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?hr Dillon ^rralh A. U. JORDAN ... . Editor Subscription Raton: 92.00 per year ot ll.f (or six months. Subscriptions (01 less than six months will bo charged at the rate o( 20 cents per month. All subscriptions are payable in advance. Advertising rates may be had (m application, and advertisers ^may feel Mured that through the columns of this paper they will reach >11 Dillon county, a part of Eastern Carolina and continguous territory in North Carolina. The Dilllon Herald is published at the county seat of one of the richeet agricultural counties in the State. It Is the oiucial organ of the oounty and goes Into 90 per cent of the homes in the county in which it is published. The office is equipped with an Intertype and modern high speed presses. Obituary sketches, cards of thanks, communications espousing the cause 9f a private enterprise or a political candidate and like matter will be charged at the rate of 8 cents per line. Contract advertisers will not be allowed to exceed their space at same rates or advertise anything foreign to their regular business without extra charge. Advertisements to occupy special place will be charged for according to position desired. Communications, unless they contain important news, or discuss po a ?1? rani liicij auu ouujwm vi ?v?? tnterest, are not wanted; and if acceptable in every other way they will be rejected until the real name of the author accompanies the same not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Dillon, 8. June 37, 1918. -THK ARMY. When we were hauled into the war by the arrogance, aggression and unlimited gall of the Potsdamania crowd we had the smallest little army of any great nation on earth. The army was so small that even the Mexicans thought they could lick it. But leBs than a month after we entered the war part of that little army was on its way "over there." And in two months we had passed the draft law. calling upon ablebodied citizens within the age limit to hearken to the call of war. And within one year after the first American left for Prance we have a large army on the western front, ft is now in the neighborhood cf 1,000,000 men. During the first ten days of May alone the troop movement overseas was 90,000; the remainder of the month it was more than 100,000. In other word9, in May alone around j 200,000 men were sent overseas. j And this pace, we may feel sure, j i? iu uf connnuea, Decause we are beginning to strike our stride. In fact, about half our entire; army is already overseas. On June 1 | we had 1,889,894 men and 148,328 j officers in the service, a total of 2,-| 038,2.22. Of these, as stated, about a million are across leaving a little more than a million in cantonments and camps on this side. It may be taken for granted, therefore that our canteiunents and camps have a continuous capacity to handle, 1,000,-1 000 mgn, and that no matter howlarge our army in France may become, we will continually be training a million more on this side and sending them across whenever ready. And we have reduced the period of training to the minimum. We are turning raw material into finished soldiers in six months; and the time is not far distant when our efficient army officials will be developing raw recruits into good soldiers in three months, surpassing anything in this line any other nation has ever done. To keep the record straight, here are me details or our present army branches: Officers Men Regular army _ ..10,295 504,677 Regular corps.. .^79,038 78,560 National guard 16,906 411,952 National army __ .33,894 510,963 Special duty __ __ 8,193 Drafted in April 150,000 Drafted in May 233,742 Totals __ 148,328 1,889,894 Our reservior of men for the army is such as to insure a force of at least 4,000,000 men by next year without extending th-- a*,e limitations of the draft. In other words. wo have at least that number on hand in the best years of life for strefnuous army work. Of course, millions more would lie neoded for other than active trench work. Itegistration of the younn men who have become of age since last June ulonu insures 750,000 more to those we had registered. In June. 1010, there will be another 750,000 of age the best age for army life. As a matter of fact, if we use all men within th draft limitations who are physically fit w# will easily hare to army of more than <,000,000 and all authorities agree that this is a greater number than .will be necessary to put the pinchers on the kaiser. This article, however, is not about what we can do. but what we have done. England waited two years before resorting to the draft; we did not wait at all. We hove inaugurated the greatest .soldiers' insurance system In the I world, thus adequately providing for i the needs of the dependents of kill!ed or maimed warriors. In spite of the draft, 900 men a day are volunteering ? and this amounts to a good deal in a month or a year. The average who have "gone over" since last December numbers 95,000 a month, according to Wash iington information; but the number I has increased monthly until now, as previously stated, the 200,000 maik has been reached and is being passed. By the end of the year there will be more; than 2,000,000 Americans In France. OUR WAR EXPENDITURES. If we had gone into this war in a lukewarm fashion we would most certainly have kept a tighter grip jon our purse-strings. But we were confronted with a great crisis in the human race in which mere money counted for little. We realized this at onoe and no , attempt has be^n made to be par; simonious. The battle against Germany has cost us $14,000,000,000 to date, including approximately $8,000,000,-! 000 loaned the Allies. The cost is mounting at the rate of $65,000,000 daily. Compare this with the civil war, which created a sensation when it reached a cost of $1,000,000 a day. But this war is about 65 times as terrible as the civil war and therefore costs 65 times as much! In the middle of May?when financial 'reports were last made public we had loaned our seven associates in the war $7,063,800,000 or about half of what the war had cost us up to that time. We are loaning unstintingly right along, carrying their burdens as well as our own. To do this we have floated thrtvj i Liberty loans?and over-subscribed all. The first was for two billion dollars, the second for more than | four billion, and the third for more than four billion. Exact subscriptions j were: First, $3,025,226,850; second, ( $4,617,532,300; third, $4,150,000 l 000. There were from 15 to 20 1 million subscribers to the third loan. 1 In addition to this, we are floating ' 2 2 00ft ft 00 ft ft ft "f ' ? WWfwv V? nut at&viugs stamps by the end of the year. This doesn't look as if we were 5 sleeping financially! I All our war revenues do not come t from loans, however, as those who ? pay war taxes realize. President Wilson is farthering more war revenue ( legislation, in which a feature will * be the proposed 80 per cent tax on excess war profits. This will prac- ? tically eliminate war profiteering. < 'The tax meets with general approv- 1 | al because very few people believe < (anyone should be permitted to wax ' | unduly wealthy from the war. There was something about that ; meeting of the cotton farmers at Collumbia Monday that one has not (seen at former meetings of the kind In the meeting were several hun-i died strong, resourceful, intelligent 1 ! looking men. There was a business 'air about them that did not fail to | attract attention, and they went about work before them in a businesslike manner. There was not so much | speech-making. Heretofore meetings of this kind have been talked to ide.ath, but there was not a single talk at this meeting that lasted over ten minutes. Dr. Stackhouse outlined the plan for acreage reduction land (trice fixing and then Don Mci Queen backed up Dr. Stackhouse's ' (resolutions for acreage reduction and I price-fixing with a ten-minute talk! on the cotton situation that seemed | 'to touch every man in the audience.1 There were short talks by L. D. Jen-1 , nings and E. VV. Dabbs of Sumter, D. IJ. Coker of Hartsville, and others und the resolutions were passed witi. OUt a (ilsscntini' Tho ~ ? ? - * ???^ aviv-ttftCi j reduction plan .seemed to be popular' [There were men from every section |of the .state who said it was the [simplest and plainest and mos.equitable way of handling the cotton i situation yet suggested. There were; metn present who said they were go , ing to adopt the plan whether it was iliac!* compulsory or not?men who had been in the habit of planting a' large acreage in cotton and a small j j acreage in grain The delegates to he appointed by the State Warehouse Commissioner will carry the plan to j tlie New Orleans convention. If the New Orleans Convention adepts it the plan will succeed. A qui Jtag0Mti?k Mr. Editor: On lMt Sunday I lis- MOi tened with a (rant deal of , interest H to the great speeches made by Soli- 1< citor J. Monroe Spears of Darling ton, and Mr. L. D. Jennings of Sam- CAS ter at the school auditorium in Dil- h Ion. Both of these speeches were all it that could be desired and were full V of patriotic thought for all people P1 who erei willing to do their duty and ! 4 help their government in this great, crisis. ; MOi I was especially interested in the t< statement made by Mr. Jennings that a they had an organisation of one hun-! ii dred of the very best citisens in, t< his county who have publicly made . 0 a solemn win to ao everything in; p their power to help the government n win the war, that it was not a sec-j tl ret, that the names of the mep who *1 signed the oath and the oath itself j i> have been published. He said that 11 the men who took this oath were, c brave) men. men who had backbone T and men who were willing to give' * their lives if necessary for the cause; for which we are fighting. Mr. Jennings further stated that these man ( e: were helping their government in; F rounding up the slackers and shirk-j A ers, and that if a man, in their op- 3 inion, was not doing his full duty to, ??j his country that he was waited on. and told what the people thought of j him and that he must do better or' " that Sumter county was too small I for him. That this applied to white j ? and black, rich and poor. He gave loS one instance of a wealthy man, who j i only sent in a check for $26 to the | 5 Red Cross. A committee was dele-: d gated by this organisation to see this 1 j( man and they told him they expected ( g $160 from him, and he promptly' sent them a check for $200. I think we need just such an or- WA ganization in Dillon county, for our j a government is calling upon our b young men to go into the army, call- g lng upon us here at home to make R contributions to the Red Cross, and P to subscribe for Liberty Lpans and Ii War Savings Stamps, and these calls ? will continue to come as long as the pqj war lasts. Some) of our citizens in 4 Dillon county are responding nobly 4 to these appeals while we have other t men who are shirking. When this is ei the case the^ patriotic citizen has not m only his own load to carry but the g load of the man who is not doing his duty. We are war, Mr. Editor, and the ^OS sooner, our people realize this fact 3 the better it will be for our county, al and thank God they are waking up ^ to the fact more and more each day. F The man who is so stingy and mean L as to refuse to help his government w should be made to do it. I am in favor of just such an organization pOI as they have in Sumter and other counties of the state. Our brave boys g< are leaving their homes to fight for w us, but I believe the men here behind are just as brave as those boys, and if they are, they will see to it HE that the slacker and shirker does || his part or such a sentiment of con- j] tempt will be directed at him that he II :an not afford to livq here among II js and rear his children in such an || * i in ins pue re 01 unpopular sentiment. 1 [ believe that the necessity of such | in organization will appeal to our aravc^, manly, patriotic men, and I ell you right now, Mr. Editor, they ire in the majority in our county. We have a few men who are not ioing their part and they will frown it just such a proposition, but thank 3od they are in the. minority and are getting more and more so each day. The man who is doing his duty loes not mind being told so, but the nrtan who is notndoing what he can )bjects to being told what his duty is. We need a guard here at home. 3o brave men! Coma forward and let's show our boys who are fighting Tor us, that we. are backing them. A CITIZEN. CKKDITOItS NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of the estate* of J. It. Watson, dej ceased, notice is given that all persons indebted to said estate are hereby requested to make payment to the undersigned and all persons holding claims against said estate are hereby requested to present the same duly authenticated within the time provided by the law or this notice will be plepd in bar of their re-1 covery. A. B. WATSON, 6-27-41 Administrator. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS The friends of it. Julian Dew announce his as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. I oil COMMISSIONER, i hereby announce myself a candidate Tor re-election to the office of County Commissioner from District No. 2, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. W. B. GADDY. Littleton College Has just closed one of the most successful years in its history. The 37th annual session will begin Sept. .25th. Write for new illustrated catalogue, also and quickly for particulars concerning our special offer to a few girls who can not pay our ' catalogue rates. Address J. M. ^ Rhodes, Littleton, N. C. 'IB I BUSINESS LOCALS. , tVKY to loan on Dtllon Conttjr j Mil Estate at I per oent. Sel- ' >rs ft Moore. Attorneys.?3-1-tf. ^ !H FOR JUNK?It yon want the | ighest prices for your junk bring to H. Schwartz, near Brick i Warehouse, Dillon, S. C. 40 to 75c. er hundred pounds for scrap iron, i -25-tf. SKY TO LOAN?We are prepared > make loans on Improved farms i nd city property at six per cent iterest for a period of from three I > ten years on amounts from $2,00.00 to $26,000.00, interest ayable annually. If you owe any toney we think it is very essential tiat you make your arrangements t once as interest rates are advancig. Conditions are unsettled, and one or us know what will happen. om? to see us and let us assist ou. Gibson ft Muller, Attorneys.? 2-20-tf. 1 SALE?Maxfer Ton Truck Makr, best attachment for converting 'ord into ton truck. A bargain, pply to J. D. Gllland. Florence, . C.?5-30-8t. it SALE?20 shares of Bank of >illoh stock at a bargain, accordig to book value. Jno. Hargrove, >illon. 6-20-4t. IT WATCH?O. F., 20 year case. 7 Jewel South Bend Movt. No. 52675; case No. 93.28016. Finer return to Dave Mitchell, Dil>n, S. C., and receive reward.? -202t. NTED ? To buy good farm, dapted to growing tobacco, coton and grain, good road frontage, ood community, sufficient wood- , ind and tenant houses. Name beet rice and terms In letter. Address lvestor, care this paper.?6-20-31 e I SALE?30 tons high grade top resser. The nitrate vessel Redono was lost off the coat*t of Cuba. his may rurther reduce the govrnment nitrates available to farters. Top dress early. Wade tackhouse.?6-.27-lt. t iT?One Goodyear Non-Skid tire, 4x4 on rim. Lost on Saturday Fternoon, on Marion road beveen Dillon and Bee Dee Park, inder will please return to Miss acey Jackson, Dillon, and get reard.?6-27-tf. t SALE?One Tyson and Jones ?P buggy, practically new. Will ill at a bargain. Palmetto Hard- i are Co.?S-27-lt. Food Foi Horse and Muh Cotton Seed Feed Feed. Seed Peanuts, ( Coffee, Rice, Co Syrup in Barrel Canned Goods, Tobacco, Cigars Many line, numerous to i CALL IN Al Any orden I appreciate past fa Yours ve M Stubbs ^ Ill | F A < I 4 1-2 Ce I 5 Gent | SALE O | Phenominal Values at Li to come and buy your su; 9 so, they are being closed % Vals and Round Thread K yard. See the big table c 1 Gingham H< 1 at the oi Children's Gingham Dre m as they last. Ladies Unit IM at old prices. Oxfords ar 9 Black and White at 25 ) 1 Mens and Boys ! Schloss Bros. Clothes ar line in men's summer gu for boys and young mei that will sell you. Try uf Tobacc< 200 Pounds Tobacco Twi in price. You will buy yoi can get it cheaper here i to get our price. If you need hay I have a right price too. Progress A small profit and fast and let us trade. You know we hand! L. f DILLON, SOU r Nan An 2 Mixed Feeds, Oat Meal, Mixed Oain "aue Seed and Fieli rn Meal and Grits. Is and Kegs, also a very good supply ;, Cigarettes and St s of goods o mention in this WD LET US < s fully apprecic tmmmmmmmMammmmmmmmmm ivors and will thank you for >1*V . A.STUBBL Wholesale : t s j snts Yard S s Yard I F LACES I $ ttle Price. It will pay you 9 pply for the next year or W out. Big stock of 10 cent 9 I at 4 and 1-2 cents per 9 )f Laces at 5 Cents. m >use Dresses I Id prices C sses at old prices as long 9 )n Suits in Maline Gauze id Pumps for Children in t per cent reduction. 9 Summer Clothing 1 e Better. We have this ( its and also a nobby line 9 l. We make you a price m i Twine I ne bought before the rise ff * lr twine here because you M if only you take the time warehouse full at the M ive Store I sales our motto. Come in e only the best goods 1 tingham I TH CAROUNA I m ) d Stock s, Corn and Hay Ir Feed and Hog d Peas. Krup in Cases. ' on hand, noking Tobacco. n hand too space. mow you 1 i ted. any business given me || ^ Grocery I