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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
A. ri. MILLER ~
RACE FOR CONGRESS
Wei! Known Cattle Breeder OF Greer
Section Announces Candidacy to
Succeed Johnson.

"
Section Announces Candidacy to
Succeed Johnson.
Spartanburg, June IA II. Miller,
the we'll known cattle breeder of near
Grccr, has announced himself can
didatc for congress, to succeed Federal
Judge Joseph 7. Johnson
Mr. Miller is the sixth candidate TO
enter for this race, and he will prob
ably not be the last, according TO
those who have been following the SIT
uation closely.
The five candidates who have pre-
vicusly announced are b. y. Morgan,
OF Grccnvillc; s. J. Nichols, l. c.
Blackwood and r. ]. CAN'T, OF Spar
tanburg, and w. w. Johnson, Of I'm
ion. 1t is known that II. r. Arnold, of
Woodruff, for several terms a member
of the house Of representatives from
this county, is considering the race,
and rumor has it that another Spar
tanburg man is contemplating the
rlrnge into the political waters. From
Greenville there are reports that Al
vim Fl. Dean, the we'll known attorney,
will probably be in the race.
July has been fixed as the last day
for the filing Of the pledges in this
race. The primary election will be
held on August 10.'
To arrange a schedule of meetings
for the congressional campaign, the
congressional committee Of the dis
trict, composed Of the executive com
mittec chairmen from the four coun-
ties OF the district, will meet at the
Spartanburg court house next Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock The Spar
tanburg county executive committee
will meet at noon of the same day TO
arrange details for the race for the
seat in the house Representatives
from this county, made vacant by the
resignation OF w. c. Query.
A. II. Miller, whose candidacy be-
came known in Spartanburg yesterday
through a number of his cards which
were seen about the court house and
other places, Is progressive citizen
Of the Greer section. For number
of years past he has been engaged in
cattle raising on an extensive scale,
and he has made a great success of
this business.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Miller not long ago telegraphcd Gov
ernor Manning urging him to take
ton into this state of cattle through
which the foot and mouth disease
might be transmitted to animals in
this state.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
JURORS ARE DRAWN.
Court C0nveneS June 21St with Judge
". l.. Smith on the Bench.


The jury commissioners met yestcr-
day and drew the jurors for the next
term OF general sessions court which
will convene June 2lst, with Judge Nj
l.. Smith presiding. The following
were drawn:
tDials-John w. Curry, S. b. Owens
Geo. f. Wolff, VI. Y. Wallace.
Laurcns-T. b. Childrcss, c. NJ
Clark. Ambrose L. Hudgcns, r. NJ
Eichclberger, II. NJ Golding.
lIunter-,Jack w. billiard, J. i.
Copeland, H. d. Stewart, T. r. Owens,
j. y. Bailey, John b. Cannon, ]. w.
Leake.
Waterloo John c. Simmons, w. l..
Cooper, j. r. Knight.
Jacks Harrison Copeland.
Youngs-W. a. Thomas, J. c. Hipp,
II. A. Holcombe, ]. a. Roberts, w.
Rucker Powers.
Cross Hill-W. c. Hipp, GLAND S.
Hill, j. B. Neil, John f. Griffin.
Scunletown-C. A. Owens, w. D..
Byrd.
Sullivan-J. D. Scott. D. w. Abcr-
crombie, NJ. S. Cheek, j. l.. Pitts, A.
II. Pitts.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
REVIVAL AT METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Is. II. TmrnipSccd OF Marion Will
Lead i'm q Ten Day Special Service.

Beginning this evening at $50 the
First Methodist church of this city
will hold tcn-day revival service.
The services will be conducted by
Rev. b. r. TurnipsccG of Marion as
sisted by the pastor Rev. j. r. T. Ma
jOr During the meeting there will be
preaching twice daily. Mr.. Turnip-
seed is considered one OF the finest
preachers in the South Carolina Con-
ference and his sermons arc always
forceful, entertaining and ilumnat-
ing. Tho mcmbcrs Of the Methodist
church and the members OF all the
other churches in the city are invited
to attend any or all Of the services
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
Election OF Trustees.

Attention Is directed TO the notice OF
another column Of this paper Under
the terms Of the act Of the Legisla-
ture, trustees for every district OF the
county, including the city of Laurens
will have to be elected on July Sth
for term Of two years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
SELLING MANY AUTGS.
YWcnty'SiX Cars Sold During the
ia%t Week or Two Gnh 'i'hcy are
St,l Dv,jnr

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S,;ll nr,inu.
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annonrccs, thn s,,o of tron+v.;, c,,.>.
du,ino tbo n,st wool, ~ ,,yn o.t or
tho cors so,d hoina Eora. no, .t,4o
thot tno<den,ond fo,. tbo I,ord ). ..ro,.
o. thon ,ho ont,,,. ,,,o,. ;.
olwavs ,oc,ina cnouoh ~. !, au ~,
sales Tho foirowinm :. , lie. =, 40
rcccnt soIos.
j J Uuntcr Owinp. Cs,l,,.,,a r,rr-
iro GOV, II r, E,,,, c r. :,
IJ. Martin. Laurens y u Soroco
I,aurens y n N,i,son Owino. w u
Patterson I,onrord II phodo.
GRAY Court Ford Tonrinp C,rs
Through J. w Conc,ond clinton do,l-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
Frances RasOr Died SUNDAY.

Frances Ra&or, the scvcn-ycar-ol
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. B.
Rasor, died yesterday morning at s
o'clock at the home Of her parents.
on Pcndlcton street, following an ILL
ness of pneumonia and whooping-
cough. inflammation of the heart be-.
ing the direct cause Of her death. Sho
was bright, happy little girl until
her recent illness and was endcared
to all who knew her. The funeral
services will be conducted today at
II o'clock, interment to be made at
Cross Hill, S. C.-Grcenville News
(Monday).
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02

until 1t is determined whether the
regulations adopted after the sinking
OF the Titanic, regarding proper
supply Of boats and watertight bulk
heads, which are now part Of the
American law were observed in the
case Of the Lusitania.
Finally, the American mcdiatory
proposals designed to end submarine
warfare and the thrOttling OF food
supplies and other conditional con
tranband for Germany arc recalled.
The government expresses the desire
to know what steps, if any, have
been taken to induce Great Britain to
embark on negotiations to this end
after Germany indicated her willing
ness to discuss a settlement on this
general basis.
The delivery of the note to Ambas-
shGor Gerard was not attended by any
srecial ceremony. A functionary OF
tire foreign Office carried 1t across the
square to the American embassy
where 1t was placed In the hands of
the ambassador. The embassy staff
Immediately began coding the mes
sage and transmitting 1t to Washing
ton. Mr.. Gerard in the meantime
n alIoI ~ Tho forotop nHco
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
TO Charleston Navy Yard.

MeSsrs John Lewis and Sim Chum-
lc.i, who have been employed as ma
chinists in the Laurcns Mill, left Sat
urday for Charleston where they have
secured lucrative employment with
tie United States government in the
navy yard. Both Of them were mem
Eers OF the Traynham Guards and will
be missed from the company roll
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
President and Cabinet Dis,
cuss German Reply



Washington, June THE course
The United States will follow in one
Of the Gravcst international situa-
tons ever confronted depends upon
the decision reached by President
Wilson and his cabinet today.
Three weeks ago the president and
cabinet, after a spirited debate di-
rectcd the sending to Germany Of a
note demanding furr rcparation for
the loss Of more than a hundred
American lives in the Lusitania dis
acter, and asking guarantee that
American rights on the high seas
would. not again be violated
Gcrmanys unyiclding reply was be-.
fore the cabinet today.
Government officials predict the
president will decide to send another
note, brief and emphatic, stating tho
| United States position on disputed
points. 1t isn't believed the note will
be sent before Thursday, as the presi-
dent has granted the German ambas-
/ SttbOl all lilcINlS" lOlllOlIOW.
| IT is reported the ambassador will
! try TO reach an understanding regard.
! ing the United States wishes for
transmission to Berlin.
High officials believe the ambassa-
dor is not closely informed regarding.
Gcrmany's attitude because OF tho
difficulty Of cable communication
therefore, il is thought his view won't
alter the presidents decision.
! Previous to the cabinet meeting,
President Wilson said he did not feel
it would be wise for him to discuss
! Germany's reply to the American note
until he had consulted his cabinet and
studied further important questions
involved. He indicated, however, that
the American rejointeder would not
be delayed many days. Calm in bear
ing and showing none Of the strain
of the international problems before
nm, the president, received Wash
ington correspondents as his usual
custom Tuesdays
questions concerning domestic af-
ialrs had hardly touched the edge Of
his mind as he phrased it, because OF
the greater Importance Of the inter-
national situation.
The president revealed that he had
rot yet drafted reply to Germany;
that this probably would be done late
today. The outward calm of cxccu-
tive quarters, however emphasized
the deep concentcd national and earn
,cSt attention which the president ana
his advisers were giving to the situ-
alton.
The president is understood to have
been much impressed with the prac-
tically unanimous verdict OF American
editorial opinion that the German
answer was not really an answer but
was an evasion of greater issues.
AS the cabinet officers arrived at
the White House, none would express
an opinion. but all reflected the gravi-
ty of the situation. Three weeks ago
today the presidents Lusitania note
was discussed and unanimously ap-
proved after prolonged dcbaio ana
~ the absence Of any prepared docu--
mcnt today, wide expression of
views is expected which the president
will take in consideration in prcpar-
ing his note.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
Goes to BeufOrt.

Prof. J. Pierce Coats, who has been
principal Of the Fort Mill graded
schools for several years, has resign
cd his position there to take charge Of
the schools Of Beaufort. Mr.. Coats
was raised near Cross Hill and is a
graduate Of the University Of South
Carolina. He IS making rapid strides
IN his chosen profession.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
Female Police Force.

Paris, May 26.-The Rome corrc-
spondcnt Of The Temps telcgraphs
that nearly 1000 women have en-
rolled in female police force. au-
thorzed by the Italian government
These women belong for the most
part to the middle classes. They will
undergo special physical training and
will wear uniforms.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
Sentence is COMMITTED.

Gov. Manning has commutcd the
sentence Of Grover Becks, who was
convicted in Laurcns county of vio-
lating the dispensary law, from fine
Of 500 or three months on the chain
gang to a fine Of $6G.GG and one month
on the chaingang.-The State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
". O. ". Memorial DnY.

On Sunday. June 9Th at i o'clock L..
m, Fairvicw Camp l22 W. O. w. VIII
observe w. O. w. Memorial Day and
cd Woodmcn in the Watts Mill ceme-
tory. Hon. r. A. Cooper and Past
Head Consul G. 4. Power will be pres
cnt and address the audience on per-
fcctcd Woodcraft. Every Woodman
is urged to come and take an active
part in the decorative ceremonies.
BY order OF the Camp,
l.. e. Bishop, G. 6.
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
r. II. Donaldson, G.

Solicitor r. \. Cooper has returned
from Darlington, Conway, and other
towns in the lower part of the state
where he has been making commence
ment addresses. He will leave ;oday
for Due West where he will make an
address at the Erskine commence.
ment.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
Three More for Compulsory Education

Petitions asking for the application
of the compulsory education law in
their districts have been filed with the
superintendent Of education from
Trinity-Ridge, Huntersville and Ebe-
nczcr school districts. A majority Of
so that elections will be unnec cessary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-02
HASIYE ANSWER TO
AMERICAN NOTE
Defers Direct Answer TO
American Questions.
DWEllS MORE
orr MINOR POINTS

No Attempt will be Made to Answer
Demands Contained in the Ameri:
can Note until Questions OF Fact as
Regarding True Status OF LuStania
are Established.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-02
KENOSHA GIRLS ARRESTED IN
RACINE.
Racine Papers Tell Lrlrid Stories of
Women Found in Rooming House
But Give No Names,

Racine papers of Saturday evening
tell the story of the lurid path left by
two Kenosha girls both said to be under
twenty years of age who were arrested
in that city early Saturday morning.
The girls were found in rooming house
with two men said to be well known
about Racine. The police raided the
place just after twelve O'Clock. The
two women were in Jail for the remain
der of the night and in the morning all
four Of the members of the party were
given fines of ten dollars and costs each
in the Racine county municipal court.
While the Racine papers spread the
story of the arrest of the women over
the better part Of a column they failed
to give the names of the girls or the
men arrested with them. The local
police officers claim that they have no
report on the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-02
A TREE IN EVERY CITY.
Community Christmas Trees are Being
Urged for All Cities in Wis
consin This Year.

A sTree of Light on Christmas eve
in every city and town is the kind of
municipal celebration that is being
urged throughout Wisconsin this year
for the approaching Yuletide season.
Twenty cities in Wisconsin held com
munity Christmas celebrations last year
with carolling, the distribution of gifts
of food, clothing, toys, etc, and with
programs centering around a huge tree
decorated by the townspeople In some
cases a living tree was used, so that all
year there would be a reminder of the
splendor of Christmas. When this was
not possible, the tree was brought in
and set up in the square or some other
public place.
The municipal Christmas tree idea is
only three years old. The first munich
pal tree was set up in Madison Square
Garden, New York city, in 1912. 1t
was an immense one, IS feet in height,
and lighted with thousands of varicol-
ored electric bulbs with the brilliant
star of Bethlehem at its top. The next
year hundred cities had trees of
light and in 1914 the number was
tripled.
iona Gale, the Wisconsin writer,
helped to popularize the community
Christmas idea through her story called
GA Great Tree which describes the
celebration in Friendship Village. "Not
my little celebration, and your little
celebration, and their little celebration,
private, that was costing each of us
more than it ought to-but our celebra-
tion, paying attention to the message
that Christ paid attention to- is the
way the Friendship spectator felt about
it.
To aid the community Christmas tree
idea in Wisconsin is one of the aims of
the extension division of the University
of Wisconsin, and to this end it has
just published a new bulletin, which any
town may have for the asking, describ-
ing the community Christmas and tell
ing how it may be carried out.
Seven old carols are given in the
pamphlet with band arrangements for
each of them. Carolling took an i'm
portant place in the community celebra-
tions last year. Groups of singers went
through the streets singing the old car
OILS and stopping at hospitals and in Sec
'tions of the city where music is seldom
heard.
The Nativity Play portraying the
story of Joseph and Mary, the journey
to Bethlehem, and later the fight into
Egypt will be used in number of COM
munity celebrations this year. Other
symbolical and pantomime plays dealing
with the Christmas message will also
form part of the Christmas eve pro-
grams
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-02
SONGS WILL BE A feature
Carols Are I'd Be Sung on Two Nights
If the Weather Is Propitious-Ex-
pense To Be Decreased
Is Permanent.
Here are gladstone tidings for Keno
sha s children.

Here are gladstone tidings for Keno
sha s children.
There is to be great, big, glowing,
glittering, Christmas-spirit- emanating
Christmas tree in the plat at the corner
of Church and Market streets, lasting
for the whole week from Christmas eve
until New Year IS and every child in the
city is invited to come and bask in it's
genial glow. Light, beauty and song
will be component elements in the mu-
nicipal celebration Of which that is the
center.
At meeting of a citizens committee
Sunday afternoon in the Elks club, w.
w. Vincent was made chairman of the
working committee, members of which
he is asked to appoint and which will
be responsible for the general arrange
ments.
John P. Bruins volunteered to take
charge of getting tree from the coun-
try and seeing to its planting on the
spot selected. The committee recon-
mended that the tree be made a per-
manent institution because Of its popu-
larity and to this end, permission will
be asked Of the park board to allow the
tree which is to be set up to be planted
in such way that it will remain there
all the year round and will grow. 1t
is believed that no objection will be
made to the project.
The expense of decorating the tree
will be practically nil. The many and
handsome baubles which were used last
year have been saved and are to be
used again. The Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Light company, through it's
manager, George FL. Cook, has again
offered to light the tree daily from to
IL p. M, beginning Christmas eve, and
the workmen will hang the baubles.
The committee recommends that no
toys or candy be distributed at the tree
both because of the expense and the
large amount of work entailed, and be-
cause it is difficult to see that every
child gets its share.
The singing of Christmas carols which
is so large a feature in the beautiful
municipal celebration will occur both
Christmas eve and Christmas night if
the weather is suspicious
The expenses of the tree will be met
by voluntary subscriptions which the
committee will be glad to receive and
by the sale Of buttons for nominal sums.
It is believed that the tree will ex-
coed in beauty that of last year which
was a delight to the eye and made
Market Square the most popular spot in
the county for the holiday week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-02
OFFER HOME COOKING.
Baptist Church Women Have Prepared
Articles to be Sold at Fair
on Thursday.

This is the week when church socia-
bles and fairs are rife. There will be
enough good things to eat, warranted
baked at home and just as good as
mother used to make, for sale at the
different church affairs Thursday so
that every restaurant dweller in the
city may have change of fare.
The latest church to be numbered
among those who will be at home''
to all corners on Thursday is the Bap-
fist. The women of the church an
nounce that at 400 p. m. Thursday
they will open fair at which every
thing desirable to buy for Christmas
presents that can be made by industri-
GUS fingers, will be on sale. The sales
room will be in the church parlors on
the second floor.
A special room will be devoted to a
counter where home cooked viands
will be for sale, and a counter where
a cafeteria supper can be bought. The
cafeteria will serve lunches from 400
p, m. until the fair closes at night,
with a special supper at 600 o'clock
There are to be many varieties of
home made candies for sale also.
The Congregational church is to
have cafateria supper the same even
ing with sale of articles which were
left from their fair two weeks ago.
The Episcopal church will serve its
cutomary bi-weekly dinner from $50
to 1880 p. m. with dancing afterward,
in the Guild hall of st. Matthew s
church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-02
GERMANS like A Stone WALL
Richard Burk Fighting With the Ger
man Army in Russia Tells Cousin, the
Rev. Robert Wolff, of SHADES Cor
ners, Inside Story Of Fighting.

The Rev. Robert F. Wolff, of SHADES
Corners out on the western border of
Kenosha county has received very in
teresting letter from his cousin Richard
Burk who is serving with the German
army in the neighborhood about Dobre,
Russia. In his letter. Burk claims that
reports of victories against the Germans
have been greatly exaggerated. He
says in part:
Many false reports Of victories are
spread by our enemies throughout the
world and some of the stories may
sound plausible, but the truth is that
when the foe charge against our walls
OF iron and fire they smash their
heads. -
The Russians" Burk writes, fare
masters in robbing and pilIaging. They
have killed women and children and
carried away many a young girl from
home and parents. Worst of all are the
Cossacks in their frenzied attacks upon
the weak and defenseless.''
Continuing, the letter says: "In an
honest combat the Russians cannot with
stand our onslaughts and most generally
retire, but should they not be able to
do so they are easily taken prisoners.
I have met them and know what they
are. / have made personal acquaint-
ance with many of them.
"Our artillery is just fierce. We
sometimes see no enemy and still the
battle RACES, for the outposts, being dug
in advanced points, are continually tele-
phoning their batteries concerning the
different positions of the enemy while
Iaeroplanes give their signals from
above.
tThe English and French made a
general assault not many days ago to
relieve their brother "Ruska,' but
their sacrifices were all in vain. They
will never break our lines, for we have
line after ine-in short, all northern
France and Belgium is dug up and
trench follows trench, sometimes verit-
able molehills. In Russia the same
conditions prevail and soldiers are
going about like mol-wasps. The entire
German nations stands like one great
giant, and nothing will pass his grip. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-02
s zABAJNIK DECLARED SANE.
Racine Man Defended by Kenosha AT.
torney to be Tried on Murder
Charge At Once.

Attorney R. v. Baker of this city
lost the first round in his fight to save
George Zabajnik a Racine man from
conviction on a charge of numbering
Simon Kasala last May and the defend
ant was put on trial in the circuit court
this morning on charges of murder. At
torney Baker had held that Zabainik
was insane and for this reason that he
should not be tried for murder. The
court ordered him examined by a lunacv
commission composed of six doctors and
these rendered unanimous report to
the court on Saturday holding that the
defendant was sane. It is said that the
attorney for the defendant will now
seek to prove to the jury that his client
was insane at the time the crime was
alleged to have been committed