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THURSDAY. APRIL. 11. 1918. L
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mwamiiiiM
uiooirm
UNITED STATES
POVXBMMBMT
Buy Them And
Help Win The War
FOE SALE EVERYWHERE
1776-1918.
The descendants of the compa
triots of Washington and Paul
Jones are fighting once again
side by side with the compatriots
of Lafayette and Rochambeau.
The time and opportunity have,
cone for a nation to pay a great',
debt of gratitude for service ren
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ucicu 111 Kitrui national neeu ana ;
America is paying France the
debt she long has owed.
In the Revolutionary war for
freedom of America the French
fought on American soil under ,
the command of an American.
To-day in the war for the freedom
of France and for the preservation
of liberty to America. ;
and indeed to all the world,
Americans fight on French soil
under the supreme command of
a Frenchman. The honors are (
even and the honors are great.
No true American who knows i
the history of his country and >
loves the honor of his country.
Din inrins at the thought of the j
American army in France. The I
invincible Americans will turn
the tide of war; they will bring 1
to France and her allies a victory !
for liberty such as France assist- (
ed us to win, and repay with in- ,
terest a debt to liberty and to j
France long owing and honor- i,
ably acknowledged.
Our Duty. h
To work, economize, and lend ;1
money to the government is the '
duty of every American.
Hundreds of thousands of our j
men have been called to arms
and taken away from the pro- .
duciive forces of the country.
Hundreds of thousands of others
have been diverted fronrv producing
things used in peace to;,
producing things used in war. ,
In the face of this lessened ]
productive force and production j
a great and unusual drain upon j
our resources is made by our 1
army and navy and by our al- :
lies. '
Work and speed-up production j!
to make up for the lessened pro-!1
duction; economize in consump- i |
tion to lessen as much as possi- (,
hie the drain upon our resources;! ]
lend your money to your govern- j
inent to prosecute this war sue- j
eessfully and make our soldiers b
powerful, effective and victori- '
ous, 15
Every American can do an individual
service to his country 1
by working, saving, and buying
Liberty bonds. ,
The Kaiser. jj
Starving children in many
countries! Widowed young wo-. I
men, and old women who never 1
again will see Iheir sons! Mil->
lions of soldiers in the last bitter *
hours of agony! Gnawed skulls 1
in the slimy bottoms of many J
seas! The Kaiser spares his ou n (
sons, yet upon his own head is
the blood of ten million men. In <
Dante's picture of hell he has no (
equal. . He is the brutal soul of l
savage beasts put into human c
jr. shape; the maddened dog that;"
Bflfe learned our common speech; the c
1 %--"C f Z Jf . " f*
world aflame. Too long the crown
las crazed his festered brain.
Why should we pot hate? It is
time for bate, and sacrifice borri
5f brooding hate! Why-wait till
the wounded come back? Why
wait till the lists of the dead
some in? Sometimes, sitting by
my table in the night, suddenly
r .1 - a . t *
i imnic jl can near tne newsboys
breaking the silence with their
far away cries of "Extra! Extra!"
Something tells me, 'They
have got him!" I listen again,
rhe night i3 silent. The thing
was born of the hope in my brain.
But some time it will be true!
rhen through all the world will
go up a prayer of thanks! And
through all eternity, the anguish
that he wrought will testify his
3Utcast soul, as to and fro it
wanders trembling through the
pits of hell!
1, the son of a German, who'
loved his native land but despised
its government, write this. ? Max
pu. it. XT v 1. o?
uiiu inaiiii in me new iurK oun.
Help Your Government.
"Invest Liberty bond interest,
in war savings stamps." This i
is the request issued by the war ;
savingslcommittee of this State j
to holders of government bonds
in South Carolina. This should !
apply also, the committee de- j
clares, to re-investment in war j
savings stamps of interest on all j
securities.
"Thousands of people own government
bonds in small denominations
and draw a few dollars ;
in interest every six months," |
the committee states. "Why not j
re-invest these coupons again in
war savings stamps? The inter-!
est of two or three dollars would |
mean many thousands of doHars i
to the government, if this plan I
is followed.
State S. S. Convention.
The officers of the York county
Sunday school association are
working for a large delegation
lo the Greenwood convention i
May 1, 2, 3. Last year York
made a fine showing having had
present the second largest delegation
from any county in the
State outside of Spartanburg.
Greenwood is a convention city
itnrl all whn irn uiill Kn cnini.
v? m>i ?? /SV/ ft ill WV. CIHCItained
in the homes of the
Greenwood people.
Secretary Webb has a great
program worked out. Among
Lhe prominent speakers will be
Marion Lawrence of Chicago, i
one of the greatest Sunday;
school writers and workers of
America. Dr. W. E. Chalmers,
of Philadelphia, Dr. Geo. A.
Stewart, of Birmingham. Miss
Susie M. Juden, of New Orleans,
are also to speak.
All Sunday schools are" entitled
to send delegates. All
iuperintendents should send
iiiimps of Hplpcratoc to I A
Barrett, Clover, secretary of the
issociation and he in turn will
send names to the committee in
Greenwood, though the names
may be sent direct to the committee
in Greenwood.
Fort Mill's Bond Buying.
The response of the people of
this community to the call for
subscriptions to the third Liberty
Loan has been very liberal and
generous and a decidedly more
general interest has been shown
than heretofore. Dr. J. Lee
Spratt, chairman of the local
committee, has commented upon
this phase of the situation as an
indication of how the fact of
war and war conditions are
being more and more known and
appreciated by the people. It
has been noted especially among
the farmers who have heretofore
shown very little interest in
former campaigns and who are
now voluntarily coming forward
ind making subscriptions.
r\O?11 &?i 1.1?a i ? I
ur. oprau, siateu iqai; during
ihe first day of the campaign,
which was ushered in by the
ringing of bells and blowing of
whistles, practically one-half of
:he allotment had been sub<ci
ibed and that there was no
loubt but that Fort Mill would
ake its quota as it had done
l.cretofoie. Committees from
be several women's patriotic
societies are working in conlection
with the general comnittee
and are making a house {
o house canvass. The com- I
Dittoes are led by Mrs. W. B.
\rdrey, Mrs. J. T. Young, Miss
Susie White, and Miss Minnie
Harrison and sub-committees
lave been appointed who will
:anvas8 the entire township.
"SALESMEN WANTED-to solicit
rders for lubricating oils, greases and
taints. Salary or Commission. Ad- i
ireaa THE HARVEY OIL CO., Clave- I
GONSERVATIOK TO,
BE INTENSIFIED
Food Administration Outlines
Policy to Meet Desperate
Food Situation.
The National Pood Administration la
anxious to imprsss the message ol
conservation to the utmost. The people
of the country at large do not ap
predate the demand tor wheat. The i
Food Administration at Washington !
has stressed the situation in this nation
wide proclamation:
"It we are to furnish the allies with
the necessary proportion ot wheat to
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest, and this is a
military necessity, we must reduce
our monthly consumption to twentyone
million bushels a month as against
oar normal consumption of about for- j
ty-two million bushels or fifty per cent !
of our normal consumption, reserving |
a margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases, leaves for general
consumption approximately one
and one-half pounds of wheat products
weekly per person. Many of our customers
are dependent upon bakers'
bread, such bread muBt be durable,
and therefore requires a larger proportion
of wheat products than cereals
baked in the household. Our army
and navy requires a full allowance.
TVa 'wall fft Hn (n amr nnnnloilr*r? ran
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make greater sacrifices In the consumption
of wheat products than can
the poor. To effect the needed sayings
of wheat, we are wholly deepndent
upon the voluntary assistance of,
the American people, and we do ask
that the following rules be observed:
"First, householders to use not to
exceed a total of one and one-half
pounds per week of wheat products
per person.Thls means not more than
one and three-fourths pounds of Victory
bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and about
one-half pound of cooking flour, macaroni.
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals all combined.
"Second, public eating houses and
clubs to observe' two wheatless days
per week. Monday and Wednesday, as
at present. Tn addition thereto not to
serve in the aggregate total of more
breadstuffs, macaroni, crackers, pastry,
pies, cakes-, wheat breakfast cereals,
containing a total of more than
two ounces of wheat flour to any one
guest at any one meal. No wheat
products to be served unless especially
ordered. Public eating establishments
not to buy more than six
pounds of wheat products pier month
per guest thus conforming with limitations
requested of the househoMers.
"Third, retailers to sell no^ more
than one-eighth of a barrel of nour to
any town customer at any one time
and not more than one-quarter of a
barrel to any country customer at any
one time, and In no case to sell wheat
products without sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
"Fourth, we ask the bakers and grocers
to reduce the volume of Victory
bread sold, by delivery of the threequarter.
pound loaf where one pound
was sold heretofore, and corresponding
proportions in other weights. We
also ask bakers not to increase the
amount of their wheat flour purchased
beyond seventy per cent of the
average monthly amount purchased In
inp xour monins prior to marcn nrst.
"Fifth, manufacturers using wheat
products for non-food purposes should
caesn such use entirely.
"Sixth, there Is no limit upon the
use of other cereals, flours, and meals,
corn, barley, buckwheat, potato flour,
etc. Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat
products whatever, except a very
small amount for cooking purposes
and are doing so in perfect health and
eatlsfaction. There is no reason why
all of the American people who are
able to cook in their own households
cannot subsist perfectly well with the
ase of less wheat products than one
and oae-half pounds a week.
USE MORE IRISH POTATOES
In Order That They Will Not Overlap
New Crop.
Columbia.?South Carolina can help
Very materially aow In the conservation
of wheat by using Irish potatoes.
Thn nroduce naonle raDort to the fund
Administration at Columbia that there
are unusual Quantities of excellent
Irish potatoes on hand In this stabe
far immediate use.
It is important that these Irish potatoes
be used so that they will not overlap
Into the new crop, and because
they are the best available substitute
for wheat.
Potatoes are universally liked. The
food admlnintration has been assured
that Irish potatoes can be bought at
very reasonable prices from all local
markets, and if they oannot be had the
food administrator at Columbia would
be please dto be advised so thai any
deficient market can be supplied*
Potatoes are an acceptable substitute
for bread. A pound of baked
potatoes is equal In nutritive value to
seven ounces of bread. Use the perishable
potato aa a wheat and as a
irtaa sw^aiuuis. in tne pr#??ni roon
crista all ceraals are precious; thej j
will kaep aad the wot u tor a won't
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Electric
Bitters
Made A New Man O? hir
"I vm Buffering from p.ua ia i
stomach, hoad and bark." write? i
T. Alston, Ralei.rb, N. C., id v
liror and kidneys did not wort: .
bat foar bottles of Electric
made ma feel like a new man.
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War Savings Sta
Bonds do N
?The
Savings
w&Slg
mmvnnt operatic
jUVUKMCNT They w
Oongrcj
each other. They are both of parair
the war. The Liberty Loan campai
billions ot dollars necessary toward i
lng to our Allies.
The peculiar significance of the
not designed merely to get money, be
money. Obviously the government ci
something with the money. If the <
chase as much gpods and services n<
armies must go short of munitions
them. That was Lord Kitchener'* \
enough material and labor in this cot
government and at the same time th
uoii. u me people persist in needtei
as well not have any noney as not 1
tor that money. Wars are not tough
the goods and services that money ci
Successive Liberty Ixians will be
tervals. The War Savings campaig
doubt until the war is over. It air.i
shall make the sales ot stamps cumul
ed means who buys a few dollars '
his share as well as the wealthier i
Loan bonds. Millions who could nc
will be able to help by investing in 1
paigns are, in reality, only one?that
TO THE SOLDIERS AT HOME.
The two most important things
you can do Just now to help win
tho war: *
Plant a Home Garden.
Prepare to plant sweet potatoes
SUGGESTION ON GARDEN
PLANTING.
The Chairr#an of Food Conservation,
at Columbin. S. C., will be
pleased to send any one interested
II' tides end stnrcesHonn nn MrHon
planting, the raising of chickens
or the host way to handle the
sw set potato crop.
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Majestic
Fort Mill's Favoi
ALICE B
In a Jolly-Rolicking Cc
"MISS PET
It is useless to speak in
screen work. She is k
plays are among the he
Open 4:30 - Prit
Majestic
Ethel Clay to
Madg<
Together with an All-Sta
Picturization of t
"HUSBAND
A captivating story of
ticitity, full of suspense.
Open 4:30 - Pric
Coming FRID-/
(Benefit of
BETSY
The Greatest Historical F
the children of the low
picture. The making
can flag is one
Played by Miss j
Benefit Local Red Cross
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\ SERVICE! S
^ Safety and Strength are
t have built up the Savyigs B
our everyday business, in v\
? ourselves, and which, we be
1 be taken to mean anything,
t SAFETY! SERVIC
t These are three elements
t consideration in the selectioi
^ banking. You will find all
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mps and Liberty
ot Conflict. |
Liberty Loan campaign and War
Stamp campaign are not rivals?no
ian the suDer-dreadnauahts and de
i cf our nary are rivals.
Liberty Loan and War Savings 1
are two forms of the same financial
in of the United States government,
ere authorized by the same vote of
it and are intended to supplement
lount Importance to the financing of
gn is primarily to obtain the many
>aylng the expenses of war and lendwar
savings campaign is that it is
kt to enable the government to spend
in not spend money unless it can buy
:ivllian population continues to purdw
as it did in peace time, then the
and other things indispensable to
varning to England. There are not
untry to supply the war needs of the
e peace needs of thm civiliun popula
is purchasing, the government might
:o be able to buy goods and services
it with money?they are fought with
in buy.
sold in successive campaigns at inn
will last throughout the year?no
s at developing habits of thrift that
lative. And the person of very limitworth
of War Savings Stamps does !
nan who buys a quantity of Liberty
>t afford to invest in Liberty Bonds
Var Savings Stamps. The two camof
financing for victory.
Wheat!
Our Flour Mill in Rock Hill is
in operation six days in a week
and we will be glad to do grinding
for the farmers and others
of Fort Mill township. Firstclass
equipment and experienced
millers guarantees you satisfactory
results.
Highest cash prices for Corn,
shelled or on cob.
Catawba Milling Company,
Rock Hill. S. C.
TO-DAY
rite Screen Star
BRADY,
irnedy-Drania Entitled,
TICOATS."
i praise of Miss Brady's
nown here and all her
ist to be seen.
:es, 10c and 15c.
: Friday
n and Little
e Evans
ir Cast in a Fascinating
he Stajre Success,
AND WIFE."
finance, love and domesand
with a Rreat climax.
:es, 10c and 15c.
^Y, April 19th.
Red Cross)
ROSS,
Mcture of the Ape. All
nship should see this
X of the first Ameriinterestinp
scene.
\LICE BRADY.
Prices, 10c and 20c
ZTY! :
\TRENGTH! I
the prime factors which
ank. Service is a part of ?
1.1 -ii .i a
mien we especially pride
rlieve, if our growth may ^
is appreciated. %
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which should enter into f
i of a place to do YOUR 7
three here.
d on Savings
igs Bank. j
We Sell 'em Cheaper,
We Hear Folks Say.
That's what we mean to do so lonj? as we stay here.
Then when we leave, you'll remember us. ^
Come to the WHITE FRONT Stores for your Groceries, B
Hardware, Shoes, Notions, Etc. Our Ladies' Slippers I
have been delayed out of Baltimore since February 12th. I
Better wait till they come in if you can. I
We save you $1.00 per pair for the nice ones. |
1 Come to see us?if we can help you we will do so glad- I
I ly. If any article in our store isn't right, we'll make it I
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+ For a general stock ot groceries ?
4 of tested merit we believe that +
f our store cannot be out-classed. *
j ? Our prices are always at the bottom
and we are prepared to serve the
public with the best of even thing in
our line. *
Phone us your wants. We are alwavs
"on the job."
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? Phone 116
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LONG TERM FARM MORTGAGE ^ mad
A -_ Phone IS
interest: SPECIAL KATE 6 per ? ? ?' ? u- <4
cent, depending on conditions as to
amount and credit period and annual ~ ? ? r
installments offered, and as to bor- Cortee, lOC
rower's urgency in having loan closed. Fresh Count rv 40e
ORDINARY RATE 7 per cent on a No. 1 Irish Pol atoes, pk.. 50c
quick 5 to 10-year loan not under $.'100. rh : p: u y..lm()n 20c
For particulars applv to cnoice 1 1I1K , aimon, ..?\)C
C.'E. SPENCER, Canned Tomatoes, 2()e
Attorney. FulI Stock of Flour
and Corn Meal.
FOR SALE ?A quantity of Corn,
Hav and Fodder, also some pood Pine
Wood. Apply to Edgar Jones, Phone Gulp's GroCery,
Insurance Without Cost, \
^ After the curreucy panic of 1907, with all the
losses it entailed, what would you have been
willing to pay for insurance against another
such disastrous experience?
^ I o-day, through our membership in the hed- ^
t eral Reserve Banking System, we are ahfe to
^ offer it to you without any cost whatever. I
t You in secure this insurance and protection
tion by becoming one of our depositors. ?
| First National Bank f
+ W. B. ARDREY, J. L. SPRATT. V-Pres. |
+ President. Acting Cashier. ^
Donkey's Laying Tonic
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Produces More Eggs.
A Trial Will Convince You.
Large Size Package, 25c.
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Agents for Norris' Candy.
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