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The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
Ask Release Of
fresh Prisoners
Dublin City Council Calls Attention to
fragrant Injustice Of British
Government.

The members of the city council of
Dublin have passed resolution call
ing the attention of "the free nations"
of the world to the following facts:
"From the nation of Ireland nearly
a hundred leaders Of national public
opinion have been taken and cast into
prison without charges being preferred
against them and without being given
an opportunity of explaining their po-,
sition to Ireland and to the world.
'"These men and women have been
deported from Ireland and are not al
lowed to see relatives, friends or bust
ness representatives. Even their cor
respondence is unduly delayed and in
terfered with by British censors, all
entailing suffering and hardship on
families and dependents, in addition to
the suffering of the prisoners them
selves.
''In the eyes of Ireland, these lead
ers have been cast into Jail by the
enemies of our nation for demanding
freedom for their native land and for
claiming that to her no less than to
Belgium and Serbia, shall the right of
self-determination apply"
The Lord Mayor, in moving the res
olution, said the English Government
is not only an enemy of Ireland, but
of England, also. "Its action he
went on, Gin arresting, deporting and
interning in English jails so many of
our countrymen and women, without
any trial, without even any charge be-
ing preferred against them, constitutes
one of the greatest breaches toward
the liberty of the subject which any
government could be guilty of; a blot
which no amount of palaver with for
eign powers will erase; an act which
goes to the very root of justice and
fair play"
Bishop Fogarty Of Killaloe and Tim
othy NJ. Healy, NJ. p, have written let
tiers supporting the resolution.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
English Church To|
Introduce bened ietion

Over eighty "priests" and 100 lay
men have been participating in a con-
ference at Hoxton, England, to dis
cuss the possibility of introducing the
"Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment" into the Church of England.
The Bishop of Turro, it appears, re-
Gently forbade such service in Corn
wall parish, and this conference was
convened to protest against his action
and to support the rector of the par
ish in his defiance of the Bishop.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
SEATTLE SHIPBUILDERS
CHAMPION IRELAND
Seattle Metal Trades Council Goes
on Record for the Application Of
President Wilson's Ideas.

Seattle.-The men who built one
fifth of Pershings bridge of ships
have demanded in no uncertain terms
the Freedom of Ireland. At the week
ly meeting of the Seattle Metal Trades
Council, held last Tuesday evening,
a resolution representing nearly TO-
900 union ship builders, was unam-
mously endorsed, which eloquently and
sternly pleaded for the self-determina-
ton of Irelaid.
Dan p. McKillop, one of the best
known and most influential of the
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
MRS. M. LEARY BUYS
HAMILTON BLOCK

Butte.-At a reported consideration
of $4,000, Mrs. Mayme Leary of the
Leonard Hotel has purchased the
Hamilton block, Hamilton and Broad
way, from AL Green. The Hamilton
is a three-story structure located in
the heart of the business district.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
u. S. MAINTAINS NAVAL
BASE IN IRELAND

London, Nov. 23-The naval station
at the American base at: Queenstown
will not be dismantled, but will be
used for a transatlantic cable and
aerial mail service in the near future.
This service will be established as
soon as it can be inaugurated.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
THE IRISH MARTYRS.

Next Septuagesima Sunday-Febru-
airy 16, 1919-is set apart for collec-
ton throughout Ireland for defraying
the expenses of the canonization of
the Irish Martyrs, and of the Blessed
Oliver Plunkett The martyrs number
25s.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14

Mask, as safeguard against influ.
enza and pneumonia, are being worn
constantly by Knights of Columbus
secretaries at all military camps in
his country.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
A GREAT RECORD.

Over three thousand students were
enrolled by the Jesuit Colleges of the
Missouri province in the Students
Army Training Corps.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
A GOLDEN JUBILEE.

The Little Sisters of the Poor opened
their first home in the United States
fifty years ago in New York, in Sep
TENDER.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-14
CARDINAL LoGUE.

Among the aged and yet active Car
dinals, is the Irish Primate, Cardinal
Logue. His age is now 70 years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-18
ASSESSORS NOTICE 1919.

The auditors Office will be open
from the first day OF January to the
10th day Of February, 1919, to make re-
turns OF personal property and all
transfers of real estate, for taxation.
For the convenience Of taxpayers
the Auditor or his deputy will attend
the following named places TO- receive
returns for said year, to w.t.
Monday, Jan. 20, Scufflctown town
ship. S. J. Craigs Store.
Monday. Jan. 20, Jacks township, S
w. Deans.
Monday, jan. 90, Jacks township
RcnnO.
Monday. Jan 20, Hunter township
MOuntvllc.
Monday. Jan. 90, Cross Hill town
ship. Cross Hill.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-18
MAKE 1T A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Cause Others to Be Happy and Feel
the Joy OF Sacrifice~.All In tho
Front Ranks.
Christmas !

Christmas!
Every year it comes and every year
we love it and wonder why we haven't
the year, writes Margaret Mott Cor
don. Perhaps we do not have the
time? But to what do we give our
time? And why is it that at Christmas
we all "talic timc' to do the many lit
tie thoughtful things that we have
been postponing for months and
months?
One of tho things we seem to forget
IS that the more we give to others the
more we have ourselves, and the more
we have the capacity for giving. 1t is
q wonderful thought and one that we
should carry around with us all tho
time. For we always feel so tingling
and Joyous when we have made sac
riiicc or sec that we have really made
someone else unusually happy.
This year for most Of us is very diff
f0rcnt than any we have yet lived, be-
cause, even though we are not all ac.
tually on the firing line, we are there
in our hearts and the thought cannot
but give us Il strange eXultant feeling
to be in the front ranks, marching
with the music!
After all, that is just what the spirit
Of Christmas is. During the Yuletdo
we are all in the front ranks and tri-
umphantly moving forward, for we arc
thinking, not Of ourselves, but of
others. And that very sense which
loves and therefore serves, which un-
dcrStandS and therefore sacrifices, Is
the true spirit of Christmas. 1t Is the
real thrill Of life. 1t is the greatest
and most far-rcachinS emotion in the
world, and just to know that we are
capable of that feeling, even though II
should come only once year, would
show that there is the right spirit with
in us, and with little cultivation We
might make it last all through the
year.
Engraved Cards and Invitations
Advertiser Printing Company
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-18

out cake Of maple sugar, bit off
fragment and Smacllrd his lips.
"Gcnuinc stuff, ch?" he laughed
jovialy.
"Yourc lucky lad Ted" spoke Mr.
Willis, his voice Il tritic husky. Then
he went into his private Office ana for
ten minutes sat idly in his swivel chair
dreamy, far away expression upon
his face.
"I can taste that maple sugar yeti"
he sighed finally. Let me see, it's
two years since I've visited the old
homo town. I'm ashamed Of it, for
we've run down to Nclli2's folks only
twice since we were married. Maybe
try, too. IIcllo"
He had picked up his mail and be-
gan to rifle the Slittcl envelopes. The
first lines of the letter he opened read:
"My dear daughter Nellie: We are
so hopeful that YOU may give us a
Christmas visit this year, and you
and Mr.. Willis would be so welcome !"
"Why, this won't dow calculated
John Willis, replacing the letter that
had been carclcssly opened by the Of
fec mail clerk. Dear old pcOplc-and
Nellle!"
His heart suddenly smotc him. Mel
lie never murmurcd ut the eXactions
Of business. Faithfully she accom-.
panied him to social functions, and all
the time conception of their hollow
superllciality had ended in dream Of
the dear old life, where true hearts
and quiet, humble pleasures seemed to
bcckOn lOngingly.
"I'm going to take Il run down to
the country to look after my old
home" John Willis told Nellie that
evening. "Thc tenant has left and
want TO see what can be done with it,
He returned two days later. "Saw
your folks, dear" he said, and Ncllic's
famishcd soul greeted the tender word
like Il cooling drnught to Il thirstinl
spirit. "Looli here, Tuesday is Christ
mas eve. Those SnoWclad hills al
home have made me hungry for s
sleigh ride. BE ready to take n rcgu
lar od-faShionCd frolic." And there
awoke in Nellie the most cXtravagan
soul Of hope.
Bundle up good" directed her hus
band the next evening, as a doubl,
team attached to Il rOomy cutter ar
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-18

Please make note that the appoint
mcnts will be filled just as advertised
and to please come out and make re-
turns. One man usually makes the
whole round and some may not under
stand the notice this time, as | have
lividcd up the territory in the several
0wnShips.
All male citizons between the ages
If 81 and 60 years on the first Of Jan
rary, except those who are incapable
naimCd or from other causes, are
lccmcd polls, Confederate veterans
excepted.
Also all male citizens between the
gcS Of IS and 30 on the 1st day of
nnuary, 1920, are liable to a road tax
pf $l.50 and arc required 10 make
Turing the time above specified and
heir rCturn Of same TO the Auditor
hall pay to the County Treasurer at
he same time other taxes arc paid in
leu Of working the roads, school trus-
'ecs. students and ministers are ex-
ccptcd from road tax.
All taxpayers arc required to give
township and number Of school dis
irictS: also state whether property Is
situated in town or country. Each lot,
tract, or parcel Of land must be en-
tered separately.
After the Goth Of February so per
cent penalty will be attached for fail
urc to make returns on personal prop
crty and 20 per cent on transfers Of
real estate.
]. w. THOMPSON,
20-td County Auditor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-18

rived in front Of the house. "Now,
then, snMggic under those robes ana
let Us sec If have forgotten how to
drive. Thirty milcS-do you think
you can stand it?"
"Oh John !" she almost gaspcd.
"That would be our home town. You
don't mean"
"That | am going to tal;c you TO
your folks? Yes, dear ana stay there
with YOU over the holidays say"
bracing and thrilling as they started
down Il clear smooth road full speed,
"ths is like tie old times, when I used
to steal kiss from you, and I'll
take one now"
She was crying for joy. Her trcm-
bling hand stole TO his arm and lightly
rested there. IIcr heart was singing
amid newly awakened happiness.
"Thc river, hill ana old bridge p
shouted John an hour later. alive with
enthusiasm. "BonGrc on the skating
patch and-whoa Nellie, this is my
Christmas present to YOU"
He had halted In front Of the old
Willis homestead, prctcntious in It's
mansionllse beauty. "rvc decided to
give up the crowded city, Well, what
IS it?"
She could not tell him at that SUI
preme moment.
The merry sleigh bells rang out n
gay song of renewed youth and con-
tcntmcnt in dash for Ncllic's old
home. She ran up the steps to greet
loving Outstretchcd arms and fond
cries Of hcarts0me welcome.
"IIomc ut last" cried John Willis,
bursting into the brightly decorated
parlor radiant with evergreen and
holly. "Why! you look like a girl
again, Nellie! Merry Christmas And
he kissed her under the mistlctoe.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-18

ship. Cooks store.
Thursday, Jan. 23, Hunter township.
Clinton Cotton Mills.
Thursday. Jan. %. Sullivan town
ship, Princeton.
Thursday, Jan. %, Dials township,
Owings Station.
Thursday, Jan. 30, Youngs town
ship, w. p. llarliS's.
Friday, Jan. 81, Hunter township,
LYDIA Cotton Mill
Friday, Jan. "a, Sullivan township,
w. ID. Sullivan, ST..
Friday, Jan. q, Dials township,
Gray Court
Friday. Jan. 81, Y0ungs township,
Pleasant Mound
saturday, Jan. 25, Hunter township
Goldvillc.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-18

conr ~i+v thor nv of thc othor.
We investigated.
running and the mot quiet ma
chine
IS practically it's maintenance cost,
because its sin3plic:tv and the
high quality Of the various parts
maze repairs 2"o Eei''1cv''1claIo d
'a''Iy'
L.allcy-Lisht brings to the farm
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
GENE RAJ.

Seed corn is bringing from SIS to 325
bushel in the market. but John A
Stephens. a VIII county. Ill, farmer
Is selling II TO neighbors at 81. He
refused an offer from a seed house OF
$40 bushel for the 1000 bushels in
his crib.
OF the 5000 women arrested In
Philadelphia last year, more than g..
900 were charged with drunkenness.
Negro women are going TO Little
Rock. Ark. from all parts OF the South
and North. donnlng bloomers and 90.
Ing to work in the lumber mills. The
women receive $3.50 and 81 a day for
nine hours work.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter OF
the President. announced at the Wis.
sahickon barracks, naval reserve
force at Cape May. N. j., that she Is
going to France. She has been visit.
ing all the cantonments.
One hundred and sixty-six saloons
were closed In 81. Louis county, Mimi,
at IL o'clock Thursday night. Bar.
tenders worked frantically until the
stroke Of i2 and disposed OF all stocks,
Duluth has been dry since July, 1917.
Richard II. Norton OF Troy, Mo, a
member OF the Fifty-fIrst and Fifty.
second Congresses, died at a hospital
In st. Louis of complication OF dis.
eases. He was 69 years oiu. Norton
won his first nomination to Congress
by the flip Of coin which broke a
deadlock in district convention. In
1890 he defeated Champ Clark for the
nomination.
Taking part In the most magnificent
military spectacle that has ever oc.
Cured on the Pacific coast. more than
5000 soldiers from Colorado marched
In review before Mai. Gen. Frederick
s. Strong, commander OF the Fortieth
division In training at Camp Kearny
Cal.
Joseph Bashaw. i02 years old. died
at Leominster. Mass. after an Illness
OF ten days. Relatives said II was the
first time he had ever been III. Mr.
Bashaw was born In st. Hyacinthe,
Canada. and had lived on farm for
many years.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
WARRINGTON.

Forty.nine names appear on Sun.
days casualty list issued by the War
Department.
Senator Thomas OF Colorado intro.
duced In the Senate a resolution to
tear down the statue OF Frederick the
Great In front OF the war college.
An additional credit OF sli. 200. 600
was extended by the United States to
Belgium. making total loan to that
country Of siOi.60o.00o. The total
amount Of loans now extended to the
allies is 1896, 10000
All coal iobbers. brokers, selling aud
purchasing agents. and wholesale deal
ers. were put under license by Presi.
dent Wilson on recommendation oil
Fuel Administrator Garfield, who is.
sued regulations carefully circum,
scribing the charges to be made for
their services.
While the food administration was
making plans to meet the critical
wheat shortage by further reduction
IN consumption the Senate again took
M and debated legislation to Increase
production By raising the price Of the
1sls crop.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
OLD MAN FoRGETs cHlvALRY
Good Old Brother Wack Most uNaai.
lantly Puts Women In the Same
class % the Mule.

"No. sah!" replied Brother Wack to
the expostulation Of good old Parson
Bagster. "It's plumb onpossible to
modulate a mule widout cussin' him.
It kain't be did. Longs I cusses dis
varmint reg'lar and satrates him wild
a club 'casionally he dess lops his ears
for'ards and trudges right along wild
de plow. But de minute l draps de
club and dresses him In confectionery
language he turns his head and sneers
at me. Oar amt no gratitude In him.
He thinks he's got me bluffed.
"A mule. sab, am right smahthy like
a CONAN. Honey round her and buy
her fine clothes and moufie o. gold
teef, and sh'll walk all over 20. uh-
hollerin' for mo-. But slap her fat
when she needs 1t and talk to her loud
and coa'se. and she's as soople as an
angle. Keep a mule and CONAN
thankful for what yo' don't do to 'em,
and yo' got 'em gwine, every time
Kansas City Star.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
SPORT.

The Central League OF Baseball
Clubs will suspend operations for this
year. President Harry Stahlhefer an.
nounced at Terre Haute, Ind.
Wladek Zbyszko. the Polish wres-
ling champion. won from Pat comley.
the Irish champion, at Sioux City, la.
In two straight falls Zbyszko used
the head scissors and toe holds.
Ralph Greenleaf OF Monmouth, Ill.
established q new worlds pocket bill.
lizards record for continuous run in
competition on regulation table
when he won 15o-point game from
James flanagan at Camden, N. j., with
an unfinished run OF 1877. The former
record Of 1876 also was held by Green.
leaf.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
WESTERN.

The Nebraska council OF defense
lifted the embargo on shipments OF
seed corn out OF the state.
William j. Bryan will fire the open
ing gun OF the Wisconsin campaign
for ratification OF the national dry
amendment March 20. at Madison.
John Grant. sheepherder. was
found dead In his cabin fourteen miles
northeast Of Bozeman. Mont
The body OF George McNeel, one OF
two negroes arrested suspected Of i'm.
plication In the assault OF a young
white woman. was found hanging to a
tree In the courthouse yard at Mon.
roe. La.
], c. Anderson, said to be a Russell.
ite preacher. was held at Carlsbad.
N. NJ, to await action OF the federal
grand jury on the charge that he VIC.
lated the espionage act by alleged dis.
tribution OF the finished mystery"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
YHE LATEST IMPORTANT Die
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING The pAooagoo OF
GvGaTs IN ouR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Wsstsrn NsvspApss ua,on ksvs Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

The British casualties reported the
week ending March ie numbered 1852.
British ayiaiors have dropped . ton
Of bombs on the town Of Coblens. cap
ital Of the Rhine province Of Prussia.
Reports reaching Geneva from Ger
many say that panics have been
brought about By the British aerial
attacks on German towns.
The Paris war office reports series
OF strong German attacks In the direc-
tion Of Samogneux. north Of Bois des
Caurieres and In the Dezonvaux re-
gion.
Latest information shows that Sat
urday night the French troops entered
the enemy trenches at Malancourt on
. front Of 400 meters TO depth Of
800 meters.
The Germans have occupied Niko-
layey. In addition to Odessa. according
10 Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
Both Odessa and Nikolayey were
taken without fighting.
Berlin reports: Great losses were
caused among the population OF Menin
and Halluin tsoutheast OF Ypres) sit
usted behind our front. by the enemy's
fire and dropping OF bombs"
The verdun offensive OF the Ger
mans. In which they failed utterly to
break the French line. has been esti-
mated In conservative quarters as hay.
Ing cost them something like 500. 900
men.
An Amsterdam dispatch on Satur-
day said II had been learned on excel.
lent authority that the Dutch govern.
ment had accepted the demand OF the
entente allies relating to the use OF
Dutch ships In the danger rome.
A Berlin dispatch says that In Feb.
ruary entente avIators made twenty.
three attacks on German towns.
Treyes was raided three times and
Saarbrucker. Mannheim and Pirmas.
ems once each.
Attacking over an eleven. n.mile front
on the coastal sector In Palestine,
East Anglian. South Anslian and In.
dian troops have advanced to an aver,
age depth Of three miles, according to
an official statement issued by the
London War Office.
The American troops In the sector
east of Luneville. In conjunction with
the French. are still holding the for
mer enemy trenches northeast OF
BadonvillIers, although the Germans
have made another attempt to drive
them out with artillery.
In the east the Germans now hold
Odessa. the great Russian seaport on
the Black sea. which probably will be
used either ns the base for an In
vasion Of India by way OF Persia or
a. the terminal Of grain shipments
from Russia to the Central empires.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
FoREiok.

Severe rioting occurred In the na-
tional quarter Of Belfast between
mob Of 6inn reiners and the police.
Most Of the houses In lnnisfail, Aus
frslia. have BEEN demolished BY . ey-
cleae. There we're many casualties.
The British and Egyptian govern
ments have decided jointly to acquire
the entire Egyptian cotton crop begin.
ming next August
A Reuter- dispatch from London.
quoted reports to the effect that Maxi
malists had murdered $50 japanese at
Blagovetchensk.
The flint official all.India wheat
forecast shows that the area sown 10
the largest on record. being s4o0o. 900
acres. 1000 900 more than last year
Twenty-six persons are missing In
consequence Of . collision between q
naval vessel and the British steam
ship Baltimore. Survivors have been
landed At Kingstown. ireland. BY de-
stroyers.
Twenty thousand casualties have 70
suited from the civil war which has
broken out In Turkestan between the
soyiets and the natives. according 10
dispatches received at Petrograd.
Fierce battles are being fought.
There have been dozens OF trench
raids and minor actions everywhere
along the western front during the
past fortnight, but the French, AmerI.
can and British soldiers have started
just as many Of them az have the Ger.
mans.
As result OF the German landing
at Hangoe. the southemmost tip Of
Finland, American Consul Haines and
twenty Americans have fled from Hell.
singfors to Btorneborg. where they are
clamoring for United States Minister
Morris to send ship for rescue.
The allRussia Congress OF soyiets,
meeting at Moscow. by vote Of i53
to 80. decided to ratify the peace trea'
ty with the central powers. NJ. Rys.
zenov, a prominent Bolsheyik theorlst.
and representatives of all the profes-
sional unions. resigned from the Bol.
shevik party after the vote.
Moscow has again become the off
cial capital OF Russia. Peter the Great
moved the seat OF government from
Moscow TO Petrograd. which he found.
ed. and after 200 years the government
has been transferred by Its present
head. Nikolai Lenine. back to the his
toric capital In the heart Of Russia.
The limited number OF American
buyers now In Paris seeking models
for the spring and summer season re-
port that the leading creators Of Paris
styles have made their models con.
form strictly TO the requirements Of
the Washington economy board. SO
that patriotic American women can
serve their country regarding wool
conservation and at the same time dis.
play the best Partisan styles.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-21
BELclANs RouT HUN RAIDERS
Allies to Launch Offensive Against
Teutons In West.

Atliee 70 I1oHCu INTENSIVE A0athot
Teutons In West.
Paris, March 19.-Attacks by Ger.
man storm troops in the regions Of
Nieuport. Dixmude and Merckem
gained footing at some points. but
all were expelled by counter attacks,
says the Belgian official statement.
As the allied world has day after
day read the official reports from the
allied and Teuton war offices In the
hope that some inkling Of the real cit.
uation would present itself. the realis-
alton has come home that the Ameri-
cans. French. British, Belgian and Por-
tuCuese troops are maintaining their
control over the front running from
the North sea to Switzerland.
Artillery fire. at some point growing
In intensity, 10 reported but the allies
have held their own and their raiding
parties are everywhere busy In the en-
emy's trenches.
The long expected and confidently
awaited German drive has not mater.
ialized and the allies threaten to start
an offensive Of their own at various
points against the Teutonic legions.