Direction of Metz, 'erman Stronghold Protectig Southwestern (ieriniu Provinces on the 1Rin1e. In a imagnlifleit drive made by the American first arny under General Pershing lasot week, the St. ih iiiel see tor projocting into French territor..1 opposite .\etz was wi!Ied out and a total of Iearlty 20,000 Austi'iais and GerioanIis wero m1ade prisolersg. The Americans were assisted Iin the drive by several divisions of French troop but the iliot)miant victOy lV te Gerinans aw l AIus;tr ians Ii credfliitedl to the American's who bore the blunt of tIhe att'ack. Se. 1taker, who was on fa-mi' al t i uiiim! and willlessevd cth o r 11,1 i " ot al -1 1t1ac m t .\l - da.y e ngi tat Ow t)411 he i asi almwor- surnisnly smIlall conlsid thc .\coipe of ohn atck. Thie ' 011. Ic thi A ia n s v riulted in it- roeiM-nngoull of* the Hln, inl M se Ic o C hn' ti o le , t . oay taie )a iIeuir hetacr inl that dig In ha. ! 'h-eoil n wricanl t e .\it2 Frt, up. eii -The atAmlereau posi tions yn tie ig7i aile frolint heilwkiir .It1 foi fi the Mad river) and thl \.iisellen weredmthed loday, th Getirns fivther retreating lin tha re- ioi. A% certain American division call, tured lip entire artillery park neval J1ainy, faking 72 cannon and making i total 90 for the drive. All attempted counter-attalis hav Jtli h)en repulsd he r mo lo hes appar efilly are ,,,vilg their ftlil attential to Strengthening their withdrawal po fiesit lonls. Tie Atiierles are ,1( under heav; h)(;mlbardmlent, but continule to intlprov their positions. Their wmorale Is o the highest and helvy are anxius t4 press (n. whil he aii 1oehe Iorale I correICSIondingly lower. is ii onl ersa; '':ey have no hope of winn'ting tO wm Ihiv A trians 1r hIWtI toward Ia Gleran, Iithey wer e lieft ' shift for tsiseles and that ropeate' rete) for mo rlle aimmunitioln wert ignored. Ariyl tilivity Is steadily linreasin Soveral tonls of bombs wre deoppe oni ColeIf, tlhbrange, aarbuCket onilay the Ieuhliv. Amieralea da rhions atacked tlhne Mostle brid ag 'orn wtix lailes souithwest Metz) and Araville itwo miles stil of Corny). .\anly Iits were gotde i lih t te foi tonls o explosives ised. Inl 'vw of thle Auistrianl peace prr flos, wife tepof Roet .oh in th regon i s extremeii lyWt i n iiteres.'t in. ti caerse thi thee lly(~eni iay t: 6,he;enemye mod' ouf the oldirhd who had'.hy did no'iti yeaow' acIl were icey wer'ie oingit by wee hWI ed0 f.or hioe, "wicht is allte ht't ma'lI Ms. . . ibtiwis ofb olto liiest. The(wa ramainst of .\)r. Nan. Il uht ofDtis ciy. ofRoer Wi. dai's, <a Founta re in innI'to w readto ret lin 11 % 6, beis t~h body ofin o(lili nl daught whsioti had die thaeveraiil year' aieglo. 111e rieser coced by111 ofv W1y mot1 lS. onen rtctr of thile l0isc'ope Churgh Iof1a he Iuitphany. .lie. Day(4 ws ffhe younet t d ifautr ofi Mr.55 allw lot thiity.iedfi hse wi. and Mrs 11ay4 a sourcee ofi deoe regrtctohm Mrou Davoohd ben i declinn hetalthiv No< willn me, ut hroughot hra iel and fends 2 n 3:0clock.Al bonds of y LAsT EL1EUTIUN REiTURNS DEVEIOPE) NO CIHANGES Nicholls Elected to Congress. Iloy;i to House of tJepresentatives, Watts wilk be New Supervisor and Moore Coun ty Commissioner. Oflicial election returns as canvassed Thursday made no changes In the out come as Indicated in earlier returns re ceived by this paper for Its last issue. Samuel J. Niqgholls was elected to Con gress over lorace L. Ilomar by about 400 votes. In this county the vote stood 1.181 for Nicholls against 1135 for Bomoar. Mr. Nicholls cirried [,an rens, Spartanhurg and l'nion countics while Mr. Boinar carried Gri'ecniville county by a few hundred votes. On nicount of the close vote in the (istrict Mr. [lomar requested a recount and this was granted. ('ount.y Offielils. In tlie raves for county ollices, R. Dunk Hoyd dlefeated .las. II. Sullivan by a vote of 17"0 to I182. John 1). W. Watts defeated the intil('il Super is r', Ii. 11. liumiibert by a vote of 16. to 12"i. .\. 1H. .\oore defetted .J. N. O'Dell for County Coninissioner by a voteo of 170s to 121:1. The noinerS on the fave of the re turn., IY wile t l tetrxlls for ta ' of files weore' I*'10-fI xtate sen te: WV. Plollock. T0hera1. . (d4 I o011. 1.:airoad coImliisslioner: 11. 11. A'. 9nold, I iIrtanh rg. !!rils, 'eidleton. The ttl voft in the secoid pri nlry at iTuesday was 7 Tihe l'eqnt for tle various ollieex follows: nate: Peoples, 30,04-1; Pollock, 49,920. Attorney general: Sapjp, 31,312; Wolfe, -15,078. Itaiilroad commissioner: Arnold, -., 07V; Richardson, 35,652. Commissioner of agriculture: Gar rison, 37,0-s; Harris, '11,390. ComIltroller general: Elimore, 2,, 218; Osborne, 33,586; Suimimersett, 20. 280. 'A 10NING1 SC'110001 FOIL. IHOME SElVIC'E W1____liS lI st ittef4 to be 14eld aSt, ('ourt1 IflouSe to 1e01 First Week In 0c4ob1er. In tle f irst week of Octolier the Ited Cross open's at tle Court I ollse it ins tintue for lione Service worker:. I Twetiy stildents, coming from Isa reus. and the various branel:es and ie::uiliaries in the county, "re to he trained for six weeks in order that they may not only serve the govern 1l ment but serve aeeeptably. The cou rxs will compirise lec tires, readling n!ou. Iiertain suggested linas and leld work, i supi'rvised I the Iftome Serlvie li If part met of the Ia treons (lihapter. h Some of the toples tglIi iup) by Ilw lecturers, who are to be brought he rby the Iled Cross. will he the Field ol IHome Service, the Normal Family Child Welfare and the Ite-ethitcatiou anid Cate of Crippled and l)isahtem -Schliers. The IIotnec Service l)C'pari mint rega rds it as essen titaI for' hitoi sect'e workers to be located in ev Y i'ry hart of thei county. It. is oxpen1 s ive aindl iinconvenieIntI for two or thr i' brmtane. to havye al1! thle wvorkeris wh'et a callI may comei froim across lh< county. The enrollment of stuidenits has lie. giun. llranches and1 Au xi lihirles I li! hiave' not a('ted are expected to t ake thlis up at oce. Tlhie hours will be( se iarranged that s ude(ntIs can come froni a'ndl retnurn home ech (lay. Tw'hio large liarnIls litrru. Twv.o l arge harns on t he place of' .\tr IGlenno A. Fuldler In the Cheosltt ltidge I ect Ion were totally de atrioyed biy fir<' Sunoday nIght cntaiingi a loss 0t aro'unit .000O. The hIre originiated in the cov Ibarin and~ spiread to thle stock barn'i ad joitinag. Although all of the stock wa: golttienru wilthot damage, a (liati of feedi stuff was lost includitng all c this y'ear''s fodder. Very little insttr tin'e was (carrtied otn thle bil d ings an Itle oi'igln is untdetarinted. - C(hoetp lFnres for Veteranits. li I itrectot' (General \ eAdoo has in nt Ireeled all raiiiroadls to make a a pe c 1i'a rate to Con fedeirate vetetans at e tenidiig tie atnnual lietinion to lie heb Ii Tusa, Okla., on Sepitembier 2.1lth 271th. Ve trans ex peelting to alttind Ith t9reun ion enna get idlent illeatilon car td t ft'omt Ithe otmmtanderus of t heir ciamipI r's gutatatin'ig Itheii a rate of otne een a tull each way. F. P. McGOWAN S NANCE FOR S Points Out Way of Rei tionally Disregard the ernment to S i0ditor Tle Advertiser: On Sunday, Sept. 15th, as many as 30 automobiles and I wio or three iiotor cycles passed along Garlilnglon Street il the city of Laumrens which is on the main hi1gh way hi I ween IsaIrencus C. II. and Clinton bgining early in the niornling anld exendiiniiig into lhe night. If the i tvI l V ' I l the saine in all tlI roads o" Ilae countmy of 1,uesand in all tIl' (011111i 0' lie State, th14 atntof travel iust have beeni grens and 11hv aillount of gsln r1me ICr the 1,1141 in iid a o fo h tn <rl ials fo .n ulb Carfoiina hlwd (I~~ te~ it tiil :1 I 1.111.that laiislii d an ;u.-oli!.;ahte ai iule uthat At Suiday I ia-, l in 11 ait oild s sh1onl h t-( di.-vonlInued. ., I th, tmr in.(. :(.In a bb ;.!. -1f'lr T. I I. . : 'I a inad< two able addresses at Laurens, S. 110 1 n n a: i-i' . p ile Iih e I te xiste ane of Ihi!ii rule of :t t;w. n I'lM I (lu rinIi c il: popl lo comtply with thl (lr( andI 0 wrig (hn ( the~t dfnge ,If dis:regar-ding if; and also after G1ov erho .laniwn aId isasuti e a prociai tion on i aturda y the 1-.w inst. i n; If the ople o bey t h s a ti s olel i; and1 unlliversalliy. A personl w.ho woul (nowingy ond w it it thi forub iyh cotempt oul.d n t only shov d:lIires pect t t ownhe invienor of oil s State ht e would manifest a decide Spirit of disloyalty to the govern iil of the Ilited States is n1 tis, lthe grea crisis of our1 warit with thie forei1 elneim1y. I l ve written be l.ow th formn of an ordinance which I retues all the tiities and townls inl tile conut of Laurlens" and Iin all the counlties c this 1.-state to adopt ax. a m11iiiilm ordinance to assis. ste Unitel State Govriltlneillt in hie el fore l n) of thi i-1 le. If titllt rule is not vIfee t; eayin Shae not the proir saotionlito it ea bI Ilade so by tile act of thle 'rside n: Act of onisand by mencplo dianl es al verl 1ii. Ws' - i a sonl s0,houh re%!c.;.:1y driv o ni Iw l d i rgard *f 1bi- oinnan , g, S11e n v Iae he v ilae m o i0i' I allecr of t the law, thy all sigtp his neh havea waran issed y thec inayor 4, Iltlndant, havi it counter-'igned by maistralo il any part of thitlin Oa have the olfender brought to Ade mu icilm auhilorities Cor. trial. A; i iefhurcb 1'iii thi. 'i pple rig Ithet' old buies, carrirlls vd sprin wagons to rie in. lion't he aime to 11ide in old vehiclsi to chuirrch c walk( a ho frolt di:,ice. WIn Iye. .\lannding s ia t young farmicl. he roi townhurch in ta dpring ahtn. It , ie hat at is adiiedt ab i l o te stt hi ll do a12 ..he ia to heaIC the aUnidates Gienhof Iin - oa l adB oa~ ird Sendoing v Ou a Askhi id1ned tos nSwee Aidv i sThe elompl xllltioar boari el insti nh t latedi.li mug s nIn it~ 1the 121ti. evy Tusay. The lirt (ISt UGGESTS ORDI UNDAY AUTOISTS' xching Those Who Inten Request of the Gov ave Gasoline. iII carrying out its policy and rules during-the war. You1rs trully, P. P. .lcGOWAN. State of South Carolina, Cotly of City or Town of An ordinaclie to prolibit the ruIn ing, drivi ml-io operating of titto and t1:oormc- !.(s and It he i:ale of. ilt'in I ht Sabbiat! Day, ald tol p:isti nen t for violtionls of \\ 'rl , : t . riou slhl o ta e of coal and i t % ti in the t'nited qi.. nd tha ' I; is with in 11t . tini * i1' 11 lex '. gsi :: tile pot liii t owt r I t or t - n a: ::o a' n ;mlie etb y and I l lo ilmti the runie . d iv inlt 1 l'll 'i.' of anto ifrle fio '1-ey :e mnd olir ins-rum ntliti. Im In lig gasoliln and the an of a vol bhoh Oil culne neer -Min, days anld inl cetrtain toseasos: - Whyerafor hw ie da the abat 1i I Ci y or Town1 CouclSu of the Town of - S( . i1. That Oil and afler tie adop to ofr this ordilance it s hal e sil lawil a a the git tle leral good I and te .ublie aa !y and wellfare, foi a ly prsonl, firlt o f corporation to rn 1. r operate or. drive anly aultomlobile, mlo l torcyele or. otheri inlstrumilentality vonl tsming gasoline, and for any per t son, Iirm or corporation to vend oi sell l ally gasolin. onil te Sabbath Day co I loinly illed Si l ay oi tie lIord's I Day. Provided, however: that nothing yivieilly conoained shall aftet oi aipply A to of the er t of fl law, solders and sail I crs of the lited StaIe S practicing s physicians, trainled nuriises, atnhuilance s drivers, and messngrs for lte si'lc r woGGnded. t Se. 2. Aiy person, fir.i or corisora tionl founid gulilty of thle violation of' anry of e provisions of tis ordance - iihall be senltitenel d by tile recordrtl , ~~d ~u(,ueia maor iUndint or other mun11(1coba l~ '., d.01 iiM; 71!11,'( ll O I li' IlIUIi COSEi'1: e~~~~~~~ : hoiisaihro yiw, to pa'y .1i fildl' it te44 Ai~. 01 l Ied ut. l'ie ltiai' 4 line ntiot exclv -ingaOe oll ndrte l)n' 'ar, or he rluiied to work upone te pi it str s Or the ('ity . or Town of a -i--tee. - that I period not excih en :t' t (I thir1ty dhays. I )o, adoplted and ratilied bY th 1-ify o);. Tov.tie Cou ell of the Cily o , Tnli of- ald approved and signed Iy tlhe tMayor ol Intendt, of Ithe Said City or Town wI Ii thicorpyr r. clir of te ;:li C or- Town Coini 1il o ln C h i e ---day of Sep mberer FORt WATTS 111Ls BOYS tupressive Services Mark Unfurling of Patriotie hunier Sutnday. Heantiful al( impressive services narked the unveiling of the scryivcl '-ig at. the Watts Mills Sunday in 1to of the Watts Mills hoys Who atVe gole out inl the service of the ountry. I'lhe services Were held Just it the evening hour when the sun be ,anl to set behind the WesternIl horizon. 1'he nl at form uinni ling from the main uilding to tIle railroad siding had wellt decorated for tile occasion in the ntional colors and seats had been provided inl front of the platforim for he imlothers and fathers of the boys bei holnored. A splendid program of nus11Ie ""as rendert- 1 bv a. choir froi th1 ilurhel s of lhe Ilmill. Tle flag was hung onl the front of 14. IM, fliin- aill! as it was un11 f i f, i w:'s .howi n to 1 ar 71 slars, ! .f1.h11; d t wo o;, ..oid for 11 W 1 an 1 1mi Wi4 \\u.Into who pasied awy at Si rtanhurg ha it spin whilhi Tr.1 Ynl i1nAm ;ue '"I . e s olpditere. Th'. 11Cn S pre nt(il h.- th miltlc t rol: e : toI the exe rie se -l( .r r prvi e o v r h Iv It . .. .\ i (it a1111 ).(1 oh l l c1 vit e t nam. 1 ,I t ie mord a ri mi ile faing Whlk. fThe riollne f otOr~ wa 1,r of iwtai -.'.ho also ma, 'de a shor1 s'ug tIlt' u- eu ai g anhe l i. hw ' ;:iv n ) p thiro places 11111 t-ll e It war. S orl ;thir, S :ves w%.Irv ab~o math! - Mlv. .. 1'. .\ll,in. pastor of th( V\::e .\!: i-irI h h and by .\i aroen CI ral:, secrelory of ti< 'itne Avrcic )I , pal t'u en1. t of tIhe .I ( CrtI i for .tsounly. H'il . t A .- delive red the principal ad I of th o es n'(48l, paying a mag nilleen tribute to th e 'e i 11(th ser vice* and appealing to those at homl! to conlthil e their loyal and patrioli eof fort, inl Ile y, W alse l. .\li ('ooper pulled the cord that ull(fcnfuhI tihe flag wh-tile the aud4lence stood ail sang the, Sf tar Spangled Banner. Thie honl rol atl of tlei- m11il1, as rea by .r. Sm?ith. is as follow: F ranitk Adami :. Hohert E . Al!vi Luther iabb. illman awhwin, loih te , 4141 oWaltr et1 01. 1' . E. alla GrItover lRobi , N. f. 11en, Eonen 4r1ck. It. Clydi (-hildress, T. Fr1 Chibi r tS, 1. . Coates. i t. IlaIrbi Mo ..l.I .T. .John C", mIll r, .1. '1 ' I tt't. A4'lberi, t'l Itvlardt 1) hri es iii(' , w a rd: i.\A. W. I r. Brok e Fo t ' . ' ll r. . 'm F1 Ii' t I ' 1 t'I V- 1W 1 l( 04lt ~ v '.I I. Irr I, W i I 3in o I s. I0 Iv ( iral .I one s , wa rtid K ar 1w1 er, h .1 ,ef n d1 !11i . -. wHhe rI. .I rIii , o(ed . rthI Jess;, .\lsser, I - .\lMeot i, S. 0 .\lI or; I i .! Wt t. r I ; kles i t ) ;t'I, .lA (W lit r,. Clude 1Pationl,. Win.+low I'athIu .1-, iv.; 0. I'ri<-, WShIter Price. Nih4 1'lley , RM.liy luei;i0kmantl, (111111 iddl Ernest Ho11 he01 r; tj, .1 . 1). odgr.4 1';(. 'hollings. Ci 'mr s ,1' S; on114(80 , 'la: once. Dni poon. Clyde T:aI ior., Floydl Taylor, Ra"iy Taylor,.hal AUSTRIAN P[ACt DRIV f ALLS ON D[Af LARlS Does not Meet Allied Peace Aims. ALLIED AIMS ALREADY STATED Secretatry IUaNsintr Makces lieply to A istriin Peae4 Pi'roposils in Ver Sitori 'Tite .\ier 'iTheir lei'ipt. Ite. fers .\"trian (IteriiInent to Ameri. ea's Peae .ts. Aimserdam, Sept. ii.-In extl('LJin Ian invitation to all1 the hellige-ent . to ner into non-bin ie d t i 1a i 1. al tInn tneutrial ni'1ti lc e, thc(~ Austio- lunlal igoerin ien lO 'i'it t h obt of ali ti coft a-woh be o en exchang' -, v,-;I whih tul<lshow "whlll " ''W pn soryinalugurationl ofl peatc. wtvolia t(0n a i a ar promisinpg The Austariall proposil, whilh-h a a aounl 111 inl an oilicial con',nneno suon10 ela' g t l t r'o \ !I-it e iai l !ho Iar, n dlit] that Ihe t hnvon -itthlt go\''ionl s, frcai <u bnoke t prti iantFo t 'o a na t.- 4.s pa 1. - - r pa li tol fo a n is -1autn: a rtt al sntes for a reoutit ln til' and l il.ling <l ot 01 w h o e prin1ciple I' f ih <ciint on in a elace il a teu lral couti ry and a . e n : h that woile yeI havi 1'(I be it )t()d'ponl. The proposhit tc a the .i I en wobti he oilte w, "dsites - :owould he ahniget to lmalo known I to one a not her Ilhe con0,cevfpt0Io -of' th( ir governments, regardling tho0se t. ;rinci ant to receive analogous :1 .c m u ininas Well as to reqkuet. nl .'Ive 'rallk and ( atildi i Vxpla m m on all thlose fpoints whichl nwee to be.. d lci reisely t efiined." Th li overnllment annonnyees thlat a I '''a Iote Imo.l its stugestion bad& n been 1 :1bdressed to fihe variou. biellig h, tent power, il that thii !'olv S'cw 0 harl heen apprirevd of thev prvoposal ml S 'I ti !lnot(. 'Ti govit r 'uns or - - te n etral states al o had N cn lc qr ' ls. !I w a ll y pro o s al. h a n l Tililrm ny ''as u lye I it s. the vrn.. nI ha l n for ..1 the l A hpnt imm diatelyv after re vi ' i A- t:'r!-i ' v ovemlit t I's t ell(tt fre gvi !Ill till horized bv i n be n or Ident :"It Iti followin"t i ,1t bem ithe iof this .rovernment to th - rannote proosin 0]U i.h, . inul o f ayllige itt: - 'Theclr~i i thvernmet lodhe Ui ted l tt e " - leel thalt) thadoe is I n l itne re Hans of the'imil Astro-(linn' Mr rItan11I ovenmnt, tot has'I~.~'I~* rcrented nd)wth entrtire~ leundor lota0)te the~ h D-r!ns utpo''n wih thelI i'nite Rfate Iteln ieuh. 'oitio aontpurposevea