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RED CROSS GIFTS $400,000,000 War Council on Retirement An nounces Cash and Supplies Contributed. WORKERS WILL "CARRY ON." Five Big Societies in World Wide Plan. H. P. Davison Heads internatonal American Red Cross Commission. Dr. Livingston Farrand Permaneni Leader of Peace Organization. Washllington.--(Speial.)-enry P. Davisoni as chairman issues the follow ing statement on behalf of the War Coin'ell of the American Red Cross: "To the American People: "The War Couneil of the American ' i'I Cross appointed by President Wil son on May 10, 1917, to carry on the work of the American Red Cross dur Ing the war, at their request and iby vote of the Central Committee, ceased at midnight, February 28. "Immediately the armnistlee was sIgned the War Counell instiluted Studies to determine when the strict ly war work of the organization would have been sufilciently mnatured to en able the direction of affairs to be re sumed by the permanent staff. Henry P. Davison, being in Paris when the armistice was signed, suninoned a conference there of the heads of all the Red Cross Commissions in Europe to canvass the situation. After con sidering all the factors it was con cluded to make the transition on March 1. The very fortunate choice of )r. Livingston Farrand as the new cha Iirman of the Central Committee, and tIitreby the permtianent chief ex entlive of the iRed Cross, makes possl ble the consumitlion of (his plan un der the most- favorable conditions. Accounts Audited by War Department. "Taim- led replortIls to Congress aid a coluplet-ie 111dit of its accoutiIs by file Wa r paritin nit will constittile the fina 1reiord of ied Cross IcetivIy dui ing Ohe war. Although i. lits been the ruile to make public all expeduii. tir1es whenl auithoried and to give de taledi informiaion relative to til work uinderIa ken, the War Clmci ell in turn ing over its respolunsibilities to Dr. Far rand lind hils assocites desire to give a brief resume of Ited Cross war tilne activities to fihe Anerlean'people, to wIhoim (Ihe Itid Cross helong, and whose gen erouis co(tributbIIons have made pon sible all that has been accomplished. "IDuring the past nearly twoenty-one months the Aierienn iipople have given in eash and supplies to the Ameriai ied Cross more than $-100, 000,000. No value can be placed upon the contribiuttons of service which have been given without stint amid of tentimesat great sacrifice by millions of amur- people. "The effort of the American Ited Cross in this war' hais constittiled by far the largest voluntary gifts of money, of haind andi hrart, ever con tributed pui-ely for the reller of hi man suffering. Throiigli the Ied Cross lhe hea rt anad sptirit of thle w~hole .Ameri-ecnliOlI eoli have beeni 111 moilizedi to take enr-e of ouri own, to reliev-e ihe misery incident to thie w-ai-, and(1naso to reveal to the woi-ld the supreme .Ideals of our- natI onalI life. "IEver-yone who has hadl any part In this wiar effoirt of the Red Cr-oss is en titled to congr-atulate hinmsel f. No thanks from anyone (cou(1ldie equal in value to the self satisfaction ev-ery one should feel for the parit taken. Fully 8,000,000 Amnerienn women have exerted themselves in ited Cross ser-v ice. Has Over 17,000,000 Adult Members. "When we entered1 the wari the Ameriean Ried Cross lad nhoutt 5it0,000 mtember's. T1oday, as the result of the recent Christmas member-shiip 11ail Call, there are upwards of 17,000,000 full paid members ouitside of time menm her-s of the junior- Red Cross, numbier lag lierhiaps 9,000,000 school children adiltioai . "T'he chiief effort of tihe lied Cross durt-ng the wnr has beeni to entre for our mina In setrvice and11 to idi our itr-ty and1( navy whieiever- Ithe ied Cross nmny lbe en lled on to aissist. As to tiIs phase of thle wor-k Hu ireon len. etial irelandti of thle U. 8. Ariiy recenit ly sonId: "i'hie lied Crioss hits be-cn an enterpi-ise as vast ais thle war itseif. Froit thle beginnlag it has dine t hose thIigs whle ih tho Armliy Mr-mi-a ('iorps wnnta ed done, hut couild not do itse-lf.' "Thme lied Cross eindeav or ini i-ranetc hasi ntiuriiially hbeen uponi an1 ex(ception ally large scale whet-e service has br-en i-enidered to t he Amet-lenna Arm)n wind to thle F-rnch Arm-ay ail th - Fr-enchi peopile tis well, the Ilatter pari ticular-ly dunrig thle t ryiing period wh'len the Alliled W~or-ld was waitiniN for the Aiennii Army to arise ini foi'ce iand power.'- ilospi til emsmrenc) tervice foi- our- marmy ini Fr-iancc has gr-ent ly dimninishied, but I hei lied (Cross Is still hiing enltled upon for- service upon a large si-n e ini the gr-enat baise hospitals, wher-e thIousads of Amei (-an sick anad wvounded nare still teeiv. Ing attention. At these hospItals the Ited1 Cross supplIes hutts andli faeiiitiea for the amtusemeat and rerienan ot lie men as they breoime coanles-ent. Our Army of Occupation ini Germany was followed with Medienl units pre pared to render- the samie emelrgencey aid and sutpply service which wias the primrati business of the Ied Cross durIng hostilities. The Army Canteen service alongr the lines af travnl hm. actually increased sine4 the armistice. "As for work among the French peo. ple, now that IustiitIes have ceased, thle French tiellnselvesntrlype fer as far no possible to provide for their own. It has accordingly been de. termined that, the guiding principle of Ied Cross poliey in France henceforth Shall be to iuve piuletillous retgard to ts every responsiility, but to direct its efforts primarily to assisting French relief Societies. The liberated and devastated regions of France have been divided by the government into small districts, each otilcilily assigned to a designated French relief organil zation. "The American Red Cross work in France wias Initiated by a coimil.ssion of eighteenl 311011 who landed onl French shores Jine 13, 1917. Since then Some 9,000 personls have been upon the rolls in France, of whom 7,000 were actively engaged when the armistice wats sIgned. An in("cation of the pres ent scale of tile work will hle obtained from the fact that lithe services of 6,000 persons aire still required. "Our American E1xpeditionary Force having largely evacuated Eigland, the activities of the Red Cross Commis Ston there are naturally upon a diIn ishing sctle perliod. Active operations are still in progress in Archangel and SIbeOrial. "The work iII Italy has been ailmost entirely on behalf of the elv ilan pop Illation of tfutt country. In the critical hours of -Italy's st ruggle the Amerlean people, through their Red Cross, sent a practical Iessafge of sympathy and relief, for which the government fand people of Italy have never ceased to express their gratitulde. Supplies and Personnel to Near East. "'.'he occasion for su1ch concentra tion of effort in Italy, England, el glum aild even in France having natur ally and normally (InIII]1sh ed, It has been possible to divert supplies and personnel ill large measure to tile aid of those people In the Near East who have hitherto been 'naccessible it out Ide ussistance, but whose sufferings have been upon an appalling sele. The nevds of these peoples are so vast that goverlnment 1110310 lo a1 meet them, but thle Amorlean Red Cross Is making anlt effort to rellve Immediately the more acte distress. "An extosive group of Amerlean workers hIlls 1e0en (ispatcled to car1'ry vitoilly Iledo'l s1upplios, 1111( to work tils win er( iI tile v iou11 s335 I I k.11C lln - tries. In (Orler to co.ordin110 thleir nc tivi les. a lhiikant 0omml1ission3 ha3 ('(l estabI il.shlle, wit) ldh:pintrs at 1R4)m3), Ita1ly, from whi pll oint a[lon)(. till the I1:ikan cenotrs canl he reailed promptly. "A commission h1ats Just reached Po land with doctors and nrlises, 1milal suipplies, and food for sick chilIren) and invaIlds. An Aleric:an Red 'ross4 Commission INs also been nppohlited to aid In relieving thle siffering of lRi siln Prisoniers still confined In (erman prison camlps. "Ani important commission 1is still working in Palestine. Through the war special co-opera tiont hafts been given to tile Arienian and Syrian Ile Ilef (olnlission, whlih aits the only agency able(! to curry relIef In the in terlior of Turkish dominlions. Red Cross Will Continue. "Itl Cros ftfortl Is this fiar hinimT. It will ('otinu11e to be so. hut I ! Ilove:'Iment *ep'reselted by this work tills likewIse 1stiniel 1n 1inthn111ite 1l14o in tihe 11daly ie of our lople ait hmlio. The army of worker1is wh111h l's been-t recruied n11141 trlinlied duirillnig th.e war mu1)st nlot 1he (lobdil Ized. All our ex perIence inl thle wiar shows cl5vIearly that ther'e Is an3 unlimit ed fildh for servicoe of the kind1( wlv h 141nn33 he perlfornwied withl pecuiIa r (eltectiveniess by tile 110(d Cross. Wh'iat its fturel tasks mtay hei it is yet imipossible to forecast. We know (lint so long as there Is an Anier Scan army In the field tile lied C'ross 11.a have1 a spleclal functIon to perf'ormn. "'NothI~ig (ouild be0 of gr'eater1 11mpor0 tance o1 (lie AmIieirlean lRed Cross thaln tile plants just set 131 3m0 oi y the live great Ried Cross0 societles of the wor'ld to dlevelop a1 pro~gramn of e)xtendel ac0 lv Itiles In the Interest of huma131nI ty. The conept Ion Involves niot allone ef forlIs to relileve humanl~ll suifl'ering, but to prevenit it ;10 not alone a mov31ement' but an1 attempi it to 31rou3e all peole 3o a s0e1se of the:iri respon~siilitiy f'or' lhe welfare of Ithelir fel low belings through out tile woIl. It IS a program~l both1 4deal nnd1( pra'icti('al. 1Ideal ini that I11' suprem3Ile 1113m Is niothing1 less than ver lIle "Peace(' 01on3 IarthI good wIll to men'I,"'13( n'lIratIcl IIn that11 It seeks to feetivye in mleetinlg withoult de(lay~' ihe crisis wlehl Is diily r'e01eret Inl the lives of a31(llioles. thie year s of 110n31 wlelh must5 I lo 3(head( of 31. thle It3d Cross5 will riire111' thle ables04t po(ssible leaidershlip,. ned( mu1)st enjloy t he ('(lit inul support,11(31 '(ym-I or tile whole1 AmerleanC33I pe3ople, Iti 3n8 Dr. I1vigston~ I-I'arrand shouhill ha3ve been1 selectedOi as5 the( permanentI h13 ead0: of (lhe orgaiz 11'ation. Th'ie unrstilted'( fasion liin IlwIch'I Ial our peopile gitVII of themelv' es thiroughfut t he warll I thle best assurance3 that 1 our3 (1 ed 11( Cross ton whilehl ill mak331 1<'Its work a1 sourieC of 1)3bl1 113( 13l ) ipiral)on to evy Amiier Mrt. D~avison, 11s ('hnirman1 (If thle In tornationa3l31 'Comm3is4sionl of tihe Amei(rI 01an Red( Cross, ha1s under10takeni to rep resenlt the( AmleanI'l~ Ried Cross In thle ipreIIparation of Ithe pro'igram n for extend1(1 0(1 ited Cross ac(tivlIiIs, and1( wIll spend tile next Reverl'i months11 in Europe in constultation wIth othetr TRed Cross soel etles fo1' tha I purpose,80 TID1Y WU!. it ('It)Nt'II, 01r TIII AMICR Hlen ry I?. Da ivison. Chnatrman. CLINTON NEWS. **** * * 4'* * *** '44.'*4 Clinton, March 3.-Mr. Tom Robert son left 1F riday for Now York City to spend several months. Miss Alleene' Franks, of Laurens, .spent Friday and Saturday with Mrs. Jas. It. Copeland, 'Mrs. Jas. B. Frazer, Jr., and little son are spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. llett Cope land. Miss iinnicle Young spent the week end in Greenville with her sister, Mrsf John C. Henry. Miss Emmilie Robertson delightfully entertained the Knitting Club last Tuesday afternoon. After an hour o" knitting a delieious luncheon was served to the following guests: Mes dames J. F. Jacobs, Jr., Kenneth Biur dette, Cyrus Balley, W. 11. Owens, Jr., John T. Young, Tom Robertson, Misses Nancy Owens and Dorcas Mason. Mr. Al Brice arrived in the city Sun day after receiving a diehalge from the army and 'will be connected with Jacobs & 'Co. in the future. Mrs. Tom Carson, of Greenville, is Goods Going Fas Burns Special I March Sale 1 $1.50 Alarm Clock .... ... 25v <imality l8ehn ,,1a1V 25v (ia:lity Sca Islaind (39 25v Pereales .... .... .... 25(ecalybe- Oleot, :35( quial ity line lDress G Inghami 30ec qutalit y .best Uleacing .... 1 lot L~adies' Spinig Silk Dries Fine qluality Silk Taffeta, a' quick andl get your size. Speciail (lose outl of 1 lot C Pr'ice ............... 4) boxes M\ai ehes, wvort hi 42e, 6 'lC InkeLandr'.y Soaip, S-ale SpecalI Sale of Ment'is WVo jPrice......... ..... Sp)ecial Sale of' AIeni'.s Ove woth $2.35, Sale Priie 15e <iuIal ity Alen 's Sox, Sale :35c quality .\leni's I lose.. We have Two and you can save 2 Come quick. We I We have two f come we will show No. 1 Store 210 V 2-Rec '.C the guest of her pal'elts; Mr. aiMr . W. H1. Shands. Dr. and Mrs. Jas. R. Copeland en tertained a number of their fri-tends at a dinner party on Thursday and Friday evenings. Mr. and irs. Ediward Long enter taiied a number of their friends at a dinner party Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Balley enter tained a number of their friends Thurs day evening. After several gaines of bridge delicious Ice cream and cake were served to the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. John T. Young, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Coleman and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Owens, Jr. Mrs. '11. B. Vance delightfully enter tained the members of the Acteon Book Club last Iriday afternoon. 'T'hose present were: Alesdmes .1. W. Cope land, Jr., C. M. Bailey, 4 B. Dillard, .\l. J1. AleF.-Idlen, T. D). Copeland, E. J. Adair, 1-3. V. Ferguson, Ja. It. Cope land and Mlisses Alleqne Franks, of :,ur ens, Elleen McCaslan and Sallie rright. Miss Minnie Bailey left Monday for Florida to spend several weeks. Mr. GipAry Bailey spent the week-end with his family here. IBURP BL. ( NOVW t. Don't Wait, Don't Hec Says: Let 'em Roll: Dolla Roll, Let 'em Roll. J.4 Keeps the Do ebruary S Prices Red Hot: . .... .... .... .... ....$1.15 Price .... .... .... .... .. 18c inlh) .. ................ .18c ,....... ...............21c .... .... .... .... .... .. 19c .......................35c ses, special .... ........ ....$.3 'cll made, latest styles. Come alli, wort elIiI8e to 20e, Ralec ... ......... .... ....12 1-2c Sal erce.... .... .......25c Prce.... ....... ...... ..25c ik Sits, wor th $1.:25, 8alec ...... ....................95c .... .... .... .... .... ..$1.98 Prtice .... .... ......... ..10c .. . . . . . . . . . . 25c Stores in Laurens and we 5 to 35 per cent now in tl Tlaven't time or space to li ull sales forces ready to you. lest Laurens Street; No. I Iron Ra LAURENS. SOUP Dr. Chas. A. Cromer ~~~GRADUA TE VETERINARY SURGEON & DENTIST Service Day and Night Charges Reasonable Will Appreciate Your Patronage. Office at Posey's Drug Store. Reliable Garage Co., GUARANTEES WORK Dealers in Second Hand Cars. Next to Wilkes & Company. coN SS ON )- - - - - - : itate. Eargai-ns! Bargains for February. rs were Made Round to Roll. . Burns & Company lars Rolling. dIe Prices Red Hot! March Sale Prices Red Hot: S eilvaluev-s in Ladies ' and If hihIn- 's I fose, . . . . . . . . Other Ilose, all inievs 20C 1p 1: $1.19 : e $1.5 k)ind. \l ,'s\ Work Pants, Sale Privo .... .... .. $1.75 a $p t $3.98 \len's Dres' a(t. Saile Pri I $298 up to $4.98 Ior the .\.en's $2.25 l''lannel Shiirts goin at .... ........ ..$1.69 Men's Suitsg anul Overcoats groing at. Aarich Sale Prices. You ennI Mave ~ $10 to $8.00 no0w oni a suit or overcoat. itn' Dress ShirtRsale Prie 75c, 98c. $1.25, $1.69 for thet $2.25 kinid. liiay y our Shiirts~ now. $1 .0()\ W:najoles (Cod I ~i ( r Oi. 1 he meiie ou noiieeid now~ to Iilibl you ini.......... ....... ....... .... .... .... ..90c $j1 .0t0 AlEl roe's Winig.f Cardnui. woman11's best fri1nd . .84c Tpervual V~an ' i It lie baseiniellt---1iin, (Ilass, ('ireei'ey ( lot hinig, I lats. Shoes. Dr*y ( oods, D ress (loods, WVomien's liendyV-to-Wear, andl th Ile way thirough ouri iin lnense st oeks. have very near everything you may need [is March Sale. Good things going fast. st our two mammoth stocks. wait on you. If you are from Missouri !Store Northside of Sqare in Burns Block. cket Stores--2 rH CAROL INA