Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LETTER TO KAISER FROM THE DEVIL Eugene Blake of Greenwood Making Literary Fame-Men ber of Vigilantes. One of the Southern men who have recently been honored with membership in The Vigilantes is a South Carolinian, Eugene H. Blake of Greenwood. Mr. Blake is well known in Columbia, where he lived while a student at the University of South Carolina, and where he acquired a fondness for pure-literatur , which not even a strenuous and successful business career has ever succeded in smothering. During his college days he ser ved as editor of the various cam pus publications and was a fre quent contributor to The State under the pen name of Sammy Shy. He has recently a short story entitled "Selma's Suitors" to the All-Story Magazine which has called forth much favorable comment. He has also recently written some war propaganda, which is being widely circulated by the government to aid in arousing the country to a realiza tion of the importance of the problems con fronting the A meri can people. The latest of Mr. Blake's war lucubrations which ought to give the Kaiser an uncomfortable half hour, is the following: (Exclusive Service of The Vigi lantes.) Infernal Palace, Hades. My Dear Kaiser: I)on't let the war get on your nerves so! I notice you seem worried since the United States came in. Remember that there are more ways to win the war then with bullets. The allied nations used to buy 88,000,000 bushels of American wheat. But since we have forced the European farmer from the furrow into the trench. America must sell her allies 220,000,000 bushels of grain while they fight us. I agree with you that our prop aganda has been effective in the United States. Millions of Americans still believe that you did not start this war. Our Bernstorff was a corker, Wilhelm. Here's a plan. While your Hindenburg feeds more faithful Germans to Haig's cannon, and your oldest boy feeds another 500,000 German boys to the French cannon around Verdun to save his reputation back home, let us make a food flanking move ment in America. I'll keep enough lazy Americans out of the fields to let crops rot: tempt them to buy more than is necessary, and serve as big portions as they did in times of of peace. I will make the A merican house wife waste food in her kitchen, so as to take it out of the soldiers' mouths. W h i l e w e destroy American boys in Europe I will make the United States a nation of foodslackers. Just leave it to me, Wilhelm, and don't worry. Faithfully your friend and ally. The Devil. The State. We reprint the above for the (benefit of our readers who may not have noticed it in The State. Eugene Blake is most pleasantly remembered on the university campus where he earned quite a fine reputation as a student particularly as a writer. The Editor recalls a small group of young men who were contempo raries, and they were all writers of exceptional ability. They were: Eugene Blake, F. W. Brad ley, Vernon Cook, Frank Coving ton and George Reeves. We doubt if Carolina has ever had, at any one time, a group of finer young men than these. THE GAMECOCK rejoices in their suc cesses, and hopes for a continu ance of good things for them. The Vigilantes above mention ed is an organization. composed of literary people of high rank. Their purpose is to aid the gov ernment in the effort it is making "in arousing the country to a realization of the importance of the problems confronting the American people." It is a dis tinct -honor to be a member of The Vigilantes, -and we want to say that the honor has been worthily bestowed. Ed. Clariosophic Society The society held its regular meeting on November 17. At this meeting, Prof. Rucker, of the Law School, w'as present and made a very fine address before his old society. Prof. Rucker is always welcome in the Clario sophic hall, and the members hope he will come again soon. Following is the program of the evening: Declaimers, Schnei der, E. E., and .Mann: Current Events, Duncan: Orator, T. O. Sease; Debaters: affirmative, Clinkscales and Bowen, W. E.; negative, Rice and Horton, A. B. Query: Resolved, That the Unit ed States government should own and operate all public utili ties. The committee on lebate decided in favor of the affirma tive. M. J. Shirley, Law '17 was' visiting 0on the campus last week. A fter his graduation he located in Anderson where he has been in active practice up to this time, Being subject to the draft, Mr. Shirley has entered the service joining t h e quartermaster's corps. He expects to be called within the next thirty days. HABENICHT--1 ----Athletic 1631 Main Street - The College Mar 1405 Main Street - W. F. LIIN The Shoe and Trunk THE HOME OF Tan English Sli $8.00 Values C Away back in the forties-to and perhaps your grandfather, wei lie bought his hooks and sui Do you not consider it sensible to We do; so whenever you need h call on 'T'H E R. L. BR) The lIoU. 1425-27 Main Street. Lorick & Lo Farming Implements Belting, Glass, Builders' Columbia, - If you are thinking o4 first---We are Clothes Att, Mars hall-F 1318 M Society Brand a No. The Carolina OF COLUMBIA, Organized M STATE AND COL Capital $300,000 W. A. CLARK, President. JOSEPH M. BELL, Cashier. CALL ON SYLVAN I When y'ou want some(thing RE'AI ance( in t D)IAMONID .EWELitY, WATC Our stock affords the LAltGES SOLID) AND) GENUINE GOODS. We also make up) special dIesigns Mail ordIers always have our per: please. SYLVAN or. Main nnd Hampton Sti. IcDOUGALL CO. Outfitters - - - Phone 670 i's Clothing Store - - Columbia, S. C. INGSTON Man Who Undersells SAMPLE SHOES nl $4.98 he exact, in forty-four-your father, ided his way Bryanward. plies from the Bryan Book Store. continue in the same straight path? ooks, supplies, printing, or hinding, 'AN COMPANY e of Qualit ' Columbia, S. C. wrance, Inc. Rubber and Leather Paints, Oil, and Hardware . - - - S C. r entering a suit consult us vrneys. -ost Company ain Street nd Griffin Clothes 1680 National Bank OUTH CAROLINA arch 14, 1868 NTY DEPOSITORY Surplus Profits $170,000 T. S. BRYAN, Vice-President. Jno. D. BELL, Asst. Cashier. 3ROTHERS EI,EGANTl in Quality and Appear he Lines of UES, ANI) STERLING; SilVERl T' SEllTION, in the State of Al .1. in medals and class rings. sonal attention with a guarantee to BROTH ERS andl iuamond Merchan1ts olumbia, S. C.