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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15
GERMANS BELiTTlE
AMERICAN TROOPS
Say They VIII Prove Small! Factor
In Great Struggle. Claim Our
Men Are Not Equal to
Task
DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE UP AGAINST

1t appears from news which leaked
QUO OF Germany, in spite OF the un-
usually close censorship. that the
German officials arc tclling their men
and women that tho American troops
Will cut little figure in the big war. II
the German people know what they
were up AGAINST they would refuse TO
listen 10 such foolish assertions.
The funniest part OF it is that ,hcy
cla'm thai Americans can't think quick
enough What a joke. that's our
reputation quick TO think The Cor
mans viii find hat out soon enough.
In The meantime, we at home should
set ready for tho big drive.
Of course we all can't 30 TO the
front but we can DO our bit in just
as important 4 manner right here at
nome. Let us keep fit to carry on the
industries OF the nation. till tic soil,
work The mines ana keep the ammuni.
lion flowing to the front in Il steady
stream.
}ackaches must be Cotton rid Of:
those stomach disorders such as indi-
%cSUOn, constipation, etc, must be
eliminated; weak. anaemic bodies
must be made strong and vigorous;
weak kidneys and bladder must be
strcnGthcncd; in other words we must
keep fit.
Acid Iron Mineral viii keep You fit.
II is not 4 patcn' medicine II is a
pure, natural iron preparation obtain
ed from the only natural medicinal
IRON mineral deposit OF its kind known
10 the world. It aids digestion. in
crca@cs weight. creates appetite,
$'r"nrhcnS DORMANT muscles, brings
Il healthy color to The Skin. and builds
hnlV In, IL
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15

Are there South Carolinians who have
so far strayed from the teachings of
our great statesmen. who have so far
straycd from the advice and teachers
llculcatcd IN us from our very youth,
who have so far strayed from the
pain or ri"ht and rectitude as not to
be willing to sacrifice his last dollar
ana every drop OF blood for the pro-
lection of the women of our State
ana Natlon, If there be such 4 one he
IS unit for place in this great Ma
tlon OF ours; and God knows he is un-
ut FOR any place in eternity.
say to YOU men, it Is your duty
ana my duty to be up and doing, do
inS actively, doing intclligcntly. ev-
cryihing that il is possible for us to
IN order to bring victory to our arms.
III .cach and every branch thereof. in
order to bring peace 10 our country
~ order to bring permanent peace to
all men. Herald and News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15

There arc great many people who
would be very much benefited by TAX
ing ChamDcrl@in's Tablets for weak
or diSo"dogCd stomach. Are YOU ono
Of thcm? Mrs. NJ K. Scarl. oaldwns-
vile, y. y. relates her experience in
the use of these tablets: II had a bad
spell with my stomach about six
months AGO and was troubled for two
or three weeks with gas and severe
pains in the pit Of my stomach. Our
druggist advised mo 10 take Chamber
lain'S Tablets. | took a bottle homo
and the first dose relieved me wonder
fully. and | kept on taking them un-
lii VAS cured" These tablets do not
rclicyc pain, but after the pain has
Keen lNnoycA may prevcnt its iccur-
renee.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15
III. III. BLEASE ADDRESSES
NEWBERNY RED MEN
Speech Breathing Il Patriotic Fer
yOr Delivered at Good Hope Church..

Newherry, Aug. 7.-lAIr. II. III. Bleasc
accepted the invitation 10 br the speak
er at the Red Mems picnic at Good
Hope church in Saluda county on last
Friday. There were about 300 people
present and the occasion was an on
Joyablc one. Mr.. Blcase spoke upon
the principles of the order. namely,
Freedom Friendship and Charity and
IN discussing the principles Of Free
dom. the following is a synopsis of
what he said concerning tic present
war:
Ladies and Gentlcmcn:-
am pleased to have the pleasure
of speaking to you and my brother
Red-Mcn of GoOdIIlopc No. G3. Tho
great tcncts Of our beloved order
are Freedom, Friendship and Clar-
ity. !, Any organization living ~ tH
such exalted principles is w at pf
the best and trucst consider Of
each and cvrry community In in
great state and nation OF on 81
is an opportunc time for us to talk
about freedom. Va arc all thinkinc
and talking of the most gigantic and
iar reaching war that has been wagc1
on this old globe Of ours.
might speak al longth concern
ing the cause of the war. However.
deem such o course lnwisc and un-
necessary II is immaterial Whether
W" approve Of tho war or whether
we approve OF the wisdom Of The Gov
crnmcnt to select our soldiers by
draft. The fact Is that we arc at war.
and that our young mon have been
dra WI. 1t is your business. and mine,
now to do everything possible in our
power TO conserve our mon morally
and DhySically ana IN ovort al rur
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15
COkER DENIES REPORTS.
Says He is Not Candidate for ANY
Oiiicr.


Oiiicr.
Columbia, Aug. al have no 20
iitical ambition. Am not a candidate
for any Office The telegram quoted
was received by The News and Cour-
Ter CORRESPONDENTS this afternoon from
David 4. Cokcr, chairman Of the
South Carolina Council Of Defense. in
reply to q lclcgraphic inquiry as to
whether or not he would be in the
race for he soyemorship or tho Unit
ed States Senate in the coming clcc-
ton.
Following a dcnunciation OF alleged
unpairioiic uttcranccs OF Cole H.
E'leaso in a speech at Pomara recent
~ delivered the former governor in
an address at FilhCrt Thursday chare-
od that Mr. Cokor would be candi-
date for the governors chair or scna-
'0rial to"a and that Governor Man
ming was grooming him for The race.
Mr.. Cokcrs telegram sets at rest
rumorS or assertions OF political am
bi'ion on the part OF The chairman OF
the State Council Of Defense.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15
First Cotton Boil In.

Ihe first cotton Doll OF the season
mas shown up at The Advertiser Office.
Monday morning Mr.. j. NJ Simpson,
VINO lives on r. y. ID. /, brought in two
open bollS picked from Il field Of about
thirty acres Of an early variety.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15
WEsonever You Need a General Tonic
Take GrOye'S ,-s, ~

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. IT acts OH the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enricles the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15
Ask Anyone Who Has Used 1T.

There are families who always aim
TO Keep q bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie
and Diarrhoca Remedy in the house
FOR use in case it is needed, and find
that IL is not only a good investment
but saves them no end OF suffering. AS
to its reliability ask anyone who has
uael ii.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-15
Chronic COnStinntiOn.

1t is by no means an easy matter TO
cure this disease, but il can be done
in most instances by taking Chamber
lan's Tablets and complying with the
plain printed directions that accom-
pany each package.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. w F.. Shannon and Mrs. JOIN
Wallace Of Bloomfield were in Ottum-
wa Thursday.
Miss Agnes Rosenauer Of Prairie
avenue, has returned to Ottumwa from
Sacramento, Calf, where she has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Edward
Carnes for the past few months.
Miss Verona Diehn, 100 North Ward
street, has gone to Davenport to spend
her vacation with her aunt Mrs. Carl
Zeibarth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walker, Mrs. H.
w. Michael and Mrs. D.. H. Micheal OF
south of the city went overland to
Oskaloosa today for a short visit.
Miss Irene Traul, OF East Roemer
street, has gone to Laredo, Mo-, to
visit relatives during the spring vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Helen Drake, 100 West Second
street, returned home Friday evening
from Chicago where she has been for
the past i've weeks assisting her sister
Mrs. Charles Cockell in care Of Mr..
tCockell who is recovering from a
critical illness. Mr.. Cockell has fire.
quently visited at the homes Of Mrs.
Cockell's sisters, Mrs. Lyle Nosher,
Mrs. Jesse Kllngelhoefer, and Mrs.
Drake.
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SERVICE
FULL OF PATRIOTISM

The East End Presbyterian church
held a timely, patriotic service on Sun.
day evening. The auditorium had
been very tastefully decorated for the
service by the Y. P. c. S. e. with a
large display of flags. DR.. C. H. Pur-
mort spoke on the outlook of the great
world war and the American relation
to it. He said the great need Of the,
hour was to inculcate Christian patri-
otism and loyalty to this country and
its flag. A large audience listened in
tently to the address. A number of
youths led by the pastor, Rev. o. E.
Ticknor, gave the scouts salute to the
flag and then the whole audience took
the following pledge: 81 pledge my
sacred honor to sustain the flag Of my
country and ~consecrate my life to the
.upholding of its principles-one flag,
one nation and one God, free and vic
torious forever" Patriotic songs led by
the large chorus choir added greatly
the service.
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the age of 1O3 years. The following
tribute was paid Sunday to the aged
woman at her funeral service by her
pastor:
Lois st. John Randall was born Octo-
Der s, 1913, in Green county, Ken
lucky, and died at Bloomfield March
20, 1917, aged 103 years, S months and
II days. She was the daughter Of
Henry and Margaret Bloomer and was
married to John Randall in Scioto
county, Ohio. To this union five chill
dren were born, three of whom proceed
ed her in death. The two who are still
living to mourn her departure are
Peter Randall and Mrs. Mary England,
both of Bloomfield. Besides these she
leaves thirteen grandchildren and nine
teen great grandchildren. Three
grandchildren and five great %grandchil-
dren are with her In glory. She unit
ed with the United Brethren church in
Illinois when quite young. MIS-. Ran
dali came to Bloomfield in 1866 when
the town vas but a small village and
lived here the remainder Of her life.
She united with the Baptist church
and remained a faithful member until
LeI uSdtu. TUI IuS pdSL lew ySdiS BIC
was not able to attend church very
much because of her extreme age and
feebleness. However, she was ever
idle. Having been a hard worker all
her life, she continued to work until
Just a few weeks before her death. Her
daughter, Mrs. Mary England, is the
proud possessor of three quilts which
her mother pieced after passing the
.hundredth milestone on the journey Of
her life. She lived a bright. cheerful.
happy life and more than a score and
a half Of grandchildren and great
grandchildren arise and call her bless
ed. God honored her with an unusual
ly long life of usefulness and helpful
ness. The scriptural allotment of life
is three score years and ten and by
reason Of strength 1t may be lengthen-
ed to four score years. But the honor
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
TO SEND
AN INSTRUCTOR
SENIOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
WILL BE TAUGHT MILITARY
TRAINING AT S. v. J..

Iowa City, April ~2.-Surgeon Gener
al William G. Gorgas of the United
States army has notified Dean L. w.
Dean Of the college of medicine that
an instructor in medical and surgical
military training will be assigned to
the university. with this government
duct a course to prepare the senior
students in medicine to enter the army
medical corps. DR.. Dean believes that
the University, with this government
years class in medicine with every
member prepared for active medical
corps and red cross service.
lnternes from other hospitals, dental
students, members of the officers re.
serve corps, civilian physicians, and
others interested will be invited to
hear the lectures which the medical
officer will deliver. The lecturer, while
here, will conduct a campaign to in
terest students and physicians in en-
tertng the medical corps and will ex-
anime applicants for commissions in
the reserve corps.
After his work here, the govern.
ment officer will go on to another I'm.
1versity for similar work. It is likely,
that the course will be re.
peated every year in order to equip
all graduating medical students for
service in war.
DIR. Dean has also received word
that DR.. N. R. Sullivan of the Great
Training station will visit the
shortly to hold an examina.
ton of men who wish to enter the
naval medical service. Practicing
as well as students will be
to take the examination with
prospect of receiving commits. |
in the navy If they are success
hui. The Date of the examination is not
yet settled.
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NEW CHAIN LETTERS
SWEEP

Webster City, April "A brand new
chain letter proposition sweeping west
ward from New York. has reached
Webster City and bids fair to be as
successful as the 40 cents for a 81
skirt" chain letter which recently
swamped the Minneapolis postoffice
with mail.
This newest chain letter is thorough.
ly up to date. 1t asks a contribution
of twenty-four cents to a fund to pur-
chase anesthetics to use in the hospit.
ais Of the allies in Europe.
Each person who receives the letter
is asked to contribute twenty-four
cents and to write four letters to four
friends. each Of whom, in turn, is to
contribute this amount and also write
four friends.
A form letter is sent which each per-
son is asked to use. The money is to
be sent to Mrs. Elizabeth Whitman,
superintendent of nurses, 21S Second
avenue. New York City.
The proposition may be a legitimate
one. No references are given. how
ever, and the natural inclination of
many here is to doubt it.
Each person who gets this letter is
also asked to write on a separate sheet
the names of the last forty persons to
whom the letter has been sent. which
list might easily be mistaken for ref
erences.
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PLEDGES LOYALTY

Mt. Pleasant, April 2-Iowa Wesley
an college, the oldest college west of
the Mississippi river and with the
proud record Of having sent three
fourths of her male student body to
the armies Of the union, sent the fol-
lowing telegram to President Wilson:
The President, White House, Wash
ington. d. c.:
iowa Wesleyan faculty and stu
dents stand practically united for uni
versal military training and unani-
mously for your leadership in this ma
tional crisis.
Edwin A. Schell, President"
The board Of trustees recently
the establishment Of mill
tary drill in the college.
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THINK PAST WEEK
BEST OF SESSION
CONTINUED From Page ~
Fight Half Won.

Sufragists won the first half O
their fight when the house passed the
senate's resolution to resubm1t the suf
frage amendment. The same resolu
ton must now pass the thirty-eightt
assembly before It can go to the people
for approval in 1919.
But the senate has conceived the
idea the women of the state shoulG
take a referendum among themselves
to see whether the women want the
ballot. The theory is that II the WON
en- vote against the ballot in the major
ity the thirty-eighth assembly will call
off resubmission proceedings. If the
women vote for it the thirty-eighth will
give it's consent to suffragists to wrest
the vote from the men in the next fol
lowing election. The senate passed a
resolution for the referendum. The
house hasn't acted yet. 1t Is expected
to approve, however.
The house and senate legislated in
to Office for an extra term of two
years 297 county sheriffs. auditors and
clerks. 1t passed the Coburn bill to
elect county officers every w years.
The sheriffs, auditors and clerks had
their terms extended two years by law,
while the recorders, t%reasurers and
coroners will not get four year terms
until after the next election. The dis.
elimination takes care Of several loyal
ones in the last campaign. The "kitch.
en- cabinet" Loyalty and royalty sup
ported the measure. 1t is here predict
ed that legislators who voted for the
bill are going to hear from the folks
back home In the hex election.
The adding Of an eighth Judge to the
supreme court does not come under
the head Of laws adopted" although it
has passed both houses. 1t is now
tied up on a ticklish point OF order in
the house where a sudden revulsion OF
feeling caused a flank attack that is
expected to defeat the bill regardless
of everything it's hackers can do. The
disclosures Of supreme court condi.
lions in the senate served as a jab in
the ribs for the house. The house
opened its eyes. saw and acted.
Against Insurance Law.
Both houses voted for the repeal Of
the anti-discrimination fire insurance
law which created a private rating
or bureau for fire insur-
.nce companies. The principal com
plant was that the law had raised fire
rates. The next was that it
a monopoly among fire insur-
ance companies. The senate has pro-
posed a committee bill to establish a
rating bureau composed of the
insurance commissioner, the fire mar
;hal and a third commissioner to be
named by the governor. It's chances
ire unknown.
The senate o. KID revision of the
ode but it objected to the governors
the commissioners, three In
It said the supreme court
hall do that. And there the matter
ests. !
,Fhe house votec< the Of
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A l2-YEAR OLD
GIRL CHAMPION
KATHERINE SMUTZ JEFFERSON
co.'s BEST SPELLER; MAUDE
CREAGER SECOND.

Fairfield. April 2-Katherine Smutz
12-years of age, Of Fairfield, won the
Jefferson county spelling contest
which was held Saturday afternoon in
the Jefferson county public library
Maude Creager, aged 16, of No. IL
Center, was a close second. Katherine
Smutz is a student of the Washington
grade school of this city and will rep.
resent Jefferson county in the state
contest which is to be held in Des
Moines in August. Maude Creager
| will also be given the free trip to Des
| Moines and will represent this county
should anything occur that would rem
der it impossible for Miss Smutz to
do SO.
The event Saturday was participated
in by forty-four of the schools Of the
county and was unusually interesting
because of the excellent work of the
students. Prof. J. E. Winters Of Par
sons college conducted the contest and
the judges were Supt. Royal V. CALI
ger and Miss Nina Fulton of the
Batavia high school and Mrs. George
r. Horn, ex-county superintendent Of
this city.
The musical part of the afternoon
program was greatly enjoyed. Prof.
Reed of Parsons college rendered a
solo and Mrs. Reed and Miss Rather
inc Black giving a duet. Rev. A. H.
church delivered the invocation at the
beginning.
The following students from the
schools Of the county participated in
this contest:
Joseph Adkisson, No. I, Liberty;
Lester Mitchell. No. 9, Blackhawk;
Violet Anderson. Four Corners: Letha
Ornduff. No. z, Locust Grove: Letha
Baird, No. 6, Locust Grove: Frances
Parker, No. 2. Des Moines; Dorothy
Bedell, No. l., Center; Mary Pickering,
No. 8, Penn: Verle Blair, No. 2, Blu
chanan: Marie Quick, Harmony; Ber-
tina Coffin, No. z, Penn: Paul Rauscher,
Lockridge: Maude Creager. No. 10,
Center: Florence R%odibaugh, No. 5,
Liberty; Hattie Grille, No. 6, Buchan-
an: Olive Russell. No. 8, Center; Clar-
Ice Curvey, No. 6, Center: Gladys Sage,
No. 3. Des Moines: Irene Davis. No. S,
Bertha Scovel, No. 8, Des
Moines: Edith Sheets. No. 8. Des
Moines: Mccoy Drish, No. 8, Penn;
Smutz, Washington school;
Evans, No. 4. Liberty; John
No. 6. Cedar: Ruth Frame,
No. 4, Buchanan: Merle Weidner. No.
Blackhawk: Marie Gardner. No. 3,
Blackhawk: Florence Whitmore. Cross
Lanes: Florence Grimes, No. Z. Lib.
erty: Virginia Witkoski, No. 3, Blu.
chanan; Vernon Glotfelty, No. /, Des !
Moines; Ethel Whetstine, No. 5, Des
Moines: Phyllis Morris. Glasgow:
Hedge, No. 8. Center: Ada
Hickenbottom, Glendale; Ozro Jewetl,
logan school, Fairfield: Myra Kurtz,
1ermanville: Lester Johnson, Lincoln
school. Fairfield: Clifford Larson, No.
|. Lockridge: Edith Loonev, Liberty
lille: Henry Lee. grades high school.
Fairfield: John Lew. No. 6, Round
Prairie: William Millane, No. Z, Black.
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fees Of state printer and state binder.
Administration forces backed the orig.
inal Helming bill, said to have been
drawn by Pierce's attorney as a favor
to James M. Pierce of the Iowa Home.
stead. The other faction in the house.
however, didn't like the way the bill
proposed the adjustment or the let.
ting OF contracts for the state printing.
Greatly to the chagrin Of the Pitt-John-
ston- administration forces. it introduce
ed and passed a substitute bill making
the executive council the printing COM
mittee and dividing the work into six
classificatfons. This will prevent a
governor from exercising a controlling
influence over the commission, should
he 80 desire, and prevent awarding
blanket printing contracts. 1t was a
hard pill for the P~itt-Johnston forces
to swallow to have their own bill de-
feated and a substitute passed
The E1wood-Mackie bill to prevent
road and bridge bond issues except on
the vote of the people was killed in
the house, to the remorse of the Pitt
Johnston faction. A vote against the
bill was a vote to permit supervisors
to continue issuing bonds without a
vote of the people.
Urges Farmers Help.
Governor Harding sent a special
message to the assembly urging action
to encourage the farmers of the state
to raise food stuffs on every available
acre Of ground this year, to supply the
great demand the war will cause this
fall. The result was the passage of a
resolution in the house to call an agri.
cultural conference at Ames with rem.
resentatives from every county in the
state. to inaugurate a propaganda that
1t is hoped will result in the production
of the greatest food crop any state in
the union has ever produced.
The bills to appropriate $500. 900 to
raise an army il volunteers are called
for and to make a military and indus
trial census of the state were introduc-
ed in both houses. They no doubt will
pass without objection.
The house and senate agreed April
IA would be a good day to quit. The
session will be called off that day if it
can possibly be arranged.
Both houses passed the Rayburn bill
increasing the pay of jurors from $3.50
to SO a day.
Two senators caused the ousting of
Will Parrott Of Waterloo, veteran pub !
Usher, for lobbying. He was talking
in favor Of a bill the two senators
were against. Hence the objection to
violation Of a rule that has been
f1agrantly violated throughout the ses.
sion. Then the entire senate apollo.
gized in a formal resolution which it
ordered sent to Mr.. PARROT. !
Governor Harding, according to Bob
way Of figuring. saved the
state 100000 when he appeared before
the senate appropriations committee
and said the entire $780, 900 he asked
Tor checking railroad valuations would
lot be needed and that $4,000 would
be sufficient.
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of five and three years which
this handmaiden of the Lord received
comes to only a few Of earth's mortals.
She ceased to be simply because the
machinery Of her being refused longer
to perform its former functions on ac-
count Of old age. She is at home with
God.
Funeral services were conducted at
her late home by her pastor, Rev. G. E.
Van Hagen. and interment took place
at the /. O. o. F. cemetery on Sunday,
April /.
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RATES
IN

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 2. Rail
road freight and passenger rates will
be increased in Missouri as a result OF
an opinion filed in the supreme court
by Judge Farris. wherein the ruling of
the state public service commission in
November. 1915 is held valid.
This ruling increases the maximum
freight rate 5 per cent and the passen-
ger rates over the main line from 2
cents to 2 IL cents per mile with the
provision in the latter rate of selling
a round trip ticket to points within the
state at 2 IA cents for use in thirty
days and 500 or 1000 mile mileage
books at two cents per mile.