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ww*- r\ < ? /: r u Jll THE UNI<tiN TIMES = established in 1850 ? giving all t tfl c1if nfuic * j . v..... t| ws flll the time for 67 years kxhl'"> VOL.. LXVII. NO. UNION, S. C., FRID %Y 77 w., . ~ juj v* ? al 1,1 st 1 , 1017 Rin FVFNT ISRFINC, /7s?*s>sfcv?.c ^ ^ 1Z" - r"""? ? ?? rnion library PLANNED F To Be National Def fence Day For Union County (1 Distinguished Speakers to Be c Here?Mammoth Automobile 1 V Parade is Arranged?The * Whole County Has Been Invited to Take Part " on That Day. J' " c Saturday, August 18, is to be Na- t< tior.al Defense Day in Union and for c Ur.ion county. The county chairman, j' Lowndes Browning, with his co-workers, have canvassed the county, town- T> sh;> by township, and the grand coun- c ty rally is to be here Saturday. It is ? to l e a day of high resolve and of re- b newed patriotic zeal. There are to be several distinguished visitors to make c: speeches. The speaking will come off at the city park at 12:30 o'clock. At w 11:1*0 o'clock there will be a mammoth s automobile parade, forming at the e high school and going over a chosen s roe e to the city park. The parade will be headed by the band boys and representatives of the city govern- b mer.t. Mr. H. B. Jennings, general s manager of the Union-Buffalo Mills P Co.. has released from dutv in the mills each member of the band for the t entire day, and will allow their pay ? to po on same as if they were on n duty. Many, many automobiles, in v fact, about every automobile in the county, will be in the parade. Union f county people, irrespective of politi- 11 cal allipnment, will this day merpe * ' into a non-partisan, non-political pa- v tfiotic patherinp. Our county, dear e to our hearts, is to receive a renewal n of our vows. Our hearts are to unite in one common cause. s Hon. Sam J. Nicholls, Dr. H. N. Snyder and Mr. David R. Coker have ? accepted an invitation to be present, and there are some othdrs who have been invited and will perhaps come, e one of the beinp the povernor of South ? Carolina. ? C ENTERTAINS FOR VISITORS. ' c Mrs. W. H. Hope entertained last t week at a deliphtful affair in com- t pliment to the Misses Hope of Ltockhart and their puest, Miss Moore. The t spacious piazzas were strunp with c electric liphts and vases of summer c flowers attractively arranped on ta- li bles. Profrftssivp rnnlf wna oninwafl a until a late hour when an ice course S with cake was served by Mrs. Mac- si Donald and the hostess. q RED CROSS CHAPTER C TO JOIN PARADE n n The members of the Red Cross chapter will take part in the mam- fi moth parade Saturday morning and e they are requested to meet at the high c, school building at 10:30 o'clock to form in line. This is going to be ? the biggest day Union has had in a great while and hundreds of visitors will be here. The Red Cross branches * throughout the county are cordially invited to take part in the parade. ANTHONY SARRATT PROMOTED. , b Among the 25 captains recently promoted from first lieutenant and as- a signed to duty were several South Carolinians and prominent among ' them is Capt. James Anthony Sar ratt of our city, assigned to the 51st 1 ^ Infantry. I Capt. Sarratt was with den. Pershing on the border for seven months u and is being congratulated upon this a deserved promotion. He was born and read in old Union county and she is proud of her son. g SERVICES AT EDISONIA. M Rev. L. W. Rlackwelder will nreach at the Edisonia theatre next Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p. m. on the subject, "The Christian Home." Good M music will be furnished by local talent T and a cordial welcome extended to r< every one. MRS. W. M. JONES ILL. * |_j Mr. and Mrs. Jones resided here un- ja is critically ill at Steedley's hospita.. j She was operated on yesterday. Mrs. ^ Jon^s was taken suddenly ill and had oj to be rushed to the hospital. Mr. and Ms. Jones resided here un- aj til a year ago, and while here made many friends who will regret to learn w of her illness. It as stated at the a] hospital last night that Mrs. Jones ^ was resting more comfortably.?Spar- p tanhurg Herald. jj Mrs. Jones' friends in the city are grieved to hear of her illness and wish for her a speedy recovery. n, If the potatoes don't volunteer, ?1 we'll have to draft them. tl OR SATURDAY -? ?? ?i INSTRUCTIONS r 'or Those Who Secure Signatures to f Hoover Pled Re Cards, for Conservation of Foods and Registration Cards. q This is a request from your Presi- r ent of the United States. r Be courteous and friendly.- Avoid ontroversies. Make it your business s o reach every woman and every cook ;ho has charge of a household in the i1 ection assigned you, also every res- J1 aurant and hotel keeper, and chef. * The county should be subdivided ato townships with a chairman in " ach township and let her in turn se- 1 ;ct her township committee,who could ither collect their women at the R hurches and school houses in each ^ ownship, or make a house to house r anvass, which ever method in their iidgment seems best. ^ Cities should he divided into wards, recincts and blocks, and placed in harge of captains, and each group J1 f women given a certain number of locks. Women should go out in twos in *anvassing homes. Have plenty of women so that the j rork may he done quickly. Before ending them out get them all togethr and explain why we are asked to ign these cards, and to what it will jad. In the country, automobiles should e provided by patriotic men and o;lch ection definitely assigned to some 1 roup of two women. Remember this is a most important J ask in which you have the privilege f assisting. South Carolina must j1 lake a good showing in pledging its ' /omen for the conversation of foods. c In getting women to sign the regis- 1 ration cards make a brief explanation r l each case that the country needs 1 he services of men, and that patriotic c /omen must be willing to do what- { ver they can to help their governlent. ' Push the signing as rapidly as pos- ; ible when once it is begun. i Work should begin at once, as soon 1 s your county is thoroughly organsed and ready to go ahead. Have the cards signed in your presnce and bring them to the chairmen f VOUr woman's rnmmittpo wlin will urn them over to the chairman of the ( !ounty Council of Defense. t The chairman of the County Coun- g il will then express the Hoover cards j, o Herbert Hoover, Food Administraor, Washington, D. C. I The registration cards shall be urned over to the chairman of each ounty and retained by her at the ounty seat. Summary copies in dup- a icate shall be sent to Mrs. J. L. Vi- i anska, State Registrar, Charleston, f I. C., who keeps one summary and s ends the other to the national head- 0 uarters of the Woman's Committee, v 814 N. St., N. W., Washington, D. ^ !., so that if the services of the wo- a len registered in different depart- ^ lents are needed by the government, ]; hey will know definitely where to j, nd those qualified for service. Of j ourse this service is voluntary, not v ompulsory. q Mrs. F. Louise Mayes, v :hairman South Carolina Division f Woman's Council of Defense. fc ' m ' t lCCEPTS superintendency of monarch mills r Mr. T. M. McNeil of Columbia has a een chosen to succeed Mr. Arthur H. . ottjnfrham at Monarch Cotton Mills nd will assume his new duties next ' 'eek. Mr. McNeil has for two years een superintendent of Olympia and Iranby mills and is considered a very fficient and capable mill official. He t as been prominently identified with i' he welfare of the community in ? 'hich nis mills were located and is c Iso prominent in church work. I Mr. McNeil was superintendent of c ttaray mills in this city several a ears ajfo and his friends here are 1 lad to welcome him home. ^ m 1 IRS. V. S. BREWTON DIES is ?prro luiaut *? * ?r"A" a ai 1 uit anuil I llilvl^irjnfi " After an illness lasting only a day ^ trs. Virginia Sims Brewton died ' uesday afternon at 5 o'clock at her t jsident on North Converse street. P Mrs. Brewton was born in Union ^ Jlintv Octohpr 4 18fI9 tKn C -? -~ f v.-v. UUUKIIVCI . f Dr. T. II. Sims and Marie I). Sims. I! [er childhod was passed there and R iter she moved to Johnson City, enn., where she resided until hc? P larriage to the late Eber Brewton, 1 f Spartanburg. ^ Funeral services will be held this Tternoon at 5 o'clock at the resi- 1 ence of the deceased and interment ill be in Oakwood. The pallbearers re M. Greenwald, Dr. B. F. Sims. . L. Allen, M. O. Gentry, Br. H. R. 8( lack and F. 3. Nesbitt.?Spartanburg ? erald. ^ ? li Mr. L. C. Young of the Sardis a sighborhood brought in several wide P ?en cotton bolls Thursday. This is ' ?e first we have known of. j< * v>( V> Appro<| Ijens a train is the center of the ighting on the Western front. The Canadians have taken Hil 70, dominat-* ng the city from the north, and arej within the city itself engaging the lermans in desperate fighting at close luarters after advancing on a two! nile front to an extreme depth of one nile. For several weeks the Canadians lowly have been closing their lines on he west, northwest and southwest in reparation for a supreme effort to lace this center of the coal field of he Pas de Calais in their possession. Iill 70, just east of Loos and north f Lens, was the great stumbling lock. Early Wednesday the Canadians tormed the hill. The splendid effort /as successful and within a few hours; he important position was cleared of lermans. The Canadians swent on tr~~ i'ard Lens from the northwest, uring several suburbs and etfa , \t he western part of the city. T^/S? nans tried desperately to cVr/ 'anadian advance but five cod cvrat^r acks were in vain. While sufferin/ Union County E Who WeUnion couunty has eight youn;^ nen who have been commissioned re ently, as a result of their attain-^ nents in the oflicers' training camps.w They will be commissioned on the 15th, ind will be home on a ten days' furough beginning August 15. Uniow ounty is maintaining her record ft, lelivering the goods. These you, nen are a credit to the county. Thft? V. Hollingsworth and Hunter Har carried off the honors of being ma captains. The Union list, as far as we ha>een able to get it, is as follows: Urgent Call Fromi ynioife i*rr? ic- Utl -W-.-f1 Red Cross has urg< ,n, . Jrayson Murphy for ' "T,u J* ity knitted woolen |n~ enterim 2on|^ from Major N be ^orr ows i iirt i J * Atlanta, Ga., "nless \ I * 1. F. Alston, Jr., f"" of woi LB 5 Chairman Red Crc jrl ^ Union, S. C. his ?f ? "Last winter brok< their v 3 01 ind misery amonp limit f ill cs nexpressibly dread md . j X cc inding us without i j,e 9 ituation. I urge y State ti >ur soldiers and thobasest I irho will suffer i the , oi renches and also tho aTe e i01 ind Belgium refugee: riage U u? icing also returned 1ven myth. Bp < and. Every one her war , jju E ca. Begin shipping >nv_ na ' ar W M^l ion five hundred tl in oui L, HO var knitted wool art re" MUSI Pluested. They must ath- y i i Jp /eather and in view ! C<1 uel and other discoir *S ie of increditable va ji jr" ary and civilian wor Jl (Signed) " 5lte< Your chapter askec S. "Ma 31 si lite number this rec drills SB, illottment is 300 sw ^ of saitj II? ltion crewW'A: M is a in tVifll flj 1' \IN OLD PAPER Ol " vtemi If 8( nv . age Ve,,l if & By A pino lit and '?p iBnCAl Mrs. Jno. A. Fan ;stial the s IE~J hrough an old "conn cred- well-V jc 1 ng to her grandfatl Every launders, a native of galler ^ ame across an old C? cook i ^ iond in the sum of! ieve line < J oupons at the rate c com- meat: *|/J7T nnum and payable e and by eh 1 'he bond was issue etabh I1 f fa., and is dated 1 hould Elect I U 8G2, and expired on being pots j 8' s numbered 1659, ai j^gd decks ? 6 coupons, each of i . scoui ,J ^ These bonds were "i W done [ ( 11 ICC or congress apathers' L n 861, entitled, 'An A "T I ^ he issue of Treasur )rains pick I Q provide a War Tax f( fainst mast *| ion.'" The bond wi be in rnen' 7O] oupons, measures 16 .. The i. g| * quite a curiosity Ietlme are 1 l R eneration. > hun- the 1 If Mrs. Fant coulc f un- soon AR art with this paper ., . of 7 * u uite nice framed ar a|(g " \ 'arnegie library. pelled abc ? v riirkevM LYw, !r" A n,t 10 1 -?"lhould v: The men who have ?ding is ; o raininp at Fort Or than r! e econd camp to be op? . tid , t f August are Albe renc Ai ^ po amuel G. I.ayton an 1 pas- or 4 ice. These are hne^iia^ cr'|4 N nd it is no more 1 of /?. '* ]j ected that they be c* 88(Jl e== | gg 1^ ? Can't blame a "ct. ... . w ' . ictor" to cranberry Z* ^ m?y t?; r ii I fe \ii b \. //& I -j^^piure pitches to Lent \ SA. 33 U^anadians inflicted heavy losses on th jllar >nly slight casualties themselves th fcsted. jermans and captured almost MO lant. prisoners. In Flanders the intense artiller R SAlprhting goes on whit undintishei *outh rigor. The infantry has been mor ay Gractive; hut, except for the French, i angaged only in raids. On the Dlx SH Pmude Road northwest of Bixschooti 'pre, nthe French pushed forward and sue ly C<2eeded in realizing considreable pro tress. Artillery duels and small and *)IA isolated attacks have occurred on t'nr .eal iFreneh front from St. Quentin to ?hc I. L. Swiss border. Fighting in Southwest Moldavia aplAVIparently is lessenprin in intensity. In larolthe mountains the Russians and Roudesijnanians have given up a height west larrjpf Ocna to the Austro-Germans. In Varethe Putna Valley are toward the line C. pf the Sereth Berlin reports Field I??-Marshal von Mackensen has made Rpome progress, capturing the town of .edptracani. Three thousand prisoners, i - Vlguns and machine guns have been eanrh tured by the Austro-Germans in the X Moldavian theater. toys ?? Commissioned OG ^ Thomas A. Hollinps worth, captain ' J. I 1st inf., S. C. X. C. 1 j Lr Hunter Harris, captain infantry. ?? John Wilbanks, 2nd licut, infantry. s Royce Whitehead, 2nd licut. artil- a > }er>*-" i ^ William L. Feaster, 2nd lieut. cav- F dry. k ? John Herndon Thomson, 1st lieut. s ,:oast artillery. Hood C. Worthy, Jr., 2nd lieut. 1 jioast artillery. C James D. Mantrum, 2nd lieut. 1st S. C. Inf., N. U pdquarters; | fantgr Must Get " 800 pairs of wristlets, 300 pairs nTpt?.. cks. Full instructions follow in da m 's mail. Ask your members to ph VOin knitted work now on hand and th. f ,1 the deck for action. We want coi , . chapter to have a chance to do , art in makinp pood in this call Yo lelp from France. J, cat} (Signed) Guy E. Snavely, the ited it1 r Southern Division A. R C tv ,a telegram speaks for itself and pla on 'd touch the heart of everyone, of 1 ilanc^5" Hames? chairman of sup- Priv i eas- ^as ordered wool, needles and . Y) jictions and the Red Cross chap- DO rges every one, old and young, to "'OMl ^8 soon as our people realize Jl rrying need for these articles and ^?0' \e Pa^e Pitiful appeals, they will re- sen dd Ro The women of Union county for .volunteer in the same spirit that ^ien of our county have. disp uantione ^rs* ^ J* Hames of your canr r?^ness *? help in this work. Win- this _ ,'s coming and we must got to 'n 1r, g before it is too late. oae ?wer'n t ^ou help? If you can't knit, P'ck ell o someone to teach you save jrg all of us want to do our "bit" duct: 'ur soldiers and those of our al- ers 1 them ^ bit" at il send ee i*:pts POSITION theal ' Ij0i WITH TRADE COMMISSION head O o Pr?P( K A. B. Adams, who fills the thing iess< 0f ecnonomics in Oklahoma uni- lievo ~ j;y, has been granted a year's this ; . k of absence to accept a position !ne, the Federal Trade Commission. ' n 8 irk being to carry on food invesin. Prof. Adams is one of Un- Hoi , -unty's boys who has forn-Pfl of ' nlA p. His selection to the federal Satur ;aYe>n grew out of the splendid hook si r(?i onia:ch he is the author: "Market- morni ?u. ^rishable F'arm Products," wTit- to .11: mn.yeral years ago. ' he lade : bid th eighHELP THE RED CROSS. Vay: ' !. . C. E. Storm, chairman of the and means committee of the Red f.,p R has received a good many do- rutt 0 trens this week for the work. rjvo t( eaery woman in Union county ar ?t to contribute one jar of fruit, Mrs, E*rves, pickles or vegetables from ter, M is. itore, to help this noble cause, WCek i Jnrould not miss one jar and it will Mr. vit,untold help to the Red Cross. cn(j wj ?his. St-orm Jo ?: * ... .o kuiiik put her Fain, j aributions in the window at The Capt if office so everyone can see what jj0 ith.een given. Your donation will to Sper acknowledged through the press l,ieut atVhen a room has been secured, Fridav R n sale. x Mrs. \\ rl you help? Mr. yce of coffins advancing. That's !/m'e ^ commodity the people can't be ae- "r <)U5 J of hoarding. Mrs* J' ickyard farmer is sopatriotic that Oayli planted his foot on the sidewalk, but whc MONARCH AN, t MILLS WIL 10 TACK CARPET RAGS e AM) QUILT SCRAPS o If you cannot come to the Ret y Cross rooms and sew on the garment you can piece qui't squares and tacl p carpet raps at home. Old pinpham s and percales will make the carpet * raps and the new pieces will make the 5 quilt squares. Tear the raps one inch " and tack flat?the quilt pieces 4x4 " or 3 x 3 or even inches. The scraps ' and ravellinp can he used to stud' fracture pillars, which are so badly needed. The soldiers in France are usinp papers and straw. Won't you help the Red Cross and down the Iron C ross ? 1 wish to acknowledpe the followinp contributions: Three yards of tattinp pivcn by Mrs. C. C. Humphries, one can of peaches by Mrs. J. Frost Walker, Jr.. one can tomatoes by Mrs. Tom Walace. one can peaches by Mrs. R. I.. Cromer, one baby cap by Mrs. Hart, j These articles have been placed in | the window at The Times ofliee and will be sold sometime later. Ilrinp us a jar of fruit or vepetables and assist in this noble work and don't furirot to save the tin foil and articles for the rummnpe sale. Mrs. C. E. Storm. Ch'rm'n Ways and Means Com. j RED CROSS ACTIVITIES. I' The Red Cross chapter met at Mrs.|' H. K. Storm's Friday afternoon and i' ;acked carpet rags. which are to he ! ^ voven into rugs and sold for the hen - I lit of the chapter. These ladies are j o in earnest that everything avail- : ihle is being torn into strips and j t acked and as one of the members Q iresent remarked, "Some of our hus- j ands are going to be minus a few I hirts when this tiling is over." I ^ The rag tacking will be held next 'riday afternoon with Mrs. B. G. lifford at the Seminary and every- .)( ody is invited to come. Bring your j)t limble, needle, scissors and thread gu id if possible a bag of raps. This us vitation means for everybody to me and help down the Iron Cross. ^ he need is very great and time is ecious. Won't you help? SPOKE AT PICNIC. an J Th A picnic was held at Philipfii Tuesy, and a large nuiw>er of the peo- ^ ^ i of the county gathered to enjoy ('u e day. Hon. Lowndes J. Browning, iinty chairman of the National Delse Committee, Mr. Macbeth sta ung, Hon. L. L. Wagnon and Judge e,a M. Greer each delivered a speech in . 1 > interest of the National Defense ln vement. The speaking was not lra nned by the committee in charge " the picnic, Ivt upon the requpest of w , Browning, a hearing was gladly Pne en this cause. Dtsc NATIONS OF CANNED FRl'ITS. UEi Frs. C. E. Storm has received a d many donations of jelly pre- ' res, canned fruit and vegetables *t>rs the Red Cross. She purposes hav- *? n a window on Main street and thc lay them. Almost everyone has ?P0' led an abundance of food stuffs our year and there is not a woman an(' Inion county who could not bring *? C( jar of preserves, jelly, vegetables. cat.e( les or anything good she has d for this noble cause. The pros can readily be sold and the buy- by 1 ire only waiting for you to bring welc< i in, so if you want to do "youi to help win the war, brine or your donations to the Edisonia re, The Times office or direct to nuarters and it will reach the |e' . Sl er source. This is a very small 'l1,n? : for each one of us and we be- IT Union county will do her part in as well as in other things. that ? . ? you v CK( KPTION TO VISITORS. notifj taken a. J. Gordon Hughes, chairman war 1 e reception committee to serve f?001' day, asks us to announce that eption will be held Saturday *^c ng at the Elks Home from 10:.'?0 U :30, for the visiting speakers. public is invited to come and .pjK, e visitors welcome to our city. open c mornii PURELY PERSONAL. aftern. up wit t. and Mrs. James Anthony Sar- an(j se f Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., will ar-ij_:? unven. imorrow to spend ten days with sew fc id Mrs. IJ. Hames. are a C. S. Gregory and her daugh- vou ca !iss Aurie Gregory, spent last have y vith relatives at Carlisle. garmet Edward I'olk spent the week- liberty th his grandmother, Mrs. Jesse Comi it Carlisle. sec wh; s. Hunter Harris and Thomas llingsworth will arrive Friday Act id ten days with their parents. :. Herndon Thomson will arrive to visit his parents, Mr. and r. E. Thomson, for a few days. There Robert Colson, who is serving ounty >am in the navy, is spending a 'c tv loci h with his parents, Mr. and dition p J. Colson on E. Main street. rare oe< Union, ght is an easy thing to save,. ionium ? saves it ? jinprovii D LOCKHART L CONSOLIDATE 5 Change is to Take ; Place First of October New Corporation, if Carried Out, Will Have One Million Dollars Preferred Stock and One Million Five Hundred Thousand Common Stock. Monarch Cotton Mills and Lockhart I Cotton Mills will he consolidated under one manaireinent and will be called Monarch Mills, if plans now on foot, are carried out. The new proposition will have an authorized capital stock of ?2,51)0,000? si.000.000 preferred stock and ?1.">00.000 common stock. A plan has been worked out which is considered equitable to the stockVMo! ? of both concerns and one holding stock in either plant now will have the intrinsic value of the stock in the new stock. One of the reasons riven for the proposed consolidation S lh:i> ?! >" mi- power plant being devolved at I.ockhart will enable both nills to be operated by electricity. tllMTAKY TRAINING IN THE SCHOOLS There is no doubt about the fa ' hat military training is to be a part f the education of the boys for the ext generation. This is a shock to tanv Americans who have pursued abits that make it impossible for lent to think in any other terms than >rms of peace. Hut we shall have to jll ourselves together and make the ist of it. And after all, it is not ich a calamity that has come upon Military training may be given thout the influence that produces e militarist. The advantages of military trainEC will add greatly to the physical d mental improvement of our boys, lere is a well founded opinion that s boys of the present are too ''soft." ey cannot, or worse, will not, enre anything that is arduous. If ; military training becomes general :re will be a stronger and more unch type of boy in the next gention. The denominational schools are wise that they have put in military ining for next session. The SparAcademv. which has an ad. elseire in this issue of The Times, is of the schools that has adapted If to the situation. 1) CROSS HEAI)()CARTERS OPENED ON SATURDAY he acting chairman of headquar, Mrs. Macbeth Young, wishes us mnounce through The Times that Red Cross headquarters will be i for inspection on Saturday and friends throughout the county from other : me invited )me to see us. The rooms are !otl in the Chamber of Commoiv ling and someone will he then > you the work that has been done he local chapter and give \ m ;i ome to the city. A KEQl'EST. e friends in Union have respondo nobly to the call for vnrioi s at Red Cross headquarters tha lake hold to ask for more iiings. work room needs anotln chest will lock. If you have one that /ill he kind enough to lend, , lease r me. The best of care will be of these things and when the s over, they will he returned in shape. Mrs. Macbeth Young, ting Chairman Headquarters. 'ED CROSS ACT1 vrriiv ? ? ? AAA IA1. ( Red Cross headquarters will ho very day from 0 to 12:30 in the and from 4:30 to 7 in the oon. The rooms are well fitted th tables, machines and chairs veral of the machines are motor Won't you come and help us >r the soldier^? Whether you member of the chapter or not, n sew and we will be prlad to ou. If you prefer to take the its home to make, you are at to do so. i up to the hearlnn<i-??? -- vers and at we are doinp anyway. Mrs. Macbeth Younjr, inpr Chairman Headquarters. JAIL IS EMPTY. is not one prisoner in the jail, nor is there one in the kup. We understand the conrevailed once before, but it is a mrrence, and speaks well for We do not believe the milhas come, but conditions are iKi