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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-11

heIoSeHe-Any mercnant or mer-
chandise broker in oils or agent of
oil companies, or other person re-
ceiving illuminating or lubricating
oils, either in carloads or less than
carloads, and selling and re-shipping
the same in quantities of SO gallons
and upwards, shall pay license fee
of per annum Observation-Disclosures $4,000
Laundries 1000
Laundries, each resident agent
soliciting for laundry outside
of City 1000
Lightning rod agents or deal
ers in $500
Lunch dealers, exclusive of Sun
days, per annum -- $500
Nj
Moving picture shows per year 5000
Optician, per year ------ $500
Optlclan, per day ------ 500
Opera house, per annum--- 5000
Oyster saloon (not including
sale of bulk oysters) per an
mum ----------------- 1000
Oyster Saloon (including sale
of bulk oysters) per annum $500
Oysters, fresh in sealed cans 500
=
Pawn brokers, each - 25O.OO
Photographers, each --- 1000
Photographers, itinerant, each
per day 100
Plumbers and Timers per year 1000
r
Restaurants, cafes and lunch
dealers, each, per annum 5000
Restaurants, cafes and lunch
dealers in suburbs, per year $500
Restaurants conducted in houses
according to hotel plan and which do
not keep, offer or expose for sale,
any stock of goods, soft drinks, ETC.,
may serve meals where meals are
prepare and served on table on Sun
day.
No lunch dealer, restaurant or cafe
shall be allowed on Main street from
court house to High School except
those in building conforming to the
Fire Limit requirements.
Roasters-Peanut or popcorn
on street (other than at place
of business of owner) not at
all on Main street, each---$ 5000
Real Estate Agents -- $500
Railroads for business done
within the City of Union and
within the State, and not in
Guiding that done without the
the State, each
Southern Railroad -------- 10000
Union & Glenn Springs R. R. 10000
S
Stables-Sales and Feed
Stables $500
Stables, livery, feed and sales
including street carriages
hacks, buggies and drays,
per annum -------- 5000
Stables, livery, feed and sales
in suburbs without privilege b
of street carriages, hacks
buggies and drays, per an
mum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $500
Soda FOUNTAINS, each --- 500
Shooting galleries, each -- $500
No shooting galleries will be
allowed on Main street.
Skating rink, each, per month 500
Skating rink, each, per year 1900
iSiSSiapH companies TRANSACT
ing and doing business be-
tween points in this city and
any point or points in this
State for individuals or cor
porations other than the
Government of the United
States its officers and agents 5000
Telephone companies transact
ing and doing business be-
tween any point or points in
this State for individuals or
corporations other than the
Government of the United
States, its officers and
agents 10000
Sec. 9. For each and every bust
ness not specified above, a license fee
shall be charged in the discretion of
the City Council, not exceeding One
Thousand Dosars ($100O.O0). That all
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-11

Sec. 9. For each and every bust
ness not specified above, a license fee
shall be charged in the discretion of
the City Council, not exceeding One
Thousand Dosars ($1000.OO). That all
license fees herein mentioned are
due and collectable on May 1st. 1917,
and the said licenses are subject to
inspection by Mayor or policemen at
any time.
Sec. 10. Any person, persons, COM
pany, firm or corporation embraced
or mentioned in any of the foregoing
section or sections of this ordinance
and required therein to obtain IL
cense or to pay for the performing or
carrying on of their respective bust
ness or for the transaction of the
same who shall fail, refuse or neglect
to pay the license of amount therein
specified in advance, and each and
every person, firm or corporation
giving, showing or attempting to give
or show any of the performances
shows or exhibitions without having
to do so, and any person or persons
firm or corporation violating any
part or parts of this ordinance, shall
be required to pay fine Of not less
than One Dollar ($1.00) or more than
One Hundred Dollars ($100.0O) or
work at or without hard labor for
not more than thirty (30) days, for
each and every day so offending, in
the discretion of the City Council.
Sec. IL. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances conflicting with this ordi-
nance is hereby repealed.
Done and ratified in Council assem-
bled under the hand of the Mayor
and Seal of the said City of Union,
this 9Th day Of March. 1918.
L. c. WHARTON,
Mayor.
Attest:
w. d. ARTHUR,
Clerk and Treasurer. 14-3
Swat the fly; shoot the spy; kill
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-11

Swat the fly; shoot the spy; kill
the kaiser.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-11

Dance hall when run for gain 100
Drays, each dray, cart or wag-
on, with one horse, per an
Drays, each dray, cart, or wag-
on, with one horse, per an
mum Is
Dealers in secondhand mer-
chandise of whatever kind,
per anum 10
Dealers in pianos and organs
Gtinerant) per day, SIS; per
annum --------------- 25
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
FRED NERVOUS
kaiser's Eldest Suspic-
ious of Strangers
Fraternizes with Villagers on Dutch
Island Where He is Interned-Suf.
fers from Fits Of Depression and
Has Dread Of Spanish Influenza

Amsterdam, Dec. THE former Ger
man crown prince trudging over muddy
country lanes in Dutch sabots is ia
miliar sight on the island OF Wieringen.
says correspondent of the Telegram.
lie declares that VIVA. ne misses most
is a riding horse.
Frederick William plays billiards with
the villagers and treats them to drinks
and smokes and buys candy for the
children. The younger Hohenzollern
has lis breakfast al $50 O'Clock and his
dinner t 2. VI. He eats oysters and
drinks champagne regularly. unlike his
father, who dimes plainly. Nevertheless )
ne is reported to suffer from fits OF de-
preston. Sometimes, according to-eye
witnesses, he dons a full uniform re
splendent with medals and parades in
front of mirror. Then he resumes A
sweater and knicke-bockers and plays
the violin. He is said to have a deep
dread of Spanish influetza and takes
preventative medicine regularly He be-
comes extremely nervous, it is added,
when strangers near him make ABRUPT
movements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
VIA CREEL
Senators Questio n
News by That Route
Fear Report from Paris Of News
"Rationins" is Only Another Name
for Censorship Of Conference
CreeI to Parcel Out Gable News

Washington. Dec 5.-Published re-
ports from Paris that limited cable
space for many newspaper men might
compel 'rationing' of news from the
reace conference were brought to the
attention of the Senate today by Re-
publican members. Senator johnson Of
California read a statement that Edgar
Sisson of the committee on public IN
formation would issue official state-
ments for the American delesa ton.
II am not concerned with the .cgal
aspects OF the Presidents trip. Senator
johnson said He was determined TO
20 and We .must make the best or IL
Rut am concerned that news which
come from the peace conference shan
be rationed or censored.
Senators Watson ana New of Indiana
Republicans. md Sherman o. Illinois.
Joined in the criticism. Senator Walsh
cc Montana, Democrat. suggested that
wire "rationing" might be absolutely
necessary iii view of the number OF
rewspa permen at the conference. Il
am not so much complaining about the
system of rationing" Senator Watson
replied. "as / am about the man who
is to do the rationing. As l understand
II the IS 900 words the cable can carry
are TO be parcelled out by Mr.. Creel. 1t
was for that especial purpose that he
was taken to he peace conference. And
warn the American people that II Mr..
Creel is to censor everything that comes
from the peace conference they mus
make very great allowances for its
truth and au. enticity.
Mr.. Sherman said Congress was dere-
lict in giving powers t. the committee
on public information TO exercise CEN
sorship. He added that while the ca
bles we're in the possession OF private
hands. messages to and from relatives
of soldiers could be sent for six cents
a word, but since the government has
taken them over the old rate OF Is cents
a word las been restored.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
BAKSA GIRL FREE
Acquitted of Murder
ing Employer
Sing Sing Convict, Called in Rehuttai
Persists in Story That He Com
mitted Crime and Threatened Life
Of Miss Baksa

Kew York. Dec 5.-Without taking
the stand in her own defense. Eliza
Leth Baksa. the 19-year- Free
;nansbure. Pa, girl on trial. for the
murder of her boarding house keeper
here. was acquitted this afternoon at
The direction Of Judge Rosalsly.
When James Regan, Sing Sing con-
vtct. called in rebuttal by the prose-
cntion, persisted in his story as a
witness for the defense that he had
| HE'D Mrs. Helen Hamel last Feb
ruary. after threatening Miss Raksa' s
lite when she discovered the crime
the court ruled that the evidence need
not be presented to the jury. THANK
God. they know I'm innocent" the
youthful prisoner said when inform
Cd that she was free. and a storm of
tears swept her as attendants led her
TO an ante-room. After her sobs mad
the girl declared she would
return tomorrow to her Pennsyiva-
MIA home. adding that "a country
SRI has no business in New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
Adverse Comment BY
Foreign Paper on Talk
BY Kaiser and Son

London. Dec. 5--(British Wireless
Servicep-The abject attempt Of the
former German Emperor and the
former German Crown Prince. If
Rupprecilt IF Bavaria, of Won Beth
mann iIolwesg and other prominent:
war majors OF Germany to prove
present ruin to the action of anyone
bug themselves. is noted with con-
tempt by English papers. The
Daily Mail says:
Unfortunately for the ex-Crown
Prince his reputation for veracity
does not stand very high; it is even
lower than that of his father. who
broke his solemn pledge to respec..
the neutrality of Belgium. When
ever his statements are put 20 the
test they prove woefully at fault.
I never desired war he declared
in the interview with astonishing
affrontery, forgetting his famous pro-
nouncement in favor of Jolly old
War. The presence of such a man.
insignificant as he is intellectually.
and soldier of Germany, is stand
ing plague to Europe and peace"
The Daily Telegraph says:
THE ex-Crown Princes story IS
one which the historians Will regard
with justifiable skepticism. Germany
is probably not particularly proud of
its former ruler and his son at the
present moment. Their combined in
fiuencc was the immediate cause Of
the present chaos and thy can find
nothing better to do than try to
shift all blame and responsibility
from their own guilty shoulders at
the cost Of the perversion of all we'll
established facts"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06

ON July Is. 1913. submitted 70
YOU formal memorandum. accom-
FAMED by study Of methods BY
Inch the men could BE- obtained.
the supplies procured. and an aualy-
SIS Of the shipping which must 1e
Obtained In ORDER 10 accomplish this
very large miltar- program. This
vas accompanied by an estimate If
tie cost of the proposed program.
In this study I recommended 10
you the adoption as the American
program OF 50 divisions in France
and IS at home by June So 1919.
based on q total strength OF the
American army Of $4,000. This was
approted by YOU and the President
Il tn United States and adopted as
our Formal military program To
carr this program into effect re-
quired the adoption by Congress Of a
change in the draft ages so as to in
Glide men between the ages Of is
and Is years and also created 4 de-
hciency over the enormous appro-
priations already made by Congress
Of some $1,000 o10, coo.
The presentation OF the program to
Congress accompanied by The state.nen
that this increase in the army if laws
Continued on Page +coi. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06

Washington. Dec. @SecretarS
Baker told the Senate finance COM
mittee today that through contracts
cancellations the War Department
expects 10 save approximately So
81. 0o0, 900 of the sa4,aS1, 900 voted by
Congress for the army and navy
during the war. Earlier in the day
the House appropriations committee
which is investigating to determine
what part OF war appropriations can
be returned to tile treasury. made
public n statement from Mr.. Baker
showing an estimated saving OF
about twelve billions OF dollars or
nearly half the total appropriations.
Chairman Sherley explained later.
however. that this estimate was
made some time ago and that re-
vised figures furnished by the War
Department showed an estimated
saving of about seven billions OF
dollars. ''Of necessity the figures
change from day to day" explained
Mr.. Sherley, but il would seem that
something more than seven billions
of the appropriations for the army
could be converted back into the
treasury" The war secretary told
the Senate finance committee today.
members OF the committee said. that
Congress will need TO appropriate
only about 81. 100, 00o, 900 to cover con-
tracts made under the $4,000. 900. 900
of authorizations provided by Com
gress and for which actual appro-
priations have been made. The sec
retary's statement to the House ap-
propria,ions committee said the de-
parments disbursements TO date in
the United States totals s9.1o9. 00o.
GOO, and those in France s1.l6S. 0oo.-
COO. Mr.. Baker previously had in
formed the committees of the recent
cancellations aggregating about 81
6Oo. 600 600. These include:
Powder $275, 600. 900: artillery $780,
COO, 900; motor vehicles $4,000 900 !:
etxtiIes 100000: airplane parts
s256. 900, 900; gas defense equipment
$3.50. 900 000: contracts for rifles, shoes.
harness. rubber goods. chemicals.
barbed wire and steel and iron pro-
ducts aggregating millions of dol
lars also have been cancelled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
AERIAL MAIL
Business Men Urged to
Make Greater Use
Expansion Of Service Depends Upon
Extent Business interests Utilize
Method-lnstan3 Cited Where
Letters Sent by Mail Arrived
Ahead of kilograms Sent at Same
Time

New York, Dec. 5-Business men
were urged TO make greater use OF
the aerial mail service in an address
before the New York Chamber OF
Commerce today by Charles knight,
representing the service. He told
the members that mail communica
ton by airplane between New York
and Chicago would be possible in
six and half hours soon and spoke
OF the contemplated expansion OF the
service TO all parts of the country.
Business interests had not as yet
taken advantage of the service in the
extent hoped for and he asked tina;
it be utilized so that the results OBJ
tanned would justify its expansion
He cited instances of the delivery Of
letters by airplane in Chicago before
kilograms despatched at the same
time reached there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
US. WILL SAVE OVER Seven
BILLIONS BY CANCELLATION
OF War DEPT. CONTRACTS

Forty per cent. of the cancella-
tons have been divided among
states. MIR. Baker said, enumerating
those in Massachusetts, as amounting
to s2Si. GOO. 0O0: Michigan, $l4s. COZ. 200;
Connecticut. s55.Ooo.ooo: New York.
Pennsylvania. Ohio and Missouri.
sss. 900, 600 each: Illinois and Tennes-
see. SIS. GOO coo each: Indiana. $4,000,
0o0: New Jersey. $500 eo; Rhode
Island. Wisconsin,, Maine. New
Hampshire and Minnesota. Sll,oNo,
0Q0 each: Maryland. s.. 2oo. 900; Viz
ginia. $500, 600, and California, A,-
4l0, 1000
Preparations for the cancellation
Of army contracts Were undertaken
before the signing of the armistice.
Mr.. Baker relating the conferences on
this question were held with the War
Industries Board en- Nov. 9. Manu-
facturers working on contracts that
are TO be completed. Secretary Baker
said. mad been assisted in many in
stances by permission being given for
civilian orders to take precedence
over government orders. The army,
he said. has powder in excess of its
needs
81 am very much embarrassed the.
secretary added, las to how TO store
the amount of powder and explosives
which We have"
Operations OF the Muscle shoals
nitrate plant probably will be contin-
ued. he said. Work on the canton
ment al Fayetteville. y. c., is in
tended tc be continued with the place
becoming a permanent part Of the
army training system. The canton
ment at Raleigh, y. c., he said,
would be abandoned. Mr.. Baker also
said there is necessity for Neville is
land plant under construction in the
Ohio river and to be usedsfor making
powder and guns.
Most construction work OF the war
department. however. was stopped
soon after the signing OF the armis-
tice. Mr. Baker told the committee.
Contracts for purchases in England
and France. he said. are also being
cancelled and orders to cease work
on many projects were given by
Gen. Pershing before he received
similar orders directing such action
from the war department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
REVENUE BILL
Ten Billion Measure
Before Senate Today
Plan to Begin Debate by Monday or
Tuesday-Majority and Minority
Reports Will Not Be Filed Until
Next Week-RepubIicans Will Not
Attempt Fiiibuster.

Washington. Dec. 5.-The war rev.
enue bill designed to raise slightly
more than $4,000 900, 900 in taxes next
year and about s4.a5o 100000 in 1920
will be presented to the Senate to-
morrow by Chairman Simmons with
a view to beginning debate either
next Monday or Tuesday
The majority report on the bill and
also minority report from Senator
i'enrose Of Pennsylvania will not be
fled until next week. Senator Pen
roses report. it was said. will deal
exclusively with opposition to the
bil's provisions fixing taxes for 1920,
to which the Republicans vigorously
chiect. While these objections will be
fully outlined to the Senate in de-
bate, Republican leaders disclaim any
intention to filibuster against the
| i'll.
Senator Simmons said tonight that
no effort would be made to institute
the plan of passing an emergency res
tlution for imposition of an so per
cent. tax on 1918 corporate war prof
its unless Senate discussion should be
50 protracted as to threaten defeat of
the bill or for the treasury's plans
for 5ringing tax collections early
next year. He and Majority Leader
Kitchin of the House are prepared.
however, to propose the so per cent.
war profits tax If it should be deemed
necessary. Chairman Simmons OK
planned that the plan would be to in
troduce it in the House as a separate
resolution amending the present rev.
cnue law by providing for fiat tax
of so per cent. on corporations war
profits made during 1918. based upon
the pending bill exemptions and it's
pre- war standard. Its object, he said.
would be to prevent loss of revenues
from 1915 war profits. which might
escape taxation IL the pending bill
should fail In final amendments to
the bill today the finance committee
changed the proposed one cent q
pound postage zone for second class
mail from 200 miles to $50 miles. The
one-cent rate under the final amend
nent would apply only within the
FIRST and second parcel posts I50
miles) with a rate OF one and one
l.alf cents beyond. Senator LaFollette
OF Wisconsin gave notice today that
he would offer numerous amendments
to the bill in the Senate. 1t was un-
derstood he desires to impose heavier
rates on war excess profits and urges
increases in some OF the individual
gur.tax rates. u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
OVER MILLION
OF ARMENIANS
MASSACRED IN 1916

Saioniki. Wednesday, Dec. On
X. khanzadian. an Armenian leader
and q former officer OF high rank in
- Turkish army, on his arrival here
today declared that German anJ
Turkish statistics which he saw in
Constantinople in 1916 showed that
i,:o6.S50 Armenians had been deport-
Cd and that of that number l,056550
had been mastered. He expressed
thanks TO the Greek government for
its sympathy with the cause of Ar
:nenia and said that the Greeks and
Armenians had combined their efforts
against Turkish oppression
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06

Washington. Dec. General John
J. Pershing's account of his steward
ship as commander of the American
Expeditionary Forces was given to
the public yesterday by Secretary
Baker 1t is in the form of a pre-
liminary report 10 the secretary, COW
ering operations up TO Nov. 20, after
the German collapse. 1t closes with
these words from the leader of the
great army in France, expressing his
feeling for those who served under
him:
Il pay the supreme tribute 70 our
officers and soldiers Of the line. When
| think of their heroism, their pa
tience under hardships. their I'M
f1inching spirit Of offensive action, I
am filled with emotion which | am
unable to express. Their deeds are
immortal, and they have earned the
eternal gratitude of our country"
The report begins with General
Pershing's departure for France to
pave the way for the army that was
to smash German resistance on the
Meusc and give vital aid to the AL
lies in forcing Germany to its knees
10 months later. It's striking feature
is the section devoted to combat
operations. where it told the story Of
fighting. by the man who directed it.
General Pershing views the en-
counters before March II of this
year in which American troops par
ticipated as a part of their training
and dismisses them briefly. On that
date, however, the great German Of
fensive was launched and a crucial
situation quickly developed in the AL
lied lines which called for prompt use
of the four American divisions that
were at that time equal to any de-
mands of battle action"
The first crisis Of the German drive
had been reached in Picardy
The crisis which this offensive de-
yeloped was such, General Persh!ng
saws, that our occupation of an AM
erican sector must be postponed. On
March % I placed at the disposal Of
Marshal F'och, who had been agreed
upon as communicative chief of the
allied armies. all of our forces to be
used as he might decide. At his re-
quest the first division was trans
ferred from the Tout sector to a posi-
ton in reserve at Chaumont en- VeXin.
As German superiority in numbers
required prompt action. an agreement
was reached at the Abbeville confer
ence Of the allied premiers and COM
manders and myself on May 2 by
which British shipping was to trans
port 10 American divisions 10 the
British army area. where they were
to be trained and equipped, and adj
ditional British shipping was TO be
provided for as many divisions as
possible for use elsewhere.
The First Test
"On April 26 the first division had
gone into the line in the Montdidier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
GENERAL PERSH|NC'S
OWN STORY OF DRIVES
THAT WON WORLD WAR

salient on the Picardy battle front
Tactics had been suddenly revoiu-
tionized to those of open warfare, and
our men, confident Of the results Of
their training, were eager for the
test. on the morning of May IS this
division attacked the commanding
German position on its front. taking
with splendid dash the town of Can
tigny and all other detectives. which
were organized and held steadfastly
against vicious counter attacks and
CALLING artillery fire. Although local.
this brilliant action had an electrical
effect. as it demonstrated our fight
ing qualities under extreme battle
conditions, and also that the enemy's
troops were not altogether invinc-
iblc"
There followed Immediately the
German thrust across the Aisnc to-
ward Paris.
The Allies General PershinS
Sa:s faced a crisis equally as grave
as that of the Picard< offensive in
March Again every available man
was placed at Marshal Foch's dispo-
sal and the third division. which had
just come from its preliminary train
ing in the trenches. was hurried to
the Marine It's motorized machine gun
battalion preceded the other units
and successfully held the bridgehead
a. the Marine, opposite Chateau
Thierry. TIE second division, in re-
serve near Montdidier. was sent by
motor trucks and other available
transport TO check the progress Of the
enemy toward Paris. The division at
tackled and retoo< the town and rail-
road station at Bouresches and sturd-
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