Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- /* * r % jw AND STANDARD Wednesday, May 1, 1918. FROM OVERSEAS THE Y. M. C. A. CALLS FOR4,000 VOLUNljtf WORKERS TO HELP WN WAR HUNKS RECEIVED i FROM THE FRONT WILD EXCITEMENT OVER RECEIPT OF SURGICAL DRESSINGS .i*r *9. a*-'*' Director Of woman's Work For Rod *■ CrooM Roccivoo Letter • From Paris t URGED TO FUIIT SWEET POTATOES Is Practically a Sure Crop And Fspecially Attractive Owing To Labor Shortage. . • . 7 " \ ^ < The iie, orur.ee of the work that is being done/ by the, wom*n ail .oeer > the Southern Division of the Red Cross to The way of knitting, of surgi cal dress mgs and of hospital garments. . . . „ ku tMOnuM mu, timu. b.< rt ■'~ 1 po '*"' tl ‘*' ‘* f™” “ has never thi» State is growing to help in ths Celuabia. S. C.—There never his been any donbt as to the raiding of sweet potatoes in South Carolina. It is practically a sure crop and in view oi the labor situation it is one of ths i very best crops that can be planted. been shown more .tlearly , than in thV following note of thanks wbiah was received a few days ago by Mrs. John Grant, Director of the Department of tfoman's 'Work of ths Southern Division, from Mrs. Gar- tnide Austin, Chief of the Rod gross food Sght to win the war. In addition, potatoes in ths present market con ditions are a wonderfully profitable crop * ^ At the request of the Chairman of the food production campaign in this Surgical Dressings Service in Paris: j W t4,e Prof <>or ** p Hoffman has 24 Rue Pierre-Chairon, Parts. I prepared a serifs of articles in con- Vtth The Colors (Left) “Mlothers ta Arms"—an enlisted man's conception of the serrtaM wnisi if by tbs Amy Y. M C. A. secretary (Ufiper right I, Camouflaging S Bed Triangle bat la Prance. (Lower righti, Army “Y** dugout under "The leadership of a Y. M. C. A. bat lb Prance has bigger possibilities of bbtlaatl service than most of tbs bank fthd college presidencies and big city palpiu in America.'* ' It was with the above cabled state ment that E. C. Carter, director of the •varseas work of t^e^mertcan Y. M. C- A. in Prance, /mphasiied the sert- oneness of his appeal for men sent out (Tom Paris headquarters. With all wel fare, entertainment and physical work and the conducting of the post ex change stores among our soldiers In Prance, England and Paly in charge of the American Y M C. A. at Gen era] Pershing’s request and the french. Italian and Portuguese governments appealing for trained American Y M. C. A. workers to .perform a similar service for their soldiers, it Is obvious that enormous number of Red Trt- There is nothing tarns about the Red Triangle work Ilf this world conflict February i. Ifllfl. To The Chairman. Dear Madam: Your case of surgical dressings No. 44 has Just been opened, and we want to thank you most heartily for your help. We are wildly excited here over the arrtfal of the flrst Pront Parcels and the flrst Standard Dressings. ’Bbey are not yet la our atoms, but we know that they are la Prance. You caa’t realise what this mvaat to as, tor we have waited lor them ao long and po anxiously. Go aheaM and send us plenty mom. Cordially yours, ‘ GERTRUDE AUSTIJt. •Chief of Sendee. That the Southern Division is doing Its part In shipping these articles to Europe is shown in the reports of the division warehouse in Atlanta which It I. «« ...W ,.1 - uivision warenouae in ananta wmen I. ° h ** rt * d give a detailed statement of all work or of low physicah-vitallty v*# ..... j dons during the week. Not infrequent- as te sent to the front line trenches seas —but be may be The Army and Navy Y. M. C A. follows the flag and ped for export In a single week, la ad dltioa to all of the wmk of inspecting. ,v. .11,.. ■ cutting Out and packing, which is wh ™ I t*** “ warehouse, and to the where hut over the top The man | vhlQh ^ phippwJ |0 the ^ Umments in this country. KDOOSSNI MNESnFM who goes ap to the trenches pitches a tent, erects a sheet iron but or finds a deserted building, cellar or dugout In which to begin work Will Beat His boos to Francs. Most admirable are the ambitions of many fathers of sofdiers and sailors to enlist for Red Triangle service, and thus, perhaps, meet their sons in France or on the high seas The Per- | sonnet Board has the record of a man 1 , , ,, . \ a ho recently sailed for France, who ,n ofdf “ r not 10 detract eveq slightly has one son an offeer and another an ^°. U1 | be forthcoming Liberty Loan enlisted man. He is very proud of the campaign, the War Council of the fact that he will be Over T here be-1 American Red Croes has postponed for* his sons^ - . . . , _ campaign to raise the second War .N^yvc -. v.*'- aectlon with the planting and gather ing of seed potatoes, and will be pub lished from time to time. The imme diate urgency is in securing seed stock for the satisfactory planting. The raal shortage of soai potatoes la perhaps not realised, and those Interested in tbs planting of seed potatoes should at ooce arrange to get their seed. Professor Hoffman has this to say: “With an increase Of nearly three times the normal selling price com bined with a wanton loss of more than 71 per tent of South Carelna’s sweet potato crop of (be. past season it is' obvious that the necessary seed for planting this year's crop will be far Insufficient Therefore, it Is impera tive that plant dealers and planters make immediate provision for sup plying their needs. Disease-free seed should be bedded as soon as possible This shortage may be supplemented by a large per cent through early- plantings of small areas from which later plantings may be made by use of vine cuttings. “The Nancy Hal! and Porto Rico are the leading aud most popular varieties In this State, but these varieties not be^ng available, no time should be lost In obtaining disease-free seed or plants of o: igr varieties Every ef fort should Le made for the planting of a sufficient area to supply home>- consumption with a surplus for the lo< al market. k 'The planter* of South Carolina have been a*ked tojnrrease by 60 per cen* the (rep of last year, which was 7.600.b<Jh burhels, produced on SO.OOO acres. This ne es«ary increase may during the previous twelve-months. “It is |nr*eratlve that we meet our .g^thirty-ofie yars-or have been Obligations to the American and Al , •. j. c*ed -K p :< ;,lly unfit bemuse of lied armies,” continued THrcctor Car- a noticeable ■!< fret, such a.«.*a deform- ter in his recent cablegram relayed i'V. loss of eve or limb, which at a to Southca>t»rn War Work council ginnee will clarify the secretary headquarters of .the Young Men's Absolute loyalty to the govern- Cbristian Association at Atlanta. Gn xSim “There are ninety-lx Important Pjsts „ worM J„ for here without sufficient workers For- S p, re (he Red Triangle worker A ty-eeyen of them are near the front man whose father or mother was born ^ 1 ai 4 a w* r h* v tro ^ (v^ over The^dra^t ^ 19,7 Th “ ' Var ^ had f Sniall r- '.Coe arc Nrtally as good been up;*jinteJ by I’r*-ident Wilsc>n 1 end v..'l f-:r ;.-h a c caN^r number of TA YLOR’S 10 Special Specials for This Week Only 36 in. heavy L. L. Sheeting ...18c* 40 in. White Lawn 10 and 1214c Mattress Ticking, worth 25c “ 15c Colored Voiles, fast colors 10c 36 in. Suisine Silks .... 35c - * . * - * . * 25 Ladies' W^hite Skirts . .78c 18 Ladies Waists to close out 35c Boys' Sun Hats — . .. 10c Ladies’ Long sleeve V^sts and Pants.. 25c 27 in. colored Homespun 10c ■X3 Buy Them And Help Win The War FOR SALE EVERYWHERE » » Match these values in the so-called , N. V bargain stores—you can’t do it so to save time—come where every article in the store is a bargain—unmatchable. .? TA YLOR’S Waiterborp’s Popular Store a&d thirty-eight poMtions arc under ahell fire.” Pratt Offer* $100,000.00 Herbert Pratt, vice president of The | Standard Oil Company, now In France aa an American Y. M. C A. worker, recently cabled to New York City na only five weeks prier to the beginn.r.g of tir.* campaign. m» that it? fi«»' great ! task was to provid* mean? for < arry- Ing on re'.ief viork during the war on a ?ca! n commensurate v.:th th<- mile tary op. ration-* I Mere (ban HOO.OOO.OOo was contrib uted in response to the -first call for financial aid and contribution? plus interest brought the total receipt* in any of the countries with which we^ ^° ,n ,h * flrM dr ' T# up to ^»-527 p!^i p«r given quantity. t; nan v; planter* ar<- .1 to u/? the smaller po’.a- <■ r \ the . larger r< t-?. thereforeN - ! - toes. .1 was re- flrada of men be sent at once “Carter and (taff art dot^$ remark ably fin* work," road Mr. Pratt a ca blagram. “bat often are too tired be- catue of laek of aa«i*tant»“ Mr. Pratt haa Offered a farwonal gift of $lfl0.$0« .00 to defray the expense of leading more secretaries overseas. • To fill thU crying need, special ef- forta are being made by the National War Work Council at home to anllat aecretaries for service under ths-Red Triangle “Over There “ x Every sec tion of the country has been especial ly organIxej within the past few weeks for this fmrpoee Governor Whitman of New York. Governor Rye of Ten neseee, Harry louder and Oipey Smith, famous British evangelist, are typical of the type of men heading the campaign committees and speaking at mats meetings to enllat Army and Navy Y M. C. A. secretaries. 500 Man Southeaat'a Quota Within the next ninety day a. from the seven states of the Southeastern Department —Georgia. North) Carolina, South Carolina. Florida, Alabama, Mis- aiftlppi and Tennessee—approximate ly S<V> secretaries must be recruited: 100 for service overseas and 200 addl- ttoaai to fill up the gaps In the Army and Navy Y..M. C. A. forces In the cantonments and training camps in the southeast Dr. W. W. Alexander, director of the Soatheaatern Depart- Kent, war personnel board. Is in •barge of the campaign in this section kith headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Re cruiting committees have been ap pointed In every state. One of the reasons why It is so dlf •cult to obtain men who are satisfac tory tor service abroad is described by ▲. O. Knebel. executive secretary tor the War Personae I Board of the Jfattoaai War Work Council, in a re cant Interview, “Nethlef Tame Abeut 'V' Work." "niou-anffs of ap'pllcart* rs<ected' tot lade many who pick*-; cut th« V M. C A as a ulrc reft branch ~f - cannot be accompanied by . '? Red Ch ?P t ^" for Io - more than can an officer c *\ 0f ^ > 7T '- . u .... "21.81 S ha? been appropiiatedrleaving are now at war cannot serve oversea? 7 , * UI, amount - 11 <.006.1.1 j A secretary kla wife, no Racoonhw Mtiiv.rw appropriated.Heaving Recognized by Military. a balance of 110.371.217 available for wearing the regulation T'nlte^/appropriation France ha? received , tate? army or navy uniform diatin- appropriations amounting to more than on this side uniformed in olive green ’ of a cut not unlike the British uniform. T- M. C. A. secretary ha? been recognised as a part of the miHtary and CHARLES- “Clean Up? Week For Red Triaflfje Collections In May Atlanta, Ga., April..—“fienti Up" week ha? been designated Irom May 1st to fth. This doe? not mean the furbishing up of municipalities or the date set for burning rubbish In back yards. It is the date set by the second Y. M. C. A. war work campaign fund organization in the Southeastern mili tary department for boosting colleu tions on the last campaign In a report by R H King, director of finance in the Southeast, isrued on April 15th. It was shown that 7J per cent of the collections had been made. It is hit aim to make that percentage climb to 05 per cent by the end of 'Clean Up" week and local committees will pet accordingly. Two •tate* have already exceeded the h« per cent mark, Mississippi and Florida. Georgia comes next with 7H$ per cent, the others are as follows: Alabama, 70; S«uth Carolina, u* North Carolina, fit; Tewnease*, ffl. ' “The nobflizntion of dollars ta d4 re-t gif;* to ite sppl ed to nation*] d» f v r i- fc b r* r ut method of winning -• • • a ^ H Wbittord. aa- «n.>.ia4» director, ^ » (f- . • ut ed in the enrollment in the collarerai organiisron of practically all of ths school children in America. ducted a membership drive which re sulted in the enrollment of approxi mately 22,000.000 new members.Sjbls . . was fsHewed last month by a cam- ? .V Ab ^ hni r"! T,, * n y n*^.«ary paign conducted by the Junior mem to the winning of the war An Amei^' her*hip of the Red Orofs which result- lean officer recently home from the French front said; “Three fortes will win this war on land. ' the army, the Red Cross and the Y. M C. A." For full Information, write to your State Recruiting Secretary, care Army and Navy Y M C A Recruiting Head- Qaarters. located as follows; NORTH CAROLINA. CHARLOTTE. * iLoUTH CAROLINA. TON. GEORGIA. ATIJENTA. TENNESSEE. NASHVILLE ALABAMA. BIRMINGHAM FLORIDA. JACKSONVILLE MISSISSIPPI. JACKSON 70 THE SOLDIERS AT HOME. The two most important thing? you can do just now to help win the war: Plant a Home Garden Prepare to plant sweet potatoes A V X The Value Of The Dollar. RED CROSS MADE OFFICIAL WAR F1LM DISTRJBUT0R The American Red Cross has b*ea designated by the government a? the official and exclusive <f *tglbu:or of the Unite! States offleial war pictures both motion pictures and stereopt con slides—and likewise the sole di*tribo- tor in this country of all off . French ear pictures hervafter •d except those picture? wjiirh are distributed through the news seek HeT In the Southern Division, ccrfwqffising Georgia. Florida, the two Curoliaa? and Tennessee, the Bureau of Publi city will handle these picture* and all request* for same, whether by chap ters or by mot*on picture theaters, must bs made to the publicity director' There are already on band at the national headquarters in Washington five motion picture Aims, two multiple reel and three single reel pictures, and two sets of stersopticon slides which may be had in either biack^khd white or in color*. The SoutMeen division has Just placed an *rd*r for ihese films pnd slide*, and as soon at they arrive in Atlanta they will be ogered Iff Chapters throughput the division at a small rental. These picture* show various scenes • and activities in France and elsewhere In Europe, and should be most inter esting to tha paople of the United States. Som* of them picture war ac tivities and others the work of the Rad Cfwea ta Europe. The United. States official pktww are taken by Ths Signal Corps. Photo, graphic division, of the UnMed States Amy. TB* Frsmck official ptctvss art taka* by the GtaaaatographJc and —““ * tu rrsnto The importance of racing food stuff^ at home can not perhaps be better accentuated than by quoting figures prepared by Mr. Arthur L. Lee •for the New York Times. The dollar on the day the war broke out as com- r>ared with the dollar of today in pur- ehaaing capacity shows just a little •tore than flfly-aix per cent of its >talue at that time. Thia means that the dollar the farmer derives from his crop buys for him jur,t fifty-?;* cent? worth of euro, bacon, flo'ir or food stuff? as compared with the rame dollar that he wquld have had In 1914 Aside from the patriotic duty of ’helping to raise food crop? at home from a purely selfish standpoint the man who can raise food-staffs at home pnght to realize that hi? dollar ha? a purchasing capacity today of only fifiy-s.z cents as compared with the same dollar of 1914 Mr Lee in his article give* these graphic diagrams indicating the reduced value of f h' dollar This applies as fully to rv" thlng that I? bought as it do?, to f»~ ‘ stuffs. The diagrams of the dollar ? r$al purchasing capacity, are preae.i ed by the Food Conservator as he it con- winced they stress an important phase of the campaign for more food i SUGGESTION ON GARDEN PLANTING. The Chairman of Food Conterva- Ua*. at Columbia. 8. C., will be , pleased to send any one interested ' articles aad suggestions on gardes plaatiag- the raising of chickens tr the boat way to handle the sweet potato crop. Here’s All You Need for Summer Entertainment! ¥N the canoe or in the camp, around the campfire or on moonlight excursions, there is no more versatile and delightful enter tainer, nor a musician more appreciated, than bia Grafonola / W7 A $15, $27.50 or $37.50 Columbia Grafo nola is not too heavy to pad; along with your summer camping kit—and it more than earns its keep in plca£urc before a week is ouf. Command see us ebout one toe’ey end be sure to Have us play our htest Summer sc- lections. We can rua ran tee you a treat/ BROWN FURNITURE COMPANY V - : LX r RALLY AT ISLANDTOX Islandton. April 27.—Editor The Press and Standard: Please an nounce In your paper thgt ther<> will be * meeting at the Rice P*tc’i church next Friday Bight. May 3rd in the interest of the Liberty Bond iaaue, and there will be addresses by Rev. OuUaw aad E. T. H. Bhaf- I«r. KT. Jt'DK'H EPISCOPAL CHl’Rt H Fiehhurne St., corner W’ichnikn St. Rev. Wm. B. Guion, A. M.. Reclor • Service. Holy communion and sermon on Sunday at 11 a. m. Ser vice aad sermon at 4:40 p. m. Sua- . day ach*ol at Ik a. aa. .SvetouF prayer every Wednesday at 5:M ni. Everybody is moat sordiaRy ta- [vrted to o*me to tb«*s service*. to