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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

II, VI. Lewis Appointed Demonstrators.
Mr.. II. NJ. Lewis, WHO was Supcrvis-
inc teacher in this agrculturai dis
trict for the past several months and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

Special showing of Chitforobcs il
Gak and mahogany.
S. M. & e. Fl. Wilkes e Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

SUBSCRIBE TO "TEIE ADVERTISER"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

New line of Aluminum Ware Just
received.
8. NJ. & q. II. WILKES 6 co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

rs pieces Amoskeag Gingham, bought
last year, just received; worth now
4Oc, our price today, yd. ~ 25c
25 pieces Windsor Gloria Percale;
worth today 35c, our price, yd. 23c
Big lot 27 inch Dress Gingham, all
good styles, only ----- 25c
pieces Country Club Sport Skirting,
worth 75c, to close at once soc
l piece sc inch Brown Linen, worth
SOC yd., only Csc
5pieces fancy 36 inch Skirtings; all
striped, only --------------2 Csc
81 inch Pride Of the West Lawn,
only Observation-Disclosures 15c
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

We have selected few choice articles from our LARGE
stock which believe will appeal to those who are still
filling out their apparel On account Of the rapid
advance being made in all lines Of merchandise we con-
slider the prices offer these articles very attractive
indeed.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
SWEDISH LUTHERAN FUND.

An offering will be taken up al the Swedish Lutheran church next Su a- day for tho Lutheran Soldiers Fund and it is expected that the mem ber,9 Of the church will respond sentrous- Y because of the fact that the l,uthcr- ans all through the country have !c- gun a campaign for the raisinz; of S2,250, 900 in three years in the eff fort to send Chaplains to the front
 There arc about 60 young men of the church at the front and it IS the Dian of the campaigners to raise q bout $'oo.0O0 during the firSt year In tho near future Dr. Julius Lincoln of Jamestown, x. Y, will come here tu deliver an address on his nXUfri- cnres While in the war zone in France and Belgium. The women of the church met this afternoon and will meet again tonight to do sewing
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
 BY LIEUT. F11zHuGH GREEN U. sN
Commanding Officer.

Who is there can crticisc the splendid way in which our country men have sprung to the call of duty. More than lives have been given. For to give ones happiness is to give one's soul-sometimes. Yet gener- ously have both been supplied. Only a. few have faltered. Mir. was one of them.
 He was a seafaring gentleman, par tjcularly gentleman. He was not a millionaire, but he had enough He was not a woman natter. but he was a bachelor. He was not a coward. or selfish, or narrow. But he had his limitations
 Also he had a little yacht. She was longer than a wash tub but not much wider. Inf1amed by the fervor of war time he offered her to the Navy Department. Prompt acceptance fol- lowed. In the same mail was a com mission for himself as an officer in tho Naval Reserves. attached to which was an order to report to the local Navy Yard for instructions be- fore taking command He was to be skipper of his own ship after all,
 He reported. Afame with antici- patton of imm ediate naval action he burst into the presence of his senior.
 Yes, I remem ber,'' was the absent minded reply he got for a welcome. "Hettcr read up your duties first" fat book was handed him.
 He consumed an hour going over the details of putting his little craft into commission q naval NeSSel The next half hour was hrdeouS With the responsi hilitieS which Com n,andinc Officer must assume and penalties due him II he fails.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
TODAY'S TABLOID TALE
HedniC's Service Flag
By Joe Blast

fi"aEllf s sFTfsfF gag.
 lndulatine cttully in the orcoz" outside the shop of H @inic W:osbaden. tailor for men. young men and gentle men. waved 4 Scr}icc flag with nine stars.
 RIeI@ford PersiRase, spying It, interrupted himself as he Was passing by.
 That's what I call patriot Ism " he uurmured heartily.
 And, being man with an action to suit every word, he strode inside the shop and rta5ped the rough but honest hand of Hei0ie Wiesba den.
 Sir, you are patriot.'' said Erelsfor,1 pcrsifasc
 Chess sir replied Wieshad- en modcstly.
 You, sir, 2, man so obvious " of German birth, with Tcu- ton llneaments but an alIv's heart-why, bless your soul, It 5 splendid. Nine stars: Your case should go down in his tory! How the clarion call of democracy must i;:,' -ArE in your ears, how he ..li::,ty spirit Of world frt-'t!.:.n must have stirred your b,cUd. how the distant appeal of the op- pressed and dOWntrodden must have touched your heart, how the divine voice of jus ticc must have echoed in your soul. for you to have made such a Sd acrificcu'
 His eloQuence filled his own eyes with tears, and Heinie Wiesbadcn wept with Sympa- thy.
 Chess sir," he snivelled brokenly. "dey--deys vass my nine best customers.
 Snatcbing up three pairs Of trousers that were waiting pa tiently to be pressed. Rrclsford Persif1age strC de out
 iCopyright 1918 hy George
 Matthew AGcue)
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

H e came to thc/part marked Cor respondence." 1t told him that the Captain had to write to everyone ill Washin gton at least once week and tell them what he had aboard from rie-plates to pencils And if there was anything he didn't have the book gave at least two hundred ways of asking for it, but only one way was exactly right. He skipped the rest.
 Coming to organization he found that he must be a combination navi- gator sunner-engineer- night watch man-and-nurse. If the magazines blew up or the ships cat fell over board he was the one to blame If he couldn't prove his innocence, (which was manifestly impossihlc) he's must take the blame.
 He found he mustn't permit mar- | riagcs or mutiny," and if King came aboard he was to represent the President, But if a drunk came, aboard he was, prest O. the Chief of { Police.
 At the end of four hours he came tire from battle" He shook his head, .Battlc.'" he muttered. land she's only 6ftv tons:'' On the same pagc he read; "* 10 abandon the ship he shall be the last to leave" Just then som ebody opened the door and q blast Of cold air shipped in. The patriot shivered. He rose and addressed the officer behind the desk;
 sir, the government is welcome to my boat, to my house, to my money. leaving me oniy bit But he held " out the book, 1T see Pm too old"
 He was too old; not in years, though, for forty is young But in ! spirit: too old to make a stab. Which IS what half the country is doing, and . succeeding.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
SAVE THE TEARS.

Fhat the boys at the front need
 words from home which foster the 1t of f-cheerfuiness. The same is true hose at the training camps those ing ready to go to the front. It
 efore behooves all who have oc- on to write letters which will be l in France or in the cantonments " aside the pen given to out-pour-
 of grief. A word of cheer is i'm ely better than a long drawn out ling. The boys who are away n home know that everyone in
 sted in their welfare misses them. V know, too, that the hearts of the --at-homc folk are in the right e. There is no need of decorating CTS with tear-drops, especially en the need is for courage.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
Urges Fresh Air at Movies"

Since there seems to be an effort to mako Washington the model city in every way, city commensurate with the ideas of i6ealists when consider ing the health of it's populace, why don't they look after the horrible at moSpheric conditions f11 some of the moving picture theaters it has been my misfortune to viSit?' asked Frank l.. Bourne of New York at the Raleigh "A crusade against these theaters should result in inm edlate and radical changes in the systems of ventia ation. Owners of thcaterS should be compelled to comply with the reg ulations in force in other cities, name lv: Five hundred cubic feet of air a hour for each patron. However, in order to conserve heat during the vinte, many of the local proprietors close up openings for the ingress of fresh air.
 "The decrease in tho mum Der of old fashioned moving picture theaters, if continued, will remove a menace to public health. Tn connection with the question of healthful atm mospheres in moving picture theaters, the prac- tice in some houses in this city of using a disinfectant and deodorant to disguise the four air should be dis co,lraged am like many another citizcn-I would prefer to sit in a chilled atmosphere, knowing it was pure then to be compelled to inhale the atmosphere from closed-up ShowhOuSe.'
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
ENDING THE WAR.

Peace, when it comes, will be A ce brought about by a victorious S ny. The German Kaiser believes, Aurally, that such a peace will be ed by the shining sword and the Filed fist each branded with the le-mark Made in Germany" Commenting on the fall and decline Trotzky-Lcnine government in sssia the Kaiser said in a recent egram to the burgomaster of Ham, |-g:
 I've ought to bring peace to the srld We shall seek in every way to it. Such an end was achieved yes gday in a friendly manner with an bmy which beaten by our armies, Fceives no reason for fighting longer, lends a hand to us, and receives our snd. We clasp hands. But he who Al not accept peace. but on the Ahtrary declines, pouring out the Bod of his own and our people, must H forced to make peace. We desire live in friendship with neighboring Soples, but the victory of German zns must first be recognized. Our bops under the great HindenburS zll continue victorious Then peace Rla come
 IThat is the kind of a peace the biser desires. It is the kind of a lace he would force on the world.
 is, in a word, a Bolshevik peace. he Entente Allies and the United
 ates of America, fighting side by be, will have none of it. What is |Iitable to Leon Trotzky and his Fnchman Nikolai Lenine is not |latable to the statcSm cn Of the great bwers centering their forces against ermany. So, if the Kaiser can be ken at his word, and he is very frank
 this statement, it must be a battle
 the death.
 There are those who hope and pray lat peace will come like a bolt out s the blue: that by some divine liracle the armies battling agains' ,cb other will lay down their arms nd go home to life's peaceful pur. its; that the world which is now ar rmed camp will magically develop ito a carnival ground. These ar' 2nsulnmations devoutly to be wished
 hose arc dreams too good to. conn 'ue. The grim fact of the matte that the fight must go on. Hov oug it will go on will be determined ! no small mea sure by Inc success O. he Allies in stoppins the well adver
 sed advance of the Germans thi. bring.
 From all the spol<esmen Of the Ger ban empire and the dual monarch, Fe have heard the rumblings of vague Ieace terms Count von Hertling Fonnt von Czernin and all their tri b. lave wasted words to this effect. II
 he hnal show down it is for tn Kaiser to say upon what terms peac hall be negotiated. His terms ar Mainly written in the telegram to tn ,urgomaster of Hamburg. The wort low knows, or should know. tha
 here can be no peace until the flaps ,urgs aad the Hohenzollerns ar
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
Comfortable Reading
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The presidents remarks to Con- er~sS are very comfortable reading when they reach the newspapers in that they have the right of way One docs not read--"the view Of every public man whose thoughts Con- tinucd on Page 26),' but the text goes right along whose thoughts do not still finger in an age that is dead and gone.
 Nobody's coTsets, nobody's drive in com DinatiOns. nObOdNS Seml-annuat shirt sale or Win-thc- war cok book is mixed into the presidents loeas. 1hey get tho front pagc--al' or Vt IT hec- os..-r rv and often frame round them to repel intruderS.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
MORE WATER NEEDED
Factory Consumption Increasing at Rapid Rate-DomeStic COnSun1p- ton Almost Stationary.

The consumption of city water m 32 place where power is used in the year of 1917 was S,252,3 300 cubic feet. Receipts for the above quantity were s66,6 44.61 as against 103,744,- loo cubic feet used and receipts of $59,s75.57 in 1916. A gain in factory consumption of 9.50S,2 200 cubic feet and in receipts of S6,669.04 Is noted for the year.
 The consun7 ptjon of water in 1912, the first year under the present rates, was 99.39t, 100 cubic feet, showing an increase of f2.S56. 200 cubic feet in the consumption for 1917. Reduced to gallons this amounts to 49.392,- 250, or about Onc-half the present storage. which means that if present increase continues more water will he needed
 The domestic consumpt is all most stationary. the saV wing in waste since the meter system was first In- stalled offsets the new buildings erected annually.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

for the Red Cross. Lenten services will be held at the church tomorrow night at 7:45 o'clock. At the meet ing of the Luther League. which is 10 be held on Thursday evening, At- torney Emil Danberg will speak on the draft laws.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

be stated but that fact that every sol o1ef mas one means that the work done pS American women is a big comfort to the soldiers now on the firing line. lh'S fact should bc solaco 10 the A'hcF1can women who have made them as well as to the soldiers More
 Kits wanted with socks and tobacco.'
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
Means More Now.
Washington Starr

Does letter of introduction mean anything to you /? asked the caller
 More than it used to-, replied Senator Sorghum. stationery and typists have become so scarce that a man is not so likely to waste time on letters of introduction in spirit of mere idle compliment" ..
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
NEW MAPS PREPARED.

The engineering department hns4 prepared two new maps of the citv7 water supply. One map, shows that various pipe lines and reservoirs andI the other is a complete water man. of the Burlington region
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
POISON GAS.

Army officers are agreed on one thing: It is going to be a fearful drive on the West front when the Germans get going, which will be about the early Spring; but the drive will be no more furious than the repuIse.
 There is talk of new brand of poison gas the Germans are preparing to use There is also suggestion that the belljgcrents will como to some sort of agreement which will prevent the use of any such thing. As the Germans may not be expected to live up to any conditions imposed on their methods of fighting, the hn- tcnte Allies and the United States may be expected to show no quarter Which means they will be prepared to administer the same medicine the Germans prescribe.
 Soldiers back from behind the Ger man lines, men who were captured and later exchanged for prisoners of war have gruesome tales to tell. ct their stories are nothing more nor less than the world has known since the introduction of poison gas by the , Germans the year after the war broke out All civilized nations had, up to that time barred such things i as the connections prepared by Ger man chemists Yet when the Germans raye the first bitter taste Of these . things it remained for workers in other la boratories to cope with the Potsdam gang. They did, and sut- ceeded. The Germans got something worse than they gave
 Tn the great spring drive which the world is awaiting, if the Germans pro ] ducc something worse than has ever : been known the Allies must come . back with something equally as des- tructiyc And, from those in close touch with military affairs, it IS sur missed that the Huns will be greatly surprised if they 'uncork' a new scn- : sation: for there are a few inventors in this country who know a trick or two about the trade.
 Let 'cm come with their poison gas" say the army officers and others. Let 'cm conc' they say. and see
 who get3 the worst of it. Without attempting to make any prediction we will wager tho Germans wish they never heard the name poison gas in thc event they have a new brand. Every American woman who has helped to pack P"d Cross comfort kit for our boys "ovcr there" will De interested in cablcgram received at the national headquarters of the American Red Cross from Major
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Mai. John Purroy Mitchell has gone to an aviation camp in Cali fornia. He is best known as the recent mayor of New York city In 6 few months he will be doing some thing in France. Springfield Re- publican
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

As was expected Germany is not satisfied with the no war policy of the bolsheviki, it wants a good fat slice of Russia. ia.--Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

We cannot send troops abroad be- cause there are no ships, and We can not fill the ships with troops because there arc no troops, and our men at the front are engaging in daily ar ti1lerN due1s with the Germans- New York Evening Post
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Now federal control of knitting, in- dustrial and rccrcational both. seems likely.--New York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

It's waste of time 10 repeat hair raising stories 10 bald headed men.- Chicago News.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

All the debuta ntes nowadays are not marrying lieutenants--sone of them are marrying captains and ma iorS.~-Norwich Record
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
FACTS AND RANCHES.

vernon Castle was a butterfly, but ms wings were of Stcel.-Hartford Post.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Sooner or later Trotzky will have to trotskv-~-and at a better than 2:40 gait if he is to escape with his hide. Now London Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

The idle Mondays have been abol- ished, but judging by the ciotheslines they weren't very idle in some quar- ters.-Meriden Journal.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

A newspaper in Mexico reports that the United States, with the as- sistance of Canada and Cuba, is about to invade Mexico. Why drag in the United States and Canada ?-Toronto Mali and Emplre. ~
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

It seems to be the earnest pur- pose of the Germans to cause Lon don to add sleepiess nights to meat less and such like days. but appar- entiy the effort is no screaming suc- ceSs.--Hartford Times
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Decreasing consum ption of cock tails and increasing consumption of sugar are closely related cause and effect-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Every American woman who has helped to pack E"d Cross comfort interested in a cabjcgram received at the national Headquarters of the American Red Cross from Major James H Perkins. American Red Cross Commissioner to Europe. It is as follows:
 Every American soldier now en- terlns the trenches carries an Ameri- can Red Cross comfort kit containing towel, shirt, writing paper pencil. soap, Handkerchief, socks mirror and tobacco, The number Of kits cannot
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

There are two things all of us want to do. We want to get the Germans running and we want to keep business runnjng.-New Haven Union
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
BUNGALOW APRONS

when they paraded down Fifth ave- nue on Uashington's Birthday-they wondered.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

In consideration of the way the first Americans are cnll iang in the army and navy and hUying Liberty bonds the old definition about good Indians and dead Indians ought to be crossed out Of the bookS.-~NeW York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Officially considered the United States is "she'. Nel1, so is B71tan- nia Yes. and SO arc Italia and La Belle France. They are not as fem mine as it sounds.-CIeyeland Plain Dealer.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Yer Hfan those contatnlng adFfce |" ..keep your feet dry, Sohn," and be sure to cover yourself well at night Send them fags--trench language LOT cigarettes--and tobacco in other forms. Homemade titbits will oe welcome. Light reading matter "ht help while away the hours when out of the trenches. The Y. M. C. A. and K. of c. huts, supported by the stay at-homes, will provide the needed recreation.
 The foe in front will keep the troops busy while in the trenches
 Now, more than ever, our trlenus on the other side, \ in the so-calied 'uuiet sector'-targets for Hun at tacks-need the support of all Ut homo. Do not deny them this con solation DO not increase their bur den by adding your worries. Back up the government with men, munitions and money These are the things that count.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

1h'S IaCt should bc q sOlaco 10 the American women who have made them as well as to the soldiers. More kits wanted with socks and tobacco.'' FACTS AND RANCHES.
 Vernon Castle was a butterfly but hls wings were of stcel-Hartford Post
 As was expected Germany is not satisfied with the no war policy of the bolsheviki it wants a good fat slice of RuSsia.--Norwch Bulletin.
 Now federal control of knitting, in- dustrial and rccrcational both. seems lik ely.--New York Evening Sun.
 Mai. John Purroy Mitchell has gone to an aviation camp in Cali fornia. He is best known as the recent mayor of New York city. In 6 few months he will be doing some thing in France.-Sp,'ing1e Re- publican.
 All the debutantes nowadays are not marrying leutenants--some of them are marrying captains and ma iors.--Norwich Record.
 It's waste of time 10 repeat hair raising stories 10 ba Id headed men, Chicago News.
 We cannot send troops abroad be- cause there are no ships and We can not fill the ships with troops because there arc no troops, and our men at the front are engaging in daily ar bilerN duels with the Germans,-- New York Evening Post
 It seems to be the earnest pur- pose of the Germans to cause Lon don to add seepess nights to meat less and such like days. but appar- ent1y the effort is no screaming suc- cess,--Hartford Times
 Sooner or later Trotzky will have to trotsky--and at a better than 2:40 gait if he is to escape with his hide. New London Day.
 The idle Mondays have been abol- ished, but judging by the c,otheslines they weren't very idle in some quar- Meriden Journal.
 A newspaper in Mexico reports that the United States, with the as sistance of Canada and Cuba, is about to invade Mexico. Why drag in the United States and Canada ?-Toronto Mali and Emplre.
 Decreasing consumption of cock tails and increasing consumption of sugar are closely related cause and effect---New York Sun.
 There are two things all of us want to do. We want to get the Germans running and we want to keep business runnjng.--New Haven Union.
 Officially considered the United States is "she" Wei, so is Britain nia Yes. and so arc Italia and La Belle France. They are not as fem mine as it sounds.-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
 In consideration of the way the first Americans are cnli itlng in the army and navy and buying Liberty bonds the old definition about good Indians and dead Indians ought to be crossed out Of the booHS.--NeW York Evening Sun.
 Urges Fresh Air at Movies since there seems to be an effort to mako Washington the model city in every way, city commensurate with the ideas of idea lists, when consider ing the health of it's populace why at
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-02-08
COST OF THE WAR.

In reviewing the war losses
and gains, statisticians present
these facts. More than $1,000, :
900 men have been killed or per-
manently injured, the killed
alone numbering 1000, 900. A
total of over S1OO, 900, 900, 900 has
been expended by the nations at
war, and "at the present rate of
rising expenditure the cost will
exceed $3.50, 600, 100000 when
the fourth year Of the conflict is
reach next August" Over so,
600, 600 men in Europe are un-
der arms, whose energies are
turned from production to de-
struction."
To appreciate at a glance the
huge cost of the war, one has
only to consider that the cost of
the six wars preceding, includ-
ing the American Civil War, to-
tailed only about s23, 900, 900, 900.
By August Great Britain will
have spent $4,000, 100000. 1t
is estimated that in the period
since the war began. the beliger-
ent powers have quadrupled their
debts, the interest on which is
SIS, ZOO, 100000.