The Union Times, 1917-10-29

l.uwu.- ?- vi me -o wurMnn (lays inns far counted, it shows average expenditures of approximately $42,500,000 c daily, or almost $150,000 every minute t of the day and night. Expenditures for last Friday, the latest record pub- C lished, were $68,975,948, but this was an unusual day, considerably higher ii than the average, though not by any 1 means a record. > i: The increase in the daily expenditures is greater at the present time a than it was a month ago and is steadily growing. It is thought that it will t L-ontinue to grow. A two billion dollar month, officials assert, is not far a off. It may be reached with the re- 8 tirement of short time treasury certificates?to be met out of Liberty bond receipts by n-id-winter. Expenditures for the fiscal year 1; thus far have reached the total of tl $3,4 46,(559.7(54, of which $444,200,000 I is represented by loans to the allies, fi These loans and the interest upon c them are to be repaid to the govern- tl ment by the borrowers and therefore o Purely Personal. Miss Aileen Summer is the guest of her sister, Mrs. II. I. Horton, dr., i< in Spartanburg for sometime. Mrs. W. W. Summer and C. I'. and M. B. Summer and Mrs. James Whit- s lock spent Sunday in Spartanburg. Miss Louise Zeigler, who spent the v week-end with Miss May Smith, re- 1 turned to her school duties at Jones- v ville Sunday afternoon. d Little Miss Aileen Summer Hnrtnn

has returned to hor homo ju Spur- t tanburg after an extended visit to her c grandmcther, Mrs. W. W. Summer. Mrs. W. II. Gault of Kelton has ^ just bought from E. F. Kelly and Bio. 130 acres of land near Lockhart 1 Junction known as the "Joseph Gaul> '' Home place." C Mrs. W. H. Hendley has returned a from several weeks' visit to relatives t in Spartanburg and was accompanied home by her mother, Mrs. George, 1 who was her guest for the week-end. 1 Several Reported \ Killed in Collision i (By Associated Press). t Austin, Texas, Oct. 27.?Several \ were killed in a rear-end collision s between a Mississippi train and a Texas passenger train five miles south i of here today, according to first re- < ports received. ? l American Locomotives , , Stand Idle in Greece 1 c Athens, Sept. 30.? (Correspondence '> Associated Press).?There are 10 < monster American locomotives < standing in line on a side-track ac ) the Piraeus, the port of Athens, grad- . ually going to pieces for lack of use. They are evidence of the progressive modern methods which a recent government railway administration sought to put into practice, without, however, making due calculations in ( advance. It was felt that the time had come to modernize Greek railways, and an extensive nroieet was worked out to

tw.i uui is tiliiiii' up as ioiiows: For the army a'"l navy, the shipiin>r board, the ; craft production oard, the food administration, the maintenance of domestic provernlental machinery and all other fedral government activities $305,200,00. For interest on short time certitiates of indehtedness and interest on he public debt, $'!,158,708. For maintenance of the Panama 'anal, $1,523,002. For redemption of certiticates of idebtedness issued in anticipation of liberty Bond receipts of the second isue, $133,034,802. For bonds, interest bearing notes nd certificates retired, $200. For the redemption of one year reasury notes, $">,057,000. For the retirement of national bank nd federal reserve bank notes, $1,72,205. For loans to the allies, $444,200,000. Total, $085,342,378. During the corresponding period ?st year, before America's entry into he war, the total was $81,020,800. 'he total expenditures of the current seal year to date, $3,440,050,704. o m pored with $*531,238^212 durinir he same period last year, an increase f more than 000 per cent. Monarch Locals.

Some say they are meat and bread, too. Well, they arc surely fine in their place and they are surely pood to fatten hops. Cook them for your hops and they will help out the saving of your corn. The fair will he held at the Cault school house Wednesday, Oct. Ill, and all are invited. We are in hopes the community will he able to show you all something. Mrs. M. A. Cunningham died at her dauphter's home, Mrs. A. Ijee Clault, after an illness of only four days. She had a stroke of paralysis from which she never rallied. She was taken to Liberty Hill, her old home, for burial. She was on a visit to see her dauphter taken on the train while on her way to visit Mrs. Gault. She was (id years old and was a member of the Presbyterian church and was a Christian women. She leaves five children and many relatives and friends to mourn her death. Misses Louise Noland and Marie Burgess of Union were visitors in this community Sunday and attended Sunday school at the Gault school house. Sunday is rally day and all are invited to come to Sunday school Sunday. We want you, we need you. aii ? _ i it..

sure nauon-wiue cooperation m looa conservation. The president said that in n<? other way than through this cooperation of the. people can the nation accomplish its object in the war. The statement follows: "The chief part of the burden of finding food supplies for the peoples associated with us in war falls for the present upon the American people and the drain upon supplies on such a scale necessarily affects the prices of our necessaries of life. "Our country, however, is blessed with an abundance of foodstuffs and if our people will economize in their use of foods providentially confining themselves to the quantities required for the maintenance of health and strength; if they will eliminate waste; and if they will make use of those commodities of which we have a surplus and thus free for export a larger Short Times Certificates of Indebtedness Taken (By Associated Press) Washington, Oct. 29.? Third day's subscription to the government's offering of short time certificates of indebtedness amounts to $'130,000,000. This brings the total up to $395,000,AAA

leuvereu ins insi sermon yesterday at II a. m. The baptismal service was leld last tii^hl. An immense conirrejration was present. Thirty-eight had >een received for baptism and it is hronieled as a remarkable fact that *11 the .'IS were baptized. Thirteen >thers were received under the watch ?are and by letter. To (Tod be all the iflory. New Liberty Bonds Selling at Par (By Associated Pres<) New York, Oct. 29.?Fifteen hundred dollars worth of new liberty Bonds sold on the stock, exchange at pa?Socialist Peace Advocate Whipped (By Associated Press) Cincinnnati, Oct. 29.? Herbert Bigelow, a Peoples' Church leader, politician and pacifist, was seized last night as he was entering a hall to make a Socialistic speech. His hands were tied to a tree and be was whipped and turned loose with the warning not to come back. Books for the Soldiers. The Fairforest chapter, I). A. R., is making a request for books for the soldiers and if you have a book or books in your library which you would like to donate to these brave lads, send it to the Carnegie library before Wednesday.

iii this struggle for the independence of all nations we must first maintain their health and strength. The solution of our food problems, therefore, is dependent upon the individual service of every man, woman and child in the United States. The great voluntary effort in this direction which has been initiated and organized by the food administration under my directions offers an opportunity of service in the war which is open to every individual and by which every individual may serve both his own people and the peoples of the world. "We can not accomplish our objects in this great war without sacrifice and devotion and in no direction can that sacrifice and devotion be shown more than by each home and public eating place in the country pledging its support to the food administration and complying with its requests. (Signed) "Woodrow Wilson." HELP WIN THE WAR A nationw i d campaign tooom pleta the ea- >"i} , rollment of !> I our forces m conserr -