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Tiir uivrinikj tii%/h?ci "zr I o n U 111 l tn|M 11 ivi r. j 7 r WEEKLY EH FTION VOL. LXVIII. NO. 2 UNION, S. C., THUBBt%^|jJAlSTU ARY 10, li>18 Jil.rww ? COMMITTEES FOB 1 AUXIUARYJ Which Convenes With the January 15th and Con The thirty-third annual convi to the Board of Missions of the convene with the Church of the N tinue through the 17th. The cc convention are as follows: CONVETION ( Hospitality?Mrs. F. II. Ganu Mrs. Fred McLure, Mrs. Dan Wi Publicity and Invitation?Mrs Elias Prioleau. Transportation?B. F. Alston W. Mixson, W. S. McLure. A. W Meeting Trains?Mrs. Elias I F. II. Garner. Arrangements at Church?Mi Mrs. VV. E. Thomson. Church and Altar?Mrs. Jam< Committee on Pages?Mrs. Fr Counts, Miss Catherine Thomsoi Junior Program?Mrs. W. H. Kennedy, Mrs .1. S. Wilcox, Miss CONVENTI The following girls are invite< noons, and are requested to be oi Mary McLure, Sallie Wallace, SPECIAL MUSIC FOI Woman's Auxiliary is being arrs of the Nativity. They will be as choirs of the other churches in t< A DISTINGUIS , Vi ' .... Who will attend the Convention "Wmi C. Sturgis of New York. Secretary of the Board of Missi which will be of interest and ben speak on Tuesday evening and 1 be present. An Interesting* Letter From Somewhere The following letter from CapC Miller Arthur to his father, Mr. J. I). Arthur is full of interest and we asked permission to publish extracts. from H for the benefit of our readers. f'apt. Arthur cannot tell where he is located, but from the drift of the letter, one can almost imagine. U. S. M. C.. 36th Co. 9th Regiment, Care of Postmaster, New York, Sunday night, Dec. 30. Dear Papa: I received your letter a few days ago' and was more than glad to hear from you. Tetters from home anil friends are about the only thing we have to look forward to here, and I am sure they are the most welcome of all things. T keep up quite a correspondence which at times I think is rather foolish, hut again, the pleasure chat is derived from it is well worth the trouble and expense. You must write often and give all the news and in return I will do the same. So no mail to me at mv now address. Jlfit.h Co., 9th repriment, U. S. M. C., rare of Postmaster, New York City. T don't see why we cannot have our mail sent direct hut we are still under the ccnsorshin regulations an,] law is law with 11s. Everything is very hi'/h down hero ~-for instance, etrtfs are s-l (in a dozen eahhaire 12 cents a pound, etc., hut we don't have to put on any airs. So T hope to he ahle to save a much as usual. I snent. yesterday in a little town pear here, and it. was <piite iH<wo<tin** to me. This is a verv peculiar country and is made up practieallv of negroes and mixed hloods: they have no race distinction, and it is not uncommon to see neprroes anil supposedly white neoplp out together?in fac*. they all are the same, and we Southerners have to ffot used to having negroes sit beside us, eat beside us, etc. There are very few families that have o?? ?- it..:. ? 1 T pure nioou in UICII vrms mm v?o? <piite surprised to see a family r,i eight or ten with n hlark one in their midst, all having the same mothoi and father. It was also interesting t< ride along on the trnin and soe th< (OMAN'S MENTION MEETIINS Church of the Nativity Here liiuie Through the 11th. 'nt ion of the Woman's Auxiliary Diocese of South Carolina will lativity here January 15, and con mmittees appointed to serve the OMMITTEES. r, chairman; Mrs. W. II. Burris, dlace,. ;. .1. W. Mixson, chairman; Mrs. , Jr., Rev. L. W. Blackwelder, J. t . Ravenscroft. 'rioleau, Mrs. L. D. Miller, Mrs. l*s. C. li. Robertson, chairman; 2s Munro. ed McLure, chairman; Mrs. C. II. i. Burris, chairman; Mrs. T. P. ; Carol Robertson. ON PAGES :1 to serve as pages in the aftern hand promptly at J o'clock; Isabel Wilcox. I THE CONVENTION mged by the choir of the Church sisted by several members of the Dwn. >HED VISITOR of the Woman's Auxiliary is Dr. Dr. SturgriiflB the iStfiicational ons, and will bring a message efit to all who hear him. He will the public is cordially invited to . THOMAS NELSON PERKINS 1 'I II - II n Y I I I ! I 11 I I i j BMP I Thomas Nelson Perkins, represent- 1 Ing the administration's priority board ' on the United States war mlssioa (abroad. ' littli' kid:-, going about everywhere without a stitch of clothes on them, anil those that were dressed didn't have on any more than the law allowed. You can get all the whiskey and heer that one could wish here? every other store is a bar. I know some of the people in the States would i like to he here. As soon as I tret around the country I will write you i about it and if I ever tret hack that way, I will bring you a supply of good cigars . We begin real hard work tomorrow morning and in a few months I hope to be in fine trim; we get up at 5:30 a. .m, and arc busy till late at night, i but the climate is so fine here, we don't mind it. We go in swimming every day can you imagine it? I am sorry to hear that the schools had to close on account of coal short I age, but I presume the kids are tickled ! to death. Give my love to all and write soon and tell Mama to do the same. Your affcetionate son. Miller. Dr. W. II II.ope spent Tuesday in ' Spartanburg returning home in his '' car. Enemy's Campaign Halte Snows; Lines of I (By Associat Italian Headquarters, Northern my's winter campaign appears to not halted definitely by the recent cover the mountain front three rations are out of the question, ai be closed. . :o: Generals Kalendines and In Flight; Pars (By Associat I'etrograd, Wednesday?Genera sack leaders, the official news agep ed. Dutofl" in flight, pursued Guard and Kaledines retreating, ; Rostov has been liberated. . :o: Separate Peace Agreemt Betweei ? i (By Associat Berne, Jan. 10.?Separate peac< and Bulgaria has been signed apc? A Bulgarian correspondent of loavoff following dispatches from* the war between Russia and Brfj economic relations between the c recognizes Bulgaria's right' torias tional Danube Commis^m. tfhe with consent Bulgaria's allies." ~:o5 Trains Collide Kilting Th A ncfin Tovoo Ton 1 A _? . * lured at Granger .e&rly today when J* * **'i V~~" iv London Chronicle Prai (By Associat London, Jan. 10.?It would hav \ more moving or sympathetic ap whether among Russian revolutioi [)f the Central Empires, but their how the appeal reaches them, say ing Wilson's message. The paper speech was censored in Germany, be tragedy if Wilson's' intense, t] encountered the same obstacle in says the Allies now have stated th enemy nor friendly neutrals can n ^ :o: German Propaganda Re1 T~? A 'A. U*y /\ssociai Washington, Jan. 10.?Through ications evidence was found on a government agents have discovere organize German sabotage and a country. :o: Heroic Work of Nurses (By Associat Ottawa, Jan. 10.?The heroic \ saved all but one of one hundred Water Street General Hospital to of the building. A child, strapp* was burned to death. Food Situation in Allied Acute :o (By Associa Washington, Jan. 10.?The fo< garded here to be so critical that planning the release of additions wheat. The Americans are to be iloCininnnv :o Dupont Powder Works 1 Hai (By Associa Patrion, New Jersey, Jan. 10.? Pompton, Lake Haskell, which is declared to be imminent unless f d It Heavy H Col punication Closed It0 * Wednesday.??The eneha? *en sorely interrupted if ()1 he? W snow falls, which now Beet deep. Infantry opeldnV |w of communication may !W| by Revolutionists . h?^V|ledines and DutotT, Cos cy |Ai jounces have been defeatre^i|i|tionary soldiers. Red "^Tgppnens, Soldiers council at __ rfeissia and Bulgaria edj'ress) H 2 ifiteement between Russia )rpmig to Bund reports, thffj^und says Premier RadoBi*Sit^Litovsk in jarliament or ragf | ceases. Diplomatic and ar ou^tries is resumed. "Russia Sv wSk delegate to the Interna- atfim peace is thus concluded Hng Eleven Persons snsengers killed and eleven in- ^ fwoSections of the southbound or" ises Wilson's Speech ed Press) o hoan r\ lflRpnl4- V* o x m f rornnfl I >peal to the best instincts, j0 lists or non-militarists element yo answer will depend largely on re the Daily Chronicle in discusspoints out how Lloyd George's and Russia, and adds, "it will ransparently sincere sympathy Petrograd." The Daily News eir aims so plainly that neither nistake them. s\\ living In This Country ed Press) ; the interpretation of commun- no, score of arrived aliens. The be< id a concerted movement to re- ral nti-war propaganda in this at toi ! wo Save ;Lives ol Many ",f fri ;ed Press) fo1 % vork of the nuns and nurses M] and fifty-eight patients in the yo day when fire destroyed a part sp 2d to the bed with injured leg ?r in Jo r mint nine Df V/VU1IU ILJ ( | Uncle Sam Will Help ted Press) od situation in Europe is re- Ui the Food Administration is cn_ il ninety millions of bushels of i asked to save to make up the (;i stl Must Z ./v rMAi n? ? nA ro /c run ur tiusc uuwii (i;. H ted Press) -Closing Dupont Powder plants, in exclusive war production is wi uel is received promptly. Tt | ' 'tm f louse Passes Resolution Woman's i (By Associate Washington, Jan. 10.?A resolut f Woman Suffrage amendment t< assed th eHouse and now goes to 1 :o: aker Replies to Critics; Statemenl (By Associate Washington, Jan. 10.?Secretary sms of his department's conduct id prepared statement presentee ittee. Conceding delays and errc idertaking, the Secretary eptomi army similav in the history of [uipped and trained, so jickly. ade for the conduct, health and f Baker said the United States nov r active service, armed force ha ithout serious dislocation of the eat program for the production ive been formulated. :o:elegates Seek to Have : (By Associate Petrograd, Wednesday.?The 0e; e reported by the Evening PoSt t vedish legation here and have e> t as a go-between with Great Br ij o: President Favqp \ (By Associate Washington, Jan. 10.?Wiw%< il'l tho Wiinrtun QnffrQirn oJhkv i?f+. * ? i vinuu uwiii u^v; cm;*v ?5JuHfc e amendment come to a vo^fn 1 ilson, late yesterday, told a d6jypga ed the enactment of the SuaawB. It Introduced ProiJfmj Term (By Associate Columbia, S. C., Jan. 10.?Repr rson, introduced a*!) ill in the he ar term of all State otlicers, mak election. : o Another Cold Wavi (By Associate Washington, Jan. 10.?Another ;eep the South this week. Quiet Home Wedding M A quiet home wedding was ceteited in Jonesville Saturday aftcrt)n when Miss Lucilc McWhirter L-ame the bride of Dr. T. A. Mur- 4\j i. The ceremony was performed ov the home of the bride and the pas- nj I?p\/ 5^ 1* Tdnckmon nfYu'isitrwl Mrs. Murrah is a beautiful young iman and prominent in the social e of Jonesville; she is the daughter Mrs. W. A. McWhirter and her ends in this, her home town, wish r her a life full of happiness. (). Dr. Murrah is the son of Mr. and c< rs. T. A. Murrah of Union and is ung man of fine business ability and Icndid traits of character. He is a 1 aduate of the College of Pharmacy ar Atlanta and owns and operates the of nesville Drug Company. co After a honeymoon juorney south, . and Mrs. Murrah will be at home their friends in Jonesville. Car Burns at Midnight w F At twelve o'clock last night when hi e thermometer was registering be- nj tv freezing and courting zero the ,n lion firemen were called from their h< zy beds by a fire alarm from Box tJ . When the firemen arrived on the [ ne they found the car of W. W. ^ iflin about half way between thelj eet that runs from Main street in- ] ft. South ne:ir ihe ?>itv o:irk- wsis 011 I e. The flames were soon exipruished by an application of I'yne and the car was only sl'jfhtly ;r n;?ed. egistrants Make Appeals ir Twenty-ciprht registrants have ide appeals to the District Board th headquarters in Greenwood, d lis Board consists of 5 men. a ?? I II'"" ??? on i Suffrage Amendment ed Press) ion for submission to the states ) the Federal Constitution has the Senate. Exhaustive Given in His Defense ad Press) / Baker today replied to critiof war in a long, exhaustive I to the senate military com>rs in judgment in so vast an zed his reply in these words: the world has ever been raised, No provision has ever been general wellbeing of the army. v has substantially made ready ve been enlisted and selected industries of the country: a of new instruments for war Sweeden Go-Between id Press) rman delegations in Petrograd o have got into touch with the ^pressed a desire that Sweden itain, France and Italy. A/ftman Stiffranp '? V I^Ulll U1JV d Press) i President's unexpected supes are certain of victory when the House today. President ition of the House that he favAnthony Suffrage amendment. I Four Year For All State Otficers d Press) esentative Duckworth of An>use today providing for four ing the governor ineligible for 1 i Coming South id Press) cold wave is predicted to laple Camp to Install Officers The public is cordially invited to tend the installation of officers of aple Camp W. O. W., in their hall er the Excelsior school Monday ght, .Jan. 14th. Local Board's Notice The Local Hoard on January 8th, 18 notified Richard E. Oarwile, Capt. . It. C. and officer in charge S. S. R., >lumhia, S. C., that all questionlires had been mailed to registants. Two thousand, three hundred id sixty (2,'5f>0) being the number questionnaires mailed to Union >unty registrants. Scaffold Falls A scaffold fell yesterday afternoon i111 C. II. Cunningham and Furman owler, slightly injuring the latter, it breaking the left arm of Mr. Cuningham nefir the shoulder. These ? en were doing carpenters ?vork on a mse on South Church street when le scaffold gave way. Daily Cotton Report. | A (My McNally Cotton Company) January cotton opened at 32.35. I)ocal market 31 1-4. Seed $'71.00. Rev. J. W. Speake spent Tuesday l Spartanburp. Nothing is to be pained by surrener to tbe spirit of depression. Smile, nd tipht!