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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31
VISITORS no FAIR
INVITED TO SERVICE LEAGUE
Room Next TO POwe Drug Company
will be Open all Day and Ladies
Present to Give IniOrmntlOn.

Every woman in Laurcns county is
cordially invited to visit the head
quarters Of the National League for
Woman's Service, located between the
Laurcns Hotel and Powc Drug store,
on the day of the fair. Out Of town
visitors will find 1t q convenient rest
ing-placo, only one block from the
fair grounds and across the street
from the court house where the vari
GUS exhibits arc to be displayed
A committee in charge Of the room
will be glad to answer any question
about the work accomplished by the
I.aurcns League and will also give
information to those desiring to form
similar chapters.
On the walls and in the windows
will he sample articles Of the kind that
Uncle Sam is begging the women Of
America to make AS an alarmingly
been called for, every woman who can
learn to knit or sew should use every
spare moment in this patriotic service.
Winter has begun in France and it
takes several weeks for packages
from South Carolina to reach the boys
in France
a particularly appealing exhibit is
the collection Of garments to be made
for the widows and orphans Of France.
No one can look at the child'S black
apron or the cheap little garments for
,mfants wear without realizing the
necessity for sending help and send
ing it speedily. Iii spite Of the fact
that General Pcrshing has gone over
the top and the American boys have
carried new hope to the Allies. this
will be a black winter for France.
lust inside the door arc two boxes
for holding old silver and worn kid
gloves. The latter are used for lin
Ing thc avator's coats while the old
thimhlcs. bent spoons and mountings
from combs. etc, arc melted for their
intrinsic value. Contributions TO
either box will do bit" 10 win the
war.
Shnu'd tho weather not be too in
rlrm"nt, ice cream will be sold and
The proceeds used to pay for wool
and other materials needed by the
league. Tho I.aurcns league hopes
that many women will bring their
knitting and "spond the day
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31


couraged outside the army more than
within Witness the preference given
to officers in social affairs by civilians
in cantonmcnt towns. This is not q
matter over which the officers have
control, as delightful as these social
attentions are TO them. The distinc-
ton is made by the public, which, cv-
Ell in this democratic country, has its
preferences in social affairs. If there
is any snobbery in the army. where
priority in rank is essential to 'disci-
plinc. it is no worse than in civil life
where there is less excuse for it,
ELECTION NEWS.
It's long time until election yet,
but the usual political pow-wows took
place al Columbia during the Fair The
Blcasc crowd, or cotcrie Of them who
style themselves "Reformers" held it's
pre- arranged meeting, but as was cx-
pectcd. adjourned to meet at a later
date without doing anything particu-
lar.
The knotty problem which the
Bcasc forces are up against is to
settle on candidate for each Office
There happens to be several aspiring
"Rcformcrs" out for each important
Office in the state and no solution of
il appears in sight. The meeting adj
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31

-. .
The Hurricane Rural School I'M


The Hurricane Rural School I'M
provcmcnt Association held its first
community Fair on Saturday, October
the 21th. II was a great success. The
exhibits consisted Of manual training
ny tho school children, handmade
quilts. fancy work. garden products,
fruits, field products. canned vcgcta-
blcS and fruits, preserves, icllicS,
cakes, breads. butter and candies.
There were large crowd gathered
and a picnic dinner was served. MIR.
James sullivan, county supcrintcnd-
cnt, made talk on buying Liberty
Bonds. The community bought $500
worth. Mr.. Moore. county farm dem
OnStrator, made q talk on diversity Of
crops and food conservation. Miss
Daisy Harris made few remarks on
conserving foods and distributed the
pledge cards to be signed. Several
attended from Laurcns and Clinton.
Quite a nice sum was made by sell
ing ice cream cones lemonade. coca
cola peanuts, and popcorn and home
made candy. The floral booth was cs-
pccially attractive.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31

FROM the GinncrS and tho cotton
BUYERS at this place We obtained SAT-
urday afternoon the figures for Tho
c"t'on crop 50 FAR in this section. We
u" NOT know what per cont Of the crop
S Nrt 10 be gathered and ginncd. but
'hdSing from the appearance of the
'Hld6 Wc would say il is small Now
~" 'hch VIC notice some late cotton on
"'l'rh 'hcro is much TO open vet, but
5NhHfaliy most Of the crop is opcncd
"ha IN" farmers have kept we'll M
WIN The nicking. Here are the Geurcs
obtained Saturday: The number of
"'dcS &inncd. 3.lo%: number of bales
@"!o al ,hiS place. nearly 5000 Esti-
"a'lh% Inc cotton sold AT $l25.0O per
oai' ana lhr seed at $50 per bale
"''i'h ~ PERHAPS too low. this crop
h2S BROUGHT 10 tho farmers SlG5 600
we rejoice with tho farmers in their
prosperity and in that they arc com
lhs into their own. They arc abund-
aht'H able TO buy the necessities or
ne even II the present high prices
and with proper economy to live in
dcpcndcnily
Thc following attended The state fair
from this place last week: Mrs. G. r..
Nlueh. Mrs. Sophia Pinson. Mcssrs 7
W. ROM, r. Y. Hill, c. D. Nance and
Larry MCGOWAN.
Mrs. J. A. Martin of Westminster
IS here visiting her children for few
days.
Mr. James Crisp Of the coast artil-
lcry division at Charleston is hero On
"a ten days furlough, visiting his par
cnis and other home folks.
Rev r. O. I.awton of Lander col
lcgc. preached here at tho Methodist
chnrch sunday morning. His text was
John G;2%: There came other boats F."
IN ms discourse the preacher spoke
OF the different kinds of Christians.
The sermon was both interesting and
hclpfu.
the lnneview school began its scs-
SION last Monday morning under Miss
Mills Of Chester county, as teacher
The attendance during the first week
was fairly good.
Mr.. J. II. Coleman and family went
TO Grecnvillc Sunday to sec some OF
the soldier boys from Cross Hill But
IN a camp Of 27,000 men it was diff
cult to find anybody one wished to see
one night lats week, Mr.. John Rndd
lost by fire his dwelling house and
contents down on his farm near Chap
pells. The origin Of the fire is moi
known and there was no insurance.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31
w. o. w. Meeting.

j. E. Johnson, Of Gray Court. is ex-
pectcd to be present at the meeting
of Myrtle Camp, w. o. W., next Fri
day night and the public Is invited
to attend and hear his address
II. NJ Wass0n, Clerk.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31
GREENPOND FLOWER SHOW.
Ladies Prepare for Fine Exhibit In
School Building Saturday.

The Ladies' Improvement Associa-
ton of Greenpond school will have a
flower show at the school building
Saturday, November the 3rd. Hot din!
nor will be served to those present At
night. beginning at 3 o'clock a play
entitled Jumbo jun" will be given,
after which oysters viii lbe served.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31
Oyster Supper at Gray Court

The Gray Court Red Cross League
will serve an oyster supper in the
vacant store or Mr.. +. p. Curry, at
Gray Court, Saturday afternoon and
evening. The public is invited to at
tend and enjoy the feast of these Ia
dies whose cooking is so Justly famous.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31

Il couldn't help but laugh" "What's
the matter" "That summer girl who
Just now climbed aboard Pullman
after telling fourteen sorrowlng suit
ors good-by, said she was going to At.
lantlc City for q rest"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31
GROSS HILL MAKES BIG
SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS
Two Individual Subscriptions tho
Largest In the County. Prosperity
for EnrmnrS

Cross Hill, Oct. 29.-The Liberty
Bond campaign closed here Saturday
night. We do not know the amount
allotted to this place but when the
workers were called off by the ap-
proach of night, -32.4OO worth of
bonds had been subscribed for. We
give herewith a list OF subscribers with
tho amount of each:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31
LAURENS, $. C., OCT. 81, 1917.

LAURENS, 5. e., OCT. 81, 1917.
The Laurens Advertiser contained
nearly two columns Of society" this
week Which shows that society is in
crcaSing in l.aurcnS. Tho state. Not
at all Bud 1t means that The Ad-
Vertiscr has secured the services Of Il
Society Editor (Notc the Caps who
is covering the field more thoroughly
than our ---angudness per-
mittcd in the past. The Advertiser be-
licveS strongly i'll the Society column,
not alone because it is Il popular fca-
turo Of the paper. but because it slln-
ulates social gathering and thereby
adds TO the pleasures and variety Of
life. things much to he desired though
often made light Of. Yes. Old Top. the
women will read the Society" before
they Will read this, if they read it at
all and thcy will treat YOU the same
May.
vho high price of cotton and The
present prosperity Of The farmer, if
thcy cncou'agu ITO farmer to neglect
his FOOD crop, to increase his acrcagc
in cation arc Ii#blc .io prove ycry cost
~ IN the end lftNa scarcity of food
stuns cripplcs tive efficiency of our
armies and thereby pro,0ngs ,hc war
or entails defeat, tho cost in money.
not 10 mcntion Tie liyr4. can scarcely
be l"ckoncd. There is no tclling how
long Tie war Viii last. The recent
Au$tro-Gcrman Victories in Italy have
ana nav c,usn ~, tndnfnitc r,.oI,ro,
lion Of tnc connie. mo r,ilurn ON
the palr of Mis- cn,rr,ry ia fuin1I iis
obliratiou Of nroyidin~ brnad ANA
suuplics fo, ON, allies -, wrIl ~. o,r.
selves would arc;ac thc war Ana in -
WAY W!irh would hn costly to ~, II
is tho impcralvn d,Ity OF ri. nation
this siaIc hi, county 10 .rny food
sulfs if We ara to win thn var no
do otherwise HouN bf to Iav Inyr,
on the ioh Ne nave lIndcr.taj,rn. and 10
foY5uk. lhr s0idiay, ~, hayc srrt Ia
lh, troul. mis- is a tiulr WHOM ,hcso
matters need to hu wcighci coI,nrulIv
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-10-31

Entered at the postoflice at Laurens
S. c., as second class mail matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
Railroad Notes

j. j. Reynolds. representing the
Americon Federation of Railroad
Workers, will be the principal
speaker tomorrow night rail-
raoders' mass meeting. 1t will be
held at Royal Hall. 1905 North Third
street.
John Corkle. usher at the Pennsyl-
vani aRailroad station. is off duty on
account of illness.
Lieutenant of Police Edward ].
Crawford and Special officer James
Morresey, of the Pennsy police de-
partment have returned from Ian
caster, where they were in charge of
a squad of officers during fair week.
The average increase for each
telegrapher and leverman on the
Pennsy granted last week is $40 per
month. The total increase on the
Middle division is $4,000.
This is pay week on the Middle
division of the Pennsy. The cash
distributors are expected here on
Thursday.
Passenger Engineer Isaac Martch-
EFT. of the Middle division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. with Mrs.
Matchett has gone to Denver Col,
for a two weeks soiourn.
Miss Nellie Johnson, in charge of
the Postal Telegraph office at the
pennsylvania 6allrOau StaJlOn, is
taking a special course in railroad
telegraphy.
Rutherford. the busiest terminal
on the Reading system. is breaking
all records for car increment. Cen
eral superintendent w. II. Keffer,
who was at Rutherford several days
last week, wiz make further visits
this week
Robert Rogers, Jr.. private stenog-
rapher and clerk to @. NJ. Ellsworth.
chief motive power clerk of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad at Altoona.
may accompany the special railroad
commission the United States is plan
ming to send to Russia to rebuild the
railroads of that country.
Chief Train Dispatcher c. A.
Fisher, of the Reading Railway, spent
Saturday afternoon visiting the
offices of the chief dispatchers of the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in this city.
The Reading Railway is hauling
from northern Berks county daily
from 1000 to 5000 bushels of pota-
toes. It is said that the producers
are selling them freely, although
there is disposition on the part of
some of the farmers to hold them.
They are selling at from $1.10 to
$1.20 a bushel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
ENGINEERS HEAR
TIMELY REPORTS
Brotherhood Men Hold Sue
cessful Sessions in This
City Yesterday

Interesting reports on wage in
oreases and readjustments. featured
Yesterdays meeting of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers in
this city. Two sessions were held in
Technical High School Auditorium
and were attended by 200 representa-
tives. They came from five states.
and the District of Columbia. The
meeting was the fifth Sunday gath
ering for this organization east of
Pittsburgh and Erie.
AT the morning session, which
LOCAL chairman, welcomed the dele
gates. Qustions on rule changes and
insurance rates and conditions. were
discussed and plans considered for
the presentation of business at the
triennial convention to be held at
Cleveland May next.
Chairman Park Reports
In the afternoon William Park. of
grievance committee, told of the vari-
Gus wage increases and readjustments
made during the past three months.
He referred specially to the changes
sentatives highly commended Chair
man Park and his committeeman for
their good work
Thomas Jamison. of Camden. N. j.,
gave an interesting talk on locomo-
tives and war conditions. and short
talk was made by A. L. Meyer, of
the Pittsburgh Division, assistant to
Chairman Park.
Thank school Board
AT the close of the meeting a vote
of thanks was rendered the Super
intendent of the Harrisburgf School
District. and Board of School Direc-
tors for the use of the auditorium.
During the noon recess many of the
visitors were shown through the
building, and We're loud in their
praises on the up-to-date methods for
training young men, and on the hand
some and well-equipped building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
ALL. NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
Railroad Equipment Is
Not Filling Order Books

Railroad equipment business plac-
ed in September fell off to the re-
markable small aggregate of S5,-
100000. Not a single ton of steel
rails was ordered nor was an order
placed for single locomotive. The
bookings were entirely for cars and
they called for only $500 freight
cars and thirty passenger cars.
In August equipment concerns re-
ceived orders to total value of S42,-
$4,000. July contracts had value
of S36, 100000. The utter collapse of
railroad equipment buying is reflect
ed in the fact that of the $3.50
freight cars ordered last month 5000
were contracted for by the United
States to be used on its railway in
France. OF the remaining 620 cars
211 were ordered by foreign railroads
and 800 cars are to be built by pri-
vate concern having it's own building
facilities. The thirty-seven passen
ger cars ordered last month were
taken by foregn railroads The car
building situation fails to give prom
Use of enjoying the usual fall activ-
itV
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
Former York Employe
to Join w. w. Atterbury

If. A. Miller. a former resident of
York and known here. now chief
accountant to Elisha Lee, general
manager of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, in Philadelphia, will go to
France to assist in rebuilding the
railroads in that country. Word was
received at the office of the general
manager, Broad Street Station. sew
eral days ago from w. w. Atterbury.
vice-president of the Pennsylvania,
in charge of transportation, who is
now in France. to send a commission
of five Pennsylvania Railroad men to
Europe to assist him in the work in
which he is now engaged.
A number of clerks and stenogra-
piers will accompany the officials.
The time for sailing will probably
be within the next week. President
M. c. Kennedy. of the Cumberland
Valley, superintendent N. w. Smith,
of the Middle division. and ]. Bar
clay Fisher, freight traffic manager,
have been mentioned as probable
members Of the commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
New Passenger Agent
Assumes Charge Today

N. S. Longaker, to-day took up
his new duties as Division Passenger
Agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad
in this city, He succeeds A. L.
Buchanan who has been transferred
to Baltimore. Mr.. Longaker was
given warm welcome. His offices
are in the Telegraph building. Mr..
Longaker whose rise in railroad
circles has been rapid, brought with
him from Philadelphia the best
wishes of an army of co-workers.
He was passenger solicitor in Phila-
delphia, where he has a wide ac-
quaintance. He also received con-
gratulations from passenger depart
ment officials all along the main line
and branches of the Pennsy.
Mr.. Longaker will remove his
family to Harrisburg in the very
near future. On arrival at his office
to-day he found mammoth
bouquet of dahlias, gladolas, roses
and carnations. 1t was from as
sociates in Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
HOSPITALITY
PLEASES BOYS
Pennsylvanians at Camp Han
cock BaSk in Friendliness
of Southerners

With the 2Sth Division at Camp
Hancock, Ca, Sept. 29.-One of the
first things that impresses the casual
onlooker at this pleasantly located
and ideally nature equipped training
camp for National Guard troops is
the cordial hospitality and willing
ness to serve OF the natives of the
town. The hearty cooperation of
the Chamber of Commerce, the
newspapers and the individual citi-
zens has resulted in the suppression
of most of the price-soaring on
necessities and luXuries, and in a
campaign of hospitality that is an
eye-opener for the more reserved
people from the north.
The gates of the city, outer and
inner, have been opened and the
drawbridge let down in generous
and eminently successful attempt to
make the Pennsylvania troops feel
at home. Many automobiles take
the enlisted men over the country
on Sundays, and it is the boast of
the churchgoers that not a man is
allowed to leave the church of a
Sunday morning without at least one
invitation to the big dinner of the
week.
Along the road to camp it isn't a
surely Get out of the way" that
emanates from the driver of a car,
but a CHEEKY Jump in boys, going
my Way" and a lift for the weary
soldier returning from a trip to the
city along the extremely dusty road.
Yes, the roads are dusty, but the
soil is wonderfully porous and moth
ing is better for a camp site than
just the kind of soil on which the
troops from the Keystone State are
now drilling. A heavy rain is alb
sorbed in no time. and the drain
age problem is not a serious one.
Camp Hancock has no peer in the
opinion of experts.
The much-eXploited eight-hour day
prevails under the current sched-
ule. From 7.30 to 80 in the morn
Ing and from l to in the after
noon the khaki-clad figures have
been rounding into shape under the
instruction of their noncommission-
ed officers and the supervision and
attention of the officers. The Ma
tional Guard has never before in it's
history experienced such gruelling
work, but the willing spirit displayed
by officers and men alike evidences
the anxiety of both to get into shape
quickly so as to be up and at 'em"
as soon as possible.
On a Saturday evening. Augusta
is transformed from an ordinary
business-like city of 10000 people,
with broad streets and an obvious
shortage of skyscrapers to a seeth-
ing cauldron of olive drab particles,
each particle moving apparently in
a different direction, and presenting
in the streets of the city a sight to
dim the eyes of any curious aviator
it across the heavens. Au-
gusta is hard put to it to entertain
these hordes from the north, but
everybody is good-natured and
and what matter if the
trolley cars do bulge and bend with
the human freight.
Pennsylvania's camp is in the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
Yardmasters at EnoIa
Middle Division Report
Shows One Dismissal

Discipline bulletin No. AIS issued
from the office of Supt. n. w. Smith
of the Middle Division shows that
II employees were reprimanded and
"a suspended from one day to one
month each for infractions of the
rules and regulations during the
week just ended.
One laborer was dismissed from
the service on account of repeatedly
reporting i'll without apparent rea-
son. for so doing. There were six
victims of rule G., who drew from
one week to one month for each
offense, probably developed the idea
they stopped selling it rather than
stopped the manufacture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
EXT CONTINCEN L
READY TO Go
ocai District Boards Cles
ing Up Work For
First Quota

Everything is in readiness for n h,
f-sture of the second contingd ln
che National Army from he ir,
ch will leave Harrisburg SAITH.
morning twenty-nine strong fkol
amp Meade.
Plans are now under way to haEe
VS. who will leave.
Ihe Steelton, Paxtang and Elizh.
ppethVille exemption boards haEe
sent notices to their entire ouotLs
and these men will report to theil
respective headquarters on FriddJ
morning TO receive instructions.
To-day the Appeal Board was budN
certifying names back to the locAl
boards, and preparing claims to he
acted upon tomorrow when tine
board will go in session at ninle
o'clock The Steelton board has senIt
out notices for 100 more men to rel-
port for examination next ThursdaI
1t is probable that no more men will
oe called by this board which eyl
poets to realize its 255 men from
the 1,100 examined.
The Paxtang board examined
forty-six this morning. OF thil
number ten passed and filed nd
claims, nineteen passed and filed
claims, seventeen We're discharged.
and eight failed to appear. Those
who did not appear ar cas- foil )ws
Antonio Mazzura, Swatara Station;
John Likentancz. Enhaut; Joseph
Tigleman, Enhaut; Maurice G.. Will
liams, Harrisburg: John Stanley
Bressler; John ]. Gruening, Swatara
Station; Joseph BulatincZ Enhaut
and Steve Sipon. Enhaut.
Dauphin's Mayor up
Edwin F. Kellar, of Hummels-
town one of the young men who
passed and did not file claims,
waived all his rights to file one and
will leave with the second contin-
gent on Saturday morning. OF the
men that were discharged for physi-
cal disability John L. Porter proved
to be the most. prominent. The
Mayor of Dauphin" weighs 337 in
natures garment and stands over 6
feet in height and his build is in
proportion. His weight was against
him.
The Paxtang Board concluded its
examinations to-day finishing the
last of 1,167. No more men will be
called until a report is received
from the appeal board. IF the upper
board does not certify enough men
another summons will be issued
During the remainder of this week
and part of next the board will act
on exemption claims.
The Elizabethville Board has COM
pleted examinations of the men for
the second contingent but will soon
start on the men who will leave with
the next contingent.
100 More Called
Saturday the exemption board al
Steelton sent out notices to a hun.
dred more men to report for exami-
nations on Thursday, October A. This
will make LOO men that the Steel
ton board has called in the effort tc
secure the necessary quota of 25s
men from this district. This is the
second largest number of men sum.
moned by any board In Dauphlr
county, the Paxtang board headine
the list with 1,149 called. The Steel
ton board expects to fllI its quota