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_ _ . % v x ' f"' w THE UNION TIMES WEEKLY EDITION VOL. LiXVIII. NO. 19 . UNION, S.C., THUBSDAY, MAY ?, 1918 1 >''*< - A "EAR Secretary Baker's State Men in France Widely (By ABSocia WASHINGTON, May 9.?Secretary prediction that more than half a million early this year and had even been sur] press today. How many more than ha be disclosed for military reasons. British Defenses Holdi (By Associa WITH BRITISH ARMY IN FRAN press this morninp near Vierstraet, so British were forced back sliphtly by rr oripinal defenses, however, appeared to ers in Voormezelle Laclytte sector. :o: Two Naval Aviators I (By Associa AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 9.?H exhaustion after remaining afloat witl off Miami, Florida, and were rescued b them here today. Rescuing ship took naval aircraft ashore at the quarantine station here. Florida. The men were Ensign Arthur Lave: observer. They were rescued 35 mile plane 18 hours without food and wfeter :o May Dissolve Pri (By Associa AMSTERDAM, May 9.?German < Prussian Premier, has decided to dissol franchise reform bill is rejected, the Cc :o American Patrol on Ti (By Associa WITH AMERICAN ARMY IN FR ?n the Toul sector fell a victim to silen The Germans evidently used bayonets heard of Americans, who went out earl happened across the spot where the otl (By Associa LONDON, May 9.?In the House Asquith denied his motion respecting obtain a vote on censure on governmer as such. He declared he should find it he hoped he would have the courage to d RED CROSS CAMPAIGN OPENS MAY 20 Will Continue One Week?Proclama- ] tion by President Wilson 1 ] W. W. Johnson has been appointed < chairman of the second Red Cross ] War Fund Campaign. Union County is expected to raise $10,000 as her 1 part of the $100,000,000 to be raised. . Judge Johnson has appointed as executive committee: B. F. Alston, Jr., R. P. Harry, J. Cohen, J. F. McLure, Jno. K. Hamblin, R. L. McNally, J. D. Arthur, L.. M. Rice, i H. B. Jennings. The chairman of the speakers com- ? mittee, Hon J. G. Hughes. , Chairman of publicity committee,'] , Lewis M. Rice. ji Chairman of rural solicitation com- ' mittee, R. C. Williams. ji Chairman of employees, situation i solicitation committee, Jas. L. Car- 1 bery. Chairman"of neighborhood solicitation committee, Miss Alsie Smith. Chairman of initial subscription committee, Jno. K. Hamblin. Chairman of transportation committee, C. E. House. Chairman of woman's executive committee, Mrs. Elias Prioleau. Chairman of lists and estimates committee, J. Cohen. Each chairman of a committee is charged with the duty of selecting his own committee, and so soon as they! are selected, their names will be announced. ( All Red Cross auxiliaries through-! out the county nre expected to take an active part in the campaign in those respective committee, and they are urgently requested to meet the obligation. An opportunity will bo given to every resident of tjie county to make a subscription to this fund. It is hoped that every man, woman and child in the county will take an ac-1 tive and earnest part in the movement. The work is not confined to member of the Red Cross, but seeks to enlist all. :ment as to Number Discussed in Congress ted Press) p's Baker's statement announcing the i American troops would be in France passed, was widely discussed in Conilf a million have been sent may not ing Against Germans ted Press) CE, May 9.?Fighting is still in prouthwest of Ypres. At one time the lachine gun fire. All the rest of the be again in the hands of the defend Have Narrow Escape ted Press) rwo naval aviators are in a state of l damaged hydro-airplane five miles y the coast steamship which brought aboard and it with aviators was put Later they will be taken back to rente and Naval Aviator C. C. Cotton, s off Miami after floating on their issian Chamber f*v'" ted Press) chancellor Von Hertling, who is also ve the Prussian chamber if the third >logne Gasette reports. out Sector Ambushed ted Press) ANCE, May 9.?The American patrol t enemy ambush sometime last night, and the butts of i-ifles; nothing was y in tne evening until another patrol lers wtere ambushed. iih Makes Statement ted Press) of Commons today Former Premier the Maurice affair, was designed to it saying it was absurd to describe it his duty to censure the government, lo so direct, in an unequivocal form. FAIR FOREST CHAPTER, D. A. R. m The Fair Forest Chapter, D. A. R., met Tuesday afternoon, May 7th,'at. the home of the regent, Mrs. D. J. Hames and the assistant hostesses were Mesdames S. S. Wood, Evelina Rice and Lewis Rice. Mrs. Hames submitted to the Chapter the petition sent to Supervisor Jeter and the board of county commissioners, in which the Chapter asked that the Daughters be appointed custodians of the Union cemetery. The grant of appointing the chapter as custodian signed by Mr. Jeter was also read. This was the meeting for election of officers for the next term and the retiring officers made their reports. Mrs. Hamea who organized the Chapter and was the first repent, pave a brief survey of the work accomplished linger leadership. She has been untirinp and faithful in her efforts and much has been attained. The Fair Forest Chapter was most fortunate in havintr her as recent. Reports were made hv other officers and committees. The election of new officers resulted as follows: Recent, Mrs. D. M. Eaves; vice recent. Miss Minn'" T.oe Walker; reoordinp secretary. Mrs. ,T. D. Arthur: corresnondinrr seeretarv, Mrs. P. A. Royd; treasurer. Mrs. .T A. Fant: historian, Mrs. Evelina Rice; registrar, Mrs. J. F. Matheson. An appeal was made, voted unon and carried to discontinue the m?otincs 0f the Chanter until September. The hostesses then ushered the Dauehters into the dininnr room, where pound cake and punch were served. This marked the third birthd;fv of Fair Forest Chapter and the cake held three candles, these beine extinpruished with rood wishes for the future success of the Chapter. DEATH OF MRS. CAROLINA HUMPHRIES Mrs. Carolina Humphries, formerly of Union, hut for several years a resident of Greenville died in that, city yesterday and her remains were broucrht to Union todav for burial at Sardis church. Mrs. Humphries was the widow of Ah. Humphries a formert resilient of Union. UNION DEB ATI I TEI In the first annual debate of the State Debators' League in South Carolina for a trophy cup awarded by Governor Manning the two teams from Union won over all other represcnatives and clash in finals against each other. This is a victory very singular indeed and one that has never happened in the States where * TOTn^Toh tests have been in vogue for decades. Fifty-two schools or 208 speakers participated in this contest and their preliminaries. The best two teams were to be selected and were to contest for final honors. These two teams were the Union teams. Then the affirmative consisting of Macbeth Wagnon and Miss Willie Hawkins defeated Allston Moore and Fant Kelly. Eli|?H 1 y|jl|?|jj t o n fKmmlnB n mMH b SESH i bSHBI 8 mgsm MACBETH WAGNON Macbeth Wagnon is the eldest so^ ^ of L. L. Wagnon of Union Grocery Company. He is a young man of * sterling character and a member of I! the tenth grade of the Union High . school. He is also winner of State" , ortators* contest for high schools. i. Wi'jj s c 9 tl i" W^m "bpb |s5' t] W*<9 4'" >.' '' v F^,. ^?8? | b - >; Mk:: | 11 BBBpfijj MjBB m ' jyhbe ^mhbi c c MISS WILLIE HAWKINS ]y M iss Willie Hawkins is the daugh-jCl ter of Mrs. J. L. Hawkins, chief mil- v liner in McLure's Dry Goods store. She e is an admirable young lady, a member of the 11th grade of Union High d school and one that any college tl urnnl/l Ko Tirnii/I a f QV*n 11" ^^ TTTTTTTTT?TTT" pTTTTTTI I? I .CTTTC UIIU IIUI | * colleague won their seven prelimi-.d naries, beprinninj? at Gaflfney against k the Rock Hill team. A unanimous ? decision was won every time and she* aiW her mate get a unanimous deci-|V sion in the final again the Union neg- < ative. 11 |8gpia?*, A B. ALLSTON MOORE e The negative team consists of All- f ston Moore, who is the eldest son of e M. A. Moore, cashier of Nicholson I Rank and Trust Company of Union I He Is a member of the tenth ^rade l and is a younj? man of ability and of t purpose. % t VG I \MS TRIUMPH In m m B - BBI jyu I JH . '^|^ > ~ JbM^ i y ^fiB* ^t/\v ^ JHB >WHB FANT KELLY Fant Kelly is the eldest son of W. t. Kelly, a successful farmer of Jn ion County. Fant'is a member of h$ ninth grade of Union High school ad a young man of high ideals and ne who aspires to things high and lOble. He and his colleague lost to o others than their fellow students, eing successful in seven perliminarBS. On the 22nd at Gaffney and Rock till the Union High school teams tarted the attack which has ended a such a wonderful victory. ConT|tulations have poured in from 1 very corner of the State and the 25 nil 26th of April were red letter days .t.the Union High school. 1 Prof. Davis Jeffries and Prof. Mann iave given to Macbeth Wagnon and ; liss Willie Hawkins a gold medal, nd the teachers of the High school I rill present Alston Moore and Fant ' Celly a gold medal. These young men tfeated everybody in the State with rafaxception of their own home team qK.being;' so honored deserved this Staal to commemorate a -teat reat.. Union is now the champion 1 f the State?winning in the debators' i ontest. the State orators contpsf in 1 Columbia, in the State orators contest 1 Clinton and in both the orators and lie girls' recitation contest in this ( ontest. Prof. Jeffries says that it is ue to the tireless efforts and superb raining given these teams by Prof. V. C. Mann that enabled them to ring back the victory and that Miss udie Jordan is also due a deal of redit. The people of Union should feel ( roud oi tneir school and should be boosters of it." INNKit TO THE 1 CON FEDERATE V ETERANS The William Wallace chapter U. I). !. will give the annual dinner to the ] onfederate Veterans on* Saturday, lay 11th and every veteran in the ounty is cordially in vited to dine ; rtth them. The dinner will be servd in a store on Main street. Col. Arthur Gaston of Chester will ] eliver the address at 11 o'clock in he auditorium of the high school and he public is invited to hear this adress. Appropriate music will be iven and the hall decorated for the ccasion. Col. Gaston is a splendid peaker and no doubt a large crowd /ill welcome him. ; The veterans are asked to form at he monument and march to the high ; i-hool auditorium where they will be rolconied by the Daughters of the ; onfederacy. CHANGES MANAGERS H. B. Ewart, who has been manager f the Western Union office at this ' lace for some time, has been transerred to Goldsboro, N. C., and Miss ' f. J. Wells, of Gaffney has been chosn to fill the position made vacant ' ere. Mr. Ewart was courteous, painstak- ' ig and served the public willingly; is friends here remember with pleas- ' re the many attention shown them. lr. and Mrs. Ewart left this morning I or their new home. ENLIST 7N NAVY m Fred Jeffries and Russell Pool went o Columbia recently and enlisted in I he Navy.- Both younp men stood the xamination, and will leave for Noroik Sunday, May 19. Kred is the ldest son of Prof. Davis Jeffries and ! Juasell is the son of Mrs. Virginia I tice. They are natives of Union.1! >right younpr fellows and Union Coun-! y will not be ashamed of the records hey will make in Uncle Sam's service. | i Brunswick to Get Appro For (By Associate WASHINGTON, May 9.?The Senat ed the resolution authorizing Chairman harbors bill the item appropriating $1-1, Georgia, harbor provided Brunwick's i the appropriation. Senators Smith and the elimination of the.item. :o: Hitchcock, ot Nebraska, Lat; Senato (By Associati WASHINGTON, May 9.?Senator chairman today of the Senate Foreign 1 late Senator Stone. :o: Heavy Fighting on Both (By Associate PARIS, May 9.?Heavy artillery f River last night is reported in today's o : o: Casualty List Contains (By Associat* WASHINGTON, May 9.?Today's Killed in action, 10; died of w'ounds, .'J; d wounded severely, 13; wounded slightly included Private Alvam Colyer of Pelha' British Hold Gei (By Associate LONDON, May 1).?By a counter atl Germans from portions of the allied froi front in Laclytvoormezeel sector, it is o tack on the Flanders line was carried oe casualties were inflicted by the British, this morning north of Kcmme. The ei slightly at one point. : o: Man Landed on Irish Co; And is (By Associatt LONOON, Mar 9.?*?The German's s the Irish Coast where he was arrested t now in the tower in London to be court [louse of Commons. :o Great Catch ot Liquor IV (By Associat< SAVANNAH, May 9.?The greatest when a solid carload of bottled whiskey here. Four men, six automobiles, two captured. CALL NO. 285 CAMP 31 WADSWORTH SPARTANBURG 35 May 30th, 10 A. IM.?AblebodiedJ White Men and Not ARricultu;aly 3.*: Employed 155?2124?Hervie Gist Whitlock. 3< Charleston, W. V., Class 1-X. 3^ 1(51?1769?Harrison Owens. E. K. Miller, Union, S. C. Class 3^ 1-X. 164?1647?Rebuen Wallace, Monarch Mills, Union, S. C., Class .3* 1-A. 166?1906?Hoyle Gault, Union, S. C. Clafes 1-X. 180?1288?Ray Vachelle .Johnson, 3< Greenwood, S. C., Class 1-A. 201 ?1848?James Judson Collins. Union, S. C., Class 1-X. 216?1574?App Jones, Union Mills, Union, S. C., (Mass 1-A. | 221?1270?Claud Elmore Harmon, i Jonesville, S. C. Class 1 - A i j 2.11-1714?Ah in Oscar Buckner, E. | K. Mills, Union S. C., u Class 1-A. 233?1132?Robert Pressley Thornton, Tampa, Fla., Class 1-X. 210?1275?Boyd Harmon, Jonesville, C S. C., Class 1-A. 240? 038?James Aaron Morrow, Buffalo, S.C., ('lass 1-A. 250? 085?Clarence Walter Sumner, I Buffalo, S. 0., Class 1-A. 258? 403?Charles Davis Bogan, \ Pauline R. K. I). 2, Class 1-X. 1< 270? 037?Claude Morrow, Buffalo, S. C., Class 1-A. 11 278?1873?Claude James Eulanks, Union, S. C., Class 1-X. 280?1543?James Marvin Grant, ai Union Mills, Union, S. C., Class 1-X. 200?2116George Thompson, Union, S. C? Class 1-X. 202?2012?Wade William Price, e; Union, S. C., Class 1-X. R 297?1081?Claud Douglass Mitchell, li Columbia, S. C,, Class 1-A e: 303?1705?Claud Nolan, llart St., si Union, S. C., 1-X. h priation Harbor Improvement ed Press) e Commerce Committee today adoptFletchor to restore to the rivers and ,000 for improvement at Brunswick, nterests establish the necessity of 1 Hardwick today protested against Succeeds r Stone on Committee ed Press) Hitchcock of Nebraska w'as made delations Committee, succeeding the Sides ot Avre River ed Press) ightiriK on both sides of the Avre i (lie i a 1 communication. Seventy-Six Names jd Press) casnalty list contained 70 names, ied of accident, 'd; died of disease, t?; , 41; prisoner, 1. The Southerners l), Georgia, was wounded slightly. rmans at Bay ;d Press) Lack last ni^ht the British drove the it line they had entered on Flanders fTicially announced. Yesterday's atit by two German Divisions. Heavy A new German attack was made nemy pressed back the British line ast to Be Courtmartialed >d Press) ubmarine recently landed a man on ?y government officials. The man is martialed, it was announced in the < lade Near Savannah ?d Press) catch of liquor was made last ni<>ht valued at $85,000, was seized near watrons and three mules were also 10?1722?David Duncan Eison, Kline, S. C., Class 1-X. 18?2109?Louis Wardlaw Perrin, Union, S. C., 1-A. 11? 51?John Westley (JreKory, Jr., Santuc, S. C., Class 1-A. 11? 775?Furman Wilhurn, Spartanburg, S. C., Class 1-A. 13? 400? Emlison Shue Burnett, Rowland, N. C., Class 1-X. 14? 519?Barron Bernard Vinson, R. F. D. 2, Jonesville, S. C? Class 1-X. 18?2081 ? Rufus Judson Bradburn, Union, S. C., Class 1-A. j()?2053?Clyde James Waldrop, Union, S. ('., Class 1-A. 32?1957?Joseph Ernest Knijrht, Sehoolf eld, Va., Class 1-X. M?1039?Boyd Tucker, Union, S. C., Class 1-X. Call No. 188, Fof Camp Sevier. (Ireenville, S. ('., May 9. 1918 104?1707?Jack Mix N'oland, Union, S. C. 102?1359?James " W. Robertson, Jonesville, S. C. VOLUNTEER all No. 207 For Clcntson College To Report May 16. 1!MS, 10 A. M. 157? 18S7 Robert. Krnest Foster, Class 1-X. 132? 717?Fee Washington Corner, Class 1-A. * <15? 407?Arthur F. Bishop, 2^1a<s l;A- t ?()<>?2120?Coleman Osborne ^Williams, Class 2-D. ! <05? 381 Douglass Gregory [ Dillard, Class 1-A. fr White physically lit?not employed griculturally ^ NKW Rl RAF FINK _____ i A new rural telephone line has been ^tablisheds in Union County in the ehoboth section and gives one more ne to the already numerous ones *tablished. Great business! In trenuous times a man cannot wait 24 ' '' ours to get the news. ^ niX