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I "Efl THE UNION TIMES ESTABLISHED IN 1850 ? GIUINC ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME FOR 67 YEARS EXKCITKD VOL. LXVII. NO. :57. UNIOX, 8. C., FEIDAT, SKPTEMBIiK 14, 1917 ~ ~ ~ I " " AMERICAN AER MOTOR Gi Engineer Geniuses of Country, Mobolized on Hurry Call, Were Locked Up in Hotel for Many Days Till Great Problem Was Solved and Ideal Model Produced. Washington, Sept. 12.?The Liberty motor, the airplane engine upon which the United States is relying to establish derinite air supremacy over the Germans over the battleships of France, has passed its final test and is a complete and gratifying success, Secretary Baker announced today. Secretary Baker's statement in part follows: "The United States aviation 'engine' has passed final tests. They were successful and gratifying. The new mo tor, designed by the signal service as the 'Liberty motor/ is now the main reliance of the United States in the rapid production in numbers of high power motors for the prosecution of the war. "In reliability, speed, carrying power and destructive ability it invites comparison with the best that the European war has produced. Big Accomplishment. "I regard the invention and rapid development of this engine as really one of the big accomplishments of the United States since its entry in the war. The- engine was brought about through the cooperation of more than a score of engineers, who pooled their skill and trade secrets in the war emergency, working with the encouragement of the aircraft production \ board, the war department and the bureau of standards. "The story of the production of this engine is a remarkable one. Probably the war has produced no greater single achievement. "One of the first problems which confronted the war department and the aircraft production board after the declaration of hostilities was to pro . quicklya dependable aviation motor. Two courses were open. One was to encourage manufacturers to develop their own types; the other to bring the best of all types together and develop a standard. * J -- i - in*.- iicvicaaiuy lur speeu ana quantity production resulted in a choice of the latter course and a standard motor became our engineering objective. Locked Up With Problem. "Two of the best engineers in the country, who had never before seen an airplane motor, were brought, together at Washington and the probiem of producing an all-Americs-n engine at the earliest possible momeht was presented to them. "These two engineers were figuratively locked in a room in a Washington hotel and charged with the development of an airplane motor for use Dy American aviators over the battlefields of Europe. "For five days neither man left the suite of rooms engaged for them. Consulting engineers and draftsmen from various sections of the country were brought to Washington to assist them. The work in the drafting room proceeded continuously day and night. An inspiring feature of the work woe the aid rendered by consulting engineers and motor manufacturers, who gave up their "trade secrets under the emergency of war needs. . . . The industries have also contributed the services of approximately 200 of their best draftsmen. "The two engineers promised the government, if given an opportunity, they would design a satisfactory engine before a workirtg model could be brought from Europe. "A remarkable American engine was actually produced three weeks before any model could have been brought from Europe. It was promised that this engine would be developed before the Fourth of Julv. Twenty-eight days after the drawi"gs were started, the new eneine was ?et in. t "r | This was on July 3. I Closely Guarded. "In order to have the new engine in Washington and in actual running order at the nation's capital on Independence Day, the perfected engine was sent from a Western city in a special express car. The journey was made in 21 hours and four young men guarded the engine en route to Washington and personally attended to its transfer from one railroad to another.' "Parts of the first engine were fnrnoH Anf of '?* ?* 1 - ?<- it- uu.ciciii lactones, located all the way from Connecticut to California. When the parts were assembled the adjustment was perfect and the performance of the engine was wonderfully gratifying. "One of the chief rules outlined at the beginning of the designing work was that no engineer should be permitted to introduce construction which had not been tried out. The new engine is successful because it embodies the best thought of engineering experience today. NoV only u d this t '.OP LANE REflT SUCCESS country furnish ideas through celebrated consulting engineers, but the t representatives in the United States < of England, France and Italy coop- i erated in the development of this i motor. j "Thirty days after the assembling of the first engine preliminary tests 1 justified the government in formally 1 accepting the engine as the best air- 1 craft engine produced in any country. < The final tests confirmed our faith in i the new motor in every degree. t AUXILIARIES TO A. R. C. J An auxiliary of the American Red : Cross is a temporary, local organization formed for the purpose of doing cne or more specific kinds of work, and composed of members of the American Red Cross. An auxiliary may be formed within t any group of persons associated | through ties of race, work or common < inforpct qhpK oo i ? ? -""I 1 Patriotic organizations, ] Fraternal orders, t Civic associations, s Clubs, either of men or women, 1 Churches or religious societies, t Schools or colleges. Employees of industrial or commer- ^ cial concerns. All members of an aux- ] fliary of a chapter shall be members of the American Red Cross. Such an j auxiliary shall have at least ten mem- * bers. It shall be responsible to the m chapter creating it. All membership dues, contributions and donations made to it shall be considered as made to the chapter. 1 SALVATION ARMY MEETINGS. The Salvation Army meeting, which for sometime has been in progress < here, continues to attract large gatherings and has aroused a considerable amount of interest. Quite a number have expressed an interest in their soul's salvation. Envoy Pettie asks that we call attention to the envelopes which he is distributing among the citizens. The contribution he is asking for is to be used for rescue and other Salvation Army work, and everybody is asked to contribute to the cause. BUFFALO GRADED SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY, 10TH Buffalo Graded school opened Monday, Sept. 10th, with an unusual attendance. The number in each grade 1 was greatly increased. In some of the , grades the number was doubled. There being no auditorium at the ' school building, the opening exercises j were held in the Baptist church. After the regular exercises short 1 talks were made by Rev. A. T. Stoud- 1 enmire, Miss Alsie Smith of Union, the principal of the school and others. All the teachers have entered upon j their work determined to make the school one of the best in its history. CASES TRIED IN CIVIL COURT. In the Civil court last week and this week the following cases were tried and disposed of: L. F. Haywood vs. Valvin Mayes, et al., suit for damages. Verdict: "We find for the plaintiff the land in dispute and fifty dollars damage.' Wm. Vaughan vs. Monroe Smith, suit for recovery of real estate and damages. Verdict: "We find for the defendant." G. W. Grady, plaintiff, vs. Gault Manufacturing company, suit for dam- j ages. Non suit granted by the court. , km mil- ** * ' 1 mis. Eiiia mcuamei, pmintm, vs. ^ Union Mfg. and Power company, suit j for damages. Verdict: "We find for the plaintiff five hundred dollars." SOUTHERN TRAIN SOON TO BE TAKEN OFF 1 1 Permission was granted by the rail- ' road commission yesterday for the 1 Southern Railway to discontinue passenger train No. 4, leaving Spartan- 1 burp at 7 o'clock in the morning and arriving in Columbia at 11 o'clock. The train was only recently put on and then largely as an experiment. The train is to be taken off Sunday, Sep- ' tember 23, and the schedule of South- j ern train No. 42 slightly revised.? ' The State. 1 HOME LOST BY FIRE. 1 i Mr. J. N. Hall, who lives just be- i yond the northern limits of the city, had the misfortune to lose his house and everything in it except one trunk by fire Thursday afternoon of last week. Only his dwelling was burned. The store nearby was saved. I The loss is quite heavy as only n 1 very small amount of insurance was ! carried by Mr. Hall. 1 Ti 1 ~ - ' i?, i? supposed me nre was caused < by a defective flue. LEAVES UNION. Mr. O. A. Sullivan left this week I for Steel Mill, near Rockingham, N. C., 1 where he has accepted a position as 1 boss of the card room. Mr. Sullivan will not move his family to Rocking- | ham for the present. < German Envoy is Passpc Buenos Ayres, Sept. 12.?The down- f ;own section of the city was the scene \ >f the wildest disorders tonight in con- c lection with great anti-German de- t nonstrations in which thousands of c \rgentina citizens took part. s Many of those in the mobs carried d irebrands and as a result scores of { luildings were set on fire. Several l docks of German business houses in v rialle 25 de Mayo were destroyed. \mong the structures destroyed was ,he German Club, one of the finest t :difices in the city and the building i >f the German Daily La Union. As ii Chautauqua Nq For Thursday night the lyceum at- 1 raction is the Cadman Concert com- 1 >any of Worcester, Mass., consisting c >f Henry N. Flagg, violincellist; Miss day C .Powers, pianist; Miss Sylvia t Fish, violinist; Miss Bertha G. Denny, e :ontralto soloist; Miss Bertha L. Muz- ? >.y, reader, are the members consti;uting the ladies' quartet. This at- t ;raction is hieh class in everv wav. t rhen there will be a lecture by Dr. J iVm. E. Adams on the subject, "Man j Invisible." t On Friday afternoon and night the I \ndronegue Concert Party. Sinor $ lose Andonegue is really a great vio- s HOUSTON RIOTS PLANNED. Vegro Troops Alleged to Have Deliberately Gone About Wholesale I Murder. I . 1 Houston, Texas, Sept. 11.?Negro s soldiers of the Twenty-fourth infan- J try had planned a riot of bloodshed t among the white residents of Hou?- I ton. August 23, two days before the > ieadly outburst which cost the lives 1 jf 15 Houston citizens last month, aj- 1 aiding to the report of the civilian i joard of inquiry which reported to t the city council tonight. The repotf 1 ilso criticises Superintendent of lw s ice Brock for "his inability tp *5* ( Force discipline" among the-police aA/i i eel ares that "he is not the position he holds." 1 The commission is of the opinion 1 ;hat the riot undoubtedly was precipi- c tated by two arrests of negroes made t oy the police, although sufficient evi- ] ience was presented at the hearing 1 to reveal the fact that a serious dis- '( turbance was intended by some of the < negro soldiers before leaving Houston and the arrests referred to simply brought to a head sooner and perhaps i intensified the crimes which followed, i Continuing the committee says that i the "undisputed and convincing testimony of witnesses prove that the ne- ] gro soldiers went forth to slay the white population indiscriminately, that, no neerro was hurt or molester! hv ' them, not one negro home was fired ( into and that the negroes were warned ( before and during the riot to stay off j the street. 1 LOCKHART SCHOOL , OPENED MONDAY , Loekhart school opened Monday ^ with one of the largest enrollments they have ever had, some 200 children :oming in on the first day. The opening exercises were held in the hall over the company's store. j The new superintendent, W. T. Pres- j :ott, presided over the gathering and Rev. Mr. Porter, pastor of the Pres- j byterian church at Loekhart, Rev. Mr. ^ Kelly, pastor of the Methodist church ^ it Loekhart, Rev. L. M. Rice and Supt. ^ las. H. Hope, delivered brief addresses to the children, teachers and patrons. The superintendent, Mr. Prescott, outlined a few rules for the guidance of :he school, and urged that every child , be kept in school the entire nine ' months. ( This school opens with bright pros- . sects for a good year's work. AN ANNOUNCEMENT. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ellison Willis, 1 >f Atlanta, Ga., announce the birth of ^ i son, Ralph Ellison, Jr., on August 1 25th. Mrs. Willis is pleasantly remembered in this city as Miss Agnes ? Love and her friends are interested in the arrival of the junior member of the familv and mn^rnfnlnto - ?? ? ? ? J'? , rents; \ OLI) TIME SINGING. 1 There will be an old time sinfcinp at 1 Buffalo Methodist church on Sept. 211, ( beginning1 at 1 o'clock. The book used 1 will be Old Christian Harmony and ' singers will be present from Spartan- ' burg and Union counties. You are ;ordially invited to come. 1 - SERVICES AT HEBRON. 1 There will be two services at He- 1 bron Baptist church next Sunday and 1 the ordinance of baptism will be ad- ] ministered. 1 Dinner will be served on the f grounds. The pastor, Rev. J. M. Trog- i Jon, will conduct the services. I Given J >rt By Argentina ast as the fires in these buildings j vere extinguished they were started igain. Mounted patrols and the enire fire department kept rushing from j >ne part of the city to another in an ittempt to quell the riots and put lown the flames. In several instances >blice who were attempting to shoot it those wielding torches were set ipon by the crowds and disarmed. j Extraordinary precautions have s een taken by the authorities to pro- ^ act Count Luxburg, the German min- ^ ifter, when he arrives here tomorrow f Horning to receive his passports. v v w In Progress I inist. He has played in Europe, forth and South America, in the large 't :ities of these countries. The Spragues will give "Esmeralda" >y Frances Hadson Burnett in the ^ ifternoon and Friday night they will five "Rip Van Winkle." Speaking in general of the chau- t auqua to date, a leading citizen ex- j >rcssed himself as being highly pleas j iressed himself with being highly v lleased, and particularly with the lec;ure of Dr. Culp on "The Call of Democracy." In fact, the whole profram is proving highly entertaining ind instructive. * ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. Of interest to a number of Colum- ^ dans is the announcement made by a lilr. and Mrs. Kitt Rion McMaster of < tf i nrinnsDoro ot the engagement of their -j lister, Elizabeth McMaster, to Dr. 0 fohn Douglas Harrison, the wedding j, o take place sometime in the latter c >art of September. Miss McMaster, vho is a graduate of Converse College, (j ?as many relatives and friends in Coumbia, where she has frequently vis- j ted and where she made her debut at j. he State ball, since which time she a tas been a favorite with the younger c lociety set throughout not only "South f Carolina, but many other Southern ^ lUw^ea. She ia the eldest daughter of s ^e "hlte Flamming McMaster and e Mary Rice McMaster of Winns- c ?oro. Dr. Harrison, who has the rank v >f lieutenant in the medical corps of s ;he Second Regiment, South Carolina a National Guard, is a native of Fairleld county, but has been living at jreonwood. At present he is at Fort Dglethorpe.?Sunday State. 1 Miss McMaster has frequently vis- i ited relatives in the city and her 1 friends are interested to hear of her < approaching marriage. i BOYS HELP BREAD SITUATION. < < Mr. L. D. Baker, in charge of the 5 Boys' club work of this State, advu ? lates a boys' wheat club, where the i :lub members will sow one to five * acres, in order that the boys may do f their bit towards solving the great 1 3read problem. The county agents t will give a great deal of time to this ' movement, and great work is expect- 1 id of the efficient club members 1 throughout the State. I . ?. 1 REV. W. K. COLLINS CALLED. J Rev. W. K. Collins, of Clinton, has ieen called to the pastorate of the Buffalo Baptist church, and it is expected that he will accept. Rev. A. T. Stoudenmire, who recently resigned . ;he Buffalo church, left this week for ' 2ampobello, where he has accepted j ".he pastorate of the Baptist church. ^ KELLY'S SCHOOL OPENED 3RD. \ I Kelly's school opened Monday, Sept. , J, with 100 pupils to enroll the first $ lay. , The teachers for this year are: Prof. , J. R. Langford, principal; Miss Mo- . selle Truluck, Miss Ix>rraine Stern- ] 5urg and Miss Hazel Salley, teachers. , The prospects for a fine school year , ?re excellent, and the patrons feel that ( ihey are fortunate in securing such a i strong teaching force. FAMES BOZEMAN GRADUATES FROM POUGHKEEPSIE Mr. James Bozeman, son of Rev. J. ' B. Bozeman of Union, graduated in 1 Pouphkeepsie Business Collepe, and 1 las been offered a flattering off t 1 'rom a larpe concern in the city of Pouphkeepsie. He has not yet de- 1 iided what he will do. He i?- v fine * pounp man well equipped for business ife, and his friends are rejoiced to 1 lear of his pood success. 1 _ < UNION COUNTY FAIR NOV. 7, 8, 9. 1 Preparations are makinp for a bip?er and better County Fair this year ihan ever before. The secretary, Mr. B. F. Alston, Jr., is pettinp out the 1 aremium books, and arranpinp for a 1 ?reat fair. It is to be hoped that the 1 general public will join heartily in the 1 )lans to make this fair the best yet 1 leld. < REV. GEO. P. Wi HAS Cf\ )R. W. P. JACOBS DIES R AT CLINTON HOME ? founder of Thornwoll Orphanage and Prominent in Presbyterian Church for Many Years?Native of Yorkville. Greenville, Sept. 10.?Dr. William 5lumer Jacobs, D. D., aged 75, died uddenly at his home at Clinton, S. C., his morning shortly after 0 o'clock, leath having been caused by an nfection of the heart. The deceased th vas born March 15, 1812, at York- a 'ille, S. C., and was the son of Rev. R; ind Mrs. James Ferdinand Jacobs, h^fter graduating from the College of nt Charleston in 1801 and from Colum?ia Theological seminary in 1804, Dr. acobs accepted his first pastorate, fu ind several years later went to Clin- pt on, where he has been pastor of the Clinton Presbyterian church for 47 w 'ears. From this small place his life las had its influence throughout the vt ntirc State of South Carolina. th Dr, Jacobs founded the Presby- di erian church of Clinton in 1880. ev "ourteen years before he had estab- \\ ished an orphanage, now the Thorn- ea cell orphanage, of which he retained .ctive charge until his death. O He also established a religious pater, the True Witness, later Our Jonthly, which he edited up to the K ime of his death. TO AID LABOR PROBLEM. The Department of Agriculture hrough the State and county agents 10 ire making an effort to better the ^ arm labor conditions over the South. * ['his movement led to the annmntmnnf f Thos. M. Cathcart of Clemson Col- nj ege as farm labor specialist of the s,j itate. of In order to aid the farmers as he P1 lesires, Mr. Cathcart wishes informa- a' ion as follows through county agent, T V. B. Carwile: Names of any sur>lus laborers, when and how long . ivailable, men, women or boys, kind 111 >f work can do, wages expected, how , ar will go to work. Also the followng is desired: Name of farmer deliring help, when and how long want?d, men, women or boys, white or cc. olored, kind of work to be done, ni images offered. Anything along this a[ ubject will be greatly appreciated, % 1 nd may be able to help some one. m WINTER LEGUMES. fo We will never succeed in having a arge acreage of winter legumes sown D intil every farmer produces seed for ai his purpose; and as I see it the ' is- G ;st thing for each agent to do is to ei nduce every farmer he visits to seed ei it least one acre each of crimson clov- g< ;r and hairy vetch. One good acre of tl irimson clover will produce enough tc seed in the rough to seed eight or ten lo acres the following fall. Ffarmers w n Newberry county sold as high as w i>()0.00 worth of seed per acre this h< summer, and then had ample time to nit on a crop of corn after turning di jnder the dead growth. This strikes g< ne as a good proposition for any qi 'armor to consider even if he has to I at r>av iHlfi-OO nor l>iicV*ol I . I :>ut forth every effort to have several j q' thousand one-acre fields sown ri^ht vi iust for see<l. tl A. B. Carwile, ss Farm Demonstration Afrent. ti J. C. MIXSON GETS STUNG. ^ a J. Crim Mixson, assistant city clerk n ind treasurer, is yet suffering considerably from a scorpion stinp, which f] he received Monday nipht when re- (j, turning from Charleston with an auto- s] inobile party. While passing through t, :he swamps near Charleston, several 0 arge streamers of tree mosses were h collected and the poisonous insect is t.( supposed to have been hidden in the tl meshes of the moss. Mr. Mixson was t, >tung when the party was within i, ibout 10 miles of Columbia, but the f, back of the neck, where he was hurt, n was so swollen when he arrived at the Irug store that it had to be ripped j, >pen. Physicians say his escape was j, emarkable.?The State. "OKER COLLEGE OFFERS FREE SCHOLARSHIP Jj Supt. Jas. II. Hope has received a \! letter from the president of Coker ' ?ollege in which he offers a free schol- ^ irship to a Union county girl who wishes help. No examination is required, only ^reparation for the freshman class and sarnestness of purpose. If you are interested write or mil ind see Supt. of Education Jas. H. ^ [Tope. This is a fine opportunity for (j lome young lady and Prof. Hope ^ wishes Union county to take advan- ^ .age of this fine opportunity. NEW REPAIR SHOP TO OPEN. v Messrs. Clarence Edwards and R. C. ir Longshore, who have been with the Union Garage for sometime, have eased the Foster shop and will, on tl Monday, open an automobile repair V business under the firm name of El- o .vards-I.ongshorc Garage. ?1 HITE ILL EXTENDED amberg Baptist Church Seeks Him as Pastor?One of the Strongest Churches in State. Many Friends Here Will Regret His Leaving Should He Decide to Move. Rev. (ieo. P. White, the pastor of le First Baptist church here, lias had unanimous call extended him by the amberp Baptist church. Mr. White is the call under advisement, hut has >t announced his decision. The Bain r? church is one of the strongest lurches in the State, and offers a fine >ld for service. The church here has ospered under the pastorate of Mr. hite, and he has many friends who ill sincerely rejrret his leaving, tould he decide to move. The past ;ar's financial report was the best ie church has ever made, and the contion of the church is satisfactory in 'ery way. It is presumed that Mr. rhit?? will n:.. .i~~: ? -- ? ..... .....ivuim, m.-> uci'isiun ai an irly day. DNFI.KT BETWEEN RUSSIAN LEADERS erensky and Korniloff Clash?Situation in Russia Extremely Gra*e. Destiny Hangs Upon Thread. Petrograd, Sept. 10.? Premier Kensky has declared that a state of ar exists in the town and district of jtrograd. The premier has ordered Gen. Kotloff. commander-in-chief of the Rusan armies, to resign in consequence Gen. KornilofT's demand for su eme power. Gen. Klembovsky was jpointed commander-in-chief. An official statement says that Gen. okomsky "also proved a traitor," raising to take command of the armies succession to Gen. Korniloff. The soldiers' and workmen's body, le statement adds, has ordered all le army organizations to obey the rovisional government against the inspiracy, stating that General Korloff will be punished for treachery id that Gen. Klembovsky will Jae prosionally succeeded to the chief comand. r??i ?- ? ..vvnonj a 1 lUllillllJIIUII. Premier Kerensky has issued the llowing proclamation: On September 8, a member of the uma, M. Lvoff, arrived in Petrograd id called upon me in the name of eneral Korniloff to hand over all vil and military powers to the genmlissimo, who would form a new overnment at his pleasure. The aulenticitv of this summons was af rwards confirmed by General KornifT himself, who had a conversation ith me over the direct telegraphic ire between Petrograd and main jadquarters. Considering this summons adressed through me to the provisional overnment as an attempt by certain jarters to profit by the difficult sitution of the country and establish a ate of things contrary to the con nests of the revolution, the proisional government has recognized le necessity of charging me, for the ifety of the republican regime, to ike the urgent, indispensable measres necessary to cut at the roots all ttempts against the supreme power, nd rights of the citizens won by the ivolution. I, therefore, for the m:lint#nnncn ir. ie country of liberty and public orer, am taking all measures, which T hall announce at the proper moment > the people. At the same time, 1 rder General Korniloff to hand over is functions to Gen. Klembovsky as Dmmander-in-chief of the armies on le northern front, which bar the way > Petrograd. and I order Gen. Klemovsky to assume provisionally the motions of generalissimo while retaining at Pskov. "Secondly, I declare a state of war l the town and district of Petrorad. Appeals to Citizens. I appeaf to all citizens to remain aim, maintain the order necessary for he welfare of the fatherland and the rmy and navy and tranquility and aithfully fulfdl their duty in the depnse of the fatherland against the ireign enemy. When Mr. Tjvoff saw Premier Kefnsky on Saturday and presented eneral Ivorniloff's demands, it develped today, he told the premier that n organization of Duma members, loscow industrial interests and other mservatives who played the role of to opposition at the recent Moscow inference, were supporting Gen. iornilofT. Mr. A. H. Cottingham of Greenilie was in the city last week on hustess. Miss Pansy Watson, who has spent le summer in Ridge Spring, arrived fednesdav evening and is at the home f M rs. .1. W. Mixson on Mountain treet.