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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Early Marriage Ii china. !

1t is nothing rare II China fer be3S
twelSeIW fourteen years old to marry.
The physical, moral and intellectual
Development Of the contracting par.
ties has nothing to do with the matter.
Other considerations entirely regulate
the affair. .,s31!gs.
An old Chinese aphorism says that
the great business of life is ended when
the sons and daughters are married.
The Chinese parents do not care to run
the danger Of postponing the marriage
Of their children, especially Of their
sons, until after their own death.-Ex-
change. -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
A success Aftsr Al.

"What became Of the .Yardle girl
who was ambitious for stage ca.
reer?" b ~
"She turned out much better than
her friends expected" s.-S-. l.,
."You don't mean to tell me she's
starring now ~ -. 2:sgF
4 No, indeed. She's the mother of
six children and has a husband who
doesn't rum around at night. Dir
mingham Age.H Herald. I. g
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31

well filled baskets and stayed fory
,ner. Then after a pleasant after1&
they remained for supper.
Bernice Kinney was hostess al
very pretty dinner on Tuesday 4
ming, January 23d, honoring her friq
Miss Lillian Neusbaum, of Omaha.
table was very attractive with l
dainty centerpiece of pink and VIII;
roses. Covers were laid for twen{
two and very elegant dinner serve
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Hriaht Youth.

Caller-so your son Willie has start
ed work as an Office boy. How is he
getting along? Fond Mother Spleen;
didly! He already knows who ought
to be discharged and is merely waiting
to get promoted so that he can attend
to it.-Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
3Prev.a.jHii ca.

Mother The whipping you had yxs
terday does not seem to have improved
you. Your behavior has been even
worse today. Willie That's what I
wanted to prove. You said was as
bad as 1 possibly could be yesterday.
/ knew you were wrong. an
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
.{1usy.

"Loaney tells me he hasn't been SO
busy for years.: M F.,
Nonsense! That Job he has is a
cinch. ne never has to work hard
there RI Z r 60
Y "That's Just It He's been fired, and
he's chasing around after another job
now."-Exchange. '!1'7' - -.'' ~
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
LreWLHaiIan'

wnlisrswhat glnd II ! sshooi IS Your 70
able, one Of those institutions where
you develop the mind without using it.
Life. -. "a. ~
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Early Prsespt.

Kind Lady-How'd you learn to pick
pockets? Pickpocket-By watchin' me
mother dshin' fer change In tn old
mans troAsers!-Alt any Knickernock-
er Press. 1i~''- "
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Satisfied.

~ Satisfied. ~ ,
II was brought up on farm, ana
I'm glad ,of It" III ~ :
."Yes?" 49, fzltt.
You bet your life! Whenever I
think I'm working too. hard rinst stop
and think Of the time when I;had to
get up at 4 o'clock and work like a
slave until dark. New York World.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31

w. After the ball players join the. union
they will have to knock off for closing
time even if fly ball is up in the airs
The European powers are carefully
celebrating over President Wilson'ss
peace plan. as to whether to put it jntCs
the waste basket or throw it away.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Just So.

"Hubby, diamonds are said to be the
same as cash." y. ~ -,
'What Of it," III r...g,.i
II wish you would buy me a few
rings" .gs4s..- .sy *>.r. -tti
"Your idea is that they will be cash
on hand ?'-L Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Hi. inheritance.

Askitt-D Did young Dodge inherit any
thing from his father? Notifies, 4
believe he Inherited the old mans de.
sire to avoid NOTWITHSTANDING.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Just Shade.

II come Of a very old family. We
have family ghost"
1--WE have two"
II guess that gives you shade the
best Of it." ~ %
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31

When the president travels to New
York it attracts almost as much atten-l
ton as when a baseball picher goes
south to the traihing camp. >
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
lne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS f6ifOWS:

~ Tie ahAUUHCtHttIC lUlIUWS. n
On the left bank OF the Mouse an at
tack with hand grenades against one
of our trenches in the region Of Hill
3O4 was repulsed. North Of Badon-
villers German attack was repulsed.
We took prisoners. ~ t525t
In Upper Alsace our batteries were
active in the region Of Seppois.s There
was intermittent cannonading along
the remainder Of the front.
Three enemy aeroplanes were
brought down in aerial cOmbats yester-
day, one by Seargent Hauss, who'up to
the present time has destroyed five
German aeroplanes. 1t lis confirmed
that Adjutant Jailler has brought down
six enemy machines thus far, five aer-
oplanes and one ballon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Z a q ~! l93i 3ilElf.l
WAR news
OF THE WEEK
The Region Of Hill No. 304 Northwest
IS of verdun the Scene of Only
Action in Last 81 Hours,
BRING DOWN GERMAN PLANES
One of Fiercest Battles Of War Be-
tween French and Germans
Numerous Attacks by Both w..

French Continue to Harrass Germans
The region of Hill 304, northwest
of Verdun was the only one in the
European war field in which activity
of note developed during the last "a
hours so far as today's official reports
from the German and French Offices
reveal. ~ - ~ a,
Berlin statements indicate that the
/ French are continuing their attempts
to regain the ground recently lost
there which the German accounts de-
clare have been fruitless. Last night
efforts were as productive as those pre-
ceding them, it is declared, the crown
princes troops repulsing all the at
tempts made. -..
Paris in reporting the fighting in
this region mentions only German
hand prenade attack on French
trench which was stopped by gun fire.
French airmen brought down three
German aeroplanes in engagements
yesterday, announces Paris
The French Attack. =
BERLIN Jan. 80 (Wireless to Say
ville)-French troops last night de-
livered four fresh attacks on German
lines at Hill BOA northwest of Verdun.
army headquarters announced today.
The attacks failed of success.
The statement reads:
On the Artois front there were sew.
eral accommodating engagements. Be
tween the Ancre and Somme an artill-
cry duel, which at times was strong,
took place.
Attacks made in the evening by the
French on Hill 3O4 were without sue
cess.
Quiet has prevailed during the last
twenty four hours all along the Rus
sian and Roumanian fronts from the
Baltic to the Black seas the war Office
announced today. Only in Macedonia
the Cerna and Struma regions has
there been any activity in the Balkans
and this only in the nature Of scouting |
operations. The statement reads:
Between the Baltic and the Black |
sea there have been no important ev.
ents. ~.
In the bend of the Cerna on the
lowlands of the Struma clashes occurr-
ed between accommodating detach-
ments
Germans Busy Also. IA
PARIS, Jan. 30-The Germans last
night made another offensive move
ment in the region Of Hill 304 north
west of Verdun attacking French
trench. The attack, says todays' war
Office announcement was stopped by
gun fire with considerable losses to
the Germans.
A German raid on French trenches |
north of Badonvilles was attempted,
but failed, says the statement which al
SO reports an inteIpittent cannonade
on the remainder rthe front.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Not His Trouble.

shy good man." said the philosopher
70 the laborer who was amputating
weeds from piece Of vacant real es-
tate, "do you ever have occasion to
complail Of your lot?' -.s.
mo, sir" answered the honest son Of
! toll II don't own this lot."-Indianap-
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w0rd.-CNneille.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28

meetings held by farmers in churches
and other buildings at night and sent
agitators to the scene to fan the dis
comfort into open rebellion, it is said
by playing upon their hearers.
1t was represented to the farmers
that thousands of their neighbors in
Missouri, Kansas and Texas were
ready to unite in an armed uprising,
that millions of "men working for
wages" would join them in other
States and that the movement could
not fail to result in an overthrow of
the government. With the govern
ment overthrown, there was to be a
general division of the money of the
rich among the "men working for
wages" and other benefits, of wide
eiimensions, were to be obtained.
Department of justice agents, op-
grating in the vicinity, learned of the
ambitious program and prior to July
NJ, the night set for the general up
Etislng, brought the project to an end
with the arrest of the alleged ring
leaders of the movement. At no time
1T was said, was the disturbance more
than local in character or regarded
here as likely to spread.
The fermentation of this trouble is
only one of many activities which au-
thorlties here are investigating in
connection with the recent seizure of
y. w. w. papers throughout the coun-
try.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
INFORMAL PARTY.

Among the informal parties that
broke the extreme quietude of the past
week was the lawn party given by
Mrs. VIM. Sparks Thursday evening
in honor of Miss ,Flossie Wilburn, who
left Tuesday for Winthrop, and Miss
Lizzie Hollis, who enters Limestone
College.
The lawn was beautifully lighted
and seats arranged 80 that the large
number Of guests spent most pleas
ant evening.
Among others who attended the
party and left for college were Miss
Sarah Thompson, who enters Lime
stone College; Miss Mabel Alverson,
who enters the high school in Union,
and Mr.. VIM. Thompson returned to
Clemson, where he will enter upon
his fourth and last year at this in
stitution.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
Plans OF I. W. ". Are
Completely ReUealed

Washington, Sept. 26.-How small
coterie of active anti-war workers,
operating under the direction of the
Industrial Workers of the World, pur-
suaded hundreds of Oklahoma farm
ers to take up arms against the gov
ernment's enforcement of the selec-
tive draft law is revealed in papers
seized by federal agents in the re-
cent nationwide raid of l. w. W.
headquarters.
Testimony given at Enid, Okla
homa, recently to the effect that na-
tional uprising was planned in which
towns would be sezeid, cities attacked,
bridges burned, was taken by officials
here as an indication that the Okla
homa farmers recently believed ths
plans would carry. AS a matter ce
fact, officials assert, even the mos
radical leaders of the movement kneS
that it would accomplish but littiS
more than local disturbances. Tho
farmers were melted to take up arms
with the full knowledge that the move-
ment would lead to nothing, simply
as an expedient to embarrass the gov
ernment temporarily. The anti-draft
demonstration started as an agrarian
movement, the records show, in Okla
homa, where a number of iliterate
farmers obtained an exaggerated idea
of the laws operation. Certain I. w!
w. leaders learned of the secret
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mrs. Donald Eaves Uouisa Duncan)
Will leave next week for Columbia to
spend several days with Mrs. Albert
Oliphant.
Rev. L. w. Blackwelder will leave
Monday for Columbia to spend a
month supplying mission station at
that place.
DIR. j. T. Jeter, who enlisted in tie
medical corps, received orders Surday
to report at Ft. Oglethorpe and he left
Immediately for that point.
There will be a very important
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
on Thursday evening, Sept. 27, at s
o'clock. All members are urged t.
attend.
Paul Stroud, a lad living on Ma
lone avenue, son of NJ. NJ Stroud,
brought to our office a freak ear of
corn, one large ear and ten we'll
formed small ears growing around it.
The corn grew in the garden of Paul's
grandmother, Mrs. NJ. E. Richards.
Mrs. j. E. Brown and Miss Eurenia
Weaver of Salisbury, N. c., will ar
rive this week to spend the weekend
with their sister, Mrs. l.. w. Black
welder, at the Episcopal rectory. Mrs.
Blackwelder and children will return
with them Monday for months visit.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
Attack Was Made
at Dawn.
By Nightfall Many Impor'
tant Positions Were in
Hands of British.

Field Marshal Haig's men again
are striking in Flanders and the force
of their blow like those that have
preceded, is meeting with good results
on front of nearly six miles.
Notwithstanding the necessity of
carrying the battle to Crown Prince
Rupprecht across uninviting ground
virtually morass owing to recent
rains and against the inevitable con-
crete and steel redoubts and woods
and shell craters teeming with rapid
fire guns-the English, Scotch and
Australian troops have snatched valu-
able vantage points from the Ger
mans but not without terrific opposi-
ton.
The battle at last accounts was still
raging with the greatly reinforced
Germans, who had anticipated the new
thrust, to fighting with Ss1nusual bit
terness to hold back fu}vser British
advances or to recapture Verrain al
ready wrested from them.
Haig's New Thrust.
:, Gen. Haig's new thrust was deliv-
"ered from the base of front line po-
sitions captured and consolidated last
week, before which the Germans held
numerous vantage points of strategic
value, barring the way to further in
roads by the British or for harassing
the British line by machine gun and
rifle fire.
AS on previous occasions Gen. Haig
loosed a veritable inferno of artillery,
+ launching his attack in the early
hours of Wednesday morning and
when night fell many important posi-
tions had been cleared of the enemy,
but with the Germans at numerous
other points savagely contesting. the
right of way.
Most Significant Gain.
Probably the most significant gain
of the British which the Germans
assert was to a depth of two-thirds
of mile at certain points, was near
Zonnebeke, to within a few hundred
yards of the western outskirts of
which village they penetrated, placing
them about six miles from the rail
road running from Ostend through
Roulers and Roubaix to Lille. The
cutting of this line, which seems to
be the objective of Field Marshal Haig,
would seriously affect the translbrt of
the Germans from their naval bases at
Ostend and Zebrugge to the south.
Prior to the land attack British
naval forces heavily shelled Ostend
and again Wednesday afternoon re-
peated the bombardment, meanwhile
naval airplanes dropped bombs on
towns in Northern Belgium with visi-
BILE effective results.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
VIM. WALLACE CHAPTER, u. d. C.

The William Wallace chapter, U.
d. c., held it's regular monthly meet
ing Monday afternoon at the Chamber
of Commerce and the hostesses were
Mesdames M. l.. Garner, T. E. Bailey
and Anderson Browne and Misses
Blanche Garner and Edna Tinsley.
In the absence of the president, Mrs.
Davis Jeffries called the meeting to
order and dispatched the routine bus
mess. Delegates to the general con-
vention were elected and the follow
ing program rendered:
"a "Reminiscences" read from the
memoirs of Mrs. Mary Dawkins, by
Mrs. j. w. Mixson. Sketch of Ad-
miral Semmes by Mrs. G. H. Peake.
Life of Maury by Mrs. w. w. Sum-
mer. The round table discussion was
led by Mrs. w. D. Arthur and adding
a touch of local interest was a read
ing by Mrs. j. d. Arthur of some
clippings from The Union Times of
1862, consisting among others things
Of the letter from her uncle, Mr.. Mil
ler, who was principal of the Male
Academy, but resigned and volun-
teered to serve his country by join
ing the army. He was made colonel
and was killed in battle
BY special request, the chapter con-
sidered the matter of raising money
to equip libraries for soldiers at the
army camps and the following special
committee was appointed for this pur-
pose: Mrs. j. w. Mixson, Mrs. S. M.
Rice, Mrs. Macbeth Young, Mrs. Ida
N. Perrin, Mrs. d. H. Wallace, Mrs.
John FAINT and Mrs. ]. D. Arthur.
During the social half hour the hos
tesses served ices and waters, assisted
by Misses Maude Garner, Theo Young,
Etha Palmer and Annie Tinsley.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
FROM HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Battery D.,
9th Field Artillery,
Schofield Barracks. III. r.

Schofield Barracks, III. T.
Dear Mr.. Rice:
Will you please spare me room in
your paper to say a few words to the
girls, as follows:
Us soldiers over here are having a
hard time, the weather is so hot that
we cannot hardly stand it; we have
no winter here at all on the Ha-
waiian Islands. We are 21OO miles
from the dear old y. S. A. I am a
private in the service and surely like
the army. We are getting $4,000 a
month, our board and clothing. We
surely are lonesome over here; there
are no American girls here and we
are so lonesome that we do not know
what to do. Girls, will you do your
part in the war and write us som,
loving letters? Do keep us soldiers
comfortable and write us some loving
letters. We never see any pretty
American girls here and l would love
to get letter from one in the good
old U. s. A. Girls, please write us,
Tor we are so lonesome that we do
not know what to do. We are here
hghting for you and our country and
we want you to do your part by writ
ing us.
We are ready and willing to go to
France when our Uncle Sam says so.
Yours truly,
Jennings B. Wright.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
EUTERPEAN MUSIC CLUR.

The Euterpean Music club met with
Miss Maude Garner Saturday morn.
ing, Sept. 22nd.
! An unusually enjoyable program
was given, and is as follows:
Piano Duiet-Iustsperl Overture
bird. Misses Mary Jones and Edith
Smith.
4 Vocal Solos-Joan of Arc-There's
a Long, Long Trail. Miss Ludie Jor-
dan.
Piano .Solo-Etude-Mayer. Miss
Theo Young.
. Vocal Solos-Avia from Rigoletto-
The Land of the Sky Blue Water"
MISS Katherine Layton.
Piano Duet-The Anvils. Mrs n
M Eaves, Miss Fannie Duncan.
! Vocal Solo-Spinning. Mrs. R. A.
!, Vocal Quartette-Honey-town, Lul-
LADY. Misses Jones, Layton, Jordan
and Mrs. R. A. Jones.
Miss Elizabeth Uemmond was p
guest of the club and gave several
beautiful piano solos, among them.
hungarian March-Farentella.
several new members were well
coined.
The program committee was urged
to prepare the program for the wears
work at once.
The hostess served sandwiches and
tea. ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
FIRE AT MT. TABOR.

The store of Mr.. r. A. Brawley at
Mt. Tabor was totally destroyed by
fire $3.50 o'clock Tuesday morning. The
entire stock was completely destroyed.
The value of the stock was $4,000,
with $1,000 insurance.
Mr.. j. l.. Calvert owned the store
room, and had insurance of $500 on
the building, which was well worth
$1,500.
1t is probable that the store room
will be rebuilt at once and business
opened up again.
Both Mr.. Calvert and Mr.. Brawley
had a safe in the building, the former
a small one and the latter large
once, and the contents of each was
found to be undamaged.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
a Girlish Wife Abandons Infant
at Hotel in Akron, Ohio-She
Registered as Mrs. Dorothy
Evans From Lockhat, S. c.
Police are Investigating.

Chief Of Police w. C. Harris Of
Lockhart received the following letter
from Akron, Ohio:
Chief of Police,
Lockhart, S. C.
Sir:
Enclosed find story of baby bow
abandoned by girl here in Akron.
Sept. 1S. Only clues to her identity
are her registry as from your town,
and suitcase
Dorothy Evans is the name she
gave, married of course.
On one side and end of the suit case
Is written the name +. +. Callahan.
or Callian, in pencil and over the name
on the end is written the monogram,
Il. b. +. Evans is spelt out after the
last initial in pencil.
Please look up whether or not there
Is Dorothy Evans of a Callahan. or
someone with a similar name in YOUR
city. Advise by mail, the City Editor
of the Akron Beacon-J Journal, Akron.
Ohio.
Ask your local paper to aid in the
search
Thanking you in advance,
Very truly yours,
c. j. AFFORD.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
LIEUT.. THOMSON IN FRANCE.

Lieut.. Herndon Thomson has landed
somewhere in France" or England,
according to cablegram received by
his father, Mr.. w. E. Thomson, Tues
day. On account of government cen
sorship restrictions he was only able
to state that he had landed, no par
ticulars as to the port or country.
There are hosts of friends in Union
county who will join The Times in
good wishes for our young friend and
for his safe return when the war is
over.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
SAD STORY COMES
FROM AKR y. " '';I;'19 Witt
SOUTH CAROLINA BOY
WOUNDED IN FRANCE

Columbia, Sept. 25. - Edward
Wheeler, second lieutenant, British
Royal Artillery, has been wounded by
gases while in action in France, ac-
cording to a cablegram received by
his mother, Mrs. E. B. Wheeler, of
Marion. He is % years of age and a
brother of Major J. Aubrey Wheeler
recently named as ordnance officer for
South Carolina, now stationed at an
arsenal in New York.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
ANOTHER STRIKE ORDERED.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 25.-A strike
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning of
$4,000 members of the fifteen metal
trades unions employed in Seattle ship
yards and allied contract shops was
ordered today by the Seattle Metal
Trades Council, the central organiza-
tion of the fifteen unions. The strike
call, it was said, is the result of the
insistent demand of the rank and file
of the ship yard workers for "show-
down" on the long pending wage in
crease controversy.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
HER IDEA OF MAN.

According to the Hendersonville
Hustler little girl of that town has
penned this composition on the mere
male of the species:
"Men are what women marry They
drink and smoke and swear, but don't
go to church. Perhaps if they wore
bonnets they would. They are more
logical than women and also more
geological. Both men and women
sprung from monkeys, but the women
sprung further than the men,"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
CHAMPION COTTON RAISER.

A. Cato, the colored champion cot
ton raiser, brought to this office
stalk of cotton that had 10 bolls un-
opened, one wide open boil, one bloom,
and two forms, all on one stalk and
covering a space of less than II
inches. If you do not believe this,
look in our show window. Cato says
he has been working in the cotton
field all his life and never saw this
sight before and he showed it to num-
bers of people and they all expressed
the same surprise.