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TIIK ItF.D CROSS FCND.
It Is related that in the early days
of the war when the people of Kng
land were first called upon to give
largely of their moans for the relief
of their soldiers on tho battle-front
some of tin* not over-generous folk
began asking how much they were ex?
pected to glvo and how much they
?bould give. The reply of one who
bsd been at the front and had seen
the dire need and tho inadequate
hoepltal supplies, the few doe
tors and the scarcity of trained nurses
was "give until it hurts and then give
some more."
Thin Is the measure of the need that
the Red Cross Is called upon to meet
in thin great war und this should be
the measure of the renpnnne of thone
Who recognlie the duty thut euch one
owes to the country and to tho gsea
who make up the army that Is going
forth to protect the country f-om In
vaelon and save the persons and prop?
erty of the stay-at-homes from rape
and ravage by the savages who obey
the orders of tho super-savages thn*
direct the armed forces of Germany
"Give until it hurts." It is a lit
tie thing to give liberally from a super?
abundance that Is not appreciably di
mlnlsbed by the giving. He who given
carelessly and freely that which h?
do?s not actually need und deprives
himself of no comfort by so glvln*
makes no sacrifice. Hut he who gives
until "It hurtn" gives generously am
patriotically. One man may give ten
thousand dollars and still feel not ?
pln-prlck of generous *acritlce, while
another who gives a dollar may feel
the real pain of sacrlflcal service for
bis fellow man. Each person is the
only Judge of what he should give at
a time like thin and it in not the
province of any of his fellows to sit in
Judgment upon blm. It In a matter
between each man or woman and his
or her connclence. If It Is a sacrifice
to glvo a dollar, give that dollar and
be not :ishamed of the nmallnens of
the contribution. If It Is no sacrifice
to toss a thounand or a hundred into
the contribution banket, but merely
parting with a little nurplun hoarding,
then be ashamed In your Innermost
soul?and give and' give again "until
It hurta"
Sumter has not yet given "until it
hurta." There are assuredly some of
those who have given who have made
a sacrifice, but the community as a
whole has not yet given of its wealth
and abundance to that degree. Sum?
ter has been asked for $7,000 and
tbnt amount will be forthcoming be?
fore the end of the Ked Crons Week
but until ull the people are touchod by
the nplrlt of nacriflce nnd until they
all realise hst to give adequately
they must give "until It hurts." this
city and county will not have risen to
the full meanure of its duty. Every
man should give not liberally in terms
of nordld dollars and cents, but gen
I
erounly In proportion to his means. I>?t
the rich give "until It hurtn" and the
poor will be with them In their hour
of pain and suffering.
Tenterday Rurnl Policeman Norrls
was called over near Mayenvllle, where
it was reported that a store belonging
to Mr. Keels had been broken Into
and robbed. Though Mr. Norrls went
over and made a thorough search, he
ess unable to find anything that
would enable him to discover the
identity of the thief, who In still tit
large.
I*nt night Fred Windham, white.
v#s* arrested in town by the polio
lind Is being held for the authorities
of Richtend county. It in understood
thnt Windham In conrged with steal?
ing about $100 from John Cherry, of
Columbia, who runs a grocery ntore in
that city. When Windham was caught
he had spent all the money except
seventy-five cents.
The friend* of Mr A. K. Orcgg will
be sorry to learn of the accident whlrh
befell him yesterday afternoon
Though not nerlous. it In ? very pain?
ful one. Mr. Gregg wns riding on
Oakland ANenue yenterday when he
fell from hin bicycle, striking his
face on the pavement und fracturing
his cheek bone. Assistance soon reach
ed him and everything possiblo was
done to relieve the pain. He Is re?
ported to be getting along well this
morning.
U-BOATS PLAYING HAVOC.
WEEKLY UFOJeT SHOWS HREAT
EST DESTRUCTION FOR WEEKS.
Nevertheless HritiHh Aduiirulty OA.
eers Are Not Over Pessimistic, Sav?
in* That Methods of Fighting Sub?
marines Are Increasing in Efiicicii
ey.
London. June 20.?The weekly list
of British all pal torpedoed by U
boats, which will be Issued today, will
show the highest total of many weeks.
The number lost Is comparable to the
worst week since tho ruthless cam
puig.i began. The week Includes one
day which is regarded as a reeord.
Keturns week by ek show that the
submarine campaign runs in waves
and it is assumed this week is the
crest of the super-activities noted the
previous week. Naval men are not.
however, over pessimistic. They in?
sist that admiralty methods for fight?
ing tho sumarines are gaining in eftl
eieney.
AMERICAN SAILORS ACTIVE.
I nltoil States Destroyers Ho Miles to
Rescue Survivors from Torpedoed
Ships.
The ba*e of the American flotilla
in Brltsh Waters, June 20.? illy the
Associated Press).?American de?
stroyers have returned h< ro with
eighty survivors of two torpedoed
British ships. The ships weic sunk
at the farthest point Westward in the
Atlantic the l'-boats have appeared
since the ruthless campaigr. begi:
and the response of the American de
Stroyotn to their "S. (). S." win a run
of more than one hundred indes
When the American warships arilv
ad on the scene they found the ships
were gone and for many hours I hey
groped about In tho dark In search
of the survivors. The crew of one of
the sunken ships, 31 In number, were
found In one life boat, while 19 sur?
vivors from the second ship wer?
picked up from two small boats. Four
sailors from the latter ship were kill?
ed by the explosion of the torpedo.
Admiral Sims and other naval of
tlcei*s met the destroyers on their re
turn and complimented tho command
err on their work. American cor
ropondents were present, havtnf
neon Invited here through an arrange?
ment between the Fnlted States and
P-rttsh governments. The British
admiralty assigned an official photo
grnpher to take pictures of arythin^:
desired by the newspaper men Many
pictures were taken showing the
American tars fraternizing w.th the
British sailors. The Americans pre
sented a splendid appearance, being as
fine a body of fighting men a? could
bo found anywhere.
Although there are no war time re?
strictions on the sale of liquor In thi?:
port, tho saloons are not the len'.ez
vous of either the Americans or Brit?
ishers. One of the diversions of the
Americans Is Initiating their British
colleagues Into the mysteries of the
American national game.
When the correspondents arrived hi
this port they were taken to the beau?
tiful old English home where Admir
al Sims has his headquarters Th
house is 300 feet above tho town an.!
from the wonderful gardens which
sunound It several American destroy?
ers could be seen riding at i.nchoi
The admiral chatted with the news
paper men for half an hour, after
which they were "Aken to Inspect th
harbor. '
AMERICAN SOCIALISTS DISLOYAL.
That Is the Statement Dr. Onldfnib
Makes to Stockholm Cotifcrcwe.
Stockholm. June 21? Dr. Max (lold
farb, one of the American Socialists,
who arrived hero to attend tho con?
ference, In report to the Duetoh
Scandinavian committee, asking for
the creation of a permanent Srciallst
committee, whose sole purpose shall b ?
to work for a permanent peace, de?
clared that the American Socialists
jare neutral and Samuel Gomper
I pledge of organized labor to the Wfl
was "in no way an expression of th?
sentiment of the wan kers of America.1
The Socialist leaders of this countr>
said recently that Goldfarb was with
out any credentials from ths Socialist
party. He is said to be a Husslan ell
l/.en and formerly lived In New York
ROUMANIAN MISSION COMING
Party Hound for Culled states Reach?
es Tokio.
Tokio, June ist (Correspondence)? -
The Roumanian mission enroute t >
the United States has arrived here,
i>cii?ii Regain Territory,
The French official report today
announced they recaptured this morn
Ing a part of the positions the Her?
mans gained on the Alsne ffOI t yes
terday. The French gained ground
last niKht near champagne. The m u?
lsh f i out was quiet
OALTOUR REPORTS ON SUCCESS
OF MISSION TO WASHING?
TON.
rimis United States, He Bays, convinc?
ed of Righteousness or cuusc of
Liberty Ijcague.
London, June 20.?Arthur J. Bal
four gave an accounting of his stew?
ardship in connection with his mis?
sion to the United States to the mem?
bers of the house of commons today
nt a luncheon arranged in his honor by
the Empire Parliamentary associa?
tion. The guests were members of
parliament and cabinet ministers with
the American ambassador, Walter II.
Page, and a few colonial representa?
tives as the only outsiders.
Mr. Hal four said:
"The success of the mission was
not due to the personal qualifications
Of your representatives but to far
deeper and more permanent causes,
which must give us all great cause for
gratification. I say nothing of the
hospitality of the United States, which
is proverbial. I need not dwell on the
boundless kindness shown us, which
was so obviously from the heart. The
American people would have given us
that same hospitality under any cir?
cumstances.
"What moves me and all Britain
and France too, is something deeper,
namely, the tremendous and spon?
taneous enthusiasm of America for
what is now our common causo and
the deep feeling of sympathy.
"It was nut in the power of nnv
mission or any group of individuals
to create that feeling. Our mission
was only the occasion for its mani?
festation. It gave the Americans a
welcome chance to show what they
felt In the cause of world freedom.
And this is the greatest and pro?
found it result of our trip. This Ii
a result of which the value can not
be measured by the mere effect it
Will have on the present war but
which will outlast many generations
"Thus the mission has been the oc?
casion of the most beneficent' devel?
opment of international relations in
tho history of the world. Most al
llanoes have been based on tempo
rary agreements between nations for
tho pursuit of certain alms and am?
bitions, and therefore passed with
tho passing occasion.
"Our alliance is based on a great j
moral consideration. We do not wish I
to use war as an instrument of ex
pansion, and so we here may be cer?
tain that the United States will no
leave us until our great ends are a?
eomplished. There is nothing I am
more certain of than this, that th
United States having put its hand to
the plow will not turn back.
"The Americans have carefully
studied the origin and alms of tho
war- and have come irrevocably to the
conclusion that with the victory of
the allies is bound up the whole fu?
ture of civilisation. They will not
refuse any lacrtflot or effort which
may bring a happy fruition, on which
they are convinced depends the who'o
trend of civilization."
WOI LI) STOP FOUR TRAINS.
Coast Line's Petition to Re Hoard
June 27.
Columbia, June 20.?The South Cat
Ollna Railroad Commission has receiv?
ed from the Atlantic Coast Line Rail?
road company a petition to be allow?
ed to discontinue four trains oporatin
through this State. Request of th
road is made, it is stated, as a result
Of the demand for a strict conserva?
tion of all equipment to meet the
reeds of the war. The commission
named June 27 as the oate for a pub?
lic hearing, at which time represent:
lives of the road and any persons In?
terested may have an opportunity to [
appear.
The trains w hich the railway seeks |
to discontinue tire: Nos. 86 and G7 be?
tween Fayettevillo, N. C, and Bcn
nettsville, and Nos. 4(5 and 4 7, operat?
ing from Sumter to Florence via Lanes.
It Is proposed in the case of the lat?
ter trains to substitute a mixed train,
carrying both freight and passengers,
between Sumter and Lanes, the sched
ule from Lanes to Florence being
abandonod.
MAY DOUBLE MINIMUM.
Anderson Contributes in one Day Red
Cross Allotment.
Anderson, June 80.-?Reports re?
ceived at county headquarters tonight
indicate that Anderson county has
oversubscribed Its $18,000 allotment
for the Bed Cross. The campaign was
begun at 0.30 o'clock this morning
ami reports were received from sev
c ral of the committees late this after
noon, Tonight, because cd* the great
success In the whirlwind campaign of
today ami because of the machinery
be ing well organised and just gettln?
down to good work the county sxecu
live committee-men arc* consider!ni
doubling this c ounty's allotment, mak
ling $30,000 in all to he raised by Mem
Ida) morning.
GALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
JINK DESIGNATED FOR
REGULAR ARMY.
President Urges Men From 18 to 10 to
Present Themselves for Service in
War.
Washington. June 20.?President
Wilson issued a proclamation today
designating the week of June 23-30
as recruiting week for the regular
army and called upon unmarried men
without dependents to enroll for war
service in order that the ranks of the
regulars might be filled promptly.
This was the president's first call
for volunteers in the present war. The
proclamation follows:
"Proclamation by the president:
"I hereby designate the period of
June 23 to June 30, next, as recruit?
ing week for the regular a? \y and
call upon unmarried men between the
ages of 18 and 40 years, who have
no dependents and who are not en?
gaged In pursuits vitally necessary to
the prosecution of the war, to present
themselves for enlistments during the
week herein designated to the num?
ber of 70,000.
(Signed) "Woodrow Wilson."
The president acted at the request
of army officials who have been se?
riously concerned over the slow rate
of recruiting for tne regular army.
It had been hoped that the regular
service could be brought to its whole
war strength of approximately 300,
000 men by July .TO, which would have
permitted the war department to carry
out Its plans In regard to the train?
ing of all forces to be raised and
also as to the dispatch of armies t<?
Prance. For several days, however,
the average enrollment for the army
per day has hern little more than
1,000 men instead of the "),000 or
more the department hoped to ob?
tain.
Today's recruiting bulletin shows
that since April 1, 121,363 men have
been enrolled as war volunteers of
the 183.898 necessary to bring th
service to war strength. The army,
therefore, la now In the neighborhood
of 70,000 men short of war strength.
Pawllle Items.
Paxvllle, June 2.?On Tuesday af?
ternoon, the 12th, the Woman's Chris-j
tian Temperance Union held a very
interesting Mother's meeting, at the
Methodist church. The program con
sistcd of very interesting readings re?
lating to motherhood, and was in?
terspersed with vocal and instrumen?
tal music. The violin music render?
ed by Miss Vivien Curtis, was espe
oially pleasing. During the busines
part of the program, it was decided
to hold a community fair, the date
and plans to be formulated at a later
dato.
Mrs. P. S. Geddings and children
left last week for Rock Hill, where
they wdl visit her daughter, Mrs. W
E. Tisdale.
Miss Ethel Corbett left on Fridav
last for a short visit to relatives at
Wilson Mill. From there, she Will go
to Charleston, where she will sporn
a few weeks of her vacation at th
Naval Clothing factory, returning to
her school at Fair Forest the first o'
September.
Several of the young girls of the
town and community spent the week?
end at Manning attending the canning
club demonstration.
Mrs. W. R, Keels and children are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Hattie Du
Rent, at Elliott.
Miss Pearle Broadway has returned
from an extended visit to relatives at
Sanderaville, Ga.
Miss Hula Corbett left Monday for
Pondloton, where she will participate
In the Thornpson-Jayroe nuptials on,
Wednesday evening.
Misses Alice and Emily Broadway
are in Charleston for a few days this
week.
Misses Viola and Edna McHeod are
In Florence visiting their sister, Mrs.
Marion Cox.
YOUNG TRAITORS ARRESTED.
Philadelphia, Juno 21.?Seventeen
young men and women were arrested
last night for distributing literature
Which the police declared contrary to
the government's welfare. They were
held without bond for a hearing on
Saturday.
FOR S?HE?A few Duroc pigs of the
very best breeding. None better, at
ten dollars each for immediate de?
livery. II- I* and Alfred Scarbor?
ough.
Geo. H. Hurst,
Undertaker and Embalmer,
Frompt Attention to Day and
Night Calls.
At D. J. CRAtO Old Stand. N. Main.
1 nones. Night joi
BRITISH COTTON Association
CLOSES LIVERPOOL cotton
MARKET.
Sensational Advance in Cotton Prices
lias Demoralised Business in Cotton
Trade in England
Liverpool, June 20.-?The cotton ex?
change was closed temporarily today
after a short period or trading.
Prices Advance Too Rapidly.
London, June 20.?An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch says the cotton as?
sociation decided to close the market
because of sensational movements
during the last few days.
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CONGRESS OF WORKMEN AND
SOLDIERS1 DELEGATES TAKE
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Ex|mvhh Their Absotate roaeVlrsxM in
l'ioxsdonal Omennaanl and Re?
quest Immediate Resumption of Of*
fletttfoe by the Russian Army.
London. June 21.?A Petrograd
dispatch says that the congress of
workmen and saldier?' delegates froni
the whole of Russia yesterday \otod
their confidence in the provisional gov?
ernment and unanimously adopted a
resolution demanding Immediately a
resumption of the o .'ensive by ths
Russian army.
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