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CITY OFI Bays it Should Be Used By Ever rt Person Advancing In Age 4 IT PROLONGS LIFE* The following statement, cornin - * ? ?V./%iol Af Sh from a prominent c.iv umoicw ere, Va.. bears weight in that it comc from one whose position demands 111 & truth at all times. Read what fc v'-'_Bays. "I have tried Acid Iron Minen and can highly recommend it as ^constitution builder and generrz health restorer. I believe every pej - ~ DR. S. T. HALLMAN WRITES ABOUT LUTHERAN CHUR? Spartanburg Herald. Editor of The Herald: One of the things which has ofte pained me is the fact that many pe< pic have entirely wrong impression , as to the relation between the Lutr eran church and one of the warrin i a t inn s IUV. ViVMv* The notion has really been cu culated that we Lutheran Christian are naturally, and necessarily sidin with German Autocracy when nothiD can be further from the truth, in unreasoning mind says, "Lutheranlsj h3<d its origin in Germany, and Lutr L erans are, therefore, Pro-German W ~ They forget that Protestantism ha its origin in Germany, and that thei nf ftfirman Bai BrC filHUJi Utvuoauuu ?.? ? tists, German Methodists, Gcrma Presbyterians, German Episcopaliar and German religionists of othe types. Some have the notion that th Lutheran church in Germany is ti State church and had much to ti -with the war, when nothing could t further from the facts. The Germa Empire has no state church, nor ) the Kaiser a Lutheran at all. He c? I longs to a conglomerate mass calle "The United Church of Prussia"? refprmed mixture. This mixture, K gether with the Roman Cathol: church, holds the balance of pow* in that war-cursed land, and tc faith of Luther is in no way respoi sible for this "world conflict. Tto last public act of Luther's life wa ^ that of a mission to prevent war ? ? ?~ v??a flttcsivs bee ISStl our iiijuiioti j moo ?? < _ taugiit. and ordained, to confln tli em selves to the Gospel, and m scatters of state. Three of the largest general Li theraa bodies in the United Stat? fcy official act, have urged our pe< pic to loyalty and faithfully suppo" the president, and congress, in ti I prosecution of this war against in ' reriallsm. One of the strongest U in this country hoW cuviau ww-0>? ? the record of having one bund re f>er cent, of her eligible students vo lonteer for service in the America army. Besides, the Lutheran enure In the world is not a German churc 9f feut the church o? all lands; and P , eqoals in numbers all the other Pr< ' iestant churches combined. We' haT LI Round Trip Excur* ' ? n.?i c l. pp*ern ivaiiway oysu ) ATLANTA, GEOI j Account National Baptist Conreni few 2, 3, 4 aad for trains scheduled | 5, fiaal -lim'r returning; Septemt f BOSTON, 1 I Account Grand Army o! the Repu with finsl limit returning August 2 L Bf>FF I Account Fraternal Order of Eagle with final limit returning Augusts CLEYELAN] r Account Elks of the World (I. I gust 25, 26 and 27 with final limit CHATTAJfOO t * Account Negro National Business 14 with final limit returning Augui ST. IA Account Supreme Lodge and Mil (colored), tickets on sale August 1 August 15, 1917. I MPSKOOE I Account Annual Sesion, NationV ea sale September 2, 3 and 4 -with. f F proportionately reancea lares ir ' tickets now on sale to Tarions poix kt communicate frith S. H. McLea . -* ?{$ 7IC1AL ENDORS v 1 son of advanced age should take Acid (: i Iron Mineral, and that it will pro- j; 1 long their life. 1 have also found it: < j very valuable in stopping blood an-1 j < j healing sores." soys Mr. F. C. Webe-,' 1 Chief of Police and Supt., Water Works. Salem. Virginia. L~ Men prominent In public liie do not make a habit of praising medicines. Le Rather they condemn them. And in . ie that Acid Iron Mineral has proved so ' 1 efficient as to win the praise of il Chief Webber is indeed a triumph for a this wonderful preparation of nail ture's. r-! Acid Iron Mineral is not a patent ' j over 80,000,000 members in tne ! H world. How, then can any well Informed and fair-minded person charge the I Lutherans with being responsible ror n this war? This is a gross misrepresentation. not to say, "a vile slander. " j )_ I j The following from the Columbia! LS j State is worthy of note, and rur-!? I-j nishes food for thought: j ? "The United Inner Mission of tne : 1 Evangelical Lutheran church in tne, 1 r_ United States is distributing a pam-; 1 l3 phlet entitled "Christian Service m < g War Times," containing suggestions1 ? to pastors and congregations from n 1 Le which the State quotes this para-j a grapk: ji i-j "In this national crisis let all will-j ^ ? il iLlsn. 1 {ingly render unto uaesar uie tunigs ,d that are Caesar's.' Let us not shirk | < e our responsibilities nor guiltily seek 1 j- personal advantage whereby the t>ur- j n dens of others are increased. In ac-, is cordance with God's word, let us give' 1 >r loyal support to all measures adopted. J by our government to cope with the 1 present situation. Let us meet * ie promptly all lawful demands on our, ' e service, property and life. Our con* ^ ? duct as citizcns -must be above sus-j ,e picion and reproach. We cannot be ! 2 loyal to God and disloyal to our gov- J is ^nmant fnr "the t>owers that be are UlUUlVUb) w* _ r , ordained of God."* j: ^ "Inasmuch as the position of the! ; .Q j Lutheran church has been discussed j > in the press. The State finck pleas-. ' i'C J j ure in printing the foregoing clear1 'r and unequivocal expressions. As The < '3 State has already said, there could / be no just criticism of the Lutheran church. It is not exclusively a Ger- j LS man church and probably it has a j \ larger membership in the countries' n hostile to Germany than in that em-j Le pire and its allied countries. When < 3* 1 L the responsible boards of the various , ; branches of the American Lutheran i- church call npon their people to " oti T^wfni demands 5S ""rClCiJL piumyxij v on their service, property and life** j r? and say that "their conduct as cittie zen? must be above suspicion an.vt l- reproach" they say as much as any i- j other church is saying or could be Is expected to say."?S. T. Hallman. i N0T666 " TU? h?ymcriptl?a pnpmi MparirB/ a fe *****".'* K CHILLS * FEVER. it Fire or nx down will bred; tar erne, and I it taken tkea it 1 tonic the Ftret will Dot ; 5" return. It act* on the lirer better then j re Gilomel tad does not f ripe or ticket*. 2So | jion Fares Via South- j ;m from Newberry. r mi* f tion (colored), ticket* ?s sale Bejrtem- ? to arrive Atlanta before nooa September erl4, 1917. I1SS. $S3.7t. blic, tickets o* sale A*gust 16, 17 aid IS 2. 1917. I LQ, K. Y. $38*5, s, tickets on sale August It, 11 and 12 K), 1917. >, OHIO, $52^5. i. P. 0. E.), colored, tickets on sale Aureturning September 5,1917. *A, TENTOSSEE $18.4*. League, tickets n sals August 13 an-i it 20, 1917. HJIS, MO. t&'. 25. itary Encampment, Knights of Pythias, 7, 18 and 19, with final limit returning E, OK1A. $39M. al Baptist Convention (colored), tickets inal limit returning September 15, 1917. om other point#. Summer excursion its. Call on local ticket agent for details n, Ih'YisiOii Pasuceger A pent, Columbia, id ES A-I-M medicine. The chemist has been un able to imitate or reproduce It. It 1 obtained from the only natural medi cmal iron mineral deposit of its kin; known to the world. For creating appetite, increasin, weight, purifying the blood, buildin; up weak, anaemic people, and rc storing weak vital organs to norma it is exceptional merit. Many doctor' prescribe it. At al] reliable drujgists in .'Oc an< ?1 sizes. In Newberry at Xe*\berr; Drug Co., W. G. Mayes, Gilder an< Weeks and P. E. Way. SHIPS SENT DOWN BY BIG SUBMARINE Crews of Vessels Destroyed by Ger Man Il-Boats Brought to Atlantic Port* An Atlantic Port, Aug. 6.?Th< crews of seven vessels, six of whic] were sunk by German submarines of the Azores Islands, were brought hen today by a French steamer whic} took them on board at a port of cal >n her voyage from Europe. The vessels sunk by submarine: if ere: It3.Ii3.Il &3rFk JJOriS, 1,606 LUiiS) iao reported as leaving Buenos Ayrei May 8; Canadian schooner WilheT aaina Gertrude; American four mast id schooner John Twohy, 1,019 tons from Norfolk, Va., for Algiers, Capt J. B. Moorehouse; Norwegian steamei Sllen, 3,877 tons, from Philadelphl: ['or Marseilles, Capt. John Lothe .Norwegian steamer Hanse&t, 3,35) tons, from an Italian port for Hamp ton Roads, Capt. Evenser; Norwegian steamer Porland, 2,472 tons, Stock fiolm for France, Capt. Lyngholm. The seventh vessel, the Britisl schooner Conquerer, of 150 tons, wai abandoned and went down June 11 of ^^ -Q Flores, alter sne uau api uub l. in rough weather. She encountere' no submarine, according to her crew The sinking of all these vessels ex cept the Ellen, Doris and WilheLmin; Gertrude had been previously report ed. Captain Lothe of the Ellen sal* hia vessel carried 11 locomotives o large size intended for use on rail roads which American engineers ar fVio battles line constructing in France. The procedure of the Germans wa the same in all cases, according to th crews. The vessels were stopped boarded by the submarine comma o der, aad the men ordered to the lif? boats, after which mines or bomb were placed in the ships and explol ed. Then the submarine. towed tn lifeboats a few miles toward sfcor and gare them the -right direction fc< fore submerging. It required two days or more in th most instances for the crews to sa " Arares. and row to 5>X. Dldl t* iu Both Captain Tjothe and Captai Evensen of the Haaseat said that tto submarine which sank their vessel was commanded by Lieutenant Ej ring. They were taken on board th submarine while their lifeboats wer being towed. Captain Lothe said th submarine was the largest one he ha ever seen, carrying a crew of 71 me and mounting two 6-inch guns. ORE EX WOOD MAN SLATS HIS WIF] B#y* GbjeoW to His Wife Tisitln Her Parents, at Whose H?me Tragedy Gccarred Greenwood, Aug. 6?Enraged be cause his wife kad left him to visi her parentst after he had told her sn should not ^ so. F^ank Boyd, age 23. shot an- killed his wife yester day afternoon at 4 o'clock and wound ed his mothcr-inlaw ?!th 'our shot from hi* automatic pistol. The raothe in law. Mrs. Crane, is nmv "n th Greer "ood Hospital and it is ho" 7 ^ she v'll recover. She ha? two 1 "" woun 1p in the face and one in r \<. art * The dead wife. Mrs. Minni Crr e Boyd, was shot twice in th left v~east and once in the head. Th shooting occurred at the Crane hom in Grendel mill Tillage No. 2. ln.soui Greenwood. Boyd and his wife live in the Greenwood mill village. Mrs. Boyd wanted to- visit her par ents and he told her not to go. Sh went anyway and Boyd followed late in the day and as soon as he walke up on the front piazza began shootin at his wife and when she fell, turne on his mother in law. After the shoot ing he submitted quietly to arrest a the hand> of Deputy Sprouse of th village and made no resistance whal ever when Sheriff McMillan and Mi Chandler, chief of police, put him an automobile and carrier! him to th county jail. He is still in Jail and r? fuses to make any stntemenf or eve answer questions, maintaining -?. sto! id silence. He is a native of Liuren County but has lived in Greenwoo County almost all of his life. ! A LETTEK OF THANKS i > 1'nited States >'a?y Recruiting Seii ? | rice Main Station Arcade Bnilding Columbia, S. C., August 5. ! Tn thp FiMifnr r\f Tho T-TotqI/I unri J, News. jf j Dear Sir: In view of the generous ? response of the young men of South Z i Carolina to the call of our president -1 for men to man nhe ships of our navy 1} 1 take this opportunity to thank you, s j personally, for the valuable assist| ance you have generously given U3 ^ ! in our work. | Without, this patriotic and unselfish [ | attitude on the part of the state press "jail our efforts wo.:Id have been lin availing, as we could not have gotten , the very necessary publicity, j At the present time we are allow.id 5, to enlist only 10 men per week from South Carolina. I am afraid that our - weekly quota will be still further re) duced. I would, therefore, recomi ! mend that any young men desiring to j enter the navy apply as early as pos3. sible. Our navy is a great: institution i and offers a fine opportunity for the fj young men "under 21 years of age to 3 serve his country, broaden his views i of life, see the world anc assure his 1 ( future. j A simple reading of Admiral 3 Gleave's report of the convoying of ? ; our first troops to Prance by the navy i should be inspiring to every, young , man, and if inclined that way, should -, influence him to join the nary cow, -j or for country boys after crops are ?! gathered. We only have vacancies ; as apprentice seamen and firemen * J n#i i ; imiu uia.ss>. ij Again thanking you for making my 11 work in South Carolina a success and 51 my stay here an unalloyed pleasure, - I am, very sincerely, i G. F. COOPER. lieutenant U. S. Navy. Recruiting officer for South Carolina l ? 3 HOUSTON APPEALS FOR r 1 FOOD SATING x | iI Washington, Aug. 7?President .1 Wilson's patriotic appeal to the coun -; try's farmers and gardeners having i j been answered with bumper crops It -1 is now up to the consumers to do 3 their share by conserving perishable f j foods, according to k statement Is sued by Secretary Houston today in e which he suggests particular arayg s, in which housewives can render de~ | finite national service. s j "I urge not only that every Jiome e assist in the conservation of the rtri, j plus perishable fruits and vegetables i-1 ty canning, preserving, pickHng, dryu | ing and storing, but also that Every ? experienced to man place her know1 ledge at the disposal of her ruelgb >e bora. 6 "To that <ja<3 it is specically re?5" o mm ended that women catt their organizations together for discussktt cri L? conservation work, tiat demonstra^ tions in canning and preserving tw giren, and that they cooperate wtta n; local *ood officials." 19 j The secretary points out that tin 18 time for conferring foods is short am! r-; Uaf ia nf nrima ilttBOrtailCf r j StXJ 9 Luav ii ao vi ??* that they shall not be wasted. ALFALFA GROWN : just xs profitably in Georgia, the Carolines and n Alabama, as in the West If you lime your lane j with LADCO GROUND LIMESTONE. j Costs a trifle. Insures good stand and vigoxou: growl^^f alfalfa, vetch, clovers and grain i WriwSRiellvered price, valuable booklet and | reports. Attractive proposition to merchant! _ and farmer agents. E ; LADD LIME & STONE COMPANY, MtNCAiXYBUaOtm, ATLANTA* OA, 3 I ran Here is a message to [AsM .. sugaring women* from W j ' Mrs. W. T. Price, of fif ! l" ? Public, Ky.: "I suf- jg s fered with painful...", M r Wa she writes. "I got down Wl j ? y \U with a weakness in my J |D Black and limbe...l II gg feU. helpless and dla- II fig courased.. .1 had about j| fx given up hopes of ever M |S beir ^ell again, when |IJ |S a tr.ond insisted I fMf? ei Take ^ inrnniii UHDUUI Tin Woman's Tonic g | M I began Cardui. In TSJ d II! 11 wiliie I savr a jSI By marked difference... I IB l|] I grew stronger right 11|51 X nil along, and it cured me. .J)! 1 V nJI T ?m ?tnntpr than T LMiUi I 8 If you suffer, you can r. I appreciate what it p: n I | means to be strong and B II Thousands of wo- r e Tlx ffl 111611 g*ve cardui fJLI/rt >- kg II crodit for their good | y n III k?=dth. It should help I R . By you. Try CarduL At all || Ell E-73 I fl 3 j I Wanted! Wc Men and half grown boy Iters, mechanics, laborers wages, FREE HOUSE R] IN CASH, Railroad Far Week. Write or come t COLUMBIA C Colum j III1MHW I i if / /n | ij''ll^0tX% I "mm J JHHBMMHBaiHBBBgHHmnnranKflElfl I Excursion Fares I way System froi H | Lake Junaluska I N. C M Account Chautauqua PerL ^rn' CVmfer^nrf* TJnard nf M on sale July 15, 16, 17, 21, 2 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19 sale. ? Nashville,' Account Peabodv Colleee I Jane n, 12, 13. 14. 21, 22, days from date of sale. Black Mountair $ f Account Various Religiei] 31, June 1, 11, 12, 13, 21, 2 27, 30, August 1, 6, ! ? 14, I of sale. Athens, Account Su mmer School 30, July 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, : from date of sale. Proportionately points. Call on local a ' I t*on or address S. H. N I I Students Enlist For Coll Newberry College offers co logy, Bible, French, Spanish Religion, Economics, Latin, and History. It offers a course in Militar with credit. I It prepares for Law, N I Teaching and Business. ^1 General Wood says: "The young men TO FINISH TH Secretary Baker says: "W ! food: third. EDUCATED MI I Write for catalogue and de College. Session begins Sept President J. Her Newb< * BBHHHBHHHHHHHH - ? l I1WV mted! Wanted! | s (white or colored) carpen, etc. Steady work, good CMT DA V UAI I U/rri/1 V [Jill, I f\ ii 1W/LL VYLLJ\L1 | e Refunded If Work One o see us. 1 LAY COMPANY 1 ibia, S. C. g RjmwaiiygMSSBgwwwmgiiw?, s Charnpioi^^s^^ fl\\ , * mm: wi I * High Grade J Complete III automobile- Jf j j j j j / CAROLINA AFTO CO. 1 i PHONE 172. DEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA I : I nMHPMaBBBMnHHHt Via Southern Rail- I n Newberry, S. C. I _ _ j 11 r :n_ ana w aynesviue, . $5.45 I od, Sunday'School Board, Workissions, Epworth League, tickets B 2, 23, 24/ 25, August 2, 3, 5, , limited 17 days from date of Tenn. $13.80 Summer School, tickets on! sale July^23, 2i, 2$. final limit 4xs B i Ridgecrest, N. C. I 5.10 I ls Assemblies, tickets on salejMay +* oH. Titiir.c f* ti. to. i>o. '* i */i * "? J ~~J J?' " ? -j> - -7 - - ' 17,.'final limit 17 days from date , Ga. $3.95 University, tickets on sale June i7? 30? final];limit 15 days reduced fares from other K gents for further informaIcLEAN, D. P. A., Columbia, *4 SEi. Attention! i ege in September I urses in Chemistry, Physics, Bio- I i^rermaii, x^ugudii, x ixuv/owj^xi/ f Greek, Electricity, {Mathematics B y Traini. three hours a week, B [edicine, Theology, Engineering, B a/ar nromises to 'be longf. Urge fl EIR EDUCATION." 'e need first, munitions; secondr B scriptive literature of Newberry B ember 20th. 'B ? *j n n