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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
Rev. {. y. SuIires Called,

~ a congregational meeting OF the
flrSt PRESBYTERIAN church, held after
the morning service Sunday. Rev. C.
|. SquncS, pastor of tho Presbyterian
church at Lenoir, \. c., was extended
q call TO the pastoratc Of the church.
KEY. Squres preached for this congrc-
cation several weeks ago and made a
occp impression upon all of his hear
orS. He is a Young man not yet in
middle of life and possessing all the
enthusiasm of young manhood but
with experience in the ministry which
amply fits him for his pastoral duties.
The church has not yet received an
answer from the call but is hoping
that he will give it favorable reply.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
Collection OF Youngsters in jan.

Sheriff Reid is having the unusual
experience this week Of holding in
"durance vile" collection of young
entering the company store at one
Of the Clinton mill villages and OK
tracing certain goods which the store
had on shelves for other purposes. The
Youngsters range in age all the way
from ten to fifteen years and the shcr-
If and the jailor have been put to II
to give then, suitable accommodation
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
Jail Bonds Sold.

While speaking of the road bonds,
Mr.. llumbert added that the bonds for
cred TO the purchaser, Mr.. j. ID. Bell,
of Clinton, and that the commissioners
we're now awaiting the plans Of tho
architects before Advertising for bids.
In this connection, the county delega-
ton put through an act at the recent
session Of the General Assembly en-
powcring the jail commissioners to
purchase or condemn a small piece of
property adjoining The present Jail TO
give sufficient room for the now build
ing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
REGULAR TEACHERS MEETING
TO BE HELD AS USUAL
Monthly Meeting OF County Teachers
to be held here Second Saturday in
M0rp6

.""''"'! "Sc"HS VI NOuHty Ie2tcferS
to be held here Second Saturday I'm
March.
Contrary to previous plans, the reg
nlar meeting of the county teachers
association will be held in the school
auditorium here on the second Satur
day in March. 1t had been previous
ly arranged to omit the March meet
ing on account Of the meeting OF the
state teachers association in COlum-
bia, but this latter meeting has been
indefinitely postponed SO the officers
OF the county association thought it
best to proceed with the regular pro
gram in this county. There are some
very important resolutions to be made
at this meeting and it may be the last
meeting Of the year, so q full attend
ance is desired. The regular progr:
will be carried out and this will be
announced through the newspapers
previous to the meeting
The association has held six meet
ings this year. At these meetings a
regular course Of study has been pur-
sued the high school. under the di-
rection Of the University OF South
Carolina. On account of bad weather
the last two meetings were not as well
attended as the others. The last
meeting was held in the high school
building on the second Saturday OF
February
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
AUDITOR THOMPSON RECEIVES
INSTRUCTIONS on ASSESSMENT
Property to be Returned at Full Valu-
alton and Assessed Mt ~ Per Cent.

Auditor j. W. Thompson has rcceiv-
cd a telegram from a. w. Jones, chair.
man of the state tax commission, au-
thorizng to change the method Of tax
assessments from that ordered several
weeks ago, when a radical change in
methods was adopted Under the new
order Of things property will be re-
turned at its full value and assessed
at ~ per cent Of its value. In his
telegram Mr., Jones states that. "gcn
cral and uniform reduction OF assess
mcnt will be ordered by the tax COM
mission if above process will result in
raising more taxes than the legisla-
turc appropriated"
ms new order Of the tar commits
sicn comes as the result of the rcso-
lutions passed in the general assembly
""contly adjourned voicing the will OF
that body that the original instruc-
tionS, sent out earlier in the year and
providing for 30 per cent assessments.
should be revised These resolutions,
h"'nS IN the nature of an ultimatum,
on which hung the fate Of the commits
sion had their effect with the results
already stated. 1t is understood that
~ per cent was accepted as a standarr
or assessment because the highest as
sesScd property in the state is assess
cd on that basis. The new ruling will
still OOpratc tO dist rihutp tho hrrfon Of
taxation evenly. ii is believed
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
T0 ENLARGE WELFARE WORK
IN LAURENS COTTON MILL.
Chairman OF welfare Committee In
-" CITY Monday Looking Over the
Situation.

! -" City Monday Locking Over The
$;tNa!ipn.
'r. II. \. Hatch, OF New York. a
abs" Of tho board OF directors Of
tho IaWcns Cotton Mills, and chair
man Of the welfare committee of the
board was in tho city Monday on bust.
moss connected with The extension Of
the welfare work AZ tho mill Mr.
Hatch, With Mcsgrs y. L. Dial. Waiter
| Montgomery and J. ". Todd, compose
the welfare committee Of the mill cor
! lporation and this committee has hecn
instructed TO mako extensive plans for
welfare work al the mill in the nCar
future. Mr.. Hatch visited hc mil
9chcol and Tho Churches While hero
land madn notes Of he wovl alrcpdY
being done and laid ouE tentative nlans
for othor improvements 10 bc maac.
! Particular attention will be aivcn 10
y. VI. c. \. work, church work and on-
| ltoWainmcnt Present plans arc TO cNr-
| piov a>man familiar with y. NJ. c. A.
work, night schools, and general forms
| OF education. \ woman hclpcr is also
IN Wow who will act as social work
cr end domestic science teacher. \
| particular effort will be made to help
| TIC churches and conduct the activi-
Ties Of The welfare department. through
| The churches. When tho plans are
finally made they will represent an
! extensive enlargement Of social ac-
tiVitics in the mill.
Mr.. Hatch, who is member Of the
firm Of 'Dcering-Millkcn & Company,
large stockholders in the mill, Is par
ticuularly interested in the welfare
phase Of mill work and gives much
! thought to 1t. 1t is understood that
he is in the south on special mis-
sion along this line, having come here
! from Abbeville, where he and his as
socates are heavily Interested in a
! local cotton mill.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
Succeeds Rev. Kennedy.

., Mr.. o. G. Cox. a well known farmer
wing above Lanford Station. has
been named by tho county delegation
as member Of the road bond COM
mission to succeed Rev. I. N. Kennedy,
who resigned some time ago on ac-
count Of pastoral duties. Mr.. Cox has
already taken his oath Of Office and
entered upon his duties.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
PATROL AMBUSHED
NO MANS LAND
Five Americans Believed Killed, Four
arc Missing and One was Wounded.
Encounter Occurred in an Isolated
Spot.

"it "iNHiHS anu VIC was NOunucu.
Encounter Occurred in an Isolated!
Spot.
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 9.-Fivc American soldiers are
believed to have been killed. four are
missing and one was wounded when
an American patrol was ambushcd in
No Mans Land last night by a su-
perior force Of Germans.
The spot where the encounter oc-
Cured is an isolated one and reports
concerning the casualties inflicted by
both sides are meager.
Only one American is known to have
escaped the trap Of the Germans which
was laid in front Of our wires. The
one survivor, who crawled back to the
American lines with a bullet in his
chest, is unable. to talk
Our artillery immediately laid bar
rage around the ambusbing Germans
and some are believed to have been
accounted for. The infantry account
cd for others, as il is certain the at
tackled patrol fought to finish, ac-
cordng to information trickling in
from the front line.
Our patrolling soldiers were walking
in front Of our wire entanglcmcntS S
when a biz enemy patrol that had been
dividing into parties which took up
concealed positions opened fire at
close range. The night was clear and
the forms OF the Americans made the
best possible targets for the hidden
G,rlnans. There is no doubt but what
the Americans battled gamely until
completely Overpowered. The artillery
duel in our sector continued today.
Scores of airplancs were ont observing
and making photographs. The men in
the line were thrilled by number OF
air ducls high in the sky over their
heads.
The early reports of the encounter
between the Americans and Germans
Friday night in front of the American
wire cntanglcmcnts have been con-
frmcd. The enemy patrol cried: Exam
Grad as they opened fire and CON
tinucd to fight.
Yclls from the enemy as the Amcri-
can Darragc fell verified ~ accuracy
Of the aim Of the Americans.
One Of the American patrols. cOnsis-
ting of fourteen men, went out to in
spcct the wire. The men were moving
along when the leader heard
suspicious noises ahead The forma-
ton Of the patrol was changed when
suddenly, according TO the survivors,
the mon found themselves almost sur
rounded by large numbers of the enc
my.
\ German cried "karmrad" and then
hurled band grenade The American
infantrymcn opened fire with their riff
les. and pistols and hurled their gre
nades. The Germans followed suit.
The fight lasted only about minute
and half the Germans all the while
yelling "kamerad." They then retreat
ed taking with them four Americans
and leaving behind four dead and two
wounded Americans.
Quickly hail of machine gun and
rifle bullets was directed against the
retrcating Germans. The men in the
trenches and the survivors had a CLEAN
of satisfaction when the shells from
tho American heavy guns and 75c be-
gan hitting in barragc. Cries and
yclls in German were mingled with the
explosions.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
FRANCE WILL ARM
100000 L. :. Gl'N&ERS
BY July |, She Will he Able to Furnish
Cans for Twenty Divisions OF ArtiI-
lrry, Tartliou Announces.


New York, Feb. 7.-Announccmcni
that France will be able by July to
Furnish enough artillery to supply 20
American divisions, or approximately
100000 troops, if the United States
meanwhile adchres to her understand
ing whereby France would receive the
necessary raw material from America,
was made here last night by Andre
Tardicu, French high commissioner to
this country. Mr.. Tardicu made the
statement also that there are in Franco
more American troops than comprised
the American army at the time the
United States entered the war; at that
time, he said. the American army con-
tanned about 2l2,000 officers and men.
The French official spoke at din
nor which was part of New Yorks
celebration Of the Jour De L'Alliancc
Francaise, which was observed
throughout the United States and
Canada today, the anniversary Of the
treaty between France and the Amer
lean colonies in l77S. Jules J. Jus
was guest Of honor.
Asserting that secrecy ought to be
4 thing OF the past, because our
dcmocracies want TO know in order
to win Mr. Tardieu said that Just
appreciation of the results achieved"
by America in its war preparations
lis a stimulant for effort and no
body has the right to refuse TO The
American people this stimulant."
The commissioner reviewed the ma
tons accomplishments and outlined
what France had done in the way of
manufacturing ordnance both for the
United States and for Frances other
allies.
Mr.. Tardieu described Americas
military effort as wonderful and
splendid" and asserted il had been
a surprise to the enemy.
Il have kept up for nearly ten
months hour by hour. with every
part of your war organization" he
said: What YOU have done is mag
niiicent, worthy OF your allies, worthy
OF yourselves"
Alluding to the raising of the ma
tional army, Mr.. Tardicu declared
that mo event of wider import has
ever taken place since the beginning
of the war"
France" he said, has taken every
necessary measure" so that America
can complete, in France, the training
begun here. Regarding aviation,
American development had been "bc~
yond all e4pectation," he declared
The speaker recalled that America,
in order to equip its army with guns
and airplanes, called upon the allies
for its immediate needs, at the same
time inaugurating program of Ameri-
man manufacturing
Some people, in Europe as well as
here" he said, "havc been wondering
why you should not, in that respect,
have done everything by yourselves.
This criticism shows that those peo-
pie ignore, firstly, what time means
in war. and, secondly. how infinitely
complicated is the industrial war or
sanitation, which from the very start
is required by the extensive use of ar
tillcry and aviation.
Mr.. John Montgomery spent the
weak end with relatives in Wnndrlff
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20

Mr.. John Montgomery spent the
weekend with relatives in Woodruff.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20
C. N. BABB DEFEATS
FRANKS FOR MAYOR
Goes i'm by Narrow Margi.
Of IL Votes.
SECOND RACE
~ TWO WARDS
Eastcrhy, Sexton, Jones and bishop
Elected as Aldcrmen. lluInms and
Blukolcy Run Over in Ward 3 and
Hial and NickclS in Ward 6. Next
Primary March 4.

Clarence NJ. BabD, mayor OF LaurcnS
from 1907 to 1916 having been defeat
ed by the incumbent. j. c. Owings
yesterday turned the tables on his op-
position by defeating John a. Franks
in the first primary by 2 votes, the
final count showing Babb 27G and
Franks 26i. The general election 10
confirm the primary will be held en-
April ., shortly after which Mr. Dabb
will again take up the reigns OF Of
flee. The election went off quietly
though the heavy vote cast indicated
deep interest in the results.
In the aldermanic race four elections
resulted. E. d. aIasterby was elected
over two opponents in Ward 1, S. Boyd
Sexton was reelected over two oppo-
nents in Ward 2, Charles r. Bishop
defeated the incumbent, r. II. Dunlap
in Ward and r. Fleming Jones de-
feated A. l.. Mahaffey in Ward 5. j.
w. Hellams and r. IG. Blakcly will
make a second race in Ward 3 and r.
Rice Nickels and Albert Dial will run
again in Ward 6. The second primary
is to be held March 4.
The following is the vote in full:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-02-20

'''' ''"' 's' 80
"'''' ~ '.'S'''",'"'
- 'u't p" '""S Z" ''Hi"t;'o
''H = hi'-''" go ""'e i"' '"iio
Tho Fed rl I'd WOnon's CUbs OF
,ruG pioGmnn met In hg I.au-
rens gyadol srl1l auditorium Friday
,mpmm", rrhlNarE l1 l9lS. MIS- j.
ID. Watts y'"c-Urs ldan Of the Pied
mont District .r .dsl. hftcr the
Invocation ~ Row y. H. Tcmplcman
pastor OF the Irst BuWiSt Church Of
i.aurcrs, Mr i. l.. Parkinson, super
intcndent OF cily school in few we'll
chosen words Welcomed the forward.
looI;inn women OF the Piedmont dis
trct" 10 I.aurcnS. Mrs ~ b. Dial.
with hearty greetings from The We'd
ncsdaN club. gave the delegates Il cor
diay welcome 10 the homes of its mem
bcrs. Mrs. c. c. E'cathcrstonc respond
cd on Dchait Of the visiting clubs
Mrs. G.. G. rcathcrstonc was elected
secretary of the meeting and the en-
rollmcnt OF delegates followed. Eleven
federated clubs wcrc rcurosontcd and
uuitc number of visitors from nm
liberated cluhs wore urcscnt
u.. y ,v,,, n.,,.;o, ,>o.;,o,
,onr,I;s,, ,,.; ~, 10.
7, ~ 80, i.i, ,to, ,,;o
ror ,o,r, 81 ,o, AZ 49,, o,,h,
., a., p;,,, ~, f
,roaro.. con, &c ~ ,,o.. ,,>.o,o.,
;,o ro,or,. voro ,ron, ~ C,i,tor
C;,,;, ;o, 49,, 49,,
,.sooio,io, oc r. nv r. -, croo,ru,o
po,;ov;no ,,ot .rood ,;,, wi, ,,o
w,," Nrs cr;d,oy rono,,od for no
c,oo,,;,,o w,u,,,s ,,u,,, or,. ro
.co.crul MA, for intorostino how, ond
o;r,. :, hono rdons 0no mia an
q Mot % coot .ouoro nroducod and
cold so7 M w,,th or ,oootoh,oe >Irs
>1ol,;ssicL ao,oo,t ,ron, u,o !,
Club of Greenwood stated that over
1000 cans Of fruit and vegetables had
been put up last season by the women
and the Thursday Afternoon Club of
Grccnyillc have bought Liberty Bonds,
knit for the soldiers. and made SCRAP
books for the bcsscs. The Thursday
Afternoon Club maintains ward Of
s beds in the city hospital. The Ken
ncdy Library association of Spartan
burg has been cooperating with the
Y. NJ. G. 4. and the Fosdick commit
tee in sending books to Camp Wads-
worth The Wednesday Club of Iau-
rcnS, the Duncan I'm. Asso., and the
and the Greenwood Study Club have
made liberal contributions to the Bel
gian, Syrian and Armenian Relief
curtai!cd their literary activities and
are dovotins their meetings to war re-
lief work Each club in this district
has been asked to contribute TO the
Community Club fund
Following tho rcports. Mrs Cocker
exclaimed thc necessity ro, clcctino.
a state president on alternate wears
with thc meeting Of thc biennial Ar
tc, some discussion thc mcctinp wont
on record as recommending that tho
constitution bc amended at fro annual
meeting in April so that president Of
the federation NAV be eligible TO
third consecutive term. Mrs. Cokcr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-16
Polish College
Men Are Watched

students in the Polish univcr %sities
have been 50 open aud fearless IN
their anti German demo uAtrations
that IL has been necessary 20 place
them under surveillance. Although
these bovs are nearly an under 81
years OF age. they have been mong
the most active clements in their agt-
tation Tor ID free Poland.
While some ~ their performances
savor Of the traditional pranks at tho
college freshmen. the patriotic motive
behind them has canscd tho Germans
10 regard them with deep gravity
Their first outhurst TOOK place on
January 20, 1871, Immediately fol-
lowing President Wilson's declaration
In favor OF T. frJe Polish state. on
that orcasion they danced and march
ed an night through the streets %
Warsaw
After the Brest-I itovsk treaty they
hung strcamers of Grape from their
dormitory windows. fhey also held
a burlcsque representation " tho
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-16
Greeks Show Their
Loyalty by Buying
Many LibertyB Bonds

There tr. bout $4,000 creeks In
tn, United States. Although most ~
them are small shopkcCpcrs. cnnfcc-
TONERS. tud truu dealers. thcy have
made gru,ruuH contributions to the
government Wfr funds. Their suhscrlp-
tons 20 the Fourth Liberty Loan all
ready mount .utp the millions and
will probably ,Ncecd what They have
invested iu previous loans. F,.r the
Third Loan the have a record II Sc
SaS.T0u. and their total contribution
in tho fr-t three campaigns h. csti
mated ~ sIt.nUn.nO0
The uotnul ttct about these Groek
subscriptions hat They have come
ln small amounts. OF the 81. 900
Grecka who have bought Liberty
bonds. only o.. subscribed for bonds
OF Si0.U0u CO., over, Thc payments
which thoy made came out 90 their
sman savings md represented sacri-
flee
Serving in uuT army now arc moro
than $4,000 -nlliuik II Greek birth
ur %parcnturc Wher tho treaty with
Greecc goes into effect. a.. 900 more
win be added tn the potential supply
of troops Although most oi these
mon have been In Amcrica onlS a
short time. they understand that her
cause is tho same as TINT OF Greece
and ire satisfied 10 take their place Ia
the ranks ~ IA" United State army
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-16
Yank Gets a
Royal Welcome As
He Reaches o. S. A.

New York, Dee. lG-Onc solitary
doughhoy. being the only trooper
aboard the transport Oregonian. which
arrived from France today. received
as royal a welcome home as II ne had
been an entire regiment. The ore
CONAN was met down the bay by the
police boat with the mayors welcom-
ing committee aboard the police gioe
club and ONE police reserves. us In
the case of other transports
over the rail leaned the ono sol
der. lie appeared startled when tho
police boards siren let out u mighty
blast. then waved his hand and danced
ecxtatically when he found what u
was an about. lie bowed %uppreciat-
ingly when tho glcc club rendered
Home Sweet Home and proved an
adept at catching cigarettes with
which he was peltod by the women
police reserves. all Of which was &C
oording 10 the usual program OF well
come.
The lone soldier was Sergeant Le.
land 4. Kaufman. Headquarters troop.
second division. who was bringing
homo Joe" the favorite charger OF
Major General Omar Bundy. whose
troops stopped the Germans on the
Marine. The "a horse carried the
general In this and other engagements
Kaufman. detached at Chateau
Thierry as u platoon leader in the
Ninth Infantry. was gas.sd ana
wounded In the LEG on july Is.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-16
Bulgarian Premier
Ever Anti-G German

What b. taking place in Bulgaria
today might safely have been prophc-
sled months ago. The material Iav
open In the fil. ct the sofia Pre-
porctz. tn" person. organ Of Prime
Minister Maiinof He became prem-
Ter at the end 90 Juno. Editorials
written hy him during tho preceding
weeks show that De- was thoroughly
anti-Gcrmun, and that when the time
came he would act H~ccurdinglv. Al
times his outspoheuncss Is remark
able.
When Germany so'tlod the affairs of
PROSTATE Rouniauil IN her own way.
AZ the treaty Of Bucharest Malinoft
sounded a warninE
bulgaria has not benefited n ull.'
he wrote on June 4 and what ~ hers
by right has been taken from her. We
do not doubt our own future. hut wa
doubt what the Future of allies will be
with us.
a few days l8ter he wrote THE
assertion hat ;hy question 81 the
pobrudta viii he settled after the con
Ciusion OF peace anne warm any
Bulgarian heart. ON the contrary. V
reduces Ia dust the projects of Ger
many In southeastern Europe
Thig was sufficiently plain. Bui the
next day lc went still farther lie fci,
that GERMANY was virtually helping
Turkey To take bulgarian territory.
And he said
'One who cNtorts cannot hc an ally.
II Bulgaria must seek an understand
ing with Turkey, % nay have To- en-
ter iHto direct negotiations. whlrh mas
have "a result quite tho opposite Ia
what the allies. Germany and Austria
expect"
After Malinoff became premier. tho
Nossiche Ieitung sent a correspondent
to interview him. ana tho correspond
ent reported hum ~ saying. somewhat
graphically, that many Of the mis-
takes Of the late government were
closely connected with Germany" In
the course OF tie same week. q para
graph appeared IN the I'reporct2
which spoke If certain "hiackmailors
thieves, and impostors' Udcntity un-
specified who are tho greatest one.
mics ~ country. much more dan
gcrous than the enemy In arms
against US apparently the Nossicho
Zeitupg had thought: Could he pos.
sibly mean U.S. Al any rate. n an
nounced that IL would withhold its
opinion as 20 the real attitude at Ma
linoff toward Germany until he made
" palmer hy his actions. It should
be sufficiently plain by nov
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-16
Lithuanian Tongue
Is One OF Oldest

Whom the Gcrmuns invaded iIthr
anio early ,n the war. on, or the
nrHi stops was so suppress lIl npws-
pppets published "a me Lithuanian
language and substitute German .
far aH possible Later on they chan"
od their policy aud published uDW
papers in Lithuanian. uut IrHcfN.
uowH and editorial cu'ufuus
Tho Language of the i-ithuuuu.n
people iu one ot the oldest iu th,
world ~ strikingly resembles some
Of the ancient nvu ana scrmH 70"
have nothing m common with Tho
slavic and GCfmnn Although the
-lithuaninns were surrounded for con
turtles by Russian, German and Polish
Influences. they managed 90 preserve
their speech in rs original purity
In richness Of vocabulary iithuar-
ian n only equalied bN English MANY
of itA 1900 words az. almost tdonu-
cni with tho correspondents Greek
Latin or Sanskrit words So Welt
have some of the primitive character
istics OF the language been ptoacN ci
m the undisturbod Luckwutcrs or
Iithuania that. u u were possible fol'
the Romans and Greeks 10 rise from
their graves. they would have httit
difficulty IN understandings whole
sentences as spoken hy tho lithuaa-
iuns today. white these could Just tt
easily understand some oi tho phrases
OF lhc Sauskrit