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aUCOUU;, W = ^COLORED rorNil 1L OF DEFENSE F HOLDS Sl'CCESSFl L MEETING. On .Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock kthe colored council of defense heM meeting at T. A. Williams' hall for 3 purpose of perfecting a county, de organization. j Representative men from all the townships and various school dis> tricts were present to listen to addressee delivered to then*. Dr. Geo. V. Hnnt?r of Prosperity j was one of the speakers for the oc J "casion, who delivered a very insnir-1 In? address and explained to the peo-' --pie the necessity of everyone doin? something to aid the country during I tue great crisis. . Mr. Jiio. M. Kinard also made an j address and explained to the pecplo jjbov they could secure liberty bonds j ^^knd the necessity of every farmer j ^Having one. He also encouraged them j join the Red Cross. 11 C. M. Wilson made an ad-j and explained to the audience ^^^^Vreat responsiiblity that rested j PliW' eac^ ?ne present as mey uau i Mi^n chosen as leaders from their respective townships and school dis- j tric-ts and it was their duty to go forth as leaders and help to win this war. Prof. R. W. Boulware of Harbinson ?<? ?f mndp an address HiV/y V y in which he explained the necessity of every farmer having his own implements, tools and vehicles necessary for the farm, also poultry and live stock, etc. The meeting was a great one, full of enthusiasm and patriotism and i* is thoroughly understood any one who speaks against the American government !s classed as a slacker and is I likely to be severely punished sooner I -or Jater. I Alter the meeting was over $1,500 1- nvas subscribed for liberty bonds, ^' frerybody was well pleased and eacn |Hoej left to spread the news of the l^oorl things that were received at the I meeting. T. A. Williams. Chairman. ? ? ' - n lT. S. (iailllian, ?ecrewuj. WILL EXTEND AGE LIMIT TO WIS WAR. Secretary Daniels Says if There Are Not. Enough Men Between 21 and 51, the Ape Limit W*U be Moved np to 40 or 50. (r Philadelphia, May 2.?"If there are not enough men between the ages of 31 and SI to win the war, the age limit will be changed, and men of 40 "to 50, if need be, will respond to the rf>Alftrc " H VVivi u. I This was the statement of Secre tary of the Navy Daniels in an adI dress before the Chamber of Com merce of Philadelphia today. I There must be no limit to the man -power which America must put in the H"war,.the secretary declared He said [the spirit of the government at Wasi rngton was to send every man within th& ages fixed by the law as rapidly Has ships could carry them and carrr supplier for them. g In Terms of Consecration. I "Let us not think in terms of fixea numbers," said the secretary. "Let us think in terms of full consecration. Congress has provided in the selective draft for all men between the ages of 21 and 31, which in round number* is. say. 11.000.000. or perhaps 12.000 ~ 1~ V* '? r> or r* * , u men, wiiii mt; ic.ciH in the law. Of these of course ther^ Bhare been put in deferred clasification men with large families or l||Ho '--ere needed in munition plants Mshfebtt'lrtin* nlants. When there is <smiVhn ileitis? il! those nif-; H -ill be The field of France, and if ijHthero 'ire nof enough men between -1 IjiMand "< to win the war. th<* acje limit will ohanffpd and men of 40 and Bf need be. will re^nond to the colorr." :Hbecnr?e they recognize thr?t if aiito-Wracv should win this war. liberty Tank an It ("THIS IS j H'JRU<f UP HA?siK- ) j ryw FO '^Cer vouRTHtncs I juTTce \ AH' TA'.- \ \~[\A Q.O u :^JF0!iAR>05 j V pAR i: si HV " RATTL? ?- * / \ >/ p ^ ^ I, \i. i I. ? ? i!~ "? i Heart-throbs i of the Gre at the Redpath C "The Checkerboard ol i By the distinguished i Foster Frazer. Sir Joi ! official newspapc/ co*Tesp Alliprl Armies in Frai I .IV * ' ' " - - Fleet, and has seen Ru?i "Soldiers of the Sky" ! The most gripping and tl by a hero \.-ho has brciu plants?Captain Georgi | the Royal Flying Corp mother, sister and two br this war A story you'll "Business and the Wa j By Frank Mulhollanc I Commercial Club and ; Rotary Clubs of the Woi j from the Western Front. i "Marching the Home j By Mrs. Christine Fret ! ter and founder of the <4i 4?~" Trot- ic *xrin {.1'JIJ. nv.i mm i.i wo >* in ! Exhibit of the famous Ra< Remarkable display of Wa HORHER BIG A1 The 100 per < I COVERING - SI Newberry, I t would perish from the earth- . t j I >'o Limit to Our Man Power. j5 "Neither upe nor station nor any-' 3 ! thin<* else .?ha]l limit the full employ- t i wont r>f America's man power and ? j - t i material power to the duty to which j we have put our hands . We did not, c j enter the war lightly. We entered it I j seriously and with the American spirit ic : of never turning aside where right is j * in the balance. We must not be ' [ : hampered by limitation of numbers, j 1 J large or small, but we must be ready j* j for the fullest giving of all we have j c ! anl all we are to the victory which,j * never doubt, will come to those who ! I ; ' fight for right and liberty.7" Mistakes IeeriteMe. - j j "There have been mistakes, many 1 j delays that have tried our patience," j j said the secretary later on in hi^ i ; speech, "but which were inevitable j * i. ! J under conditions wnere wur& m<n ui -. | dinarily would have consumed years ! ; had to be done in months But taken j I by and large, looking back over the 1 j most momentous twelve months in t j our generation, there is no reason to < j feel ashamed of the record America ] [ has made." I % i 1 i The men are going over rapidly now 5 j Mr. Daniels stated, but the number j will be accelerated as fast as ships ' ( j are provided, and the number of ships '( inMooca ovofv mnnth v* 111 111V1 ^UOV/ v V/? .? , ^ C Banana Peel (Jets Verdict. j ' c We note that some days since a ' suit was brought against the city of { i Columbia by a party who had receiv- \ ! cd a severe injury as the result of } ' fall on account cf having stepped J upon a banana peeling that was thrown on the side walk. i This verdict should be a. warning; to every town to enforce more rigid - ; 1 v the ordinance against throwing 1 i these peelings on the side walks. W e . ; suppose that there is not. a town ^ A 1***1 %J'. JR-J. nf:j sp\M !' ^ 5 CMTue x--i ^ > and Facts ?at War big hautauqua f Europe" British Knight, Sir John in is England's most famous undent. He has been with ice. with the British Grand ? under war conditions. irilliii? war-story ever told. ;ht down 20 German aeroe Frederick Campbell, of s. His entire family?tattler, others have been victims of never forget. r" {, past president of Toledo International Association of Id. He has just returned to Victory" ierick, tl"?e well-known wriVpplecroit" experiment htaning the war in the kitchen. emakers War Cartoons Lr Posters of the Allies [TRACTIONS 11 cent Program * EVEN - DAYS Way 17-24 hat has not such an ordinance, am et there is a great deal ot uncon^er bout enforcing it. It is a commoi hing to see these peelings on tlii tide walks of Greenwood, and num >ers of persons have had accidents 01 iccount of it. There used to be an ordinanc igainst spitting on the side wall! >ut we seem to have thrown i (own too. It might not be a ba dea to let it be known that more a* ention will be given to it, and th me prohibiting banana peeling o he side walks.?Greenwood Journa IV A B CHEST RU\M\G OVER WITH LIBERTY BOND: Every Federal Reserve District an Nearly Every State Oversubscribed the Loan and Our Richmond District Will Probably Furnish $150,. 000,000. Washington, May 4.?The Treaa lry Department reported at 5:5 ? *^.1 I r* rt ff AA? > Ullivtv. UU.i IUICI nuua UIUI A ? ports at that time showed a total ' >3,203,65*5,000 in Liberty Loan s"^ scriptions. The third Liberty Loan campaig closed at midnight with subscription >f at least $3,203,655,400. Final results will not be known fo it least two wreks but it is unoffici lly estimated that the ultimate figur vill be approximately $4,000,U?K),00in oversubscription of Si.000.000.00' Between 12,000.000 an<l 15,000,0" )ersons joined the financial army tha las lined up to dere;<r tne Kaiser am lis 'Prussian hordes. ; FOOD : m lipl THE WAT? Wff# (SAV-iuc 'Been FoR F^e Mass SUMMONS AW TOMORROW ! u< WOO TO OBES ^^5S?S=2^vj LAW !t 5? Si i r%!IP -[ I HAVE ATTRACTIVE prices to make ' | i on cord wood, green or dry, for im? mediate, fall, spring or summer dej livery. Be sure to see me before you j sell. H. 0. Long. j 11-23-tf. Silverstret, S. C j I ATT? | Sick To do your duty I times your health : consideration. T1 tell how they four Ilellam, Pa.?"I took Lydi ctable Compound for femal placement. I felt all run dow I had been treated by a physi so decided to give Lydia E. Pi a trial, and felt better righl since last April and doing al] II was unable to do any wort table Compound is certainly take when in this condition. I this letter."?Mrs. E. K. Cri Lowell, Mich.?"I suffere down pains, was irregular a displacement. I began to tf table Compound which gave my health. I should like to re remedies to all suffering woe lar way."?Mrs. Elise Heiu Why ILYDIj VEGETj m i Take Yov .1 ? 0 j ( A 100 Per Cent Prog! e I Sir John Foster Frazer England's most famou# war t pondent. Recently with the d on the Flanders' front. Margery Maxwell ' 1 Gifted Soprano of the Chicag ti Opera Company. 1 Capt George Fred'k Cam The man who brought down man aeroplanes, and who S entire family in the great wa d The Chocolate Soldier Greatest of all modern light j 30 people in me cast, n stage setting and lightiug efl ! Dunbar's Revue Featuring Grand Parade of i I Mrs. Christine Frederick i- | Nationally known author 0 household war economy. - \ j Alfred Hiles Bergen >f ! ! and company of high-class ai Oney Fred Sweet Q Frank Mulholland s ! Clarissa Harrold Lou J. Beauchamp r I i "The numerous Philoscphe i ^i^iie Timn in f r% ^ t i V/ll vuo * nut in a. an jriuuu ^ ' In I hanje of Children's YVor j Croation Orchestra 100 War Stories :1 i Raemaeker's War Cart< Chancellor Bradford y Chicago Orchestral Ba i I ! Newfae I " ??- - / iie is? m m Follow, hic? YoO \ 5^T Or-Ficets ? ! TAKt THAT j SPcCO UHlT APPEAR. (H COO8T { 15 ^,c?s I i irhc ^ r'lc tcac M V JAN iT*-icr ( ' j Half As FAS ? -j^as tm a~t * 4te i WWWm& V:;-. I HIPS >V.\NTi:!> F5>i: I.niHKK. | 1 will take bids for foot of j oak or longleaf pine bridge lumber up L to May 8, 101*. f. C. Sample. 4-30 .?.t. County Supervisor. CMTION! Womeii^ during these trying / mould be your first /\/' lese two women \1 id health. // ia E. Pinkham's Ves- / e troubles and a dis- I * n and was very weak, i);~ ician without results, nkham's Vegetable Compound l!j/* ; away. I am keeping house L my housework, where before i. Lydia E. Pinkham's Yege- ~ the best medicine a woman can give you permission to publish :mling, R. No. 1, Ilellam, Pa. d from cramps and dragging nd had female weakness and ike Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeme relief at once and restored rr commend Lydia E. Pinkham's j aen who are troubled in a simi- / c,R. No. 6, Box 83, Lowell,Mich. / Not Try j \ E. PINKt \BLE COM! LYDIA E.PINKHAM ir Vacation ^ No Trunks to \ ram ) No Baggage t< No Hot Rides I corres- \ French | f/j g / o Grand I mm _ 7 Gi TsbGer | I Vacati lost his w r. All the plea operas. ? > . i?autifui week s rest Fun, Musi Ulies. Education a to last you 1 i,v 0,1 the year, at Red Chaut "Right at All for 50ns 10 Per C< . j See Detailed Pr "d . J Info rry, May BtKI xlHe i r^^sAu>AKi-<-il Tft HOOR ]1 THIMC ABOOT ]\ \^PL AT^ojh' 5Peeo\NC^ & T < y'-Pooo. Booc ? ? fl/> /??^ ' & Z^vLi^ X j \ j SATURDAY" OMTE MEAJL WHEATLESS vsz -so BRt\a cnM-Kr^s. X ?1111 IASm>J?BKIAkIA<rr RXJO? j ODNTAXN1KC WJLKC i ! L . flHsj/l POUND I MEDICINE CO. LYNN.MASS. ? wmsfflpmiEaiaf1 ? ( at Home Pack > Check on Dusty Trains Most Out of and 7 on Days? sure of the big with loads of c, Inspiration, ,> tnd Relaxation, for the rest of the Ipath m auqua Your Door" 5.50 and the snt War Tax ogram tor turther rmation 1 7-24 LM t )'R? ARREST D FopJ -OCkiNC T He _J __J TRAFFIC ?? o=J SYC j - -. -.' - vCSfc*." -J .... .... * .