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$>,??$><$><?<$>?<?><$><?><?><$'?>Q><$><$> Q. What is the loan for? A. To pay for feeding, clothiifg and munitioning the men who are fighting for you. Q. Where can 1 buy a bond? A. At any bank, or at the postoffice. Q. Axen't bonds too big for me? A V>w? nin cror thom flTlv <31 7P> frOITl ?> <s> THE LIBERTY LOAX CATECHISM. $50 and $100 up to $100,000. Q. Do I have to pay all cash down? A. No. Q. How much do I have to pay now on a $100 bond A. $2 down on subscribing (June 15th last day). Q. When do I have to pay the rest? A. 518 on June 28th, $20 on July 30th, $30 on August loth, $30 on Au gust 30th; plus interest earned by the bond before it is paid for. Q. Would I pay at like rates for other bonds? A. Yes. For a $50 bond cut the figures in halt. For a $1,000 bond mul tipiy inem oy ten. Q. Can easier terms of payment be had-? ? A. Most banks are arranging to carry the payments for subscribers and collect in monthly installments Q What interest do the bonds pay? A. 31-2 per cent, a year. Q. Do I have to pay taxes on them? A. No. Nor on the income from them. Q. How can I get my money out of them if I want it? A. They are salable on a few min utes ndtice in the bond exchanges. Most people would be glad to accept them as money, even though they are not legal tender. . Q. Suppose the government should Vinn r] c Vioq fin CP A. Or n TVfir 15?3UC UUVic vuuuo wvm* v ^ ? cent, interest like Great Britain has done, wouldn't my bonds go down in value? ' A. The government provides for this. You can turn your 3 1-2 per cent, bond in at par as subscription for a new l>ond bearing the higher interest rate, if issued. Q. How is the Liberty bond paying 3 1-S per cent, equal in attraction to the savings bank paying 4 per cent.? A. It "gives aDSUlULe sctuiuv a&aiuoi loss; interest starts from the day of investment; it is secure against future taxation as well as present taxation. A great many people think the bonds will sell at a premium after the war. It is the opportunity of a life time for all- people who have money put away. Q. Why should I put my money into bonds anyhow? A. Your brothers are offering their lives to save the nation from tne great dangers that threaten it. " You are only asked to p.ut your money into a gilt edged investment that will pay interest from the day you make it. All you have in the world you owe to your country. If you fail to do the little that is asked can you look your fellow citizens in the face without shame? Do your hit to make sure that democ racy shall endure in this world. Presidents Proclamation, In a proclamation issued some wooVe ac.-v President^Wilson set aside the week of June 18 to 25 as the pe riod in which the Red Cross societies of the country should be strengthened for the great work before them. There is no disposition to interfere with the work of the existing societies and the representatives of each coun ty who will be appointed are urged by -4-1? +r\ Tirnrl* in thp O.lnSPSf. me guYojuvi lv/ co-operation with the already created societies and to give them every aid within their power, their relationship "being advisory. In the proclamation of the presi dent the sum which the nation should raise for the great work of the so ciety was set at $100,000,000- Of that amount the quota of this State is! $300,000, and it is proposed to raise this entire sum during the week -which the president has appointed for, that purpose. The immediate task of tke State war work council, as me committee of representatives will be known, is the promotion of the cam paign to raise this much needed fund. FOUND DEAD IN BED DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES Sam Hill who lived in a room in a Mjpihouse back of T. A. Williams was ' found dead in his bed Monaay morn- ' ing about 9:30 o'clock. Sam worked at Livingston's saw mill j in the country and retired on Sunday night about 9 o'clock. Alma Mayes lived in an adjoining room. J Coroner Lindsey examined the body and held an inquest on Monaay morn- ' ing. Two witnesses were examined and the attending physician. Dr. F. D. Mower, certified that death..resulted from natural causes. Alma Mayes swore that she heard Sam Hill moving about as pulling a chair over the room and grunting about 4 o'clock Monday morning. That she went in his room about 9:30 to wake him up and formd him dead in bed. That he retiree n,oout y o ciock Sunday night. Sne occupied an ad joining room. Willie Kinard caid he came to Sam's room ahout 9:30 Monday morning to get him to go to work and foun* him dead in bed. The jury of inquest found that he died from natural causes. ' BLACK JACK* PERSHI>Cw ARRIVES AT FRONT ! A British Port, June S.?On his lips ! a half surprised smile "Black Jack" ! Pershing came stepping down the i gang-plank of an ocean steamer about ! y CCiOCK tms morning. j ' Along the pier was lined a brilliant I assemblage. Hundreds of eyes liter I any aranK in tne wiry kiiaki-ciad rig t ure whose very step wrote history, j Right at the foot of the gangway stood ' an army of noted personages, leading ! Britons and Americans, ready to ex 1 tend most solemn "committee wel come." Each looked extremely tense, as if rehearsing his little speech. In the background the Welsh Fusil 1 iers stood at saiuie. ineir iauious regimental band was playing the Star 1 Spangled Banner. Just as the full tones that go with the words "land of the free" floated forth, Major Gener al John J. Pershing, commander-in chief of the American expeditionary force to France, set foot upon Eng I lisli soil. At the Front. I Then came the .great formal pro i found bows, little speeches, compli ments, inquiries. John J. Pershing, the "fighting soldier" who despises "red tape"' or 'ornamental" soldiery, made everybody feel at home with his I winning smile and his hearty grip. As for himself, there was a distinct feeling in the hearts of those who watched this scene closely that he will not feel really "at home" until he's at the front with his division. That half surprised smile rarely ! left his lips throughout the ceremony of welcome. He didn't seem to un derstand why all this russ was Deing made. His very gesture seemed to say, "I am merely a soldier going to my post." A newspaper man told him the people had no inkling yet even of his departure from the United States. "Why, I thought the whole world knew about it," was his astonishing ?onlv Having found an opening, the re porters, English, French and Ameri can, closed a ring around him from which there was no escaping, until he had made a statement. For a moment he set his teeth and gazed out into the bay where three American de stroyers that had convoyed his ships were anchored. He lookec every inch a fihting men. Being that he is a re luctant speaker he seemed to be re flecting on the briefest possible way to sum up what he wanted to say. Here is the statement - A Big Part "The trip has been delightful, par ticularly the latter stages when we ? - ? - />??/?? ?/] +Y>'?riii.orVi tho Hanp'pr WtJie CSWJ ICU U1UUQU vuv ? zone by our own destroyers. Speak ing for myself and my staff we were glad to be the standard-bearers of America in this great "war for civili zation. "The opportunity to land at a Brit ish port and the welcome we received are very significant and are deeply ap preciated. We expect in the course of a very short time to be playing our i part, -which, I hope, will be a very big ; part on the western front." I One of the first things that caught L!- - C*- rVlQ Knot Tiro O thp ills t: v t; aitcr icanU5 uuu., .. ~ famous billy goat mascot of the Welsh Fusiliers. To one of his staff officers he remarked it reminded n:m of the days back in '99 and later in '03 and '06 when the dattos of Mindanao, after they had learned to know and obey him as "Fighting Jack/' brought him gifts of goats. Then he stepped to a T.'Iiaco otrinorl al^pvo ?hnwp{i i ^UAIU VT UUOt aviil/vu wivv ? ? ? ? he had been wounded twice. He in-J quired as to the nature of the wounds and the battles in which the man re ceived them. . ? J ?? j I ENGLISH MONARCH GREETS PERSHING - "Black Jack* and His Staff Formally! Received by King Geon^. I j ; London, June 9.?Gen. Pershing was -received this morning at Buckingham) Palace by King George. He was pre- j sented to the king by Lord Brocke. commander of the Twelfth Canadian infantry brigade. Gen. Pushing was accompanied to the palace by his personal staff of 12 officers. After the audience the of ficers paid a formal call at the lUnited States embassy. (xooa *ii?rse sense." i Southern News Bulletin. j A caTload of Irish potatoes moving | from the East via the Clyde line i through Charleston to Newberry, S. C.,1 | arrived at destination February 2 dur , ing the extreme cold weather. Finding that he could not effect de | livery until February 8, Agent J. P. I Sheely at Newberry placed an oil stove in the car and kept it burning I night and day *o protect the potatoes | against freezing. It has not been explained how, or nnripr what, circumstances Mr. Sheely obtained the oil stove, but he got it just the same and used it to good ad vantage. i It is just such thoughtfulness as | this that saves the system big money l through the loss and damage route and makes friends for the railroad. Mr. Sheely is to be commended for exercising what Assistant to Vice President Gatcbell torms "good horse sense" in thus protecting the system's interests. i Citizens A meeting of all the pe of the Town and County < in the Court House Tuesi 1917, at six o'clock sha importance, not only of j imot* f foropf o /nrfo /nrf c f- rr It V rvu# mi w us. o <?> _ 4 Comeujnd do Your Bit if <f James Mcintosh i <?> Z?. C. Matthews i v T 7*. /C Johnstone & r ? > A*IU 'A if.... . ? , , PATRIOTIC SUNDAY. JULY i. ( ?O? I 'Patriotic Sunday", is to be observ-! ed throughout the United States in the Sunday Schools of all denominations; on Sunday, July 1. It is peculiarly; firtino' that this dav* was chosen aa. j "aatriotic Sunday'' by the Internation-1 a) Sunday School Association in co-; j operation with the leaders of the va I lious denominations, as it comes in j the same week as our great national [holiday on July 4. Sunday school; leaders can make the day one of real , benefit to the Sunday Schools by | | quick and aggressive action. "Pa-; I triotic Sunday" furnished an oppor-| tunity of impressing men and women! everywhere with the idea that the' n j - n^i ? i rr i: 1 ; ouuuav otiiuui is au cucv^n'c \ | for the promotion of the best things i j in our community life. President Woodrow Wilson has is-! j sued the following proclamation, calling on the Sunday School people to observe the day: j I "To the Officers, Teachers and ! Scholars of the Sunday Schools of I the United States of America: j "The present insistent call of our I beloved country must be heard and' imswprpd hv ftverv citizen of the j United States in proportion to his or, j her ability to maintain the national1 I power and honor. Many citizens will j render their aid by force of arms on ' the battlefields while others will make j ! the nation strong by their patriotic; gifts and support to the common' J cause. It is therefore highly fitting that the Sunday schools of the nation should observe a special patriotic day' | and on this occasion should make a, | special contribution to the American I Red Cross for the alleviation of the ' suffering entailed by the prosecution. I of the present war. It is my earnest hope that your generosity may be un-j I -stinted in ttus, tiie nour or uie na tion's need, and that this special day! j may mean much to you in the under-1 standing of the cause for which our: beloved land now contends. | "(Signed) j "WOODROW WILSON." ( A number of the governors of states and territories in the United States have also issued proclamations ! calling on the Sunday School workers j to observe the day. j j The purpose of the day is to express gratitude to God. for our Nation; to . j arouse feelings of loyalty and devo tion to the Nation; to enlist all Sun I day School members in some form of patriotic service; to enroll as mem bers of the Red Cross Society the of-' , ficers, teachers and as many others in the Sunday School who wish to join, and to make an offering toward; the Red Cross Society or other war re-! i lief agency, or Army Y. M. C. A. Work. It is suggested that the following' items might be included in the pro-1 gram on "Patriotic Sunday:" Nation-[ al patriotic songs; patriotic messages! ?rom George Washington, Abraham; Lincoln, or Woodrow Wilson; flag! raising by Boy Scouts or Confederate' veterans witn me nag sarnie given; by the school; the names of the young men read who have voluntered for j war, and the names of the young wo-; men who will serve as Red Cross! nurses; a brief statement of the workj ; of the Red Cross society and the Army j j Y. M. C. A. The offering should be, j sent direct to the Red Cross head-. quarters or the Army Y. M. C. A. j headquarters, and a record to the. State Sunday school office, 714 Chap-| man Building, Spartanburg. For fur-j ther information, address the atjove office. TWO-THIRI>S ARE CLAIMING EXEJfPTION Columbia, June 7.?Sixty thou sand two hundred and sixty-five white and ?5.004 nesrrces between the same aqes registered on Tuesday, according to unofficial totals received here to d?.y. Of these numbers 40,324 whites claimed exemption and 43,447 negroes asked exemption. 1 In addition to these, 445 aliens were f registered and 56 aUen enemies. ?J* <?> Meeting ? ople, men and women, of Newberry will be held day afternoon, June 12, rp. Questions of vital tour good name but [to e. in helping win the war. JohnlM. Kinard Chas. E. Summer /. H. Hunt \rty Bond Loan Committee GOVERNMENT TO RUSH ERECTION OF CANTONMENTS By Jesse S. CottrelL Washington, D. C., June 8.?The gov ernment intends to rush the location and the erection of 13 additionol can tonments aside from those already designated at Atlanta, Ga.; Ayers, Mass., and Wrightstown, N. J., is in dicated by orders issued today for 14 captains of the quartermaster depart ment to report at once to Col. Isaac C. Littell, quartermasters corps, Washington, for duty in connection with'the building of these canton ments. Sites at various places in the department of the southeast as well as other sections of the country are now being considered including Mem phis, Birmingham, Montgomery, Col umbia, Augusta, Macon, Anniston, Nashviile, Tuscaloosa, Knoxville, Greensville and Spartanburg, Little Rock and other places with a view of locating at least six in the south east. At Cost An important announcement made today is that these wooden cities In each of which 40 thousand men win be trained for oversea duty are to be built by leading conractors who will be paid the actual cost of construction, plus 7 per cent, which will be a profit of three and a half per cent to the contractor, the interest paid on a lib-, erty bond. As there are only one hundred and fifty cities in the United States larger than one of these can-i tonments will be in point of popula tion the rivalry for securing them is intense. Officers ordered here are Captains David L.. Stone, George Thome, Ed ward Canfield, Jr., William G. Fleisch-, hauser, Charles L. Willard, Graham Parker, Charles E. Whatley, Owen G. Collins, Mark L. Ireland, Ward Dab ney, Joseph C. Kay. Launcelot M. Purcell, Manuel M. Garrett and James E. Ware. I r HOW A SUPPER OF ROIST i>in wis r.i.Tir.T sipnirirn Mr. Frank Sample ,brother of our county supervisor, crated a pig one night last week, thinking to kill it the next day for a feast to which b? had invited some friends. They were going to have a fine feed on juicy pork and other nice things which go with tender pig meat. He and his friends were looking forward to an enjoyable time. The next morning when Mr. j Sample went to look after his pig the | pig was gone. In its stead there was a dog, securely nailed in the crate.1 just as the pig had been left the night before. What\ Mr. Sample thought when he looked at that old hound dog wouldn't sound like music on a grafaphone if expressed in writing. The man who would swap aa old dog for a fat little pig in the dead hours of the night, %vhen the owner of the pig was unconscious of the change, ought to be sent to France and put m che front row on the firing line where he cmilH he shot at. or sent over into Mexico to let Villa get a chance at, him. If he is not available for either j Europe or Mexico, we hope Deputy j Sheriff Dorroh may have a chance to run him down and turn him over as a | case for the chaingang. Something j should be done to the fellow who would make a man, just waking from j sleep, wonder how a pig could be J changed into a dog over night, like; they used to tell about in fairy tales. Faithful Colored Woman. Elizabeth Hampton, wife of )Wade Hampton, deceased, died at her daugh ter's, Mary Calmes, June 3, at the age of 72. She was laid to rest by the; Women's Aid society at 'Mt. Bethel I Methodist church, leaving one son,! Olander Suber, two daughters, Alice Renwick and Mary Calmes, and one ? ~T)?n/v,L-DTr T -T-1 oc mr\iit"T> Tipp PiDICi , JLJiW/rVOJ U, v* . departure. She was a slave of Mr. Lem Lane of the county and was noted for her faithful service and Christian exam-i pie. The family wish to thank the many friends who helped nurse and care for their beloved yiother in her last Ill ness. * i " ;w r ^ , "sii-v". . ' .'.'S FUTURE PEACE OF WORLD AMERICA'S MAIN WAR AIM Wilson Tells Russians of Her Stand? United States Can't Consent to Imperial Dominance Which Threatens War. Washington. June 9.?-President Wil son, in a communication to tne new government of Russia has made plain the war aims of the United States and its position on 'no annexations; no indemnities." "Xo territory must change hands except for the purpose of securing those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty," says the communica tion. "No indemnities must he insisted on except those that constitute pay ment for manifest wrongs done. i ' ;\o readjustments or power must be made except such as will tend to secure the future peace of the world and the future welfare and happiness of its_ people." In unmistakable terms President Wilson declares against Germany's proposal to restore the "status quo" before the war. "It was the status quo ante out of which this iniquitous war issued forth," he says, "the power of the iin i perial German government witnm tne empire and its widespread domination and influence outside or that em pire. 5Iust PreTent New War. "That status must be altered in such fashion as to prevent any such hideous thing from ever happening again." ^The president's communication was delivered to the Russian government by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd. In full it is as follows: "In view of the approaching visit of the American delegation to Rus cio ovnvocc tlio Hopti frionrlshin nf the American people for the people of Russia and discuss the best and most practical means of cooveration between the two peoples in carrying the present struggle for the freedom of all peoples to a successful con summation, it seems opportune and | appropriate that I should state again j in the light of this new partnership the object the United States has had in mina in entering tne war. mose objects have been vej? much becloud ed during the past few weeks by mistaken and misleading statements and the issues at stake are too mo mentous, too tremendous, too signifi cant for the whole human race to per mit any misinterpretations or misun derstandings, however slight, to re main uncorrected for a moment. "The war has begun to go against uermany ana in tneir desperate ae sire to escape the inevitable defeat those who are in authority in Ger many are using every possible instru mentality, are making use even of the influence of groups and parties among their own subjects to whom they have never been just or fair or even tolerant to promote a propogan da on both sides of the sea which will preserve for them their influence at home and their power anroad, to the undoing of the very men they are using. No Ground for Mistake. "The position of America in this war is so clearly avowed that no man nart Ho ovpnsori fnr mi <5 fa kino- iti She seeks no material profit or aggran dizement of any kind. She is fighting for no advantage or selfish object of her own but for the liberation of peo ples everywhere from the aggressions of autocratic force. The ruling class es in Germany have begun of late to profess a like liberality and justice of purpose but only to preserve the power they have set up in Germany ana lUK smusii auviiuiagca yyjluv^h iugj have wrongly gained for themselves and their private projects of power all the way from Berljn to Bagdad and beyond. Government after gov ernment has by their influence, with out open conquest of its territory,' been linked together in a net of in trigue directed against nothing less than the peace and liberty of the world. The meshes of that intrigue must be broken but can not be broken unless wrongs already done are un-; done; and adequate measures must be taken to prevent it from ever again being rewoven or repaired. "Of course the imperial German government ana tnose, wnom k i? using for their own undoing are seek ing to obtain pledges that the war will end in the restoration of the status QUO. It Was iny status yuu aui,c uui, of which this iniquitous war issued forth, the power of the imperial Ger-. mail government within the empire and its widespread dominations and influence outside of that empire. That status must he altered in such a fash ion as to prevent any such hideous thing from ever happening again. | For Tfhftrfcv of AIL " We are fighting for the liberty, the .self-government and the undictated development of all peoples and every feature of the settlement that con eludes this war must he conceived and executed for that purpose. Wrongs must first he righted and then ade-' quate safeguards must be created to prevent their being committed .again.; We ought not to consider remedies merely because they have a pleasing and sonorous sound. Practical ques tions can be settled only by practical means. Phrases will not accomplish the result. Effective readjustments f FIRST CAL FOB DUTY 0> JUNE 18 Jlen to Be Examined First for Phjsi /> !I 1 hilitv War Thpn il?t for Exemption. Washington, June 8.?With reports on registration still coming in from the various states, the War Depart ment today turned its attention to the question of exemptions. It was learned that the following routine has been determined upon: 1 nn'11 KAfln'n oKrtiif IllTIA J.. .L/iailiUg "111 u&gm <wvui> uuuw 18. Names will be chosen by the jury wheel system by local officials for each 30,000 population. 2. All men whose names are drawn will be instructed to appear for physi cal examination before an official medical board. Apeals. 3. If found physically fit the man will then De given an opportunity, n desired, to present his claim for ex emption. If such claim is denied by the board in the first instance he will have the privilege of appealing to the board of review, one of which will be established in each federal judicial ! district. Here decision will be final, aside from a possible appeal to tie president. I It was definitely declared at tne War Department today that there is no basis for the widespread reports ( that the physical requirements of the : army will be lowered when the ex | aminers begin the work with the drafted men. On the other hand, it was asserted, , the department is convinced that such ; procedure would be most unwise in view of the certain increase in sick lists which would result from such a policy. ! Provost Marshal General Crowder is omer optimistic on this score than other officers, however. He has de oio Vio +n serure fi26.A0? Wi V/ a |/vv vu vw w w v v acceptable men out of the first 1,25$, 000 names drawn. This "would be a loss of only about 50 jer cent through rxr-ra Dtion for both physical and in dustrial reasons. - ' Other officials?especially general staff men?believe that only one out of four can be secured at best, or nearly 3,000,000 names will have to be drawn to secure the quota of 625,0<K). .While a general bringing in of slackers continued all over the coun try, government and local efficiais contining their high speed activity further returns today from the regis tration shoved it to still be running below the government estimates. It is probable that the. entire regisira, tion will be at least 200,000 under cen sus figures. THE LADEIS WORKING TO BUILD A HOSPITAL Representatives from s^'eral of the ladies' local organizations met with the Newberry County Medical society Friday afternoon to discuss the ad visability of attempting to build a hospital for Newberry county. After much discussion pro and con a mo tion was made ancl carried that "This body be organized into a temporary Newberry County Hospital Associa tion." A committee was then appoint ed, consisting of Dr. J. M. Kibiej\ ur. W. A. Dunn, Dr. W. E. Pelham, Jr., Mr. John Kinard and one represen tative from each of the ladies' organ izatiohs (each organization to name its representative) to draw up a con stitution, by-laws, etc., and present them, with any recommendations they may deem advisable, at another meet ing to be called lp me near iuiure. will; and whatever readjustments are necessary must be made. Vjut they must follow a principle and that principle is plain. No peo ple must be forced under sovereign ty under which it does not wish to live. No territory must change hands except for the purpose of securing ? those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty. No indemnities must ho incictpH rvn RxneDt those that con stitute payment for manifest wrongs done, ao readjustments of power milst be made except such as will tend to secure the future peace of the world and the future welfare and liap piness of its peoples. "And then the free peoples of the world must draw together in some common covenant, some genuine and -rwmoratinn that will in ef AV/biV/Oii wv^ V* wv-V ? feet combine their force to secure peace and justice in the dealings of nations with one another. The broth erhood of mankind must no longer be a fair but empty phrase; it must be given a structure of force and reality. The nations muet realize their common life and effect a worka ble partnership to secure that life against the aggressions of autocratic and self-pleasing power. "For these things we can afford to pour out blood and treasure. For these are the things we have always professed to desire and -unless we pour out blood and treasure and now suc ceed, we may never be able to unite nw *v?nnn#>rine- force as;ain in the gerat cause of human liberty. The day has come to conquer or sub mit. If the forces of autocracy caii divide us. they will overcome us; rf we stand together, victory is certain and the liberty which victory will se cure. We can afford then to be zon erous, but we can not afford then or now to be weak or omit auv single guarantee of justice and security."