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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-14


 Whatever the result of the peace pro- posals, the war department must pro- ceed at full speed with men and supplies, and the people must support the army until the boys are back with the fruits of victory safe and assured. If every American could have seen our boys in khaki as they stormed the c fman trenches, assailed with shrapn'l, high explosives and machine guns, l4e would be eager to subscribe his all to the Lib- erty Loan, the success of which, after all is the measure of our support of the cause for which these boys are giving their lives"
 As to the purpose of his six weeks visit to Europe, MT. Baker said:
 My trip abroad was principally for the purpose of arranging further coop eration m the matter of shipping TOT troops and supplies. It was entirely suc- eessful and a complete understanding was reached which assures the American army adequate cargo tonnage for its support. The matter was taken up with the inter -allied maritime transport council and the cooperation Of the French, British and Italian governments was hastily given.
 QUESTIONS OF COOPERATION
 Many questions involving cooperation on the part of the several governments were taken up and satisfactorily set tied" the secretary continued. The at- titude of both the governments and the X peoples of the European allies toward America is cordial and every question IS approached from the point of View oi uniting our strength in thes common cause. and with the understandings which have been reached with regard to shipping. aircraft, ordinance and other parts of the allied program, the con tribution which the United States can mako is rendered definite and the means of accomplishment are arranged-
 .srhe American soldier has won his way in Europe and has hcipca
 to cement for all time the socd
 will ana good feeling whici. unitcs
 our countries. In Ilngland, France
 and Italy the knightiiness of f-Amer-
 ica and her soldiers have won thc
 admiration of the peOrle and m
 turn the valor and sacrifice Of thc
 European allies ana their great arr
 mics have heeM an inspiration to
 tbe Americans.
 Of the military situation he said:
 "The battle of St. Mihel started the present triumphant advance of the allied armies From fortified hill overlook ing the battlefield 1 saw General Persh- ins's army advance into the salient while more than 2000 biz guns silenced the German artillery and pointed the wedge which finally cut off the salient ana rescued from German occupation French soil which for tour years had been in their possession,
 .arhe next day went into St. Mihie and saw the people at the end of thelr 5 captivity singing the national songs of Erance and having. festival of thanks giving for their deliverance. The blow was sudden and the victory complete
 "For few days there was luii. Then by concerted movement, the french and Americans opened new attack rom the Mouse to the west, covering the Argonne forest and later the battle was taken up on the entire front, stretching to the channel. .I witnessed the start from one oI thu. forts of yerdun and aRaiu saw di- vis,ons of American troops pressing
 tContinued on Page Twol
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MARSHAL FOCH SEALS TRIUMPH

French October m(By the
  me
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far as St. Nicholas and suzs vGOd.
 'ihe Italians have made pros resS north of the Ailet. Furthei cast the French hold the line of Aixeiles. Berricux and Amifontainy
 "The French have cleared th4 last nests of German resistance in the bend of the Aisne."
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SIGNIFICANT PUINI
 
 
  Geman ment German rnnentn is O the wod"im is that chan in Germany s be
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Geneva, October l3.-The tone of the German press is quite optimistic, as
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The statement reads:
 "LaFcre has been captured by the French. They have crossed the LaEere-Laon railway at the Danixy-ye ersigny height. The northern and eastern portions of the village of LnFere are burning.
 ..The masslf of St. Gobain has been occupied by the French as
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FRENCH CAPTURE LEFERE

Paris October 13The German stronghold of LeFere, geher great part of the St. Goban mass of which Fere norhery outpost at the Oe has been captured by French today official office railway and vgny about and half miles The enorthe nd east o burnt
 
  miles snorth of Rheims.
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President Expected to Decide F Sec. Solfs Reply Warrants
 Presentation to Entente Allies

Should Be Borne Mind That Presidents Inquiry Merely Was Move Ad Interim in Which He Proposed Nothing Bound Himself to Nothing and Merely Asked Questions, An
 swers to Which He Required Before Going Further
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BRITISH NEARING DOUAI

London, October 13-The British within few hundred yards of Doua, Field Marshal Hag fica statement They have captured the Foubourg h the Doua prison and the greater part Flers Douai the northwest.
 m o Denai,h has, been reached by the British in their push the canal southeast of Douai miles from outskirts almost directly south of that The Shldt and reached the outsk of Lieu-St Amand
 sof
  andth havepr south of the cana.t tow
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Whole GernanFront From St. Gobair 70
 The Argonne Cracks
Appears Enemy Will Be Forced to Retreat on Front of 50 Miles for Depth of 30
 Miles-Americans Take Objectives

October 13-The entire German line Gobain the Argonne has cracked 6O-mle front and it the enemy will be forced depth miles before finding suitable line of defense his position will Hanks the Disc Sambre canal from Rbemont Landreoes which lines very the Belgian frontier There nothing like the enemy strong defenses the Hndenburg lne The expected their of the natural defenses the affords the principal the being the backward movements.
 Between the Disc hasb forced abandon the line the In his rifle onesughts on his diorganired
 
 positions make To north the British pushing their advances of Eberatng Douai which tualy all the German line there chance
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GERMAN RETREAT ORDERLY

October 13Th along Saturday orderly There Of eral debacle
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GERMAN PRESS

evacuation must include the surrender of those armies internationally.
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TANKS OBTAIN ALL OBJECTIVES

With the American Army Northwest of Verdu October 11 Saturday, 1O:3O p. m(By the Associated Press )-"Th American both sides of the Mouse have obtained obectives the official characterization tonight of tn days operations.
 The total prisoners taken September 26 is 17,659
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
GERMANS RENEW DRIVE
ON WESTERN FRONT
IT'S JUDGE WRIGHT NOW.
Mr.. j. n. Wright Accepts appointment
OF Magistrate Succeeding Judge II.
y. Trnyynl,am, Resigned.

Mr.. J. N. Wright, one OF The "popu-
larst young fcllers" around town-a
Great frcqucntor Of picnic and dinncI
parties whore good viands arc found.
and for years the chief exponent Of
carly closing OF the stores i'm the cv-
cnin@-has been appointed maciStrain
%! this township by Governor Man
ming TO succeed Judgc II p. Tr0yn-
ham. resigned. and has consented 10
serve, Mr.. Wright will be inductcd in
10 Office on juno fst. after which, he
says, The boys have got 10 show me
tn" respect due to the high office which
J will hold"
# will be recalled that some time
ago Mr.. Wright announced that he
would be a candidate for this Office
in the summer primaries. He states
that this appointment, while very nat
tcrlng to him. does not interfere with
his aspirations for a full term. in
fact he states, "a little taste of The
honor and grandeur which is present
in the judicial atmosphere and which
gives it its attraction for ambitious
men, will fit me better for the perform
ancc OF the duties required OF full
Hedge justice of the peace. You NAV
say for me, Bud, that am deeply
grateful for The appointment and Will
try TO perform the duties OF the onlc"
with fairness and dispatch'.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
tHAUTAUQUA SEASON CAME
TO CLOSE SATURDAY NIGHT
4 Week OF Combined Pleasure and
Profit Fittingly Closed with Patri-
nt IT, Sunptopln

4 Week OF Combined Pleasure and
Profit Fittingly Closed with Patri-
Otic Spectacle.
What has come to be looked upon
no" as the Annual ChautauQua" came
to hitting close Saturday evening
with a combined musical and spectac-
ular exhibition in which the appeal TO
the patriotic emotions was the out
standing feature. The evening was
divided into three parts, the first two
parts affording mostly an entertain
ment in vocal and instrumental music.
The last part. from which the enter
tainment drew its name, "Dunbar's
Revue in which local young ladies
appeared to represent each of the ma
tons allies in the war was patriot
tc spectacle brought to climax with
the appearance Of the spirit of Joan
Of Arc calling the allied nations to
united effort in behalf OF humanity's
freedom
The program throughout the week
FULLY measured up to the expectations
OF the audience. as Judged by the re-
ccptiOn the artists received, and the
announcement that the contract had
been renewed for another year was
given voluminous applause Friday
night.
In making his farewell announce
mcnts Friday night Superintendent
Bendcll made a happy little speech Of
thanks for the reception accorded him
md the other Chautauqua workers
while here and complimcntcd the COM
munity upon the progressive spirit
prevailing here as expressed in its
support OF the Chautauqua.
The finances Of the local Chautau-
qua organization were considerably
strengthened by this seasons results
The net profit to the local organization
this year was in the ncfghborhood of
$500. The organization already had
$50 in the treasury, so after donating
S10O to the Red Cross the organiza-
ton still has funds on hand
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
Owings Branch.

Total :. $l,050O0 $3.401 90
a notable response is recorded from
HONEYWELL in the Clinton territory.
This community with but few families
contributed $1,000 in q very few mo-
mcnts at a meeting Tuesday night.
In the city Of Laurcns marked de-
gree of libcrality was recorded among
the employees at tho mills. At the
Watts Mills 40 out OF $50 employees
made subscriptions totalling $1,a26.4O.
" tho Laurcns Mills over 5000 was
subscribed and at the Laurcns Glass
Works every blower subscribed $500
each.
The final results in the national and
state campaign had not been announc-
ed UP to a late hour yesterday. Tho
nation had already gone its quota
Monday afternoon and expected to pio
up a total OF $l50,000,00O. Hcadquar-
tors at Columbia reported over 5000
900 Monday afternoon and expected
10 raise $1,l00,000 or twice the amount
asked OF this state.
The following Is q list of the contri-
buttons by communities as reported
ny tho treasurer OF the' local COM
mittcc:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
Strike Near Ypres and ON
AiSne.
ALLIES lfOLD
LINE FIRMLY
H"rlin Claims Crown Prince Gained
Ground. German Blow Falls Sud.
deal! with nnl! Hj'ici Artillery Pre-.
pnrnton. americans Believed TO be
IL &rNGrNi sNrtnrS ni Enitln-

G@rmaagS .Ena oifna1ve ou the
western 'mom, has been resumed. Witn
Only ba al'o~ prnpara,iOr two
'lows A4ga hcer suucN BY tuc Tcutot
armies, which hWn been rcorganizcd
since dt#a trnH ossus We're inflicted
on thcm rs IT, French and Sritfsh
during The "aaIdy and Flanders bat
ties in March and Apvil. One attack
was on the ILL.," from Vooruc4celc ia
l.ocrc, southwest of Yprcs: the other
on thirty fro-milc front from pinon
north Of scissors TO Rheims. This is
known as the .iisne sector.
In Flanders the Germans have
gained virtually nothing. but farther
south the Berlin official statement
claims that the German Grown
Princes troops have carried the whole
ridge of ths Nhcmin- Dos Danes and
now are fighting on the Aisne river.
The German attack in Flanders is
against positions taken by the French
May 20, when they rccap,Wct Druloso
and l.ocrr and strengthened their
iinc on each side Of Hill t. which
.tHcy had r"tah"M a few days Before.
On The Aisne front the present bat.
to recalls the t"arru heh,ng OF last
summer along tho Chomin-Dns- Danes.
where for wccbs The German Crown
Prince hurled his mon against the
French positions only 10 sec thnm
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
BIEASE Will. NOT
ACCOMPANY CtMPAIGNERS
announces That He Does not intend to
FOLLOW Itinerary Mapped Out by
State Committee Unless TilIman
Makes Canvas.

Columbia, May 21.--EX- Governor
Cole l.. Blcase candidate for The Unit
ca states Senate, in a statement TO-
day, said that he does not intend to
FOLLOW the regular itinerary, as mapped
out by the subcommittee OF the State
Democratic executive committee, un-
less Senator B. r. Tillman, in the race
FOR reelection, makes the county-to-
county canvass. The former governor
reserved the right TO make any Of Tic
rcGular meetings he secs fit, hut an
nounced that he would appear a. all
those at which Senator Timan Will
speak. Mr. Rcasc said that he would
announce his indcpcndont itinerary
lhtcr, which will o?cn near Turbayjllc.
Clarendon County, May 81.
II propose 20 address every man in
South Carolina who wants 10 hear ne
speak said Mr.. Blcascs statement,
"and give him the opportunity not on
ly to hear mo, but 10 ask me any qUcs-
ton which he desires - ask in refer
cncc 10 any matter pertinent TO The
issues of the campaign. But with Son
ator Tillma nrcmainin9 IN Washing
ton. refusing to como upont he stumD
or 10 meet me facc to iacr, before he
people Of this state, do ont propose
TO be used as q drawing card for thOsC
who have absolutely no chance In tho
senatorial racc--T will not say =
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
Mounl,illc Exercises This Week.

The closing exercises Of the Mount
vile school are TO be held tonight ana
tomorrow night instead Of being held
last week as stated in tho last Issue
Of the Advertiser Tonight the play
"Thc Dust Of the Earth, is to be given
hy the school children and tomorrow
night the graduating exercises will
be hold, when the principal address
will be delivered by Prof. Victor E.
Rector.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29


Without Il single exception every
auxiliary to the Laurcns city Red
Gross chapter and every branch of the
AcMptcr subscribed the quota allotted
to it in the recent Rcd Cross drive
which closed Monday night, and in
most instances the quotas were dou,
blcd, while in the case Of Waterloo and
Owings the quotas were trplcd The
total amount subscribed through the
Laurens chapter, its branch and aux
iliarics, is estimated at $31,471.5O. Lat
er figures may run this up even more.
The subscriptions of the Clinton chap
ter and branches. which amount to
approximately $4,000, are not includ
ed in that total, so the total for the
county is nearly $4,000. The county's
quota was $4,000 OF which Laurcns
was apportoned $1,000 and Clinton
$4,000. a considerable proportion of
the contributions, as Will be noted by
the table below, came from the col
orcd population. Committees return
ing from the meetings at colorcd
churches reported fine spirit OF pa
triotism prevalent at the meetings
and a splendid libcrality. The young
est subscriber to the fund so far re-
ported was a two year old colored
child at Mt Vernon church.
detailed reports as to contributions
by aaHiliares cannot be reported from
GEay Court, Cross Hill or Mountvillc,
as their subscriptions were gathered
in a general canvas over the territory.
The subscriptions by auXiliaries. in the
Waterloo and Owings branches are as
follows:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
All Day Singing.

The members OF the Laurcns Coun-
~ Singing Convention are TO hold an
All-Day Singing in the court house
Sunday morning, juno 9th, beginning
at 10 o'clock The services viii last
until the afternoon hours. All those
interested in singing are invited 10
be present.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

Miss Maude Mae Jessie, who at
tended Brenau the past year, Is at
home for tho summer months
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
WAGE INCREASES
TO RAILROAD MEN
Increases Over $3OO,QOO,-
900 Annually.
ORDER EFFECTS
NEARLY 100000
Women Will Receive, Hereafter. Same
Pay as Men for tie Same Work.
Minimum OF 80 Cents an Hour Is.
tnhliShed Tor S:l0n Trades.


tnhliShed Tor S:I0n Trades.
Washington, May General pay
Increases 10" nearly 100000 railway
employees Were Announced today by
Director Gcneral McAdoo, ctfcc,lyo
next saturday and lc,ractiye to last
January !, carrying, ont substantial in
,crcascs OF railroad wages commits .ons.
The aggregate Of the increases
probably Will be moro than $500, ,0O0.-
600 year, hail OF which viii be dis
tributcd within a few weeks as back
pay as lump sums, ranging from 500
TO nearly $500 each. The director
general parted from the wage com
missions recommendation in the fol-
lowing particulars.
The principle OF the basic eight
hour day is recognizcd; but Ow-
ing to cXigcncies Of the war situation,
hours OF employment are not actually
reduced and over time is TO be paid TO
pro rata; so that adjustments of pay
are TO be made on The basis of eight
hours.
In addition 20 the ordinary scale
OF increase, day lahorcrs employed
mainly on track work are to get at
least IL cents an hour more than
they received last December 81.
\ minimum Of 80 cents hour is
established for the shop trades, in
cludng machinists, bCilcrmakers and
blacksmiths.
Women arc TO receive the same pay
as men for the same work, and ne
groes are to get the same as white
men for similar cmployment
TO work out a multitude of in
cqualiticS and other injustices caused
by varying rules of employment and
condition of organization, the director
general created new board of rail
road wages and working conditions
consisting of three labor reprcsen-
tatives which Will conduct extensive
investigations and recommend wage
and other employment changes.
All Increases now ordered will be
dctcrminod ,.cnrd;,o - ora,,,,,
scale hasod ~, n.y ,o,oivod :, ~,
ccmbo, 1o,5 an, ,n,, ;,n,.o.,so. ,h;ln
have been allowed within that tim
will brdcdueted.
In many cascs raisn. IN no, IN ,bo
last two vcarc ana . bolf oro ohor,
cuual n tho increase, now onnrovod
and. conscuucrtiy thcsc om,,ovo.
viii oct litno ~, no moro no Gov
rect inst such situation. whon irins-
tices are onnornnt vii, no ono of ,ho
principal autics n, mo nav wooo
hoard whose croation vac cuonos,od
nv thc railroad wooc commission I,
no cases oro wage. IN No roducod
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
LAURENS COUNTY GOES
WE'LL OVER THE TOP
Red Cross Drive Brings BIC
Response.
TWO TOWNS
TRIPLE QUOTA

Magnificent Response to the Appeal OF
the Red Cross Made in This County.
Waterloo and Owings TRIBE
Amounts Allotted to Them. Others
Closely Follow.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

Cadet Warren Bolt, OF Clemson col
lcgc, has arrived home for the sum
mer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29

Total for county. .sl6,ooo.oo $41,o7I.5o
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
MEXICO AND CUBA
END RELATIONS
Sewers Connection For In.
definite Time.
CHARGE AT HA-
VANA TO RETURN
Says Island Government IS Obliged to
Dictate Measures Affecting Mexican
Government and Her Citizens.
Would Reduce Tension.

severed diplomatic relations with Gu
ba. This was learned Officially late
today after 4 report that the Mexican
charge d'atfaircs at Havana and the
Cuban minister here had been recall
| ed from their respective posts had
boon confirmed at The foreign Office
The recall of the Mexican rcprcscn-
tatiycs to Cuba and tho Susponding for
an indefinite time Of the sending OF a
new representative is explained Off
cially as due to the fact that because
Of the war in which Cuba is involved,
that government has been obliged to
dictate measures that effect the inter
csts Of the Mexican government in
many instances.
For this reason. it is declared, the
making Of representations that the
Mexican representative would be
forced to make to the Cuban govern
mcnt would be useless and would re-
strict the liberty of action Of a friend
ly nation which is now in an afflicted
situation"
The eMcXican charge at Havana is
Alberto c. Franco.
Gen. Candido Aguilar, minister Of
foreign affairs, tonight gave out a
statement for the announced purpose
OF avoiding miSintcrpretaton Of
McXicos action. The statement fol-
lows:
The President OF the republic and
the cabinet, at q special meeting, have
decided that 1t was an imperative ne
cessity to recall the Mexican diplo-
| matte representative to Cuba and to
suspend for an indefinite period the
| sending Of a new representative. be-
| cause it was considered an indiSpens-
| able mcausrc for the high ideals and
interests OF the two nations in the
actual moments Of an acute world
crisis. The state Of war in which
Cuba is involved has obliged the gov
crnmcnt Of Cuba to dictate measures
which in many cases affect the inter
ests Of the Mexican government and
her citizens, and for this reason the
Mexican legation would be called upon
| to make frequent representations to
the Cuban government which would
only be useless and which would re-
strict the liberty of action of friend
ly nation which is now in an afflicted
situation.
I'm consequence. our diplomatic cf-
forts would not produce at this time
any practical results and would only
produce TENSION in our relations,
| which would have TO be cleared up
later to the Mexican unbrokcn the
| fratcrnal sentiments Of solidarity
! which have always bound us TO the
| people Of Cuba and all American
countries.
Mexico, upon recalling her diplo-
matte representatives from Cuba. gives
| eloquent proof Of her cOnSidcrat ion
and respect for the sovereignty Of a
| friendly government which is now
| passing through critical period. At
I the same time. it furnishes proof
confidence, in virtue of which the Mex
| lean goecrnmcnt expects her citizens
will be treated with all the bcncvo-
lcncc that the laws Of Cuba and her
institutions permit, under which pro
| lection they will remain in that re-
| public the same as her own nationals.
DOING N1Niran
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-05-29
Tlrcslling Committee Formed.

Pursuant to call from Mr. w. D.
Byrd, countQ food administrator, a
nmbcr of owners Of thrcshers met in
tho court house Tuesday morning and
formed the Laurens County Thrcshing
committee whose activities will be di-
rrctcd toward conserving the supply
Of grain through avoidance Of waste
IN thrcshng. NJ. a. Cannon, OF Mount
vile, was elected chairman and Jno.
NJ. COPELAND, Of Renno, secretary.
These two officers with the county
food administrator, Mr.. Byrd, will
form a special committee which will
keep itself Informed as to the produc-
ton of distribution of grain in the
county. Mr. Byrd requests that all
threshcrs IN thc county send him their
names so that he can assist them, or
they assist him, in the common work.
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