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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
Milan Place Changes Hands.

A real estate deal was consumatcd
several days ago by which the house
and lot on South Harper street, known
as the Milan place and purchased
some time ago by Fl. s. Blackwell, was
sold by Mr.. Blackwell to William
Solomon. The house Is now occupied
by Hyman Lurey, who will vacate it as
soon as he can make other arrange
ments so that Mr.. Solomon can take
up his residence there.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
MRcarlng to Go TO RcrIin.,

The Advertiser is in receipt OF a
letter from Marvin l.. Robertson, Of
Gray Court who is now attached TO
tho naval aviation detachment Some
whore in France, asking tha; his la
per be forwarded to him. Robertson
writes that he is rearing to go to
Berlin" and is feeling tip top. His
address is Marvin J.. Robertson,
(MNl2c). U. s. N. Aviation Detachment,
Naval Headquarters. France
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
LIEUTENANT HART
NOW IN. FRANCE
Letters TO Home People Give interest
in" Picture OF Life the Americans
Nrr Leading.

cccnt letters from Lieut.. Augustus
!. Hart Of this city tell or his assign
ment to a division Of American forces
He now belongs to Company D, of the
10Th Infantry, which is a part Of the
first division Of American forces who
left this country and landed in France.
Lieut.. Hart sailed from Now York in
September since that time he has
been in training in France, being bill
lcted in the home Of the mayor Of a
small village. He says these people
were as hospitable as people could be-
in fact, treated him "like a prince"
Fires are almost unknown and after a
hard days work in cold, driving
rain, he would return to this home in
the evening, tired and cold. The
mayors wife would take him in and
give him hot coffee before he went to
bed lIe said all was quiet and peace
fnl there and one would never know
war was going on so near except
Tor the absence Of men and the dis
tant booming of the guns. He says the
British officers are as fine q set Of
men as he has ever seen, and that
they are charmed with the enthusiasm
of the Americans. He was under these
officers in the British infantry school.
Most Of them had been wounded once,
at least. His commanding officer had
received the double Victorian cross.
Food there is cheaper than it is here,
he says, though paper is very high,
and sweets scarce. The fare at the
British mess was excellent. He had
about two weeks experience in the
front line trenches. which he says he
enjoyed, though after seeing war in
its reality, one learns that IT is no
joke. He says: "Thc destruction by
the Huns is tho most complete | have
ever seen. Oh, I had read Of it as you
nave, hut to appreciate what IT is like
one must see it. Trees, roads, homes
churches. stores wiped out absolutely /:
not stone left on top Of anOther,-a
mess Of ruins and filth! Horrible! No
where the sound Of n child's voice. ST.
lcncc and ruins and in tho distance
tho fash and booming Of the guns"
Now, Lieut. Hart is in another viii
'aSc in q different section. He says il
is Very cold colder than the first
place. That the place reminds him OF
Grccnvillc with the hills. He says the
country there is beautiful. He seems
very happy to be among Americans
again, and as he says they edo things
in the American way" There are no
luNuries, but he is as happy as one
could be so far away from home and
loved ones.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
ALL STATES ARE NOW
REPRESENTED IN FRANCE
National Guard Units from Every
State now on the Western Front I'm
dergOing Training.


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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
REV. j. NJ. STEADMAN COMES
TO FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. W. l.. Mulliken Returns to Lau.
rcns Circuit. Rev. Fairy Goes to
Gaiincy.

rcnS Circuit. Rev. Fairy Goes TO
Gnnncy.
The appointments for the Upper
South Carolina Conference were read
out by Bishop Gambler at Clinton Mon
day at noon. Rev. j. NJ. Steadman,
who has been at Clemson college for
several years, was given the Laurcns
appointment, succeeding Rev w. A.
Fairy, who goes to Gaffney. Rev w
Il. Mullikcn is returned to the Lau-
rcns circuit II. e. Stackhouse is pro
siding elder of the district.
In the adjoining district Of CoIcs-
bury, Rev. J. w. Kilgo ID. d., was APP
pointed presiding elder. Rev. b. r.
TurnipSced goes to the Main street
church. Rev. l.. p. McGcc, pastor Of
that church for the past four years,
goes to Rock Hill. Rev. w. Fl. Murray
returns to kinards ano Rev. S. II.
Booth goes to Waterloo.
Rev. j. r. 7. Major, formerly pas
tor of the church here, goes to the
Rock Hill district as presiding elder.
Rev. j. II. Miller returns to his charge
at Enorcc.
The following arc the appointments
for this and the Cokcsbury district:
Grccnvillc -R. f. Turnipsccd, pre-
siding elder; Clinton, Henry Stokes;
Easlcy, r. l.. Holroyd; Fountain Inn,
w. II. Duncan; Gray Court, G. G..
| Harley; Grccnvillc. Bethel and Poe,
J. d. Hollcr; Brandon and Judson, A.
NJ. Doggett; Buncombe Street, p.
T.. Kilgorc; Choice Street and Dun
can, to be supplied by S. NJ. Jones;
! Hampton Avenue c. H. Hodges:
Mills and Blcachcry. to be supplied
by J. r. Campbell; St Paul, A. e.
| TIollcr; West Grccnviilc, w. II.
Lewis; Grccnvillc circuit. j. H. Sing
llcton: Greer, Y. c. O'Dcll; Laurcns.
u. NJ. Stcadman; LaurcnS Circuit. w.
l.. Mulikin; Liberty NJ. *. Mcadors;
Liberty Mills, TO be supplied by ]. O..
Burnett; Pickens, E. T. Hodges; Pick
ems circuit. S. G. Dunlap; Princeton
circuit, ]. p. Connolly; South Easloy,
/ G. r. hughes, South Grcor. r. +. Cog
barn; Travellers Rest, w. \. Lamar:
Thirticth division, L. S. A., T. r. Ma
/ son: Conference Mission Secretary,
e. T.. Turnipsccd prcsidina elder.
! CokcSbury District J. ". Kn&orc
presiding elder; Abhcvillc, ]. T.. But
lcr, W. p. Meadows; Cokcsbury. !. W.
Shell Greenwood, Main sircct, r. r.
Turnipsccd; Greenwood mills, c. l..
Harris: Greenwood circuit, G. r.
| Clarkson Iiinard w II. Murray. Nc
Cormick, j, D. IIuggins; McKcndrcc
to be supplied; Ncwbcrry, Central, F..
T.. Dibblc; Ncwbcrry, ONcal Street. b.
| l.. Knight City Mission to be sup
piled; Ncwhcrry circuit, w. r. Bauk-
night: Ninety Six, r. T.. Morris;
Parksvillc, \. Q. Rice; Phoenix. Jno
i. Spinks; Pomaria circuit j. f..
Strickland; Prosperity and Zion, j. l..
Stokes: Saluda, NJ. II. Wharton; Wa
tcrloo, S. II. Booth; Whitmirc. a. H.
Best; Lander College, John O. Will
son, president: r. 0. Lawton, profcs-
sor; assistant Sunday school editor,
l.. T.. Beatty.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
Oyster supper ut Laurens Mill School

The ladies of the Holmes Street
Methodist church will serve oysters
Saturday evening from until 0
O'Clock. The proceeds will be used
for church purposes. The public is
cordially invited to attend,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
CONGRESS READY FOR
GREAT WAR MEASURES
Fourteen Billions is Esti.
mated Expense.
PRESIDENT WILSON
ADDRESSES BODY
Little Business Except War Legisln-
ton will be Taken Up. Prohibition
and Suffrage May be Considered.
Spirit of Confidence Pcryadcs Con-
gress. r.,


Spirit of Confidence Pcrvades Con-
grcss' r.. Is. :. ~, wi.
Washington. Dec. g. Congress is
ready to take up again its part in the
prosecution of the war.
The second session Of the sixty
fifth congress began today at noon
with brief routine sessions marked by
the receipt of appropriation estimates
for next years war and ordinary cx-
pcnscs, aggregating the vast sum of
$13,500,000
Tomorrow the senate and house will
meet In joint session at 1890 p. M. to
hear! President Wilson deliver his ad-
dress Guidance of the president in
the work ahead is awaited by tacit
agreement. Congressional leaders to-
night admitted that his recommends
tons, awaited with profound interest
by the world, virtually would outline
the sessions program.
Speculation as to the nature of the
presidents address contcrs largely
upon whether he will recommend dec
larations Of war against Germanys
allies. General belief is that he will
not, at least FOR the present, and that
congress will follow his desires. Sen
timcnt for such action is widespread,
however, and individual members
probably will introduce war rcsolu-
tions. One or two senators were pre-
pared today to offer such resolutions
but were prevailed upon TO withhold
them.
a spirit Of confidence apparently
pcrVadcs congress Returning mem
berS exchanged views with each other
and made declarations OF increased
determination TO lcnd every aid in
vigorous conduct OF the war. Senator
Martin, democratic leader i'm the sen
ate, said there would be little time for
other than war problems, and Repro
sentative Kitchin, the house floor
leader, announced after informal con-
ferenccs with colleagues that he was
disposed to favor the plan. The un-
derstanding is that the first few weeks
Of the session. until after the holiday
recess at least, will be open to gen
eral legislation.
The house judiciary committee
meets tomorrow and as consideration
of national prohibition and woman
suffrage measures was postponed at
the last session on the basis Of action
at this session, the disposition of
many Of the committeeman Is to vote
on them now, one way or the other.
war time aspect was given to-
days session by the presence Of many
uniformed men among spectators in
the crowded galleries, and of women
busily plying knitting needles during
the opening ceremonies.
Senate proceedings were unusually
brief. After adoption of routine rcso-
lutfons the senate adjourned out OF
respect to the late Senator Husting Of
Wisconsin. The house remained in
session until the joint committee ap-
pointed to notify President Wilson Of
the return of congress reported, and
then passed the resolution for tomor-
'"w's Joint session. The usual crop Of
Wills, resolutions and petitions was re-
ccivcd in the house including a reso-
"ion by Representative Martin Of
Louisiana, proposing congressional in
vcstigation of the sugar shortage
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
Entertainment at MountyllIe.

The Ladies' School Improvement AS
sociation of the Mountville high school
will give an oyster supper at the
school house on Friday night, the sew
enth., Everybody Is invited to come.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05
Meeting OF Rising Sun Chapter.

There will be regular meeting Of
Rising Sun Chapter, r. A. NJ, on Fri
day night. There will be election and
installation Of officers
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-05

British Hold Most Of Lines
Gained.
REPULSE ATTACKS
REyAL<E- POSITIONS

Icry, but British are Withstanding
Attacks StOically. Most Snnguinary
Battle since Yerdun and First Ypres.
Extremely hard fighting, with the
Germans using great forces Of infan-
try in mass formation, is taking place
along the southwestern and south
eastern sections Of the Cambrai san.
lent "
In the region OF Gonnclieu, La
Nacqucrie and southwark to Vend-
hulle and nOrthward toward Mas
nicrcs, battles wagcd with great
.iicrccncss throughout Monday, but
with the Germans nowhere success
full in breaking the British front At
La Nacqucric they again succeeded in
penetrating the village from which
they were cjcctd prviously, but a
strong counter attack again turned
the scales in favor Of General Byng's
forces, who threw out the enemy,
inllicting heavy casualties on him.
AS in their previous attacks, the
Germans used great masses Of ar
'llcry, but the British forces every
where met their onSlaughts ically
and at last accounts wcr, firmly
holding their line at all points.
Although iha Germans in their Of
icnsivc have been using men reckon
cd n, twenty divisions ,ho Rritish
h0yc hocn ohlc nj sovcrol nnints IN
ree0in some of The around thcv lost
livcrcd with n sudlcnncss similar to
tlai OF Hvng's biz, drive toward Cam
nrai Gupday night lhcv hod poinod
thc eastern cdec OF tho yiIlagc of
Villors- Guislain ana driven out the
Germans from La Vacmlcrjc Thcv
.hcld this latter position until Monday
rnoyNing. wI,cD tbc,. ycrc co,onc,,od
again 10 cpGo il TO the oncmv only
10 take il AGAIN l0tcr il no day
Southwest Of Bourbon village. al tho
vest Of Cambrai the British also
have recovered los; terrain
The German war oNcc asserts that
six thousand British have been madc
prisoners during their drive and that
one hundred guns have been taken
from them. 4 large number of guns
already have been rccapturcd. The
most Sanguinary one that has taken
place since the days Of Vcrdnn and
tho first battle OF Yprcs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
SAGINAW RACES.
Alma Men Will Enter Auto Races
In Saginaw.

Auto race enthusiasts all over
eastern Michigan are talking about
the championships that will be de-
cided on the fast Saginaw track Sun
day, August 10, and from the number
of drivers that have already entered
their cars there will be no lack of
competition. -Four Alma drivers are
considering going in from this city.
Bay City is sure to have four cars
in the races, Flint has three entered
and four more coming and Owosso,
Midland, Vassar and Mt Pleasant
are getting cars in shape to compete
on the Saginaw track.
There have been a number of pure
ly local auto race meets on the diff
ferent tracks in eastern Michigan,
this year, but nothing that viii com
pare with the Saginaw meeting in
point of number Of cars entered,
prizes hung up or the Importance Of
the race to the winners.
There will be seven auto events and
one or two special features that are
being developed but which are not
ready for announcement The Alma
drivers who have entered are How
ard Hoyt in an Overland Special b.,
Paul Tanner in Studebaker and
Gilbert Genesta in a Genesta Special.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
FOOD BILL PASSED.
After Weeks of Oratory Bill Has
Passed Senate.

Following the passage Of the food
bid by the United States senate yes
terday, President Woodrow Wilson
tomorrow will sign the measure and
1t will become law, which will give
the president the most unusual pow
ers to bring American war efficiency
to a high plane.
The vote in the senate stood 66 to
z, four republicans and three demo-
Gratis voting against the measure.
With the signing of the bill Friday
President Wilson will appoint Her.
bert Hoover as food administrator,
and immediate operation under the
legislation is expected to follow.
Thirty days after the bill is signed
1t becomes unlawful to use foodstuffs
in the manufacture of distilled bev-
erages or TO import such beverages.
thus making the nation virtually dry,
except for beer and wines. The pres
idcnt is empowered to commander
distilled beverages for military pur-
poses, and TO regulate the use of
foods in the manufacture Of wines
and beer.
The bill gives the president power
to control the food, feeds, fuel, in
cluding oil and natural gas, farm
machinery and tools. II allows the
president to license business and
plants and to revoke these licenses;
it empowers the president to con-
troll and take over and operate coal
mines, through the federal trade
commission; authorizes him to pun
ish for the boarding or destruction of
foodstuffs; allows him to close stock
exchanges in order TO prevent specu-
lation; authorizes him to requisition
supplies for the army and navy; au-
thorizes him to buy, store and sell
wheat, flour, meat, beans and pota-
toes, and allows him TO take over
factories, packing houses, pipe lines,
mines or other plants and operate
them.
Ii gives TO Wilson a great powe,
and places in his hands the power TO
acquire almost anything that may
be needed to strengthen Americas
chances to win in the great world
war.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
FREE RACES.
Horse, Auto and Motorcycle Races
in ST. Louis Saturday.

In connection with the opening of
the City View subdivision in st. Louis
Saturday, which is the old driving
park there, horse, automobile and
motorcycle races will be held, start
ing at 1870 p. m.
The horse races will copsist of the
free-for-all and a novelty race The
automobile races will consist of elm
inatiG races Of three miles and a
final Of five miles. A five mile motor
cycle race will also be held. There
will be special prizes for the slowest
half mile on high gear for stock cars
of all makes, prize for the great
est number of adults coming in a
five or seven passenger car. and a
prize for the Republic truck which
brings the greatest number.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
LARGE CROWD SAW
SOME FAST RACING
Matinee of Alma Driving Club
Thursday Fast From Start
TO the Finish.

The races staged by the Alma
Driving club last Thursday at the
driving park north Of the city were
highly successful, good time being
made in all Of the events and Il good
crowd, estimated at over seven hun
dred people, taking in the matinee.
1t is not known just how soon the
club will stage another matinee as
many of the local horses, which have
been appearing every two weeks on
the local course will be entered in the
county fair races through this section
this month. Among these will be the
matinee at Mt. Pleasant Thursday,
the one at st. Louis Saturday, and
the fairs at Ionia, Owosso, Ithaca and
Greenvilie. Those who will enter
their horses at these affairs are Hyde
with Fair to Medium, Rohr with
Ponchartrain and Montana Wood,
Eckert with Peter b. and Jessie b. i;
and Erwin with Bunker Hill Hoyt
Borton and Struble. will also be at
the automobile races with their cars
at Mt. Pleasant today.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
LEAGUE HELPED.
Civic League Did Great Work for
the Chautauqua.

The chautauqua for 1917 is al
ready thing Of the past, but the re-
suits are better and loftier than we
had dreamed, and the very name
chautauqua means mpre to US than
ever before. The splendid lectures,
Weakening us to higher and better
thots. The inspiring music. Lifting
US up and away from commonalities.
The wonderful entertainments, which
q large majority of Alma people
could never have hoped to enjoy, had
they not come to us. We can not
speak too highly of the new feature,
the Community Singing" 1t was
thrilling to listen to "America"
raised in song by a thousand voices,
but it was a glorious privilege to
have been one Of the thousand 1t is
therefore foregoing conclusion that
Anna needs the summer chautauqua
The Civic League with usual fore
thot, appreciates this fact to the ex-
tent that this organization has be-
come responsible for the success
and has secured over 100 guarantors
for the season Of 1918. The league
has gone a step farther, and has
turned back into this channel, the
proceeds accruing from the sale of
tickets in 1914 and 10, to the amount
of $1,000, to meet the present
deficit, and this will be divided
among the guarantors who were
loosers this summer. 1t is well un-
derstood that. the one grand ambition
of the league is a Public Library for
Alma, and that every penny saved is
deposited to that end, but we are
more than glad to indulge in this
bit of reciprocity, in order to make
an absolutely sure thing
for 1913. The league takes this OPP
portunity of thanking all who as
sisted in any capacity at the big
Tent" to all who sold Nickets or dis
trbuted Contributed
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09

dred pieces. Two concerts were Civ
en-, one in the afternoon and one in
the evening. Both were we'll attended
and both thoroughly enjoyed by the
Alma public, which is used to good
band music, to which it has been edu-
Gated by the Republic band of forty
fve pieces, which makes this city its
home.
Mr. Chamberlain, the superinten-
dent of the chautauqua, made great
number of friends in Alma during the
week, as did others connected with
the management, and il is hoped that
they may return to Alma with the
chautauqua another year. Mr. Cham
berlain announced on the last evening
that if it was possible, that the Red
path chautauqua would bring to AL
ma a still better program in 1913.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
Wholesale GROCERY.
Symons Wholesale Grocery Buys
Property For Building.

The Symons Wholesale Grocery
company, one of the largest institu-
tions of its kind in Michigan, which
has large Wholesale houses in Lansing
Flint and Saginaw, closed a deal this
morning, whereby it has come into
possession Of the old Sloan property
or Wright avenue, just south of the
Ann Arbor freight depot, where a
large wholesale house is to be erect
ed at once.
1t is understood that it is the in
tention of the company to build a
building of three stories. with about
one hundred foot frontage on Wight
avenue, but the report could not be
verified before going to press, as no
agent of the company was in the city
and Attorney Charles Goggin, who
put through the deal, was in Saginaw
on the matter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
DRAFT BOARDS HIVE
HAD TASTE OF DRAFT
Members of Draft Boards Have
Been Asked TO Serve for
Duration Of the War.

The draft board OF Gratiot county,
consisting Of Sheriff Bradford, DR..
Wheeler and c. f. Brown, as well as
the other draft boards of the country
have a big job on their hands, the
government having practically draft
ed the draft boards for the duration
OF the war.
The smile that was present, when
the members thought how soon their
work would be over, has gone, and
these faces are covered with frowns.
at the thought of the great work
which probably lies ahead of them in
aiding the country select its young
men for military duty.
Those long envelopes, marked of
fetal business, came the latter part Of
last week from the war department
carrying the message that the draft
ers were drafted.
1t had been feared that many mem
bers of boards throughout the coun.
try would resign. and hence the draft
ing of the draft boards. Notice has
been served upon them that resigna-
tons from the board will not be ac-
ccpted except in extraordinary cases.
and the chances are that there will
be few designations, as the govern
ment will probably find that few of
those who may desire TO resign, have
extraordinary cases.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
WOMEN'S SERVICE.
National League Arranging to Or
ganize Groups for Work.

The National league for women's
service is arranging to organize
groups of ten or more girls with a
woman leader for each group, to as
sist in food conservation and canning
in different parts of Michigan.
These food reserve corps are COM
posed Of college women, teachers,
homemakers and wage earning wo-
men. The latter, if dependent upon
wages for a living. are being given
the preference. The work is under
stood TO be definite patriotic SER
vice as the output of the large can
ming factories will go for the larger
part to the government to aid in
feeding our soldiers and sailors and
the allies.