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U. S. ARMY. ARRIVED French Go Frantic in Wt Thousands of Arne Safely Landed in For Duty < A French Seaport, June 27.?5:30^ i). m.,? (Passed by the Censor.?Per-t shing's "boys are here! Thousands of1 ? 3^ them came within the last 24 hours,! .Spoilt of the misty vastness of the sea,j ^ a U-boat infested sea that held 110! *5 terrors for them?not a torpedo |; 1 ^scratch on a transport; not a single! i ~ *;man lost.. Spick and span, with j I r' weather-browned faces, thieir eyes j r "Vsparkling fight, every one of them j < V ;every inch a man, they tramped down ; ^ ^tte gangways to the strains of the 1 "Stars and Stripes, into/a panoemoni \ ttm of unending cheers. ' *.- " Itching for Fight. Tonight they are already in camp, ^itchpig to ^get to the front The camp " .Jfi- not far^rom here. It is in charge GeneraL William L. Sibert, who '* came m cQmmand of the troops. Per shing is timing over from Paris t'o raorrcnv^tq greet them. 4iinn(<o?w)c a? AmpriVyin / Ab tUW kuuuoauu^ v.v ?? ? ^ghting lads poaTed off the transports, " /* scores oj^German prisoners stood on ; the sf&er. Teeth grimly set, they ] locked'half side-ways at these strap- \ * pin%-sewcomers. Those who watch- < rhe> nriaonftrs could discern a I ( ghriteing ^cimiration in tlieir looks. The remarkable thing about the ^en?s,attending the real entrance ot the States into the war, the safe arrival of the expeditionary force, Tvas the spontaneity, the touching wltrmth of their reception "here. Not Van inkljjig of their arrival had leaked out beforehand. There had been no preparations, no programs with speeches and songs, no reception com f niittee or the like. Not until the trans ports had safely arrived off this port, ready to disembark, did the momen tous news become known. Then the people here simply 'got wild." j 1 _ f Women Fainted. 3 The 9Wt transport struck her gray nose into^he harbor in the early i morning^ The piers were swarming ] GIRL AYIATOR BRINGS RED j t CROSS FUND TO CAPITAL!' i i Washington, June 25.?Washington' < i craned ite^ieck for four hours this. ? Q-nrJ nroe .row!) With ! 1 .iULCl UWU auu iTuo i v < m several hundred thousand dollars from the heaven^. Miss Katjierine Stinson, bird woman doing her bit for the Red Cross, of ficially closed the $100,000,000 cam paign at'9:45 o'clock by floating out of,the northeast sky and handing Se cretary of Treasury McAdoo a satch el containing the contribution for the ied Cross which she had picked upj ner lOUgf iirgui num i>uu.aiu, At. i., ough Albany, N. Y., and Philadel /phia. a.. M^ss Stinson was delayed for two * hours by engine trouble in Philadel r phia. k'When she arrived here she f had m^re trouble finding Secretary c^n she had in starting her ^ engme. First sh^ circled the capitcl. tnen ^the Washington monument, and finally settled gracefully on the Polo field. Washington's women ambulance driv er^ there to greet her, with ^Mrs.?-3L Borden HaTriman and the head iat/fhe local Red Cross, Henry QpW* McF^rland. Mr. McFarland r;each&fcthe popped plane first: "Well, 'igjjferiteff' to do a hit," said Miss StMsoc,- wuth a smile. "I hope V x- ??~ J ? - i-r* 1 nave stirrcn imci col m Cross by flying* foj it." "You certainly have," replied Mr. McFarland." "Then I feel fine," replied the young avatrix. I'm n^t a bit tired." Here the crowd surged in for a closer look and Mrs. Harriman whis ked the young hero if-: into a motor car. It was mannedlhy ahptjier young -woman in khaki, one of the V/ashing ton woman's ambulance Units. Trail ed by a dozen more, the c^r .whisked out to the Mc>loo home in the north west section. It to fi^that HAS ' IN FRANCE * r t r> r* zlcome to u. 2. rorcej '.rican Fighting Men t France, Ready sit r ?*nnf Mb X I VflVt with thousands. Of men there were few, of course, and these only the aged and wounded; the others are at the front. The realization that these new comers are shortly to fight side by n-ia t-Via. ttiptv nf fhis THirfc who OIUU '? AI.U tMV MVU. V* X are already in the thick of battle, drove the women frantic with jo/ and gratitude. The American troops answered the cheers by throwing small silver coins ashore. A roaring scramble among the street urchins followed. They didn't spend the coins for candy. They wrapped them up carefully in their ragged handkerchiefs to save them as sacred souvenirs. The disembarkation passed off in the most orderly manner. There was not the slightest hitch. Ship after ship slipped into her berth, discharg ed men and equipment Confusion seemed an unknown quantity to these khaki clad youths and their officers. From the piers the American troops swung off through the streets of thi3 port, where the whole populace had turned out to give them a tremendous ovation. The crowds showered fiow *rs, fruits, cigarettes and dainties ipon the marchers. Triumphal March. "Vive l'Amerique!" was an unend ing cry, and as proof that but one confident thought was in the hearts Df these cheering thousands, this shout svas repeated over and over again. "You'll chase the Germans out oi 3ur country!" "We will," came the thunderous chorus from the Americans. Their rec ption and progress *Vi/? nitxr Ti'aro nno oroof tri. I .UiUUgU (.LLC V.1LJ T. w ^ uuv amphal march. The French onlook ers remarked time and again upon :he youth and physique of the Amer icans. 9 * For France this was the proudest md the happiest day since the Vlarne. ,he secretary had returned to the Treasury Department. So the parade) >vos doubled "back, all the way through cheering crowds. On the south steps of the treasury building Mr. McAdoo, Mr. Davidson, )f the Red Cross, Rear Admiral Peary, 3. M. Sheppard, of Texas, and Repre sentative Murray Hubert, of New Fork, the committee of the national lerial coast patrol awaited her. "You have done a noble and brave ;hing for a great cause" said Mr. HcAdoo gravely, receiving the precious satchel. "No, I just did my little bit," the ;irl replied with her infectious smile md the gravity of the party disap peared. "I'd like to ride with you some day" ' said Mr. McAdoo. "I'll be back some day and take you ip,'' said Miss Stinson. Miss Stinson's flight was the resuit a voluntary offer made to the war "onrjcil of the Red Cross here a week ago. Permission was obtained for lier i to use one of the just completed 100 tiorse-power battle planes which the Curtis company is building for the War Department. Hundreds of simi lar models are now at work over the battle lines of northern France. ^ ~\T r? m nnf I/IMVUIU^ W1 .iK'iiuiuvui, The unveiling of the monument of S. W. Williams by the W. 0. 'W. Camp I of Pomaria, Sunday July 1st, at 5 o'clock at the Rosemont cemetery. All the members are requested to meet at the College Campus. An ad dress will be made at the cemetary bv Dr. Setzler. Girl's Auxiliary. The Girl's Auxiliary of the First Baptist church will meet with Mrs. J. H. West on Saturday aftT^ ^at 5:30. EDITH WILSON, Secty. i.'J ^r <ED CKOSS MEETING ORGANIZE JiEWBEKKY CIIAI'TEI A public meeting will be held i the court house next Tuesday nigh July 3, at 8:30 o'clock, to organiz the Newberry Chapter of the Ame!v inn Red Cross. Membership will nc be confined to the town of Xewberr; uui our pwpic mi uugiiuuL me wuui ire urgently requested to atend thi meeting and help us to organize an carry on this great work. Japan with a population of 40,000,00 has a Red Cross membership of 1,800 000; Germany, with a population c 67,000,000, has a^ Red Cross membe] ship of 1,400,000; Russia, with a poi ulation of 171.000,000, has a Red Cros membership of 1,200,000;% the Unite States, with a population of 100,000 000, had until reecntly a Red Cros membership of 300,000. The human: tarian work that our country is ex pected to do in connection with th war. calls for at least 1,000.000 mem bers. The American Red Cross i Llici I LCI trvi uy j. u i,uv w~ lv volunteer agency for relief com missioned by the Government in cas of war or overwhelming disastei The President of the United State is President of the Society. No oth er agency provides so practical an of portunity for helping humanity ii times of great crises, when the nee is urgent, and the methods for relie must be prompt and adequate. The American Red Cross need you. Come and help us. GEORGE B. CROMER, Chairman of Com. on Organizatior Death of Mrs. G. W; Swittenberg. X/Tt.o HiVo THnp-pnifl Switenbftre. wif of Mr. George W. Swittenberg, die at her home in Newberry on Wednes day afternoon at 6 o'clock, after lingering illness, having been serious lv ill for six-months and blind fo eight years. Although her death wa not unexpected, yet its suddennes was a great shock to the family an friends. The funeral services were held a the house Thursday afternoon- at 1:0 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Ed^ Fulenwider. assisted by the Rev. J. .J Long of Little Mountan. Intermen at Rosemont cemetery. The followin: were the pallbearers: Messrs. W. A ~ - T T TX7 XXTa-rt-i MCSWaiU, J_i. A. YY 11SU11, *>. T? . II u ? Dr. .Van Smith, W. A. Hll., J. C. Sam pie, Geo. W. Summer and H. H. May er.. iilfil Mrs. Swittenberg was 68 years old Before marriage she was a Mis Shealy, daughter of the late Mr. An ShftsiK- nf the Dutch Fork sec tion of Lexington county. Two broth ers, Messrs. Andrew Shealy, Jr., am Noah Shealy, both of Lexington coiin ty, and two sisters, Mrs. Laura Cum alander of Lexington county and Mrs Emma Clark of Columbia, are stil living. Mrs. Swittenberg is survive) by her husband and nine children. Thi 3 J fnllAWC sons ana aauguLcis a-ic tie muung Mr. G. W. Swittenbberg, Jr., of King tree, Mrs. Anna C. Clary of Abbeville Mr. W. J. Swittenberg of Newberry Mrs. B. T. Bushardt of Newberrrj vfrs apo. C,. Hino of Newberry,- Mrs L. L. Hunter of Sumter, Mr. R. I Swittenberg of Anderson, Miss Mami Swittenberg and Mr. Horace Switten berg of Newberry. Having reared a large family fc usefulness and prominence this gooi liie cmna tn hftr reward. an Y> VUlCt 11 UUJ (,uuv WV , while sympathising friends weep wit] the sorrowin grelatives they kno\ that the sufferings of the departei wife, mother and friend are at an en and that she is at everlasting rest ii the eternal city. CONGRESS TO ADJOURN EARLY IN AUGUSr Washington, June 2o.?Between Au gust 1 and August 15 congress wii probably pack up its various belong ings and trek home. Claude Kitchii nQmAr>Mtif> lpadpr. made this predic tion today in the House. It has been known for some tim that the administration is anx:ous fo congress to dissolve and leave tn President t-o conduct the war. bt Xitchin's announcement today wasth first public utterance on the subjec At the same time Kitchin suggest ed that about the middle of this wee most of the members would be abi to take a fortnight's recess. . . \ wv *. V * . , KED CROSS CAMPAIGN FUND The total result of the campaign, in Newberry county up to Thursday morning is as follows: Cash $3,765.67 Unpaid pledges $6,805.55 Total "...$10,571.22 The unpaid pledges are in the hands 01' M. L. Spearman, treasurer; and the first instalment is due July 1. Mr. R. H. King, State Secretary, wires us, "For national war work council * : 1 desire to express gratitude to you >f I and your workers ana givers. Jtioia i i I pledges and cash until definitely in-1 )-1 structed. Total for State so far, ;s $393,522.11." v d The executive committee renews its j 1 expression of gratitude and apprecia-j tion to all wlio aiaea in maxing uie Newberry campaign so creditable to our people. GEORGE B. CROMER, Chairman Executive Com. June 28, 1917. PLEDGES FOR RED CROSS FUND ^ i (Colored) Mrs. Kittie Boyd $ 1.00 3 [Mrs. Elizabeth Shears 1.00! " i yvilliam Pitts 1.00 ! Mrs. Elsie Daniels 1.00 ^1 Dr. C. Johnson 2.00 f; Mrs. Matilda Johnson 1.00. ! Rev. A. W. Brown 2.00' ' ^ * T A n Onaoi?moti 1 00 I .HI'S, iid^ania ujiguiuiuu Mrs. Ora Dennis Mrs. Lydia Fergerson Mrs. Ida Steward . Rev. A. T. Williams Samsson Robincon , Harrison Suber Joe Williams H. J. Chappelle Mrs. Alice B. Starks ! KeV. J. H,. 1 UULL1CL3 Prof. B. Levister 3.00 J. L. Duckett. M. D 2.00! Lewis Dorroh 1.00: Jacob Ricliey 1.00! Milton Smith, Jr 1.00 i A. J. Gilliam 1.00 Henry Buford 1.00 Remainder of pledges obtained by M. D. W. that have not been pub lished. CLOSING OF MISS RAWL'S MUSIC SCHOOL As a compliment to her pupils for the exceptional work during the yeai just closed Miss Rawl entertained most delightfully at a porch party at her home in the suburbs Tuesday evening of last week. The wide porch and circular driveway of the coloni al home, with gardenias and day lil lies, carrying out the decorated scheme of green, brown and white, made an unusually pretty picture in the subdued light of many colored Japanese lanterns. The pupils o fthe schools, about fif teen of their invited guests and the ushers who assisted at the June re' cital, drove out in motor cars at about 8:30 to be very informally received and entertained in the various out door games. The principal feature of the evenT ing was. a contest in which a prize was offered to the pupil of any school who succeeded in playing the long est composition without seeing the keyboard. Each contestant was blinded and ler to the piano without a sight of the keys or pedals and left to find both without assistance. The orize, a pair of tiny kewpies, was awarded by unanimous decision to Miss Elizabeth Harms who succeeded in playing the Mozart minuet in E flat through the first half of the trio without stopping. Cream and cake were served at the close of the evening. The school has had a very successful year. | Whenever there are errors in a pa- j per it is the habit of a reporter to j loir rno hiamo nn the linotvDe operator! or someone else in the office, but the reporter can't blame anyone but him self for "Dollar Down Douglas," when it should have been "Dollar Down Dudley." Others errors are often the result of the reporter's rush throughout the weeks. Monda/s and Thursdays?press days?roll around so fast he sometimes forgets whether it is the first or the last of the week. This is said here now because both, the editor-in-chief and tho society edi tor are at the, meeting o" the State Press associaion. l'ZRSHISG PREPARES BASE FOR AMEHICA lr. S. Troops IWill Be Fighting on West Front, Near Historic St. Qaentin, by Next Fall. Washington, June t.o.?Tne war .De partment has received complete re ports from Major General John J. Pershing on what has been accom plished in preparation for American regulars in France. * The American general's three weeks ~ e 1 ~ ^ ~ ViAm a fruit tn an aim oat. | u 1 id uui aavc uvi iiv/ ia u?v ww unbelievable degree. It became known ! today that the department has been informed a great base camp foe the Americans already is ready and wait ing and every detail for their recep tion and transporation to the front has been worked out. General Pershing has been working; from 9 o'clock in the morning to all hours of the night and has been in: almost constant communication with I T.n K ^ 1 Tnff rn .uai sn<ii -jvuib*. West Front The American base will be south of St. Quentin, historic in the war on the' western front. A section of the line in that neighborhood will be turned over to Pershing as soon as he has sufficient first line troops and re serves to hold it. } r?n tho basis of these reports the War Department was doing its might iest today to make the forces necessa ry available at the earliest possible moment. In connection with the Navy De partment and shippping board a great transport system is being organized whereby entire fleets o! merchantmen will be turned over to the War De partment for one voyage at a time. Many of them are German vessels seized at American ports upon the declaration xof war They are fast and have large pasenger accommodations. No Interference. It is felt that their withdrawal from the cargo carrying trade for one voy age every r.?o months or so will not interefere with the shipment of plen tiful supplies to the allies. j The department plans to supply men to go on tliese transports are well along. This movement is expected to be completed by September. "" " ?1 97K AAA A ' mis win nitju.il ai'vui o?w,vvv ? ican troops, all trained men or at least a well balanced force of trained men and recruits, before winter. In the spring the great overseas move ment of draft forces will be ready to begin if necessary. VARIOUS A5D ALL ABOUT. It is not so very often that a man and his wife, the parents of children, play with each other like sweethearts.; It happened in Newberry Wednesday, that* a man was playfully suffling with his wire.when he fell and hurt his arm. They are still young people. \ You may be able to spot the husband if you toil en ins iujuicu ai m. Next Sunday being the first of Julyj will be "Patriotic Sunday" in the' churches. Go in the right spirit, and then be readv to go to the court, house the following Tuesday night j for the organization of the Red Cross -1?^11 of which vou ULlU.pi.Ci uci t, ukwi ?--- ? v will be better prepared for Fourth of July rally picnic Wednesday. Sheriff Blease and Deputy Taylor j were called 'Wednesday to Mr. John j H. Garrett's about eight miles be-1 low Prosperity, to investigate the Hurntnor nf a neerro house on Mr. Gar rett's place Tuesday night. The house; was occupied by Lilla Davis. Hattie: Davis was arrested and lodged in jail charged with the crime. A- prelim-' inarv will be held Saturday in Magis-' trate Hair's court at Prosperity. At the court house Tuesday morn-; ing the court room presented a veryi unusual appearance and also a very; busy and animated scene, witfc groups of ladies, members of the; T qo crno woman s iNciLiuuai ^ ??OI folding and distributing pillow cases to be made for use by Red Cross j nurses, the Woman's League being: auxiliary to the Red Cross work. The commercial bank on Wednes-' day declared its usual semi-annual; dividend of 6 per cent., the Ne^bepry' > ' 5 cotton mill its usual 5 per cent., the Mollohen mill 3 1-2 a.nd the Oakland j mill 31-2. At the meeting of the! board of directors of the Oakland, mill the president, Col. W. H. Hunt,! was given three months' leave of ab-! eence so that he could take treatment NATIONAL LEAG-HE FOR WOMEN'S SERVICE The women interested in the Na tional League for Women's Service wish to thank the men in charge of Newberry's three great mills. At the request of the executive committee of the Newberry branch of the League the mills have most generously given the cloth for one thousand pillow cases to be used on hospital trains "somewhere in France." The mills gave as foliows~Newberry, 300 yds.; Mollhon, 200 yds.; Oakland, 2Q(? yds. At the court house Wednesday morning 345 pillow cases were cat and distributed. The tailoring ladies are asked to be at the court house from 10 a. m. to 12 m., on Friday, June 29th, to cut and distribute pillow cases: Mes dames Mary E. Hipp, chairman, Jas. Boozer, A. S. Rae, W. G. Houseal, C. H. Cannon, Frank Hunter, Arthur Kibler, W. . Schenck, A. C. Welch, ? <3 UTinn T Cldlf AT* <Xlill J.VJL 1 o O J-/ILitiiKs UUAVW* Saturday fronf10 a. m. to 12 m. Misses Sudie Dennis, chairman, Pearl West, Julia Kibler, Mary Frances Pool, Bess Burton, Rosalyn Hipp, Sa die Bowers, Lillian Kibler, Rnbf Goggans and Florence Bowman. Monday, July 1, from 10 a. m. to 12 m., Mesdames Carrie Pool, chair man, Robt. Holmes, Herman Wright, Haskell Wright, H. W. Schumpert, Stevie 'Wright, W. B. Wallace, H. L. ? T D Unnla^ on/1 Miea Mi ntllA I"Ctrl i f fJ Jl-J. auu iUAUO **** ??*w Salter. To give necessary instructions th* following: Friday, Mrs. Julia Brown; Saturday, ftjiss Annie Green;' Monday, Mrs. Mary P. Fant. Miss Sadie Goggans, chairman /vP fVio Vow.hprrv branch of the League or Miss Blanche David son, vice chairman, will be on hand each- day to help with the cutting. Any one in the town or county of Newberry interested in helping Ln this work can obtain pillow cases by call ing at the new court house from 16 a. m. to 12 m., on any of the morn ings named. The slips are to be*made at home and returned at any time during the coming week to the court house marked with the name of the maker. Some woman will be jj}. charge to receive pillow cases and check them ATTENTION SEWBERRY ELKS. The Exchange bank declares a semi berry lodge of Elks will be held this (Thursday) evening at 8:30 o'clock. The new lodge room is in Fraternity hall building and all the members are earnestly requested to be present a* this meeting. Chnrch of the Redeemer. (Rev. Edward F:?len wider, Pastor) The following will be the program. of divine service at the Lutheran church of the Redeemer next Sunday 10:15 a. m., Sunday School; 11:15 a. m.. the morning service. Sermon by the pastor on the subject, "Saving the Waste." This is the Sunday set apart "by our Government for the con sideration of this great subject. 8:30 p. m., the Union service. The public is cordially invited to aH the services. for rheumatism which has given him trouble for two or three years. Dur ing his absence the affairs of the mill will be looked after, by Mr. Geo. W. 1 raraer, one of the vice presidents, nad Mr. Jas. N. McCaughrin, assistant treasurer. Magistrate Chas. W. Douglas had Marcellus Davis up before him Wed nesday morning on the charge of reckless driving of automobile at En oree colored Baptist church. Davis came near r-olliding with Mr. Charles S. Suber s car, not slowing up and coming very near causing Mr. Suber x ' ? ~ Al + nTn TYoviC WflQ rpnrp 10 gO ill HJ CX, UHV.ll. WH'IU .?ww - sented by Attorney B. V. Chapman, Mr. J. B. Hunter appearing for the "State. After three witnesses had been examined counsel for Davis en tered a plea of guilty, all parties af ter consultation having agreeed upon that course. Accordingly the magis trate imposed the lightest sentence: