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BAKER ASKS LETTERS
TO FRANCE CONTINUE
Appeals to Soldiers Relatives
to Keep on Writing.

Keep on writing to the boys in
France. Their hardest work Is still
In front of them and they need en-
couraging letters from home to help
them maintain their morale and pres
ent excellent reputation.
This Is the gist of an appeal made
public yesterday in letter Of Secre-
tary of War Baker to Raymond b.
Fosdick, chairman of the Commission
on Training Camp Activities.
1.-THE eyes Of the world are upon
our soldiers overseas to-day, not more
for what they have done than for
what they are now called upon to do"
MIR. Baker says. Before them lie the
tasks of helping to rehabilitate the de-
vastated lands of France and Belgium
and of making sure that the victory In
which they have so gloriously shared
shall be a permanent one.
They need our help and encourage
ment now perhaps more than at any
other time since they left home in or
der that they may be inspired and
strengthened to maintain that f1neness
of character, manner and conduct
which has earned for them such uni
versal respect.
II believe that among oil the infiu-
enCes which may be focused upon this
subject, the strongest and most far
reaching is that which emanates from
home letters. and l therefore urge the
mothers, fathers wives and sisters Of
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JOAN OF ARC" PARK ON DRIVE
Three Blocks, Site of EqueStrian
Statue, Set Aside.

Mayor Hylan yesterday signed bill
passed by the Board of Aldermen
designating the eastern side Of River
side Drive between Ninety-second and
Ninety-ffth streets as Joan Of Arc
Park" 1t Is the site Of the equestrian
statue of the French national heroine
by Anna Hyatt Vaughn. The bill,
which was. offered by Governor elect
Smith and Alderman williams Of the
Thirteenth district, becomes law i'm
mediately and sign posts designating
the city's newest park are to be
erected at once. George f. Kunz,
president of the Joan OF Arc Statue
Committee, issued a statement yester-
day thanking the Aldermen for pass
ing the bill and the Mayor for sign
ing II.
1T Is a fitting tribute to France and
the memory OF Joan Of Arc and comes
at n most appropriate time when the
arrival Of President Wilson at the
French capital has just been an
nounced." said he.
The sun., 1918-12-15
RUSSIANS DEFEAT JEWS.
slur Resented when Made MT Fed
Grafton Meeting,

A delegate who shouted "All the
Jews in Russia should be killed" be-
tween sessions of the Federation of
Russian Societies in Beethoven Hall,
210 Fifth street, yesterday, did so
in the midst of hubbub caused by
resolution that had been offered, de-
claring against any dictatorship in
Russia.
Between the two causes OF excite
ment, the delegates got so agitated
that John Brow, the vice chairman,
had difficulty in getting order when
the formal meeting was resumed
Parkor Atroskenwo of Detroit called
to Mr. Brow so persistently that he
finally made his wish Ineligible. 1t
was that the delegate who had spoken
harshly OF the Jews should be ex-
PEELED from the federation. BY a ma
Jorlty OF sixty votes the conference
agreed that some action, to be decided
upon this morning, should be taken.
Earlier in the day Gen. Oberytchefr,
formerly in command at Kiev, capital
OF the Ukraine, said a federated con-
stituent assembly was the surest
means of stabilizing Russia. He said
tho Soviet plan was q failure.
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BRA : e LATE REPORT Furn
Y. VI. c. A. Claim Not AlIow.,
New Institute Gets s3OO.ooo

Surrogate Fowler approved thu o..
port yesterday Of Henry w. Jeys,.
appointed referee TO examine tho d.
counts of the Columbia Trust ro,,
pany, Richard Crowley and Robor,
Gordon, executors and trustees n, -,
will of the late James Burb,r.s
Brady, who died April IL. 1917.
MIR. Jessup finds there IS no cue,
institution as "the Railroad Emn,o,
ees Hospital OF the City of New y.,' g.,
to which Mr. Brady bequeathrd S1n
600 The railroad branch of the N
{. A. put in n claim for the lera.,
The referee decides that the boou,s
fails for uncertainty" and become
part of the reslduary estate. Auo,Ior
bequest OF $4,000 TO the Fresh Al,
Fund of the City of New York 200,
to the Tribune Fresh Air Fund %
which the testator had continued
generously during his lifetime.
Mr.. Jessup allows tho trustees n,
Johns Hopkins University TO bocor,,
substituted trustees Of n fund OF s3oo
600 left the university for the est,h.
lishment OF the James Bucbara,
Brady THEOLOGICAL Institute" The hal
mace Of the estate is $1.125l6G
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announce every religious meeting
frankly for what II is and to permit
no attempt to disguise its character.
"As to the personnel Of our force in
France, the criticism l have heard
most often Is that we have lot Of
huskies who ought to be in the war
Our policy has been not to accept men
Of draft age unless they are physically
disqualified for army service A man
thus disqualified does not always show
It; he may look strong and we'll
Our men of draft age who were in
France were called up and examined
like other Americans. Except for the
first weeks, when It seemed possible
that the Y. NJ. c. A. men might be
commissioned, we never asked that
any. man be exempted from the draft
no matter how valuable he might be
to us.
Tho second criticism I have heard
Is that we have a lot Of dead ones
Now that idea arises from the fact
that although the ideal man for Y. NJ.
c. A. work overseas is young and
spirited we have had to select large
part OF the force from those who were
too old to get into the army. can only
say that we have done everything in
the world we can to get the very best
men in the country. that the great
majority OF them are finely qualified,
and that all Of them. young or old, are
doing the best they know how.
1T would make story all by itself
an account OF the splendid Ameri-
cans who have gone to France to
work under the red triangle. Here's a
word about one OF them: A certain
Colonel Of a regiment was not very
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friendly to tho Y. NJ. c. A. Perhaps
been very good one. We sent
another, and he got into the Colonel's
good graces.
"One day the secretary said to the
Colonel, I'm sorry, sir, but l have to
go back to the United States Now
why in thunder are you going to do a
thing like thatT said the Colonel. 4
have kind OF got used to having you
around The secretary didn't want to
tell, but finally the Colonel wormed the
secret out of him. The fact Is, said
the secretary, that I've got to go back
because my State has Just elected me
Governor The secretary was Henry
J. Allen of Kansas.
II have also heard talk of the fat
salaries we pay" Mr.. Hibbard con-
tinued. THE fact Is that the secre-
taries get Just as much as we figure
they need to keep them going. Ac-
cording to where they are placed they
get from s75 to $l25 a month and pay
their own expenses. After paying the
living cost they actually have less
than the army private's pay Of $50 or
$40 a month.
"1f the secretaries have families in
this country we send an allowance to
them, which Is about 500 a month for
a wife and two children. Neither at
the bottom nor the top does the Y. NJ
c. A. pay big salaries. l think the
largest is $1,000 u year. We have men
who were earning $4,000 or $4,000 a
year in their own business.
Finally let me say that our theory
has been that our soldiers do not want
charity. l do not believe now that
thew Want Il. An occasional man yes:
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but the attitude Of most OF them is,
We do not want you to give us these
things; we have money enough to buy
what we need; just see that we get it
at cost, that's ALL"
Mr.. Hibbard thinks that most OF the
causes OF adverse criticism are things
Of the past. and that all the welfare
organizations will be on n better foot
ing when all have to sell what they do
sell Mt the quartermaster's prices, as
is now intended.
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our soldiers overseas to express them
selves earnestly in their letters as their
share in seeing that the high standard
which America represents both here
and abroad shall be constantly up
held"
The sun., 1918-12-15
Red Flag Down at Potsdou

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14.--Soldlers Of m,
Prussian Guard have removed tho 70
flag from the town hall at Potsdor,
where the German Imperial Palace f.
located. according to a Berlin desuatc,
to-day.
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Tomorrow morning -Monday

go 10 the nearest cnrOl1ng station Tor the Ked
Cross Join at any United" or "Schulte" cigar
store Join at any of more than 500 drug
stores. Join at any Childs restaurant-join at
any enrolling station-but do It Monday.
Payyour one dollar and get your 10 g button.
Then wear your button to business and wear
1t the entire week.
THE CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL
ofhe RED CROSS
starts tomorrow
No is to be solicited again Is wearing his button
everyone is expected to join, but to join
1t is a campaign for members, money.
There will be money drives
Fulmembersp dollar-your button is YOUR receipt
Manhattans quota is every man. and child bar
ring only the hopeessly poor the criminal the insane
No doubts the huge membership that will result but
it is the last quarter ola million who hard to reach
tho inaccessible for example, living on barge canal
boats night workers. those who ILL., those the more
remote sections those employed in which must
be visited.
If you and all others who handy will Join first thing
Monday morning and will then button make
1t much easier for to reach that last million
and make at the te the greatest speed record the
city has ever known
Douby help by joining Monday.
Wear your button-be your button.
All you need is a HEART and a dollar
The sun., 1918-12-15

This space paid for by the following:
P. McGovern & Co.
National Remedy Co.
Jacob S. Bernheimer & Bro.
Murray & Broking. Inc.
Opler Brothers, Inc.
Sylvester & Levy, Inc.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
MASTERS SALE.
State of South Carolina,
Comfy of Dillon

State of South Carolina,
County of Dillon,
In the Court of Common Pleas.
The Peoples Bank, of Dillon. s..
c., Plaintiff, against U. M. Barren
tine, Defendant.
Pursuant to an order of his Honor
Edward w. McIver. Judge of the
Fourth Judicial Circuit, bearing date
the 10th day of June, 1913, the un-
dersigned, as Master for Dillon coun-
ty. will sell during the legal hours
of sale. on the first Monday in July,
same being the 1st day of July be-
fore the court house door in the
Town of Dillon, in the County of Dill
lon, in the state aforesaid, at public
Iuction to the highest bidder for
cash
Description: ALI that certain piece
parcel or lot of land near the Town
of Dillon, County of Dillon, and
state aforesaid, including twenty
five by one hundred and fifty feet
and bounded as follows: North by
bargain street; East by lot No. rs;
South by lot of T. S. Richbourg and
West by lot Of T. s. Richbourg, and
being the same lot conveyed to w.
NJ. Barrentine by w. R. Bethea.
Terms of sale cash; purchaser to
pay for all papers and revenue
stamps. Any person bidding off the
said property and refusing to COM
ply with his bid therefor, said prop
erty will be resold upon the same
or some subsequent salesday at the
risk of the former purchaser.
A. B. JORDAN,
Master for Dillon Comfy
6-13-3t.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
Notice to Democrats.

II is the duty of the enrolling
committee of each precinct in the
county to see that books of enroll
ment are open. The books must re-
main open until the last Tuesday in
July. The names of the enrolling
committee in each precinct are pub
Eshed in the Notice to Enroll
printed elsewhere in The Herald
There are still number of books at
the chairman's office, and any pre-
cinct without book should notify
the chairman promptly.
A. B. JORDAN, Chairman.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13

The cotton acreage cannot be re.
duced by common consent. We can
not expect to get the cost Of produc-
tion out Of our cotton SO long as we
raise more than we can sell. We
cannot expect to sell more than half
of a 100000 bale crop until there
are enough ships to carry it to for
eign spinners. The proposition is as
plain as two and two. The only hope
lies in reduction of acreage and
the only way to ge. a reduction in
acreage is for the producer himself
to appeal to those authority to make
it compulsory.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
Our Society.

The Junior Missionary Society met
with Sarah Barlow May IS, 1918.
AS all the members were not there
we did not have full meeting. Miss
Sallle Dubois took charge of the
meeting. After the meeting delight
full refreshments were served and
our next meeting will be with Mar
garet Hargrove Saturday afternoon
at O'Clock. All are requested to
bring their mite boxes.
MARY l.. EDWARDS,
Supt. Of Study.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
NOTICE
To the Taxpayers of Dillon County

The South Carolina Tax Commission
has issued the following order:
1t appearing from the report Of
the County Auditor of the action of
the County Board of Equalization
of Dillon County that the average
value OF farm land has been assess
ed for taxation at $6.47 per acre, and
1t further appearing that such valua-
tion is too low for the purpose of put
ting said property on an equality
with similar property in other coun-
ties of the State, and it further ap-
pearing that the average assessed
value of land in said county should
be $12.75 per acre, now, under au-
thority of an act of the Legislature
comforting power on the Tax Com
mission to equaliZe all classes of
property, it is ordered that the as
sessment of lands in Dillon County
be increased from $6.47 per acre to
$12.75 per acre. 1t is further Or
dered that the County Auditor be
instructed to serve the Chairman of
the County Board of Equalization
with a copy of this order.
The South Carolina Tax Commission,
BY A. w. JONES, Chairman.
hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true copy of the an order served
on me by the Auditor Of Dillon
County. j. 8. THOMPSON,
Chairman Of County Board Of Equal
ization.-6-13-1t.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
NOTICE OF DzssoLUuON.

Notice is hereby given that on
the IL day Of July at two o'clock in
the afternoon there viii be . meet
ing Of the stockholders Of the Dillon
Building and Loan ct the office of
the president for the purpose Of con-
sidering the dissolution Of the cor
poration Of the Dillon Building and
Loan and the surrendering OF it's
charter. S. G.. HENSLEE,
6-6-4t. President.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGES

Notice is hereby given that John
W. Mckay. Guardian for the estate
of Bertha Baker. a minor, has this
day made application unto me for
a final discharge as such Guardian
and that July LIST, 1918, at my office
at IL o'clock in the forenoon, has
been appointed for the hearing of
said petition.
JOE CABELL DAVIS,
6-6-4t. Judge of Probate Dillon Co.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
POLITICAL announcements
FOR STATE SENATE.

The many friends of Hon. L. M.
Rogers hereby announce him a can
didate for the senate subject to the
rules of the democratic primary.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13


. May I ask for . short space in
your paper for the insertion Of q
brief statement for the purpose of
keeping the record straight
About two weeks ago I received q
copy of q letter addressed to Messrs.
p. L. Bethea, r. s. Rogers, ]. w.
Hamer. L. M. Rogers and signed by
Mr.. Joe p. Lane.
The 1st, End and 3rd paragraphs
OF the letter states its purpose. are
selfexplanatory and are as follows:
1st. II am addressing this letter to
you for the reason that I have heard
your names mentioned as candidates
for the Senate from Dillon County
and am writing the letter because
my name has also been mentioned
as a candidate"
End. Nov, the purpose of my let
ter Is to arrange a meeting of you
gentlemen and myself at Dillon at
any convenient time for you all with
in the next few days and the matter
wish to put up to you is as fol-
lows"
3rd. II desire to suggest to you all,
as prospective candidates for the Of
flee Of Senator from Dillon County.
that we do mutually agree to with
draw from the race and that we col
iectively announce as a candidate for
the office the name of Dillon Coun-
tvs grandest patriot, DR.. J. H. Dav-
i'd. and that we, as well as the peo-
pie of Dillon County, accept from
him no refusal to serve this county
as senator"
In response to this letter, 1 wrote as
follows:
joe P. Lane, Esq,
Dillon, S. G.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your communication.
relative to all senatorial aspirants
withdrawing and leaving the field
clear to DR.. ]. H. David, beg to say
| will meet the other prospective
candidates to take up the matter.
Just notify me of the time and place.
Yours truly.
L. NJ. ROGERS.
l heard nothing additional regard
ing the matter and when in Dillon
Tuesday, 4th inst. in company with
several others, not all senatorial as
pirants, cacually dropped into Mr..
Lanes office. The conversation turn
ed upon the senatorship. took the
position that if the precedent was to
De established by rendering one of
the county offices to one who had
contributed so incalculably to the
making of the world safe for De-
mocracy" then there should be no
discrimination and all the offices
should be filled with men who have
given their sons. If need be, to per-
ish on the field of honor" I sug-
gested. incidentally, to our sheriff,
who was in the office and talked
voiumniously on the subject that he
resign and let someone who had a
son fighting in this world war be
sheriff of the county.
reiterate my position and have
no objection to all the offices both
county and state being filled with
capable men who with proud hearts
and firm smiles have made the su-
preme sacrifices-their sons. Their
patriotism. their loyalty cannot be
questioned for they have given of
their hearts blood, of their very
soul.
In view of the foregoing, however,
l am cognizant OF, the fact that under
our republican form of government,
the offices belong to the people and
we can safely trust the people, not
the few. for the free development of
public opinion and the nearest pos
sible approach to an infallible de-
clslon. L. NJ. ROGERS.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
Our Grandfathers.

drenched horses for collie. That was
the old way which was uncertain and
unsafe. Farris' Collie Remedy does
away with drenching-is applied on
the horses tongue with a dropper
which comes packed in each bottle.
Get it today. We guarantee it. Pee
Dee Cash Store.-June.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
a l0,0OO, 900 BALE CROP - AMI
TROUBLE.

tistics-tell us that this years cot
ton crop bids fair to reach 16,OO0,-
600 bales. The farmer tells us that
IL we make 100000 bales we
will not be able to gather it.
We are inclined to agree with
both the cotton statistician and the
cotton farmer.
But the trouble Is the impression
has gone abroad that 100000
bales of cotton will be made this
year and it Is having it's effect on the
market.
There may be just as much truth
in the farmers statement that we
will not be able to gather a 16.OO0,-
900 bale crop. but this statement will
not have the opposite effect on the
price of cotton until it is proven to
the world by facts and figures. It
will then been too late to do the
producer much good.
There has been a decline of ten
cents a pound in the price OF raw
cotton since April 18th, while on
the other hand there has been a
slight advance in the price of the
manufactured product. Many mills
have sold months ahead on the basis
of 80 cents cotton, and the further
declines in the price of spots will
only add to the profits of the manu-
facturers at the expense of the pro-
ducers.
Owing to u lack OF bottoms ex-
ports have been seriously curtailed
and quite large surplus of the 1917
crop is being held in public and
private storehouses.
The appearance of the submarine
menace right on our shores threat
ems a further curtailment of exports
and adds to the difficulties of bring
ing about a more equitable distri-
button OF the surplus from the 1918
crop.
The southern farmer has bought
heavily of Liberty Bonds. in
III
men. of 10 or 20 per cent. with the
IDEA OF meeting the deferred pay
ments from the proceeds of the 1918
crop. i.le banks are carrying the
bonds.
If the crops sells for less than 25
cents u pound the banks will be fore
ed to dump these bonds op the New
York exchange as the only means of
getting sufficient money to ware
house a portion of the crop.
With these facts staring us in the
face the outlook this fall is not very
encouraging, and unless something
is done and done at once we are like
~ to experience once more-just at a
time when the country is not able to
stand 1.-THE narrowing times of
1914.
Price-fixing by the government
has been suggested as way out of
the difficulty. but if this plan is
put into effect the government would
have to take over at least half of
the 1918 crop at cost of about
half billion dollars. This the gov
srnment can ill afford to do Just al
this time
The only plan that will give i'm.
mediate relief is to curtail the 1918
crop by limiting the farmer to al
acre OF cotton for every acre of grain
planted This would reduce the 1918
crop to maximum of 100000
bales, and at the same time more
than double the food production in
the south 1t would have the effect
OF solving to large extent two
problems that have given the ad
ministration much concern, viz
The Over-prOduction of cotton ant
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13

TIC Price interpreting board fOI
Dillon are j. F. Thompson from the
wholesalers. J. c. Lupo and w. H
Murphy, retailers and j. D. Har.
grove, consumer
JOE CABELL DAVIS.
County Food Administrator,
Evening star., 1918-07-29
BELIEF VOICED THAT LATEST
4 GERMAN DRIVE WAS DIVERSION

, gest that this eighty kilometer (forty-
eight miles) drive was diversion and
that Germany intended to strike else
where with the mass Of her reserves.
The purpose OF diversion on such q
scale would naturally be to induce the
allies to concentrate all their reserves
and material for use on this eighty
kilometer front
The rule Of the Germans In an often-
sive is to strike not more than twenty
four hours after their concentration for
the purpose. In this instance the full
scope Of the German offensive with It's
concentration was known to the allies
ten days before 1t occurred. and the
Germans must have been aware Of the
counter preparation. Nevertheless the
Germans delayed the attack and ma
neuvered their forces in the open along
the immediate rear Of the proposed line
of the offensive.
These facts lead many military men
to believe that the Germans had an
other and more concentrated drive In
reserve Whatever the German plan
may have been, tho fact that the allies
were not obliged to concentrate the bulk
Of their reserves on the Chateau Thier-
ry-Ardennes front might well bring a
change Of campaign and cause the Ger
mans to stop to get 4 fresh start Time
will tell
Evening star., 1918-07-29
BY JOHN f. BASS.

+, CableGfam to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
PARIS. France. July Alt is known
that until recently the Germans had.
smore than 100 divisions in reserve for
fn,aneuvers in France. The latest offen-
Ssive absorbed at first thirty odd of these
ydivisions and now our counter offensive.
brilliantly carried out. has forced the
Germans to put in more reserves to
check our advance.
VIII the Germans use their final re-
sserves in a final drive from Rheims to
,Ardennes or elsewhere? This is the
great question of the hour. This is not
a time when either side is likely to
+ gamble with its last reserves. The al
lies. because the time is coming when
having the superiority they will take
/, the offensive all along the line, will need
their forces. The Germans, because
they must know that in the months to
come they will be on the defensive and
with the possibility of new front lin
Russia, will need every man.
Nevertheless certain indications sug-'