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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREE7T BELL PHONE NO. 1 LEWIS M. RICE Editor Registered at the Postoffice In Union, S. C. as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1.60 Six Months .75 Three Months .40 A IJ V fcKl lS KM KIMTS One square, first insertion $1.00 Every subsequent insertion .50 MEMRF.R OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled ?? 'he use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. THURSDAY. JANUARY 31, 1918. Poor Mister McAdoo. (From the Philadelphia Inquirer.) Poor Mr. McAdoo! Think of the jobs he's hitched up to? The Treasury, the Railroad crew, The Income Tax and then a few, Each week they hand him something new To tax his time and temper, too. He has to know when loans are due, What source to fret his billions through, What fund to pass each dollar to. What tax is what, and who is who; What bonds to sell and what renew, Which "trust" to coax and which to sue, He stretches out each day to two, To do the things he has to do, The job would flounder me or you? Hut it's a sinch for McAdoo! Italy thought to have been about crushed by the Austro-German forces, has suddenly startled the world by driving: back the invaders and capturing: twenty-six hundred of them. All of which g:oes to show that a man is not dead until he is dead. This defeat of the "Austro-German forces will produce a yet deeper unrest in Austria, long: since proclaiming: to the world that she wanted peace. The farmers of the county are hereby reminded that they have but two days more, Friday and Saturday, in which to file applications for nitrate of soda which is being: furnished them by the government at cost. See A. B. Carwile at the Chamber of Commerce, C. C. Sanders at Citi/.ens I National Bank, B. F. Alston. Jr., at j the oil mill or Jas. L. Carbery, sec- J rotary of the Chamber of Commerce. | You will have to act promptly if you , gret in one this deal. One of (he battles that will come 1 after the war is the battle for export trade. South America will be more easily developed in this respect than it would have been possible to have done before the war. China should and, no doubt, will form a grrent field. Tt is g:oingr to be a fact that the whole world will be closer related in matters of trade than ever before. Plans now looking to the gaining: of a foothold for our exports should be laid. It is g:oing: to be one of the freatest opportunities possible when it does come. The German working: people, the civilian population, scorns at last about to rise against the will of the war lords, and are demanding peace. We have believed for a long time that this would he a result soon or late to appear. Its coming marks another stage in Germany's downfall, that is, in the downfall of autocratic rule. Bigger than a defeat at the front is tyV8 reverse being now suffered by the German authorities, for the wave will continue to rise higher and higher until it will engulf the whole empire. Nearly half a million working, men are on strke in Berlin alone, and the strike is spreading to the confines of the German empire. It would surprise us not one bit to see a complete overthrow of the present resume in Oermany throujrh this movement which now seems to bo praininpr pround so rapidly. Geological Survey exnerts have estimated that Colorado's shales could he made to yield 20.000.000,000 barrels of crude oil. from which 2,000.000 000 barrels of gasoline could be obtained. Spy Work, ( From the New York World.) Arson is a crime easy to commit, hard to detect. Bomb-planting is a variant dear to cowardly assassins. From neither would a Germany that has poisoned wells in France and South Africa, distributed germs of cattle disease in Rumania and plotted in Japan and Mexico against a country still neutral, withhold its hand. _ Warnings had preceded and odd circumstances attend the recent fires in NVwnrk Rnltimnrn Rnffnln' + mvc_ terious outburst of flames in ships loading for the Allies; the wrecking of bomb-proof in Newport with a dozen men slain as in battle. Apents of the Kaiser cannot without proof be accused of causinp such disasters. But the manner of them and their proupinp in point of time may compel belief. Court trials of men for crimes of espionape are constantly affordinp evidence of the way in which, accordinp to witnesses, murder and destruction by bomb and torch have been planned. In law, each case stands by itself; but crimes owinp a common oripin may reveal each other if dove-tailed topether by patient detective skill. Spy work must be run down; the spies nailed. And, unless we mistake the temper of the American people, where men have for almost three years rewarded our neutrality by wapinp a sneakish warfare upon the United States, and are now in continuinp offense, proof and conviction should be swiftly followed by extreme penalties. Not only on the battle-line, but on the farm, at the doc and in the facory and ship yard must democracy be defended. "When The War Will End" (Greenville News.) A clever Greenville hiph school pirl, "P. E. P.," submits this "pome" for the "colyum", its title beinp "When the War Will TTnH-? "When eggs at breakfast-time appear And bacon's not so high; When meatless days are not observed And dinner ends with pie: When lumps of coal are not so rare And folks have wood to lend The war is near an end. "When girls do not delight to gaze On khaki suits and caps, And Kaiser Bill's no longer known, m1 Maury's changed his maps; When children always wear clean clothes And cooks their 'misses' fear, Then I am told that you may know That peace is very near. ?The Observer. Dots From Union Mill Village Mrs. L. B. Gibson and son of Fairmont are visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred McGuinn. Corporal David R. Sutton of Fort Moultrie visited his sister, Mrs. J. B. Williams on Tuesday. Sergt. Ray Stewart of Camp Sexier visited his father, Mr. J. A. Stewart on Sunday. (). A. Sullivan of Rockingham, spent tne weeK-enu with ins lamuy. H. Thackston visited relatives in I'acolct Sunday. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Price which was seriously burned is improing. Mrs. Mildred Lybrand of Clinton was called to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. J. T. Fowler last week. Mrs. A. M. Henderson of Glendale spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Williams. Miss Virginia Puckett of Glendale visited Miss Blanche Fowler last week. Mrs. E. C. Ramsay has been quite ill at the home of her father, Mr. J. A. Stewart. Miss Alice Gregory is visiting her brother, J. M. Gregory. J. B. Williams has purchased the J. B. Wilier Farms near Buffalo. E. C. Ramsay and Fred McGuinn have purchased a farm near Monarch. The regular meeting of the W. M. Society of the Westside Baptist church was held at the home of Mrs. H. L. Thackston. Refreshments were served and a delightful afternoon was spent. We appreciate the interest the mill management is taking to improve the health, the appearance and the convenience of the village. They are installing electric lights and have other improvements under consideration and the people with the company want to make our mill village sought after by people looking for a good home. The churches are doing nicely and the pastors are happy in their efforts for good in our midst. Valmar. An expert from the United States has found that the eabulla plant, which grows wild in the Dominican Republic, yields a fibre from which binding twine can be readily made. SANTUCK Santuck, Jan. 31.? Sergeant Johnnie Fender, of Camp Gordon; Walter Fender, of Walterboro; Sloan Fender, of Hawkins visited their sister, Mrs. t R. C. Balew the past week. Master Gregory Pearce of Columbia is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Gregory. Mr. C. P. Sims of Spartanburg was a visitor here during the pa^t t week. | Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Thomas of Carlisle spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pack Thomas. Mr. L. S. Fridy of Spartanburg visited relatives last week. Mr. R. C. Balew spent last weekend in Branchville. ^ Mrs. L. B. Jeter, Jr., visited her parents in Union last week. ' Mr. Bernard Fant has returned _ from Spartanburg where he went for treatment for his eye. Mrs. Fairey (Nee Stella Hobson) of Columbia spent the week-end with home folks. Mr. Donald Jeter of Cincinnati has returned home. Rev. J. D. Croft preached at Salem Baptist church on Sunday morning. In spite of the inclemency of the weather there was a good crowd out. He is an able and forceful speaker. The merchants of this town are ob- ? serving Garfield's heatless Mondays. A month of the New Yer has gone and no work done on the farm. We have had several snows, heavy sleets, and for the past few days rain we can only hope that this will be a prosperous year for all the farmers, so that they may help win the war. Let each and every one of us do our part. "Topaz." Free Locals Frees, Jan. 31.?Mrs. A. T. Charles and little son A. T. Jr., of Keeys spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. F. A. Gallmow. B. F. Mabrey spent Saturday in Jonesville. M. A. Smith was in Frees Monday on business. L. L. Vaughan was in Union Saturday on business. T. H. Mabsey was in Jonesville Saturdav nn hnsinpss Miss Ruth Gallmon spent Friday with Miss Gladys Mabrey. A. B. Hyatt and family spent Friday with Mrs. C. C. Lawson. Miss Catherine Wilkes was in , Union Saturday on business. John Tweed spent the week-end ; with relatives in Jonesville. Miss Clara Evans was the guest of Miss Lula Littlejohn Sunday. Miss Myrtis Sweed was a guest of Miss Louis Gallmon Sunday. Miss Mildred Wyatte spent Monday night with Miss "Bill" Mabrey. Miss Gaggie McBride spent Monday night with Miss Myrtis Sweed Misses Mellc Mabrey and Gladys Singleton spent Saturday with Mrs. F. J. Ilames. Mr. and Mrs. A. V/. Gallmor spent ! Thursday with Mrs. T. A. Gallmon of Whitestone. Mr. B. B. Littlejohn and Leslie Jeter were visitors at Frees Sautrday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ward of Pacolet were the guests of their parents this past week-end. Misses Catherine Wilkes and Gladys Mabrey spent Saturday with Miss Alma Vaughan at Frees. "The Gold Dust Louis." 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