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)LUME~ XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTI CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1919. NUMBER 46 AUSTRIANS R[[IY[ P[Att TERMS Terms Are Read at St. Ger IlaIln. ARROGANt SPIRIT IS ABSENT Asked talit Austria be not, Coniside'reud as- the Once 31thlitty Empire that it was liefore tie ar, but as One of thel Ehrhalt. New Riepublics that halie Sluie Been Formed. St. Germain, .June 2.-fThe repre sentatives of the vanquished Austrians met the victors at today's ceremony in the Fifteenth century castle of St. Germain to appeal for grace and just and kindly treatment. No trace of the arrogant spirit with which Count von Rrockdorff-Rantzau, head of the Ger man idelegation, attempted at Versail les to arraign the allied powers as jointly responsible for the war and de rmanded participation in the negotia tions on eiqual teris, marked the speech of )r. Karl Renner, the Aus trian chancellor, who replied to Ieorge Clemenceau, the president of the conference. The A usirian p1enipotent Iary, speak in: In French as a concession to his au(ditors, (d(d not seek to extellilate the guilt of the former Austro-Hui n zari-anii government for "the horrible rille of I 1I ." le asked only that the full weiglt of tht :un ishment should not fall solely on the littie mountaIn republic which was all that was left of the oncte mighty .Astrl', hut that It he r .erarded as only one of (Ih leght new repu1blies into which the old Ilolnarchiy had been divid ed an(d tihat it he ap Portioned no more of the penalty than it could hear. Dr. Renner even Went out of his way to praise the generous relief 'work undertaken by the allies. The tone of his speech evidently made a most fav orable Impression on the assembled plenipotentlaries. President Wilson listened with the closest attention resting his chin on his hand. The dele gates of Poland, Czecho-Slovaklia and Jigo-Slavia alone evinced discontent at those parts of tihe speech In which the Austrian chief by implication at tempted to assign to them a propor tionate share of reparation. It was evident however. thal )r-. Renner had been carefully studying the proceedings of the allied confer elle and Ie adapted his utterances to the situation. Dr. [Renner was calill and assured. as if entering his own house. IHe walked d(iret4ly to his seat a1nd 1110 lioned hIs colleaguies to their places. The entire assenimblage, whIMh had risen on the entry of the Austrians, seated Itself. M. Clemlenceau alone re mained standing and with scarcely an linstanlt's pause the session started. * ars which were eagerly strained to hearI from M. Clcemenceau some st rik-. lng phrases on tile origin of thme war or Austrids guilt and lpuishmllent, wereC disappointed. Thie Tiger refrain ed froml politIcal allusion Iln ils short speechl; lhe merely outlIned the pro (cduire of the negotiatIons and( ex 1) lied that onliy part of the treaty was readly. Heo asked that any replies or observations to such parts of the treaties as were laid today before the Aulstilans be submnittedl ini 'writing wIthin 1; dlays. M. Clenmenceau spoke in easy con versat ional tone. betittinug such rout time remarks, and at the cnd called for translations whIch On this ocea sion were given in Italian as well as German and English. The F4rench of fIcial who attemptedl the German reni ditilonl op~enedl by addressing "Trhe (1010 gates of the republic of German Auis tria." Hie was immediately stOpped and( the diplomat Ic lulnder In the appar' ent recognition of the Germanic attrn buttes of thle neCw rep~ubile corrected. The translator wvas now so nervous that presently lhe was caught telling the Austri'als that their relies must be0 verbal, instead of written. uTr. Karl [Renner, hieadl of the Aums trian delegation, irose to reply at the endi of the tranisiat ion but M. Clemeni ceani waved hIm to his seat to permit M. Da~tasta, secretary of tihe confer ('lie, to place before himi the text of the skeleonn draft of the treaty. riic FALLEN COMRADES BIDDEN FAREWELL Persingt Delivers Memorial Day Ad. dres. Spekis at R11mlange. Aimri-. cnn Communder Pays Tribute to VrIdo1' of 3Men Who Foltlht to 311aini llomianUge, France(, .1l1ne 1 .-" are Well, dear coilrades. Here 1111(er the cleart skies of thle green hilblde and amid the ilovering iields of Prance, ol 1he 1uiet hu1ash of peace, ve leave yoU forever in ;od's keeping." With these wordts (;eneral l'rshing, commanider' of the Aierican expedi tioniary forces closed his memorial day address at Rlomiiange inl the Argonne cemetery, where ore more than 9,000 Americans who fell in the fighting are buried. General Degoitt, represent Ing the French government, and NMar shal Foch, allied commander in chlef, spoke briefly, mentioning all the hat ties in which the Americans had par ticipated and dwelling upon the ever lasting memory Im which those who had died for the cause of liberty, jus tice and civilization would be held by all France. The speaker's stand was on a hill side overl'ooking the sloping acres of the white crosses. in the center of the plot a huge American flag was flying ani at tile corner >ther stavs held the national co'ors at hlif mast. Withl the oclcilsioln of Geieral Per shint's speMch, four 75's of ile Third Division artille ry ii'ed the national sa hate. The vnS were the ones which l.%l bieen turned1i on the etianmy on tlhe Marneui when last .llly tie Germanis strted their last groat di've toward I'a ris. Amiiiid the boomling of the n' ills a yoldiler san11g "'vlean Kindly lhit," aIn after this a company of infantrymen from tlie Fiftl )ivision tired tlilree vo)l lvvs off towalds tenorhlI over the gratves. A lule corps souided "Taps" aid all ile flags were raised to mast top as the exercises ended. Ten thous and troops representing all the dlvi sions that participated in the Argonne engagement, were present. "Memorial Day this year has for us a peculiar algnificance," said General Pershing. "Our nation has taken an important part In the greatest war of history. With tremendous expendli tures of life and treasure an end has come to the terrible conflict which has wrung the world for four years. it was a war of humanity. It was waged against militarism and a des potism and their arbitrary extension to other lands. Thousands of brave men had fallen in defense of their Ire sides, tili allied hope sPeelled all but lost. In righteousness, more people rose and our armies in ever increasing numbers vigorously threw their st tigth to the allies on the side of (-in- ization. iteared inl the land of freedomn, these valiant men, but partly skilled in arms. came willing to give their lives to tle cause withotit de sire for gailn. ly their enlergy, their evotio, th le tide of war t-u rned, in (C'otntied on lEditorial Page) Austr'iani delegate t hean rose and read hiis speech. Hei cauased considier'able suarprise by choosing leeh as tiae miumlial for' his remarks. Praemi ea' Cleamenceaua and M\arshal I~och, thae latter sittinug with the Fa'ench deiegation, welre obviously leasedl at the choice of the language. As D~r. lienner proceeded wvith his (us ('ourise, revealiang a tone of modleration andi absence of recrimination or boast ing, the strain which had hunlag over the pleniipoteantiaries relaxed and all settled dlown to calm and reasoned ap preciation of the Austrian plea. Dra. Itennier read~ his speech through to the end withotut any attempt at oratorieal embeollishment, though speaking with deepi earnestness and sincerity. The Tanglish translater aose as the Austrian finished and furnished lie version to which President Wilson, Secretary Lansing and Henry White listenedi closely. The attentioni of the assembly waver'ed as the proceedings passedl into Italian. This version was listened to only by the Italian dele gat ion, many of the other representa tives indulging in a suibdued discus sion of the, Austrian plenipotentlaries thesis. Almost before those assembled real ized the Italian t ranslator' reached the end1( of his labors, Mr. Clemeniceau was oni his feet atndl lut a iuick qutestion: "Any remarks? Thon the session is cIOela1" NATIONAL GUARD COMPANY TO BE ORGANIZED FRIDAY NIGHT All the Young Men of the County lIntcrested in tle Project are Invited to Attend Mleeting at Old Ar mory Friday Night. A new National Guard company te hi hI ((maIe.. Tlt- . (i2 ht com IpanI take thle place of thle Old Traynhlam ro ill be l h inlcrea.-4,4 1o two stars: will bie o.gantiize(i here' Iriday \k r us l ut 11 . i Ih e i.S Iif) 0 0~l 8 I ll iotiey avallth fo atle wO nit of this week. The prim e movers .10i inough o authorble fo lv \\ ar Departmen'lt to aulthlorize aniv for the organization, Captain Arthur oore olpallies. .\ dozen or muole' Lee, Ibiout. Joe Smith and Lieut. Roy lownus in the .itate have made appli Simpson are bisy getting things in cation to have comn panies, but. for very shape for tihe meeting, which will he good reasons the authority has been held in the old Traynham Guards gra ti~ed to only four tovns in the up armory begililAng at eight o'clock. per part of the state and to four towns All the young men of Laurens county in ile lower part or the state. The who have been in the Regular Army, new companies must. he organized and National Army, National Guard and all prepared for inspection not later than others 'who are Interested, are request- Jit110 30th, otherwise the permit will ed to be present for the organization. be taken from the town and given to A large number have already signified one of the many otlters that are anx their Intention of being present and lots to have this protecting force im the leaders in tho movement state that mediatelv available i case of dis they hopie to make It a kind of reun- Imuibances. ton where 0old friends of atrmy dlays 'Ilite metig Friday wvill Ile a vecry canl get. together and swap yatrns. intotral onl. Ther vilw le u spech Sndler a recent rul ing of the War i king anrt all thoe who attid owill Itpa rimen t Ithis state htas been i o- at Iity to wco o su be1 orgas Iie I thlotized to raise two battalions of in-';une The itders are expecit ill a fantry andi htas bwen aivenl 1:11., (owlm1b taken f lrom the ton andovlen it the privilege of tatn of Ioles f 'I te m y i lort ordr. ANARCHISTS LAUNCH BOMB ATTACKS kad- -,+ Ai lllp Ito 1114- 1r10 P'uhlic Ofliiins 'uIm Mihe-r" Promlinent11 ill rh , -utii Ilf .\narvhists. 1. ,. \torin-y Gene11ral l ur y ca F'roin llilmb E-xp'mionl. W a.<h n-tonl, .tln -_. \n th r aIt 14e1ipted r-4i-_1 (jft rr r fir c e chif ly againtpnile Wlm<-iaik wio ll.vt b een ae iii e i wa. Ilannellhe by \ln rican -ili Al hort ly bef'ore i dn;b last1 ni_-ht. .\ i b i1 ex cploion whic h dmil aged the residell( of Atatrwy (;eneral A. .\lthell 'alnnv.r. in the fashionale nlor'thw s;t - ll of, Washington, but which apparentlly re-sulled inl the death of the hoib planter, were fillowed at intervals by similar explosions inl sev ('1n other cities inl a belt eXtending fromt 'Cieveland to loston. lle:ides Washington, Cleveland and Boston, cities in which t here were bomb outrages were Pittsburg, Pat terson, N. J., West Philadelphia, New York and Newtonville, Mass. West Philadelphia and Pittsburg were sIl) iected to two separate explosions. Ilomis intended by anarchists for 1nien who had directed the force of law against tiiem, pronoilied sentence ainainst radhials or introduci legis ahion KitMA to (Wh <'k thi a-. h illations. 'ailed in ev<-ry case to (.htiml thleir viutilas,- In ::-.-veratl ss h (Ive, oI' plii of ;I! ji omeials 111 the hIIW!c W!!ieals th . n x "I'! . i ' )I 'h e \ '-c iln'ol .I . ile \I (S\~ I atr Ioh iuis tel.v th ifil Iil ,t ii !I> :t t o tf 1 , 1. 'r' n t r r i O !1 . Iic tl t 1 Ii t o ti. I I -o I,:iof I 'e d e I o i y !i g. In om in at: inen o !l st an Ioie It \he t hli . :h,. sea lixlt l i ft' : j tsi p han t ed in th u (ilt ortliile W .\I torney (Ut11-ne : lm r' 11'.h-n was ileened as ingth fietif tof !'e ' a i.xplosions owh billeler it hal h n ied to ovelnl at approximately he The instant as ith otiers. t ex ploded. prematurely could not h0 It. -Ied early today by agents of th department of ju0stic and police of the various c"iis. who began at once a nation-.wide arsh for the culpits. What may turn out to be the fMir clue leading to identifienation of the an archists who ob(ained in this city and Boston where thie police discovered circulars and handhills signed "The Anarchistic tighters." llt hill, serving warling that a general war was to be waged a , gainst leadrs of Socielty ast now orga0d was thle only Clue. re4ported discovered at an early hour this morning. Coming on the iels of thle nation-.wide May Daty plot secrel(. service oflicials could only inforpret explosion following x.. posion as an orli andouit urst nith out much doub plainid by the 'l ame troul of radiaig is had engingl ' red the outrlates per tlatl d i st moth. The similarity of thie ti reirs recei.. le from11 sh edvariovsces enle theo n authiiesnt the .\ay sDay hombe~ (') tf " ot .The bomb ayI a Olan.te tin idete' saids ofith Phomanof thera itre denrat (I tleca7a police, atinc 'he1 falsionablinrynvest gtiono WaIshing tone weckedI la the delinst' smalewditita int waos ofln adj'loiing wi)thin th Pl'alm rreien. ntrans and5iC a1handill ined tlhei piaper, wored) inl~ iflammnaty fash Ion ande 1 oserving notice of it enat tempts aut1 r tie b tei ofen eralarn mn ll er~ls of ey was itht ol ('Ine aail ab tlle alI"t (l hlur t i goht. l Il Th'le remail ins of tma illed Wre drIveni into he asp1 olehat iehas beis O tled tory1 tat fhe eploi-al lew u ju1 ast it was bi(ng eposte 11US Of AIMI' FRCMSO Nrr 01 ~ A A u pdIi1 to Sign. CANNOT CA R RY CONDIFiIONS OUT i4 n Ei lloc do if- aIzall' x. prewess Neilliment of Germlan People ill 16-11'1.1 to l'ence Tvermls of hle Al lies. Sllys People are iiappolinted In their flop, for ,1ust Peace. \ashingion, June 1.--Germany, at though realizing that. she must sacri lice to obtain peace, is convinced that the executions of Ihe peace treaty as drawn "are more than the Gernian people cain bear." Count von lrockdorff-Rantzaau, head of the German peace delegation, thus suis up the attitude of the German nation towards the proposed treaty of peace in a note to the allied and as sociated powers outlining various German counter-proposals. The Ger man not (, delivered to Premler Clem (in (rail, President of tie peace Confer (Ii-. last Thursday was ilade public lonlightl b~y *,he state departmelnt. 1011h G(rila n deb aionl nowhere in its 1ole uer thait it will refuise to n 'n rSentl treaty. )I dclares e 0i of, b ( i frin ion that 0 1 1 r n ot j1.t i; i har s l to' .. (ilci.' hin l ta wd al lw h to atoop 1; o (; t "1 a I:y fr n ilm i ( a i eol . c the assie-r. Iasy wn I e ueienn s."d Ou fig i ts w! ( (i.t1'-1'oilosals, t,, o ermforys asnrmian n!an. nay ions ion tath Gentne mttd11 m'ialy-rn to the leagueonaions toays, haw been disapp;ointedf inl lheir hope !or a "pac of justi e whioh has en rinhised." anl stand at thle deanvids mltade upon tom by the "vie -rious- violence of r 11 lenmies." Oselining Hs ohntr-propoall, the (b'manelion to agres rt roducHton of germany's army and navy on con dition that Germany be admit(ted fiml idiately to the lengiie of nations; to raen1ounc termiany's sovereignty rights i Alsaviorrane and Posen but as In all other terriOries which Germany is nlled iitpon to give up the !rinciple of self determination is asl pd; sh also agrees to sieet all Ger mal colonies to adnihistralion by the leagu of nations ht iinder German mandatory and to make thet iirdellnity aIyments is reqtired, hiliin ahounts that will lrdier thie German taxpay fr no imore thavily tn the tax iyer of the im losI heavily bi'delied state amona thost reiprsnted on the repar eionls commission. TheI not(- declares, Germany is will inz in 1"ool her ontire merchant ma i'. aith i'st ofk th'e' natisocitd I ort, an ieda fortimiatny yean ilthisity, awheoresptheiblftymany ftiendsr ih ssrivdhytd'.sn and tw 3(.aug.teis as lIlows.\ D.Al Marillatorne and Miss Jemeter Pier Spai a ternon1 a 1 ''ock \ir. \l A.hie.aidw of thnlat '. ,.lie aV d sorn-Overad yenmpay res lenty of theiy deda hirm t homen for bial hi Aftieroon, d th selle th e behil immOeiantie f uto-i arr isfro iessarianhurg add 4 onlok tlier fruindiartinvited tho aitend the funl;~ l ~)iji'' nOeln this, ouniy (If lied foi mn y ear husi inlu ti i city, whr they owerft an frewnds. Shes surie.ytresn FATHER AND CHILD KILLED IN CRASH iiIISIIIII andu ('lhid of .irs. Burton .Hassey, Formerly .Mrs. ,lh . i'n o ,of this ('lty, hiiled InI .\l. 1.0umohl-e Wreek... liy a long distanci telephone n).. sage last night Tim .\dv'rtiser learn. cd that .i\-s. Burton Massey, fornerly Mrs. John M. Cannon, of this city, who was seriously injured in an aut omobile accident at Catawba Junction near Rock 11111 Thursday evening 'when her husband and youngest child were fatally Injured, was still alive and hopes were held for her recovery. The elder child, John M. Cannon, Jr., sur vived the accident without any per manent injury. 'Mrs. Massey herself was In a precarious condition for sev eral days but last night was thought to be better. The following account of the tinfor lunate accldent was puiblished in The State Friday morning: Rock 11111, May 30.-Citizens of this city were shocked Iy the news of the fatal accident at Catawba Junelion shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon when an antomobile von taining Mr. and Mrs. Blurton Massey and their two small childirun of this city crashed into a northbound freight train on the Seaboard Air Line Rail way, fatally injuring Mi. Massey, will) diled shortly afterward, and the young est child, a baby about a year old. (lying last night at the hospital here 'where all tie itjured occipants of tle car were brought for treat ment. Mrs. Massey's condition is said to be very critical and the older child, a boy six years old, is severely injured. 'Mr. iMassey was returning to Rock 11111 from Marion county when the ae cident occurred on the road leading from Cureton's Ferry to this city where the Seaboard passes under the Southern Railway- tracks. The high concrete supports and a deep cut shut off the view of the Sieaboard tracks al most entirely. Mr. Massey evidently realized that the train was approneh ing a few seconds before he reached the crossing, bit the engine of the freight caught the car just as it cross ed the track, throwing Mrs. Massey (own a steep embankment and hurl Ing the older child several hundred feet. The automobile was dragged down the track approximately 500 yards before the train was brought. to a stop and was a tangled mass of Iron. 'Mr. Massey was not thrown from the car until it had been carried down the track over 200 yards. The infant was caught in the wrecked car and remained there until rescued by train men. MI. Massey suffered a broken leg and arm and internal injuries. Catawba Junction Is nine miles from tihis city, and physicians riushed to the scene of the accident as soon as the news was received here. Mr. Massey was still conscious when medIcal aid reached him, but died before lie could (Continue1 on Erlito rial Pa un CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY Ibtoen'- Inncv, llii _ t Heldni 'I Iii l losin* 1 .. r ieii ii -I ileid S1 Thi rel Aeal befor tuet :gradumating cyss by Rev. . . Itleili a , istor of Ile First Bap.ist ckwrcd. 'Iliurslav eveing tilh - Class ofxpeiss iwill 1) eld in the school aiil.iitim aundy Fi lay evening the liteorary addess nvill r del ivatced bo lith. ra A. Black wood of Spartannunrg. A large congregation heard 1Rev. Thempeman at the Methodist church Sunday evening. ev. 'eripleman on sented to preach thlt sermion onl short not ine, but he held thle closest at(i dion of nins ad liene to the end. As a Snlinre lesson he read the 12t Chaper of aEel esiases and for his ted le tel eeted the 1se11th verse of ht I utt h "heewitlal shall a young man cleanse his way? by tak ing heed thert o according to 'I'ly word." Rev. ''eipleman addresred himself to the subject of the mental aud spiritual preparat ion of Ihe youith of the Ia for service and tlsefuil MISS. le lointitd out Ile great, neved for edulcated young men t and womllel in the era of reconst rIct ion following the war and tirged a m111re s'rious 'oisid oration of cdueation al needs. "I had rather live the next. 1) to 2., years inI full possession of mel I vigor than any two hundred years of Ilie world's past history" he said in speaking of the great opportunity for service be fore wt yuing people of the genera tio. Never before. lie said, has a similar opportunity been offered and he urged his young hearers to Iake ad vantIage of Ihis Opportunity and pre pare theniselves with a high Chris t iatn ideal for service. At tlie mtetting of tihe board of trus tees held Friday, Situperin tendent (Gasrie, of tle Wal halla schools, was elected stlperi ni eideit of tle schools here succeeding Mr. .1. 'T. Sipears, re signed. The teaching corps has not yet. beeni elected. (oes to Wafts 3lls. Mr. It. R. Woodside, who hits been boss weaver at the Laurens Cotton Mill for the past fotr years, has gone 'with the Watts Mjills as weaver and assistant superintendent. iHe has a! ready ntered upon Ii.s duiiiles and will move his family in a few weeks. With flhe Red Cross. Miss Kate Wofford, daughter of Mr. and M rs. .1. A. Wofford, of Maddens, has resigned her position in the of fice of tle superintendent of lie Co IntombiI city schools and has accepted a position In the Sou thea ste In head (Iluarters of ite Amieican Red Cross in Atlanta. She will assume her now dttis after June 7th