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; 2 f'w " j t I ' Le For Girls <2)^x3 ^00m Clippers Sweaters ? Coats Shoes Handkerchiefs J. : Silk Hose Spats Fancy Boots Department Stor TO THE BUSINESS MEN OF AM- problem a ERICA: "QUIT YOU LIKE for the he MEN" BE STRONG AND OF which he i GOOD COURAGE. concerns meet. Ar The Manufacturers Record. rampant. From a leading business man been afrai there comes to The Manufacturers prises ha\ " "* 1 - 1 Konlr Mc .Kecora a letter .which a<aja. "No\V that the text of the war- vest *n. ^ tax bill has reached the men of cou^ n?t business and its full meaning has mee^ had time to sink in, I find a great &ress ^as spirit of pessimism. The tax bill is ?ut so beyond anything which living j "on *? n? men have known that they are ta^e new aghast. They ask where they can Biblical 1 get enough money in a lump sum. a &??d The Government can do it once, but y?u not twice, as there will be nothing ^he Pe( left, etc. Can't you write a reas- { v'rile? to? suring editorial? The Lord tempers *n ^ I _ xl. the wind to the shorn lamb. The Iin cne,r 11 wool will grow again, anyhow. The j pessimism things which have made American jam^ the wealth will in 1918 be as produc- front, su tive as in 1917. There is a feelir.g abounding that the Government intends to to a defi] strangle enterprise, to make pro- an(* overv fitable business impossible, and to war shoulc embarrass and badger business until He who life won't be worth living. I know Pessimi: this is the view of many. When portance. they take their sober second thought berer of 1 perhaps they will be able to see a place in t rift through the war-tax cloud of ousiness a gloom. But I think you possibly tive work, can make the rift." The opt We can readily understand the to see spirit of pessimism that swept over w^? turns the land during much of the un- see wise agitation in Congress and the man wor^ denunciation by Congress and in We ma; many publications of the business of Europt interests of the nation. Men for a squarely i time were staggered by these criti- nation sh? cisms and by the uncertainty as to life-blood the outcome of the war taxation, be staggei Uncertainty is nearly always worse fice of lift than facing the reality. We dread j it will bri the troubles which we anticipate, i us look a but when we actually face them we j think of 1 rise to the emergency and meeti being ere* them, and many a load is lighter i millions o: after the trouble has actually been I set a stan faced than during the anticipation j of men w! of it. , their lives The nation for the time being has sublimest, been^ staggered by the enormous anc* dargi taxation which Congress has placed man beinj upon individuals and business inter- their lives ests. Every man has had to face the In the ) <. -lOLID^ - - J? /WHBHnmiiiitmiiiniiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiminmiiiiHi^ USE t us help m For Boys Wagons Air Guns . Parlor Rifles Knives Sweaters touico Mackinew Coats Shoes Soldier Hats Bed Room Slippers Ties Handkerchiefs Gloves Watches Cuff Buttons Fobs Chains f Army Sweaters, Hats, SI Schaffner and Marx ? THE ROSE nd seek to find a solution> us stand wil avy burden of taxation thank God 1 ndividually, or the business of men who which he controls, must die to save < id so pessimism has been' Let us th Industrial leaders have men and wo d to go ahead. New enter-J cannot stand re necessarily been held dedicating tl ;n have been afraid to in-'' and physical iberty Bonds because they; and who daj see far ahead as to how to i to add to tl heavy taxation which Con- j happiness. ] put upon them. j lions and te time has come for the na-j and women -Pav mon frv I lin fn Mpflvp :iil> i totii auu i vi (iivit w w v ' i r courage, or, stated in j physical an anguage, "Be strong and! welfare of tl courage." Be strong, and A new lig ike men." i the eyes am >ple of this nation are too i growing dull energetic, too all power-' quickened in sir business activities and i brightness. lental equipment to permit! becoming soi to dominate them. Even j concentrated conditions which we ccn-jcr ease or j ipreme optimism as to ^ called us to business prosperty and as. It is the dut; nite assurance of victory,, man < to mak whelming victory, in the pleasure whi 1 rule the land. to make moi doubts is damned. the comfort sm achieves nothing of im- sailers; to m The pessimist is a cum- dying in Eu: the ground. He has no and not of < his land, no place in its These are ctivities or in its construc- which we sh or even in the war. as we contei imist, or the man who dares fering and c yond the clouds, the man fore this sid i the clouds wrongside out ness sink in ? silver lining, is the only ancj one hat* i while in this hour. of prosperity y face the awful tragedy else when si ;'s war, we may look who are offe it the fact that our own altar of the ill have to pour out its tection of \ to save itself, and we may we turn to 1 red at this fearful sacri- comes the r? ? and the awful agony that interests of ng to many of us, but let ture, in nai t the other side. Let us I ing, in railr :he superb heroism that is pushed to th ited. Let us think of the j ounce of hui f young men who are to i last notch ol dard for all time to come, manhood, in ho are ready to consecrate I and brawh a ; to the highest and the j interests of though the most difficult j crowded, jrous, work to which hu- it is true js have ever dedicated curring a va far as the n presence of these men let cerned we >Y SUO< iful pres ake your sh( For Men Suits Overcoats Shoes Suit Cases Hand Bags Gloves Linen Handkerchiefs Silk Handkerchiefs ' Bed Room Slippers Ties Silk Socks Cuff Buttons Sweaters Shirts Hunting Coats Shot Guns Rifles OR YOUR SOLDIER ioes. Officers Coats and 1 . Place your order early NBERG MERCAN1 th heads uncovered and that the higher ;hat there are millions by the war, the are ready, if need be, to man's bettermei >thers. ment of busines ink of the millions of ^ by the menta men who, though they about by the w; [ on the firing line, are next decade or leir lives to the moral the total cost welfare of these men, measured in doi i and night are at work good credit to leir comfort and their side. This will Let us think of the mil- mendous stimuli ns of millions of men physical virility, who daily are sending the mental acti n their prayers for the ments which v d moral and spiritual science. It will hese men. millions of peep ht has been kindled in fore never four i in hearts which were work will becoi I, and they are being large extent tak to a fire of heavenly men called into We were in danger of have a nation -did, of having oar lives than a nation n upon money-making fore, of worker: >!easure. The war has man or woman a sudden halt, and now tally able to woi y of every man and wo- millions have Ir :e money, not for the which was the ich money brings, but As we face tl tpv in nrdpr t.n fidd tolatinn. hnw tvri'/lii of our soldiers and pessimistic spirii linister to the living and of high taxatior rope, to think of others we pay to the i jurselves. surplus dollar oi some of the things to s0? we are conti iould turn our thoughts es* development mplate the side of suf- doin? our shfire >f loss of men, and be- and world's e all questions of busi- his is no tin to utter insignificance, ^is *s ^ou js to write of business, strong and ' or poverty or. anj'thing "Be strong, and ;anding before the men a^e Divin Tine their lives on the shou,d strjkc a nation's life and provomanhood. But when huma" 1 the business side there land of ours. 1 salization that the great our nation?no 1 the nation in agricul- responsibilities, nufacture, in shipbuild- behind the b;Jtt, oad actvities will be . ? . , .. , mies of the A1 e utmost limit of every man energy. Up to the crin?ing cowar I Amencan strength in through the cent potentiality of brain civilization?star md money, the business ,-+* uimoi the nation will be ,V? """"" do its part and < that the nation is in- this the moi!t s st indebtedness, but soj niankind loney side of it is con-| Let us as inc venture the assertion j nation thank Goi J ' imnnmTmniSSilWmimTTTiwifflmiiiiiiiiiiiwiiijIuiiiLHiiymnnimint 3ESTIO iENTS oping a pie For Women Boots Silk Hosr< Bed Room Slippers Handkerchiefs Coat Suits Coats Skirts Suit Cases Hand Bags Sweaters :BOY Uniforms, made by Har for these goods. ULE COMPANY ) efficiency developed; IRISH SHOW L< new inventions for TO it and the enlarge s operations created Strongest Chicag 1 activity brought clares Effort to ar, will within the Must Not ] two entirely offset ? of the war when Chicago, Dec. liars and leave a upholding the Ii the nation's profit Party and chargi come from the tre- man or organiza ition of mental and embarrass any oJ but especially fromj*n conduct c vities and achieve-1 netting ar, act o nil be wrought in j ^he United State come also because' night by the Iris >le who have hereto-1 here> -,the largest id it necessary to' ^e c'^y* It w ne producers to a Redmond and ing the place of the warding of $10,C the army. We shall j stallment of a fi of workers rather j *n America in su lade up, as hereto-! ^e declaratioi ? flnH Hrnrips. Mr?i submitted to physically or men-!tions of .the Unit< k will be idle, where Pected ultimatelj ved in the idleness to IreJand as th devil's workshop. sion of support o lis side of the situ- Irish b,ood in Ar igly small seems thxe "There is not i t produced because f ?enuine Irish-Am i! What boots it if! no^ stand behind Government the last the American g ' income if, in doing P0 ^' ributing to the high- "The Irish pet of mankind and choose betwee" ' to save this nation ?endship of the civilization? '"J'31 as le for the pessimist. cause s 1 - ,, .. . , the Irish people tl r for the optimist. * . - , ? can not retain sy; of a good courage." , , , land that makes v quit you like men." c0untry and our e messages which responsive chord in MANY INVESTH ieart in this great STARTE1 Let na rejoice that Washington, D. longer recrant to its dosed down toda no longer hiding vacation, leaving e fleets and the ar- investigations to ] Hies, no longer a recess- Both hov , til Thursday Jam; d to be spurned . . . . , , ? legislation is to t uries to come by all of the calendar. ids today, head In the last day' *s floating, ready to nate took final a carry its burden in mission to the st , . , prohibition amend tupendous struggle ... , stitution, ordered has ever known. gati0ns-into ra lividuals and as a an(j merchant d and take courage! ation?and arrang ? i7 ' r . n? m ? y 8 ' <ys i, |gp asure jjj| There are lots of other ? things suitable for Home Blanekts j .-V Spreads . vT Towels Rugs, Etc. , ?fo I Abbeville, S. C. | . ' 4 -j. DYALTY the coal and oil land leasing bill on / UNITED STATES January 7. The house passed the resolution to remove doubt as to o Organization De- application of the new war-excess Embarrass Allies profits taxes to congressmen, and Be Tolerated. arranged for renewal of the battle , for woman suffrage on January 10. 18, A declaration Efforts to rush through, legisla- & ish parliamentary ^Qn authorizing: the treasury to buy ing that any Irish- ,$100,000,000 of farm loan bonds tion who seeks to .j.- * ? ' ?*? ' i uciwe uujuurament iauea. xne senf the allied powers | ate pagsed thg bm tQday> but -t * if the war is com- wag ^ >n ^ jj^uge to CQn_ ; f open osti lty to when congress re-assembles y h TeUowshipClub Durin* 1,16 recess a haW d.Men of ; Irish organization investigations to war activities as directed to John m11 be m "r0Sre33- Headin8 the , ,, , list is the railroad inquiry. announced the for- n 100 as the first in- Other investigations in additon to ind to be collected those of railroad problems and the pport of the party, shipbuilding- situation, deal with i of principles will a?my and nayy war operations, the all Irish organiza- sugar and fuel shortages and the ;d States and is ex- a"eged disloal St. Paul speech of r to be forwarded Senator LaFollette. e concrete expres- Some of the congressional com. ... > if tne people 01 j mittees win worK during tfte noli- ^ lerica of the war. j days on the enormous appropriation i single honest and j bills and other legislation. erican who doesj ? the president and! ITALIANS REPULSE :overnment in its AUSTRIAN ATTACKS s* >ple have now to 4 he enmity and the Rome' Dec- 18.?Vigorous attacks United States and by the Austro-Germans on the Monalways been to the Solarolo salient were repulsed to- JT* ierty. we must tell I day' accordin?: to the announce hat we will not, we ment of the war office* mpathy for an Ire- " var on our beloved 100 ENGINES SENT EAST. sons." * Springfield, Mo., Dec. .18.?The NATIONS St. Louis and San Francisco rail- y D BY CONGRESS road's quota of 100 locomotives or dered released by western railroads ec. 18.?Congress for use on railroads in the east were y for a holiday started from here today. They will behind a series of g0 to the Pennsylvania lines. proceed during the . ises adjourned un- BACk FROM EUROPE, ' lary 3, when war _/ akj the forefront HOUSE VISITS WILSON / s business, the ses-j Washington, Dec. 18.?Colonel iction toward sub-! E. M. House, back from Europe, ates of a national where he attended the inter-allied Iment to the con- war conference as head of the Amtwo new investi- erican mission, came to Washington ilroad legislation late Monday and drove directly to ? ; shipbuilding situ- the White House to make a personal 4f\ ;ed for disposal of report to President Wilson. ' iZjg 21