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PREP AIRING TIE
GERMANS FOR
MAR WITH i. {.
DECLARATION FROM
u. S. IS EXPECTED
Ominous Tension Prevails
Throughout German
Emplre.

BERLIN. Tuesday. Feb -. (3y wirs-
less 10 Sayyillel, Feb. @S.--Chance!lor
Won Bethn;tnn-Hollweg's speech to the
reichstag, in which he discussed rela-
ticas between Germany anu the United
States in detail was received with great
. applause By crowded house. Almost
every sentence he uttered. the overseas
News Agency says. brought ipTtn eN-
prcsSioaS OF approval ard At the c"nctu-
SION OF his address there was Il dcinun-
stratlon on the part Of. the tnetnSerS OF
galleries Almost all the diplomatic
Representatives still in Berlin were
present.
BERLIN, Tuesday. Feb. - via Lon
don, Feb 2S.-The prominence whicn
Chancellor Won Eeth!uann- n-holiweE gave
in his address to the reichStag TO-DAY -
discussion os'relattons with the | nften
States is regarded here as indicating
his purpose to prepare the German puo-
lie for the eveatGality which Is looked
forward 20 IN many quarters. ihere
was much confusion OF opinions ana
prophecies on this point to-day on ac-
count OF tho continued absence Of au-
.tnenttcated news from WaSalnEton' as
we'll rs the reports which are being re-
ceived in regard 10 the state or pubic
opinion m America. The German press
continues 20 serve up rragmectary bue
sensational bulletins indicating teverlsa
war Dre1a ration IN the l plteo states
At this hour Il may be said that a
declaration OF war from Washington
would find the German mind quite pre-
nared FOR il. Less OF Il ripple would b"
caused here than was occasioped by
Americas entrance into the war and
final break with the United states
would be likely to meet with stoical in
difference so far as the public a. largo
is concerned There is no feeling thht
a crisis is at hand. but merely an otn!-
nous tension which has been gathering
Intensity. The nation Is now plnnlng
It's fat,h TO It's C-boats.
When Chancellor Won Bethmann-H Hol-
long had concluded his address IN the
RcichSt;lS speeches were made by the
various party leaders. Or. Pat"r Spnhn'
leader OF the Centre party. sad:
Our confidence IN submarine warfare
* firm, as It represents the earliest pos
sible termination Of the war. The Ger
man nation wilt continue in future AS
in the past TO rest on the present mon
arch!cal basis and will adhere 10 the
present constitution.
The governments action In the mat
ter OF peace proposals has our entire
support. Tho entente rulers SCI up pro
posals full OF spite and hatred. riSkinS
their crowns and thu lives Of their sub
jects.
president Wilson peace suggestion
was brushed aside by their statement
Continued On Page Elght.)
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NEW APPROPRIATION MEASURE
INTRODUCED IN= THE HOUSE

court at WashingLon in the Virginia
debt suit AND this s6.000,000 will be
liable. shoulG,a judgment be rendered
against us b; reason OF the fact that
it is incomet and there has been no
Legislative expenditure of that loney.
Il call attention Of the senate 10
the situation and ask that the oppo-
sition to any Appropriation bill what
ever by the .housc OF delegates-that
is. the leadership Of that opposition
b" carefully :YnalyZed and scruunized
by tnc people OF the state.
Il make NO charges; infer nothing.
merely call attention of the people of
thu state 10: the active leadership
against the appropriation OF any OF
these moneys that are in due course
coming into ,ihe possession Of the
state, and |. call further attention to
the fact tha!ti the money Is seized
by any credNQr OF the state, 1t Will be
necessary, in: the period OF the two
ensuing yesEs. 10 raise an equal
amount in orseT that the business OF
the state con-. be conducted, and not
allow any opportunity. which we had
hoped would br allowed in case that
decision is sustained of meeting that.
jud&mrnl in Ehe course OF twenty or
thirty years Ey the issuance OF bonds,
CONTINUED On Pago Eighty "
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DEATH FDR I IN
RUNNING DOWN
0F AUTO BUS

LAMA. @. E.I'. IS. Sou dead ana
twr.+,. irjur,I III III" h'sittal. at Least
two u' v bonn VII! die, WIS III" ron Z"
IN ,.utum"hiIc accident her" t"h,Eht.
,tx,l;.-iwu hr:l'wa"G bound en-
rlnv,:,. ni .l.: OHIO Steel Foundry were
hurled through the afr nnd hrn%al'
train wh""Is when = Cincinnati. tamil
,"u an! Dayton fr"!gh struck tho 'pnS
in which They w"rc riding home from
NurE. - -, ,
Prr,r bailey. owner and driver OF the
hus Ma; arrested an hour after INC &C
ri,lrui on order at coroner Hay.
Tho Dead.
Thrrc hours after ihe accident only
ihr,,.. nt ,hc dead had been positively
identified. They arc:
Jerry 0'Counor. foreman.
TJm C'ConMor, his brother.
Pete Valenskz, mrulGcr.
Fru~ other bodies. 50 badly crushed
thai Identification is almost inpoSSih!e'
arr. in the m"rg!rS.
Of ~" twrlv" men removed to the
hospital two cannot live. II is SAD.
DALEY. the driver. who Was the un!!
nan in tn" bus Ia "scap" with slight IN
juricS. WAS unable TO explain the accl-
dent.
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ASK TO Be ALLOWED
TO MAKE 4 PROFIT

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. Is
News print paper manufacturers who
have proposed to the Federal Trade
Commission that it fix prices for their
product submitted to the commission
to-day cost figures for their mills. and
asked thai the price allowed. permit
them still to do business at profit.
Present costs, they declared, would
mount during the year because Of the
scarcity of wood and advancing labor
prices.
The manufacturers will he heard
again tomorrow. Friday the paper
iobberS will appear before the COM
mission to give their views rs 10 fair
and equitable prices. The commission.
it is understood, has come 10 no de-
cision as 10 whether it will sct max
imum price for all mills or fix sliding
scale, permitting mills %ith higher
costs to charge higher prices for their
ltDllt.
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The British arc rapidly pushing
their way ur the TigriS river
toward Bacdad. Wednesdays OIL
cih statement from London on
the TigriS operations shows that
after forcing the Turks from Nut
el-Amura. general Maude's forces
have pursued the Ottoman troops
more than thirty miles west and
northwest OF Hut. This indicates
an advance of some fifteen miles
since the last report and places
the British not more than seventy
fiye miles in an air line from
Bagdad, their objective. In their
frst expedition. late IN 1918. the
British were within eighteen miles
OF Bagdad, but were forced 10
retreat to kut-el-Amara after Il
defeat at Cteciphou, their nearest
point Of approach.
On both sides or the Ancre
river in France the British forces
continue 10 make progress. North
OF the stream the important VT
lace 'us GOmmecourt and the vii
lage OF PuiSieuN Au- Mont and
trench sysletuS near them nave
been captured. white south or me
river the forces which previously
had taken Li"ny pushed eastward
and occupied Thilloy. about Il mile
southwest of Bapaume, anu
trench a. Sailly-Saiilistl..
The CAPTURE ut Gnntm' court WAS
followed ~ the driving OF rhH
British line i thousand Yards
northeast oE .thot place. Whether
the GrTmans offered resistance" nj!
any o. fh"sr sectors Is rot stated
by III" Hr!'i,A official c"mun;ca-
tion,
On ~" remainder Of the front
in France. ufrt B.'".!:ru minor at
tacks anN arti:t"r! tu"lS continue.
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OPPOSITION IN.
CONGRESS- OFF;
REPS LINING Up.
SINKING. OF LACONIA
NOW, HAS AN EFFECT
No Doubt.:of President Being
Authorized to Protect
us. Commerce.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2s.--
Opposition il Congress to granting
President Wilson authority to protect
American riSats and lives on sea be.
gan melting to-day, and administration
leaders confidently predicted action
within anothsr "a hours.
There were indications that many Of
the Republicans Of the Senate, who,
though fayoriHg the steps proposed, In
SiSt that Congress- should be called In
extra session, would vote for the meas.
ure required by the President when
the roll was Lalled. The chief, IL not
the only, reason for uncertainty WAS
found in the attitude Of Senator La
Toilette, who has given indications Of
preparing for Il single.handed filibus-
ter in the clo3sng hours of the session.
Laconia Has Effect.
Details of the destruction Of the Gu
nard liner La2onia. published In the
morning papcH. and telling of the suf-
fcring and deaS n of an American moth
ar and daugh:er among the passen.
gers. had an effect during the day.
Members Of the House and Senate
whose communications had come
largely from Eacifsts began receiving
kilograms from their constituents call
ing for visor9ss action by the govern
The House foreign affairs commit
toe, early in the day reported out the
Flood bill, authorizing the President
70 arm American ships, with amend
mentS eliminating the provision for
the use of HVther instrumentalities,
and adding q: prohibition against the
insurance of: :munition ships by the
government war risk bureau. A spe-
cial rule 10 expedite passage Of the
measure was:antroduced by Chairman
Flood. OF the foreign affairs commit:
tee, who said he probably would press
il to-morrow.n: 1t would provide for d
vote not latcrAthan 1 O'Clock p. M. The
misunderstanding plan is to have the Sen.
ale substitute. for the House measure
tho bill reported by the Senate co91-
mittee and based upon a memorandum
prepared by the President. In the
form Of conference report the lead
crs anticipatp no difficulty in having
The House pass promptly the subst'-
tute.
Former Secretary Bryan
appeared at t1e capitol tonight while
the house wns debating the District
of Columbia i;prohibiion bill. It de-
veloped. how$vrr. that he had not
come 10 suEsort the efforts Of the
pacilist grouu, and i'll general way
endorsed President Wilson's address
10 congress.
Another aserava;!ng incident was
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(Coatiuued or rage Ten.j
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BRITISH ARMY SCORING HEAVILY
AGAINST TURKS ON THE T|CRIS

British are continuing TO advance rap
idly on the Tigris front. Official an
uouncement was made here to-day that
on Monday the Turks were being en-
gagged on the left bank OF the river,
more than 50 miles west and north
west of Kut-el-Amara.
The British gunboat Fircly. which
was lost at the time of the retreat from
Ctesiphon. has been rg-capturcd. one
Turkish ship has been taken and one
destroyed.
LONDON. Feb. IS. 11:05 p. m
British troops occupied the important
village of Gommecourt to-day and cap
rured the villages Of Thilloy and fui'
siex-Au-Mont as well, advancing their
line more than half Il mile TO the
northeast Of Gummecourt. This an
nouucement is made in the official re-
mort from British Headquarters IN
France, which alsOs records several
raids Of minor Importance.
BERLIN. Feb. IS. by wireless to
Sayville.--On the northern Runanian
front Yesterday the Teutnnic forces
took the Offensive. the war ottic" an.
nounces. They captured several hill
positions from the Russians. taking
mere than 800 prisoners. II machine
guns aud mine throwers.
PARIS. Feb -. 30 j. m. delayed.
An Angln-trrnch conferences was
held at Calais Yesterday and to-day.
Those participating in II were Premier
BRAND. of France: General Lyauley.
the French minister Of war: General
Robert G. Nirelle. commandcr-n.chief
OF the French field forces: Premier
l.loyd George. Of Great Britain: Gener.
al Sir William r. Robertson. chief Of
the imperial staff al British hcadquar-
ters, and Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Hais. commander-in-chief Of the Brit
Aish forces In France.
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CRARBE ACCEPTS

yee,la Dispatch d, tic Inteliirencgr.
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 2S.--George
W. Crabbc, superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon League of West Virginia, has
accepted definitely the election to the
superintendeHcy OF the league In
Maryland The acceptance was con-
tanned in n telegram to the Rev. Or.
Hesse, OF Baltimore. president OF the
Maryland league. DR.. Heisse said he
did not know,when Mr.. Crabbe would
take UP his work here.
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ANOTHER OF TIE
SUBS VICTIMS IS
CITIZEN IF i. 6.

NEW YORK, Feb. IS. - VIM. Eva,
who vas lost wheE~ the SleaniSnlp
Laconia was torpadOed of the lriSn
coast Sunday night. was an American
citizen. according 10 IN announcement
by CunaId line oNlcalS here tonight.
lie was Is years old and lived in Call
fornia. where he WAS interested IN
mining properties. He served in the
civil war as Il marine on thr Union
side. it was said.
Until today it had been supposed
that Mrs. Mary +. Hoy and her daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Hey, of Chicago,
were the only victims among Inc
I.acOnia'S passengers who WeT" Amer
lean citizens.
Eva, il developed. had sailed on an
emergency passport issued ny tNe
British consul here and II had oern
assumed that he was 4 brlliSh SUD
icci. \ cable message from The Liver
pool office uf the Cunard !inr, lnqulr'
ing aS TO whether hr came from
Canada was received here and oihc!alS
then learned for the first i!n!". me!
said, that hc had com" here from Dig
Pine, California.
Il wa disclosed that Eva had ap-
Diird Inr the emergency passport from
no lIliiS tbllNHl, .dilNt t''' ''''.'
nassDOyt on which he had travelled TO
ENGLAND :: year a%O, had been can
celled by The state d"parlm"9f ut
brr:,uSr he WAS unabi" TO
furnish Inc department with Il Dlrth
certificate.
When The I.aconia sailed from here
Eya's name appeared on III" passenger
iisl as from Montreal. II" had o6-
tanned the passporr for the Hoil"nd-
America liner Ryndam and when that
vessel returned mere after gong parL
of the way across the Atlantic, ne was
transferred 10 the i.aconiH.
Officials ni the CunarG liz" said they
had learned that Eva was born in
England but thai he Wa hrou%hJ TO
this country by his parents when h"
was four years old and that his
father became Z MaturaiZ"d citizen
before the boy hpr4me Of aGr.
Eva was said % be on his way to
ioin his wife, who is in Cornwall.
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Geranys Plot II To M 6s :i;; a %s state: :i Now :'E isi
TO COMBAT HIGH COST OF LIVING
By COUNTRYWIDE SCHOOL GARDENS

KANSAS CITY, No. Feb 28The enlistment of school children
c the United States efforts defeat the high of living by
greater Of vegetables school gardens coSd
School Garden Association Of America. 1t met
convention the Superntcndcncy division OF
he National Education Association Plans were mad" by which
aricutur connected with city schools will obtain permission to
lots and back yards for such cultivation.
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ROAD BILL Is
NOD \! EFFECT.
(Coatinued OF rage Ten

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Feb. 2S:-.
The Morton road bill, which includes
the best of : dozen road bills intro.
duced in botE houses during the legls-
lature just adjourncd, and which was
passed on 1h5 eve Of the regular ses-
Sion, becamG. law tonight at IL
o'clock when Governor Hatfield failed
10 sign it. thus causing it automatic
ally 10 so o1;the statute books. 1t 1s
considered the most constructive road
bill in the C2ited States.
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England Ia make ptare in few
months.
"(Signrdl
"IIMMERMAN."
This Document
has been in the hands of the GOV
eminent since President Wilson
broke off diplomatic relations with
Germany. It. has been kept secret
while the President has been ask
ing Congress for full uuthorit! 10
deal with Germany. and while Con
grcS& has been heSitatiug. II was
IN. the Presidents hands while
Chancellor Won Bethmann-loll-
veg was declaring thai the United
States had placed an intcrpreta-
1ion on the submarine declaration
never intended BY Germany" and
that Germany had promoted and
honored friendly relations with
the United States ''as an heirloom
from Frederick the Great"
Of itself, if there were no other.
il IS considered Il sufficient an
swer 10 tho German chancellor'S
plaint thai the United States
"brusquely" broke off relations
" llllu!i t1lN IliS pu'h'HNN- 'NS'
sons for its action.
Sheds New Light.
The document supplies the mis-
sing link TO many chains OF cir
cumstances which until now have
seemed to lead to no definite point.
IL sheds new light upon the tre'
uuently reported. but indntinabie.
movements of the Mexican gov
ernmcu, 10 couple its situation
with the friction between the.
United States and Japan. 1t adds
another chapter 10 the celc0raleu
report OF Jules CambOn. French
ambassador in Berlin before the
war. Of GermanY'S Worldwide
plans for stirring strife on every
continent wher" they might aid
her in the struggle for world domI-
nation, which she dreamed was
close al hand l. adds climax 10
the operations Of Count von Bern
sturff and the German embassy in
This country. which have been col
ored with passport frauds, charges
of dynamite plots and intrigue, the
full extent of which never has
been published.
II gives new credence to per
Sistenl reports Of submarine bases
on Mexican territory in the Gull
Of Mexico: it takes coCnizance Of
fact long recognized by Ameri-
can army chiefs. that if japan
eyer undertook TO invade the
tinted States il probably would
he through Mexico. over the hor-
der and into the Mississippi valley
TO split the country in TWO. 1t
RECALLS that Count Won Bernstorff
WHEN handed his passports was
very reluctant to return 10 Ger
NAM, but expressed preference
for asylum in Cuba. II gives
new explanation to the repeated
arrests on the border of men
charged by the American military
authorities with being German in
ieili.enCC agents.
Carranza's Attitude.
Last OF all, il seems 10 show
connection with General Car
ranzas recent proposal to ncu-
trails that exports OF food and
(Contiuucd on Pago Ten.)
THE WEATHER.
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District 'Dry'' Bill
Passed By Big Vote

WASHINGTON. d. e.. Feb. @S.-
Prohibition champions won their fight
in the House tonight for the Senate
bill aholishing saloons III the District
of Columbia after November !. The
measure passed by Il Vo," Of "i3 TO 13T
and was SEM to the President. who is
rYurriCu TO SiGn il.
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FIVE;
Men Drowned When Bridge
Over the Tygart's Valley
River Collapses.

GRAFTON, w. Va, Feb. 28.-
Five men were drowned early to-
Gay when a bridge over the Ty-
carts river at O'6ricn station, be-
tween Philippi and Be!ington, col
Iapscd while j truck loaded with
lumber was being pushed across
the structure. Seven men were
on the bridge at the time. but two
were rescued after falling into the
water. The dead are Charles
Mitchell, Scott Brown, n. Bennett
and William and Lewis Martin.
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''Bone Dry" Measure
Assured Of Passage

WASHlNGTN%. E.h. -. ~- 'onf"r'"s
on tl.. pest Me-. .!rgorriniiuu hill lat"
tonight agreed ui"h "'I"rt ,hU% |r-
tunlly assuring rlssaE" -: tl" I%'-'G
bone dry uncndn"ni barring thu ship
mcnL OF liquor ln;" prohibition states.
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EIVE: DROWNED

BALTIMORE, Md. Feb. 2S.---An au-
tomobile crossing The Light. street
bridge over the Patapsco river at lis
a. m. crashed through the railing and
plunged into the river. Five persons
are reported drowned.
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GERARD HAS SAILED

CORENNA. Spain. FEB. -. via. Paris.
Feb. IS. l:35 p. m.-Jamcs W. Gerard.
former ambassador 1T Berlin. sailed to-
day on the steamship lnfanta lSabn!
Tor Havana. The steamer IS expected
to reach that port March or ?.
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German Comment.

THE HAGUE, Feb. rs (Via London.
Mar. |, 1":ii3 n. m Commenting on
The SINKING Of HE l.aconia the Cologne
Gazette. a copy c! which has been re-,
crived here, says:
I'VE can understand British sailors
regarding ii proc, of courage and
devotion 10 duty 10 BRAY" the dangers
OF the submarine war on n freight
ship but We cannot understand ship.
pn% company under British control
allowing Il passenger S!Iir 10 cross the
DANCER zone, fuolishly exposing women
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 28.-
Forecast:
West Virginia-UnsettIe Thursday
and Friday. probably rain or snow.
Western Pennsylvania Partly
cloudy Thursday; Friday probably
rain or snow.
Ohio-Fair in the north. cloudy in
the south Thursday; Friday probably
rain or snow.
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7 h g W e ath er

Partly cloudy Thursday; Friday prob.
ably rain or snow.
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lContinued or Page TenD
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-19
HOLIDAY FOR JACKIES.
Treat for Sailors at Training Station.

Chicago, Dec. ia five days holi-
day at home either at Christmas or
New Years for every one of the TO-
900 iackics at the Great Lakes naval
training station was promised tonight
bv Capt William p. Moffctt, command
hant. The five days will be granted in
ddition 10 whatever travel time is
necessary.
The Christmas holiday will be from
Saturday, December %, until Decem-
Der 81, and the New Years period from
December 2S until January 2, 1918.
In addition to tho unexpected leave
Of absence, Captain Moffctt has arrang-
ed so that each Of the men will leave
with a we'll filled purse On the last
payday a part of each mans earnings
was withheld from him and this will
be added to the regular payday, which
will be advanced just before the holt
day leave.
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tees to the newspapers stating when
the officer will be in each county. 1t
will be unnecessary for prospective
taxpayers to ask my Office for forms
OH which to make returns. The officer
who visits their county will have them.
1T may be stated as a matter of
general information that net income
is the remainder after subtracting CX-
pcnsos from gross income. Personal,
family, or living expense is not cx-
pcnsc in the meaning of tho law the
exemption being allowed to cover such
expenses.
The now exemption of 5 600 and
$4,000 will add tens Of thousands to the
number of income taxpayers il this
district, inasmuch as practically every
farmer, merchants, tTadcSnan, profess
sional man and salary worker and a
great many wage workers will be re-
quircd to make return and pay tax.
"Thc law makes ii the duty Of the
taxpayer to seek out the collector,
Many people assume that if an in
come tax form is not sent, or a govern
mCnt officer docs not call. they are re
loved from making reports This is
decidedly an error. II is tho Other way
round, The taxpayer has to 90 TO the
government and if he doesn't within
tho time prescribed, he is Il yiolatCr OF
tho law, and the government viii 20
10 him With its pcnaltics."
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encouraging to find that there were
fifty-cight o. KS out Of total of six
ty-six.' Then and there i decided to
spare the time and take the trouble
to review the records of those sixty
six young men. OF the fifty-c eight O.
KS thirty-cight continued in college
to graduation. sixteen of them being
on the honor roll. Thirty-two Of the
thirty-cight arc still living and arc
Cling positions of honor and respon-
Sibility. The department of fifty
OF the fifty eight was excellent. The
ifty-cighth mans department. was low
at The end Of his first and only year in
college, because he had twice left
town without permission OF The eight
n. G.'s, one was graduated by the skin
Of his teeth one was suspended for
cheating on examination, two were eX-
PEELED for theft. and no one seems to
know what has become of the other
five. White undoubtedly there are
some o. X mon who were ~ G. col
lego students and somc"O. Is. students
who will become N. c. men, the in
dcations are that the brand generally
sticks for life: ~. G. remains ~. G.,
and o. X remains O. * Tho
visitor