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.THE UNION TIMES ' ' C PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY' 1 TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREET ( BELL PHONE NO. 1 < LEWIS M. RICE Editor t , Registered at the Postoffice in Union, S. C., as second class matter. ? i SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1.50 Six Months .75 Three Months .40 ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion $1.00 F.verv subsequent insertion .50 FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1917. 1 Union county is asked for ten thousand dollars for the Red Cross fund. Up to Wednesday night the sum 01 $1239.54 had been raised. More than one thousand dollars a day will have to be raised for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday if the sum be reached. Help now, and help liberally. Miss Honora May O'Brien, a pretty stenographer of Ridgewood, L. I., is saing J. B. Manning, a wealthy New York banker, for a million doMars for ? ' ? uicaui ui promise. it must De tfie money she is after for the doddering old fool she is suing would hardly stir the affections of any pretty young girl. But it is just such a "broken" heart that money has power to heel. Red Cross week will end Monday night, and what you do, you must do quickly. This movement has swept over the entire country, and it is confidently believed that the hundred million asked for will be given. A hundred million dollar contribution in one week to one great object of benevolence is a big task. But this is a big country and it is practically assured that the entire amount will be , forthcoming. From all the information we can gather upon the subject of the German submarine situation it appears to us that Germany had about compassed the ends she sought, and but for the entrance of the United States into the war would have been victorious over all the allies. Even now it's going to take the combined world to whip Germany. There is nothing pained by underestimating the \ strength of the enemy. It is estimated that 1,745,000 tens have been sent to the bottom by Germany for the ' first third of this year. We have felt all along that Russia 1 would not turn from a czar to a j kaiser for help in her time of sore > tl'OuUo. And noms -T' that country shows that our supposi- \ tion was correct. Every day the con- 1 ditions poiat more clearly to a demo- J cratic government in that much dis- ^ turbed land. Robert Grimm, the Swiss socialist who visited Petrograd j to plead for peace on behalf of the i Germans, has been expelled by the ' provisional government and the sol- ! diers' and workingmen's council has ( declared in favor of a fight to the ' finish. Added to these hopeful signs, J the douma has ordered an immediate offensive against the OScFmans. It be- j gins to look^like affairs are taking a very satisfactory shape in the mighty country of Russia. , i * < Six hundred millions of dollars will | probably be appropriated by congress 1 this week for immediate use fn per- j fecting the American aircraft pro- , gram projected by the council of na- < tional defense. Pre?i(>ent Wilson, it is ' said, will approve the measure. Many ] have predicted that the great war 1 would finally be fought to a finish in the air anrl it nnw oonmo ? probable prediction, it promises to 1 be not only spectacular in the ex- 1 treme, but deadly as well. It would >e a thrilling sight to see five thou* ?and air machines rushing headlong ?nd meeting an opposing five thousand machines, and all ten thousand >f them spitting fire and death. Inciientally, there would not be many of those engaged in the carnage left to tell the tale. Rut the decision in the ZTeat war will probably be reached through just such a frightful event, PRESIDENT SETS RECRUITING WEEK JUNE 23-30 DESIGNATED FOR REGULAR ARMY. President Urges Men From 18 to 40 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 c.allcd upon unmarried men without dependents to enroll for war 2 2 ? iLrtf *Tor?lre r\f fV?o servieu in uruvi mai w??? v..v 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 .Tune 30, next, as recruiting week for the Tegular army and call upon unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 40 years, who have no dependents and who are not engaged in pursuits vitally necessary to the prosecution of the war, to present themselves for enlistment during the week herein designated to the number of 70,000. (Signed) "Woodrow Wilson." The president acted at the request of army officials who have been seriously concerned over the slow rate of recruiting for the regular army. It had been hoped that the regular service could be brought to its wh <le war strength of approximately 300,000 men by July 30, which would have permitted the war department to carry out its plans in regard to the training of all forces to be raised and also as to the dispatch of armies to France. For several days, however, the average enrollment for the army ner day has been little more than 1,000 men instead of the 5,000 or more the department hoped to obtain. Today's Tecruiting bulletin shows that since April 1, 121,363 men have been enrolled as war volunteers of the 183,898 necessary to bring the service to war strength. The army, therefore, is now in the neighborhood of 70,000 men short of war strength. WILL ARREST SLACKERS SPARTANBURG JUNE 30 (Spartanburg Journal) A special officer has been in Spartanburg for the past several days investigating the 200 and more cases in which it is charged that young men failed to register on Tuesday, Juno 6. Only one actual arrest has been made, that of a negro preacher, Fletcher Griffith, of Woodruff. It is charged that he failed to register. He has been bound over to the United States court for trial by Commissioner R. J. Gantt. Reliable information says that the names of 200 men in Spartanburg who have failed to register have been handed to the authorities. The special agent is making investigations of these before arrests are made. According to information from the fednml nnthoritipe in rirntrnvilln if ic probable that the wholesale arrests r>f slackers will be made throughout the United States on June 30. BUILDING TO COST $27,000. riinton Pays $3,250 for High School Home Site. Clinton, June 19.?The site for the new high school building has been purchased from L. D. McCray for j>3,250 and extends from IIampt6n avenue to Centennial street. This is a fine location and is centrally located for the entire community. The trustees have spent considerable time in making the selection and the choice >f this ^sjte seems to meet with gen?ral approval. When bids were incited more than a dozen lots were submitted. The erection of the high school building will begin at once and t will coat $27,000. Th# present site vill admit of a frontage on two streets and will he sufficiently large o accommodate the present needs. Hie contract will call for completion >f the buildin'g by the opening of the tession next fall. I. L. M'LAURIN REAPS PROFIT IN COTTON Marlboro Planter Sells 100 Rales at 25 Cents?Predicts Higher Price. Rennettsville, June 17.?John L. McLaurin has most of his 1014 crop >n hand. He sold 100 bales this week it 25 cents, the highest price paid unce war times in Marlboro county. !Ie said that he knew cotton would .till go very much higher, especially he next crop monbhs, but that he iceded some money to pay current expenses on his present crop. He said lio could only get 6 cents per pound vhen ho put the cotton in the wareiouse. This makes 19 cents' profit, ess storage charges. SERVICE LEAGUE. There wiH be a meeting *f the Wonan's Service leaprue on Friday afterloon at 5 o'clock at Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. M. B. Sumner, Secretary. "I DIDN'T RAISE MY BOY." (By Abbie Farwell Brown of the Not to be a soldier? Did you, then, know what you, his mother, were raising him for? How could you tell when and where he would be needed? When and where he would best pay a man's debt to his country? Suppose the mother of George Washington had said, "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier!" Suppose the mother of General Grant, or the mother of Admiral Dewey, had said it; or the mothers of thousands and thousands of brave fellows who fought for Independence and Liberty; where would our country be today ? If the mothers of heroes had clung and sniveled and been afraid for their boys, there wouldn't perhaps be any free America for the world to look to. Mother, you are living and enjoying America now, you and the boy you "didn't raise to be a soldier." Thanks to others, you and he are safe and sound?so far. (You may not be tomorrow?you and the other women; he and the other men who "weren't raised"?if Americans turn out to be Sons of Cowards, as the Germans believe). You want your boy to live and enjoy life with you, to make you happy. You don't want to risk your treasure. What mother ever wished it? It is indeed harder to risk one's beloved 'than one's self. But there are things still harder. You don't want your lad to meet danger, like Washington and Grant and Sheridan and the rest whom you taught him to admire. You'd rather keep your boy where you believe him safe than have your country safe! You'd rather have him to look at here, a slacker, than abroad earning glory, as a Patriot. You'd rather have hijn grow old and decrepit and die in his bed than risk a hero's death, with many chances of coming back to you, proudly honored. You'd rather have him go by accident or illness, or worse. There are risks at home, you know? Are you afraid of them, too? How can you guard him? You'd rather have your boy meet even disease, disgrace, dissolution, than take his chances shoulder to shoulder with the manly sons of women who raised their boys to do their duty. Would you ? Is it you who are keeping him back? Shame on you, Mother! You who are no true, proud mother.n. It isn't only the men who have got to be brave, these days. It's the women, too. We all have much to risk when there's a wicked war in the world. Don't you know, this is a war to destroy wicked war? Don't you want your son to help make the world over? This is a war to save our liberty, our manhood, our womanhood, the best life has to give. Mother, what did you raise your boy for? Wasn't it to be a man gnd do a man's v&rk? Could he find a greater cause thar. this to live or die for? You should be proud if he can be a soldier. You must send him out with a sraPe. Courage! You must help him to be brave. We must all help one another to be brave and unselfish. For America. n atdavo at3 h? a ti x nrmrv i /i i wr di.aiij AOivTiU TO HELP UNCLE SAMMIE Third Assistant Postmaster General Thinks There Will Be an Apprepreciable Saving. Don't use two one-cent stamps, where a two-cent stamp will do, or two five-cent stamps where a tencent stamp will answer. The Unitea States government can save money if the people of the country will only heed this request. While it is difficult to realize that an appreciable saving can be made in the printing, handling and cancelling by doing this the third assistant postmaster general has made the statement that it will effect a large saving. This may come a little hard on the gallant swain and the blushing lassie who thinks it distasteful to use a two-cent stamp on a letter, but now it may be called an act of patriotism to lay aside such an conventionality | when it means a saving to Uncle Sam. | me tnird assistant postmaster general has issued the following: "As a measure of economy, use stamps of the highest denominations suiting to the amount of postage required on all mail. For example, a 2-cent stamp instead of two t-cent stamps should be affixed to letters needing 2-cents postage, and a lo? cen tstamp instead of five 2-cent stamps should be attached to parcels requiring 10 cents postage. Co-operation between postoffice employes and the public in the sale and use of stamps of the hieher denominations will effect a large saving to the government in the cost of producing, transporting and cancelling them, and will benefit the public in minimizing the number of stamps handled end affixed to mail. This benefit will be especially important to business concerns mailing large quantities of letters and parcels, and postmasters are directed to bring the suggestion particularly to their notice. "Postmasters will cause this suggestion to be published in the newspapers when it can be done without expense to the department. "A. M. Dockery, I "Third Assistant Postmaster Genj eral." PACOLET, ROUTE 1 Pacolet, Route 1, Rehoboth, June 20.?Children's Day was held at Rehoboth on last Sunday and there was a large crowd present. The little children did well not to have had any more training than what they had. We had with us that day Probate Judge W. D. Kirby of Gaffney, who made an excellent address. Judge Kirby said that he enjoyed being there that day, but he said that he enjoyed the dinner the best of all. The people of Rehoboth never slight any one when there is something to do at Rehoboth, most especially when there is dinner on the ground. There were some fine speeches and also good singing, which was enpoyel by all. Mr. Gary Mabry of Drayton attended Children's Day at Rehoboth last Sunday*. Mr. R. J. Foster spent last Tuesday in GafTney on business. We are having some more cool weather now and the little cotton is looking awful bad, but it may be all for the best, we can't tell. This writer has been harvesting and it surely is hard work. The grain is short around in this community, so I guess wheat and flour will be higher next year. I think the farmers will gather a good crop of corn this fall, but the cotton is short. Several of the farmers are not through thinning yet. The young cotton has a good color, but it is small. Mr. Walter Home spent last Friday night with Mr. Boston Harris on Gaffney, Route 5. What has become of Daisy? We would be glad to hear from her again. How about it, Daisy? Mr. A. H. Floyd of Atlanta spent last Saturday night and Sunday with his father, Mr. H. F. Floyd, near Grindal Shoals bridge. Mr. Felix Spencer, who lives near Corinth church, died last Saturday night at his home. Mr. Spencer has been in bad health for several months. This writer does not know the cause of his death. Well, I haTdly know what to say about the war situation. I noticed in the paper the other day where several of the German airships attacked the British capital and showered down hnmh* inHismmiratplv nrirl killer) numbers of people and also wounding several hundred. Other places were attacked but the heaviest losses occurred in the town of London itself. Every one can be a soldier, either on the battlefield or at home. Those who can't fight can raise food for those who are fighting and be patriotic too. Jake. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Not Served). State of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of Common Pleas. Mrs, Delilah Jane Moorhead, Mrs. Belle Goudelock and George W. Whitlock, Plaintiffs, against F. G. Whitlock, W. G. Whitlock, Mrs. Edwin McGlasshan, Mrs. O. E. Smith, Mrs. J. W. Pollard, Mrs. C. G. Miller, F. M. Whitlock, L. C. Whitlock, Miss Flossie Whitlock, Franklin G. Whitlock, Mrs. H. C. Brown and Mrs. J. D. Johnson, Defendants. To the defendants, above named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, the original of which said Complaint and Summons were duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Union County, South Carolina, at Union Court House, on the 25th day of May, 1917, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber, at his offices at Union, South Carolina, within Twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated at Union, S. C., May 25, 1917. J. Ashby Sawyer, Plaintiffs' Attorney. R. C. Williams, ^ Clerk of Court. (Seal) To the defendants, Mrs. Edwin McGlasshan, Mrs. C. G. Miller, F. M. Whitlock, 1). C. Whitlock, Mrs. H. C. Brown and Mrs. J. D. Johnson: Take Notice, that the Complaint in this action, together with the Summons. of which the foreeoinc is a copy, were duly filed i-n the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Union County, South Carolina, at Union Court House, on the 25th day of May, A. D. 1917. J. Afdiby Sawyer, Plaintiffs' Attorney. Union, S. C., Jane 6th, 1917. 23-3 GERMANS' LOSSES BIG LAST MONTH Over 110,000 Killed, Wounded and Missing. Ijondon, Jane 18.?The German casualties as reported in the German official casulalty lists in the month of May follow: Killed and died of wounds or sickness, 22,000; prisoners and missing, 26,562; wounded, 62,394. Total 110,956. aaamaUSaa aJJ.J 4a il a ucnc tanuaitici) auucu iu muse previously reported (five the following total since the beginning of the war. 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