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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
ANTHONY SARRATT PROMOTED

Among the 25 captains recently pro-
NOTED from first lieutenant and as
signed to duty were several South
Carolinians and prominent among
them is Capt. James Anthony Sar-
ratt of our city, assigned to the 51st
Infantry.
Capt. Sarratt was with Gen. Per-
shing on the border for seven months
and is being congratulated upon this
deserved promotion. He was born
and read in old Union county and she
is proud of her son.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
a REQUEST.

Inc friends in Union have re,nond-
ed so nobly to the call for vn,;a,'.
IhinGs at Red Cross HEADQUARTERS tba,
W" we make bold to ask for moro ,bi"%,
thnt ne WORK , room needs anothcr chest
',n' vn"' VIII lock. If you have one that
you viii be kind enough to lend, ,lcase
t"1v I'liv me. The best of care will bo
@ uaken of these things and when tbe
good shape e'"'''eu III
Ao.: Mrs. Macbeth Young.
Actlng Chairman Headoua,.to,.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
NED CROSS HEADQUARTERS
OPENED ON SATURDAY

ne acting chairman of headonar-
.erS' Mrs. Macbeth Young, wishes ne
TO announce through The Times that
ene hed Cross headquarters will ba
open Tor inspection on Saturday and
our friends throughout the cornt,, ,
and from other counties are inviteyJ
70 come to see US. The rooms are To-
ea!ed IN the Chamber of Commnrc,
oui'olhg and someone will be tberc :,
SNOW you the work that has been doro
oy the local chapter and give >Tn -
welcome to the citv ''l
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
MRS. w. NJ. JONES I'LL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jones resided here un-
is critically i'll at Steedley's hospita.
She was operated on yesterday. Mrs.
Jones was taken suddenly ill and had
to be rushed to the hospital.
Mr.. and Ms. Jones resided here un-
til year ago, and while here made
many friends who will regret to learn
OF her illness. 1t as stated at the
hospital last night that Mrs. Jones
was resting more OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tanburg Herald.
Mrs. Jones' friends in the city are
grieved to hear of her illness and
wish for her speedy recovery.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
PURELY PERSONAL.

capt: and Mrs. James ANTHONY sar.
ratt OF Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. will ar.
m nIve tomorrow to spend ten DAYS with
Mr. and Mrs. Il. j. Hames.
Mrs: {. s. Gregory and her daueb,
yer, H. MISS Aurie Gregory, spent last
week with relatives at Carlisle
mr. Edward Polk spent the week.
END with his grandmother Mrs sH TosSo
Cain, at Carlisle. o. ''SSe
Capts: Hunter Harris and Thomas
"A. Holllngsworth will arrive Fr;daw
10 spend ten days with their parents
lieut. Herndon Thomson will arrive
friday to visit his parents. Mr. and
"rs. n W, E. Thomson, for few days
ILL., [, hooert Colson, who is serving
snrIne Ine Sam IN the navy, is spending o
Mrs. j. j. Colson on F.. Main streot anu
Daylight is an easy thing to save
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
RED CROSS CHAPTER
TO JOIN PARADE

The members of the Red Cross
chapter will take part in the man.
moth parade Saturday morning and
they are requested to meet at the high
school building at 1880 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.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
ENTERTAINS FOR VISITORS.

Mrs. w. H. Hope entertained last
week at delightful affair in COM
pliment to the Misses Hope of Lock
hart and their guest, Miss Moore. The
spacious piazzas were strung with
electric lights and vases of summer
flowers attractively arranged on ta-
bles. Progressive rook was enjoyed
until late hour when an ice course
with cake was served by Mrs. Mac
Donald and the hostess.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
see EPTS POSITION
WITH TRADE CONNISSro>,

t,essf. f. A. B. Adams, who fills tho
OF economics in Oklahoma mi
FOR sy,e mas been granted a years
pine W. nce PSe 10 accept a position
on shlt the Federal Trade Commission
Dirk being to carry on food invcsH
Prof. Adams is one of Un-
sale. - n; ooys VINO has forged to
leave, n, lis m selec.ion to the federal
sonia; ;oh ouI Oh the splendid book
you fr;shnhi 1ne author: Market
givin vel + arm PRODUCTS" writ
made years ago.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
RECEPTION TO VISITORS

hon. J. Gordon Hughes. Chairman
Sl the reception committee to serve
saturday, asks us to announce thai
reception will be held Saturday
morning at the Elks Home from, IN 90
10 IT, II 80 for the visiting speakers
The public is invited to con,o oJ
bid the visitors welcome ~ o,,n "t n;. ana
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
Urgent Call From #dquarters:
4nIoAZ:ZNanter Must Get Buev
uniOlg

Red Cross has urg4n.
Grayson Murphy fort
tity knitted wooden N
gram from Major M be
lows: lin,
Atlanta, Ga.
B. F. Aston, Jr., IA
Chairman Red Cro(ck-
Union, S. C. his
Last winter broke
and misery among ho
Inexpressibly dread INC
finding us without s h,
situation. l urge VI :,
our soldiers and thow VII
who will suffer iith'
trenches and also thot or
and Belgium refugee4
being also returned I've
land. Every one her}wa
lea. Begin shipping Inv
lion five hundred tn
war knitted wool art re
quested. They must |atf
weather and in viewt y
fuel and other discon{
be of increditable val
tary and civilian wo1
(Signed) q"
Your chapter askedS.
mite number this red
allotment is 300 sw5 q
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17

lhomas A. Hollingsworth captai,,
If lst inf, S. c. N. G. p''''
W hunter Harris, captain infantry.
- John Wilbanks, 2nd lieut. infon+r,
boyce Whitehead, End lieut.. artil.
y william l.. Feaster, 2nd lieut.. cav
1ohn Herndon Thomson, 1st lieut.
Foast artillery. 'eu''
mood c; Worthy, Jr., End lieut.
Eoast artillery. u' J.
James d. Mangum, End lieut. 1s+
p. =. Inf, N. GfS%@a.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
SERVICES AT EDISONIA.

Rev. L. w. Blackwelder will preach
at the Edisonia theatre next Sunday
afternoon at 4:30 p. m. on the sub
ject, "The Christian Home" Good
music will be furnished by local talent
and cordial welcome extended to
every one
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
JAIL is EMPTY.

mere is not one prisoner in tbo
e:.I ,unIy Jall' nor is there one in the
Sty lookup. We understand tho oon ,e
@ o.tlon prevailed once before, but Il iS .
I1 Ttre occurrence, and speaks well foa
I.niUn, n, we do not believe the mil
'' coNu'tions are
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17

3oo pairs of wristlets, 800 pair
1cks. Full instructions follow !,
rs mail. Ask your members ,,
knitted work now on hand an|
tne deck for action. We wan
chapter to have a chance to dc
art In making good in this cali
pelp from France.
(Slgned) Guy E. Snavelv
ctor Southern Division A. R e
IS telegram speaks for itself and
q touch the heart of everyone
). l.. j. Hames, chairman of SIM
mas ordered wool, needles apd
lctions and the Red Cross chan
ees every one, old and young, to
AS soon as our people realize
'ylng need for these articles and
'he Pltlful appeals, they will re-
Inc women of Union county
In the same spirit that
en- of our county have.
me Mrs. L. J. Hames of vour
sness to help in this work win |
coming and we must get to |
before it is too late. "
lt you help? If you can't knit
), WIZ De someone to teach Won
u OF us want to do our "bit"
r soldiers and those of our al
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17

Mr.. L. C. Young of the Sardis
neighborhood brought in several wide
open cotton bolls Thursday. This is
the first we have known of.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
Way. ooo.

9. c. E. Storm, chairman of ~,
fop ana means committee of the Red
roh stro mas received good many do.
! SIRENS this week for the work.
!, Neaery woman in Union county
+ nCt to contribute one jar of frnit
4 AhE 'rves, pickles or vegetables from
O US. US store, to help this noble cause
o on'ould not miss one lar and il vii
wl MI untold help to the Red Cross
ms. Storm is going to put her
carbutions in the window at Tha
oth - once SO everyone can see what
een oSt's gwen. Your donation will
esIknowledged through the press
FOR sale. 'e'ured'
a RI you help?
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17

lice OF coffins advancing. That's
jSommodity the people can't be az,
M, of boarding. '' '''
ourGkyard farmer is sopatriotic that
implanted his foot on the sidewalk
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
CHOSEN FOR IRA,

The men who have fading
training at Fort Ogl than
second camp to be Cpd,
of August are Albet re'''''
Samuel G. Layton anll pas
lace. These are fineIor;llas
and it is no more d
pected that they be c Pu' 7"
Can't blame a "cd
jector" to cranberry 'e''
rman,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17

If the potatoes don't volunteer
we'll have to draft them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17

Dayl'ght is an easy thing to save.
but who saves it?
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES

Actlng Chairman Eeadouo,.to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Over tie Ioh
tA PeNxo.

In short time there will be prac-
tically no more penny candy, say the
confcctioIiers, and point out that the
children of Belgium and France
have no candy at all"
A Reading paper tells us that,
."More than 400 persons attended
Mrs. Lottie Alt Ilgenfritz's lolly pop
dance at the Auditorium. Lolly pops
were given to all the patrons. Many
danced with the lolly pops in their
mouths. The sight was odd. The
Philharmonic Orchestra furnished
an excellent dance program"
An editorial writer on Lehigh
County paper suggests as compre-
hensive title for the German Emper-
or the same one that is applied to
an Afghanistan ameer: THE Sover-
eign of the Universe, whom God
created to be as accomplished as the
moon at her plentitude; whose eye
glitters like the northern star, king
as spiritual as a ball is round, who,
when he rises, shades all his people,
and from under whose feet a sweet
odor is waited" But maybe the one
borne by the king of Monomotapa
might do just as we'll: Lord of the
Sun and Moon, Great Magician and
Great Thief"
The meanest burglar that ever
haunted the neighborhood of Allen
town, chloroformed Mrs. Frank
Wink, of Hamburg, while she slept
in her home the other night, and
robbed her by cutting off her beau
tiful hair. Needless to say the vic
TIM did not sleep wink the rest
of the night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
THE BABY RONDS

T I will require no big drive TO sell
the $5 Liberty Bonds-or certifi-
Gates, as they are called-which
VIII sell at $4.12 each. The man
with spare IS bill will know where
to put it as long as any of these
are on sale. Uncle Sam, in Offering
these small denominational short
term securities, is giving the small
investor opportunity TO share in the
bond melon that has come to the in
vestor in the Liberty Loan. These
little bonds give everybody a chance
to help win the war and to save at
one and the same time. He will be
poor, indeed, who will not soon
number one or more among his pos
sessions.
Indeed, it would not be surprising.
to find these certificates in circula-
ton as currency, although not de-
signed for that purpose, for their
face value will be five dollars at the
expiration of five years, and mean
while many would be found to take
them on account in lieu of that sum.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
FOR A BETTER CITY

TT was the dream of my father to
erect a building that would de
credit to his native city; he felt
1t to be a civic duty"
Thus modestly c. Ross Boas ex-
planned the erection of the really re-
markable structure he built in North
Second street to house his jewelry
business. How well the son has car
ried out the thought of the father
was at a glance self-evident to the
visitors who thronged the place to-
day.
But Mr.. Boas has done more than
that, merely. While providing for
his own firm u business home second
to none in Pennsylvania. he has at
once set an example and a standard.
He has added an architectural gem
TO the rapidly expanding business
district in which he has located and
has pointed the way which other
merchants coming into the neigh
borhood will not be slow to follow.
OnA fine structure invariably is fol-
lowed by others.
The new Boas building is a step in
the direction of the newer and better
Harrisburg for which so many enter
prising citizens are striving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
DEFENDING DEMOCRACY

And oh, you men of the national
army who have been commissioned
by the President of the United
States to serve as officers. as lead
ers, as educators. keep alive within
yourselves the cleansing flame of
idealism. Don't let the monotony
Of custom dim it's glow. You are
Elaking the world safe for democ,
racy, there in camp, as much as you
ever can by fighting the enemy.
You have not only the opportunity
to fight and whip the enemy, but you
have the opportunity now of licking
the spirit of anti-democracy, the
spirit of class, the spirit of the hat
rec or man for man IN these United
States. You are not only defending
democracy against assaults from
without, but against assaults from
within as well. You have the oppor-
tunity now to forestall any future
possibility of the inflictlon upon this,
our democracy, of that blight of an
archy which is deadening Russia.
You have started right. In the name
of your God and his humanity, keep
up the work in the splendid spirit
with which YOU have begun it. For
that spirit is the power which can
make possible the continued exist
ence and ultimate complete triumph
of absolute democracy, safe from
autocracy on the one hand and an
archy on the other.-William s. Nc
Mutt in Golfers Weekly. @
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
CUNIBERLAND's EXAMPLE

T INCREASING their crop values in
one year from four and one-half
million dollars to nearly six and
one-half millions, along lines sug-
gested by the government to help win
the war, buying $750,O0O worth of
Liberty Loan bonds, meeting their
quotas for the Red Cross and the Y.
NJ. c. A.-Y. w. C. A. drives and
finally organizing themselves into a
well-drilled home defense police
force is a record of war service of
which the farmers of Cumberland
county may be proud. Alfred Jen-
kins, secretary of the Carlisle Cham
ber of Commerce, did q fine stroke
of missionary work for the Public
Safety Committee when he brought
the foregoing message of what that
body has accomplished in his coun-
ty to Harrisburg Rotarians yester-
day. He set some Dauphin county
folks to thinking hard, for we are
not so well organized here, despite
the good work along war service lines
done in the rural districts.
1t is good, also, for townspeople
to hear occasionally what the farmer
is doing. The most they know, very
often, is that the farmer is getting
good prices and can sell all he can
bring to market. What town folks
do not generally understand is that
the farmer is surrounded by many
difficulties in his effort to meet the
new conditions. On one side he is
beset by the government urging him
to plant more and more, and on an
other by inability to get labor to har-
vest all he has grown. Then, too,
everything the farmer uses, from
seed to silos, has gone up in price;
what labor is to be had is seeking
munition plant wages and the gov
ernment is fixing the price of COM
modities. The farmer occupies no bed
of roses.
Under these circumstances the ac-
complishments of Cumberland coun-
ty stand out as remarkable and well
worth study.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

ranged all the way from alley gam
Ding hells" to such sumptuous places
as Pendleton's palace of Fortune"
in Pennsylvania avenue, known also
to its frequenters as 1.-The Hall of the
Bleeding Hearts"
correspondent of New York
newspaper described q scene in this
place as follows:
Every Type Represented
"A single glance at the group
around the faro table when a game
is going will reveal the character
and in many cases the identity of
the persons playing. Standing shoul-
der to shoulder with an eX-general
in the Union army, whose long,
straight hair. dark mustache and
somewhat flashy dress marks his
identity, is a senator of the United
states, bearded and tall with a face
corrugated with wrinkles. No man
is better known than he. He holds
in his hand n stack of blue chips
worth $50 apiece. Vis-a-vis, watch
ing huge pile of chips valued at So
apiece, stands another United States
senator. He halls from the far west,
and this is a favorite resort of his
after the evening dinner party or
caucus.
The other end of the Capitol is
represented none the less fully. Two
sons of Illinois are to be seen here,
and New York. Pennsylvania, Indi-
ana, Ohio, Missouri and Minnesota
seldom fail of having one or more
representatives around the faro table
Some one has called this establish
nent the Congressional Faro Bank"
Henry Loomis Nelson, in an article
on the early days of Washington,
printed in Harper's Monthly, Novem-
ber, 1894. says
Society at the capital was a good
deal like life at a frontier post in the
present day; and men than as now
found relief from ennui by gambling
which is said to have been rife, and
in drinking, which is said to have
been the national curse. But whether
gambling or drinking was more gen.
eral in this country than in England
especially among fine gentlemen, we
are at liberty to doubt. The republic
was founded at a time when society
in Europe was not overnice."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL
NE AYOR DANIEL L. KEISTER,
M who to-day took the oath of
- nfIinn for the ll,nnynirod +nr,,,

M who S today SHSl1% took = the oath Of
office for the unexpired term
of the late Mayor Meals, will have
the good wishes of all Harrisburg
for a successful administration. AS
the new Mayor said in an interview
with Telegraph reporter yesterday.
there have been so many changes in
the mayors office in the past year
that he believes he should make a
careful study of conditions in the de-
partment before outlining any par
ticular line of action, and in this he
is wise.
Mayor Keister is Republican, and
his colleagues in Council as it will
be constituted after January /, also
are Republicans. There should be a
basis in this for such harmony of ac-
tion as was impossible under the old
'three-two" status that prevailed
when the membership of Council was
divided between Republicans and
Democrats in that proportion. But if
there is opportunity there is also re-
sponsibility. The voters of the city
have imposed their trust in five Re-
publicans, to take charge of munich
pal affairs, albeit at a non-partisan
election, and all they will ask in re-
turn is an honest, progressive admin
istration devoted solely to the best
interests of the taxpayers as q whole
and the advancement of the city That
much is their just due and that much
they will insist upon having. Beyond
that the people care little, but up to
that point they are vitality interested.
There is experience ,iand talent
enough in Council, as itfwill be con-
stituted, to give the cit . good busi-
ness administration. As the new
Mayor says, there is much opportu-
nifty for improvement. Building regu-
lations, traffic rules and increased
water supply are matters coming un-
der this head. Doubtless, large expen-
ditures for public improvements not
already started or planned for the
immediate future will be discouraged
AOi tho SohihS year, uue Io war pres
sure and labor scarcity, but these
conditions should not be permitted
to interfere with the formulation and
execution of well thought out pro-
gram for city development, the COM
pletion of public work now under
way or the maintenance of what we
already have. 1t would be a Iwoeful
blunder to permit the war to come
between us and our interest in city
growth and civic betterment. Our
standards must be raised rather than
lowered. The people of Harrisburg
are Justly proud of their town. They
want it to be clean morally as we'll as
physically and it will be the duty of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

Council to see to it that the lid is
kept clamped down tight upon crime
and immortality OF all kinds. The po-
lice to some degree have been remov-
ed from direct responsibility to the
Mayor by operation of the new Civil
Service law. He can neither remove
nor appoint, as in the old days, but
as he has said he intends to preside
over his own police court, he will be
in position to know what is going
on in the city and to act in a super
visory capacity that should do much
to mould the efficiency of the police
department and keep it on its toes.
Mayor Bowman retires after q
term so brief that he was not able to
do more than familiarize himself
with the routine of his office, but he
was behind the scenes of municipal
conclusion that city managership
would add greatly to the efficiency
of our municipal government and
that an effort should be made in that
direction two years hence. Coming
from an experienced business man of
Mr.. Bowmans standing in the COM
munity this recommendation should
have the earnest thought of the peo-
pie. All told, the retiring Mayor made
such an excellent impression that it
is perhaps not too much to express
the hope that he will consent to be a
candidate when the city managership
plan he has suggested comes before
the voters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
UNFURL THE FLAG

Unfurl the flag and let 1t fly
And help to hush the cruel cry
OF suffering across the sea
Unfurl the flag to set men freel
The battlefields with blood are red
or thousands who have fought and
bled;
TJnfurl the flag and let It fly
That men in war no more shall die!
Unfurl the flag that we may be
Inspired to stand for liberty:
And lay upon it's shrine our all.
To overcome wars savage thrall,
Unfurl the flag now everywhere,
That all it means is in the airl
And ev'ry one shall yearn to do
His humble part to see IL through
Unturl the flag that it may thrill
The peoples heart to do its will,
And with unfaltering faith fare on
Unit. the light of freedoms dawn
O'er-sprea the war enshrouded
world
And all the flags in peace are furled
Til then our flag calls you and me
To fight this war for liberty!
STELLA V. KEL.LERMAN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
TROUBLES OF FARMER

The German SchleSlche Zeltung
says:
The new economic measures we're
discussed at a meeting of the Agri-
cultural Union at Breslau. These
have called forth stream of COM
plants to the chamber of agricul-
ture. Herr Rossdeutscher, in his
opening speech, states that everV
fresh measure of the war. economy
bears more hardly upon the farmers.
The most difficult question is that of
fodder. Horses can not be main
tanned upon the scanty oats ration
with all the barley and pulse req
uisitioned, with hay scarce, and
straw poor. In these circumstances
the situation as regards animals is
very serious. The supply of manure
is quite insufficient and the task of
rot only maintaining but of increas-
ing production Is growing more ur-
gent. In addition to the scarcity of
chemical manures, the lack of fod-
der causes q decrease in stable ma
nure. These questions pressed more
want of lighting material affects
farmers seriously, and the coal ques-
ton is graver than is perhaps be-
lfeved. Already the amalgamation
of sugar factories and the closing of
refineries is under consideration
Even the drying factories estab-
lished by the state are in danger of
being shut up to save coal. Benzine
and benZol are not to be had for the
motor pillow. The labor question in
creases in difficulty. The fat supply
of the farmers could up to the pres
ent be improved by oil from his own
linseed, but now the danger threat
ems that the Silesian linseed-oil in
dustry will be stopped and the lin
seed sent to the large factories of
the west"