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VOLUMB XXXIV. LAUIENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918. UflsER 20 PRESIDENT ADDRE BEFORE LEAVI Disposition of Railroads Knotty Problem GIVEN CHEERS BY DEMOCRATS t Tribute Paid by President to Soldiers and Sailors and Loyal Workers at Home Who Have Fought and La bomd to the End that World-Wide Democraey Might be Achieved. Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.--Congress.1 in joint session today heard President1 Wilson announce formally Lis pur Pose to attend the peace conference, and give his views on the pjart the gov rnueit should play in dealing With reconlstruletilln problems. Democrats of the llouse received ihe ann1ountemtiiient . NNI I cheers In which someiv Scinators joined; the Reimblicanus wvele sileint almost throughout the ad dr PC5ex(ept wiel the I'reIdent re ferred to the valor anld vile ielincy of Aimria's soloiers-4 and mtention'd ite nam,11e11s of Persiniig and Simso. Threat elld iny errp111(1 iorn11b- e ' who d11i i r o:, l IC) rip '1nd0 of thll, l r ;ident''s t . Ce to inclu it a nator d(I ICI sC : 1 /. t<, id Tu) ht . I .h h i aie d h-r :;tl in 1 n 11 (Me.Pi ai. . Che li:' ] under prl'imt nunaemn w'rhou cmiint o an a d rs 0Cd the Mrtjct. Rommendat cl1ons inciludedl a2 re new'edy appeal or~ wan suffragev in ,f recogitio of- wom'or nh wr;vt a rtiln to ear.lyad favorable act0ion nthe 11r11 Watile CC'1Tn b or;itly sheudb ie h a rd btoad ne or so s othebod to continu cntr for al fime wover exportgei. announcemeoll of holias oroIng trhp oveses. 4'aidsice. the aso. wa;n reardt tothe'rlb'ond theres ichtion wh(1 11C t ille Caue me then greaet~l1'v; i'cCriV i)CIC the 1 iofth fac y to betadopted itowas ~heC rao proads, a frlet iturgI to ie or coun st lc upnit. I havei neo onfident jut men1 ~('t ot myon. aICdo n:ot g'se tow an iiy tho~ uhtlmnan av wh kow ctnythin of othell' compleity thf Warhe prblem.t o l apobe f whrabeb ut bei i stIed itudtIted immedatly tetand e wuthoutbion ora prejudic ohng canl be giene byr becamdn poardian or ny pahrbdtico lnnu seitt'lmet. ieoerelOt TIt warsine concr itat1 i the na otrtonteiel of iras oud heo gI takt eover s long tadsithe thr lasted.at wod avet een a impossibl ptherwi a 40 sin'ldirctio n the saypiori tir eaof hipent rea dit ous have bita )itossile. ohewis tocmin a mum regroduton .oao the tres ien andk fars withl he mximu posie carsupplywh t cakes the the detst tonthe pirs tnd makests; ofth possiby to beaoted trowasthe rai fradsh Imrankly urthto o r un-t SSES CONGRESS I ING FOR EUROPE < APT. RICHEY PRAISES OONDUCT OF LIEUT. TODD ualties RevealeA Themselves Glori. ouly to Ris Higher Commanders. Mr. J. W. Todd has received the let Dr below from Capt. W. R. Rchey, r., highly ocmmending the conduct f Lieut. James C. Todd in the attack n the Argonne Forest when Capt. lichey was gassed and temporarily in apacitated for serviec and the comn tiand of the comipany devolved upon Aint. Todd. Licut. Todd was gassed kiiself but stuck with his company 1roughout the attack an1d a counter tIlack the folhnwing day. "Ioth imei, mappily, hav recovered III large part mI(d have retirned to their l ommans. Fhe letter of Capt. Ilicely is as fol ows: Co. , 371st Inf.. F1rance, Nov. 9, 19! . 1 . Todd( ' 1m r-ens. 14. C. Dient, .\r. Todd: .Im in I) rc~...e it.k w'.. h... di~sev~en no 800. 1 il Iu It Nv o~~~~~~ covnec ntep~c m% 11 t~ o I I. o :l :1 I 1 1 :eV 11 . I iipo0ibha to give IIhI na.hy inoi ril s p ot to the rOad(I fronill ubl i easImry. Iut all th 1 se neces sities have now been served a Id Ihe question is What is bst for tlie rail ro:aIs ndfor 1 he 1111blic in the futUre. Except )11inal circusitances and ec ceptionial methiods of administrattionl Were not ne(eded to colvilco us that the railroads were iiot equal to the 1(n mene tiask? of transportatIon imposed Upon01 theml by the rapid and couutinu Ouls deveolimenft of th~e indlustriesM of thle counItry. We knew that already, And we knew that they were4 unequlal to it partly because their full co-op~era tion was rendlered impossible by law and1( their competition made obligatory so that it has beeni impossible to sigr to them severally the traffi whicl could best be carried by their respec. tive lines in thie interest of expeditiot and national economy. Wo may hope, I believ(, for the formal concluision of the war by treat: by the time spring has come. Thb twenty one months to which the pros cnt control of the railroads Is limnite< after formnal proclamation of peac< shall have been made will run at thi fartbest, I take It for granted, only t< th'e January of 1921. The full equi ment of the railways which the feder al adlministration has planned coll not be1 compileted withinf any suel period. 'rie piresent law does not per mit the use of the revenues of th several roadls for tihe execution of 81ue plans except bly formal contract wit their directors, some of whom wi consent while 801me will not,, ani therefore (loes not afford suffcient all thority to undertake improvements uli 0on the scale uponl wvhich It would 1i necessary to undertake them. Ever -appiroachl to this diffcult subject ma ter of deccision brings us face to far therefore, w ithi th is ulnansweredl queo -tion;: What Is the right that we shoul -do with the lailroadls, in the intere: 3(Continued 'on 1Elitorial Page), POLLOCK SWORN 3enator-Elect N. B. Dial Benet Both Present-Esc tor Hoke Smith. Waahingtona, Dec. 2.-W. P. Pollock, )f Cheraw, took the oath of office as he Junior senator from South Caro ina, today. Arriving in Washington 3unday with Mrs. Pollock, lie went to he Raleigh Hotel where Mr. Pollock's Sister who lives in Rhode Island, was twaiting them, and where they also ounld Senator-elect. ial of Lallrels. \Mr. Pollock Went to his commit. [ee rooms d11(uring tihe mllornl ing and there fouid a unber of Soutlh Caro li na friends who had gathered to weicolle him11 to Washingion. From iluit place he vnt to the offlie of V. '.i 'l i t-:LL AM S 8eav I I , ' I' 1hie' ltf 1 111.4'i , ''.i al'ih/ v il n i Iis f .I: I)14'w i, to i1h td~i 1) 11%: 1c W1 vvek bLfore ensc, wa ade I'. I 0 oider e(lily So miday 1l11)Iir n b ilOll I I 0'ci(-I Y.it Ca 1er l b if 1 1m10sa 1ub t iall ul -n'I' of 4I I.:n O::t c:' l a ccter n of '' nf l':irly, ltEfi l~na 4 * ~lIIc (? aught s ir h'I~ r,.o ki.dm ie har the en in hiwA vr he city anegr. th Th exet tdwiairo the~1h(itu W twol0 'rPh I 5r1(1et hih adfailnded t e~ weekrt geoing in the made nnexlof C Sere un mrning a( butn 11s o'io' Qitew nmaer oe peoplewh fr1 thioeneraryieehurbody ina -hob n~'onz hearn teing ?)engh exg haen to bhimn thotofe hurl Ithe ars ine the cmtynang gaveV the a Nar ehog Adistant (welomr.Th appere ,t. bakfly aot ra whoui an ~ee wih h an aofw Ihunred foe - a ar,on han aitedrcto lofiti -i ssi'tan fromirenvite Theanin t wernalmakn akuzing n~Cof al .Thi .1dews reany me 'pelhfr e Mhirs homes, nearmlyl wvrody inm to i tile reprte for aThe Advntis, ha - happned 10 he ione t. pork-onlebur i tof ther ealith moissna newspap - aheenl~ with the ikoore fo11re - ill her, has5I acceted psiio . Mt. daml recentle y md Wensh e Coi uty Fmith, who hi~tat benw h the d bakifor aotianh ha s 1 hdrne to her hoe tat York ponatoec, dIl- asi wt, must books swld hre ..Inhr prteen pod.ton. h ad lies statd ystoeda tat the ath atfodamnitaio a ise IN AS SENATORj and Ex-Senator Christie orted to the Chair by Sena James M. Baker, Secretary of the Sen ate, also a South Carolinian and in a fQw minutes went on the floor of the senate with Senator Hoke Smith and was sworn in. Mrs. Pollock and other friends were present and heard the President's ad dress to the joint asseibly. Although Senator Pollock will only be a member of the Senate utitil -March -1, he has al ready outlined a busy pro gram which iwill occupy his timue un Seniattor llenet wa: plrst'ent also to welcomhits :meI- s.'or. INiIA -NZA ON W.\NlE. 0iw 'Nei ;ws .IIc orted Ninv I .I Week. nm l I ox Still .\1on: No it! on- .,w:v a -in u ihd -:.- ;' h-Il n n V711 1 1 1 1pie t he hI in - wI e I 'd q I t I I t ar i t b l w ' the Past year. D .A .Glnn, a wll kn.owIIn farmI\ was elected pre'shtln of thle com-apan1: aI tile oraliza ti meeting huI t W'e(l and .r. Cl(ounts w'as elected treasur' aind manager. The follow%'inig (ompOl .' the dilectorate: G. ii. iolt, 1). C lenn, I. M. Smith, .T. F. Workmtan, J1 l. loyd, G. F. L ittlei. and D. II. Counts D ) ischnlarges lit mtArmty Tssuedt lUnila Sayvs Lord. ~ WashIngton, Dec. 2. -Demtobillizatio et plans of the wvar departmenit 'were oul' lined today by Brigadier Genieral Lor' of the quartermaster corps at a heal iing of the house approprIations sul mcommittee, which is seeking to di m termine what part of war appropr'i lions may bte ret urned to the t reasu 1 nas a result of the end of the watr. dlDischarges are already being Issue rGeneral Lord saId, and in Decernh it is expected to release about 150,0( men. This numbetr will be increast 50,00or 100,000 monthly until In .Jun the lasct month of the cutrrent ise. year', when it will reach 550,000. i1 wItness said. th ShieriN tllturn with Prlson.. -'-- Shetriff unld ret urnedi Frtiday fro nt M~adilson, (a., 'w'here he -went to) seent e, L tnmuns Oild(er', alleged to have kill in llee StillIvan. on Mt. Ii. 11. Workmar ilace In 1913. Cotftin Oltuigs. I)- Cotton ginings for' the counity m- to Novetmber I14th were 3l0,0.13 hales ar-t c:ompafredl to 28,0 I8 to the same dn th last year. af- ______ P- Farris Martin, who is attendil ir- Cile mson, has been spending sevel (lnasa niounmn with hIs onrnts. THIRTHIETH DIVIS NOT BE AMONG REY. A. E. HOLLElR SUCCEEDS REV. J. N. STEADMAN HERE Rev. Steadman I Named as Presiding Elder for this District at HeUng of Conference in Chester. Rev. J. M. Steadman, who has serv ed as pastor of the First Methodist church hore during the past year, was appointed Presiding Ellder of the Greenville district at the meeting of the tIpper South Carolina Conference held at Chester last week. IRev. U0. A. Iloiler, at present wnstor of St. Pauls chlrclh at (reenvill-, wa niamedi as nlastor of the Vit:; .\lit odit ( church here. i-ceedlin: g ev. S;- idman. Thef a1ppointmentslt for the Gr1-enviile Jhr i whlich 1a urens0 li loa ted. wore as follo-..,;: l'r* hling 1. . . stemiman: .J, ec I!: Cy. '. W. Watson: n .ler ~t:F~i-y. C. W. Wat0-om.: Fo'wx :inl n W . T. "I.:! a 'onrt. - I v \ S : r u iyi war ':*i hni as* '1 'I the tiii'i tol Ii oIvery. I Tomeor I lCidersoi, son of Il Hende-rson., of D)ials townipiIl . wvn among tho:1' lo0t oil a transpurt soii time avo, according to informa11tiol rec bevi by the youg manl's it 1 pa rent i Wh\Uile it is not known dletinitely, it i: thongit by the younig man's friiend: t hat lie was1 on1 board thIle TI'icond~erog. wich(1 wen t diown in idu-ncean se'vern weeks aigo. No let t er had been receiv ed tell ing of his safe arri v al ove rseas a However, the family regards the las .. .newsq as be ig authentic, andl conside d hinm to be (lead. A telegamn was rec''ived here toda telling of the death at Camp Jackso of Istrry S.hockley, a local boy wht l.id been in the service but a sho; y time. Although lhe was known to 1 ili, his condlition twas not known to 1 lj serious utntil a short time before th r telegramf came annoutncing his deatl 0~ Several members of the family wer dI to Voltimbia, but did( not arrive befor e, the young sollier breathed his last. IC "I'ncle Jack" Uldn't. Believe it. "lincle Jack" Glenn, who looked a ter the welfare of the prisoners at it eonnt .vlail seoveral year ag;n-o anad wi mn hias more recently beeni living~ at Clh .e ton., was tin 1imyn yetforday sthir 'd 1'anads wvitIh his.~ frlig; 0 andl tell ine < 's I h's exportenem~ 1h wit t he inifh ''nza. 1 I-' has hi lbot h the bifluemn and pineonina anid had a hard ti n of it. In fact, lhe was report11ed (101 ip around 1 ,anriens. and mnany of h ts friends had~ giveon him utp as gone. Y c to Icerday he was greeted heartily hy ron of these friends when they saw hi sitting around in the she 'iff's oflic 'g'Yes,"' he said in annsweir 'o 11ne ION MAY FIRST RETURNED Not included In Pershing's First List TOTAL CASUALTIES ARE 262,723 Twventy-Seventh and Thirtieth Divl sions, Which Have Been Irigaded Wiith British, have Retnrned to Per sintg's Ainerlean Army and Date of Return Is Still Unknown. Washington, 'Nov. 30.-The 39th di Vision is the first one on the list of liVision1s Ips igna te(l to r etirtn hoIjc in its entI irety. This does not ieces :,arily lilan however, it will hlle the irst it) sall. 'lhe 7th and 87th are a lo deiIgnated to ret rn I in hei r 1n1i! ety. These divisions will be mOV ed wlcen ti anosportalion is availablA. n1;;,! .l arch, (Ahi ., I o t he 1h v , cI u l thIc fa'tl v I day adding I Iw 79.6: me dia ".1 otli *li r ovem . .of u1 nlit con . .I 1 f p ; ') Th whws thw fi,-st wh IIo I (I i 1onl on .\ -rh' I lIist book ed for I n bu .II It m(2it p reced iI. i "o i) I I 21 Ary trasIl.;orts, na vy h) oats. and -. a-1o a rier1s, reon ve t ed mm- 1a: SI fenger*1 hi ps will he usedI to bring thei n00 rate shionld be maintained. As for dlemol'il izallon in the Staes, .\iarch pointed ont the work is being speeded upt and the war depti oont1. is dloing its ntmost to attain the t,000 rate in each camp so as to get men Y hack to indnhlStry Anickly. " Otilcers a nd men dlischarged to date o In the stat es numbher ahont -16,76. -t -Mrc annonnceed awards of dis e iZtiihed ser-vice medals~ to (Generals 'C illiss, ickman, Bntliard, Hnarhoard, C and .\eAndrow. lie also annmmeced i- the apploinltmen~t. of Cols, Churchll it Ayer~s and Martin, andi Majors Hlolms, T' F'urlong, Anchlncloss, Flinn, Charlos to the military section of the peae, con)ference. f- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WVAlR F('Nl Pil)i-: NOWY 1Ul: * i-:ditor '1'hte Advertiser: * P'lense entlI141 o the at tent ion of * t he puli c thle inelt that at. heast * hatlf of all p'ledlues to thle inited * *1 Wa W~u.Iork Fund were due andi * * 1 paabe on1 fir b~efore DeembiIer* is d. Quite' a nuber hnvte nuot. paid * * anyth ig, andit I resipect fully nurge * * fundls sub scrlied. * (f* Ati Patlmetto Batnk. * * e 4*a. *$*d * ** a