The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 25, 1919, Image 1
VOLUME XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1919.
GERMANS VOTE TO
SIGN THE TREATY
Request for More Time Re.
fused
SIGNING MAY
COME THURSDAY
Note of Acceptilice Maintains That
Pence Con id it ios Constitute a
"Peae of Ilolene". 111alian1 DOe.
Kates hlave been Ait horized to Shm~,i
tle 'Treaty, ltmoving Cause for Un.
ealsinless.
Weimar, June 23.-Tie national as
seibly this afternoon voted to sign the
ience termlls un icoiiditlionally, the gov
ernnilt havinlu succeeded in over
coming tlie opposition of those who
Insisted oil tw(o con1dit ions.
WNit Sim Uncoiditionally.
Paris, .June 23.-The German gov
eriment at Weimar has formally com
malln iented its willin gness to sigi the
petaco tr(mIli unconditionally, it was
announced by the Prench foreign of
five this aftern1oon.
The sining of ihe lrence treaty is
not likely to take{i place before 'I'lius
day. possibly not, uintil Friday. This
announcemnent was madle tonight by
Pretluior Clelnelicea u and Secretary
Dettsta.
The Italian delegate,, at present. Ill
Paris have beeni authorized to sign
the treaty on behalf of Italy. Tlis
1111101licemen1t reioved one quitestion
while it was feared might delay the
signinig.
The German note accepting tle
allied peace conditions11 withliou1t resert
vatioll made only one typewritten
page. Pail DIeusta, secretary geni
eral of the peace conference, had the
note translated as soon as lhe recelV
cd It and sent copies of the transla
tion to Premler Clemenceai. PremIer
Ibloyd (eorg' alid President Wilsoni.
In declaring its Intention to accept
and sIgn the peace terms, the govern
Im en t of tho German republic has
selit the following note to \N. Clemen
'nil, prcsident of the peace confer
ni, tlrouighi )r. Ilaniel von Ialilm
"'The 11n11 steri of foreign affairs has
ilist ru t m('(l e il, to (o'1 municate to
youIr' excellency the following:
"It appearAs to the government of
lie terimlan riipublic, inl consternatiol
at te last oinminleation of the aI
lied andt associated govenmil110nWs, that
these governments have deelded I(to
wrest from Germa ny by force ac
veptance of tle peace conditiolS,
(Vevii those which, without presenting
aniiy m teria signillenn1e(, al at (ii
vestilig the Germnipll veople of their
honlor.
"No act of violence Can touch the
honor of the German people. The
Gelman people, after frightful sO
fering in tlese last years, have no
menus of defend1ig thlemiselves b~y
externlal anetionl.
"Vieliding to 1 superiOr foice, and~
without renunciating in the mean
time11, its own view~ of the unhlleardl of
Injustice of the peace conditions the
governmilent of the German republic
dleclares that It. is ready to accept and1(
sign tihe lpeaice conditions Iiposed.
"Please accept. Mr. Presidenit, as
suranc(es of my high consideration.
(Signed) "Von01 llackei."
The r'equcst for addit ionai time
pleaded t hat tho change ini thle gov
ernmen1C1t and thle g(feerally disturbed
condit11ions made it dit11leu t to comn
pl'te" theii arr'ianigements.
Tihe 'omtliat ion from thle (Ger
mian1s w'.as ri'ivedi at 8 o'clock t hiis
mn1'uing. .\t 9 o'clock P'resident WIil
Sonl andi Prem1ir C'lemenceau withI
P'remieri Lloyd Geoige at the latteir's
house met for consideration of the
note'. Tlhie character of t his coimmun1
icat Ion was niot dlisclose(d, however,
iintil some1 tlime~ later In the morn'ling
wheni ann~oiucfeent was made that
thle German request had been reject -
TIhe decisiln to refuse the request
was reached after a discussion lost
lng less thian an hour.
Clinton Defeats Lauirenis Miii.
In a fast game of ball at ClInton
Saturday afternoon the Clinton Mill
team defeated the Laurens Mill team
by a score of 7 to 5. Saturday after
noon the local aggregation will meet
the UnIon nine when a fast game is
,nxnpeted.
TO BE CONTINUED
Loeill Board of Trustees to Conititnie
Appropritilon for Teaelhing of Agri
liture iIn City Sclooqs.
At a meeting of the Board of Trus
tees of the city schools held last week,
it was inanimously deelded to con
iite the ap'Propriat ion made for the
leaching o! agriculaire in the local
.cilhools and anproved 11v. rc- alpoInt
ment of Prof. J. C. Foster as teachdr
of the coilrse. It. is expec(ed that' the
other schook in file district, ilnclud
ing the Copelan(I school. Prosiect and
Trinity-11idge, will do likewise. guar
anteeing the' continuation of the
couirse. The balance of tie finds re
(tired to maiiaIn lbh course is pro
vided by the I.xtension Division of
Clemson College.
'lhe board expressed Its approval of
Ihe work being done in tihIs coirse In
the city schools antd expects to make it
moie valuable from year to year by
tle appropriat ion of additional funds
and the addition of apparatus for cx
perimtent al work. The course Is open
to all the boys of the county an(]
makes possible a rudimentary educa
tion lin agrictilture whlich is particular
ly valuable to those boys who are un
able to atteind collere. The lPoard
hopes that more boys of the county
will take advantage of tile opportumi
tics offIred in1 this course.
ON WATEIRPOWl:lR
S. C. .11111or Senator Shows 'T'lhoroiutah
hinowledge oi levelopment of Wi
terpole'.
Washington. .tine 22.-Senator Dial
has struck hils trade. When tle (ines
tion of developing the waterlpower of
the Potomac river at Washington was
being considoered in the senate, Sena
tor Dial took the floor and convlinCed
other senators that he was thorough
ly familiar with this matter and that
he knew water power In all of its de
taIls.
The South Carolina senator is a
member of the district committee now
Investigating this question with a viev
to utilization, and from the informa
lion which he gave the senate, It Is
evident that In the near future he
wtil ie of great benelt. to water Power
interests in South Carolina by looking
after he development of tihis ItatteIr.
Senator Dial wants iI rst hand, cor
r nt information furnished tlie gov
ernment so that it may be told Just
what our water power is, how it is be
ing used anid (levelo ped, and I he
po silbilities in this line h I le ln tie
variouas sections of tle country. It Is
his opintioin, based Oil yeas of arefuil
study and from practical experience,
11hat there is a grueat amioiiut of horse
power un develoie(l in the I nil ted
St ates whih may at small expense be
pill to practical use and it Is along
tIl line that lie will soon deVote much
of his energy.
Nothing that could he (ole for ipl
per South Carolina at tihis timte could
be of more importance -espl IIly to
Greenv Ill e, Sparlanhurig and othier
countIes wvlIth much undeveloped
horsepower tan correct itnformat in
ats to wvhat can tie done antd onf tin
dleveiloped possibil it ies.
Succeessful MeetIng ('tosedl.
Th'ie revIval services wvhich have
been in progress at the First flaptI st
church catme to a close Suntday even
lng wIth ain inspiring sermon biy Dr.
J1. Airi l),an, whl'o ht' been coin
duet ing the series of services assist ed
by Mliss Amy Slocktoin, (of California.
Thie services Iithriughoul. thle serIes
were largely at tended and proved (if
last ing bienelit to 1( hle congregat ion
anid oithers who attended themi. Th'le
wvork of the mueettitg was itot contfInted
toi services it that churcht alone, but
services were held each dlay at the
mtills aitd glass factory. Al theIr (lose
Itle leadlers were made a soubst ant iatl
doniiiatioit onut of applreiat ion for thIetir
zealous andt~ ntIiin ig efforts.
More 'liTe ars Elected.
At a meetIng of the hoard (of trus
lees of the city schools held last wveek
four additilonal teacbers were elected
'O fIllI the places stIll remtatning opien
andl made vacant by resIgnatIons of
ktehers already elected. Mtss Sara
Blabb, of Itis cIty and AMiss Kate Love,
of Chester, woro elected to teach In
the Igh school and Mrs. fl. L. Jones
and 'Mtss Edmonla Garrett, of thIs
cIty, to teach In the prImary grades.
Misses arper, Cockrell, McDanIel
and Seawrlght, prevIously elected,
have notified the board that they ,wIll
not accept the places offered them.
MAY SIGN TRE
Official Advices Receivec
of Relief at State De
Germany's Position is
Paris, June 23-Tho signing of the
peace treaty 1,; not likely to tako place
before Thursday, possibly not until
l'riday. This annliounlliicellelnt was mflade
by 'reiier (1emenceau and Secretary
i)utasta.
Washington, Jiii 23.-.omlicial in
formna tion that the German delegates
at Versailles had beeni inst rIleted by
theilr govern ment to sign the peace
tIreaty was received late today by the
state and war departments. It was
said nonle of the dispiateles indicated
the time at which the actual signing
was expecled to take place.
News that tho German delegation
had been instructed to sign was re
ceived by oficials here with profound
relief and satisfaction. Reports of
violent dissensions aiong the various
(t'inan elements and of powerful in
fitences working to compass the re
Jevt Ion iof tile treat', even at the cost
of an eltente mllilitary occupation of
Germalny has aused apprehension in
some <juarters that oven at. the last
Illolient ti iegotiatiots Ilight, fail.
ilowever, the state depa rtment's ad
v'ices from the American peace dele
galtion in Paris consistently had in
diceted a i neaI acceptance of the term1s
MANY STILLS AtE
iBEIING DESTROYED
Revenue Officers tisy. Says Vandiver,
('hief of U. S. Depulltes, Visitor Iln
Volumnbin.
T. It. Vandiver, of Greensvoro, N. C.,
revenue agent in charge of the federali
(lelity collectors in North and South
Carolina, wis a visitor in Columbia
Tuesday, for a conferenco with the
deputy collector's office in this city,
and where there lie spoke of tihe work
of the "still raiders". The reventiuc
deputy collectors are busy. At present
they are working in the eastern part
of the state.
The revellue lienl of the two Caro
liltas have been very active during the
past two 111011ths, accoring to a state
mnent froml .\It. Vanldiver. D)uring the
moth01ti1 of A ili 220 illicit (list illeries
were (estroyed ill tIhe two states, and
uring the Itiohit of May a total of 2.0
lats suffered a lim falo at tit,
h1,1nd. of theo revenmlue m . .\r. Van
diver did not have th detaild1 fiur
by -tatves before him, bill. hit declared
hainghinlgly that Southl Carlolinla had
furn-Iished "hor fail share" of thec- 4 11
lili distilling plants.
.\r. Vanldiver, hasu as yet receved
no instructions relative to the 011folce
mnult of the prolhibition lav whiciIh
goEs inlto effect on Juily 1, and so far as
he is inforited, it does 1101 devolve up
61n tle levenule n1011 to enforce this
la w.
Well IKnownt South Cairoiltlnian Noi
niatedt to lbe Amtbtassaudor to Peri,
WVashilngton, .111n1 23.--Soiith Caro
lina will soon have a full fledged aml
ba ssador, the President t oday haintg
nomitnated Captainl William 1E. Oon
za les, of Coltum bin, nowi in isiter to
Cub la, to hie amba1:1ssador extrmaordintary
an td mlinliste'r iiien IpotentIa ry to P'erui.I
This eliang" is ai liromotilon for (Cap
lain GonzalIes. tie was made tin ilsteor
to Cutba at ilie tbegining of tie W1il
SOnl a dinliniefrtat in and has performei d
theo dot 's of thtat. ositllon witii honor0
to the linitedl States.
Re'cenitly3, 1by atn act olf (ongress, it
was dOcidled to place Port ini thei ami
ilhaador (lass and today's; nlomti'at ion
is aniothier ste!) in the~ tter.
As tiinister' toi Cuba (Captainl (Gon
zal1es' salar 13wais $1 2,00(1 a year; in
his ne0w ipositioni it will be $1 7,00) wilth
th added h111n'or ofibing an ambllassa
dor1 instead of a miister.
'iTher'e 'ire htund reds of frienlds of I he
ne0w ambhassadlor andl Ihis fatmlly in
HotIh Catol Ina wvho wvill lie glad to
know that Ihe Is soon1 to repriesent tihe
U~nitedl States in tis hligh offielal ito
sit Ion, the dutties of which he wvillI as
sumne immediately after being con
firmed by the senate.
Since being applointedI aA minister
to Cutba both Oaptain and Mrs. Gon
zales have been visitors to Washing
ton from time to time and have made
many friends in the national capitol,
official and otherwlae.
ATY THURSDAY
[ in Washington. Feeling
partment When News of
Received.
by (tie defeated eneimCy, so whein tle
first press reports Cato atlouticing
the uinquallfled acceptance of the con
ventionl by thle Weimar government
the expressions of ofileial opinion
Were rather of satisfarlion than of
sutrprise.
lierin, .utie 23.--(; vie n ra l .\avireker,
who comlimands the forces guariding
Welimlar, made a )(Issimistic statement,
iat a ieeting of various parties today
regarding the signing of t(e treaty,
according to a Weimar dispatch.
Tle assembly met at noon and Pre
mier laluer asked for con IIrm alion of
ie asseIlbly's decision as tle allied
and associated powers had rejected
(ermany's reservations. The assei
bly, declared. notwithstanding the op
position vote of the German national
Party, the People's party and a section
of the Centrists that. the govemiment
was still cm pow ered to sign the treaty.
irest, Junv 2:!.-The 7t. S. S. George
Wasidon, which will carry Presi
dti. Wilsoni imek to the (tited States,
received orders today to be ready to
sa il Thu rtsday mornlug. The work of
loadinv th traispyrt hegani this even
111ig.
lPltl.\T 'ETON t10A D
CONTRACT lET
Work oi Improved Road From Lauii
rets to Princeoin to Start, July lst.
Top Soll 'Irickge.
The first contract for iml proved
re'ads in the county u nder the diree
tion of the highway commission work
ing inl connection Withi tile board of
County comil ssioners, IIs been
awarded Gregory & Thomas, now com
pleting some contracts in Cherokee
COunty. The project let to tihis con
I racting com pany here cnlist it lite's
what is kiown as Iltv upp1iter routie
from iaurn tehi O (lie Shell place.
Illekory Tavern and 'Tuiibling Shoals.
on to P icet on at file (;reenville conn -
ly ine, a distance of atoti 20 miles.
The survys :Ie bing inadie as rapid
I) as possibh for 1 thi:% vork wIi(lh is
to ht-Lainll1y 1. The job ik to be donle
aIt SO unICh a CubhiV ad Tu' wIdth
of Ilt' road <1it to lhe Sliti ' h - Is to
be 12 feet, frollm lie ' to ilickOry Ta
In :, and Iroll lhei'e I() ltiteetoiI
2s. with itioi soil trackane or II ftC't
all the way3'.
Till' first project is beinig lhandled
enltirly3 1) y the StaInt and conitiy au
tlhorities without any assistance froimi
I Ie govern I'll tihe n. I a (e neXt ew
weeks it is pioposed to let contracts
11lint embraCe SCVrdal projects on
whiclh,O goveInm in t aid has bee n s
(u I Id. Over $110,000 1 to be expend
ed by tle coillty oil tle different roads
or thte cotiunty, andil the im proived road
enistruction w eiiuill lie dlirec ted by N. C.
Illtighes, civil enigineer, who has been
employed by3 the local eommiiissioii.
.linkesc Intspirling. Address,
.\irs. I). W. Neville, of Clintoni, at
tenedt the reguilar meltinug oft the Wo
tman's Aux iliary3 of thIe Presbiyter'iani
chireih .\onday aferniooni and made ani
inspititig addret'lss to the aiuxiliar'y tip
on (lie subjec'tts disetissedi at till joint
Itecting of the layme an1 ~id women~' of
Sthe churt chi at All anlta several weeks
ago. M\rs. Nev'illIf teeount ed her' i
pressions1) oif tihe meietiing and11 st iied
liCtmani for t his (eouty for It'etst
severan y earis, diIe'd at lis hiome C iieari
Ilickory Tlavern't I riday night at 2
o'clock, after' an illness of s'ver'aI
wee'ks freom he'ari t affect iont. lie was
ship and was a good citizen. fle is
sturviv'ed by3 hiis wife aiid several e'h i
dr en. fittrhtl servilces were held Saturii
day afttet'toon at l~eiedship chuiirch.
Oni Said 3Mision.
M\essrs. Ilar'vey and Ralph Terry
loft last week for Rlockingham, N. C.,
where they went to attend (ho funeral
of theIr brother, Mir. Ed. Terry, who
died F'riday. The deceased had visited
Laurens on several occasions and was
very pleasantly remembered by friends
here.
ITAITALAN ('AIINI-:'T
RIA-IGNS POST
('nbilut leshen s W1en (haiier of
I MPuties lI('flSeS to I'"Ss Ia Vote of
('oniidence.
Riome, June 19.--The Italian gov
Orninuient resigned this evening follow
ing anl adverse Vote against it. inl the
chamn ber of deities.
Premlier Orlando inl annonuncing his
resignation nll( that, of tho cabinet
said King1' Entanulel had revserved dle
cision as to acceptancev.
The (liunber of dpult ios hal, by a
vote of '59 to 7s, reierted Premiiivir
Orlando's iotion in favor of diseuss
Ing the <Inestion of, conlfidenlce, which
related to the foreignl policy of t I ie
giovereiltiio , inl sOcret sIessioll.
P'rior to) the vole Pretiercl Orlando Inl
addressing- tI chImbe1-r said:
"Italy's peaco with Germany and
Austria. has ieen solved in a tianner
vitlh which oi the whole I rev) aslis
fled."
Insisting on the necessity of a secret
sessiol, the preierviO deoclard that the
governmnt n1eedod gr-ater collildeclle
and would t raf. his motion for a se
cret session as a illiestion of con fi
denice.
The socialists inledllately opposed
this.
Sinvor Orlando in his address said
Italy's position had hee consideiall y
aggravalvd by int(ernat ional evenitts
dui g t1h seonid fortnight of Apr,,iil.
li rofir-ed to lProsident. Wilsol's
me1. ardin:, the Adriatic ques
t ionl.
h'lle Italianl deeIlouation ai t . lin- prace
coniferen1ce, the mwme (1blad. hadI
folld to d lhis poley:
"First- .\ainitainl with firmn1less all
ithe l 1essential points of tlhe Italian
(lilnlits without Which Italy Is con
vinced liaco will be teitlior just nor
ad-ijuate o the iiimmenslle snrilices sIf
fered.
"Secold-rr ma i In faithiful in your
dtitiles toward the allies.
TI ird --Avoid any blitnl form of
<on ilitate ion illiatory sligestiols
faiferoico over the problvrtis (Olieiii
ing able of prodlieing aeiord ill the
conlilitato conlcilliatory sugetons
valp Italiall frontie rs.''
Q-ilnor Orla 1111do uirgdrl atialilt
Ito s ale t ha Ilie diln-i-sioni of foteigi
i rs oillt till intllrial policy of the
coilitry, the41 1at14-1. b ing virtually ah
solrbo. Ili- said, that 111terial lo t h
lion., w r rtlranllsit r 1and that ritili -
rim stonli woudI h s ain.
Tin- e vern lwt, Ohw r ie e -
Ihl. c ao sidIlwn
NiTidi 1 i-fi :ttellit to, whtich had
a'sonId aloads t the fom111 of 1 l as h.
Ib lil lir.t ; ietlear ni . I w ilt t hi rttcii
of the itil ma l and aid ini b ingi
ab1ou1t ae operation amoe lilclionsi mIIs.
all)vi icolplg control of bread, of
atie, 1:as. u and prOleau., he
abb (1. (1h4 Lgovernment111 would sl
Ihe'n at low fixetd prices. lea would
hw impo ltd, t4 said, and distribu(tb
al t w- it t li olprofit and without tax.
in m m ig u to...the uation.n
"ThneI thip unrts, whroughot nethe
Tee Axperiserne duria the'twar.
Thesediatel arerthe misie days
an 1artiu1ar snvr wrons throluy
uihliark days as1h cow.d and i the
thosd wat pse Infb t.e Waton, orf
isnoriinTh fr two wr. Neveteles
round thw awa oe s wk near
ofy he .\Intis (ompan beore.th th
wrk sbigdn.b i.C l
L[AGUE OPPONENTS
ABANDON TE8T VOTE,
Republicans Postpone
Fight ou League
WILL COME UP
AT RATIFICATION
Senatlor* Ioie ihs ln(usolt ats i De.
sire( to (ihe 11'1n11h1id.d Attenltion to
A ppropr111-int ion Bills. To 11-0t liehind
Hliol's I'roplosall I'lht h (u onniant be
lintiliedl ith Iteservaitionls
Was-iihngton, Junle 22.---Senait lead
(ers opposing thei leIagIle of iations
abtandonledI today 1i 11 plan to try for
a I(est. vote ill tIlie imi l iat(. ftlitre on
the Kiox r esolilloti, an t Iurnied their
attention to erystalizing sentinient be
hhind liina lloot's proposal that the
league covetiant be ratified with reser
vations.
Thel! dteision was taken as a fore
Vas. that tihe leagte ligilt woultd re
Iain in a qlliescent state diliig the
(oltnI ig week and probably tintil the
iirvaly is ,mubni-i ted for rti.fication
abtout two wocks hen(.
h'lere ltunv het shin- db hat e oil the
sult'itl ald pos.-ih!y an attempt to
get aelil (m a ustit ui ite for the
Kio\ ninvttenisur, bt iln tihe main the
opplosilionu Iirts SSeem certain from
ow on tie final ratifientionl fight it
IP-publicanl leader' Iod ,e inl a state
liltl lonliL'1ht annlouneling;_ that thle
Kiox resolution woild not ho called
ill) lonjiortrow said Ilat tihe decision
hati hven pr'ompted by a desire to
ve undivided senate attention to
piessiIg tapptoliriation hills. Other
leaguei opllonilts are known to feel
also thia action inl)\w would be inapi
ptropriate since file resolition. intro
(lllet two weeks ago by Senator
Knox mimnblican) of Pennsylvania
naIs deisigniedl tj principally to retilest a
provision ill tHhe eacet treaty by which
tihe sentt cild ratify tlie dloeument
ad still rsvev jiuigementoi on the
I am very Ftrtongly inl favor of the
Kn (.x resihion." said Senator Lodge
in is at atnlt lit. "I thillik the leagtue
.1 11 . I, Iwafe \ witi Ger1inany ought not
1to b' iltilnitt( od. W 01u011, to be
abll. to tatify the i-ae witi Germaty
a 'n amd t i-n a I i the iroper)h dis
it o t h0 Sen t li of the league
tit nthilswhich illvlv : 11ho entjylo
f'ueof Ithe enuntrly.
"I lamild '.ike o b ring: IIh( Knox
rlt i o a tvote at mnce. but af
tier colsultatioll with Senator Knox
Ih: aftlrn nill, I have co tin' to the
on loio tha t ill Ithe present situa
lijon of thke apprwolriation illis, and
stoeially ti arm-iy hill now before
lhe silatt', we* oulht lot to press the
Knlox resoluttionl atl this moment be
calste it will lteml to debate and noth
ig shuhI IAI bi allowed to Interfer
withi tile ttassa1ge of Ithe aIppropria
I ton hills be'fort Jully 1. We prtop)ose
to Itass thiemi btefore that diate and
shallI sit. day andii l nitt if neccessary to
dot it.
I aml mort lin tjg to accept tis
SttluteI necestsiy I of ameninlg the
'eeeif it is to bo iatdo safte for
th 1 'itedil States andi tfll tile cause
of teate thts itnst bteenl freshly tdemotn
stat l t iln Setor 01 Ioot's letter with
e A ra 'ttinItarty forte."
AVt cos eI! ationl It wl tit i sil '' alled
itor t'lC t5 nIabh it i ring~ to elt ad--l t
Weevo1 shltworsip in unionl ith wourd
It his t reih renhat t :: let '. not d
theredisat hr. ..Curh
Sev ce.wl h. hel a te . R.tor
hTtth nexmt Sbbthatce a dprtmet. Rog
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