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!W V(IAfv XxXIV. LAURE3NS, SJUTH CAR)t..ANA, WEDNESDAY, D)ECEMBER~ 18, tels.>,YLR2 WILSON GREETED BY HALF Great Celebration In His Honor Saturday WILL VISIT CITY OF LONDON ALSO DescibtIed by correspondent, as ilettig (Greater Night In Paris Than Aris. tice Night. Flomier of French Army Lined 'kivenule Through Whleh the 'residit. )rove to 'Temporary ]Iome. Paris, 'Dec. 1-i--.lly the Associated Press) - is is a great erI night in Pa ris tihan armistice nigh. 'T'lie city is ablaze with iitIIIIuinations; the boule vards are tironged witi erowds dan cing, stiging and th rowing con fetti. The Place Do L:1 0-w11"". turned into a great daning lvill1on where Amerlean olders are favored partnrcs. Amerien is the pr-edomn ina ting word here Ionight. PPesien and .s. 'Wilsonl mlade their en tiry into Paris this morning greeted by well I nigh half tie poptla tion not only of the city butl of the sillrr-otll(ing districts. They were at tended by lr-esident Poincare, Pre mier Cilemceau and otiers among tle ilost eminent tigures of France. Flowers wer'e dropped :,aroun1d' their carriage; ne'oplales winged over head: gutns sounded. But observers avere impressed with somietihing more than the maniltude and beauty of tile reception by some (ality of warmth that. made it different from tile visits recently made to Parts by tle sover cigns of (tie allied nations. The imagination and interest of France hns been stirred by the Presi dont of the ITiited States as no other leader beyond tihie borders. All etass es 'and iparttes in tills countiry have Illited to pay honor to tie Untted States thioughi its president. They grcet. 111111 as tie representative of idealis now dawning in Europe. In the eyes of tie immense crowds Welcoming hs. nays tie seili-ottlial Temps, President Wilson represeilts two inviel'ible for'ces- the material force which tpermiitte(d the '.rI* to he wol and niso the force which will 'iletlfV pence." Th11irty-six tholsandi sold iet's, t he flower of the French arilly, 1lied the avennes from I tie Daupill Gate to tie tirat mansion, Which, (iiritng their stay inl Paris, will be tio hlole of the presidentIi and his wife. Alpine Cias seurs and(] Zouaves, fresh from the battlefields of Champagne, aldt colol tal troops, from 'whose ni I forms Ilie mud of the Somme had only a few days ngo beeni removed, oceipied the Post of h101oo'. They gentlty but111 firm y kent order amongst ihe enormmi, crowds' whichi ever pressed foiwai'd in ea Irness to have a e loser took at the guests of Franlce. jil! isit Lonidont. Lontdonl. lee. i t.-- -(ll' the~ Asso ('i, 'd Prcs'i -Pie iden t WilIson has nl"Cet$f't an init) tat ion fr'ont King Georg e to vis'it Enigland. andu it In cx-. fleeted he wllt 'toip hter'o 1n his way hlomet. Th'irtitttih Omfcelicihve beeni tiaaiiln tile arivat of Ambtassador' f(Pavis tbefore miakinlg any' arrane mcintsi- for th e (trtta Inlmen t of t he pr'es'~i dent. 'The cit v schools, wthih otpened ani'in kt wooek after' having beii closed for' Several w ~eeks on accoun of in lOfuenza are runnllingil again smloothiv aind are nowv tr'ylne out a nlan of matk ing c in- tie lost i tae. A iiisunder1 tstanld ing ariiiose tbetween~l tie teaichters and triustees thle tatter' ptt of inst tweek over makIng tip the lost timbt the ma ieintteir was aminleably set tled Mfondayv morn ing and t he r'eg luarnt cou rse of stutdies Is betng pitrisuedt wliih extra tIme ill the aftertloons and Saturdays. A recess Is itig taken inl the mIddle of the (lay to allow tenehiers and pupils to go home for' lunch, so that thte heavier day's w~ork may he divided pairtty between the r'tnttumi ned eving.ti titrs reducinag if Jpossle~t the straIn of lovng iworking hours. Trhis ptlh, it is tunder stood, Will be foltowed untIl It in fouind im tpracticablte or a better plan arr ived IN PARIS FHE POPULATION COUNCIL1,31EN TO INSPECT NE.ltIIY POWElR PLANTS Committee Appointedl to VIAit New hrhClin1tonl and4 Union 14o Report Thursday Night1. Ciiy connell, after delibelat Inog' l'hittsday and last ight over the re newal of tle polwer Contract, appollit d it conmnittee last. night, composed If the imayor anItd Aldermllell Dishop iind Dial to visit Union, ClInn011 and Nvwberry to ascertain as! ijs pos ible the cost of ollera steam jlaits and to secure data on t.ho glce >elig paid by any of these citlos for renilt where It is bought fromit power olipanies. At the meeting last. Thursday night Mr. N. II. )ial, president of the lleedy Rliver Power Companly, appeared be Iore ie conncil aIt outl ied his views 1, to what lie considered i Just. coil ract het ween the c!opliany anid the -ity. Ile miade no0 definlite proposi ion to the city, bull inthnoated Ihat the >lOW co( many Considered the orlIgi ital proposal of 3 cents a K. W. and -200 per mioith miiiuinium a fair >rlee and that the counter-proposal >lered by the city of 2 cents a K. W. il $700 mIniuimio was too low. Mr. Dial departed alfter, making his state .ient and a commilittee composed of khder'men Eatsterby, Bishop and Sex on, was appointed to Confer with him igain and report ia tentative contract ack to the council last night for Its !onsIderall. This commtlitee saw Or. Dial and reported that lie would lot. conlider the 2 cents per K. W. ate with the minlimi of $700. In the discussion of the committee's ,eport, .ltyor bllb stated that the natter had been hanging fire for ,veeks and that something must be lone at once as the contract expIred -n January 8th. Ile said that the -onitract olered by the power Company voulld amount to $3000 per year more han the city is paying now, and that t is paying now. for more than It Is Ising and that le did not favor putting his extra exveise on the taxpayers. le said lie favored offering the power omipany 2 vents per K. W. with a iln 111um111 of $700, IIe city to have the 'ight to supply motors up to 15 horse lower. If the power- Company did lot accept, that he' favored the city's ilding a plant and generating Its II (1urren10. Prom his experience lie lieteved that the city would be able 0 generate its own current and pay I profit. General agreement witli Al erian Easterby's statement that ie iliselif was not informed on the costs if ge'eratling current and the prices aid by other cities, resulted in tie notion of Aldermani h'asteriby to send committe' to file thre nearby owns to get informiaution. At 1the meeinig T i rsday night the 'omIlittee complsiel of.Alderien ias 1n e nii(' mdii~ e t hir repor't. Atlderuini :aerbyl(1., speaklinig for the (00nunit tee, ated tha 1 th Ble Incr'l'ese ex peinses otf hei ity, (ue tol the genleral uplward( (endlecy of pi les. hadl made It inee ssar'y toi lincease the lax rate 11y one 111 andii to Incruea se Ilic'enses Il in many listanc lesl. The 'i' reort of' thle coinunil B i'e was adoptl.ed. Th'le suply3 and lII '('se orinanc tes appliear' 01on 1 anoter' At its sessIon last ight I coonnell oi'hale thle slte or fIreworkis in the 'Ity lint It next Saturday andl author)1 ed t le (i ef'u of(1 polen to arr'lest anly h1rusios shoot Illg Iire-CIrackers', etc'., iefor'e that timno. 11EV. lIE0L~lt AltitVI)S. l'reacheid Filrst Secrmion at Methodiulst Ch iurcht Mundlay. Unionu Mer Ice Sun1. d111y NIght, itev. A. 10. r Toller, tile new Ipastor' of lie Flirst Methiioi st ('hurchel, arr'iv~ed n the cIty last ,week ani preached hIs frat sei'mon to an appireciative eon riegat Ion Sunlay mor'ning. Sunolay 'veinlg, In spit e or the Inclement ~eathier, thbe 'hurchi wvai comfrntably illd bv members or alt congregatlins :h'lo joinedi to give 11him a welcome. Rev. S. 11. Temphlemnan, (If the hlaptist hniireh, and( Rev1,. Squtires, of the Pres lste1.l n churcl'(h, wvere both In the pulh i aind, afteri an Iipiring sei'moni by ~fr. Hioller, the~y ext endeld 1him n' 'al wehlome tol the city In behalf of ill theo denominlations. GENERAL PERSHING 1 ~~tx" TIl f linjiiguislii Scrvie. cross, 1 being IIIresenited by ( Pieral lersh the Sevilnil division lheoh'mrtrs. luntry unid intrepidity under lire. TO WIN THE W) President Wilson Speaks < Throwing Her An Against Cc Paris, Dec. 1-l.-President and Mine. Polncare gave a (ii ner at the Palace de Elysee In honor 01of President and Mrs. Wilson. President Wilson. on this occasioni spoke as follows in re plying to an address by President Polincare: ".Mr. President: I ai deeply in debted to you for your gracious greet lng. It Is very dlelightfil to find my self in France and to feel the (iiick Conitnet of sympatly and unaffected frienidslyI p between t lie represent a tives of he Il' ited States and the rep resen tptves of France. "Yon have been very generous in what. yott we.re pleased to say about myself, but I feel t hat iwbat I have said and vihat I have tried to do has been sai( and done only In an attempt to speak the thought of the people of' the 1Ini ted States triuly and to carry that thought out In aetion." "From tle fi rst the tholight of the people of tle I'lnited St ates tinuled to-. ward isomething more 0than tile mere winning of this Var. 'ft turned to the estabIish mentI of eternal prine pies of right and Justice. I realized that merely to win the wer .was not no Oh th 1t uis1 he voin in such a. way aod th (;uIrC:! ions raised by it sct tiled ill riicth a way -is to insure tIhe finur Ie li ace of ih- ,nr and lay the founda tions for the freedom andr hapg plness of its manyv peoples and na-u t ions. "'N iver before haus w:ur wvorn so ter ril az vi sage or exhibijt'd mn Lnuo',ly the dlebasjia 'iluen'icc gtf li.. I ril uei l m bos. I am sur e t hat ' shal le''k uipon thle ru in wrouight b' the ' b e of the cen'utriaI emp~iir'e wit h thei seil repul sioni an d levip in. dieteit ion that ther stir in the hieart - of I he ben of I'rance andu hhliion. andu I a pprecia te as you do, sir,. the necessIty of such action in the !in-l iett lemient of1 the( l.45siis of the war 8: P11 'ITTO LOloi: (g'llvIgigs, it, II. N ickeis to IHead Lotdge Dm- ltg the Einsuing Year. Palmetto Lodge No. 19, A. F. M. held its ainnal elect ion oif olllcers for thle ensuIng year Friday ighit, 11. 111ec NIckels be ig elected as WorshIipfl Masteir. T1hie followIng is the lIst of 'filcers: II. 11. NIckels, WV. M. Li .0. Itoff', S. W. L. P. I iarksdalIe, J. WV. E. 0. Anderson, Sec. 0. II. Si mmons, Trean. R. HT. Iloler, S. D. S. It. D~orrohu, Steward. . M. Clardy, Steward. it. Mu. Elehelberger, TIyler. MIss Mildred Simmons, of Mout viilhe, Iiienit the wveek-end In the cIty wvith MIss Glenelvlo Long. 4-. (WARDS HONOR CROSS XX2 ~2W. thehibet meican awa i Iw 11n9,t a4 kl1-(ietenan colonei- a1ttachied * The cilationl w.s for conspleiouis kR NOT ENOUGH )f the Ideals of America in! nies into the Field . immon Foe %vill not 01113' IClrbke such acts of ter 101r anld spoilation, but make men ev erywhere aware that they cannot be venltiuied ui pon Without tle certa linty of just plilnishient. I know twith what. ardor and en thusiasi the soldiers and sailors of th" UTnit ed States have given the best I that w%*a? in them in this war of re deiption. They have expressed the true spirit of Amierieni. Thy believe i lieir ideals to be acceptable to fre eoples everywhere and are rejoiced to have played thle part they ha1ved played in giving reality to those ieals in co-opeiration Witi the armiiies of the allies. We are proud of the part they have played and we are happy that i they shouild have be'I assoeiated w) ith such ('onmades in .1 (aolllmon ('ause.1 "It is with a pecu1liar. feeling that I find illyself in France joining lwith you in rejoicing over tle victory that has beeni won. The ties that. hinid France and the 'nlited States ar pe culiarly close. I (10 not kinow in what 1( other omiadleship we could have fought with im'or Zest or enthusiasnm. It will daily be a matter of' pleas i', with 1me to be brouight into (onsulta- 1 tion with ti' statesimeni of iraei :intd her allies in conetinilig hIlie mens Iures b)y whielh we may s%%n tile pewl* rnt hence for these happ y rhiti n of' ('lrii fori the~ worihld at larige such sats e -ttietre only by t he conistai a1soi;-| tion an oil(-iperat ion of' fr'linds. I grteet yoa unot ony w3 ~ ithI deep perisonial respect.l, ui as the riprimt n -ative' of thte grea'~t liople (if Fran'',' utd lieu to hbring you t' grieiftings of aniotherii great people' to whomuii thle hor'tiiins of lrinehit are~i of iirioiiind and( last ing initer'St. "'I railse myi tlass t) the health tof the lpresiilt-nt of thue Frienchl repniuHhie and to .\atdami Pinicare anti the' pros peilty of I'rance4. ('IlIlST3'MA I0l,1 ('A L I, AliiS 3MINY' NI-W 311-:3MIlI:lis Bid ('ross ('urnmmi ftee ft Laidiies. ink. Ing ('ainviiss of ('13y WithI (Gratfys ing Ifesults. beris oif thle lied C ross Is be'ing ar' rlt'l on In the ('ity with gratifying r'e suilts. A 'olunliittee' of ladies c'anvams ed fte (Ity3 .\iondlay3 and 'ITuesdav and secur iel a hir ge numberi of i menmber shlIps, having very'3 ftw people)1 to tiurn thenm dlow. The campaign in the ('otunty 11a1 not yet gottenu In fiill swing, bt It is hopel that the comihlt t cemein wIll enunence to make r'epiort b lefore fteI last of thle wveek. Chai'men of commIttees may 3' report to .\r. WV. (. Laancnster at thef1 Enterpise National Bank, wvho is act lng ats treasurer'0l foi' this particular' call. CASUALTIES IN T \ LIE1) CONFE RENCl l) ASSE'M11141 JAN. I lostponlellwent ]Due to I llutbilityv '0f British UH presen ati i ves 1) bel, Pres (1 l )(1ier. 11 lil ( ing lue ill P';aris 'I hutrnll , l'iis )e .i P.-!lans" for the r*eas. womblitig of the iliter-allied .onfe~grence Ind thle Ineeling of thle peace conl'gress tre grad1aly beinig Inatiled. It. w1 he first intention to have the int er-al led Conl fereice lieet toimorrow o 1 I'I(sday , Ow ing to the. inability of I'Prem14ier' I 2oyd George and Foreign Milister Btiifour to be here 11'4h4 Se >f the Biritish vlectioels and the( :ap rOll hin)g hiohliLys, the 101rihl e1 .-ion vill not he Iesuiell iet hti il Jau.11r1 y I t. .\euanwifle l'resident. Wilson w i II lnve an opportun11 ity to confer with 1) Im ar11iier al leaih g ta es en o ti! ilies and visil tne l tllliths adI >wrhaps Iay Kill' Vicor. 1-:nun11anll1. Hill r- w >1'ince and l'rentl4ier .\Ilanio al riv(ed in 'aris lii rslay. ''h y w\-ill d";14, v. l I hO pres."id-lln Ot l( lo e iln this weeik. Thlt imerits of thet ausi n m tco ;Mideationl to vomle beforv ihl Conferl -lice thus far have deveplo only ill heir initial p lses;, (istIus 1Sion of tihillI Inving b4ei m'ore or less inforlla . 1%r o he Allericaln delegn-., HIc chief 4fo eet to be obtaineI diring the next. olInlight is a first-hand understand( nig of tile views of Eltu'opean states wi and an1 oppolrtun ity to convey to henm the Amnerican viewpoint. ki Opera Hlouse Friday Inl "T'he Shie I)evil". it s aIways a big e)vvent for in any wreenl fans inl Laurenvis when 'Tlieda I'ar-a is to be swen iln a new 111In play. 11h4e vlevert Willial P ox star will be diown ill hiet latest superl-prodliction, -The De I)evil" at the Opera lloulse text l0ariday. Iler n1w production i, melodh-a nallte1 with a toleh of comedlivy rin ling thriIougholut and gives the st:' 4ome1 of tihev best. scen of rI- c ('10'. i'lle action tekes piee ill a typlical liouthern Spanlish village hidden away n ttie 'inn 111 ains and the iai y life F. he people ofl that vouintry i; tilly dv )itld. lHeut. i irown in inAo itAeideiti. ILivllt. Y. Ilk. Drown. -who hlas been it home nevar1 the city for s IvIl vesks, had a1 painful aident Satuir lay when anlt aitonlobile which hit, lie was Iriving skidded oit of tIlle road liear iis bornev and threwN hN e-ins-IIt the( vinld'hield, thIll glas.s cuitting- his inh! :oule-cap lin Such a1 manne11 r that1 1w1na1 lo enjoy full use of it nain. possible that his let. vill be per- I 41,n11t 1y stiffen1ed. 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