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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-04

Copenhagen. Saturday, Nov. 30
Further revelations showing that
former Emperor William Of Germany
is seeking to escape responsibility for
bringing on the war are contained in
an article by Dr.. George Wegcncr, APP
pearing in thc Cologne Gazette, re-
counting conversation which the
writer had with the emperor Just be-
fore he fed In this interview the cm-
pcror attempted to shift the blame for
the world conflict to the shoulders of
Dir. Thcobald Won Bethman-EOllwcg,
former imperial chancellor and Gott-
licb Won ,Iagow, former minister Of
foreign affairs.
Against my will they sent me to
Norway" William is quoted as having
said "I did not wish to undertake
the voyage because gravity of the
situationti after the murder Of Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, was clear al
first sight. But the chancellor said to
me, Your majesty must take this Noy-
age in order to maintain peace. If your
majesty romans here, it undoubtcdly
means war and the world will lay to
your charge responsibility .or this
war
"Wcu. then undertook the voyage
During all this timc received no re
ports rrom>m my government concornin&
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-04
CH tRhESTON NAMED
PORT FOR SOLDIERS

Many Returning Troops Landed in
South Carolina. May be Ten Months
Before All Arrive.
Washington, Nov. 29.-Boston New
York, Newport News, Va, and Char
lesion, S. c., are the ports the war de-
partmcnt has planned for use for the
return Of the army from overseas.
Even with this wide distribution OF
the strain on port facilities and trans
portation, however, and with German
ships now idle in German harbors en-
ploycd on the task, careful estimates
show that the last Of the army could
not possibly reach the United States
in less than eight months Conscrva-
tive calculations upon which prcpara-
tons by the department probably Will
| be based, fixed ten months as the mini
mum.
These estimates have been made
wholly on the basis Of the physical
difficulties to be overcome and do not
take into consideration the question of
the retention in Europe for some time
of an American force which may be
agreed upon at the peace conference
If the return movement already III
!. progress is continued at full speed, the
last division in all probability could
not reach the United States before &C
! tober, 1919.
Decision to route the troops TO theil
homes through the four ports men
, toned is understood to have beer
, based on two main considerations
First, they have been equipped tt
handle the transports and the men
: and, second, they are the natura
= gatcways to the country, each fed d.
t an Independent rail system ramlfyin!
: back through geographically indcpcnd
@ ont sections of the United States. B
n loading the ships as far as poSSibl
!. with men from the same general sec
ton, it will be possible, army officer
) say, to avoid cross carrying ana dls
: rupton OF normal traffic in getting tn
, soldiers from the ships to their homes
In estimating transport tonnag
available for tile movement official
q have not only looked ahead to thc ne
= ships which will be delivered durin
u the dcmobilization period by the shil
ping board, but also upon idle Gcrma
n ships, including two new and Vci
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-04
Home Demonstration Department.

There arc so many boys and girls |
Of the county out of school this fall on
account Of intluacnza that | cannot
easily see all Of you. I want to ask
any boy or girl who is interested in
joining either the canning of poultry
club to write to me at once, and ! shall
come to see you or send YOU directions
as to work.
Those joining the Canning Club
should select one-tcnth acre Of ground,
which should be ploughcd and sown
down this fall If this is not posi-
bic, break plot and broadcast with
stable manure, SO that ground will
be in best condition for spring plant
ing. Directions for hot beds. etc. will
be given in early spring. Those join
ing Poultry Club should secure few
pure-b bred fowls this fall.
4 record Of work is kept by mem
bcrs and on these records are awarded
|
College.
We were sorry on account Of quar-
antnc not to be able to exhibit some
Of the work done by club members this
DO your part with other club mem
hcrs Of tho state. Join in with other
members and make Laurcns one Of
The banner counties in food production
and conservation. Any body or girl
between ages OF twelve 10 eighteen
may Join these clubs. If YOU are in
" tcrcstCd write TO me.
DAISY c.. HARRIS,
+. Home Dom. Agent,
Q Iaurons. s. c.
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
HOLD THIS STRANGER
FOR EXAMINATION

Waldyslaw zarzynskl, charged before
Municipal Court today with trespassins
on The Pusey and Jones Company prop
erty yesterday was dismissed by Judge
Churchman at the request OF Assistant
City Solicitor Maloy who told the court
that a mistake had been made. as the
defendant had not been on the property
OF the Pusey and Jones Company. u
seems the man was trying 10 force
panel on the company's fence The de-
fendant started TO run when special
officer McCloskey appeared and zar-
zynski was placed under arrest as
suspicious character.
The accused appeared 10 his stocking
feet when arraigned in court today and
carried his shoes In his hand.
larzynsh was not given his freedom
after being'dismissed by Judge Church
man, but was held for Investigation
The detective bureau have made finger
prints and are awaiting results from
Washington. Zarzynsh resembles
tramp more than a working man and
had 500 In his possession when taken
into custody. The man is a German
Pole.
His mental condition also win be in
quired into
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
another RUSH ON
FOR FUEL SUPPLY
Dealers, However, Have
Some Kinds OF Coal 10
Meet Demands
HOPE FOR EARLY
NORMAL CONDITION

With a rapidly falling thermometer
aib hle snow storm Of yesterday, local
coal dealers found themselves confront
ed by the conditions which have almost
driven them TO distraction during the
dead Of winter a few weeks ago. for
there was a wild rush Of consumers 10
get coal orders in. evidently thinking
there was going to be another seige Of
severe weather.
Fortunately, the dealers were better
supplied with fuel TO meet this demand
for coal than they have been for several
months, but today's moderating weather
and the predictions from the Weather
Bureau that warmer weather was go
ing to prevail has relieved the tension.
and almost restored the normal condi-
tions which had prevailed during the
several spring-like days OF last week
and the week previous.
The dealers in this city report that the
fuel situation is getting down to nor
NAL and they all have coal, some in
larger quantities than others. That con-
ditlons are far from distressing is shown
by the fact that while most Of the deal
ers have soft coal In their yards few
domestic consumers are buying it. Some
people have been known TO order GER
tain size coal which the dealer could
not supply but they offered another
grade as substitute. The consumers an
nOunced that they would wait until the
kind they wanted arrived. This is taken
as evidence that they were Tar from
being entirely out Of fuel otherwise they
would have accepted whatever kind they
they could have purchased, the dealers
say.
Coal is being delivered in Whining
ton every day, hard coal Of all do
mestic sizes, and every order is being
filed with as little delay as possible
As soon as the moderating weather
shows signs Of continuing uninter-
rupted u is accepted as a fact that the
local situation will be cleared up and
all tension eliminated
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
GERMAN SHELLS BURST OVER
SAMMIES' HEADS ON HOLIDAY

home. They had come over in Decem-
Der.
The dugout was tightly curtained
and invisible until elqmbering down
steps, one came abruptly into warm,
dry. cramped room lighted by flicker
ing candles.
The post commander, a captain, had
his dugout on the mine floor. II was
allied with water by the recent rains
but was pumped out today.
In an automatic rifle emplacement
was O middle westerner, watching
across No Mans Land through a post
hole for a suspicious movement.
In a listening post, far out, a boy was
stationed, whose chief job was to keep
still, with his ears open. Il was quiet
out his way and all he had done was
TO keep still.
As the night passed the cold grew
more intense, the mud froze hard The
guns were quiet and the silence was
death-like. No church was ever so
quiet. No silence so crushing.
The moon cast weird, lengthening
shadows Of the men as they peered
toward the Boche lines. Thus they
waited tensely through the hours un-
Oil dawn.
The kitchen is located in a shell shat
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
BY FRED :. FERGUSON
Irniied Press Staff Correspondent.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Feb. p Delayed Standing
an 0rslsteps. crouching in listening
positions, machine gun posts OF con-
cealed in the trenches where teieploiles
ar other war instruments are hlaueh'
American soldiers observed Nas'iiiie-
tons birthday. % ,,,o
n was the first time the sons Oh suo
father OF democracy had spent thst esy
In a European battle line 10 save tne
principles he represented.
EVERY man in the front line trenches
had a turkey dinner In honor OF tne
occasion. .,.s
German shells were whistling by ana
,brapnel was bursting overhead as lne
anniversary was ushered in al MD
night .. s.u 81, ,hs
trenches and No Mans Land almost Ihe %
dav. The knife-like temperature cut
through the heavily bunoleu men
Standing rigidly in the trenches Na'cn-
ing for some Boche movement.
The sammies' "tin hats" surmounted
wool helmets which were drawn up
10 their eyes. They kicked their Iees
against the side Of the trench IN an
fort TO warm them. lheH c"iio ."o
life savers" Men from the rear
brought up steaming hot cof1ee- carry
ing the huge cans through the tWistlhs
communicating trenches. Every one
cot a big cup. It was hot and good
rOffee.
Meantime a Boche or American ma
chine gun or rifle would rattle or per-
haps a machine gun would commence
and the German. shelling would COM
mence.
German bullets would whine closer
over head as the American sentries cut
loose with their rifles at suspicious oD-
iects i'm No Mans Land. In the artil-
icrys dugout were two boys from chi
cago. two from Boston and one. from
salt Lake City. Two were constantly
watching the telephone. which con
meets the battery with all parts OF the
American sector The Sammies in the
dugoul wanted all the news from
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
YOUTHSNUNBERED
BELOW l1OO Will
GET ORDERS NEXT
Boards Tell Them to be
Ready TO Proceed TO
Fort 0glethorpe
RAISING FUND FOR
ROUSING Farewell

Since the announcement that the
local exemption boards had been or
dered to send their remaining quotas
of the first draft call to Camp Green
leaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Pa, on March
4, there has been much anxiety amone
those men whose order numbers are
low as 10 whether they would be taken
on this call for military service. None
or the local boards has made up its
list of the men who are TO go away.
but these lists will be ready the first
part Of next week.
In local board No. I il is announced
that all men who have been called for
examination and who have passed and
those who will pass on the physical
examinations TO be made next Monday
whose order number Is below 100 are
likely TO be selected The same condi-
tions, practically, apply in the other
three boards, the men holding order
numbers below 400 being the ones
who will be selected This announce
ment is made so that such men may
make what preparations they require
10 get their affairs in order In case
they have TO go to camp.
II Is the desire 10 give the next con-
ingent q big farewell on the day they
leave. March T. A fund will be neces-
sary to defray the expenses OF this
send-oh and the government makes no
provision for such events. What money
Is secured, therefore, will have to be
secured from private subscriptions.
Daniel J. Fsrren, Of local board No. ,.
who has directed the other affairs OF
This nature, has sent out about forty
five letters TO philanthrOpic citizens
placing the situation before them and
o. is hoped TO secure enough money TO
engage at least one band.
Efforts are going TO be made 10 have
a military escort to the railroad sta
tion. 70 Is intended % engage, II pos
sible. the soldiers Of the 50th Regiment
who are here doing guard duty at the
local shipyards. It is thought with a
band and these regulars as escort the
draft men could be given a send-on
which would give them cause to re-
member the occasion for sometime TO
come. The other draft men were
given a farewell and il is thought only
Fair and Just that the next contingent
should be shown the same hOnors.
They will be the last men called away
On ihe first draft and 1t is claimed by
many that their farewell should be
syen more notable than that Of the
Continued on Page Two.)
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
EQUIPMENT There.
none FOR Delaware
Pioneer Regiment is Not
Considered Part OF
Camp Dix Unit
SOME OFFICERS MAY
RESIGN IS REPORT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP DIX, Wrightstown, n. j.
February 23.-According to reports
here designations Of some officers OF
the Delaware Pioneer Regiment may
occur within the near future.
Officers and men Of the Old First
Delaware Infantry, now the Pioneer
Regiment, are OCCUPYING what military
men say is a most unique position in
the army. Having been thrown In with
the Delaware Regiment, the draft men
who were sent from Delaware are shar-
ing the same fate, having been changed
from members Of the old 307th Machine
Gun Battalion, under command Of Mai
Beck, 10 privates In the Pioneer Regi-
fnent The old machine gun battalion
was the pride o. the entire division
here and IL is said. il almost broke
Major Back's heart when his Delaware
Battalion was assigned TO the Della
ware outft as infantrymen.
The Delaware men are now known as
orphans Of Camp Dix The Delaware
Regiment. it is believed here. is the
victim OF its friends. The whole sit
uation has been brought about. Il Is
Continued or Page Two.
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
Men, Women and Children Rally to Defense
of Revolution. Even War Prisoners Will
Fight. SOyietS Urge Fight to Finish Against
Germans hurry Preparations for Defense
Of Capital.
high DEFENSE COUNCIL IS FORMED:
MILITARY QUARTERS AT TO SMOLENSK
PETROGRAD Feb. 22(E eninU)Mmbs Assembly
night
BY the United Press.
BN JOSEPH sHAPLEN
United Press staff Correspondent

PEIROGRAD
raIying O hc o
thousand have offered themselves the
places
battle line Il $ declared
thousands Moscow-nosy
willing
Defense the Bokhesih
Tegms received from sovie in all
finish.
high defense council" has
Foreign Minister Trozky stalm Proshan and Kaeln.
The city has placed
The Peograd Soviet and the Pansoset
the peoples commissaries policy regarding peace
10 sign
win permit and TO fight Germany
Hurried preparations for defense marked
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
sFACE no FACE WITH THE KAIsER."

Another great book by AmDassadOr
Gerard. Just finished. IL. carries the
Ambassadors exposure Of German
war methods. and covers many points
that could not be touched at the time
MY -Four Years in Germany" was writ
ten. VIII be published IN daily INSTALL
ments IN the New York American, com
mencing sunday, February -. Another
big feature now running, Sir II. Rider
Haggard's new masterpiece. "Yva "
send for first installments and follow
this great story every Sunday. Com
mencing sunday, March 3, the Pictorial
Gravure Section will be a new feature
Of the New York sunday American Or
der from your neNsdealer nOw.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
GETS HIS TOBACCO
While Guns ROAR
Christensen Says Fighters
On French Front Lack
Only Smokes"
JOSIAH MARVEL GETS
LETTER OF THANKS

Josiah Marvel, formerly Acting Food
Administrator for Delaware and for
many months conspicuous and efficient
in war work. including the Belgian
Relief, Liberty Loan. Red Cross and
other campaigns, received yesterday an
interesting letter from Private J. ID.
christensen, Fourth Company Machine
Gun Battalion, First Brigade, Annex
Force France. That letter was in ac-
Acknowledgement OF the receipt Of a car
ton Of tobacco that had been sent TO
France by Mr.. Marvel through THE
EVENING JOURNALS Our Boys IN
France Tobacco Fund
Because Of its exceptionally interest
ing nature THE EVENING JOURNAL
prevailed Mr.. Marvel 10 permit
Of its use In these columns. u is
as follows.
NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL"
Young Mems Christian Association OF
the United states"
with the C0lOrs."
January pc, 1918.
Dear Sir:
Il wish 70 acknowledge the receipt
OF box Of tobacco from our Boys in
Continued on Page TwoS
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
u. Nv. Royce DEAD.

Uriel Wright Boyce, aged 5S years, Of
stanton, died at his home there yester-
day afternoon Of hear failure. Mr.. Boyce
was born in st. Louis, Mo-, and has
been a business man at Stanton for
nearly fifteen years, being one OF the
firm Of Boyce Brothers, dealers in agri-
culture implements. lie is survived by
three daughters, all of Stanton. They
are Mrs. Irwin Whiteman and the Misses
Catharine and Helen Boyce; two broth
ers, W. T. and Lawrence. both Of STAN
ton. The funeral services will be held
in the Episcopal Church, Stanton, at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. lnterment
will be in the stanton cemetery.
Evening journal., 1918-02-23

I BY the United Press
PETROGRAD. Feb. i.-lNightl tl-Th
Peoples Commissaries are 10 favor O.
ne Russian armies retreating until the.
make a stand before Petrograd. This
Is especially true Of the workmen's
representatives.
officials opposing this plan point out
that evacuation Of Ukraine means
northern Russia viii starve.
Lettish rinemen have announced they
viii go TO the front 10 nght for the
freedom Of Lilhuania and Eih0nia.
The Bourgeiose In Petrograd seem %
be awaiting the coming OF the Ger
mans gleefully, hoping they Will be
able 10 save the property they held be-
fore the revolution.
The Russian west front military
quarters has been hastily moved 20
Smolensk 80 miles east Of Nitebsk. 500
miles south OF Petrograd and $50 miles
west OF Moscow. 70 has lost touch
with the separate armies.
The Germans In Llvonla have seized
hundred railway engines and thousands
Of cars.
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
COLLECTIONS FOR
Soldiers SMOKES
Taken by Poole Shops
Foundry Dept. and Last
Mans Club.
THEY KEEP IN MIND
MEN AT THE FRONT

Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund has
been Increased by two subscriptions. en-
tirely unsolicited, both OF which show
the interest that is being taken in this
In supplying our soldiers
and sailors on the other side with
smokes" The FIRST came from the foun-
dry department Of the Poole shops Of
the L. l. dnpont de NemOurs d Com
pany. Their letter follows:
Feb q, 1918
Mr.. w. C. Nesbitt
Care OF Evening Journal, City.
Dear Sir-Contribution made by
employees Of f. J. dupont de Ne
mours & Co., Poole shops, foundry
department.
Enclosed please find 81 which you
are to apply TO the tobacco fund
for the soldiers in France.
The employees Of our foundry de-
partment took up a subscription and
had this amount over what was re-
quired. and asked same TO be sent TO
you toward the tobacco fund. Hop
ing TO serve you again,
I am.
JOHN W. KELLY,
Care Poole shops, Foot OF Thorn
street, city.
At the annual meeting Of the George
Washington Last Mans Club. held IN
parlors A and B at the Hotel DUPONT
last night, a collection was taken up for
the Tobacco Fund and a total Of s25
was contributed by those attending the
meeting. Needless 60 say, both Of these
subscriptions are much appreciated by
the MANAGEMENT Of the fund.
The following contributions are &C
knowledged1
Previously Acknowledged ......S22gi.7 IS
Foundry dept. Poole shops, +. /.
dupont de Nemours & Co. foot
OF Thorn St.. Wilmington, Del 400
George Washington Last Mans
Club. Wilmington, Del......... 200
Doris Householder, 1909 Pennsyl-
vania Ave. Wilmington, DEL. 100
Mae :. Means. 1917 dupont St,
Wilmington, Del. .............. 100
Total 10 date. e...................s2 s23e2.'o
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
FAMINE POSSIBLE
IF FOOD SUPPLY
ism 7 conserved
House Committee Warns
That America Must Save
if War is 10 be Won
Less SUGAR IN SOFT
DRINKS and CANDIES
BY Tin United Press.

T. Dl AAAE 1NNAEu fIfr.s
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The allied
food situation lis becoming critically
serious" Compulsory rationing
America is still wasting foods the
only hope Of not imperllllng the allied
cause by famines.
That was the warning Of the House
agricultural committee in urging the
speedy passage Of the Hoover compul-
sorry conservation bill It was con-
tained in the report Of Chairman Lever.
written after receiving information
from foreign countries, and after hear
ing Herbert toover and other food
experts.
1T would be foolish for US to shut
out eyes TO the facts" the report said.
1T would be cOwardly 10 fail TO attack
the problem OF waste in food stuffs in
the most vigorous manner"
Explaining that the bill is necessary
for more effective saving Of food. the
report rave several new conservation
measures now being planned. which
would be made possible under the bill
These were:
Limiting the manufacture Of soft
drinks and candies to help cut down
sugar consumption 10 per cent. this
year.
Prohibiting the use OF sisal in other
fields SO as 10 obtain binder twine for
the wheat crop OF the West
Prohibiting the use OF tin for to-
baccO and talcum powder containers so
as TO assure enough tin for canning
purposes end army dishes"
Trimming beef fats In the packing
plants and thus saving what Is usually
wasted In private homes.
Prohibiting the use OF sugar in tan
ming leather and four IN making pastes
Large quantities are now being used
f1r ihls purpose.
Limiting use Of arsenic in nom
essential industries such as glass max
ing. so ~ tC assure enough insecti-
cides 10 prevent ravages Of the potato
hugs. \
Slowing down Of ice plants iarms
the summer because Of a shortage Il
ammonia.
MiNing Ingredients in bread which
cannot be readily shipped abroad.
Zoo word, the bill places the ,vilOe
problem Of fooh distribution. conserva-
tion AMI anufacture in the hands -
thc President. clothing him with gr~[
Continued on Page Iwo9
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
GOING TO WAR He
PAYS FINE FIRST

When Joseph Powers was arraigned
before Municipal Court this morning
on a drunkenness charge. he told the
court that he had been celebrating the
fact that he Is soon going into Uncle
Sans service and that he drank too
much liquor. Judge Churchman told
the defendant he had been before the
court on many occasions and imposed
a fine OF 50 and costs
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
BREAD NOW UP TO
10, Is, 20 CENTS

Bread has gone up TO 10, 10 and 20
cents loaf in Wilmington. the bakers
claiming they cannot produce It at
reasonable profit 10 sell below those
prices. The largest bakers have sub
mitted their costs OF production TO
Food Administrator Mitchell, who Is
investigating the situation.
The new schedule follows: 4 pound
loaf. 10 cents; pound and half loaf.
IS cents; pound loaf. 20 cents. The
former prices were, s, IL and i6 cents.
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
TWO PROMINENT MEN DEAD.

DOVER. Del, Feb. 23-Wllllam Elll-
son, Of Camden, founder OF the Stet-
son & Ellison Canning Company, and
one Of the oldest Odd Fellows in Della
ware, vice-president Of the Baltimore
Trust Company and director OF the
First National Bank Of Dover, died at
his home late last evening. aged so
years. Prior TO the war Mr.. Ellison
made annual trips to Europe.
Thomas Hopkins. a prominent resi-
dent for many years Of Leipsic, died
at the home OF his daughter I'm this
town late last night, aged 76 years.
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
ACCUSED As CmCKEN THIEVES.

The charge Of larceny against Leroy
Dumpson and Walter Brown. before
Municipal Court today, was continued
until Monday at the request Of Assis-
tant City solicitor Malloy.
The men were arrested yesterday by
Detective Kempski on the charge OF the
larceny Of five chickens. the property
Of Achile Jaclm0, OF Sixth and scott
street. The defendants ara held under
$500 bail each
Evening journal., 1918-02-23
no TuELLEss MONDAYS DOWN EAST"

BY the United Press.
WASHINGTON Feb 2a-Fueess Mondays been abandon
ed in New England through OF State administrators "a
that section Fuel Administrator Garfield announced 0c >
applies to Maine Rhode Island New Hampshire vermont Ca
nectcut and Massachusetts,.