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Eje R(bertier Subscription Price Is $1.00 Per Year Payablo In Advance. Publlshed by &DVEltISElt '111 NTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. Advertising Hates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. Intered at the postotflco at Laurens, 8. C., as second class mall matter. LAU'RENS. S. P. k ilI I, 1), 1919. In view of the Imiiaity of ideas and the linitittion of space the usual effu sion1s of I his t'oluintit will he givel ovei to otheir iatters this week. The local elecetric power situiation is stanldinig inl abeyaince. little call .e added to the cottol reoduiliol agitation, the good roads are biving surveyed, tihle weather is alrighit and Pies. Wilson is running the rieaee con ference about as well as we could do, so wty hotheri? Tim boy s are ready 1to go to piress anyway and that's the biggest t 1hing inl this shop. ARMV OF'' Ki-AY3|-:N NAV GO ON STIKE 'elei.rapjhers Oldeet to 1ethod of Burleson. I'nit Orders Vole. New York, April G. Balloting to de 0.1rminle whlether (tt, .10,010 Ilinetber-s of the Voniunievial Teleg rapilels' t'n Ion of Amnerica aid six aIlltinted un Ions shall stik e as a protest against I'ostimaster lha rhesoin's iinethods of wire '0contrlol wals aut horized at a inteet ing of the union's execuIive voninitee hteie ton ight. hallots wete distr-iblited returnable for tally at 1he union's headquarteis in Chicago. April 22. S. J. Kolellkalip. nationl president of the union. ill an addrtess staed iltlat the conteiplated stiki e was the result of dissiltilsfat-tion over Ml. Ihiilesoin's action on Irequests fotr wage adjust iitn ts. Mr. l i esont also had iefus ed, hie decilred, to abidet by President Wilson's Iandalte that tlie rights of worikers to orgaiize shotild not he abiridged. CiOOlDl1VF TO lililNE-, linin1bow Divisidon 1.enintu Germnany for Brest. Coblenz. April -I The 1Iainhow 1)i vision today heian sayiitIg goodbye to the Itline. Soon aftier Ill o'clok this iorning the first tratil llediIt out for Biest. (arrying the division headquar lers and thle unlits atta.ched to it. The delttireit i of Oh liorly-seeond aiivisioin. composed of National Guards ien of 27 Statis. and the third divis ion to land in -rance, is the first di visional movemniitt of troops fort holit from the .\iierican rm'iy of ocut-pa Thlre trains will leave Ilhe station near. RIteml e dail un11til April 11, when the tail onds of lhe Itainbiov will Set' thte last of the ithini'. It is istlimtated that the itirie divislin ill bei ott thle A\t lant i' a f'ew days later. Why Wart Slins aire Sisld. after'i the attistitce hail a total expen dlituore of tore thtani :G7O mill ion piounids 5terintg. n tierteas th ex* ~petnituret ts tot' thi seven weeks hiermt thei airmist iie. at1 a 1titn' wihen' htostitlit its wire at tthiir ijheit. .just eeedied :::. mil liont. This indtientes that ithert great natins, as well tas th l Ii'itd 1 tateus, ar ie tindinig that they w itt reiuirei foltoingti the1 tra t a ltan th-r dlid iitoarr onii thei war for a year 'Thiis aloy (exelains the ncessootitfthj mn War Saving Sntops. Siol ' l'.eJtlicm n Is l''itts ileslittto at. Air.( arderat ittbo has atige h'tuiln the pgx hol oe o is lae i ts nowv being t8 temoroco iarihaed b Aline Guy W sall ~ton o wil t bal he e rman-. he pro cds todilly invte tco t pie alay. andtt box harly aot l'or Sparln thtoolhouen t on Saitur e v-oOls eng at. A:. S'iresk (stndaod tme. A fmll admlasltonir' Of wt he chiargted. t~Ihe oeds teo ie uedt for shoo iftn~ proj 1emenhts.t itm i and (lii o he cuh ti i Full llg i'Attednc euetd RALejhoJ~lN. 1 9, A. Sqie.ps f. the~ a ful atenanegt Iof '011 theongegatiIon of P'al met to Lodge, No. 19, SA. F. Al., wiltlibe held FarI day ntghit. AprIl hIth, 1919, at X o'clock. 'Ther'e wiitlibe worik in the ~E. A. dhegre iu Memlco beris ii ie nx'ged to attenod and gjsIj(ijg brethren welcome. 11y ioder of E. 0. Anderson, ii. RI. Niekels, Screar. W.M MUST HAVE Alli W1. L,. (4ra1y, }Ohairmnul tof' Laurenus Commnittee, ('alls for FlInni(IaIl HleiI oni Part (if People of This County, .\Mr. W. L1. Gray, chairman of tht 1illens committee oil cotton redut ioll, has issued ant appeal to 1t fari'm' ers and husine.sfs iiet of bau rem coun1ty 101' filnanicial 118181sis C ill lieting Ile local and state expenst lincurred il organizing the cotion re dulction nmovemenit. Mr. Gray returnl ed from (lte meeting held inl Columbhn last Thursday Very milch etulbarrlassedI on account of ilt' poor1 showing whiiell tis county -m1ade ats compared to oth vIr counties, somle of 'which had col leted over a thousand dollars foi this calse. ThIe committee from ib. c-ountly oudno( pledge butt $25 and eveni this a1lnoulit was not ill hand wite (lite pledge was inade. .\lI. tiray's apipal is as follows: To the Cottonl Iarmlers of "Lurens t'outity; I was s('(It as youril represl'eativi: o tht St111t association of 1.o3Io1 growers of South Carolina. whicil In1et inl Columblia os, the :11-d day of thiis nontl. Tll convention was well al Ieided by v('very coility ill lit state1 The reports fr-om 11he several .otllutiesF showed a larked ieterminationl to Ie duce aerevage, as well ar. fertlilizers. Thev averaIge reduction inl aervage frotul a. vareful tabulation of the reports showedl a decrease inl the amitof hand ill te state to be plalltid ill co( (onl tis year. to be :3! iper cetless than last. year. Nearly every cointy m1ade a liberal conl[tribtio toi t e lit filiacial call of the association except I'aurenvis and one or two other counll lies. Our treasulrer has received only ttr.1.(, small cheeks for the aid of tlit state work inl tis county, Now 1113' friends, epin we lt'easiure thle loyalty of the farmervis of outr counll ty by tlie aimioiit of financial in1t'erecst tihey have taIkeii in this drive oil the part of the State assolelationl to protect and stabilize the price of (otton1? \Wv have inl 1ur1l els coun1y 11ine ballks, five coton mills and almost unnu1u hered mncehants and other businlessz organizations besidtes one of tie most thrifty farmling populat11ions" that there is in the Soitl, and wheli 'nlled 1111(on to contriblite oli or two thousand dol lars for tlie pIuI5pose of promoting an1 or~ganizationl to secure and maintain .a fair price for thiri chlief prodtil Inainy of the-se Same great people like aI "gun-shy" bird dlog, wvill gr-ah their ha inl lianid and I-unl in Ihe opposite dilt-ction for fear somtliiing is going! to brliis, or a colleelioii will 'he call edl for. Co-operation is needed on thec port of all1 thet people to put thr1ough0 eat .Isi r't r that wil brlll i aboutit sll factory results inl anly linte of busi ness. Thlis frt grace bla will dowt anly manl -revigiously, socially, finlane ially or politically. God pi1y tile maln who 'an't turn loose a niiekle. illess lt is satisled that its rebounid will fall inl iis owi coffer. Now oiu r t'i tral comittlilet is called It ('.Iito CEO i againi soon1. I am11 siatisfled it will lie aI pleasurie tot' this botdy tof men1 to to 'l 1 raitIbetweeni tifftenhiin11td red aiidi Itwi)Io tosandt tdollars as8 her (1uota1 o thle e'xpen'ists of miaking t his llght fill thie illn trst of thie farm'neris of' tle South I. I dlt'er ban 111k inlIi te countyl w ithl w hom lie farmeil' rs dlus in ess, wobtl lbt a t'redtit to the baniik and1( I hli fto its friends. bet ('very bu~siness man11 shuowi his appr11ecialton of his t'ns ftmlers by3 sendtinig his chie'k to flit t his Iight, showll his Ilyal' ty b st'ndt ine his check at once1'1( to . lIr'. Ile polifiitin show1 hiow hie tioves flit dear 'farm'r by ctibting~t his i hlt to aid ini winning tilt flih. I li1 air is (nlt thiiing, Iulling fil ft clisl lie' d this tall In suhl a wtiayt as 1not fto refleet ttpon11 yotiri tonty3 and4 0 not Imba rts ('ur ('tmm iti wh wet iarI ol C'aptI. W. IR. Rie'y has acc(tetd a11 inivilatioin to make an adcies at thn Flemiing school next Tuesday' iiight Ia 6:: oi''lo(k. No admission will be e'fg'ed and1( thie public Is cord'ilally' iln GOOD PII6TOGR APfUS Enarged Portraits AND Picturie Frames Nichol ' Studio Laur ms S. C. CO')MPANY 1) MEN ARRIVE AT 1HME After Nearly Two Years of Army Life Iaurens Men Return to Take Up Pursuits of Peace. After nearly two years of army life, during which time they made a record of which all of their home folks and friends are proud, members of the old Traynlhain Guards company of the 'National Guard, more recently Co. 1), 118th Infantry, Thirtieth Division, re turned to their homes last week and aile nlow resting Ip) preiparatory to tak ink u11p the pursutits of peace. After having been a week at '(aip Jackson after returning fron France, they were nflustered oti lie latter part of last week and returied to receive the -welcome and congratulations of friends and relations. Calit. Arthur lee, ,who was in corn mand of the comupany throughout the w"arl except when in tihe lo.;pital or in Conmmand of the Ii rst battalion, has not yet received his discharge but is at horne Ot a lift eeln dtay fiu rlougih. Hie arrived here yesterday after visitinlg his inotter In Gl l 'ireenWood. Contrary to reports, Capt. I've is not seriously con sidering retnia iintg in tle ariiy though he has not defintitely decided as to his inlentions. Lieut. ien A. Sullivan se culed a IraAsfer to tile arinly of occl patioti before the departure of the (i vision for Anterica and is now attach ed to one of the regular divistoss. lieuti. Sntuith retirnied home as a cas uial severnt h 1 01tlis ago and has al ready entered bitsiness here. I eut. ). It. Stnpson, anotlher onte or the ollicers who left with the compatny, was liter transferedl to Co. (1 of the same regi tient atd is at honie again after hav itig receivel his discharge. The other oftiers of tle company. INeut. Guess ford, lieut. (raves and Lieut. F'tamp toti, were from other states. Lieut. l"tranipton was alnong those who gave up their lives whilte in action on the vesteril front. While the tnucleits of the conipany was frtotin laireils al(l vicinity, the Personnel was taken from widely se ltCted localities, tnany men 'being tak en fronti tte iliddle western't states. Of Itese inen tie ca Ptain and iocal I men speak In tle highest pr'aise. lalny of thenti gave ip their lives in the great attack 111)011 tie liindenbutilttrg linte and the actions Which pr teceled andI follow ed that attack. Indeed, whienl tle i)'t ga.de was taken out of the liine follow ing this attack, afer it had held tle 1left wing of ilte sector adjo iing till' 27th Ilivisionl, only Seven tien ot of the entirt e t'(ittiliatny were able to re $ SPECIAL NOTICES. hob fron 6:31 A. M. to 7:30 1'. M. If you want yoI h"orse shoeing, b--Ott licksnithJ andti whteetw righitdotie uP-o-date. call and sil Us. Satisfaction ni11tust e yoirs. All work strit ly gianteel. Shtopi on 3o8--Itd. boar1 at tuy latrm at otd llaitstlon place'. Ntttlee' ---.\llpersonis arll heret'by for iddenit to) gtraz/e stock (it the proper1 boartd of Itrustlets. .1. T1. S0''a rs, Sut ). 318-21 tohlt St oratre- - - Thei attenItion of I the fatrti'rs of Laurtens ('ounty and vicin: ity is called t) thet fact that we ('ant Ionitions ilatv nlime' of the y'atr, at thle tate of' 2 let' liound fotr lirst :10 dtays,. i0 per' lo0 tlbS. eahl tmoth thetre'aftert. Thletre is no( use itt carry) itng your1 hugs hiveri. Th'lis wilt save l'iiit dleinontstr'atotr what hte thinks aboutt ti r all us li'tontk yl i l i:t. tCll o. Se t.eie e back Span Is.. Jlter -Weax wit lh toitnnunc ithalt. r"'r ae his d'iscag i'ls n 111he se r' a vs readyg to sere yo a't our1 sed 1 .t htr heblslel 1 on e at and do tat tity, godWork ne whele.o will srel at r iahtgi. A.me losrsy Ill-tfy N'Oile or St-I(it'ltt headead tnvelopes, lprinte I t ah Adver 'atiser h' atr 'l'n inat Comtany.o t38-It-pdt theI tpass ttent sttin andiit my omae to-itt andecivevti' -rew.art .\ t-. r l or Sie-rie-fThe beack faishi tjecko"ntyaz"twilltbeofowoolwithtilr. Gra oa t he ) '' old t.\la i .leti stable. Powter& Wo.fo. 7-tt port for duty, the others having been killed, wounded or gassed. This was the occasion, it Is understood, that GOV. Cooper spoke of when he was here several days ago, 'when Company I) held the left wing of the Thirtieth's line for 24 hours In the face of a fierce enillading fire from the Germans ,while the 27th Vas stubbornly light ing to close the gap between it and tie Thirtieth. Most of these men lat er recovered and are now at home, but three at least of the 'Laurens men were left in France: Sergt. Thomas Adams, Corporal Alvin D. Powers and Conporal Walter Price. Those from this vicinity who return ed with the company from Fr.ance and were mustered out at Camp Jack son last week were Sergeants Johnnie I lanmiltoni, J. P. Caldwell. 31. T. Sum- I erel, Warren Snoddy, now of Union, .J. it. Parrott, of Clinton, John W. Turn er, of 'noree, James E. Tangston, P. B. lioltzelaw, R. T. Barnett; Corporals clifton Sullivan, John Perrineau 11 ter, Hloward King, Earl W. Kenning ton, Bienn Hull, Dewey Boyd, now of Ga-reenwood, an( Patrick C. Baldwin; Privates Allen E. Slumerel, Robt. 1 ..\1artin, Claude Patton. John W. creamer, once reported killed, Ben (Camphell, Luther E. Vanhoy, Will A. Buchanan, 'Luther ('orbin, of Clinton, Oscar Hobo, A. M. Young, of Clinton, Albert Edwards, Ben T. Fuller, Booth .\I. Gray, of Gray Court, Will Gregory, now of Greenwood, Plato 1oberts, .ames Ni. Suttles, of Owings, .John iHatford and Bee Walker. Sergt. Floyd martin was transferred for (luty i the the port of embarkation in France and did not return with the regiment. Other men who came home some time ago as casuals were Sergt 11. H1. Workman, Walker Campbell, William K ing, Frank Chuiley, Dock J. Bu chanan, of Clinton, Sergt. Chas. F. Alexander, of Clinton, and Carol Med lock, Private Gleo. Moore was unfor tunately taken sick just before the (lay of embarkation and had to he left in France. Corporal face McAbee Is still at Vamp Jackson. Other men of the Thirtieth Division who have recently arrived home are Anthony Fuller, of the supply detach ment train and .lames T. Crews, of the headquarters t roop, Sergt. Hart lIichey of the medical detachment, and clarence Johnson, of the ammu nit ion t rain, Sergeant Perrin Watts, of Cross 11111, veteran of two wars and attached to the machine gun hattalion. was also one of those who returned. having been a visitor in tile city Alon (lay. if there are any names which should he added to this list h'le Adver VISi' OU BARIGAIN ''AI QUA WE are ready for th for Men, Women, It's a luxury to wear We furnish the best and we make no att( us to be called, as w THE ( WELLS Jl''i' Ti Till NG F~lt EVE iiV WPl'A It tiser would like to' be informed of them. 'In addition to the compliments giv en the men uopon their soldierly qual Ities, general admiration has been ex pressed at their natty and healthy ap pearance. In spite of this, however, none of them fell, victims to the %Vlcs of the French lassies, all of them re turning home with their hearts still true to the home girls. 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