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pn | All La< i Hal x| Prices in S || SATURD/ if Ladies' Sill in mm Hm War Promoters Find Plenty ol By Of Arms in Europe m Bjjf Paris, Dec. 23.?The fact that there al W is still a large underground trade in munitions of war throughout Europe >n bbt Har liaort diflplnanr] fKroiiffVi ths * /?_ n K cent charges of British newspapers R> B that the French government had sup- cc B plied the Turkish Nationalist army B with the where-with-all to defeat the U f Greeks, and possibly to defeat the tl r British. in the vicinity of Constanti- or nople. T1 Information reaching Paris is be- d lieved to disprove this broadcast to statement against the French. On ai the contrary, it is affirmed that no tr small part of the Turkish military H supplies was obtained in London. 1b through a firm partly British, and w certainly with no Turk sympathies. When Ismet Pasha, head of the hi Turkish peace delegation at Lausanne aI and organizer of the main Turkish lo army, was in Paris lately he said: T "My was materials were obtained ei from American, British, Italian, U French, Greek and Russian sources; & I played no favorites. "Much of it came from the Greeks cl themselves," Ismet Pasha continued, th "I waited until I had a good supply T on hand, collected by agents operat- tl ing in Europe. I did not waste any ui of my supplies until I was ready for w a general drive against the Greek > in August. Like the American of- f< fleers at Bunker Hill, I instructed my artillery and infantry offioers to wait tc until they saw the whites of the eyes o< of the enemy, and then to shoot. P1 When the Greeks began to retreat, C we got the very large stores they had si " collected. We are grateful to them tl for some very fine field guns, made in n tl ja?m panic "There does not seem to be much B sentiment in this business of furnish* ing munitions to countries anxious q to fight each other. The dealers will o sell to all comers so long as cash is >' paid on delivery. There is a Arm op- * erating in Holland that will sell any tl kind of gun in any quantity, and de- d liver It on the high seas if ports are ? lacking. Firms in London will do the same. Trieste, at the hand of the b Atretic, has become notorious as a e place to boy war munitions. There e are'ether agents for war goods lo- h cated in Alexandria, in Constants h nople, In various places fn the Bal- n kaae, and in Bwh. r "One of the moet successful sellers g HE End FOR dies' and f Price. 1 hoe Department Bargain Prices 25 \.Y MORNING < k Hose, per pair M\ iTORE Fl Boys - $ 1.75 EBjj r war goods is a German firm, the wh embers of which were once connect* in I with Krupps. They mK supply Thi lything asked for, including French to unitions. Much of the material be* vat g sold is new. Twenty-si* facto- vot cs are said to be working in Rus- ifa a, and war material may seen be* titi >me Russia]? chief export. wa; "The general war left, not only the I nited States, but each of the na- am ons of Europe with large supplies An i hand, which were sold for a song, lan hese supplies slowly have bean ghi tanging hands. Italians distributed an > all comers large numbers of guns Spj id cannon captured from the Aus* aha ians, the total value of which in ghi; 118 reached possibly a billion dot* iati rs, and teh post war value of wfcieh 1 as pomibfy a million or ae?? aM American travellers in Jugoslavia! ann we been mystified at seeing what Var ) pea red to be American soidiexw the unging about the railway stations^ eeft hey were Serbs wearing joblot Am- Th< dean uniforms, sold cheaply by the ion nited States and resold to the Jn- wh< >slav government. mu One of the standard propaganda, |jor largas -made by the Greeks against ^ei le Turks, and conversely by the nee urks against the Greeks, was that dre ?e enemy was wearing American if \ niforms as-a rose to penetrate 'lines ahe ithont being fired on. The evidens ^ iswer was joblot American ?nl* >rms. The governments of Europe seem > have taken little notice of this mtrsbanding. During the vutaat eriods of the British occupation of j enstantinople, British subjects are ^ lid to have soM to the Turkish Na- gg onalists either discarded British wor tAtae{el av nlaa TiivlrleU men ms. rial that had been capttMtt hjr th# ^ ritish. -] At one time there was a large a , uantity of war material at Adrian- ugt pie, with the keys -ad the <eto>shasms j^y i the hands of an AHied commission" cj,0 rhich had orders to destroy it. This j,e lie commission apparently failed to o, and somehow the storehouses rere gradually emptied. <] Small wars end savdtuttaae (have ^ ( sen so frequent In Europe, sinefe the ^ lose of the great waif that the av- 8jff rage citiien no longer attempts even or o remember them. A war meat oa j s Galicla for two years, almost en* *k> otteed. Poles were oppoesdtdfft- ^ ainians, and I90?00 men ?eAM' ma aged. Each side bought supplies die % / BA AI 41 WB ! ! FRIDA Childrei It's easie ?A shoe for e . All Ladies' % Discount o] 3NLY from 9 (Limited amoui gn's all solid le i TV f > and $1.50 H ' ill < erever they were for sale, notably this case in Vienna anr Budapest, en there have been new armiea equip, as in Jugoslavia, Czechoslolia, and Rumania. Serbia recently ed $15,000,000 for armaments, aia has used up enormous quanea of material during her various re and revolutions since 1917. Jot a little of Europe's cast off as has gone to Egypt, to Syria, to d?ia, to Persia, adn to the hinterds beyond the Caspian. The Afms, among others, have equipped important army. Portugal and da, hi particular, have had their *e. Dealers in Europe have made pmente -to the warring revolution? ef China. Vhile these smaller wars have been i to keep going indirectly by rea. of the suppliaa gathered by the loua great nations participating in ' general war, the one tiling that la them real money is powder. i powder of the general war has g since been used up, and anybody 0 wants to start a new war^oday st first find something like a mil1 Hallsab -a month for the single n ?f powder. This is the sum ded td keep an atmy of a hund thousand men on the firing line, the war maker cannot see that far art, h4 had better think twice iut hie ^sar. I * m |> n > Lockhart Loekhart, S. C. Die. 85, 1908. lev. J. S. Graham preached a on* sermon lafet Sunday on the t te the world of the Babe of Bethem by the all Wise Father for the emption of all mankind. He made plah Of redemption very plain. H* now pastor was presented with sdbetafttiat check instead of the tal pounding. lit was presented Clary wt* a few well eon remarks. Among other things said Mthat thoy did not know at he needed, whether fat back or n." rhe*day (Christmas) jraa observed m ?..thhhi?nu metpMpie of tow* ass ?sng mougk hot no n of any inebriety that I have seeir hfard of. riae to remark (if 1 am in order) ? Mm warid mum to Jm growing tef. i**>pk M mt9 tfUMUftfe nthar ******* * stump ism treas from any cause the, good _ I a . 4 1 - m * v B I w Y AND ii's Cc at :r to cou (very foot?M and Children n all Men's an :30 to lOo'cli it to each customer. 19c J3oy jather Scout ? OTHER eavy Wool W m ipeople are ready to do all they c to alleviate that diatnai ao far it lies in their power. 1 Then again, I con f persona that I have not heart God's na called in vain in a Iff g time, time past there were,' 110 to spa professional "cussers" 1 ho acted if a sentence was not complete had no power without 1 m?usb" wo Young people would 1 and arou and seemingly admire t e profanii I am glad to say that ft it is not t case now, at least in tMi neck of t woods. It may be tlut the young generation fail to see u ly beauty I profanity. Come to Iftlk about I it does not tnkp unv armament tr\ r>r\ vince any sane man thtl profanity a useless ski. The Christmas sqrise pray meeting at the Baptit.' church tl moroiqg was well atfhded. Th met about 7 o'clock anlifontinued u til about 9 o'clock. "J All the churches her seem to ha enthusiastic pastors dip are wor ing very harmoniousMor the go of all the people. labors a not confined to their ortf church, b to all who need their Sympathy, will name thetn: Re\ JEstes of t Presbyterian, Rev^GMuri of t Baptist, Rev. Duckwth of t Methodist and Rev. Bftin of t Free Will Baptist. fl are go wortkers and stand wd with all t people. The first thr? named resi here. , The flu has somofcat abated not so many new cMk and tho that have it seem tofe improvir Only one death so faidp I know. Mr. and Mrs. John Wgory's bat agen ten months, die# short tir ago. They have th'^ympathy the people. j. Miss Lucile DeasonWho has be attending high school t?t Sparta burg, is at the hotneif her parer ['or the vacation. ; Mrs, J. S. Qrahnni at returned har 'heme front the ttifcce Thome hospital, where she hi-?een for so gical treatment. Thomas E. Broom M Mrs. Lout Griffin ware married the 14th Decambar at the honaf - Joha Loc man by Rev. J. S. Cabana, assist by Rev. Duckworth, i Mr. 'Alfred Many i Miss Zaln Whtta wafa married- the home Mr. Dangbw Byars efl la ttrd. R? J. S. Graham officiate Homo. f ear S SATURD s, Suits ai nt money en, Women, Boy 's Winter Hats at id Boys' Clothing. )ck, good smooth . No mail orders) s' all Solid Leathe >hoes, pair $1.98 1 SPECIAL inter Pants, per p / m kfA A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A5 ran Personals From ft at! Union Route Four < si Mr. untl Mrs. Clarence Galiman, of t( Asheville, N. C.t are spending the ,n Christmas holidays with relatives w lk> here. ^ 83 Miss Marguerite Gregory will re?r turn to Lockhart Sunday to resume r ' her studies after spending the holin days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' ty* F. C. Gregory. nc -\ti a r I- *T iuiss maggie narris was snopping : e in Union Saturday. ?r Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Harris will !? leave for Spartanburg in the near 1 ' future, where they will make their !V home. 1,1 is W Mrs. E. C. Harris and small son, ^ Edward, Jr., were the guests of her nj ?r parents on Union Route 1 for the jVl 118 holidays. ey Miss Atlanta Harris, of Union, is in" spending a fortnight with her moth- f,. er on Route 4. *Q Mrs. Clarence Gallman, of Asheville, j-j N. C., and Mrs. W. I. Going were guests at the writer's home Friday. f0 ,re There are several cases of infiuu| enza in this community. M James N. Goodman returned last j|e evening to his home in Albemarle, N. j]c C., after spending a few days at e the home of Mr. E. C. Harris, j Miss Maggie Harris will leave toll day for Lockhart, where she will visit er Mrs. J. L. Hames for a few days. OC R. F. Harris was a visitor at Lock- P? hart during the Christmas holidays. cr Dixie Rose. ni ** la 'K' Hot-Beds and Cdld-Frames >y. be ne Clemson College, Dec. 27.?For of of forcing early vegetables such as to- gj matoes, eggplants, peppers, etc., the lie en hotbed is indispensable. To construct sv n- a hot-bed, an eastern or southern ex- th la J U- .aIa^AaJ ? M t?? punuic suuuiu w scit-uicu, Days rivi. ar C. C. Newman, horticulturist, who to gives the folowing information on he on hot-bed construction. The frame D< ir- should be six feet wide and any de- tr sired length. The hot-bed sash are M so always three feet wide and six feet ar of long. As a rule, for the family gar- ag k- den, a hot-bed 6 by 8 feet will bo suf* wl id ficient. It would be much better, Hi however, to have a frame 6 by 12 wl M feet. This will afford ample space for pe transplanting the plants and give ag 0 them more room to develop properly, th The soil is excavated to a depth of 18 inches and the frame built six tr <? HniBanHHMnH 1Y ale AY id Dres than go< s. Girls and C ; Half Price. 0 Apron Checks r Shoes, pair , ITEMS ?air 98c IION,; rWW %f VWWW et wide and the desired length an tted over the trench. The fram lould slope toward the east in orde > admit sunlight. The bottom of the frame is fille ith fermenting stable manure. Thi tould be mixed thoroughly befor ?ing placed in the frame and packe< rmly and watered freely immediate afterwards. In the South 12 inche manure will furnish sufficient hea >r hot-beds. On top of manure i need six inches of garden soil whicl is been well sifted and is free fron 1 roots and trash. This should b< ightly packed in order to make i rfectly level. It is well to cove: lis with one inch of finely siftet oods?earth, since this is alwayi ee from grass and weed seeds, whicl e frequently very troublesome whei e garden soil is used. After the bed has been complete' e saRh are put in place and th< nme allowed to stand for three o' ur days before planting the 'seed lis is done in order to permit th< id to become thoroughly warm be re planting. lotor Cars Coat Farmers $30,000,000 On Oats Cro| Chicago, Dec. 27.?American farm s are losing approximately $30, >0,000 a year on their oat crop an< obably a like amount on their ha] ops through the use of automobiles otor trucks and tractors which havi rgely supplanted the use of horset the cities, according to Aobert Mc ougall, president of the Chicag< >ard of trade in analyzing the effec motorized hauling on the horse an< ain market. Mr. M/cDougal be ?ves, however, the pendulum n ringing the other way, pointing out at the prices of good draft horse* e advancing. "In 1910, there were 3,500,OOt trses in the cities," said Mr. Mc ttKTAl "vKlla In toon ??? * ifle more than half that number oat city horses are fed upon oab id hay. Oats prices recently aver fed 65 cents below wheat prices Kerens before we began using gaso le they averaged 62 cents belov leat. This is a loss of three centt r bushel, which baaed upon an aver;e crop of one billion bushels nete farmer a tidy leas. "There is no doubt Hie big powei actor has reached the satudatioi ses at II HlS. i| Children at |t , yd 5c || SI.49 II n n i P. 1. I -f d point. In many farming: sections highe powered tractors were bought by r small size farmers, tl was a disns trous venture for many. In the cities, J many businesses turned their backs s upon the horse for short hauls with e frequent stops. Today the farmer is i feeding a yard of colts and the horse - is coming into his own for short hauls, s "The horse will never come bad: t to his old place in the city but he 3 is going to be sure of an important i place in moving several varieties of i commodities." e t In the interior of Argentina, cattle r are so plentiful that beef on the hoof i often sells for less than two cents a s pound and cattle are sometimes given 1 to the butcher on condition that he i shall return the hide to the owner. i The Vatican has issued a warning e to prelates not to take part in polir tics. i i A blue-winged teal banded in Lake Scrugog, Canada, 16 miles from lake Ontario, was found in Trinidad, 3.000 miles away, two months and seven days later. Holland and her colonies have no I tariff and believe in free trade. FOR SALE J To make good bread you ' must have good flour. Try [ one of the following brands j and you will be perfectly sat isfied. You will find it will } make you more and better j bread. Every bag guaran. teed: Capitola Plain, Miss : Dixie Self Rising, Tellico Plain. 1 Olympia Self Rising, P. P. P. 1 Plain or Always Good Self ) Rising. Buy it from or . through J. L CALVERT JONE3VILLE, 3. C. ALL KINDS OF CEMETERY WORK Union Marble A Granite Co. r Main St. Union, S. C. i I? ?