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V\)LUME XXXIl'. LAUREJNS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28,1(917' NUMBER3 TWELVE MILITIA CALLED Wilson Placing Nation on War Footing. RECRUIT THE NAVY 'TO WAR STRENGTH No Further Warlike Stelis are Expect ed Until Congress Convenes Next Tuesday. War Department has Near ly Completed Budget to be Sent to Congress When it Convenes. New M'1itary Departments Created. Gen. Wood Goes to Charleston. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TWENTY MORE IEGIMENTS. * CALLED. * * Washington, March 26.-War * * preparations by the government * * today Included callifig into. the * * Federal service of a score of addi. * * tional Nationad Guard regiments * * for police service in the Westent * *-and middle Western States and an * * order for the immediate recruiting * * of the marine corps to full war * * strength of 17,400 men. * * With both the navy and the ma- * * rine corps ordered up to full * * strength tihe only step remaining * * to increase the navy personnel * * without action by Congress is the * * calling out of the naval unlitia. It * * has'been understood that the mili- * * tia will be needed to 111 out crews * * for the many vessels to be added, * * but no announcement on the sub- * * ject has been made. * * Secretary Baker said today no * * further call upon the national * * guard was in prospect. More thian * * 82 regiments have been summoned * * to Federay duty to guard Indus- * * tries or other property which * * might lie threatened by luternal * * disorder growing out of the Ger. * * 111an situation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Washington, March 25.-President Wilson took steps today to place the nation on a war footing. By executive order he directed that the navy be recruited without delay to full authorized war strength of 87, - 000 enlisted men. Taken in connec tion with emergency naval construc tion already ordered, this means that the President has exercised the full limit of his legal.powers as command. or in chief to prepare the navy for war. - For the army, the President directed that two new mlitary departments be created in Atlantic coast region. The order means that the task of organiz ing whatever army Congress may ati thorize will be divided among six do partmental commanders instead of four, in the interests of speed and efficiency in mobilization. The third step was to assume as a national duty the task of protecting American industiies from domestic disorders in the event of hostilities. For this purpose eleven full infantry reginments, two separate batallions and one sep~arate companllfy of national guards were called back into theo ed gral acrl'vco '.o act ais nationatl polee in important districts. Supplement ing these~troops a regiment of Penn sylvania guard and two companies of Georgia infantry, en route hlome from tihe border for muster out, were or dered retained in the federal service. Tho president's orders were made known in torso official statements -is sued by both departments. No oxplan hiioun hedompanamied thlem except the statement that reorganization of the military departments,'effective May 1, was designed to facilitate decentraliza-. tion of command. Following is tile executive order bringing thle navy uip to war strength: "fly virtue of authority vested in the president by the act of Congress approved August 20, 1918, entitled 'an actr.paking appropriations for naval abrvice ridf the~ flacal year eidIpg. June 80, 1917, and for othler puikOos', it is hlereby directed that thgs author ized enlisted strength of th6 navy -be inereased to 87,000 mog. (Sjgned) "WVoodlbw 'Wilson." 'The navy must enroll Imlmediately approximately 20,000 men to reach the ( roeulrcd strength. Secretary Daniels nupplemented it tonight with personal telegrams to newspaper editors all ov br the country urgirng thorn to aid the -department in every way in their pow or to obtain the meni. Congress iust getermaine the sys' Ptels undefr Wfielln piy 'is to ~be REGIMENTS OUT FOR SERVICE' more elastic machinery, found neces sary as a result of the recent 'border mobilization, the enrolling and train ing of a great army, whether raised as volunteers, by conscription or through a universal service bill. The object of the creation of the new departments of the northeast and southeast was to distribute among three central commanders the work of mobilization in the States most thick ly populated and from which the great est number of soldiers must come. The t present eastern department directed the mobilization of approximately 80 per cent of the 150,000 guardsmen sent I to the border. With 440,000 men, the maximum authorized strength of the national guard, called out in addition to wvhatever volunteers might be sum- t moned, the task would be too great for a single departmental organization be- I cause of the vastness of the supply problems involved. Instructions to national guard of ficers issued more than a month ago to cover any future mobilization, show ed plainly that the war department liad learned its lesson and proposed to dementralize Its mobilization prob lems as far as pissible. Departmen tal commanders will supervise the as cembling of state troops in their dis tricts hereafter and will take over im mediately on the call for federal ser vice the task of recruiting for the guard regiments through organization of reserve battaions. Indications tonight were that the ad ministration planned to await con gross before further warlike prefara tions are ordered. President Wilson has authority to direct that the regu lar army be brought up to full war strength at once and also to call out the remainder of the national guard and the naval militia. In designating State troops to be department has carefully surveyed the field of private enterprises which might be assailed in event of domestic distudibances. The number of troops from each state summoned to duty bears a direct relation to the ship 4 yards, munition plans or other indus tries in that State which may need military protection. Many plans of various kinds have sought protection either from the Fed cral or State authorities and the war department can now decide what course to take with each such appli cation. 'Congress will be asked, it is un derstood to expediate espionage leg Islation in connection with this phase of the situation. At the navy department it was learned that congress also would be requested to authorize an increase be- c yond the 87,000 war strength limit for lenisted personnel now set. The or ganization of gre'at fleets of subma rine chasers will make necessary the enlisting of many thousand more men than planned for when the present act was framed. Every fightig ship now v in the service or soon to be completed, i couldi be manned with the 87,000 jack leai.4 Th le order to recruit to war strength was signed by President Wilson yes terdlay wvhen he and Mrs. Wilson call ed at 8'ecretary Daniels' otflee. It was not made public, however, until de~1 tails for carrying it into effect had been arranged. The recruiting ser vice has been running recently with edoulblod 'energy and accomplishing4 good results. Under the new order, however, emergency funds will be cm ployed to again redouble efforts to en roll1 suitable muen. The President found it necessary to day to take further measuires to con serve his own time for offcial confer ences in connection with the present national emergecy. Hie (directed that herea~fter only conferences of the most pressing, nature be arranged for him. Tomorrow he will see Chas. J. Vopicks, United Statesaminister to Tioumania. Tiulgaria and Se'rvia, and later in the week will confer with Senate and Hou---e leaders prior to the convening of the special session of Congress a week from tomorrow. The war deipartment has nearly cornlpleted preparations of its appro priation budget to be sent to the cap itol on the day Congress meets. Ac comp~anyilg the request for funds for various army purposes, will go recoin. nietdationti for such legislation 'on arhny orranisation1 .as may have~ been [illNESE WRL AIDS FOLKS IN T1H E SEIRIAL lctors ('mill Ilelen Long "Just tihe. Seetst Little Titing." Necessity for real atmosphere de nands the employment of a number )f real Chinese men and women iII tome of the scenes of the stupendous %Ietro serial "The Great Secret," the rth episode of which appears at the 3pera House today. All of them are inusually bright and intelligent and lave had previous stage experience. Prominent among the Orientals Is lelen Long-her real naine, too vhom all the performers and studio tell) call "just the sweetest . little hing." The attention of Director labanie was first drawn to her by ter pronounced English accent. She Ised the broad A of Piccadilly with ase and abandon. Her language, too, vas appropriate. "Born In China?" queried the direc or. "I should jolly well say not," re lied Miss Long, showing an expan Ive Chinese smile. "I was Jolly well torn under the English flag and talk lie lIngo quite a bit. My birthplace s the British West Indibs, but awfter LIl is said I should like to be an Umerican, don't y' know." E"very one at the studio delights to alk to her,. Site Is also the one to vhom the other Chinese go whent they vant. suggestions on anything pertain ng to Costumes, etc. To quote het elf: "If any of them want anything hey go to 1-elen Long for It." * * * . . . .. . C PUZZLE PRIl.ZE AWARDED. * The judges in The Adverlincr's * puzzle picture contest met in the * music room of the Powe Drug * Company yesterday and, after * making a thorough Inspection of * the large number of pictures sub- * imlitted in the contest, announced * John Clarke Gray, of Rutherford- * ton, N. C., as the successful con- * testant. Therefore he is award- * uL the $3.00 prize. The judges * asked that special mention be * made of 'William Beverly Briam- * lett, of this city, and of Louise * Langston, of Laurens it. D 1). 2 * both of whom had excellent draw- * Ings. Tile judges were Miss Fran- * ces Thamnes, Miss Ella Roland and * .Miss Mary Simpson. * The successful contestant Is a * son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gray, * former residents of this city and * related to many Laurens people. * The pictures which the young mai * submitted showed that lie was a * child or great talent. * * ** . ..0....... Postmaster Jas. A. Clardy, who has eon In Greenville sonic time under olng treatment, has returned to the ity considerably improved in health hough lie is not yet well enough to be t his offilce. iected to call these matters over with is congressional visitors and reach a [ecision as to the system under which ie believes the army should be mob ized. * *~ * *~ * * * * * * * * * * PRIESIDEN'S PRJOCLAMATION. * Washington, March 21.-The * .presidenat's ptroclamlation cailing * an extra session of congress fol- * 'Iowsl *I "Whereas, ..tublic Interests re- * quire that the congress of the * United States should bie conviened * In extraordinary session at 12 * o'clock ntoon ont the 2nd day of * April, 1917, to receive a commn.t * lection by the executive on grave *' Questions of internatIonal policy; * I "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow * W'dson, president of thme Unilted * States, do hereby proclaim and de- * claire that n extraordinary ocea- * slon requires tihe congress of the * United States to coivene in extrai'k session at thme capitol, in thme eftf. * of Washington, on time 2nd4 (day of * April, 1917, at ft O'et@, njoon, of * which all persons who shalh at * that tinme he entitled to act ats * miember's thereof are hereby' re- * q(utested to take notiee. '* "Given tinder my hand amid time * serdg of thme United States of Ammerl- * en, time 21st day of March, in the.,i' year of our Lord one thousand * nine hundrecd "dnd seventeen, and * of time independence of thme United * 'States the one huncred and forty. * fir."f - * p* 11. A NTHON Y C; FUI1LEI PASSED AWAY TUESDAY NliT 111 but a Few Ilours, le Passed Peace fuMly Away After a Long Life Full of Honor and Public Service. Dr. Anthony C. Fuller, one of the oldest as well a% most highly regard ed men or the county, died at the h1ome11 of his son, Glenn A. Fuller, in this city last Tuesday night after an illness of but a few hours. Though in his accustomed health even up to the da,1y of his death, advanced age caused a complete collapse of his constitu iton when atacked by sickness and the end came rapidly. lie was 92 years of age. The funeral and burial services were held at Chestnutit Ridge church Wednesday afternoon, the services be ing conducted by Rev. W. A. Fairy, mastor of the Methodit chureh. this city. The funeral was attended by a large gathering from over a wide sec tion of the county, the deceased being liked and esteemed wherever known. The following acted as pall bearers: I-onorary--W. N. Austin, A. hluff, Warren Bolt, -Judge 11. C. Watts, W. A. Watts, J. 1). Watts, C. W. Tune, T. D. Lake, J. W. Todd, W. L. Gray, J. N. Wright, 0. G. Thompson, B. L. Jones, Dr. W. H1. Dial, Dr. A. J. Christopher, C. '13. Bobo, Waddy Thompson, A. A. G(arlington; Active-Rice Nickles, Fleming Jones, Olyde Franks, Win. Anderson, E.' 0. Anderson, Fleming Smith, loe Simith, ans. ID'unklin, Nye Owings, .1. C. llarksdale, Guy Smith, .Jeff Davis, George Bolt. Hlomer Moore, -Jas. T. Liangston. Dr. Fuller was born Feb. 10, 1825. As a hoy be attended the schools of the vicinity and later entered the old South Carolina college, from which he graduated with honors. For many years lie was the oldest alumnus of that institution, having been a class mate of the late Dr. .ames H. Carlisle. lie took its degree in medicine at lie South Carolina Medical college at Charleston, bit gave up his practice many years ago to give his attention to his farming interests, which engag ed a large part of his time. As a farmer lie was eminently successful, setting an example in scientifIc meth ods and especially in diversifleation of crops. lie found time from his pri vate duties, however, to devote himself to public affairs and served both in the senate of the state and the house of representatives. le was one of the original board of trustees of the Win throp Female college. Throughout his life Dr. Fuller interested himself in the cause of temperance and lie took a leading part in the fight for Prohibi tion in this county. Ti his efforts in large measure was due the successful campaign to abolish the county dis pensary. Dr. Fuller was a devout member of the Methodist church and was a prominent figure in Methodist circles in this section of the state. The deceased is survived by two sons, Messrs Glenn A. Fuller and A. Carl Fuller, and one daughter, Mrs. L. S'. Bolt. During the past few months lie has been living with MI. Glenn A. Fuller in this city. Jews Velebirate Pa'ssover. Beginning A pril G6th, the .Jews will 1h01( the annual cele'brat ion of the Feast of the Passover, commemorating time decliverancee of the Jews out of Egypt. The observance wvill continue over a periodl of eight (lays, during which time they will eat only of un leaven bread. Dr. Dodd Preaches Fareweli Serm'on. Dr. M. E. D~odd, whe has been lead ing in the special services becing con ducted at the Raptist church, will pr'each his last sermon of the series tomorrow evening. The services are being largely atiended both in the morning andl evening andi many con verts have b~een added to the roll of the church. The siniging, under' the direction (if Rev. F. A. hBower, of Al bpngy N. Y., has proven a very attr'ac tP fe'ature of the services. May Fnlist at Post Offiee. Mm'. D). Af. Norwvood, assistant post1 mnastbr', stated yesterday that lie has received blanks from Washington to be lined in secur'ing rcrmuits for' the naval service. lmnsteadl of having to write to Washtington or elsewhere in ,regard to enlisting. Laurens county bioyti. maiy now applly to Mr. Norwood and get all infornmnation necpessary for enlistment. Thme governmfnit is call ing for over 20,000 men to bring the naval forcoi up to thie required strength andM It rging young tneri to apply er 4 vice. LAUR[8 VOT[S lAVY FOR BET[R -ROADS Only Few Boxes Yet to Hear From. ELECTION CARRIES NEARLY 3 TO 1 Only Fie Boxes Hleard From Showed i M-ajority Opposed to the Blond Is. "lie. Ienno Went Overwhielmiigly Agitast. It. Seieral Boxes Out. I1au'eis voted heavily yesterday in favor of perianent roads. With all but five boxes heard from last night, the vote stood 1299. for the bonds and t46 ol)osed to them. Tie boxes yet to be heard from are all small boxes, where it Is thought that the vote will be about evenly dilvided. These boxes are Mt. Pleasant, Cook's Store, Gray's Store, Ekom, and Daniel's Store. The following is tie vote by boxes as reepived by The Advertiser last night: For Against Goldville 30 0 Waterloo ...... .... . 9 2 Laurens .. .........11; 2; Gray Court ........ 79 ;1.1 Ora .. .. .. ..I.. ...3t Pleasant Mound . . 23 15 Watts Mil...... ... 20 1; laturens Mill. .........52 15 Clinton ..............131 ;6 Clinton Mill ........ 7 2 Lanford ..1..1.........i; 18 Owings ..2.. .........1.1 Ials ..1..............13 12 Woodville .31) 26 Lydia '14 1........1 5 tenno .. ...... 3 Cross 11111.... ......19 .9 Youngs ............ 27 18 Hopewell .....7 8 Princeton .. .. .. .. 37 .1 Shiloh..............18 14 Mountville ........ 42 12 Tumbling Shoals .. .. 51 7 Langston ..2........21 10 Tip 1'op.. ........ 7 11 Poplar Springs ....-.. -18 15 Thonilmson's Store .. .. 28 10 Stewart's Store ...... 19 1 Total .... .. .. ..1299 .lii; To Be Married iI Georgetown. Informal Invitations have been is sued to the marriage of Aliss Lillian Crews, the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crews, of this city, to Mr. 'Clarence Godsey, of Charleston. The marriage will take place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Todd in Georgetown on Friday of this week. Miss Crews has beein with Mr. and Mrs. Todd for the past several weeks mak ing preparations for the event. Fol lowing the wedding ceremony the cou ple will return to Charleston where Mr. Godsey, who is originally from Greenwood, is connected with a large ice manufacturing concern. Mr. W. T. Crews and probably othlers from here wvill attendl tile ceremony. RieOpenms Tai'loring Establishment. .\r. 10. l0. Moore, wh'lo oplerated a tailoring establishment here under the iname of the Laulrens Talloring Comt Ilany, until1 a few mionlths ago. has de( eided to re-enter business and to op enl upl at tile old stand on WVest Main street. ie hlas again rented a plart of the vacant storeroom inl the Dial buIldIng opIposite tile Post oflce. Thle oth~er hlalf of tile first floor wvill be occupied -by Baldwvin's blarber shop, whichl is now located in the basement of the I~nterprise National Bank building, if all eggs wvere as large as one whllehl . r. i0. 1. B~olt brought to tile city yesterday tile housewives wouldi hlardly be complaining abiouit thleir hilgh Price. This egg h~as thle applear' aneeC of having chlangedi its mind af ter reaching maturity and decided te gro somne more to meeot thle demande of tihe hiigh cost of living, whlich is causing so mulCh st ir these (lays. Mr' liolt lives in I llnter town~shipl and raises his own eggs andl iOultriy iln steadl of buying them. Lauirens Ginned 31,475 Bales. Acording to th~e report of the (en sus Dir~eetor 31,475 h)ales of cottor dur'ing tile 1916 season, againlst 39,911 bales ginned dnu~ing t he 1915 season *'he total for 'tho state was 968,43I4 baleA and for tho south was OX,4,3) 1ahnlea CONGRE88 M[[ES .NEX MONDAY To Consider Situation Fronting Nation. DEMOCRATS LIKELY CONTROL HOUSE Seiwoni Expected to last On-ly. A lolut Two 31lithis. floth Parties Expect ed to Work 1lari'moniously Toget her to 3Iet Great Crisis. Washington, March 26.-Organiza toil of the new house by the (leillo erats was declared to be assured to night by Representative liandall, of California, Prohibitionist, and one of the f1%e so-called independents upon whom the political complexion of the house has seeied to hinge. MIr. Randall returned to Washington ton ight from Los Angeles. On read Ing a statement issued during the day by R hepublican Leader lann, offering to retire from the race for the Speak eiship inl favor of Speaker Clark if a bi-partisan or non-partisan organiza tion was agreed upon, lie said Mr. Alann was too late. lie said he was inl a position to say that enough of the independents would vote with i the Demeoc rats to give tie latter a major ity and assure the administration coil irol by its party of both 'houses of Congress. The have been indieat ions for sev (?rai days that the Democratic leaders had rece(ived satisfactory information. ConeCI' I in g the indplndents. Speaker Clark and other spoke!-ilmen of the party have predicted the oucivoimie ap patently with complete confidenve. Deiniocrats and Repilkans go into the organization .tilght.\with 211 meim bers each, while 21S. votes are requir ed to elect the Speaker. So foillur of the live independenxts nmust, Joiln the Elemocrats to re-elect Speaker Clark uniiless there are defections front tle Rtepublican ranks. Republican Leader Mann,. upon his return from liaIi today, sai(d lie was willing to withdraw from the race for tile Speakership, in the interest of unity if the louse could be organrl.ed on b-partisan oi non-partisan lines. "I uderstand the lepublicans have suitlCient votes to elect me if they de sire to," Mr. Alan said "but 1 (10 not. think this is a time for a partisan stIruggle. We should go forward uiited. Of course, If tile Republicaln insist that we should make the light with me as their candidate, I will go along with them." Representative Mann said lie was willing to make the race for Speaker if a majority of the Republicans fa Vored such a couise, despite hIs per sonal belief that it would be to the country's disadvantage. Partisan af fairs should have no place In the in coming House, lie said, and whether the country Is to have peace or war it was essentIal that all parties unito at once to ex iedite lior'tanit pubtllie business. Confidence Is expr'essedl among both D~emocrats ando Republicans that the I louse wi'll wok harmonIously aftei' the brush over organization. The almost universal opinion amoing leaderis today wvas that (lie President would tnot ask Congress to consider' any question which might result in par'tisani fight s. TIhe opuinin is gen ei'al that the( Csssin will not last more thain two imoiithIs. A conference 01n measures to be0 ini-. trodluced by the for'eign affairs coim miitee duiriing the comning session was held today betwn WC'l~cr'ietar'y I nnuslng and C11(ha irman F'lood. R elpresen tatilve IHarrison, of Mlississip~pi. and Relp. rescntative R~agsdlale, of Souih C'aro., lina, of the c'ommilittee'. (Grocrs to (Ioose at Six. Yes '1'rday s'eieralI of the ( gi'ocei'y men felt$.*' a m-t' 011n to ('lose tho grilce ry st orc.s duin g 'thie sutimmer mlonuthls at C o'clock in the ~ evenIng. ''The Pet itllon was reaily 'sigined and lie chiange will go into effect nextI Mloniday and renmain In force until Oc tober i' st. The following firms signed (lie petition: .1. M1 Philp110, H untei' lhi'os., Owings & Owings, .l. HI. Sulli Ivan,. .tohn A\. Franks, Krunedtcoy iliosi., A. L,. .\ahaffey, Dial Company and . C. Shell & Company. Mos't o'f tho other' stoies, driy goods, tfur'niure, oec., already close iat 6 o'clock throughout thle yegp exqppt in D~ecembeir.