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t* S vo)LuMe xxxiv. LAUJRENS, SOUTH CARO)LINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 918. N MBERI~i 10 LIBERTY LOAN CA OPENS Preparations Being Made For Great Drive LARGE FORCE OF SPEAKERS ]ten Well Knoiwi in Public Life to 1ake Speaking Tours aid iwenty Four War Exhibit. Trainm iwill Fe ture the ('a1uti mpixin. Couintles antd Townships ne Organized. 'Washington, Sc! H. 22.---The speaking campaign oil beha-11 of tihe lourth Ah crty loan.1, which I'pels formally nlext Saturday, will star tolmorrow in many parts of the country with more than 100,000 men and women prepared to niake addresses in theateis, schools, hiur hes, oil street (oriers and from. itiioiniobiles in r il distlits. The corps of, h e speakho. ni em bled for the foulti loan is tlh hire (eer orga nized to -iny propsneid iny this country. 1"'Y Ihouisanidi i fuIr Sninui ni . 4i's othi 'ers working, Insf :. ' is t S0, '0 S lu tee V' peaki e: i ei l ' -' i 11nihi :1i'' s (1 h5 -. i i . i n w, ope'iw: ha :tv t "-.si e the loal Inomen 0.0n1 which tl''erwise-, if m1i~lt n1ol ac ,.(,r unt1il 11h1 ;; ond)i~ or third week. A spweiil r-a;m) ulrging Is+ purpo.-e is tlt the re subscription period wvi'l be only 1threc.- veeks, ilsiela of thle iiual four wks. A ulniqu featut.r' of the spinilis am il pa ipn is thle Oworga:nization inl eonii try Collmllun'itIes. lue Pra1ctially every (ounllty anl townsh41tip in the l'nit ed States has a staflf of sIeakers who will travel in automobiles from village 10 village, stopping at (ross roads and (chool houises. Iach of ile 21 war exhibit trains which will travel from town to town aIso is to carry a siund of speakers, jinluding inany Alerican and allied t'oldlirs re'emsitly returnled frmuti the fight ing front. Sergi. luth Farfnm, an All' wonwil who has folught wih tn lrbia arii.-, will be one of thie \m ts. iii hl wakrs booki' lt iedfw Th horn ir o h;.i , S crel- iie, l):m df nt Tatw. .lamesx WV. (N-rawd. Willemn YJ.:11 i:a .E l A .\ lln W hite-, A 1. Jo0: l-1h n Hir ik , t reazurer of* the( l'nited States Opend, Agsa Th'loni-, and .%lredithl Nicholson. saml 1llpdde's 11mell Unrn'led. Th'le homell of .\r. Sam lRiddle, aboull throe miles east of Owinms, was to fally dest royed by fir Thuiysday uigl and all of its olteits Iost. Mr. IHid die aind familly were' aroused by th niohu amtil bie''t of thie tiamies andt hate. ly escaped1( wih tei liti' ves. ll1iii daugh tltr sn ' tt s itor. .is s L' n hir :1 iddl werie enhtu on'l t .In l rak for h101d1 to es'.' in nit s atitirei byta ju i himle oli 's it g I fey it t llr t ol it tried 'ftoa at is aclolbhialuiit wa: pa'El 1inf ly hurt iwhtenhe ra M i nto 'Iii door o widiw.iiit isi' thou;;h thm thio fire star .te rm af strkeof lhttin; carriet d n te buitding or otn it. t 'I Ill ,rii onerlWdnsdy The concerit' iven i inotl' thecoo au diors iu Wednesda g evening by~ .10\\it prollsnouced o~i~neot'h mos arm ein; everiia hed itn.'il Lau el, .\ins cTifin her o rart soaot oice i'l ndiut 5riouI ae thl~el andtos bf . 'Nr. I. (enin erothrcs. gns oshEionpo WOMAN WO(llIIS OtGANI'E 9 FOR IBERsiTY L,0.N DRIV.E Comittees are Appointed to Can vas 'eople in LEch School District. At lleoling of the volan's 'Coun (il of D efelnse hl4!d for tihe purpose of re-organlization, inl the Court llouse last Wednesday, Mrs. It. L'. (,ray, who Is the County Chairman for Laurens County, appointed a chairnan for each school districts. These chairmen are asked to sclect and secure as many helpers as in their judgment will be .eeded to properly canvass their terri tory. The following committees were appointed for each district: Laurens Township. Triiity-lRidgc---.h's. Gu'ly Smith. l'rospect-.I Is. Kate Wofford. Wood ow WVilson -Mirs. Z. It. Trayn Bailey---lirs. B. 1'.. Bhlkel:. Watts Alill School al1.. Ilarold C. Smith. Flemting School --Nliss IlleI Burns. Cowlhind School ---.r3. 1. A. Martin. Pea IRid-! School --iss hidie Sloan. Younig.s No. 1---3;hen1. and l'at Frien1tl.(, \lr 1 .al I lbo. 'il b OIl lihI \I-. l'arry Ow . .\i. I iian. At~ ~ art.o V r .. * . 1'. :( Ir- V i I,. \.I3 It ha-i. n. V N. < M. i. Iln' un*-hX s.'Ir. I'. W . ' '30! nin. Imnide -Mrs. T. 11. P'oole. S:ndy S~pri3v .\IWS. Frank Littl2. 1ray C(o r1.-Ov in 1g..-\l . 1 . . 4ro I'o'd AlI . 14, Woods. 'I I u Nir W..N alki' . - Shiloh .\lr.. Clyde W ilsom. - I 1ar ) ony -- . \'. A. White. - 1arksdalo--.\lr.. W. W. Vargin. Dials-- .\-rs. ('Ceil Owings. Ierna-.\rs..lroois Nash. Pruinuceltoi-- -.NIls. .1. P. Davis. Nl. 11the! Nl Miss Ehuel Cook. tr Sin- '"- Ir . .\lnia Pills. rionair . C H.Tay or. 3 r'-. . T3( vt 1. \!r--. l 11.\1Ml on. SWat erhul Tim 11ship. II rv 1- 1. 1 1: ' !-i 3)4444C '3, .' ' Ow 1, TonIht. m41I..%V. i,) t 'i'.\ I( Cro rs. Conlway liial. LIOn-, \Pex NI . I. I,. Coh. nP n llf lt.W '. Coats. (. Wale is. S. If. (ongans. Old .\lon i3 vle - .,r'. T. .1. Colin~li, lt Ci iler T.oPwnsh3!lipl. >It . ulnton .\IIr . .I. I. .he''3h , .Ir. . Golhvillsr T'irs. Go.v..\. I'rowning1)4 I I i 'o~ i3I . \'-. 1.T~ e Dor t. rU eNI1s. WN. Wai;-. l):\is. 4! N ': '4' . \ l 1mb. '4!43K' 13 lf lrs. '\1. \. ('annmi i, i \'4 n - I - .\larIi . N\. S~loke', II .*J-1 w 'h. 'I'o z .!uiap. on -' " :. W .)' S. li:Tr '3! !.-" ' -ful r.' .!. '. UCi. P b13.4 n. I h-I 333 - - 1l)lnrr'aner \!r.-. JI 1,. (',,,land.4 .\Irs. S. NI. Wilkes, Chairmn, il arl e --.\Il'5. I. l~. Jonesz(', Nilrs.-!,. C IeUilIe, AIrs. II. 1K. .\iken. .\hrs. J1. Il LITeagoe, .\iss D~oh~er'a I orroh, .\lis 4- S.-)ira Iorroh. South1 i'arper' SO'.e 1.\lrs. \'irgin! I tidLelIl-1( 'nd e . I -3t. .I'l)n lI41nhtens. le .\rs Nali NL R~ ,.ls.W i 1f .\1r .33 \'' 1.(; . 31' 1rby 11I \!' a \'anc )('' Irby4, .\ir ' i .\lts W 4rren Iolr,I . . L. Ii. hlackI r' Brooklyn .\Ntrs. J. M\l)D. .\loore,N.lr: rn FlIeming SmliihI. 't-Sohlvan. E'::'t .\lain and Cordo - sthier Iiowler'. L~nt1'ne Cotton \Ill-.-\Mion TVhnmr W-h1-.'fon lrepared 141 (reet South Carol I in Ian S. benet .1:nkes F1re114114s. (Mir 1'. 11. MceGowan inl "Th. !':I") Wa'whin:-ton. Sept. 23. --.1ut s all Whi'rcenily vv S'na Ior hti IN= a warmt welcome when 'e begon his o'l-ieal dulies in the sen I0, .m it is-, preqared to extend thle .10 wvhlmE to the nex? t f senators to n"11 from Poilh Carolina, W. P. P1o1 ovk and N. 11. Dial. There i , nI'ih Interest in both these I 'lw men. .r. Pollock Is not unknown il Wash ingt oil. ills excellent Work in I p!ng to lt rat the ltlerse forces In 91 1 and 141, hnv:: already had their .'is lo' 1W' in WAhIii'(1don l - al . - lv m a", > '' '1 f r. b1in1,-(lf w i a:20"on' :''v: -1 vor h'n p-( w'h' n ho - 'a to tif) 2'r ii' 1 enO it l to be'lin ~ leial w.k l. - ( rt in to fint! : ne- d xte(ndod hl-i. All the 'Im. P1' te2r and Mir. Pollek 0 to his n1 mv it his , 1 1 n v* '' (I l ns a rchi P i)2 ~~~ I I~' ' f I) I I-. t - ( -,-,. (l -I kp. v k Ionl I I ir e e i 'c h i t i o i 1n1 ,r rivnd 'J I 1e!- Ida f. r.'. T1nI e i n'a ! .n i mm 1' !e d e) 1 Ills i le a n (sI aha ii'n rd' tn-I'e ah- tO tor. he i lov 'hC IE otj h to --u qor n d I ' \ V! 'N'--. 1- F \ IN TO I!, N. %CI I rl ~ ~ ~ ~ I 7!) 1I vh; tA o-! P I-rr invi I rV 212121 e.\ -1 d. .\nio( I iu r, 1111h-h wa1tol. DISASTERS OVERI ARMIES Of EtAPIST E.SOI.T N 31E1.1ET1s A T 'NE-W PRO0SPE:C"T !omews llaae (been Provided for. the Ib leentes nnd Full Representation Is Expected. e twenl ty-secol.! annual session of the Laurens Baptist Association will hw held this year with the New Pros 1:0et Church, beginning Tuesday, Oc taber Ist, at half past. ten o'clock. At. 1this hour Rev. Graves L. Knight. will 'ach the \ssociation sermton and it i (arne'tly reuttI(ed that every del c atev h, presenlt at1 ilh very beg"inning. !"tlowine;". the serioll tflithe annual or rinization will be ijerfected. The pres c OlIcers are as rollows: C. 13. Hoho. Y."derator; W. 11. Culhertsonmi and W. \ lildwin. Clerks: C. 11. Roper and .1. Owings. Treasutrer. Th'le-e oilieers re(Iluest that a fill] I ion lbe ('nt fromii every chulrch. d " of Iw .in lving in ihe 1*.'oil! \\. hirlin v. - ' I'inl y. 1 \ IW . t i ln. . * I.. ovaI 11 1 . W . 1 '. n; \\~w'v W. 4. l'ow!r. (" r 1o'I. \\'. .\ :1"in. 'I . l o r. I.,: i ston. I /ill! n irf - .1. 1 . \ ill S2 g on --.. C. lienijaminl. 1 'rt!,;!urens -.1. Q. Bsrown. ' Second 12aurensl.- \\. T. Benjaminl. 1Tn . .\ nu --o. It. lPinley. if lIh ir. (e('n in h m l ti ('(e o:. ala h r -'. \\. File~Y. \I:. ivle \\. It. in en . I t I1 t . i ,. Bro For 11., b V'l n. i vi a \~vT'. iI F TE Ii la\ ut9. 1 larm Iony l'resby terin r- 0 i lie W I Iof th ) i 1 t ion dI 'd -hIl. o , o iu -( ,. .-o . i:; I T ..- . :ndlaidoth l'rth QutIr 15 ('i Ih or inany ieari t ni fo ev e 1'i ie woVw b t h".h "AKING 'TEUT7i POWERS Ailies Advance on Every Fied TUR4KS LOSE TWEN TY-FIVE THOUSAND The Last, Week of Fighting tas Seen the Forces (if the Allies Viletorlous on E-very Fieldl. Serbinns with Brit ish and French Allies 'ishing, Turks atil Bulga irs. I y .\ oi:ited I'r( ss, Sept. 21.) I)isster has overtake li the ar'niles ot the T e uton4 i( alli s 1 all tie'ir . In I'lestile the Turks are all Lbut absolliely crushiled in .la ;o(:(nia the nlte'ti(e forces are hlarrying, their foes and IIIeatening thei witli sinilar dis astr: ill France the H! iish and Fren1 troops slowly but ) trIly arc e 4in * t4hei wvay iai(o h '.l .4 (if the S--fwn ive po. ition1 , h1 (01 * - . - he r'Y Olles . w I' IF C,' ;'k~ 4) Fr1m n 14 1 " 1 4m P ) h- e I V' t 1 1 1' MI1 (44 I 4 i ll l ' in h l e r : r l i t li 4 r4 . linF\F o.nd th e44 ren' F,'14 ,'4t te 'W oman 1(1 -" ha(444 were inado prisonler anld mlanly Inorc Vre vbnei~ , bwilere(l, without Ila(d rs, inl the hills eveltiually to he broi1 hI inl to swell the .- t total. At !a 4t ne 4ouan: Imtan :':,A 4 of the sultan' soldiers and 2G; . anil 444oa n~t,s 44 l ' r star-4 wF4re n4 1 v 4) i4 ' \ { ( { - :4 4 1' - of hahbe h I 10 F'',hrai. h the 11F b .4 ' al, ':i1) 4'hen44 r ha4w n i 1 iii on t(Fl F ' ' F1 1 - FF I - i 4.' ' 441 ell ''l e I t h -. 1:est I e i;:h 44n4 he th "I Qvnc -.-4 o (1 Ann 'tj anr 1 4lso vo '4 '4f Alexiev441sk. Tw441 thousand ANPAIGN NEXT SATURDAY INFI, ELNZA SlEEN IN CAMPS OF ARIMY Cses Found litt, 'wlenty-fhi e Points. Fresh eliports Mad4e. Washington, Sept. 23.-Spanish in iluenza has mnade its appearance In at least 25 army camps over the coun try, Surgeon General Gorgas andlotnc ed tonight that the total number of cases has increased to 20,211, Incliding the 2,225 new cases reported up to noon today. Seven camps 1 replorted Inlulna for the fi r;t time today as follows: Se vier, S. C., 2: Green, N. C., 1: Taylor, U'y., .87; (Coil, Pa., 32; Graint, HL., 70; Sheruan, Ohio, I ; like, Ark., 1. Other cImps reported new Cases to (lay ns follows: .leCellan. Ala., 7: Gordlon, Ga., 121 Syracwu e, N. Y.. 1 IC ; llevens, .lass., S19; "Iunstoni. Kan.. 70; 1 lump 'hrw'. Va.. ' : 1. V. \'a.. 1C:; I ws, \' -h. I'll: eI lfli. . (. 79:O 4n u :e la e u AI 4 C:111 iDevos Ille 1hu11hr1l of ') 44444 a ':4) ii:, hi::1, .121 0 W r 1)t4.4 bevil p orted dbn'ii; II p:; '1 " (' i 1 I lmen . 1. i n ral Gor 1 : evrc 4-', f. thaII ng p r o r t 441g iod~ty P11, Ill )l' hrst t1111e, Follow" Tvoi~i.''xai'4. 175: Me('lellu Ala, l. vaeu's. 4.70. e(vll., 10.00: 17 I ln 'f:1''ys. *!ill: f1acicon, I.;. 'C., 79 1: .1 1. .toili'.ou, FV~l., 1l1: 1,((, I."!!, Meali, 223; Leowis, 30; TvIavs l'xt4 i.7; 'ou N. Y.., II: Newport N-ew Aiz'., I >S andl mnisceklanvouls p~osts', 1 P 11.1: It 15IN G HAl S11OW1 NE1' flANNEl Sein lee r111epo I 'u rled ait ri e n1iw Thilly SubroS Showin by :sn, Olx. Sept. he.--.\ hleor Inl ta fo he fr st thim f ll ows0 Il I , 'n T xa 1, 175: AlV lll n A' la. .o: ;44 op ''1 i) A'4 - n t 1 ill; Gor on. 1) )I l h Fl . 1 I ;le 2\ , I . ''4 :7;. t on N. Y., 1,11 ; Newport -N:ws Va.,i Tillob ke , 1 ,-17 willg1woorl :. ' Ow4 4)44tI~-l Vvl ih'''a !, '4l 4 Ariz, I*(an misce lnou 1 osts 115 ''l 1wElOll hN OwvliAYlilei Tub 1 ,11v O illa., '1s4I. 1. ' h a llil o w44.'(4in 1-urowil be$)' unf4r4 d un4.4 which will he hold n v of the Son (f V ,rmill ., 0l'0lt w ;n igh$. There is not :anlip ill the enth wh Smith trhai k I a4' ier e r' :ie I . Th'4 e)' ther il e lw lr< (,m I'lr-~ repres/.)fl)nifati . Thm pres'en ('(4tion444dw i he4 the 'hief functio of 44 the openin 14)''4 m \of' th reunio4 ($4 Texa')s4~, 1$oniumnd e of'. the Trans-.\1) 014)4 ho )i41epa rtme twilbrinch r P4' the $444 Ircedin4s i the4 of bsen' ce) )i In $ :ll'f h olar illy 4411 4 he4lh r 4vlit d 011(44 adlev wil beot d $4o4 noninth4544 lib othei hit.s ir10 biI publi4 ( e tng ( f he rt( uni4 o 4)4niot will elarel ociln i : natv u s WilhdIvoud t he Vrsnoatio wfil' 14)4 Il iC)l la ies4(4 >4 of both th Veterans( a The'4 first'$ meeig44of4l the erans - he') held W)44dnesday(4( mornin when" 1 4( reunion1 4 wil bea welome by 4)4 Go. '1. n4pon11'l ot ad rs of'Iti'4l welloi 4e, h w l)4ln:ionses I 14lio)rned4 Sunday.44 I d frm whyIgh orginate i te rela -~4i1 n waf ('ale to (10l' hous littl t(i 40 r accont eton 10dite of the 1Sli mrnw abuti 'cok er.