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14* aei WIs Lver tiser. V XI.LAURE~NS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1919. UIIR2 FR[NCH FAVOR ALSO [[AI[Of NATIONS Minister Pichon Gives Gov ernment Views DESIRES NO ANNEXATION Painileioniinm Broke Loose in French Chamber of Deoutites Wiiien Peace Terms are Outlined by Minister Plehon. Principle of the League of Natlons Accepted. .Paris, Dec. 29.-The storm which has been threatening in the French chamber for the past four (lays broke this afternoon, 'when Stephen Plichon, Iinisler of foreign affairs, amid vio lent interruptilons by the Socialists and counter demonstrations by the governen('lit supporlers, outlined France's eace terms. Tle ininilter dclared that France Is b;olutely inl agrcient tlit full publicity be given Io the iproceediligs of tle peace confereice. I Iv nni n1ouniiced th:tt inlr0ivention inl I01u'sia was inevitable but that it would h of a d-fen ivl, (haridnet er Jso f:1r as Frenh trioopls wcre (0leiil, .n,1 that it' fe sv peaiis w r un d rlaIlR ib it mus t he by liht -biv troo:s It has beIn evidenit foi the past wlieek that the opponents of Premil.-r ClelnReneani -wie deterininued to ob struel in every poslible way the vo ing of 1ih1 buldtilget1 of 10,3,(fl , 000 franles for hie first f.hree nonh1s of 1919 iless th government stated its peace terms eliher tilrolul Ilreilie r Cleiieiceaou or M. i'ichon. But it was lnt expected tlit the governmieiit would do so before Monday. .\M. Fran 11k(10- loll I lonl. of the com mi itte e of foreign affairs, brougIlt matfors to a head, however, by .1 fioie I t alia k onl .l. Pilllon and tile governmelit's foreign lpolicy. Sinie I'hur Isday tile government bench has Sat inl 01)11urate silenev, re fulsilg to rl'iply to Iiiy queries: bIt when 1 lellon ascelided Ile 1tribune1114 this aft ernoon Ie was ready to an swer. lie declared: First-That the government was In aceord that t I1 'uitoilost publicity should be given to the peace confer ence, 'thus replying to tire interpelln tion of the Socialist depluty, 3Marcel Cachin, of last Friday when lie asked Premier Clemencoau to state whether secret diplomacy would be abandoned in the peace conference and the dis cussion given all publicity. Second-That the French govern ient has adopted the )iniR1ci)lC of a league of nations and is now busy working towards its effective reali zation, thus replying to the interpol lation of the Soeialist, AT. Bracke. Third-That the government (oes not desire aniy aninexatlon, but re serves the light to fix the Alsace-, Lorraine frontiers, to gitard against future attack thus replying to .1i. FranklIin-Blouillon. F'ourtth-TIhat the government dloes nlot thinlk that the qu~estionl of diplo tnat Ic represe'ntationi of the Vaticean arises jut the liresenit monment, Fift h-That Intervention ini Rlussia is inevitable. Oni Ruizsian initervenition, 31. Pilhon eixpllainei(d, readling froim inst ructions issued by Premlier Clemenceau to the general commani~ Rding that suchl In tervenitioni was .not offenisive for the time being. bu.it defensive, .in order to prievenlt the Ilojaheviki from in vadinig Ukraine, the Caucaus and1( Western Siberia. lIn the fultulre an effensive interventioni might 1)e nec essary in order to (lest roy flolshievism.: dulch an opteration must be0 carriedl ouit by Rlussiani troops of which i00, 000 were at the piresenit tiRme ready at Odessa. While Pichon wvas reading M1. Cle nmenceau's instruct ions ipandemioniiumn btroko loose on the Socialist bench. "T v ar is, beginning anew," they shouted. M. Deschanol, president of the chiambter, threatened to hove one of the most unruly of the Social 1st membe)rR ejected. uM. Pichon weathered (lhe storm calmly, He re fused peremptorily to answer Wiveth er the French gove'rnment 'was pre paredI at thie present time to make public the names of its delegates to the peace conference. The chambqr must give the government its conf - dene. he said., GOES TO EMBASSY TO SHARE HANDS President Receives Delegates in Lon don. Speaks of Religion. London, Dec. 28.-President Wilson went to the American embassy today and received the delegates of a num ber of societies and leagues, sonic of which presented memorials and reso lutions welcoming him to London. He arrived at the embassy in one of the semi-state carriages from Buckingham Palace. A crowd had gathered In front of the embassy. The crowds in the streets and in the windows cheered as the president en tered the building. The president went to the second floor and received the delegation% one after the other, it was silply a case of handshaking in most cases. Th president also re ceived and shook hands with a nuni her of naval oflicers attached to the staff of Admiral Sims and to the Amer iean embassy. ' Among the last of the delegations received waIs hiOut of lie IIitisl Labor party, Arthiur !loadiornan andI Char11les Williain llowormanl, represening.-w thet .oiit olu it teo -or II, Labl or i ar lty executives and 1ihe palia mltary C0m1 niiittee of tle( Trades 1in ion Congress,. 'i'lhly pres nied an addre t on belf of thliriis labor moovcm''uIt, lrt identl WVil -on inl Heepin cl afddi-4s sai h wouild dh) all InI Isl IowCI to carry otit the ideals set forth. To Ilie dArlgalion of the evalitlical chr11 uches, ithe liresidelit, speaking or tihe oion II eligion iII e present I lifines 4l fierIplexity, remnarkeiol he th olut'l ole would ;o (1a.y it 1f h( did not helijeo inl provideice. To tilau of ntilons unlionl delf galio 11 headed by Viscount (rey, he spoke areiii't'atively of the support by G reat illaitain of the league of nations. .1110i. HIANNAHl T. CI11.0 M1),-11 Nkil BY IMM.NING I1ronnelivi evenl Ictor41ia and Van.I couvier, liIt-1ISh C14 11umbill. Saturday .\Ir . . F. Tolbert received tile sad in t Iiigene by wile .londay mor-1 ing tbat. hil.; daughter. -Mrs. 1 laninalh Tolbrlt ClIandler, of Vieloria, rllitisl Columllbia, was drowned Saturday nligilt wiliie going by Water With friends he tween Victoria and Vancouver. No details Were giveni of the drowning except 1 hat the body had not been re covered. Alrs. Tolbert and lMiss Mar guerite Tolbert wvere already on their way to Victoria to pay 'irs. 'Chandler a C(hristmas visit and they arrived there yesterday, immediately wiring I 'I. Tolbert again and stating that the body had not as yet been recovered. I Mrs. Chandler was in the thiritieth year of her age and was narried to MrI- Chandler about six years ago, having met him iwhile she was employ e0d as a trained 'nurse at Battle Creek, 'Mich. -le died of pneunonia during the past qetober leaving his wife and a little four year old son "Jackie". The little boy, it is understood, will now1 be brought her'e to live in the honie of itS' gr'andparents. Itesides her lparenits -1..d little son, tile deeased is suriviyedl by3 two sis ter's, 3Irs. Mlary3 Watkins, of Ander' son, andl Miss Marguerite Tiolb~ert. ONLY' T~II' L E Ti. Onaly 'iTwo of the Old1 Veteranis, Memi hers tof ('. F, 3rd S. C. itegimen'it, Whlehi Left Lautrens on April 12, 18(61. Of tile 'ompanly of 100 menl wvhich ('ompos5ed Co. F, 3rd S. C. Regiment, whIllh left LaurenOls 01n Apil 12, 1861, only two survive, accord(ing to Mir. .Jack 10imore, iwho w~as in town Monday, These two are Miesar's. Dolp~huN Nelson andl lilhardi Riddle, both of whom still live in thec county. Tile company left Laurtens under' thle commandl of Capt. Tianidy WValker andl fought valiantly 't 1roughoutI the conflIct. Tio Adldress W1edniesdany Clubi. Miss Wil Lou (Iray wvill sipeak to the ladlies of the Wednesday 'Club at their meeting at the home of Mrs. WV. L., Gr'ay, Wednesday afternodn at halt past three o'clock. The club women of the state ar'e plledged to assist the Ii literacy' Commission, so Miss Gr-ay's talk will he of vital interest to the Wednesday club. The chamber was again in an 'up.. roar. - - 'The. chamber is holding a session 1 this evening as the budget must bei votedl before midnight Dde. 31, by both the chamber and the senate,. CITY COUNCI[ AGR[[8 To be Submitted to Votei Ten Years. Minim. At the meeting of City Council last night Mayor Babb reported that the Reedy River Power Company had agreed to the last terms submitted to it yesterday In accordance with the resolution passed at the meeting the night before. Approximately the con tract calls for a rate of 2 1-2 cents per K. W. with a minnimun charge as low as any month duaring the first six months of the contract. The contract, which has not been completed in de tail, will call for an election by the people in which they will ratify of refiet the contraact as they may see fit. lle eletioni will be held at anl early [Iate, but it is gellerally understood that stttiileiit tille will have (laps(dl in order 11hat tIm piblic niay becoiie uiforied as to the amount ,of (urieilt wing tiseul atnd its cost to the cily inl lor the (ontrat's-.lrovisions ''le lo'i:ce of (Elelion -wilh complete Il oInlation \\ill he l l hl1islii1 i ill (1lue ine. Pesilles Oiloing of ohei- 111:1ters. le couincil retfIsed to grail a licen1se o a travelilg colihiilatlioll of tent (ity (ounlcil, at a (aIlted meeting kloitdaty nilit, deciled to Itake an tier proposal to the fleedy Itiver 'ower ""omtiyll lookiig towvard 11lie oillisioll of a coltrait ht weel the ity and] tie power coiipaiy for (tee ie itllrelt. Approxilately h ioi .. I1ra" prtfitiee th1v powr cmpa ( nyill1a itovided for a Ilat Illeter basis at thle It Ie Of 2 1-2 eills per K. W. With a 1itttitlitiin to be as low as the lowest 111olit of (lurrelt conlsllloned in any me montl 1y tlhe cityv (Iirilig the first Ix montils of the contract. I 'n'der the 'olntr:et tihe tower colipany woIll e all1oeod to retai all Illotor loads is u11der the illpreseit (olltra(t, but lIe owtiers and suiperiitendenti of tle -omlipally are to pay jinto Ilie city treas relr the usual rentals lcharged to 01i) I (01111sumrs. ''le Iilst proposal to he lower rcomlipany provided for 2e >er* K. W. With a iliniium of $700 per non th. Mayor Babb, reportinlg for lie commit tee appointed at the last egular hieeting, stated that Mr. Dial. >resident of the power company, had -efutsed to consider the informal pro >osal of 2 1-4 suggested to him by hat committee. The mayor also re iorted that the committee had asked or the power company to sibillit a letinite proposal for a contract and n reply to this the power company ad answered in a letter whiich fol ows: 1D1. S. W. PiYOR DEAID. 3rominlenlt ('hester Suirgeoni D~end, VIc. .laniy Laur ens peole were shock d to lea rn of the dleathI of Dr. S. WV. ~ryor, the well knlown su1rgeonl of ~hester, lie (lied Thutrsday mornI ing f Pn~eumon111Ia, superC induIIced by in flu '1/a. Dr. Pryor was 54 years old. Ile was t nativ le of SIpartanbutlrg (count Iy. lIhe irst loeilted out inl the counltry ini hlester' coun Ity and later miovedl to 'hester' where lie.buil11t utp a lar lge prae ice in) sur'ger'y andl established a hox >dtal that was largely pat roizied. Ills Irst hiospital was (lestrloyed b~y fIre ind( only a short timle ago a niew one v'as er'ected at a cost of appriIoxImlate y $150,000. THe was a priomlinen~t bulslness mnan if Chester, member of the Mleth1odi1 st hurch and also a memberi of the .la onle orders of that city.' Urg~ent ('all for Help. An u rgent call has beetn sent out to lie women of the city to come to the ledl Cr~oss work room to finish a shIlp nent of garments that nmst lbe mnade f tile chlalper is to maintain its ree ird of having neOver failed In its dluty. rhoechapter' has a large number of tarmen~its that must be r'epalred andl 'eturned next nweek, New Librarian. MIss Beulah Halle has -been elected ibrarian of the Laurens Publie Li irar'y. The library hours aire fr'omi hiree to five Tutesday and Friday af nrnoona.. ON POWER CONTRACT s of the City for a Term of im to be Established. The City Council of Laurens, Laurens, S. C. Gentlemen: In reference to our conversation with your committee this morning, and With a View to coming to terms on a new contract with you, I beg to state that I think your suggestion about how to arrive at a minimum is reason able, and is agreeable to us. Of course, I presume that you will agree to the merit of the minor matters nwhich we discussed, and as you asked ie to submit you an amended pro position about the price per Kilowatt, hour, I beg to say that from all in formation I enn get it will cost ally ''t'e from four to live Cents to create power; lowever, we are, willing to 11a1(v youI this proposition: o( 'Ii' 'lirst forty thousand l Kilo walt hour s or i Inr. to and l in4 t(tlL. olits; for the next I wventy' tlollsaoil Kilowatt hourls, two and six tetht in:n' ; and for all ovr and above tha:1t. a nl 11re-tetlfhl et!.: !w'r Filow.11l hour.. an vf i I n RIe hou v iFur t info ma I ~) aI itj i I& I o 11 .1 1 1 4' I ~ii~ tion) ciaH Ipo mei 0. 1 a 11 Yon r.; I ruIly, .It. l)ial, l~e Deceihr 2.'2, 19 1 S,. Fol I nIgI:--, (i h c .)I n of Ih1; i - .\lderm.:i1 llishjop 1''ral a r:' ili to ipf'r'ff I:,(. power e n alrlly of 2 1-1v pe; N. \\., lut his notion wasl) not HeV(0IIodI . AleI ma I I 'N to mI a I at similar m.1 1ot ionl but1 ra ising Ithe t to--2 - liit it liklowi;s failed ofr a -:emcl. Ald rmian l jial thereiIpon of f 0 revd a motiol which proviId Iliat a (o' nmitte.'e of thret'e. including the11 1iamyor, leit fhorlized to ionfer with Mr. Iil with i view of conicludinig a contract *t a rate not ex.eeding 2 1-2v. This motion prevalled. hu twas 1ater rind'llhledI wNOon Ald'rman ,a-ton agreed to ItIr1o(dice a1 resolutlion for' a flat 2 V)c rate with a miniiin ( tali slibf' fly ing tie average Cot S11niP'1?S, tf power for the first six itolths of the contrael. Following a dis('4tssion of this, ill whichl the rep resviltative of I'he Adv(eritiser wIs asked to exprtss his views as to tile fairuess of arilvitlg at a cotrect imini mium, the resolution of' Alderiai Svy toll was allen(ded 11pon the motion of Alderman Jones by embodying the sug gestion of The Advertiser's represen tative, that the Minimum be estab lished by taking the actual minimum established during the six mvontls rather than by strikilng anl average, under which latter plan, it was point ed out, the city would be required to pay for more current than it con simed diring sonie imoith1s. Gertmns irner 601 MichInes to Amto'eicas at (olenz'. (Coble'nz, D)ec. 27. -Sixty airplanes (It thle Fokkfert' tyape arivt ed itn Cobiledz', todayt~ 113 sp'cial Itrajtin fromtl lHerilin. Th'ley were the first (If 200) airpiI~les whitch are to' he lturnled over to the Amtterican forces inl Colentz in) ac (crdanc~e wit Ir 1the armliistice'. 1EachI mla(chine oct'up ied' ai flaut ('ar and~ a Germtlan so1(letr guaj'rded each COar. A numb1 et' (If (German1I alv iatot's a1 so ailved to Itry (lut oneW (1f each 20 IlajchinetIs before thle 111antes are ltued oIvert to tile Amlericanl commtlissionl. Thomas111 .J. Weathetrs, a subst51anltial fartmer' a'nd well known cit izenl of thle counlity, died Friday at htis homle 11eatr 'Leesville Chfutrchl, aifter' an1 iilipess of several weeks' duratiotn. Tile bur ial service was hleldl Sunday at Ro('ky Springs churtlch, a few tmiles east of the city. Sir. Weather's for manly years t'anked as one' of the mos(1t succe'4ssfutl farmenrs in the Countty, and( lhe ownled at) excel lent. home anid farmIt wvh ih he dlevehopedl wil4..~n thle last twenlty years into one of great prod"etivenless and( profit. 'ile is survived fly is wife who was before mlar'riage a Miss Situmerel of tile County, ando iby two dauilghtetrs, Mirs. 10. L. Bllakely and Mt's. C. 10. Rlow landl, and one son1, Victor L. Wealthor's, unitil r'eently in traituing at Camp Jackson buit whlo in civilian life is him self a good farmer atnd a prlogressive young citizen. RISE IN COTTON P11ICE EXPECTED IN NEW YEAR In Spite of Daily Fluctuations it is Expected that a Strong Demand will Result in Higher Prices by March. Olemson College, Dec. 30.-The fol lowing statement concerning the cot ton holding movement has been issued today by D. W. Watkins, acting direc tor of extension, Clemson College: "In spite of daily fluctuations in the cotton market the prospects favor a very material rise in prices early in the new year. Peace will undoubtedly be declared early in the spring and bring the removal of all embargoes on cotton shipments. Europe is now de void of civiliani cotton goods as well as of stocks of raw cotton. Demands rrom Westerni Eu ropeai counries as well as from Japan are on Ilie increase. fiestrictions on] (otton shipments are being removed, as an example of whih nlmight he ninttioned the grant ing of through bills of ladinig on export slijipments. Enidoiubtedly te estiia; id byt the lHi'rvalt of Markets. to tih' 4f,4-1 Ol Iwo million ho;les,- of volot) 11119111d bw exportel this seasoni inl 'x (I, o the am11ollnt exportela a n. hi o e fully re1 c zed . "W ith tIII sho' :) of !, , - n h ed n' t mov-ment loin: en no( Nf it ' - i h th t thi x i - m b IifH fIt the pary g r M I''N NEW-IN 11. S. S,. IluftV: JAN. 17111 lIx ('elebiratuioin h Held on hitegiainthl FrI'ullin's liirtihday for 1919 ii s e. W. '. S. Soclett.i IN Hl bOoi Washi [ oto dc. :.(I. Th l9! war ittiWi*savings Iig ioltl'eopmt y. P111)1~~ d~~ ~i I ho le'tel lt It u, lar. ty 17, the anivrsary of the birllt lol ojami Franlinl. Distrftr wa. 0a(tvis ( to is osys enf1iz.e herc today w So informrf d by HaomorteI sraddok, tho now natioim i ( dirf tllr of the war yar.smveet. That dlay will ho devoted partielu larly, ir. eraddok Said to the, or 1'anizattionl of thousands of warvum icis societies to Systematize h e preahing of thrift and proifte stm salg of $2,0e0,000,000 worth of ,tamps during the year. uitsineus men, educatotresd pub licists from thep twelve federall re serve distrietbs -who will havtN hviarge of 1919 wvar savings and thrift Stamp) campaigns were welcomed to a con forence here today by Secretary Class . with a reqluest that they press theirl work onl the basis that the war w%,ilIl not be over until the Inited States las met every commitment. "The firing of guns has ceased and we are all of is Confident this will not be renewed,"' Mr. Ghlass said. ''We ha ve every rea sont to believe thle prei"sidlet is go ing to SOl impr ess lim I self tupon) thle Furiopleanf stat esmni(I hat his v'iws will preva"'~il anld that we shll i, have'C a l eagute of peace whuichl will n~ot (endanger' thte hatppi ness of futurle generations. ''Thle warl is not over'l so tar ats thle trea Silly deparl)tmen (lt is (oe 'lrned. 'Two hilliolln dollrs a mo10n1th are being spen'tt att tih' ilre(sent Juime. NowV is not the time to) lay patriothstm astidet."' Waltrloo4 .~Iason s E'~ledt(Ollicers. WVat erloo Lodge No. 25)0, at a regu Inar communi11) ent ion, I ecemibei I3 elected and installed ofmeers for an other yearll as follows: .1. F~rankl Wa.lk er', W. M.; Rex W. 'Lanlfordl, S. W.; Tr'oy I". P. Moore, J1. W.; S. II. Nels-on, Treasurter; J. A. SmnI ih, Secretarmy; J. .Sith, S. I).; Oscar Stribling. J. I. I. M. P'entce and J1. 0. Striling, Stew - arids; W. W. lHeddeni, 'Tiletr. The yountg people of' the city had an (enjoyalli dan lce ont the mnessan ine ilootr In theit :orrnidor of thbe Launtl1s I ot el Fr'idhtv eveni Ing. he even ing was miadIe mioreC' enjoyable by the lpes eneeC oif a niumbetr of vlsi tot's frontm Grleenlv ilIe, 'Io1lmiat, Grleenw~ood atnd othier places. .1Del ight ful Imusic was fuitlshedl by an orchestra from Spar tan burg. .Mr. S. If. S'herrartld, aftetr a vIsit of several weeks to his sister, Mr's. W. HI. (;ilkerson, returned to his home ini California \neln. AMERICA FIRST OR f[AGU[ Of NATIONS Secretary Daniels Speaks of Navy SAYS AMERICA ALREADY SECOND Secretary Dan iels, Before House Nn.val Commkilittee, Sny's that America M.1ust linve Grentest Navy in the World if the Leaguae of Nations for Redue. lug A rmanents is not Formed. Washingtol, Dee. 20.-Unle2ss a leIague of nations or, other tribunal that will ma1ke certain the limitation of inteinatiollal armalient is isib lishied, the U'nited States nm11s, lo:1ili tlie greatest liavy ifn the worl. : - reftary IDaniels today told tII llis naval coullniio. "It ui ' my firm convic ion." di la ;s i the sa rhr."that if the <on:,- c t at \'?rs itll rdos not resilf: in ' i d li (IrII ll' l !1: ' (0,t (,n Iln i ili o tI om prt If all i I~On Ii Wi I : 'I I then ti:- I'iit iii I ' ' ilf1 wl 'm -! hI I i( i ll lafy :in i t ifI' fiM Ii 15)'! P5111 w:d !hlf taa' lilk i s I1 Wit eI a ma- th t It- Ow t~ fil i -t 1 - I it)i . ipll ( 11"k ' -d i-a u 1 ' 1:h- iO ' I he oa . .\ forice fil'l, 'iitr' if'(1''ii- . I h- ' Idi-ri. howver,' I hrtai idI Stch i h-n uIe' for nmed it i bi nt I l i m :'i i:t to mi-ak Ofi tl full 'cos imlit ila' : r and asl;ed 1 he conifil ittee t I () fil uh thl le hill ve islatioll llIoW if' fi le l 'resi dent to L;fop vonsi -kct 1 .t hih s disel-et loll if all inlternalht ional agi'ee fil t Shioild make fl Hli' lllitatol o()1(f ori m fto 1 k cert ifity. Ltho ill like to let Ile Worl ilk)\\ W(' arfe trlmefidous513 inlIe't e uf illfile Pres ient's roio s ition for fell iio c (o f i 'll.a f i.en \ i er file- et. fr. Ifn riinI)g from $200.0, 01m)l ' to no (sil the amfont asked for hofl{ oil tile n ew bf uildi ng ,fofr ilf'fgthe year beiginnfinlg ne(xt .Iifly See ret ary Dasaiidsaid 111.11 0ft) i-ff fw (rbi01S ioli etifls force neerssay to on (forlCe the'i h-% 's d refi . ii i e fliifed, shfoweverOf fha wiith sui h fia.ue Sformed, it woubiti notfIi W he neesiaty to caryonth fl~li iionstrucitipogram isctffionj2 hif) a\neinerationla agrte I' wouldV f'like to iset (1 the d no weu aretrmnndouslyr dneeted in lhe Prfesaie ts pstiiie'(f o nl~l for( ('dtio sn. weftmaen, dclare the ertary. wo'r donia tel nsahilin oga dur'tin whe yere gnin next .luly Secretary11( aielff aid0 tha ff1 om1 e fur ' lthers ostuein kiled nlleessary 'h g iaus)e iwd an ''ft sof mor nmdfern. i(f teet tiing ~ f)llwsd inftfiiile Amrien va Finoeef Iby Geran \in Posen.a -~g en Anxe1ieon fag. aio tan 1ollir gonl ta \lled utmobie fiarrying lantd .\meian lagt' wasn the TGeras ee efeated inth "igh i(ne A~ tiout 1ll tersonts, t in si wern tokSill 11 ~ed o the ng''11f dr1 e a, ndat 10tl0 Germansolei ad P' wich waspreein thth11110(1volra oear-th