"V" ENTERTAINERS !
NEEDED IN FRANCE
While certain branches of the work
the National War Work Council of
the Y. M. C. A. has been doing for some
time are being curtailed, one type of
service is being called upon for more
co-operation than ever before. Although
for some time there hav%been
approximately 400 to 600 entertainers
in France, many difficulties have surrounded
this type of service and the
thousands of shows which have been
given in France have only been put
over in spite of almost superhuman
difficulties. Now, however, with the
period of demobilization forcing upon
the Army new problems has a real
spirit of co-operation been shown by
the Army authorities. Therefore, General
Pershing has detailed Colonel
Kelly, from his own Staff, to act as
entertainment officer for the A. E. Fn
which position places him as the liaison
officer between the Army and the
"Y" Entertainment Bureau in Jfaris.
Theatres and large buildings are being
taken over, mechanics supplied by
the Army are putting them into operation
and the f'Y" is producing shows,
given by soldier talent alone, and also
dramatic and vaudeville performances
and miscellaneous musical programs,
t^e personnel of all of which mtst be
recruited from this country.
Owing to the large number of mejn
in the Army with entertainment ability,
no effort is being made to send
men from this side. Women, however,
are wanted for these oositions in large
numbers. 125 must be sent out from
this country every month, which will
require the co-operation of every recruiting
agency throughout the country.
All entertainer? are supplied with
uniforms, Life, Accident and Health
Insurance, transportation, and allow
i$150.00 per month fc* living expenses
in France. ,
The women should be preferably between
the ages of 23 and 30, neat and
attractive and possessed of a pronounced
ability in their particular line,
The field for entertainment now
reaches from the coast towns in
France right up and into Germany, for
while the "Y" cannot do much with
the Army of Occupation in the way of
Canteen, It can supply entertainment '
fcnd is doing sO on an Increasingly
large scale. Information may be obtained
from W. C- King, Peters Builditg,
Atlanta, Ga. n
DQUGHBOYSlNVADE
HISTORIC RESORTS
Haunts of Napoleon Are Home
to A. E. F. Troops Through Efforts
of Y. M. C. .A. Forces to
Better "Leave" Facilities.
Paris.?Where Napoleon III and
King Edward VII of England spent
many leLare hours the American enlisted
men are now at play. The famous
yacht club at Cannes, founded and
patronized by King Edward, and St.
Sauveur, where the third Napoleon was
wont to go with his court, Indicate the
variety of attractions offered by the Y.
M. C. A. in the leave area system operated
in co-operation with the military
authorities. From the Alps to the Pyrennes
and from the Brittany coast to
the Riviera, there are seven "Y" leave
?*as in which 50,000 soldiers can be
entertained at one time. Preparations
are now under way to increase these
much-appreciated facilities to double
present capacity. U
- "'es of the army and of
liw- if; M: & A. now ^reiuig trum ~
OB0 end of FratiCfi to the bth&f s6fek; ?(
lug new spots in wh.ch td set up ieavd
areas. The experimttit at Aiir-ies-feains
has been suctesbhll from the StAht,
ib America, how knows pretty well ?j
frota first-hand information carried
home by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., *
who organized the woman's canteen
work at Aix.
, "Aehts and Palni* was an Ideal spot
1 for the experiment, but six others have
been found and put in operation, each
equally satisfactory as the original b<
model. Consequently It Is with opti- tc
mlsm that the army and the "Y" seek
to increase the centres where sure ..
cures have been found for homesick 1
doughboys. "
Location, climate, hotel accommoda- te
tions, opportunities for entertainment t?
and sight-seeing and the moral and,
physical cleanliness of the area are
all-important in the selection of a a
leave resort. As soon as a site Is ri
selected the largest available is obtained
by the Y. M. C. A. as its main ](
center of operations, men ;.nd women
are assigned to service and negotiations
are begun to secure reduced 0
prices from such entertainment en- y
terprises as cannot be duplicated by c
n a qtiH pyprv effort is
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made to give as much service as pos- j S
bible. The army provides transpor- 11
tatiou and pays the hotel bills, thereby v
enabling the soldier to enjoy all the },
attractions formerly restricted to
kings and emperors and malefactors
of great wealth. t
The Jetty Casino at Nice and the t
Municipal Casino at Cannes are tP.e
centres of attraction in the Riviera j
for the 8,500 men who can be accom- .
modated in this ar<?a. Many officers 1
favor this Mediterranean section and '
there is a "Y" club for them. Every- y
thing except the gambling that was (
stopped by the government at the be
ginning of the war is at the disposal
of the Americans. C.olf and tennis and !
other athletic sports, bathing, boating i
and the companionship of the local
population are th?s most popular tittractions.
PRICE OF COTTON
RESTS WI
Governor Cooper Issues Procl&ma ion
duction?Calls on Growers to Meet in
February 28, Acreage F
Governor Cooper issued a proclamal
designated Saturday, February 28, "Cc
A cut of one-third of the acreage custoi
a reduction in the supply of fertilizer
The governor calls on the farmers
day to discuss and agree upon plans
present crop, to the protection of this c
to exposure to the weather, to the curl
crop, and to sign the reduction pledge
done, we may expect poverty while oth<
warns. The full proclamation reads:
Whereas, an extraordinary situatio
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dire financial distress and suffering
isting market prices do not allow any ir
of cotton; and
Whereas, this situation is caused b]
ply of raw cotton is in excess of the den
tinue if the 1919 crop should be a larg
Whereas, the only plausible solution
itself is a reduction of the 1919 cotton
Now, therefore, I, Robert A. Coope]
do declare Saturday, February 28, 191!
tion Day, and do call upon the cotton
pledge themselves upon that day to redi
ed in cotton by one-third, and to curtail
izers.
Cotton growers today have on hand
crop, which they cannot sell at prevaili
great loss. It is a matter of common 1
ply to demand determines prices, and s
already too large, be greatly augmente
result would be tremendously disastroi
South, to the States, and to the South
who is overstocked with a line of wares
wares before he has sold that which he h
Southern cotton growers must operate
of purpose and concert of action will si
to us our just share of the prosperity \
tion are enjoying,
Therefore, as governor of South Care
happiness of this Stae is of first import
semble in each county of the State on (
to discuss and agree upon plans for the
hand, for the proper protection of this
eather, and for the curtailment of the !
ceed two-thirds of the average yield. I
the cotton reduction pledges which will
day, and to create a public sentin ent
als to violate the reduction program. 1
pect poverty while others enjoy wealtl
During the world war our people re
patriotism. This movement to prevent
South should appeal to the patriotism
should desire a personal gain to the inju
tVioro-fnro mnaf. Mmpst.1v nri*P that the
and professional men, cooperate with th
that the farmers cooperate with each (
REDUCTION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, No.
County of No.
I hereby promise on my honor and a
age for the year 1919 as compared wilt]
as per schedule shown hereon, and to re
on cotton for the year 1919 as comparei
Witness : Sigi
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o PiFfH Liberty LdAtJ | erty
FOR UNITES STATES on 1
J r ?- |cons
i?-r?? Will Be Issued in! a
ion* ft crui IT ...
.'lace of Bonds, and Upon These es^
Congress Will Set the Rate of
Interest.
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Washington, Feb. 19.?There will suec^
i no Fifth Liberty Loan?or Viciry
Loan,\as it was to have ^been c*asi
irmed?under an agreement tentavely
reached Tuesday afternoon by
le House ways and means commit- ^ow<
:e, in conference with Secretary of ^
le Treasury Glass. Instead, a series
f short-term notes will be issued,
nd upon these Congress will set the 3
ate of interest. nori
Under the existing Liberty Loan
igislation the Secretary of the anc*
'reasury could authorize a $5,000,- 4
00,000 loan, but the interest rate
rr
rould have to be the same as that! 1
arried by the fourth loan, it was|Pu^
tated. The rate (4 1-4 per cent) st^
inder the conditions that would pre- er ;
'ail at the time that the loan was to | pur
tave been floated would be insuffici- scri
! /
;nt, in the opinion of members of i
he committee and representatives of rea
he Treasury Department.
It was stated this afternoon that;^ie
f there is to be any popular bond ^ur
ssue, it will have to be provided fori
>y the next Congress, but even that, *)e
,vas thought unlikely. It was de
:ided that it would be "suicidal" forj '
Congress to fix a rate of interest on
a bond issue to be floated a month <
3r two subsequent. Th
It was also pointed out that Lib ter
TH FARMERS
Urging One-third Acreage ReEvery
County and Sign Pledges
'eduction Day.
aon Thursday night in which he
itton Acreage Reduction Day."
narily planted is urged and also
used.
to assemble in each county that
looking to the holding of the
:otton against damages incident
tailment of the yield of the 1919
s presented. "Unless this be
jrs enjoy wealth," the governor
n exists in the cotton growing
>ringing, which situation threatto
these States, because the exlargin
of profit to the producers
ir the fact that the available supland,
which condition will cone
one; and
? At? _?j.?i;? xi x. i_
ior me situation mat presents
crop;
governor of South Carolina,
9, to be Cotton Acreage Reducplanters
of South Carolina to
ice the acreage ordinarily plantl
the use of commercial fertilmore
than one-third of the 1918
ng prices without sustaining a
:nowledge that the ratio of suphould
the supply of raw cotton,
d by a large crop in 1919, the
us to the indivduals of the
at large. The prudent merchant
does not procure more of those
as on hand, and has paid for.
on this same principle. Unity
ave us from calamity, and give
vhich other sections of the na"
* 'h' * i
>lina, and as one to whom the
, I call upon the farmers to ascotton
Acreage Reduction Day,
holding of present cotton on
cotton from depredations of
1919 crop so that it will not excall
upon the farmers to sign
be presented to them on that
which will not permit individuLJnless
this be done we may ex1.
?sponded nobly to every call of
the financial collapse of the
of every citizen, and no one
ry of the whole people. I,
bankers, merchants, business
le farmer in this movement, and
>ther.
PLEDGE.
Acres Planted in 1918
Acres Planted in 1919
gree to reduce my cotton acreh
the year 1918, 33 1-3%, or
iduce my commercial fertilizer
3 with 1918, 50%.
led
Address
bonds are at present below parj
;he market and there might, inl
equence, be difficulty in floating:
th issue unless the rate of interwas
placed so high as to set a
precedent.
$7,000,000,000 Notes,
he short-term notes will be is
[ to tne total 01 aoout $7,uuu,-i
000 and will be divided into four
ses, as follows:
Those exempt from all but |
e taxation, which will pay the |
jst rate of interest. I
Those exempt from all but
;e taxation, which will pay a
htly higher rate.
. Those exempt from the income
mal tax, but not from the surtax,
ch will pay a slightly higher rate
. Those subject to all taxes,
ch will pay the highest rate of all.
'he notes Will be available to the
lie as well as to the financial iriutions
of the country, but wheth1
campaign will be waged for the
pose of stimulating public subptions
has not yeet been decided.
Uthough the tentative agreement
ched today provided that the inest
rates were to be set by Conss,
it was indicated that this feae
might be abandoned, and that
Secretary of the Treasury would
vested with this power.
'MORE AND BETTER HOGS."
Slemson College, Feb. 1910.?
e livestock specialists of the ex
ision service have worked out eiglil
' definite "projects" for the promotion 1
of the hog industry in South Caro- i
lina in 1919 and will seek to do ev- ]
erything possible to aid individuals, !
associations, county agents, and dis- 1
trict agents in making this a notable s
year in hog raising. 1
The "projects" as outlined and the J
objects aimed at are as follows: ?
1. Development of pure bred hogs: j
to place breeding of pure bred hogs t
on more definite constructive basis, z
2. Pastures and forage crop: to r
work for most economical production 1
and thus stimulate increased production.
f
O r\ * A / 1 1 _ r
o. curing meat xor nome use: to 1
encourage production and eliminate ?
waste by improved methods of cur- s
ing and packing for home and local <
supply. i
4. Hog breeders associations: to v
concentrate on particular breeds in t
given communities. c
5. Preparation for sale and ex- t
hibition; to increase interest in bet- t
ter selling of hogs. s
6. ^ Cooperative marketing of P
swine; to establish means of advan< P
tageous selling of hogs. . c
7. Cooperative breeders sales: to S
help small breeders dispose of sur- 1
plus. 3
8. Development of grade herds: to *
improve native stock and to produce 31
economically on large scale. 0
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NEW STAMPS OFFERED.
Post-offices and other official agencies
throughout the country are now g
offering the 1919 War Savings ,
Stamps, and expectations are, accord- ?
ing to figures announced at the headquarters
of the War Loan Organization
for the Fifth Reserve District,
that particularly in this section of
the United States the sales will be
heavy. The two sources of national
prosperity are production and thrift.
Industrial records show that within
the last few years the first factor has j
reached phenomenal figures, while
the thrift idea, induced by the war,
has taken a firm hold upon the people
of the nation.
. Despite the problems of readjustment
which mush be solved, official
records, as announced by the War
Loan Organization, show that the
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country is not suffering from a scarc- '
ity of money. Last December the
per capita circulation in the United
States reached $66.23, smashing' all
former records. Within the year the
stock of money in the United States,
;he records reveal, increased $1,524,595,335,
giving the country the
greatest investing strength ever enoyed.
As evidence of the thrift ha-|
)it the national banks haye reported j
in increase in deposits for 1918 or!
nore than $370,000,000 over the!
lighest figure previously attained. \
War Savings Stamps mature at
ull face value in five years. They
nay be converted into cash, how
jver, at tne wil lof the holder, and1
r ce they pay 4 per cent, interest,
^npounded quarterly, they make an
nvestment of rare value, so much so,
n fact, that the government limits
he amount which one purchaser
an hold to $1,000. The stamps are
o help pay for the war. The armisice
ended hostilities but did not
ettle the bills. The Treasury Deartment
has appealed, and is ap>ealing?to
the people to sliow their ,
ontinued loyalty by buying War
iavings Stamps and by holding them,
'he Treasury Department, when
tamps are sold, expects the use of
he money for five years and has isued
a special request to the people
f the nation not to redeem their
tamps until maturity except in cas-[ ?
s of the most urgent necessity. | =
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