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)LUME~ XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTI CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1919. NUMBER 46
AUSTRIANS R[[IY[
P[Att TERMS
Terms Are Read at St. Ger
IlaIln.
ARROGANt SPIRIT
IS ABSENT
Asked talit Austria be not, Coniside'reud
as- the Once 31thlitty Empire that it
was liefore tie ar, but as One of
thel Ehrhalt. New Riepublics that halie
Sluie Been Formed.
St. Germain, .June 2.-fThe repre
sentatives of the vanquished Austrians
met the victors at today's ceremony in
the Fifteenth century castle of St.
Germain to appeal for grace and just
and kindly treatment. No trace of the
arrogant spirit with which Count von
Rrockdorff-Rantzau, head of the Ger
man idelegation, attempted at Versail
les to arraign the allied powers as
jointly responsible for the war and de
rmanded participation in the negotia
tions on eiqual teris, marked the
speech of )r. Karl Renner, the Aus
trian chancellor, who replied to
Ieorge Clemenceau, the president of
the conference.
The A usirian p1enipotent Iary, speak
in: In French as a concession to his
au(ditors, (d(d not seek to extellilate
the guilt of the former Austro-Hui n
zari-anii government for "the horrible
rille of I 1I ."
le asked only that the full weiglt
of tht :un ishment should not fall
solely on the littie mountaIn republic
which was all that was left of the
oncte mighty .Astrl', hut that It he
r .erarded as only one of (Ih leght new
repu1blies into which the old Ilolnarchiy
had been divid ed an(d tihat it he ap
Portioned no more of the penalty than
it could hear.
Dr. Renner even Went out of his way
to praise the generous relief 'work
undertaken by the allies. The tone of
his speech evidently made a most fav
orable Impression on the assembled
plenipotentlaries. President Wilson
listened with the closest attention
resting his chin on his hand. The dele
gates of Poland, Czecho-Slovaklia and
Jigo-Slavia alone evinced discontent
at those parts of tihe speech In which
the Austrian chief by implication at
tempted to assign to them a propor
tionate share of reparation.
It was evident however. thal )r-.
Renner had been carefully studying
the proceedings of the allied confer
elle and Ie adapted his utterances to
the situation.
Dr. [Renner was calill and assured.
as if entering his own house. IHe
walked d(iret4ly to his seat a1nd 1110
lioned hIs colleaguies to their places.
The entire assenimblage, whIMh had
risen on the entry of the Austrians,
seated Itself. M. Clemlenceau alone re
mained standing and with scarcely an
linstanlt's pause the session started.
* ars which were eagerly strained to
hearI from M. Clcemenceau some st rik-.
lng phrases on tile origin of thme war
or Austrids guilt and lpuishmllent,
wereC disappointed. Thie Tiger refrain
ed froml politIcal allusion Iln ils short
speechl; lhe merely outlIned the pro
(cduire of the negotiatIons and( ex
1) lied that onliy part of the treaty
was readly. Heo asked that any replies
or observations to such parts of the
treaties as were laid today before the
Aulstilans be submnittedl ini 'writing
wIthin 1; dlays.
M. Clenmenceau spoke in easy con
versat ional tone. betittinug such rout
time remarks, and at the cnd called
for translations whIch On this ocea
sion were given in Italian as well as
German and English. The F4rench of
fIcial who attemptedl the German reni
ditilonl op~enedl by addressing "Trhe (1010
gates of the republic of German Auis
tria."
Hie was immediately stOpped and(
the diplomat Ic lulnder In the appar'
ent recognition of the Germanic attrn
buttes of thle neCw rep~ubile corrected.
The translator wvas now so nervous
that presently lhe was caught telling
the Austri'als that their relies must
be0 verbal, instead of written.
uTr. Karl [Renner, hieadl of the Aums
trian delegation, irose to reply at the
endi of the tranisiat ion but M. Clemeni
ceani waved hIm to his seat to permit
M. Da~tasta, secretary of tihe confer
('lie, to place before himi the text of
the skeleonn draft of the treaty. riic
FALLEN COMRADES
BIDDEN FAREWELL
Persingt Delivers Memorial Day Ad.
dres. Spekis at R11mlange. Aimri-.
cnn Communder Pays Tribute to
VrIdo1' of 3Men Who Foltlht to 311aini
llomianUge, France(, .1l1ne 1 .-" are
Well, dear coilrades. Here 1111(er the
cleart skies of thle green hilblde and
amid the ilovering iields of Prance,
ol 1he 1uiet hu1ash of peace, ve leave
yoU forever in ;od's keeping."
With these wordts (;eneral l'rshing,
commanider' of the Aierican expedi
tioniary forces closed his memorial day
address at Rlomiiange inl the Argonne
cemetery, where ore more than 9,000
Americans who fell in the fighting are
buried. General Degoitt, represent
Ing the French government, and NMar
shal Foch, allied commander in chlef,
spoke briefly, mentioning all the hat
ties in which the Americans had par
ticipated and dwelling upon the ever
lasting memory Im which those who
had died for the cause of liberty, jus
tice and civilization would be held
by all France.
The speaker's stand was on a hill
side overl'ooking the sloping acres of
the white crosses. in the center of
the plot a huge American flag was
flying ani at tile corner >ther stavs
held the national co'ors at hlif mast.
Withl the oclcilsioln of Geieral Per
shint's speMch, four 75's of ile Third
Division artille ry ii'ed the national sa
hate. The vnS were the ones which
l.%l bieen turned1i on the etianmy on tlhe
Marneui when last .llly tie Germanis
strted their last groat di've toward
I'a ris.
Amiiiid the boomling of the n' ills a
yoldiler san11g "'vlean Kindly lhit," aIn
after this a company of infantrymen
from tlie Fiftl )ivision tired tlilree vo)l
lvvs off towalds tenorhlI over the
gratves. A lule corps souided "Taps"
aid all ile flags were raised to mast
top as the exercises ended. Ten thous
and troops representing all the dlvi
sions that participated in the Argonne
engagement, were present.
"Memorial Day this year has for us
a peculiar algnificance," said General
Pershing. "Our nation has taken an
important part In the greatest war
of history. With tremendous expendli
tures of life and treasure an end has
come to the terrible conflict which
has wrung the world for four years.
it was a war of humanity. It was
waged against militarism and a des
potism and their arbitrary extension
to other lands. Thousands of brave
men had fallen in defense of their Ire
sides, tili allied hope sPeelled all but
lost. In righteousness, more people
rose and our armies in ever increasing
numbers vigorously threw their
st tigth to the allies on the side of
(-in- ization. iteared inl the land of
freedomn, these valiant men, but partly
skilled in arms. came willing to give
their lives to tle cause withotit de
sire for gailn. ly their enlergy, their
evotio, th le tide of war t-u rned, in
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Austr'iani delegate t hean rose and read
hiis speech. Hei cauased considier'able
suarprise by choosing leeh as tiae
miumlial for' his remarks.
Praemi ea' Cleamenceaua and M\arshal
I~och, thae latter sittinug with the
Fa'ench deiegation, welre obviously
leasedl at the choice of the language.
As D~r. lienner proceeded wvith his (us
('ourise, revealiang a tone of modleration
andi absence of recrimination or boast
ing, the strain which had hunlag over
the pleniipoteantiaries relaxed and all
settled dlown to calm and reasoned ap
preciation of the Austrian plea.
Dra. Itennier read~ his speech through
to the end withotut any attempt at
oratorieal embeollishment, though
speaking with deepi earnestness and
sincerity. The Tanglish translater aose
as the Austrian finished and furnished
lie version to which President Wilson,
Secretary Lansing and Henry White
listenedi closely. The attentioni of the
assembly waver'ed as the proceedings
passedl into Italian. This version was
listened to only by the Italian dele
gat ion, many of the other representa
tives indulging in a suibdued discus
sion of the, Austrian plenipotentlaries
thesis.
Almost before those assembled real
ized the Italian t ranslator' reached the
end1( of his labors, Mr. Clemeniceau was
oni his feet atndl lut a iuick qutestion:
"Any remarks? Thon the session is
cIOela1"
NATIONAL GUARD COMPANY
TO BE ORGANIZED FRIDAY NIGHT
All the Young Men of the County lIntcrested in tle
Project are Invited to Attend Mleeting at Old Ar
mory Friday Night.
A new National Guard company te hi hI ((maIe.. Tlt- . (i2 ht com IpanI
take thle place of thle Old Traynhlam ro ill be l h inlcrea.-4,4 1o two
stars: will bie o.gantiize(i here' Iriday \k r us l ut 11 . i Ih e
i.S Iif) 0 0~l 8 I ll iotiey avallth fo atle wO
nit of this week. The prim e movers .10i inough o authorble fo lv
\\ ar Departmen'lt to aulthlorize aniv
for the organization, Captain Arthur oore olpallies. .\ dozen or muole'
Lee, Ibiout. Joe Smith and Lieut. Roy lownus in the .itate have made appli
Simpson are bisy getting things in cation to have comn panies, but. for very
shape for tihe meeting, which will he good reasons the authority has been
held in the old Traynham Guards gra ti~ed to only four tovns in the up
armory begililAng at eight o'clock. per part of the state and to four towns
All the young men of Laurens county in ile lower part or the state. The
who have been in the Regular Army, new companies must. he organized and
National Army, National Guard and all prepared for inspection not later than
others 'who are Interested, are request- Jit110 30th, otherwise the permit will
ed to be present for the organization. be taken from the town and given to
A large number have already signified one of the many otlters that are anx
their Intention of being present and lots to have this protecting force im
the leaders in tho movement state that mediatelv available i case of dis
they hopie to make It a kind of reun- Imuibances.
ton where 0old friends of atrmy dlays 'Ilite metig Friday wvill Ile a vecry
canl get. together and swap yatrns. intotral onl. Ther vilw le u spech
Sndler a recent rul ing of the War i king anrt all thoe who attid owill
Itpa rimen t Ithis state htas been i o- at Iity to wco o su be1 orgas Iie I
thlotized to raise two battalions of in-';une The itders are expecit ill a
fantry andi htas bwen aivenl 1:11., (owlm1b taken f lrom the ton andovlen it
the privilege of tatn of Ioles f 'I te m y i lort ordr.
ANARCHISTS LAUNCH
BOMB ATTACKS
kad- -,+ Ai lllp Ito 1114- 1r10 P'uhlic
Ofliiins 'uIm Mihe-r" Promlinent11 ill
rh , -utii Ilf .\narvhists. 1. ,.
\torin-y Gene11ral l ur y ca
F'roin llilmb E-xp'mionl.
W a.<h n-tonl, .tln -_. \n th r aIt
14e1ipted r-4i-_1 (jft rr r fir c e chif
ly againtpnile Wlm<-iaik wio ll.vt
b een ae iii e i wa.
Ilannellhe by \ln rican -ili Al hort
ly bef'ore i dn;b last1 ni_-ht.
.\ i b i1 ex cploion whic h dmil aged
the residell( of Atatrwy (;eneral A.
.\lthell 'alnnv.r. in the fashionale
nlor'thw s;t - ll of, Washington, but
which apparentlly re-sulled inl the death
of the hoib planter, were fillowed at
intervals by similar explosions inl sev
('1n other cities inl a belt eXtending fromt
'Cieveland to loston.
lle:ides Washington, Cleveland and
Boston, cities in which t here were
bomb outrages were Pittsburg, Pat
terson, N. J., West Philadelphia, New
York and Newtonville, Mass. West
Philadelphia and Pittsburg were sIl)
iected to two separate explosions.
Ilomis intended by anarchists for
1nien who had directed the force of law
against tiiem, pronoilied sentence
ainainst radhials or introduci legis
ahion KitMA to (Wh <'k thi a-.
h illations. 'ailed in ev<-ry case to
(.htiml thleir viutilas,- In ::-.-veratl ss
h (Ive, oI' plii of ;I! ji omeials
111 the hIIW!c W!!ieals th . n x
"I'! . i ' )I 'h e \ '-c iln'ol
.I . ile \I (S\~ I atr Ioh iuis tel.v th
ifil Iil ,t ii !I> :t t o tf 1 , 1. 'r' n t r
r i O !1 . Iic tl t 1 Ii t o ti. I I -o I,:iof I
'e d e I o i y !i g. In om in
at: inen o !l st an Ioie It
\he t hli . :h,. sea lixlt l i ft' : j tsi
p han t ed in th u (ilt ortliile W .\I
torney (Ut11-ne : lm r' 11'.h-n was
ileened as ingth fietif tof !'e ' a
i.xplosions owh billeler it hal h n
ied to ovelnl at approximately he
The instant as ith otiers. t ex
ploded. prematurely could not h0 It.
-Ied early today by agents of th
department of ju0stic and police of
the various c"iis. who began at once
a nation-.wide arsh for the culpits.
What may turn out to be the fMir
clue leading to identifienation of the an
archists who ob(ained in this city and
Boston where thie police discovered
circulars and handhills signed "The
Anarchistic tighters."
llt hill, serving warling that a
general war was to be waged a , gainst
leadrs of Socielty ast now orga0d
was thle only Clue. re4ported discovered
at an early hour this morning. Coming
on the iels of thle nation-.wide May
Daty plot secrel(. service oflicials could
only inforpret explosion following x..
posion as an orli andouit urst nith
out much doub plainid by the 'l ame
troul of radiaig is had engingl ' red
the outrlates per tlatl d i st moth.
The similarity of thie ti reirs recei..
le from11 sh edvariovsces enle theo n
authiiesnt the .\ay sDay hombe~ (') tf
" ot .The bomb ayI a Olan.te tin
idete' saids ofith Phomanof thera
itre denrat (I tleca7a police, atinc
'he1 falsionablinrynvest gtiono
WaIshing tone weckedI la the delinst'
smalewditita int waos ofln adj'loiing
wi)thin th Pl'alm rreien.
ntrans and5iC a1handill ined tlhei
piaper, wored) inl~ iflammnaty fash
Ion ande 1 oserving notice of it enat tempts
aut1 r tie b tei ofen eralarn mn ll
er~ls of ey was itht ol ('Ine aail
ab tlle alI"t (l hlur t i goht. l Il
Th'le remail ins of tma illed Wre
drIveni into he asp1 olehat iehas
beis O tled tory1 tat fhe eploi-al
lew u ju1 ast it was bi(ng eposte
11US Of AIMI' FRCMSO
Nrr 01 ~ A A u pdIi1
to Sign.
CANNOT CA R RY
CONDIFiIONS OUT
i4 n Ei lloc do if- aIzall' x.
prewess Neilliment of Germlan People
ill 16-11'1.1 to l'ence Tvermls of hle Al
lies. Sllys People are iiappolinted
In their flop, for ,1ust Peace.
\ashingion, June 1.--Germany, at
though realizing that. she must sacri
lice to obtain peace, is convinced that
the executions of Ihe peace treaty as
drawn "are more than the Gernian
people cain bear."
Count von lrockdorff-Rantzaau, head
of the German peace delegation, thus
suis up the attitude of the German
nation towards the proposed treaty of
peace in a note to the allied and as
sociated powers outlining various
German counter-proposals. The Ger
man not (, delivered to Premler Clem
(in (rail, President of tie peace Confer
(Ii-. last Thursday was ilade public
lonlightl b~y *,he state departmelnt.
1011h G(rila n deb aionl nowhere in
its 1ole uer thait it will refuise to
n 'n rSentl treaty. )I dclares
e 0i of, b ( i frin ion that
0 1 1 r n ot j1.t i; i har s l to'
.. (ilci.' hin l ta wd al lw h to atoop
1; o (; t "1 a I:y fr n ilm
i ( a i eol . c the assie-r.
Iasy wn I e ueienn s."d
Ou fig i ts w! ( (i.t1'-1'oilosals, t,,
o ermforys asnrmian n!an. nay ions
ion tath Gentne mttd11
m'ialy-rn to the leagueonaions toays,
haw been disapp;ointedf inl lheir hope
!or a "pac of justi e whioh has en
rinhised." anl stand at thle
deanvids mltade upon tom by the "vie
-rious- violence of r 11 lenmies."
Oselining Hs ohntr-propoall, the
(b'manelion to agres rt roducHton
of germany's army and navy on con
dition that Germany be admit(ted fiml
idiately to the lengiie of nations; to
raen1ounc termiany's sovereignty
rights i Alsaviorrane and Posen
but as In all other terriOries which
Germany is nlled iitpon to give up the
!rinciple of self determination is asl
pd; sh also agrees to sieet all Ger
mal colonies to adnihistralion by the
leagu of nations ht iinder German
mandatory and to make thet iirdellnity
aIyments is reqtired, hiliin ahounts
that will lrdier thie German taxpay
fr no imore thavily tn the tax iyer
of the im losI heavily bi'delied state
amona thost reiprsnted on the repar
eionls commission.
TheI not(- declares, Germany is will
inz in 1"ool her ontire merchant ma
i'. aith i'st ofk th'e' natisocitd
I ort, an ieda fortimiatny yean
ilthisity, awheoresptheiblftymany
ftiendsr ih ssrivdhytd'.sn
and tw 3(.aug.teis as lIlows.\ D.Al
Marillatorne and Miss Jemeter Pier
Spai a ternon1 a 1 ''ock
\ir. \l A.hie.aidw of thnlat
'. ,.lie aV d sorn-Overad yenmpay res
lenty of theiy deda hirm t homen
for bial hi Aftieroon, d th selle
th e behil immOeiantie f uto-i
arr isfro iessarianhurg add 4 onlok
tlier fruindiartinvited tho aitend the
funl;~ l ~)iji'' nOeln
this, ouniy (If lied foi mn y ear husi
inlu ti i city, whr they owerft an
frewnds. Shes surie.ytresn
FATHER AND CHILD
KILLED IN CRASH
iiIISIIIII andu ('lhid of .irs. Burton
.Hassey, Formerly .Mrs. ,lh .
i'n o ,of this ('lty, hiiled InI .\l.
1.0umohl-e Wreek...
liy a long distanci telephone n)..
sage last night Tim .\dv'rtiser learn.
cd that .i\-s. Burton Massey, fornerly
Mrs. John M. Cannon, of this city, who
was seriously injured in an aut omobile
accident at Catawba Junction near
Rock 11111 Thursday evening 'when her
husband and youngest child were
fatally Injured, was still alive and
hopes were held for her recovery. The
elder child, John M. Cannon, Jr., sur
vived the accident without any per
manent injury. 'Mrs. Massey herself
was In a precarious condition for sev
eral days but last night was thought
to be better.
The following account of the tinfor
lunate accldent was puiblished in The
State Friday morning:
Rock 11111, May 30.-Citizens of this
city were shocked Iy the news of the
fatal accident at Catawba Junelion
shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday
afternoon when an antomobile von
taining Mr. and Mrs. Blurton Massey
and their two small childirun of this
city crashed into a northbound freight
train on the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, fatally injuring Mi. Massey, will)
diled shortly afterward, and the young
est child, a baby about a year old.
(lying last night at the hospital here
'where all tie itjured occipants of tle
car were brought for treat ment. Mrs.
Massey's condition is said to be very
critical and the older child, a boy six
years old, is severely injured.
'Mr. iMassey was returning to Rock
11111 from Marion county when the ae
cident occurred on the road leading
from Cureton's Ferry to this city
where the Seaboard passes under the
Southern Railway- tracks. The high
concrete supports and a deep cut shut
off the view of the Sieaboard tracks al
most entirely. Mr. Massey evidently
realized that the train was approneh
ing a few seconds before he reached
the crossing, bit the engine of the
freight caught the car just as it cross
ed the track, throwing Mrs. Massey
(own a steep embankment and hurl
Ing the older child several hundred
feet. The automobile was dragged
down the track approximately 500
yards before the train was brought. to
a stop and was a tangled mass of
Iron. 'Mr. Massey was not thrown from
the car until it had been carried down
the track over 200 yards. The infant
was caught in the wrecked car and
remained there until rescued by train
men. MI. Massey suffered a broken
leg and arm and internal injuries.
Catawba Junction Is nine miles from
tihis city, and physicians riushed to the
scene of the accident as soon as the
news was received here. Mr. Massey
was still conscious when medIcal aid
reached him, but died before lie could
(Continue1 on Erlito rial Pa un
CITY SCHOOLS
CLOSE FRIDAY
Ibtoen'- Inncv, llii _ t Heldni 'I Iii
l losin* 1 .. r ieii ii -I ileid S1 Thi
rel Aeal befor tuet :gradumating cyss
by Rev. . . Itleili a , istor of
Ile First Bap.ist ckwrcd. 'Iliurslav
eveing tilh - Class ofxpeiss iwill 1)
eld in the school aiil.iitim aundy Fi
lay evening the liteorary addess nvill
r del ivatced bo lith. ra A. Black
wood of Spartannunrg.
A large congregation heard 1Rev.
Thempeman at the Methodist church
Sunday evening. ev. 'eripleman on
sented to preach thlt sermion onl short
not ine, but he held thle closest at(i
dion of nins ad liene to the end. As
a Snlinre lesson he read the 12t
Chaper of aEel esiases and for his
ted le tel eeted the 1se11th verse of ht
I utt h "heewitlal shall a
young man cleanse his way? by tak
ing heed thert o according to 'I'ly
word." Rev. ''eipleman addresred
himself to the subject of the mental
aud spiritual preparat ion of Ihe youith
of the Ia for service and tlsefuil
MISS. le lointitd out Ile great, neved
for edulcated young men t and womllel in
the era of reconst rIct ion following the
war and tirged a m111re s'rious 'oisid
oration of cdueation al needs. "I had
rather live the next. 1) to 2., years inI
full possession of mel I vigor than
any two hundred years of Ilie world's
past history" he said in speaking of
the great opportunity for service be
fore wt yuing people of the genera
tio. Never before. lie said, has a
similar opportunity been offered and
he urged his young hearers to Iake ad
vantIage of Ihis Opportunity and pre
pare theniselves with a high Chris
t iatn ideal for service.
At tlie mtetting of tihe board of trus
tees held Friday, Situperin tendent
(Gasrie, of tle Wal halla schools, was
elected stlperi ni eideit of tle schools
here succeeding Mr. .1. 'T. Sipears, re
signed. The teaching corps has not
yet. beeni elected.
(oes to Wafts 3lls.
Mr. It. R. Woodside, who hits been
boss weaver at the Laurens Cotton
Mill for the past fotr years, has gone
'with the Watts Mjills as weaver and
assistant superintendent. iHe has a!
ready ntered upon Ii.s duiiiles and
will move his family in a few weeks.
With flhe Red Cross.
Miss Kate Wofford, daughter of Mr.
and M rs. .1. A. Wofford, of Maddens,
has resigned her position in the of
fice of tle superintendent of lie Co
IntombiI city schools and has accepted
a position In the Sou thea ste In head
(Iluarters of ite Amieican Red Cross
in Atlanta. She will assume her now
dttis after June 7th