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VOLUME XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918. NUMBER 20 EX-KAISER SEEKS BLAME FOl Copenhagen, Saturday. Nov. 30. Fu rtiier revelations .howing that former Einperor William of Germany Is seeking to escape responsibility for bringing oin the war are contained in an article by Dr. George Wegener, ap pearing In the Cologne Gazette, re counting a' conversat ion which the Writer had witi the empero r jlst be fore he lied. In this interview the em peror attempted to shift the blame for the world Conflict to the shoulders of Dr. 'I'lhOald von Betman iiiLi-ll weg, former imperial chancellor ain d Gott lieb von ,1agow, former minister of foreigl atfairs. "Against my will they sent me to Norway," William is <(uoted as Iaving said. "I did not wihto uindertahe tihe voyair'To beallse gravity of th11e sitlultiolill after the norder of Arch duk11e Franlels Ver-dinland, was clear al first sight. But Ihe chancelloir Ka id to me, 'Youry nmtai tly ntji nlie this ''1 %Oy* age il Oi'r ) to In intain peace. If your muajety relmais here, it iinudnliedly icnsW wa r :ni1d 1l40 \\ orld .w ill 11y) ~v~v Itl I I Y V ; 1t II I c. i Id c OI " I:~ ! :1 -,i S. y e'~i h a r ilie.niiiy fr t 'o" \ , I f v I . M . ' 'illdl oi' y pS uk w mM ii overninuet SOne inm' I r r! h I i i n I worIf! l in vi I rI ild ro of t e r \dcW., N , v C la hE. Elde rnor .olfo Ie a k1epes S-i pmeSacrifice. Columbia, Nov. 9.\ai.William Sinkler tlai t ldest soen of Gov. and At.Richard 1. .\anning, was Iin sta tly killed on alt field of battle in France, November G, five dlays before the armisticei ts were signed, ae cording to a r eceived e by tle G)overnor from11 thle War I)eparltmlenlt tonight. Th. telegram to tie Governor fromil Adjutant General of thie Army larriI merely stated the hare fact that lajor Manning had been killed and(] expreTSsed condolen'Ice. A letter was received here today b J. S. 1vendley, of this fity, from h brother, iteu. Helies ilendley, wrd iself as wounded fin France, giv. ing fuller details. leut. endley said that a:, he wa laying Iie hospital in France fron woinds, another otficer Mas brough1 Inl kev ely wounded from shraplie ald plac ed nxt to him in tle ward After (ite wounds of the oillier at - hen dressod, they fell into conversa (lion, i ieI. Ilendley sta tin that hW wasei from Siouthi Caol iia.io Tat of~ fler then~'o toll imln iin( he sami hattlieinf wheh e areceie hlal g woieliuis lhe saw thesna nlof Sou00t a(olia's hgovernor, laor (t Manin r(nstantly kiilled onithe lipl by a0( shel whichl i ixpltde nar shti at haekw attsemi to rl hi ofalen. nai onfantryli~, 5tCballde'tl,l eventy-nI dvson Caotf t iethlarmy atorp I ioernori .\an last ofwek recethi ' vemberi i 1 1 indleatn tha h ha rcf'iu 'I a bs e hh pooionl io moria shal taikes.efore'n e aidyhie ceas. jYb druit e isorootio and 1ant thafloingo aine inl rommand tof trooe yo rdinog dhtode wortd' the-at TO SHIFT 1 STARTING WAR me. On my orders, German ships re turned at once to the security of Nor wegian harbors. Later it would not have been possible for them t o (o 0." Tile emperor then mentioned decia rations of Gen. W. A. Soukhomlinoff, Russian minister of war, during tle investigat ions ;whicli occurred after wards, which lie later altered to tle statenint that he had not ordered real miiobilizat loun but only readiniess for mobilization. 'Tle emitperor, however, insisted oi the correcthess of tle irst dleclaration according to which tle eIar had beeln Induced by tle kaiser to reenll his order fotr mobilization. lie declared 16oo that Gei. Nicholas .lantusilokevitch, chief of the lttlsshian imprial genieral staff deeilved the czar and tIle order was carried out, i spite of him. Tis nmobilizatioll, the li.etr would have it, was: the fitnal reas:oni for the war. "Thu lIussidan war party at the comtff ." the kaiseir continued, "hald at ready inl 1he Spring of 191 1 compelled the o rI* lo ik preparati , ;,orI- war. w~o "d~mmdravwo west",-ani. Tllw. wm:-i'd thant maneu~qVf.-: wereY Ilw ( 11-y IF. i .to \')\i; -'.I t'OiT FOR 5011101 .hny itt liturnlitng Troolis hauted i South Carolina. 31ay be Tel Month, Before All Arri-e. Washington, Nov. 29.-Boston, Ne-w York, Newport cNews, Va., and Char leston, S. C., are the ports the war de partment has planned for use for tle return of the army from overseas I.ven with this wide dist ribut ion of the strain on port facilities and trains portation, however, and with German shilps ntow idle in German harbors em ployed on the task, careful estimate: show that the last of tle army coulh not possibly reach the United State: in less tlan eight months. Conserva. tive caleulat iotis ipon which l'prepara tions by tle department probably wil be based, fixed ten montlis as the mini Tlhese estimates have been mad wholy oti tle basis of the physic d(lcitlties to be overcome and do no take into consideration the question 0 1 (ite retention in EIurope for some tim - of an American force which may b agreed upon at the peace cotnferenet -If thle retuttrtn moi~vement alrteadly I progress is cotintued at futll speed, thi Ilast division itn all ptobability(3 coulI not retach the linitedl States befote O0 toher~l, 1919. Dnjiecision to rottte the troopls to thet homes thItrough the fottr ports mel tioned is undioerstiood to have liee based on two main cotnsidlerationt ir st , they have been cqti ppedI I I handle the t ranusports and the mce - atnd, secondi they a re thle natuiti - galteways to t he cout try, each fed I .t n idepetndet i' l sytem('i ra mlfyil .. bac th~C( rough geogtapiIcallhy intd elle Seni sections of thle ttnited 8 int es. I n load ig the ships as5 far as poss5ihl .withI umeun from I le samte genertal se ion,* it ;w ill be possibIde, a rmty olhice Ssty, to avoid tross ca rryintg antd di sruipt Ion of normal t ralhie ini getting tI IIoliers fromt the shilps to Ilheit hoimti tin eiating tranit rt itonnafl .a aalale~ foriltul thimoveettei: lehving ol tooedSitI slhead ao the bfte demllobliliz onpridbyte h pinra ft.oad hu(i' albse upont il (h rat shI ipsly tield tin iiwo tilwl. u v el arryoo liesitehricd to hae hanoel e hemaonyw ra lnr r FOUR DIVISIONS NAME1I) TO IBETUIRN lt1EiIIATELY Washington, Nov. 30.-Four divisons In their entirety and major units of eight other divisions of the American army in3 lrance have been designated by Gen. Plershing for an early return home. These .troops, Witi other spe cil un'ts, (en. March, chief of staff, announced today, total 3,-151 otlicers and 79,66;3 men. The complete divisions which will return at. an early date, Gen. !March said are the thirty-ninthIi, seventy sixth, eighty-seventI and ninety-see ond. Imporltalt. lements of the fol lowing divisions to return as soon as transportation facilities are available are the thi irty-lfi'st, thirt y-four t, (ighty-lifth, eighty-sixth and eighty ei 'h1th. 'ow ligu res on tile American army (asmiulli(s, announced by the chief of :latY, which exceed.; that Imlade pub lie a wvee-k apo by 2'i0, cover's all to Nov. !0. Te princiipall clanlg' in Ille revised list :,th '.1lii 'on of I:, 1011 Men m a i lli action. Gen. Per :shing, It was ifl, Ias tilus; Ilar for warded Io explaimlion1 of the increai s under Ithis h atd1ing and it v ia as m (I tHat.1n error o \ enrrd i in th tran mi~ion of, ilho p ev . fi!-, ires. k i i d i I 1 ) ! t 0 t It I ?I ' A i i-o i I w I1 o114' , wi 4 l ( 1. ' i I li - 1 l l A l 3)o )4iumte IAI~y 41.:1 o er mid)4 meno ini . nd ofr ii cember , G n. .' \larclh 3m11m1i of 1hw ExIpedfitionlry Foren wvill have revtulined to his co,mtr11y. Ho0 said the \'ar lepartment Ilo( inl 1tin1e to pr'ov'i(le transportation for, 300,01100 men a m11onth. 0 0 Al . * 0 0 0 0 * Ilonie Ilemonstration Department. * * Thler are so mally boys .1and girls of tile cointy out of school this fall onl account of influiiaeiza that I cannot easily see all of you. I want to ask any boy or girl who Is interested inl joining either the canning of poultry clubi) to write to me at ole', and( 1 shall come to see you or send you diirectiom-I as to work. Thos' joining tile Canning ('1l t 0should select 011-tentl a(re of ground which should be plotighed and sowr down this fall. If this is not possi ble, break plot and broadcast .wil stable man'ure, so that ground w%*il be( in be(st condit Ion for' sprlinM plant Inug. Di1rect Ions for hot beds. etc. wit lng P'oultr IClub111 should secure a f'v purei'-brledl fowlis tis fall. A reccord( of work{ Is kept by3 memI~ hiers and1( onl these records are awarde(i( -'he shimmer scho01lasips) to Winltirll) College. We~( were sorrIy (on account of (1inar 0o11 anine not to be ale1( to exib lit som) Iof t he work done by club mlembier's ti sunluer "'ii54l'd till sany thed worl between'I ag's of t welve to (i'te4 11y3 30oin thel(se (1lubs. If ''ou3 are i ' teres'ted wr'ite' to mel. 'LEMON JUICE IS FRECKi E RE1MOVEI to lear mu wheie 14our3 hil. . .or'chard 31 whtite,' lshak3' , tt, and *halle: (a <1)art 'r 4int of th Il :t fr' 1)441 314n 1141ion, and4 ('l iph i(on '1 -I 'tifier, a l l er-,, 114' ' very smal co . ~ of Your lilee r has11' t' blan i tl for' a few 1'en1~S. .\1lassane t his swe'e 13' fItgrant~ I on)1 inlto th' faoce, n)' arms311 and ha n;b each day andI 54ee he to free and1( 141'iisles (liappear:1 a1t howv clear', soft and1( whito thle sk bnnnmn, es Voni Tit harmless. VICTORY IS HERE We have arrived "Over There." Our boys have done a g'orious work for humanity. We are proud of them. By way of celebrating this world event we are going to make some special December offerings to our -.n 75c..... 7... .. .... .. . . . ...... ..... .... .... .......... . .... .. . 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