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^ rViefory Loan in April Glass Announces Plans of Gov ernment?Six Billion r|' Maximum. h . Wahington, Jan. 19.?Only one bigj ? war loan drive is planned by the treasury department, Secretary Glass - '- . said today. This will be the Victory lljoaei, to be floated probably the last three weeks in April. The amount will j -not be more than $6,000,000,000 and i * may be $5,000,000,000 ?' v "I expect the Victory Liberty Loan i to.be the last intensive campaign for I the. sale of government bonds," said '?' .i jfr. ?lass. "Reports that there would . he two more bond issues this year ag gregating $12,000,000,000 are entirely ?without foundation, not only as to amount but also as regards the num t ber of campaigns." More bonds probably will be issued by the government even after the next ,| campaign, but it is planned to market I these quietly through banks and other '* jtmaeial institutions without the usual -campaign of advertising and solicit or ing. The amount of securities to be . sold in this manner will not be defcer v mined for months, until the treasury . gets a more definite idea of the vol ume of expenses growng out of . liquidating of war contracts, the al - lies' needs for future loans and the demands arising from continuing the policy of making loans to railroads, I financing the next wheat crop, con , tniutng ship building and other in * ternal obligations. One result of Secretary Glass' an nouncement that ^the :aealt intensive loan campaign would be the last is that Lberty Liberty Loan organiza tions throughout the country will make this a big selling point in the campaign. Citizens will be urged to do their utmost on the plea that it probably will be the last opportunity to make loans- to the government for war purpoes. The misapprehesion regarding the number and amount of remaining loans may have arisen, treasury offi cials explained today, over the fact that the treasury had planned to float two loan issues aggregating about $12,000,000,000 this fiscal year. The fiscal year began last July 1, how ever, and ends next ^June 30, and the Fourth Liberty Loan of nearly $7, 000.0000,000 already has been floated in that period. Most treaury officials believe_ that the terms of the fifth, or Victory Loan will have to be made more at tractive than those of the past either by raising the interest rate above 4 1-4 per cent or by some other means. Armenian and Syrian Relief. Total to Friday at noon $1,873.93. Reported Saturday, C. D. Brunk and J. A. McKnight, $75; Mrs. Percy Smith and Mrs. Rosa Duffle, 24.75; Mrs. C. L. Stubbs, $57.35; Miss Eliza beth . White, $98.00; Miss Isadore Teicher, $25.65; Mrs. Robert Warren, $37.00. This makes a total to Satur day -subscribed for this most worthy cause, $2,097.68. ._ Memorial for Roosevelt President Wilson Approves Plan for Services Throughout Country. Washington, Jan. 20.?President Wilsoa has cabled Secretary Tumulty his approval of the proposal to hold ' Roosevelt memorial sr-i~vio.es through- j out the country on February 9th, Sim- i ultaneously with the joint memorial services in congress. Unity of Ideas Peace Congress Making Marked Progress To-Day. Paris, Jan. 20.?As the supreme council resumed its sittings today, marked progress was being made in the business of comparing the various plans for*the formation of the league of nations and harmonizing them into unity of ideas, which can be taken as a concrete proposition. Much head way in this direction was made last night at a conference between Presi- \ dent Wilson, Lord Robert Ceeil. Lc ' on Bourgeois and Gen. Smuts. Saloniki, Friday, Jan. 17.?By the Asociated Press.?Nikolai P. Pasin pitch, the Serbian premier, has re signed. Prince Regent Alexander has asked Stoyan Protitch, minister of finance, to form a new cabinet for the Serb?Croato-Slovene kingdom. Canada's Scarlet Riders The Royal Mounted Police, Who Have Patrolled the Cana dian Wastes. Regina, Sask., Jan. 16.?Canada's Scarlet Riders, the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, who left the Domin ion to further distinguish themselves on the battlefields of France, are to be reorganized on a pre-war basis, according to an announcement by government officials. Squadrons of th? famous riders who for years have patrolled the prairies, mountains, forests and Arc |tic wastes of Canada, will be return ed from "overseas and permitted to re join their old force, which will be re cruited to a strength of 1.200 men. Regina will continue to be general headquarters and the territory policed ; will extend from Port Arthur to Brit ish Columbia and far into the vast stretches of the No Man's Land of the North. District headquarters will be re-established at Winnipeg, Regina. Prince Albert, Lethbridge, Edmon ton Vancouver and Dawson. Outposts will be established at Ivlacleod, Battle ord, Maple Creel-, and Peace River. A? the war progressed, members of the famous band, who had faced death ?Enumerable times by daring dashes into the wilderness after criminals, 1 one by one dropped out to join the overseas forces until the organization had all but disbanded. Official reports \ have shown that they continued their intrepid exploits in the war zone. ! Government officials have said that, j the history of the Scarlet Riders is I ! also the history of law and order in ! ; the Canadian northwest. The proud! I claim is made that the horsemen have j ! never failed to account for a criminal; i after once taking the trail. ? It has not J j always been possible to bring back the j j man alive, however, and in each of; ! these cases a formal notation is made telling where the body is buried. The records at headquarters, which 'teem with thrilling adventures, show ! that on more than one occasion a sin j gle officer rode into the Northern ! Wilderness, used dog teams to pene : tr?te still farther, and then "mushed" (walked) to his destination to arrest an Indian or Eskimo who had killed a white man or tribesman. Now and then a fugitive shot first and with true aim. But official records show that no criminal who murdered an officer ever escaped vengeance of that officer's comrades. Medals for All Practically all Generais in France Received Honors. Washington, Jan. 20.?'-Practically all army corps and division command ers of the American , expeditionary forces, together with the heads of staff departments have been awarded distinguished service medals by Gen. Pershing. The war department today announced 27 citations ;n addition to 24 yesterday. CHAMBER OF COM3IERCE AniMial Election Tomorrow and Smok er Tomorrow Evening. The annual election of six directors of the Sumter Chamber of Corjirnerce takes place tomorrow. The election i booth will be at Hearon's Pharmacy* j and will be open from 8 to 5 P. M. i Fifteen leading business and profes i sional men have been nominated and I six directors will be chosen from that j ma: y candidates. All members are entitled to vote j who are in good standing. That is ev i ery firm or corporation is entitled to j one vote on a basis of one vote for. every $10 paid as annual dues to the j ("ha mber. The annual meeting and smoker'of I the Chamber of Commerce occurs to j mcj row night at 8 o'clock at the Elks j Club, rooms. The following gentlemen j of Sumter and other places will speak: i Dr. J. A. Hayne, State Health Of-,' j Hcer, "The Public Health." I Vr. C. C. Kirkpatrick, "Good ; Roads." j Air. A. V. Snell, "The Chamber of ?Commerce and Its Country Relations." Dr. S. H. Edmunds, Education. Address by President A. C. Phelps i of the Chamber of Commerce. ) Montgomery, Jan. 20.?Thomas E. IKilby, of Anniston and Nathan\"Lu ; Miller of Birmingham, were sworn j in as governor and lieutenant govern or of Alabama at noon today. Th? i inauguration was followed by a pa i radr through the main streets of the ' city. _ - ===? OF THIS WEEK co: Values talk. Read this list of a few of the Values we offer. ie and look?Its worth while. Then 30c Prcales. Sale Price.23c 35c and 40c Percales. Sale price.27 l-2c 35c Dress Ginghams. Sale price .,..27c 30c, 32 in. wide Blue Chambrey, at.22 l-2c 25c Dress Ginghams at.20c 30c Apron Ginghams, at.23c 25c Apron Ginghams, at.20c 20c Apron Ginghams, at.15c 20c Brown Homespun, 36 in. wide at.16c 25c Brown Homespun- good quality, 36 in. wide, at.19c 30c Brown Homespun, best quality, 39 in. wide, at.23c 45c Lonsdale Middie Twill, best quality, at 37c 45c Wamsutta Mill Middie. Twill, at.37c $2.00 Bed Sheets, good quality, 81x90.$1.65 $2.25 Bed Sheets, good quality, H. S. 81x90 $1.75 Bed Sheets With Seams, 72x90 .85c 10-4 Pepperell Sheeting- at.70c 10-4 El Pepperell Sheeting, at.65c 8 oz. A. C. A. Feather Ticking, at.43c 20c Quality Mattress Ticking, at.16c 25c Quality Mattress Ticking, at.19c 30c Quality Mattress Ticking, at.23c 35c Quality Mattress Ticking, at.27c 30c Advertisers A. A. Bleaching, 36 in. wide, 23c 28c Advertisers Bleaching, 36 in. wide.22c 22 l-2e Huko Bleaching 36 in. wide.17c - 30e Blue Bird Mull, for Under Garments and Waisting, at.23c $3.00 English Long Cloth, 10 yd. pieces, at$2.30 $2.50 English Long Cloth, 10 yd. pieces at $1.95 36 in. Pajama Check, at.17c 35c, 36 in. Nainsook, at.27c 40e, 40 in. Nainsook, at.-.32c 45c, 40 in. Nainsook- at.-.37c 30c, 36 in. Nainsook, at.23c 40c 44 in. Mercerized Batiste, at.- -.32c 50c 44 in. Mercerized Batiste, at.41c ALL COAT SUITS AT 1-2 PRICE DURING THIS SALE All goods marked in plain figures - Nothing sent out on approval