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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
DEATH or GEO. II. BROWN.
Young Nan OF New Prospect Section,
Dies After Lingering illness.

After an illness Of several months
Geo. II. Brown. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. II. Brown, of tho New Prospect
section died last Tuesday and was
buried at New Prospect cemetery We'd
ncsday afternoon, the funeral services
being conducted by his pastor, Rev.
Jas. r. Williams. He was about 33
years old and unmarried, having lived
with his parents in that section all his
life. He had boon in declining health
for the past wear or two and beginning
in October he gradually grow worse
until the cnd came.
Tho deceased was young man Of
fine character, rather reserved in his
disposition, but always entertained
high ideals Of life end character for
which lie was admired by his many
friends. Besides his parents he is
survived by three sisters and two
| brothers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE.
/. Hark~dnlc Franks Vas Buried nj
KOcky Springs TImrSdnN.

Another veteran Of the county has
answered the final roll call II. Barks-
dale Franks was buried at Rocky
Springs church Thursday. He died
at the home Of his son, Sam G.. Franks
near Watts Mill Wednesday after an
illness Of some time, due mostly TO the
iniirmiticS Of old age, 1t being stated
by some Of his friends here yesterday
that he was about 50 years old
lie is survived by four sons, Sam
g., w. A., and w. H. Franks Of this
county and J. A. Franks OF Winter
Park, Florida. He was twice married
the first time to a Miss Barksdalc. the
mother Of the four sons, and the sec
ond time to a Miss BENJAMIN who died
a short time ago
During the war the deceased was a
member of Co. A. 3rd s. G.. Regiment
and his comrades testify to the good
record he made. During the struggle
he was wounded in the arm. which
never came into fun use again.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
LAURENS MEN CITED FOR BRAVERY
At Least Three auens Men Of Sst Division Cited for
Mertorou5 Service ia Battle

Maj. J. NJ. BarkSdalc, Mai. b. II. Y.
Todd and Lieut. w. T. Barnett, all Of
thjS county, and mentors Of tho Slat
Division in Franco have been cited
for cXtradOrdinary heroiSm in battle
in an order issued by Mai. Con. G.. u.
Bailey. the commander Of the division
on Christmas day. The division was
under fire but for a short period OF
time, but. made Il distinguished record
while in action as the orders testify
Major Barksdalc is attached TO divi
sional headquarters, Mai. Todd is in
the 324th Infantry and 1st Lieut.. ID.
r.. Barnett is in the 323rd Infantry.
Maj. Darh"ha'c and Major Todd grad
uatcd from the first officers training
school at Fort Oglcthorpc as captains
and !ic"t n1rnctt received a com
mission as End Lieutenant from a Vir-
ginia training school and was later al
so promoted.
The Order.
I. The Cnn'Iro,udirg Genera, de-
sircs to express his appreciation Of
the conduct OF officers and mon Of the
division daring The operations 81 ,.,.
9Th. 10Th ard l1th of November last
in the S'OnmnrGiur sector at ycrdrr.
during the advance OF the 1st army
OF which il formed a part.
,. Tho orders for the advance ne
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05

| with cncmy wire and no adequate
iaNi''ery preparation was possible.
H'hc advance was made in the racc Of
! Id"tc'1nin"d resistance by machine
guns; and intense artillery! fire. di
rcctcd by arplancs and to which no
Ircp'y could be made. At l1:OO y NJ
ON November nth, this division had
advanced five and onc-hafl kilometres
and had captured four villages after
strong resistance; had attained tho
enemy limo Of resistance ana was
steadily advancing.
.. The Commanding General en-
nhasizes the following as indicating
~" excellence in discipline and train
'"@ and the intelligent and creditabIc
work Of both officers and mon in
this. their first engagement as a di-
vision.
l'ttln or no disorganization or unit
under heavy artillery and machine
gun fire.
'h" smhll number OF wounds from
|'rc gun fire as compared 10 shell
fire.
The small number Of wounds from,
-~r .,c'ls which were continually moi
10 instance known Of one shell Eil'
,.A y woundiNg many.
inc few reported missing and The
certainty that most OF the latter were
KILLED and never found.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
SHOULD REPAY
COTTON TAX


Committee Him tmnnuf involved.
Washington, Jan. 81. Congressman
Frank Clark OF Florence, from tho
house committee on war claims. ba4
reported tho bill for the return Of the
war cotton tax Illegally collected from
the people Of The South many years
ago, agsrcgating millions Of dollars.
lie recommends that this tax, which
was wrongly assessed against the cot
ton growers in aid Of the federal gov
crnmcnt, be "ct"!I2l 20 ,huu without
further delay. Georgia is due in round
numbers $ 100000 South Carolina.
$5,000,000 and Florida $1,000 900.
MIR. Clark said that measures SINH
lar to this have been iniroGuccd in
manT congresses during thc past so
years and the subject matter has at
different times been considered by
committees but for one reason and an
other justice has been delayed until
now. No good reason exists or has
ever existed to prevent the passage of
ments should be as scrupulous in deal.
ing with its citizens as It demands
one citizen shall be in dealing with
his follow man.
This committee is firmly Of the
opinion that this money should be re-
turned by tho government Of the Unit
cd states to the people who paid these
taxes. We believe that any impartial.
conscientious man who will take The
time to examine the rccord and tho
law must como TO tho conclusion that
the four acts Of congress mentioned
were Illegal, unconstitutional and cold.
ana that after lapse Of moro than 30
years surely the principal without in
tcrcSt should be refunded, all Of which
is respectfully submitted"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
TEXTILE WORKERS
GO OUT on STRIKE
Employees Quit In Horse Creek Val
ley. Eight Hour Demand.

ley. Eight Hour Demand.
Graniteville Feb. 1.-Scventy pcr
cent Of the workers in the cotton mills
here and 40 per cent of those employed
in the Warrenville mills, near here,
struck this afternoon at 3 o'clock up-
on the refusal of the management of
the mills to acccde to the workers
demands for an eight hour day with ten
hours pay. No disorder marked tho
beginning Of the strike at either place
Both mills arc in the Horse Creek
Valley OF South Carolina, near the
Georgia line. 1t has been known for
several days that the strike would oc-
cur unless the demands OF the strk-
Union, were complied with. There are
800 employees at tho Granitcvillc mills
and about 250 at the Warrenville mills
j. E. Bates, secretary OF the Textile
Union at Warrcnvile says that more
Of the employees than 40 per cent have
struck at Warrcnvllc. that much OF
the machinery was idle when the
strike occurred this afternoon, many
Of the union workers being already
out in anticipation Of the strike. Bates
also says that tho strike was called
for an eight hour day only. but the
mill management asserts that the dc
mand Of the employees called for eight
hours work with ten hours pay.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
CARD FROM CAPT. RICHEY.
Praises Lanrcns County Negroes In His
Command Didn't Know When He
Would Reach Home

The Advertiser has received n card
from Capt. w. r. Richcy evidently
written some time before Chr stmas
holidays in which he praises tho work
Of tho Laurcns county negroes in his
command for their fighting qualities
on the Western Front. Since the card
was written Capt. Richcy has cabcd
that he would be home at an early date
and 1t is thought by his relatives here
that he will arrive at least some time
this month Tho card, in which he
remembers all OF the people OF the
county, was as follows:
"Wcll the big scrap is over. Jim
Todd, PoSs Poole, A. 3. Grccn and NY
self are al SAFE and we'll. Laurcns
county rcwroc8, rs do 81 Soutn Ca"r,
lima negroes, covered themselves with
glory. They all fought like veterans
and deserve great deal OF credit.
Don't know when We will got home
but hope vcrv soon Give NV host
wishes to the pcoplc tnrOugnDl jhe
county.
"Sinccrcly,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
WAR CROSS FOR 371ST,
'roIX de Gncrrc Awarded Infantry
Regiment Composed Largely OF Ne
gr0cS from South Carolina.


That the Croix dc Gucrrc the French
award for mcritorious service in ac-
zion, was conferred on the 37lst In
fantry was contained in a dispatch TO
the New York Times on January 9th.
The dispatch also stated that the
award was made to several individual
.olicers and men. This regiment, as is
we'll known, is composed largely Of
South Carolina negroes oniccrcd by
white men mostly from this section.
Capt w. r. Richcy and Lieut.. James
G. Todd arc officers in the regiment,
as was Lieut.. ~. ID. Lake, who was
killed in the Argonnc Forest fight. The
regiment was cited in an army order
for brilliant conduct in the face Of the
cnrmy. Whether or not any of the
ItGurcns officers or mon were cited in
Idividually or were awarded the CroiX
dc Gucrrc is not yet known It will
lbc remembered that some time ago
Capt Richcy wrote that he thought
that Lieut.. James c. Todd would be
among those cited for mcritori0us con
duct.
'N'o dispatch to The Times stated
that the ceremony Of awarding the
Croix de Gucrrc took place at Brcst
and that the presentation was made by
Vice Admiral Morcan, Maritime Project
/ OF Paris. The fact that the regiment
!
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
Dcnth OF q Chiid.

Dorothy Cooper. the three year old
child of Mr., and Mrs. Harry G. Cooper
died Wednesday night and the body
was carried to the former home Of hcr
parents at Salem, ~ j., Friday, for
burial She was a bright and win
Somc child and had won the affections
of all who knew her. The parents
arc deeply sympathizcd with in thch
loss.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
NEW CLOTHING STORE
TO OPEN IN LATRENS
Wharton Clothing Company. of Green.
wood, to Occupy store Room III
Hotel ITOck.

Hotel EOck.
iIaurcns is to have a new mems
clothing store, according to news
article appearing in The Greenwood
Index several days ago. The Wharton
Clothing Company, one OF the largest
firms of that city. is to open a clothing
store in the Iaurcns Hotel block next
TO PoWcS Drug Store and has taken a
long lease on the building. Dr. Aiken,
one of the owners OF the building, stat
cd yesterday that a modern front will
be put into the building at considerable
expense and that the firm cXpccis TO
install the latest pattern fixtures. The
owners Of the store will be McsSrs. C..
{. and Joe p Wharton and Geo. y.
Jenkins. The first two arc natives of
this county and have many friends
here. Mr.. jenkins has been with the
Whartons for about year, having
gone there from Dock Hill. He will
be in charge OF the l.aurcns business.
Mr.. c. c. Wharton. stated The Index.
will leave in a few days for New York
to buy goods for the new store
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05

General March Gives OfiiciuI Table oi
Casualties OF American Regiments
Which Fought in France. Only 20
American Military Prisoners Still
BlLirNCI in Enrlnnnr
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
ten THOUSAND
Still. ARE Missing


General March Gives Oflical Table Of
casualties OF american Regiments
Which Fought in France. Only 20
American Militar! Prisoners Still
Believed in Germany.
Washington, Feb. 1.--Omcial tables
OF the major battle casualties of tho
American forces in Franco, made
public today by General March chief
of staff, show that approximately ten
thousand men rcmain wholly unac-
counted for nearly three months af-
ter the ending Of hostilities. The
deaths, missing and known prison
crs are tabulatcd up to January 10,
for each Of the thirty combatant di-
visions Of General Pcrshing's army.
The total is 5G,j92 Of whom 17,i34
are classified as missing or captured.
An appended statement shows that
only 20 American military prisoners
were believed 20 be still in Germany
on January s. and that $500 Prison
crs had Mcn checked UP as returned
and is died in captivity
Some portions Of The Grcat hodv of
missing men may be located as the
return Of The army thins out the
american force in France. Indications
are, however, that the majority Of the
ten thousand finally will be added to
The roll of honor Shown IN thc ta-
blcs Of those killed or died of wounds,
now recorded rs 39l5S mon
TO that figure also must be added
l,'"l men of The marine brigade fig
urcs for which, not carried in the
tab'cs, were obtained from official
sources This brings the grand ag-
grcgatc of death from battle up TO
lO,7O9 on returns estimated official
~ to be 80 per cent complete. AS
the marines arc lacking, the number
of unaccountcd for which finally will
be added TO the roll Of the dead can
not be accurately estimated
The army tables, however, give to-
tai of i,G40 men missing in action
and 2,7S5 known prisoners, making
up the 17i3l missing or captured.
The appended statement shows that
the army rolls record i,9lS American
military prisoners accounted for. Adj
mittedly there are many possibilities
Of error but the statement says it is
anticipated The indicated unaccounted
for list Of i2,5lG will be brought down
TO less than ten thousand"
The tables do not furnish any data
as to the wounded or deaths other
than those resulting directly from
battle. y now estimate Of The COM
plcto figures on Nmcrican casualties
therefore is not possible. 1t is sig
niicant, however, that up 10 tonight
the war department has published the
names Of i%,SN2 mon killed or died &C
wounds as aeoinst 20 l5S shown in
the % pcr cont iahl"s. The differ
cncc is made up by additional rctnr,
since tho tables were closed January
10.
! On November y General Pcrshng
/ estimated thar his total killed and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13

IN VIENNA. they say. folks go to bed to keep
Well we'll And DR.. Garfield talking about hghtless
nights and heatless days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13

ested witness and that her views be preudiced On
the other hand conduct when away from home may b.
greatly with actions there How then is
duct accurately judged being made
the circums
Then. what does the condition that she shall be a
daughter OF the common people" mean?
DO boast that have classes in this coun-
try does Declaration of Independence aver
that al created equa? II the latter is true all
OF belong the common people and that provision
the VIII is redundant irrevelant and Of effect
there may be who might deny their classi
hcaon of the garden variety of folks. Such would.
themselves from the contest and in that
there would be greater chance for those girls good
conduct who would not dispute the grouping.
But who is pick the winner? There is lack OF
information that subject The OF the city is
eported sdesepped the Job possibly because he
wished to remain citizen OF the city.
Picking the prettest baby in infant show has
been demonstrated to be in comparison with making
just the instance cited and facing the resent
ment OF the losers.
That Italian must have had grudge against Provt-
dence his with malice designed TO
mote turmoil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
y - - - - - -
Some Good Advice

Mrs. Howard Gould offered some very. sensible sue
Eestions few days in talk before the National
Federation OF College Women She Is reported 20 have
said:
It's high time the America should get
out from under their social camouhage drop
flush and 70 the realization that today women
with ideas needed as never
before
With eggs selling at dollar dozen and other
things proportionatey high there mlstaking
the need for brains and leveheaded good
management at this time There plenty justih-
cation. too. for the advice to drop "fourfushing"
Consider for a moment, adds the Lafayette Journal.
edorts of to return the stores
wraps furs, and silk that ordered simply
for show purposes at the time the visit king
and OF Belgium with the intention OF sending them
pack Immediately after the ceremonies Can
yom beat that for canouhage OF the sort that Mrs.
Could denoupces? You cannot. The merchants Of
Pittsburgh have grown tried of lending raiment,
ard they teaching lesson By refusing take back
the articles thus ordered under false pretenses.
II is becoming clearly apparent every week.
despite remarkable prosperity that
still render patriotic service by resrmng continuing
the careful of wartime. Joyrding is safe
profitable diversion. We bound to have
Of it after the strain of over, but time goes
the need for We hope that the
will follow Mrs Goulds advice and then that their
raen-folks do the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
perils OF Picking The Winner

The Italian count who by viii has left $4,000
city OF Providence l., the interest OF which IS to be
annually to manageable girl of that city of the
of 90 years, along with the beQuest imposes
conditions that will contribute puzzng problems in max
ing the awards
He has specified that the gift shall to her who
shall best deserve by her conduct and family virtues
and at the same time be daughter Of peo-
pe It is assumed that the city of Providence will each
year develop large class young who Will fill
the specification age but that is the least trouble
phase OF the matter The merit to conduct IS
difficult OF judgment large part of the
duct OF a young OF 20 years is in the nome and
beyond observation by except her family. II the
mother testifes that daughter temper
relieves her maternal parent In every way possible
the without complaint and gets without
rrgfng II NAV be considered that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
Have They FORGOTTEN Or Are They
InSincere?

Administration propaganda has convinced good
many creduous people that is reveentia for anybody
to criticize President Wilson when he is acting in
the capacity partya function
forgets They regard structures the party
in power s a sort OF sedition-
Have these people forgotten that President Wilson
got into Office in the first place by knocking
throwing a president Of the polls
they ignorant OF the fact that Mr. Wilson pres
Dental candidate President Taft and his repub
predecessors of being tools Of the predatory
pluocracy and OF the special interests he said
fattening the vitals OF the people who
were going to be emancpated under the benefcent op
oratons of the freedom?" Mr.. Wilson NOT only
said this repeatedly during his campaign for the presi
dency. but begun TO believe 1t, for in his
inaugural address 4th 1913 he declared that
clutches Of big business had been pred from tn
throat of government and asked everybody to watch
him introduce the millennium.
The truth is that OF these people who pretend
to be terribly by anything way criticism
OF administration and profess believe that their
horror superpatriots. right up
of the anvil chorus when this hammering
was going on good many Of them spez.ng
appreciatvey OF President Taft because has
good words of the Wilson administration
Yet President Taft in office they declared he
either weakling a rapscallion-for OF course,
president not lacking either in intelligence patriot
permit the country to be victmiEed by special
Interests or predatory putocracy.
II will take the Mortified only about sixteen
get their righteous qualms against cr
cisu OF the administration. By that
time republican president Will be In and they will be
duty with the hammer brigade, and Mr. Wilson
stays In politics after the presidency
the first campaign will find his voice 1912 rising
lbove all the rest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13

old the great Dutch war fleets gath
erred. where now 1000 fishermen sink
their nets. there VIII rise villages
r-os'nr"s nopular- bordered roads ano
sleepy canals. new farms and bones
for thousands Of people.
Some few months prior to the war
the Dutch government put In hand
their Ions projected scheme for drain
ing and recls-iming She historic
zuyder Zee. but during the upheaval
80 was dropped.
The great dam is being built OF
sand mixed with rubble and stone
and not of concrete. Communication
with the North Sea VIII be maintained
by thirty-three large slutce- gates and
a couple of locks for shipping. The
construction OF the eunbanltment is
expected to occupy nine years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13

ITALY evidently used every necessary precaution
that the Fnme election should result the rteht wav
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13

A SHORTAGE of small change Is reported from New
York Considering the reputation of the city might be
supposed small change is not needed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
READY WITH NEW
BONE DRY" LAW
isTgsa.T.onAL NEWS srRyIcEl

INDIANAPOLIS. ND. De- 4g--Th
An. -. 90. l-,4sHe Is ready 10 ask tn
Forthcoming special session OF the leg
lature TO enact a "bune-dry' law
the preFent prohibition law shows ar
signs OF weakening. Officials Of tn
dry body today stated they believe the
decision OF the state supreme court
holding il il not an offense 70 keep amy
quantity OF liquor within the state
VIII not affect present enforcement Of
the law. but If loophoies develop they
are prepared to ask for a more string
emit act.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
HOLLAND TO PUMP
THE OLD zUYDER
ZEE BONE DRY
Work Of Draining Historic
River Will Occupy Thir-
ty-three Years.

ROTTERDAM. Dec. -. - Holland
plans TO pump the historic Zuyder Zee
dry.
The work ia expected 70 occupy thir-
ty-three years and cost over s75.000.000
says Everyday Science. a great dam or
embankment is now being built across
the north end Of the sea from Wierin-
gen, in North Hollard. to Piaam. in
Friesland. 1t will have length Of
nearly fifteen miles easily making It
the longest of sea ernbankments-
IT will result In turning over half a
million acres of this great arm of the
North Sea into dry land. Where Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
HUN EFFICIENCY
IS SHOWN AGAIN


BElft@l-N, Dec. t3-- gag t4.-I.t 81 elBnt
railway cars loaded with food. was re-
ported to the quarter1naster department
OF the German army today. Not a
single part Of the cars was left on the
railway tracks and the police are with
out a clew.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
CALLS HARD CIDER
PROHIBITION BABY
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S-tiard cider
Is replacing hard liquor.
A statement issued today by the pub
lefty bureau OF the distillery interests
declared that hard cider Is the pro
hbition baby" and that new Million
aires have been made over night and
that THE stock Of cider mills may be-
come as valuable as that Of the Stand
ard OIL"
Under ruling Of the internal rev
enue commissioner. the sale OF cider IS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13
SUGAR LAWS TOO
LATE-HOOVER
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE,

VA sfFINGTON Zee. Is sugar
situation cannot be saved By lesisle-
tion now. according to a newspaper
published here and recently purchased
by Hoover Hoover and others Ap-
parently expressing the opinion Of the
former food administrator. the paper
declared today that the Passage OF the
MeNary bill for the extension OF the
life OF the United Staets sugar equal
ization board is too late. The paper de-
clares that spectators are In control
o. U-4e SpDt.s Il y and that low
price on that crop Is now Impossible.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13

would go right on without any further attention.
We also proved that the Brooks tone was SUI
perbly sweet. and was preferable to any other
make
This marvel of photograph is setting the
town to talking; people are coming to see and
are buying almost on sight
With all its wonderful features the Brooks
costs no more than the other makes. and the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-13

permissible.
The statement declared that profits of
s. aad 50 barrel are bein g:nade on
cider that contains as high as six per
cent o. alcohol