The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-20
CHARLIE CIIApLIN'S VISIT.
Greet Film Comedian the Central
;,:rc in Libcr.y Leah MISS
Meeting.

Ch,riic Chaplain. tho film comedian
"EO ii, y made millions laugh In al
:Ju"tr.Cs Under the sun. wherever
thc movie has made it's way, spent Il
i"w !outs ia sumter yesterday, not as
I l2rGh provoking clown, hut aB Sc
r.ou and patriotic worker for tn
Third Liberty loan His party ar.
."cd rom Columbia on the G1O trai
~ proceeded at once to tho tobacco
war house. tho only building i'm tn
city capable of holding the crow
that gathered to see and hear him.
There were no formalitics-M Mayo
'cnr nga very briefly stated the OBJ
cct Of the meeting and welcomed Mr
'h"J III and his party to Sumter. Mr.
ha' les lapwcrth, formerly associate
d';o. of the London Daily Mail, the
cwSp per that has tho largest circu.
atiCn in England, waD introduced a
.hc first speaker. lie spoke for II
" y minutes, discupsins the W.,
rom tho English point of view and
making reference to the cotton situa
ion ~ the South and the shipment o.
'otton to Germany during the
- ycara of the war. in consequence
- h.c hthc Germans now have q.
cast remnant of that most neccs
,aTy article, without which they coul,.
not continue the whr against demoe-
thcy.
Mr. Chaplin. the next speaker, frs
c"dPavored to get the crowd to join in
singing over There but without
nucn success. as few seemed to know
the soHg, except some Of the schoo,
children. He then made an carnes
and forcible talk on the Liberty Loan
and appealed to everyone to buy bond.
and more bonds until the financial
needs of the country have been met
Mayor Jennings then took the cen
ter CT the stage and called for sub
scriptions. a role that he fills better
than any other man in Sumter The
subscriptions came rapidly and in q
short time the crowd had been can
vas-od and 1t was announced tha,
more than $4,000 had been taken
This announcement was below the
mark, however, as it was found later
when the lists had been carefully
tabulated that the crowd yesterday
afternoon subscribed for more than
5000 worth Of bonds and that prac-
tically all of the subscribers paid ten
per cent OF their pledges on the spot
AS the checks, were passed up to the
platform they were endorsed by
,haric Chaplin, so that those who
subscribed for bonds at Charlie Chap
Inns meeting will have his autograph
as a souvenir of the occasion.
The subscriptions secured at this
meeting bring Sumter county up
above the minimum amount allotted
TO the county, but the campaign will
not be called off and an active can
vass will be waged to obtain addition
al subscriptions Every loyal citizen
VIII be given an opportunity to buy q
Liberty Bond, and every Stacker and
secret enemy of America, who is able
10 lend money to the country that af-
lords him home and means of
livelihood will be made to show his
colois. This Liberty Loan campaign
IS to be show down and a show I'D
Those who are not for us are against
US. Keep up the campaign until ev-
cry loyal man or woman who is able
to buy a bond has bought one and
until every Stacker and enemy who
WI not help win the war has been
exposed. The time for soft talk and
devious methods to keep from hurt
ng some 3lackers' feelings has passed
Let's find out who are for America
and who are for the Kaiser-or his
own pocketbook. Let's find out who
thinks n smoney too good to lend to
Vncic sam, and who demands seven,
eight or tern per cent. interest before
Ae lends any of it to anybody.
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