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VOLUME XXXIV. LAUR~ENS, SOUT H CARd)LINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1919. [STI[R MAY FIND P[ACt SIGN[D LIP Lloyd George Is Now Opti. mistic. LARGEST TASK EVER ATTEMPTED No Divergence of Opinion Anong Al. 'lled Diploitats, Lloyd George ''ells French Newspaper Men. ('ouniel of F our Agree Upon Principles of the I indemnity. Paris, April 6.-The preliminary peace treaty will ;be ready by Elaster and the Germans will be asked to come and sign it at the end of April or the beginning of May, Premier Isloyd George of Great Britain declar ed 71 an Interview today with Step hane Lauzane, editor of the Matin. In answer to a remark by M. Lau zanne that what troubled public opin ion was not so much the delay, as the secr(ecy In which -the peace negotia tions were wrapped and the fear that there was some divergence of opinion, he British premier said: I aflirm absolutely. that there is no div(rgence among tho negotiators. 'i'hey are often confronted with tech nical difilculties whlih can only be settled after close study. Take the (uest4ion of reparations. In substance the Allies have one common principle which I once set forth thus-Germany must pay up to the last fathing of her iiower." "But it is sufficient to draw up a bIl1 and hand it to the enemy? Must we not re(lire guarantees and must we not study the terms, methods and form of delayed payments? Must we not be able to say to our adversary .when he pleads inadequacy of resourc es: 'Yes, you can -go its far as that and you must do it and you -must do that.' In a word, shall we simply ipre sent a bill or collect the money, all the money possible? Well, that is wher.e, the work comes in. slow andt dilicult work complicated by 11le fact that tclinical experts of the h1 ighest calpabilitles and great experience are iot inl agreeien t aiiong tlimlselves either as to the method of liqiuida lion or as to th assets to be realized. "No. there Is no divergence among 1h,- negotiators, hst, alas, tlere are inevitable ones among tle experts, of ien ailong tihose fromt tle same coun iry. Who is to decide between thitem if not. tihe negotiators and (10 yol th1ink it canl always he done (lIn ckly ?"' laizanne reniarked that w hat pub lic opinion could not. uiderstand was why, before everything, Germany -was not handed a full bill no mat ter what aimoilnt ald forced to adluit fa!, I.a biilty. "And who says we shall not do so?" c ried Premier' Lloyd Gleorge. "Who say. wa have tnt decided t hat?'' 'None,'' the lntercvi ewer interi rupted, 'has that you have deledi it.'' 'Thle lit ish prtemtier ries tumed: ('annot the people wait tuntil we hav-- [lisihed our work ist ead of alI ways wani tig to jud~ge our1 inttent ions Thi confllerencle'( hail iio niiot and dil(oes things itniler' conitionils unprel(cedeted in hiistoiy. Alhl Eyes are' tumrned Iow~ard it iaid, whit is miore grave, all i'ars aren glued at its ke(yhoile. l~nemy ears tremiiible withI joy wvhen Ithey (letect somte htesitat iont. Frciendly ears halt he arI(i cofuised rtumor01s wi'hic ate pedl died1 far and~ (iieikly. "ThFle daiy doe4s not pass buit what somne false news here and t here take its Ilighit. Nevertheless, 110 (lay liasses buiit thlit we ini silenit diel Iber'ation feel apprioac'hting niearer Ithe great aimi andt (5experin'c for' eaIch othet' miore Cs eem, ('onf iden'ce iandt affection. 1et tpubl1Ic 0)otio ialt a few days. It will lien bue able to <pronounce on facts, I 'a ris, April1 (".----ThPle 'oitine'll of froir (in Matuirday' reach ed ani agrteemnelit Ont the principles of the indIemities andt rep aratIion s to lie piaid by Grmany~ and( exnintinatilon of the details will be-, ein limmiedliately,. the newspapers say. It is niot blieevedI there will he any3 disagrt'aiitent as to details and it is In diented t( ha t thle text of lit.he i lln iP('al terrts will be finished ding the week. Tlhe ichio D~e Paris 'says that enm ip'rmises were affected on all debat - ale p)ointIs rogard(in g thle stilm to lbe paid at onice by Gerimanty and( the pay muents in the fture. Against the on.. POTATO WA11IE110ISE IS NOW ASSURED) Stoek Subscxribed to ('ompliny Whilh will Ereet Potato Warehouse in Tiie for Fall Pottioes. Capital stock to the amount of $2,000 has already been subscribed for a po lato storage house to be erected iI Laurens this summer in I time to take care of the fall crop of swecet potatoes grown in Laurens county. The ware house has been talked of here for several months and was strongly urged -by thie county farm dellonstra tor and others who had observed their success in other laees. Monday morning Mr. W. 1. Gray and Nir. HT. Terry circulated a 81u bserit) ion pIll tIon with the result that in a few hours the miniimn amount was siib scribed and the warehouse assured. E'nceouragement. is being given the pro ject by the C. & \V. C. railroad which has offered a site adjoining its tracks where the building may be erected without cost for the land. The ca pacity of the warehouse will be be ,tween ltwelve ,nnd \fifteen thous'and bushels, 'unless tile plans are enlarged. Mr. Gray stated yesterday that. more subscript ions are desirable and the larger the amotint of capital stock the larger will be0 the wreiioist'. Sub cip tionis in as small suis as $25 will be accepted. The exact met.hod of operatiing the phln has not yet been decided 1 upon, but the expense of storage will be Very siall it is understood. Those behind the project lole thatt lie faillers of the county will atke advantage of the plan and plant a large acreage this year in sweet potatoes. Mr. Moore, the farm demonstrator, 'will very -probably start a campaign at an early date to assure a large crop for tills purpose. Those who subscribed to one share each of $100 are as follows: W. L. Gray, Hunter Bros., H. Terry, .T. W. Dunklin, Wells Clardy Co., Min ter Co., S. M. & 1M. H. Wilkes & Co., Switzer Co., C. 19. Kennedy, L. R. Burns, J. C. Shell, Jones-Taylor Ildw. Co , F. P. & J. I. Childress, Albert 'Dial, Swygert-Nickels & Co., J. W. Todd, 11. K. Aiken, C. M. Miller, Ow ings & Owings, Davis-Roper Co. The postofilee department at Vashi - ington has announced an examination foi the postmastership of Laurns to be held on May 21st to fill the vacancy (aised by the death of the late post master, Mi. James A. Clardy. Appii eations for the place have not beeti made publie, but it is understood that a numtllber of apI)llications will be filed. The appointnents are made following a comlpetitive examination, but it Is understood that the congressmen and seniators may wield considerable influ ene to prevent alpointmnents if they choose to do so. Meeting of 1). A. R. The lienry Liurens chapter, 1). A. 11., wiilI meet wvit lir ts. W. P'. Cildr( iess Priday aft ernoon at -t o'clock. posit ion of the F~irench' gov'ernment, it was agi'eedi, t he amper' says, to d is Iribute the futurte payments over a terml of thiii'ty y'ea~5rs. The paymentiil s for the next few y'ai's 'were fixed. Theii Joiirntal says3' thierie ale indica lions tih'' the right of lFrance and fielgiumro to 1rior consideration in the linyment~i by Ger'manly have been1 iecog 'I/di. 'The fIrst Ger'man payimeint it m1ys, will be 20.n00,000,000 francs, of w hichi 5.000,000,000 will go to pay for' r'aw~ materialIs to insurle thle resump-n I ion of Geirmani e'onoiclI life. Fraince will get te bi ill ion fi'ancs anad H elgium11 live billion of the fIrst paymtent. The i'est of thle inidem'nity,' tih' pa er i M s, will rn over' a peiod of 35 yearis. I laniis fot' ('Oninuedii'i neetipatlion of ther left hank of th 11 lihinec hav~e beenl abandoned anid the Allies will depend up lon ani economlic bilot'cad as thle maeanls of pressirie on Germany. Final aigreement011 n theI ( TIihinte andl Sa arie alley' (luiestilonls will. be reached hie tote the end of the weekl, it is added. lncireased optimism ill dhiilatIc' cii'cles is notdi'l by the prtess, wh'ilie in editoirials the newspaperi~i'ts ('xprtess sa't - isfac(tion1 over the prtogr'ess maide ini in teaching a finlal aigr'emenit adds to the lors to 1110 Trench. 'The favorable solut ion of the Dan zig quest ionl is ('Otminent ed upon1 iln comliimlentary3 termsi1. Thle mior'al 0and politi('al advantages of the agreement nr'o emnhasizedl h)'e hna.nnnor HOGS SHIPFED TO MARKET First Cirtload Slipmeit of Iiogs 31ade out of Laureis 'ouity 3loiilty. ilue Showing of Pork. For the first. time in the history of 4titrelis a carload shipment of home bred hgs 'as maIde from here Aion day tmorniig Inder the direction of County Farm lDemonstrator D. \I. Moore. The sltpiment had been ar ranged for sevfral weeks before and (arly londay mornlug wagons and trucks from all over the county coin meneed to arrive. Farmers from the extreme edges of the comnty were here withl loads varying from two to ten hogs, the shipment being made to H iclimoncd on consignmen t. to Kingan & Coimgpany, who liad handled several other shipments for county demon strators in other sections of the state. Tle shipment was made iII tle name of the Enterprse Nat.ional Batik. which institutition will receive the chteck for the hogs and distribute the Imioney out among those who were in terested In the shipment. According to the records kept by Mr. Moore, 71; hogs were shipped by 31 farmers, tle total weight. heing 116,22? pounds. Of these t%,enty-two gradei INo. 1, iirinty-six No. 2, and t'wenty eight No. 3. As the first and second grades weighed miuch more than the liird grade, the average grade of tlhe shi:pim enti was ratier hiIghi. Mr. Moore stated yesterday that he is already laying plans for other shipments in the fall, wien ie hoped to make ear load shipments of single grades. A large number of people were at the freight yards all day watchitig the weighing and loading of the hogs and a great. deal of enthusiasm was arous ed by the unusual sight of so many ILaurens county porkers. Chief inter, est was centered in the two wagon loads of hogs brought here by Mr. W. I[. 'Ilatton, of Clinton. Afr. Hatton had nine large porkers, all frQ.D one litter and having a total weight of 3,444 pounds or over a fifth of the en tire shipment. 'Mr. Hatton stated that. lie raised these hogs on hlome-grown corn in Jacks township. They were greatly admired by all who sa'w them. NEll VICTi101t STAIPS. I Ldei Posoiffiler ieceelhs Sipply of New Stamps Sold OIly) to Those Who Ask for Them-11. The local postollie anonc11011nes 1he, rceipt of a small supply of Ili ew 3-vent Victory Stamp issued to com imeinlorate tlit successful ou1tcolte of the war. ''he design presents a standing fig ure of Liherty victorious with a back grond composed of the flags of the live coluntries which vWere miost active ly engaged In lie cause. The lltigime of liberty is helmteted, the upper part of tlie body is encased in a seale of armor, and a flowing skirt falls to the feet. Tle rightlii hand grasps a sword, Ilit point of wlich rests on Ile grouind at thle feet of thle figutre ; thlit left armt is pari ally3 extendedt and thle lhatnt hiol ds a halaince sealec repre'(senitin g just ice. flack of the figure aipecars th< Amierican flag; at the left ate dlraped the Jlritishi andu Jlh-lgiatn flags, and at the right the Italian and lFrenich th'es.' As thle issue of the Victory~ stamp is: not siltteently large to take th' ;len' of the reguilat' 3-cents statmt they will be sold only3 toe patruoins wh'o rttel, Fiuarly I rishi Peinitoes. .1list as other' peopele ai'e sert':ehling the girotund to ret thiel' caily garidens ini action. Th'le Adverit iser has reeied a few rcalI, thtough small, new 'erop li rih leotatones. Theliy ha ppened to hav.' 'slruuted undternteath the hiouise whle're Itle seed weure put last fall to keep for spr'ing garidening. In Ihlir i ami tion to get ahead of some oilier seed of chiamplion ga rdeneris hiereabhout ts. theey icist took it upoecn themselves to sleroult omit. befor'e tmes an id imtake C a let er ecored while abtout it. Th'lev were briouight ini l'y Mr's. i. i. Itiumb ert , whIo hais a -- rn''ady s:erved several dishies of thleme Prize Offer'ed. Mirs. H. TI. D~tunlap of ti city'13 an-~ noiunes thaet a (ermlian helmitet wtil 1lbe a wmarded the pmupil of thi1 utyI who wvill send to her'l before Aperil l'2. the beest slogan tor' the niext Vic'torv' Loean ''amp taign . .fndges for' lthe conlitest w il tee seleeel antd Ithe btest sol gan se. leeted wiltlebe adopted tot' the countty and the fIve heat sent to the Cate, LARGE MEETING COTTON GROWERS ()ne( of thev liltarest, I'lonsentlolls Ev-Ner 1l14l 1in South, lleld iI ColuiiIIn ofn 1 t' 01 l1 'flitit 14111 1 Thurs 'Id 11 I'SEayV. Colutinhia, April 7,-The colton coil -ention here last Tu- tsdly was tie hiAggest ever. he0ld InIheI lih Ap Proximateliy one (lioisanid repiesensta tive plaiters were inl attendalice, rep reseiting every cotinty in the state. and a spirit. of determination that does not know defeat was siamped oil their faces. The Coivention cheered to tle( eCho ani aliOuiemilent by the central com mittee of the South Carolina Cotton Associat ion i that. the cotton acreage re ductionl in thle entire cotton belt would be :1.01% per. centI and that the reduc- I tion iI South 'Carolina 'would be 31.15 per cient. It was ostimated that the fertilizer reduction for cotton would be at..least .55 per cent. Resolutions denouncing as "slack ers" all farmers who do not reduce their cotton acreage were unanimously adopted as Were resolutions condemn ing the circulation by sonic parties in an effort to hii1rt the movement, of re Ports derogatory to the members of the Central committee. A resolution calling for an InvestigatIon of the war indusiri.es board was also adopted. The conventioll was stirred by elo iui a ldresses. Contgressimaln .1. Thonias Ilelin of Alahaia told his liearers that they had the weapon with which to win the tight and lie trunsted t hat (od would give 11hem st rengt h1 to u1se it. The fariers Were(, deeply stir red by his talk. Senator Smith told them that Southern boys had broken the Illindenbutrg line and that. the Southern farmer was going to break tie ]fine of the speculators and gamb lers who have been holding the price of cotton down. W. 13. Thompson, of New Orleans, delivered a splendid ad dress on "The Cott.on Republic". Gov ernor Cooper assured the farmers lie was standing back of them In their light for their rights. Congressman bever made an eloq tient sleech intro ducing Congressmanl HIeflin. The total areage to be planted iln Souti Carolina for i 1919 was estiniat - dil at 2.11,2.115:-3. The aereage redile lion i.; 922.912 acres. Tis pers ia-e Will be iticr'aseud as reduclillti com imittees at' still very actively at worh in every (oun1ty in the stale. The irenliiage r'do'ilcion by sll'. rollows: Virginia :: 1-2: North ('aro lina 21: Soith Carolina :31.1-5: GePoria :33 1-3:: -l rd 21..:, Alabhama :3: 1-'. Mississippi :: 1-: l~ouisiani 21: Tl'exas :13 1-:; A rkansas 25; Tennessee 16; Mlissotti 0: Oklahoma :3 1-3: Cal ifornia 20: AIizona 25. This makes an average total of :11. Per enilit. Some of the ilnties of the L state have not 'olltribluted theIr tro rata slare of tile expenser' of tI' Campaign. Money ontribit ed by the different votienl(s follows: AhlhevilIl. noth ig Aiken, $2: Allcndhile. $20; Andieisont, $15: Itamtberg. $:253.25: larnwell, $195.5'': l'eaiufor, $27.; lti'rkeley, $:25: Calhon, 75 (tarn:lt 1 hreto. $(l.02: : $herok.1i laiicster. $t$ l:n'i Cheter tiiih't. $5: Mrion $101.0: Maolliton ()aii:g )linit t oui7.Il 2tn Il o $ t 0: llhia siig$r 1 7ii I-:gelk jTS: ( :t t-'ailb $15. : oen e $ .1.0 G~'ergtet' ti:l : i Gtiin re nl. $ lGreenwoods. h:il: laeion'id iiia.:0 ('at 1 : i1(:' in xinaton $h :.y 5 rie e I o'i i. S~lil: I Nl,'beirya ion: Oronwi as : thaebii urg list10 'l'i nv $ll; Wil' lia rg ut 1 , 1111.7' Vork $5;t' 11 oi t Itnis allee the lnnlat somte oi the cun liwil take pa uc h pram lhowin FarmerIc s who~ a 3 vtedt alt man. Al-iEICAN FL.\(. A VICTORYV LOAN P, 1 vit/ .\rnericanl 1-lag n hieh F-lies onl-r NA (inal Capitol to le Iiien1 Stilet %$htich Atinls I'larlg-es PereenIla'.n. o' O0 4r-S ulscripti onl. C'olumbihia, April --w W\ashington wa."ls receied today by lit Victory lbiberty 1,ain commitei or Sottuth Carolina a11111ouncing that. the iarge American flag which ifloated ov er thle dom1e of the capitol du ring the inaugural cremonIes and other Ihis Ioric occasions would be awarded tle State 'which attains the largest per centage of over-slbscriptions of its tluola inl the Victory Loan campaign. At the recent conference of the Fifti iederal Reserve District hold ill Rich mond this State was congratulated on having the most complete organization to date and the Liberty Loall colllit tees predict that. South Carolina will keep in the lead in the coming drive which opens April 21. This flag of honor was presented to the Inited States Treasury Depart ient by 10 Illott Woods, Su'perintenid ent of the capitol. It was first floated over Ile Capitol dome on March :, 1917, wihen Presideiit Wilson was in aligurated and again wheni the Presj dent delivered his war address to Con gress April I and ., 1917. This flag w\.as Also flown oil 11he occasions of the4 visits of1 the( variouls foreign iison to tilt, c.titol 11141 raisel proludly 11he, day ille armistice at s sitinled. The liI'taul of I'uhlicity of th' Treasulry annonneecs that1 this price less flag will be preselnted as a r manent,11 souivenlir to the 81tt making Ithe highst record in the Victory 1 an Drive, The attention of tie chair mn111 of tile various counties in Soith Carolina will the 'alled to this offer and overy effort made for this State to win the contest. 'OMMO31N PIEAS COURTI' MEETS. .Jludge Prince to Preside over Term ihkt legins Fourtha Monday in this Month. The Jury commissioners met ill tile oflice of the clerk of court .\lon(ay and drew the venilre of Jurors for' tIle (.our1t of common pleas 'whIich convenes 114re tile fourth Monday ill this Ittolilh. .ludge (;eo. H. Prince, of Anderson, will t rst ie T hl er v ill very pr h ably he the usual i vo weeks' sionv\V thI i urors for which will bI dra ne4Xt wevek. olloiwine- art the julrors drawl for the first we'ek: Sutlivan it. P. Nish, E. .. l'iit. W. A. Wood, W. I11. 1ilnine, ..J I,. Klieht. A. J. Ilughes, A. C. Crowv. ILaurlens -K0. T. Bsabb, I3. W. Iflhuan. f'. 1'. Blaktely. .1. 1Ileks .\artin. (,ross Iill -- . C. Noffz, .1o.. S. Ili]], .\I. I,. crisp,. I. if.aisor, T. T,. ]fill. Waterloo-. I1. tlledge, .J. Broaius It ill. Dials- -J1no. A. OwVings. J. C. Iip l .1. Ilunteri. It. G. Taylor, P'. 1E. Coope r. .tt' C'. I latlomb'. I '-'Isntrt -illi. It'b a llam l. wt'' ampt. W. Johson Wo Was, ' Davi.t Ihiltal l" l' To e 0V1E ilEV 1 Vi \ l. Speca l Wt ll in S~Vt' 'a lltn ahe l tt'i heP.A F irt linglis. t'tlhurch fteru 1100a1 erie hhwll he i a tlro( in .lu . Secretary Baker Tells Spe cial Mission. WILSON FAVORS THE PLAN .\mericanl People L~ove Freedom Too Well it) Dtny It to Others. Presiient Wilsonl Writes 14) 3issionl. ('ites Record (if Loyalty of FiIipinos lin the Wat r. Washington, A pril I.--.\len1hers of Ihe special mission of the Philippijn'. legislaturev here to urge immediate in dleendlence for. the islands were told today 'by Secretary Baker that he spoke president Wilson's mind when he sait he believed the litme had conme to grant the complete intdependence (esirel by the "ilipino people. Tile war secretary also saidl he hw lievedl the mission would l able to carry lomi1e word that the A mericani people loved liberly too tlearly to deny it to others. Franc is I triton lI arrison, governor 4t1( ral of til' I'hliIippines. followedl .\Ir. Ilbkert with th1e statenient that his experieice ini the islanids hal convine eI him that til' obstalaes to 1t11epenid ncae that alhlwhiredl to exist a few year. aw- hail h)een1 clooarl t4 a way. It, real a lett'r left. by President \\'ilson when h4e' wentlI to 'i.urnope, ex pressilg the hoe th Itat. the missiotn woulId result in "bringing about. the de sirable ends set forth in the Joint reso lutlotn of tle legislature. The mission including forty iwomi nont Filipinos and headed by Alantiel Quezon, president of tile senate, on be ing received in Secretary Baker's of fice today, presented formal memorial asking intdelendeinCe andi pointing par tiuIlarly to tle record of tle Philip pines itn the great, war. Ii replytig, lie secretary read Pres idtit Wilson's letter, addressed Inc hii under date of .March 3rtd. It was as follows: "Will you 11ea45se ('xpress to the gen tl''men of 1he commission represniting4., thef l'hilippinle loea:islture mly re~gret 11: i shI a Imll hi ab 11 1(o .i4o ( Iliem per :'-olnally oi their arrival in Wasint oni. !!w- a' tnI hop' tihat their misslion will he. a so reof Jaif l O 1114them ;nd that it will resttlt inl brininugr alunu tHe desirable (nds set foth inl Oh' .ioint resolution of the legislatiro approvilg the senditig of tihe commis ioI to il' Ilnited StaIt's. I have. heen deeply gratified with the 'onistant support all encoura1 ( 1mt14 r'e''ceive'd from Ithe Filipino people atid fromI the Phillippine legislature in. the trying period throtigh 'which we ar'( 1)1 ssiIg. ''lhe people of tho I'nited States. havi' withI re~a';on. t aken Ithe d(eepe'st 14ride4 ini th)e loyalty an 411Sutppor0t. oif the l1h1iino p4'oph.. I n the14 I iliio~ li pl shall nel he 114 a a i'' r u4' hi:)h0 lh'u ld't bf and>'1 '4"4) -9 of dee'l1411hjp4 and444 abidin Iin --44 amii sorry." IIs4i tha t i 4'innot look i th ilfalmtof theotlemen of Ltia i lim o t h l'441 h atp yin b ilnl n tt41V1ie! 'h m a 14what 441av in1 mind amlh4j lsip.I.A hink of' to Ia tn thber w'itht '4 A11 a -i4a I. i III il l -i'' . l '4 o 1 Hln-ir 14 ini mn n lben'i .~ I) know. how--\* M I *v I 1 4, 1 th t 'Iour et':imenb: 14r1' 1'n, I th)i41'' rther ilml t you illtranlat