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THE MA I. I. APPELT__.._.._.. F. M. SHOPE PUBLISHE MANNIN DON'T ( If you have any reg write gloomy letters. I pondence, and let it I cheer. If doubts assai give the soldier boy lei fidence. If family care, that his care is infinity burden is a personal < rests the cares of a nat Bright, confident let and confidence in our c holding it, will do mor agency. And gloomy surely retard if not del but good news from h sary. Not that his love; rather greater. This h battle front. But his of with the utmost of his 1 his home, and his hear Keep the gloom at I the sunshine to the bo The Germans are a will enjoy Sousa's band The Irish question Parliament. Just now mightier than the swot The $1,900,000 incre< cmployees will come in liberty bonds. There stamps, Red Cross and Lloyd George's attit that of our own Teddy sion of interesting advE for a shy into the ring. Charlie Chaplin's ex is said to have left him tion. Charlie evidently across than custard pi( Mail to be delivered I New York will require will cost twenty-four cc would be cheap at the It is stated there hav Street families than fi the country. As our friends contend that \ suppose it was merely boys shot. It might be well to re idlent is commander-in. and that the constituti< ing clothes him with ali folly to suppose that ( matters, can take away was delegated to him I gress. There is no mi who does not give full government in this cri treated as such. The Red Cross stand to the generosity of til most favorable hearing~ has done so much to pr human sufefring. Bes making life endurable: eence in the battle-str France, it has relieved tute refugees of Belgiu howV well it has perforn i a time to give accordi PRAISES AMERICAN REDI( Ambassador Page, by c-able ti th, secretary of State, has tra ted the following letter in whic M. E. Ireland, Chief Surgeon, T\ Corps, United states Army, deC and praises a service by the can Red Cross to the expedit forces: "American Expeditionary Fo: May 10 'Major .James H[. Perkins, Q. M. "American Red Cross Comm er for Europe. 4My aar Major Perkins: "Blefore returriing to F'rance sume the dluties of Chief si American Expeditionary Forces sire to expresn my apprecIation valuable aidl the American Red has rendered the army since w< to Europe. It is impossible to crate all of these activities in ter, but several of them have b The Auinie That Does Not Affect I Peaue f tstoic a laie eaec tingiun nead.Remenaherth efing took for the sdrnature o~f fl. W. GROVi NNING TIMES ------------------------------..----Edi - --.-- Business Manai [) EVERY WEDNESDAY. x, S. C., MAY 22, 1918 LOOM THE BOYS ard for the boys in France, do (eep the clouds out of your corr< >reathe naught but sunshine a: 1 you, keep them to yourself, a: ters breathing optimism and cc and worries beset you, rememt ly greater than your own. Yo me, while on his brave shoulde ion. ters from home, breathing of lo ause and in the heroes who are t e tio win this war than any otl1 forebodings and wailings will eat us. Your boy should hear no ome unless it be absolutely nec< mnd devotion is any less than of o e is proving by his presence on t ie supreme thought now is to stri ower for the safety and sanctity should know no other care. ome, if they must exist, and se ys. -W-S-S musical nation. We trust th when it plays in Berlin. --W-S-S is always disturbing the Engli it takes the form "Is the Shillela -W-S-S tse to be received by the railro handy to meet payments on th may even be a surplus for thr Y. M. C. A. -W-S-S ide toward the world is very li Roosevelt. Life is to him a succi ntures, and his hat is always rea -W-S-S perience in selling Liberty Bor with an attack of nervous prosti finds Liberty Bonds harder to 1 SS. -W-S-S )y aeroplane between Chicago a about eleven hours in transit. nts an ounce. At that a love let1 price. -W-S-S e been more enlistments from W om any other class of families ultra-pacifists' and pro-Germ all Street brought on the war, for the pleasure of seeing th -W-S.-S mind certain people that the Pr chief of the United States fore mn, which we are so fond of inv( nost absolute power. It is suprei Tongress, mighty as it is in soi one fraction of his authority. TI >y a higher power than any C( ddle road-the American citiz co-operation and obedience to sis, is an enemy, and should s ready to make its second appt e country, and it is entitled tc . There is no organization tl omote human comfort an~d relie ides caring for our wounded a for them during their convalt eken and comfortless regions and helped the hopeless and des m and France. The world kno, ied its undertakings. This, if ev ng to your means. 'OSsuch grent value that they should mentionedi. iuh "The A merican Red Cross m nsmit. P-ossible the trench fever investi h Col. 1trion whc eonstrated the modeC [redical trns isinof this disease. Trre icribes evr is one of the greatest sources imeri- wateage in the Alliedl Armies. ioayresult ofthe inlvestigation givesa ioayentific basis on which to combat t dlisease. In my opinion the assista -cos, gisven in this great work alone ju: 1918. fies the existence of the Ameni R., C. Red Cross during the first year of ~isso- war. "Trhe American Rea Cross provid tofor us splint and dressing manual to s- adeits distribution among argeon American Forces possible at an eni I do- dlate. The American Red Cross of the also provided for us all of the spli Cross called for by this manual. In do came this the American Rted Cross enum- saved the medical dlepartment fr a let. the great confusion which existed een of the hospitals of our Allies by the a tiplicat ion of appliances for the tre ment of fractures. he gese "The American Redl Cross at r~x.early date took s teps to provide rnrythe medical department of the Amt eu fOf can Expeditionary Forces a plant A.* oc. the manufacture of oxygen. The ai WAS A BLESSING TO ME, SHE SAYS er Declares She Gained - Twenty-one Pounds by Taking Tanlac GLADLY GIVES DETAILS Mrs. Maggie Fox Declares She is a Well Woman for First Time in Five Years 't "I've gained all of twenty-one '.- pounds since I began taking Tanlac ad and I feel just fine in every way," d was the remarkable statement maae a few days ago by Mrs. Maggie Fox, of ' East Thomas, Ala., when she was in er Birmingham, talking to the Tanlac ur, representative. i'S "I suffered for five long years," continued Mrs. Fox. "My stomach was in an awful condition and I could Ve hardly (st anything without suffering Ip- agony afterwards. I never enjoyed a .er meal during all that time, and I was as as nervous as a kitten and couldn't ne stand any noise or excitement. I got so weak I couldn't do my housework 8 and fell off in weight until I only id, weighed ninety-five pounds. I tried he everything I ever heard of and all ke sorts of treatments, but nothing did of me any good and I just kept on get ting worse and worse until I began taking Tanlac. nd "I was convinced that this medicine would help me after I had read about and known 'of so many people that had been helped, and it certainly has done ey me a world of good. My appetite's splendid now and I can wat anything I want without the least bit of suf Sh fering, and I am as strong and h healthy as I ever want to be. Why, I do all of my housework and just feel fine and full of energy all the time. Tanlac has certainly been a ad blessing to me. I'm glad to recom 'ir mend it to anyone who has suffered as I did, for I know it will bring the ft same relief it (lid me." Tanlac, the Master Mcdic'ne, is sold by Dickson's Drug Store, Manning; ke H. W. Nettles, Jordan; Shaw & Plow den, New Zion; Farmers' Supply Co., d" Silver; D. C. Rhame, Summerton. dy Adv. plying of this gas will be of inestima dS ble value in our hospitals for purposes f of anesthesia and in the treatment of many of our distressing cases. The Iut use of nitrous oxide gas for anes thesia purposes at 'our evacuatior hospitals and general hospitals will unquestionably result in a great say ing of fe and prevent untold suffer mdig. In this way the American Red It Cross has enabled the medical de. er partment of our forces to begin worl with life saving devices which are noi supplied in abundance to the hospital; of our Allies. "The American Red Cross has pro all vided and is administering convales. - cent homes for the officcis and sol. In1 diers of the American forces who arc an nearly recovered from disabling dis eases where they can be sent and be we surrounded by every necessary com. elI. fort during their convalescence. "The American Red Cross has un dertaken the maintenance and super. visory control of several of our im. portant hospitals. "'he A merican Red Cross has pro es, vided homes for the members of th< -arnmy nurse corps who are recovering from illness and has also providle( Ene places for the recup~e:-ation of thos( enurses who are belowv par physically edue to long and continuedl work iin iat our hospitals. )n- "The American Red Cross has found a great amount cf transporta en tion for the medical department of 118 the arrmy, which couldl not have beeni be has made possible certain activities among the professional dlivisions of great mplortance to the sick andI wounded. .The good accompl)1ishedl by ~al the American Red Cross mentioned a with the great work (lone by it (luring at the first year. The problemns which must b~e met b~y the medical depart VC ment im the coming months are enor lmous. The American Red Cross is the organization provided by law to S- enable the people at home to give aid of andl 1 ask for your earnest andl cordlial .(oopleration mi the future. t 1- "Very sincerely yours, WS (Signed) "M. W. Ireland Colonel Mledical Corps Unitedl States 3I, Army." WtAR S'TAMP CAMPAIG~N beCharleston, May 21 .-he~ two beweeks commencing .June 14 and end ieing JoIne 28 are to be memorable ieweeks in South Carolina. The state -War Savings Committee are working ofat re'cordl speed for perfecting the rec mnachineory which wvill condluct the of most vigorous andl grandest intensive ecampaign ever launched in this state e.1- -a campaign wvhich must reach at hs least half a million people wvho are to nee pledge to buy (luring the year $3,000 - rti- 000 worth of War Savings Stamps. an Thousands of volunteer workers are the ing enrolled, not only indlividluals, but churches, fraternal andl other organ. led izations, and other agencies. The cam.. indl paign is to be ushered in with an thle elaborate and enthusiastic dlemonstra-. r y tion in every part of the state. There las will be pageants, parades, dlisplays, nts adln other patriotic rallies. This is mng to hbe part of the great national cam ias paign which will be waged, culminat. om ing June 28, which the government is in todesig nate as National War Savings ul- Day. at ra" Children Cry ni- FOR FLETCHER'S C A STrOFI A %'WS V VV kYU "IVU. Why Not Be Comfoi The weath and now it to be hot E sell you or weight sui comfortab] Tropical Worstec Cool Clothes, Palm Beaches, Mohairs, A new assortment Underwear and ot] tials to comfort c hot weather. The D. J. Chand Home of Hart Schafi PHONE 166. DO "The Quality Goes THE CAR The car of today is one that is b No car can meet this requireme and gasoline and oil consumption struction, together with DORT s for other maintenance. It is a car you can use freely and aboo of "Upkeep" forever start guage. It is the car of Now--fo the day of thrift and conservati, McCollum Phone 569 SUMER,~ table? er is getting warm is very unpleasant mnd sticky. Let us ie of our Tropical ts and you will be .e all summer. Is, $18.50 to $27.50. _$10.00 to $16.50. _$12.50 to, $13.50. $10.00 to $16.50. of Shirts, her essen Luring the ler Clothing Co. ner & Marx Clothes. SUMTER, S. C. Clear Through" OF NOW ! iiilt for efficiency without waste. at better than the Dort. It's tire are light. It's staunch con Mrvice-plus,' means little cost much, without having the bug [ng out from your gasoline e Now-used by men of Now mn. Auto Co.' S. C. 112 S. Hlarvin Sc+ .