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THURSDAY. AUGUST 23. 1917.
To the Drafted.
To the fortunate ones who are
about to go forward to that long
battle line where the armies of
of autocracy and oppression are
facing the armies of the free,
congratulations and Godspeed!
You go, not as reluctant victims
of misfortune or a fatal
chance, but rather as our chosen
ones; the pick flower of our manhood,
whole of body, sound in
mind and spirit?what all of us
should like to be. And we who
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some other respect " unfitted to
go in body, shall go with you in
spirit. We know that we ask
much of you, nnd we expect
much, for we expect things in
keeping with our great traditions?things
born of the spirit
of Nathan Halq; but we know
that w^ shall not be disappointed.
In imagination and in sympathy
we shall be there with you
on the firing line, and at home
we shall do all we can to make
you comfortable and content.
We shall pray that you may return
in safety, but even more
fervent y we shall pray that
.. your courage may not flag or the
^edge o: your determination be
dulled.
You are to fight in the noblest
cause in which man ever took up
arms, a id for a nation the most
generous in all the world to her
soilder sons. You go to fight
with her blessing, for she trusts
you; and be sure that whether
you return or not she will hold
your names in honor and grateful
memory until the end ol
time. ? Youth's Companion.
Allied or Alone.
One sometimes hears the assertion
made that this is England's
war, or France's war, or
Russia's war, though statements
of this nature are less' frequent
than they were some months
ago. A few claim that they can
not support the war machine because
this is a foreign conflict.
and have no good cause to send
our boys to the trenches in
France. But the answer to this
is plain: "Where would we be
if the great English fleet did not
stand between us and the German
armies?" The man who believes
in the defense of his country
and his home, and who opposes
the sending of American
troops to support our allies'
weakened battle-lines, thereby
says that he would rather fight
the Germans on American soil.
We fight in Europe to prevent
having to fight on our own soil.
We prefer to go out into the
street to shoot the rabid dog
rather than wait until he is
mangling our children in the
nursery 011 the second floor.
9 The question that was behind
the entrance of this country into
the war, and which President
.Wilson answered with the only
reply possible outside of madness
and poltroonery, was whether we
woold fight Germany with allies
or \. iihout allies. It is clear now
that Germany's conduct toward
this country early in the war had
behind it the definite purpose of
keeping us out of the war until
Russia and France and England
THE 1'OBT MILL TIMES
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B. vV. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor
would be enabled then to give
America her undivided attention.
Even today, Germany is trying
to offend us as little as she can.
It must be remembered that she
has not yet officially recognized
our declaration of_war. She regrets
our being "hood-winked"
ii\to the war by England.
But the slow awakening of the
people of America to the real
: e it.. r*
meaning ui LUG WUI, IS UCImany'8
greatest ally at this
time. We must wake up! Every
mother's son of us must be
made to know that we are in the
struggle for a fight to the finish, j
and that we must fight allied or j
alone!
E. Earle Thornwell.
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The Hartsville * Messenger of .
recent date paid this beautiful
editorial tribute to E. Earle
Thornwell, whose death occurred
in Hartsville a short time ago:
"In the death of E. Earle I
Thornwell, the town of Hartsville
has lost a good citizen. To
say a man is a good citizen im-.
plies a great deal. It means real
worth of character.
"Mr. Thorn well moved in and
out the community attending to
his profession, quietly and unobtrusively.
He was a lawyer of
ability. Honesty, openness and
straight forwardness actuated
his every move. His clients held
him in high esteem. He did not
parade his merits. He rather!
shrank from the public gaze.
He sought not praise. Had he |
chosen to aspire to heights of
of noisy fame, he could have
done so, and preferment such as j
an admiring public is wont to (
bestow on the personage of such !
adornment would have been his. ;
He was plain spoken, believing,
always that truth shorn of embellishments
was the kind most
earnestly to be sought for and
practiced.
"The writer has known Mr. j
Thornwell for several years ?
when he lived at Society Hill, J
when he lived at Darlington and
since he came to Hartsvilie?and
knew him as a big, kind hearted,
noble man. His thoughtfulness
of and kindness to children was (
a shining trait in Mr. Thorn-j
well's life.
"His passing out so suddenly
in the prime of life, from a future
which seemed to hold out so
much for him, makes his loss
the more keenly felt. To his bereaved
relatives we extend heartfelt
sympathy."
New Exemption Ruling.
The government has recently i
issued a new ruling regarding
exemptions because of depend- i
ents, which is expected to reduce
considerably the loss of!
men from the military service
for this reason.
Hoards are authorised hereafter
to deny exemptions to married
men whose wives are solely
dependent upon them, but where
the parents or other relatives of
either wife or husband are willing
to assume the burden of her
support during his absence. The
same course is to be followed
where any drafted man's employers
agree to continue his
salarv as a natrintie rlutv
A third supplemental ruling
provides that where a man has
supported his dependents by his
own labor on land which he
owns, and the board finds that
the land could be rented to ad- J
vantage so as to continue the i
support for the wife derived
from the rental, exemption for
the man may be denied.
York County S. S. Convention.
Judging from reports from the
various townships of the county,
the annual meeting of the York
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ounuay ocnooi association to be
held at McConnellsville September
6 and 7 will break all records
for attendance. The township
having the largest attendance in '
proportion to its membership
will be the banner township.
One of the best programs yet
prepared has been arranged for
this meetiag. Subjects vital to
the Sunday school work will be
discussed by Sunday school experts.
Among the important
subjects will be "Securing Home
Co-operatioB,?' "Program of Sex- j
vice far the Adult Oaat"
Elementary Program," "Teacher
Training," "Needsof the Rural
School," and other topics.
Among the speakers will be:
Sec'y R. D. Webb, Mrs. S. P.
Moore, Dr. R. B. Turnipseed,
Dr. J. C. Roper, _Rev. P._W.
uregg, Kev. J. A. Hiasley, Kev.
J. R. Swann, Mr. J. A. Marion,
R. C. Burts, J. T. Fain, Dr. W.
B. Arrowood, Rev. J. C. Grier,
Rev. J. E. Mehaffey, Rev. Paul
H. Moore.
The people of McConnellsville
are making preparations to entertain
all visitars who attend.
The roads are fine for automobile
parties and the C. & N. W.
schedule is convenient for those
who wish to go by rail. The officers
of the association are working
for 300 delegates.
EVANGELIST BAJ
LARGE CROWDS ARE ATTENDING
THE M'LENDON TENT MEETING.
The revival services conducted
ed bv Rev. Baxter F. McLendon,
of Brnnettsville, which began in
Fort Mill Sunday, August 12th,
continue dailv each aftternoor
and evening, with three services
on Sunday, and are being well
attended by the people of this
community who have shown a
decided interest in the work.
Mr. McLendon's tent, which has
a seating capacity of about2,200,
is usually comfortably filled at
the evening service, while there
has been a good attendance at
all the services. The past Sunday
was designated "Clover"
day, as there were present about
100 people from the vicinity ol
Clover, where Mr. McLendor
concluded a meeting a short
time ago, a majority of them
coming through the country ir
automobiles. At the afternoon
service 75 automobiles were
counted parked near the tent, a
large number coming from the
town and surrounding country.
The attendance at this service
was estimated at from 2,(XX) tc
2.500.
Each Monday night is set
apart for special services to the
negroes and last Monday night
three-fourths of the congregation
which filled the big tent
were colored people.
The amount of the incidenta
expenses of the meeting, something
like $550, has been collected.
the greater part having beer
contributed during the first week,
It is expected that the servicej
will embrace three or mor<
weeks.
The singing is in charge o1
Mr. G. C. Pledger.
i nomas uoccnam, wlio took the
chair when an address on "The Irish
Theater" was delivered by W. B. Yeatt
at Sunderland house, according to th<
Ix>ndon Times, said the Irish thcatei
was the most remarkable dramatic
theatrical phenomenon this countrj
had seen for more than 200 years
"One phenomenon in the theater ol
our day is the great revival of roman
tic drama in Europe. We see an ef
fort to establish what was known at
English opera, and if that is succ-jss
ful it will do probably more to re
establish the legitimate literary ro
mantle drama than anything else," hi
Wife Fi^chee His Robe. .
"Dawgone, I want my robe back!"
wailed Allan Shelden, resident of
Gros8e Polnte Shores, in police headquarters,
according to the Detroit Free
Press.
"That was a fox fur robe worth ,
12,000,'" continued Shelden. "I left i
it for a few minutes in my automobile I
in front of the county building, and
now it's gone. Get busy! Get some |
detectives and find it before my wife
knows it's gone or?good night!"
Sympathetic clerks took down a de- |
scriptlon of the valuable robe, and -,
soon two detectives were on the trail.
Shelden still stood by the desk, urging
haste. A woman had entered. |
carrying in her arms a robe.
"I am Mrs. Shelden," said the woman,
smiling at the office force. ".You
see, I took the robe to give my husband
a lesson. He's so careless about
leaving it in the machine."
Shelden mopped his brow.
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CTER F. McLENDON.
i Our Business
is to furnish you with Lumber of
; the best (jua'ity at the lowest
! prices. If you are thinking: of
; building a new house or repair.
ing your old one
You Can Do Better
; here than elsewhere, as many of
our pleased customers will testi
1 fy. We are as anxious that you
' should get good stock as you
are to buy it, for we want our
i reputation and your house to
i wear equally well.
i Fort Mill Lumber Company.
Round Trip Excursion Fares
,N \ ia Southern Railv/e.y System
from Fort Mill, S. C,
Atlanta, Ga., $10.30.
Account National Baptist Conveni
vention (colored), tickets on sale Sept.
; 2, 3, 4 and for trains scheduled to ar.
rive Atlanta before noon September f>,
' final limit returning Sept. 14, 1917.
Boston, Mass., $31.40
t j Account Grand Armj of the Repuhj
lie, tickets on sate August 1(>, 17 and
I 18, with final limit returning August
80, 1917.
Buffalo, N. Y.. $33.80.
Account Fraternal Order of Eagles,
I tickets on sale August 10, 11 and 12,
with final limit.returning Aug. 22, 1917.
Cleveland, Ohio, $31.00.
* Account Elks of the World (I. B. P.
} O F. ? iwihtrid tickets nil h?1i> Aummt
26, 2t> and 27, with final limit returning
r Stp'einber 5, 1917.
Chattanooga. Tenn., $15 20.
Account Negro National Business
League, tickets on sale August 13 and
, i 15 with final limit returning August
20, 1917.
St. Loui*, Mo., $28.70.
Account Supreme Ix>dge and Military
Encampment, Knights of Pythias,
(colored) tickets on sale Augnst 17, 18
and 19, with final limit returning August
20, 1917.
Muskogee, Okla., $42.50.
Account Annual Session, National
Baptist Convention (colored), tickets
on sale September 2, 3 and 4 with final
limit returning September 15, 1917.
Proportionately reduced fares from
other points. Summer excursion tickets
now on sale to various resort points.
Call on local ticket agent for details or
communicate with S. H. McLean,
Dhrii'M Passenger Agent, Colum-.
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