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WHOLE STATE LIBERTY B( ?BUY A BOND FOR BAB\ GOVERNOR MANNING BANKS LEr Columbia, S. C.-Special.-One of the greatest exhibitions of applied pa* trlotiMn which this state has witness ed in many years le now being dis played in the great drive for the sale of $8,600,000 of the Liberty Loan bonds. People from every walk of life, capitalista, bankers, merchants and farmers are subscribing to the is sue which I? to finance the war for liberty which the United States ls now waging. All banks have opened their doors to applications for the bonds; so that, any person who desires the bonde has only to go to any bank in his town where his application will be immedi ately entered. The American people, and especially the farmers and mer chante of the South, have not been a bond investing people to any extent; ?but under tho drive of patriotic, onthu elaem, they have rallied to tho Liberty Loan idea by tho hundreds of thous ands; and small wage earn ors every where have rosponded with every manifestation of eagerness. This has extended to the utmost farm districts of the etate. Local committees have been organized la every community; men in automo biles have volunteered to eeo every Harmer of any means in the enttre farming districts and these have been followed up by ealeemen of various kinds who havo gone so far as to pro duce the application blank and secure the farmer's signature. The "Buy a Bond for Baby" slogan has become popular in thousands of homes. Governor Manning himself showed tho way by subscribing for twenty bonds, one eaoh for himself, hts wife, a daughter, seven sons and ten grandchildren. Following his lead, parents in. every direction have in vested in the bonds for their chil dren to servo as a foundation for a sav ings fund for the little tots, to be added to In years to come. Practically all tho big corporations of the state have arranged plans whereby their employees could secure the bonds by having small sums de ducted weekly from their pay enve lopes. Many merchants In the larger towns have established booths in their stores at which applications blanks oould be signed and Information se cured. Most banks have worked out . plans --"here by tho bonds oould be ;>oukht on tho installment pl au. D?e ci the greatest coi Irlbuttons vj the campaign which bas y?y boon frtitstytuted han been tao.action ot the insurance men of the etate, both life nn? Are, and the commercial travel 110 CLEMSON GRADUATES. I _ ? One ol' Largest Classes in the History . ot' thc Institution. Invitations to the graduating exer- j cises of the class of 1917 at Clemson ? College have been issued, the com- ; moncement dates this year being ! June 17, 18 and 19. There are 110 ; members of the class, one of the ? largest ever graduated at Clemson. ! Of thei?-' 5? are agricultural gradu- j ates, T;2 are mechanical-electrical, 10 j ?re civil engineering, 4 are textile ! industry and 4 are in architecture, and 4 are In chemistry. The commencement exercises will begin with the baccalaureate sermon j on Sunday morning, June 17, by' Rov. B. D. Hahn, or Greenville. On l Sunday afternoon at 6.80 o'clock a band concert by the cadet band will be given, and on Sunday evening the closing exercises of the Y. M. C. A. will be held. On Monday morning the literary societies will hold their public exer cises and contests; on 'Monday after noon the military exercises and pa rades and contests will take place; and on Monday night the alumni and athletic features of commencement will be held. The alumnin address will bc made by W. D. Barnett, of Columbia, a member of the class of 19 10. Tuesday morning will be occupied with tho graduation address by Dr. Ira Landrith, of Washington, tho de livery of the diplomas, the awarding of medals, distinctions, otc. Bach of the 1 10 graduates will re ceive the degree of bachelor of sci ence. Notes from from ('uncross. Coneross. June 4.--Special: Seve ral from here visited in Dickens'Sun day. Mrs. William M. Kay and two chil dren, of Seneca, were visitors at the home of .Mrs. Mary Dil worth the past week-end. John Griffin made a business trip to Anderdon last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Abbott visited in Seneca last weok. T. D. Alexander, who ls with his grandfather for tho summer and fall months, spent a few days with his parents in Greenville last week. Mrs. Wilburn Abbott, of West Un ion, spent the weok-ond at tho homo of her sister, Mrs. S. M. Ilunslngor. Miss Inez Douthlt, of Walhalla, silent the week-ond with her aunt, Mrs. II. J. Hesso, and family. ?Misses Sue and Sallie Perkins, of near Westminster, spent the week end with Misses Clara- Leo and Al pha Ballengor. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Armstrong and little son, of Richland, were recent apend-the-day guests at tho home of Mrs. S. M. Ilunslngor. AIDING IN IND CAMPAIGN " SLOGAN IS POPULAR. ; SETS EXAMPLE-ALL 4DING AID. ors In donating their services ss sales-mon for one or two days to the oause of tho bond 3. Those mon have made a personal canvass of tho otate. In practically every town, going from store to ?tore and house to houBe In an effort to secure subscriptions. This movomeivt was originated by Oarroll D. Jones, of Columbia, president of the State Underwriters' Association; and was put in operation under the supervision of a committee of wlhch Fred 8. Munsell is chairman. The other member? of this oom ni Ht? o are James A. Cathcart, John W. hillard, T. Hale. Dick, W. S. Henley, George L. Dial, Jesse T. Reese and A. S. Gail lard. Due to the effort? et the?? men, the .Ilottment of bond? tor the state is constantly dwindling; and their ef forts will be continued until the cloe? of the campaign on June 15. The campaign has ?Iso had and is etill having the utmost co-operation of the women'? clubs of the state. The numerous organization* hare contribu ted their time and efforts without stint; and woman and girls have been conspicuous In ell th? movements In behalf of the bond?. Especially on Jun? I was this true, at the tim? when all those around the registra tion places were given bond litera ture by prettily dressed girls. Although June 5th was officially des ignated aa Liberty Bond Day, on wlilch there should be definite offorts to secure a subscription from every man In the state, the campaign ls by no means over. It -will not end until June 15, tho day upon willoh sub scriptions cease. There will, there fore, be no diminution of effort on th? part of the numerous committees who have the promotion of the sales in charge. It ls earnestly desired by tho government and by the Liberty I joan Central Committee for South Caro lina that the allottment of $8,500,000 which has been assigned to this ?tate b? several time? oversubscribed. The effect of having this bond Issue over subscribed will have the same moral effect upon th? enemy as a great de feat; and this is what is trying to ba ??cured. Lfborty Bonds are the strongest security that any man may own. They have the backing of tb? greatest rror or nm eui on oar<h, they arc absolutely i secure, and tho wenoj th IM derived >s tc bS Unod Ul dt.'HiiriK rim '-tittles of"tb? j gorenif?eivt. : Th? piala daly ut ?vsryon? of our I eitic?as Ile? straight ahead : Buy I Liberty Bond?! And do ft now! WI Xl) AND HAIL IX GEORGIA, Peach Crop Kiddied-Telegraph and Telephone Poles anti Trees Downed. Macon, Ga., June 3.-A violent windstorm, accompanied by hail, struck the peach belt of Middle Georgia this afternoon. Thousands of peach trees were stripped of fruit. Telegraph poles and trees were torn down. At some sections of the peach belt hail stones were three Inches deep. So far as known there was no loss of life. Sections of Houston, Crawford, Twlggs and Bibb counties were struck by the storm. At some points hall covered the ground to a depth of from three to eight Inches, ac cording to persons who were in that section. Several automobile parties that passed through the district brought buckets filled with hailstones to this city. These parties say that thousands of peach trees have been stripped of peaches and that corn, watermelon and cotton crops In the path of the storm have been ruined. Live stock was killed at Roberta, In Crawford county. A TT IO M PT WRECK WOOD TRA IX. 1 Ia>g Picked Up By Brnkebenni Loads to Investigation. Birmingham, Ala., Juno "?.-It was learned here to-day that an attempt was mnde to wreck thc Alabama Southern train which bore. Gen. leo nard Wood from Chattanooga to Birmingham last night. Passengers on the train confirmed a report that a large log was lying alongside of the track and was picked up by the brnkebeam of the baggage car and became entangled under the car, causing a delay of 4 0 minutes. The log was placed on the track on n high embankment, lt was said. The train, which was due to ar rive in Birmingham at 10.15 p. m., did not roach the city until after midnight. Officers accompanying I Gen. Wood declined to comment on i tho affair, but passengers on the train confirmed the report. Probably An Accident. Chattanooga, Juno 5.-Tho rail road offlclnls here are Investigating the report that an attempt was made to wreck tho train on which Gen. Wood left Chattanooga Monday, when a piece of timber was found across the track In front of tho train. Tho obstruction was a piece of sawed lumber, 12 by 12 Inches, and four feet long, and officials believe it fell from a northbound freight train. The affair is being thoroughly Investigated, however. Tho obstrue i Hon was found on the track at St. i lol mo, near the south end of tho tun Inol under Lookout Mountain. "THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH." | Organization Perfected at Anderson. Kev. I). W. Dodge Called as Pastor, j In view of the recent action of Piedmont Presbytery, held in Wal halla, by reason of which Rev. 1). Witherspoon Dodge was suspended from the ministry of tho Presbyte rian church, tho following, taken from the Anderson Daily Mall, will provo of local Interest: Independent Church Organised. .'Twenty persons, resolute and de termined, with their minds fully made up and with perfect loyalty to their convictions, cast their votes yesterday afternoon at the service at the Christian church for the organi zation of the Independent Church of Anderson. "This took place after Mr. Dodge had read, without comment, several of the judgment parables of Jesus Christ, Indicating the blight which inevitably follows unfruitfulness In the work of God's kingdom, and af ter he bad spoken briefly on forsak ing all and counting the cost in or der to be accounted a disciple of Jesus Christ. Such a statement of thc immutable facts and laws of tho universe which cannot be rubbed out seemed necessary for the considera tion of those who had the faith to start out upon this movement for God. "Following this part of the service, the organization proper took place, j Motion was entertained by the chair that the company of believers pres ent organize themselves Into the In dependent Church of Anderson. It I was stated that those voting upon I this motion would, together with those to be received the next Sun day, be the charter members of the church. As stated above, this num ber was 2 0, and more are soon to come in. A statement or faith and a covenant were then adopted, to be used as forms for the reception of members and tests Spf fellowship in the church. The statement of faith was as follows: " !We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, goodness and love; and in Jesus Christ, His Son, our Lord and Salvoni*, who for us and our salvation lived and died and rose again and liveth evermore; and In the Moly Spirit, who taketh of the things of Christ and rev?ale th them to us, renewing, comforting and In spiring, thc souls of men. We are united in striving to know the will of God as taught in the Holy Scrip-, tures, and in our purpose to walk in the ways of the Lord, made known or to be made known to us. Wc hold lt to be the mission of the church of Christ to proclaim the Gospel to all mankind, exalting Hie worship of the one true Hod, and laboring for the. progress of knowledge, tho promo tion ol* justice, the reign of peace and the realization of human brother hood. Depending, as did our fath ers, upon the continued guidance of | the Holy Spirit to lead us Into all truth, we work and' pray for the transformation or lhe world into ibo 1 Kingdom of God; and wc look wi til ... ?i for ;e ti umph of righteous-" i? cal and ' I lt'p. evc-.-ii .Ung.' ? Tb.?, IM nant adopted was the following; ? heartily outer . this Christian fellowship and solemnly covenant with Its members to try daily to follow Jesus Christ and do the will of our Heavenly Father, to attend upon thc services of this church, support its work, uphold its faith, and walk with its members in love.' "Three deacons were then elected: J. Ii. Shanklin was elected for one year, W. N. Thomson was elected for two years, and J. H. Tate was elected for three years. "The next business was the calling of a pastor. 'Mr. Dodge was called to this office. He did not make a formal acceptance of this call on account of hts appeal to the Synod of the Pres byterian Church from the decision of Piedmont Presbytery at its last meeting, deposing him from the min istry. It was stated by Mr. Dodge that his acceptance of a call to ano ther church would invalidate his ap peal to the Synod, which, for good and sufficient reasons, it may be wiso for him to prosecute. 'Mr. Dodge stated, however, that his not accept- j ing the call to the church was merely j a formal matter, as he fully intend-] ed to serve In every capacity as the pastor of the church. "Following these elections, the Sunday school was organized with the following officers: C. W. Riser, superintendent of the adult depart ment; Miss Evie Lewis, superintend ent of thc elementary department; Henry Lawrence, secretary and trea surer. "The deacons of the church wero I made responsible for acting as a t committee on the time and placo of i meeting for the church. The friends in the Christian church were kind enough to allow tho use of their church building until the organiza tion of this church, but ot course could not continue this privilege In definitely. "It is the purpose of the members of this Independent church to make overtures at a later date to the Con gregational Church for reception Into its fellowship, and it has tho prom ise of being received. Until that time it will meet regularly on Sun day as the Independent Church of Anderson." Advertised Mail. Tho following ts a Hst of letters remaining uncalled for In tho Wal halla post oftlco for the week endina June 6th, 1017: Sarah Cleveland, Miss Cora Fret well, Miss ?flattie MoGraham, Clara Moss. When calling for tho above please say thoy aro advertised. N. Fant. P. M. Hinging nt Hopewell. There will be a singing at Hope well Baptist church on the 2d Sun day In June, beginning at 1.30 o'clock. Everybody cordially invited to attond and bring song books. Will have with us Robort Smith, Furman Morton, J. T. Dyar, J. L. Brock, W. M. Murphreo and other lending sing ora. Everybody como and Join with us. George L. Abbott. Why We Chose the Dort to Sell $725 Fer tie Touring Cu and (lear - de - Lye Roidiier $845 jj FoxtheSedtnct $1095 For the Sedan AX Prk**F.O.B. Fib!, iiich. We wanted a good moderate priced car to offer to the motorists of this territory. We would not be satisfied with an ordinary car. So we made a thorough, exacting research taking in practically every car selling for less than a thousand dollars. We demanded a car that was honest-a car that offered the biggest value-a car that had real quality-a car that was suited to this locality -a car that would give absolutely satisfactory service. We chose the Dort. We found it was far superior to any other moderate priced car and t he equal of many cars priced veiy much higher. The same reasons for which we chose the Dort will influence you in the selec tion of your Dort. Inspect the car and you will congratulate us on our choice. "The Quality Goes Clear Through" Ballenger Hardware and Furniture Co., Seneca. I*. S.-Wo Oner Car? Now In Stork at. Ohl Price, $??5, fins Freight. Sort Motor Car Company? Flint. Michigan U. S. COMMISSION' IX RUSSIA. Tarty Headed by Elihu Koot Has I .audell at a Russian Tort. Washington, .lune 3.-Safe arri val ai a Russian port of the Ameri can commission to Russia, headed by Ellhh Root, ambassador extraordi nary) "was announced to-dny In n dis pi d lo the No . > De,.,tt i mont. I Toe commission loft Washington i :'?'Ovs.?V'?y c?iarg<?,i with greet ings 'w 'the how democratic g?i'?rrt ijiel.c iOf rd;:. Slid authorized io pledge, unstinted aid from the Uni ted States not only in the prosecu tion of war against the common en emy, but In the rehabilitation of the demoralized country, lt wa? pre ceded by a special mission of railroad experts, whose arrival already has been announced. After a final conference between President Wilson and Mr. Root the commissioners traveled overland to the Pacific coast and there boarded a fast naval vessel for the voyage to the Orient. Under the voluntnry cen sorship, at the request of the govern ment, nearly all American newspa pers refrained from publishing any thing about their departure or the points through which they passed along the way. While no German submarines aro known to he operat ing in the Pacific, it was deemed wise to print no details of the trip until the voyagers were safely landed. The arrival of the mission at Pet rograd is awaited anxiously, because it is'confidently believed hero that the assurances lt brings from the American government and people and the counsel of its members will do liiuch toward steadying and strengthening the hand of thc pro visional government. A Hundred Miles from Xowhere. The following extracts are taken from a letter written by Albert Fen nell, how with the regular army forces in Texas, to hts mother, Mrs. W. Ml Fennell, of Rlackshurg: "Del Rio, Texas, May 23, 1917. "Dear Mother: I received your letter while on the hike to I>el Rio from Eagle Pass. We hiked about 60 miles to Del Rio and are now about 62 miles from that place on guard duty at trestles. "We had a very nice time on tho trip up, but we hard Ibo hardest rain I've seen In a long while. We had to ford a small stream, which was badly swollen. Several men came near drowning, and ono fellow says he owes me for his lifo. Mo got Into tho middle of the stream and the current was so swift that ho was washed down-stream and went under a wire fence and got caught In the wire, and was 'hung up' out of sight under water. I hit the water and got him out. An automobile (a Ford rather) was washed down the stream Uko a dry goods box. "Our ca.mp Is by the side of thc Southern Pacific Railroad, and the big, long trains keep us company. "I have met the fellow you wrote about being In C 'Company. "Affectionately, 1 "My address ls Company B, 3d In fantry, Del Rio, Texas,--'a hundred miles from nowhero'." Mexicans Looted V. S. Vessel ? Galveston, June 4.-Thc American fishing schooner Arcas w.i8 boarded by the crew of a 'Mexlcna gunboat off Tohuantopec, Mexico, on tho high seas, May 31st and looted of cloth ing, fishing gear and the medicino Chest, according to a story brought hero by Capt. S. A. McDonald, of tho i Arcas. NON-SKID TIRES MADE in three styles to meet the requirements of every car owner-the all Grey, the Black tread with grey side walls, and the famous Red Top (name registered) Tire de Luxe. Users of these tires know hy actual road experience that there isn't any greater dollar-for-dollar tire value anywhere. " When you pay more than Fisk prices you pay for. something that does not exist." Fisk Tires For Sale By Piedmont Auto Co. Tamussee New? Note?. Ta mass?e, Juno 4.-Special: A number of interested women and young girls of tho community assem bled at the school house last Tues day afternoon to hear Miss Ruth Berry, County Homo Demonstration Agent, and Miss Gladys Smith, As sistant State Agent. Miss Smith gave a bright and instructive talk on .home conveniences, food values, dry ing and canning of foods, etc., all fol lowing the line of the present need of food conservation. Miss Dorry ex hibited a clover' miniature fireless cooker and ?ave a description of tho icoless refrigerator. Much interest and enthusiasm was aroused, which resulted in tho organiza Hon of a Home Demonstration Club at Tamas seo with tho following officers for (be year: Mrs. J. E. Kelley, presi dent; 'Mrs. H. G. Jones, vice presi dent; Mit,. Annabelle Kelley, secre tary. Tho next meeting will bo hold in tho scohol house on Friday after noon, 2.30 o'clock, Juno 15th, at which time Miss Berry will give a demonstration In canning. Mesdames Berry and J. L, Smith, Misses Beulah and Ruth Berry, of Richland, and ?Miss Gladys Smith, of Fasley, wore guo3ts of Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Kelley last Tuesday. Miss Mary Beard is at linnie for sonio time. Miss Grace Beard is expected this week from Winthrop Collogo for the vacation months. Miss Lillian Kelley graduated at Salisbury Institute, Salisbury, N. C., last week, and will arrlvo for her va cation the latter part of this week. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Hamilton were recent guests of John J. Ran kin, the Misses Rankin and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rankin. Miss Janie Harrison is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. G. Jones. A. P, Grant and daughter, Miss Carrlo, visited relatives in the com munity recently. Private Leo Kelley, of tho Butler Guards, was at home on a short fur lough last week. Misa Edwina Kolley loavos this weok for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Thomas Chatham, of Greenville. Miss Marion Kelley will attend the teachors' summer school at Ander son, which will open June 10th. Lo vernor Ansel at Seneca. Ex-Governor M. F. Ansel will ad dress the Christian Endeavor Society In tho Presbyterian churoh at Seneca next Sunday night at 8.30 o'clock. Christian Endeavor societies and Sunday schools over the county cor dially invited to come and hear his address.