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TheLancasterNews !
Lancaster, 8. C.
(8KM1-WEEKLY.)
"My Country 'Tio of Thoo, Swoot Land
of Liborty."
Published Tuesday and Friday
. BY THE
LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. '
Established 18?2.
Entered as Second Class Matter
)otober 7, 1905, at the Postofflce at
Lancaster, S. C.. under act ot Con|ress
of March 3. 1879.
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rlews of Correspondents.
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topics of general Interest will be |
gladly received.
Friday, Oct. 5, 1917. '
Congress is speeding up its work ,
and will almost certainly adjourn by h
next Saturday.
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It is hoped that the military in- (
surauce measure will be passed be-!
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fore Congress adjourns. | (
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The dispatches today tell of a big i
British drive against the Germans
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and the capture 01 many prisoners.;
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The war tax measure levying taxes 1
amounting to $2,5:14.870,000 was]1
approved by the President yester-j
day.
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It is expected that the war ur- 1
gent deficiency appropriation bill 1
carrying $7,757,434,410 will be. '
come law today.
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French aviators keep up attacks I
on German towns and cities in re- i
prisal for the German shelling of the <
open town of Bar_le-duc. ! i
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A ? nruaMant i i. ? VCp.VI. i i ,,
Aircraft Corporation Gen. George |
W. Goethals will devote himself to |
the manufacture of war airplanes. |
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Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's
seventieth birthday was celebrated
yesterday throughout Germany,
while Haig and Petain were busy .
i1
shelling the Hindenburg line. |(
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The air attacks upon London have
so aroused Londoners that thoy call (
for reprisals against Germany. In
answer to the appeal Lloyd George
said: "We will give it all back to
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them and we will give it to them
soon. We she", bomb Germany with
compound interest." ;
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John P. Grace, editor of the Char,
leston American, appeared before th"
postofflce department yesterday to
answer charges of printing matter j.
in violation of the espionage act.
The question under consideration
was whether his publication should ^
be denied second class mail privi-;
leges.
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Rion McKissick, editor of the,
Greenville News, delivers the ad-i'
F! It
dress today at a picnic on King's j
Mountain battleground, held under}
the auspicies of the local chapter of i *
the Daughters of the American Itev-;1
olution. i'
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The prospects are bright for hav-^
ing at least two community fairs in}'
the county this fall, one at Van j'
Wyck on the 30th of this month, and
one at Gaskeys on November 6th. '
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It goes without saying thnt these
two progressive communities will
make creditable exhibitions.
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The war department is plarvljig 1
to revive the title of General, held
I
by Washington, Grant, Sheridan and
Sherman, so as to provide a suitable
rank for Major General John J.
Pershing, commanding the Ameri-l'
can forces in France. Since the
death of Gen. Sheridan in 1888, the
rank of General has not existed.
?T".!.. i" -
The United States and Englau
are acting in harmony in placing a
embargo on the exportation of con
moditles to Sweden, Norway, Dei
mark and the Netherlands, to pn
vent supplies reaching German
through these countries. Such
rigid embargo must result in weal
ening the fighting power of Ge
many.
The grand jury of the Feder
Court at Greenville on last Tuesd*
returned a true bill on an indie
ment charging W. P. Beard, firs
the publication of false stat
ments with intent to interfere wll
the operations and success of tl
United States against her enemie
second, with attempting to cause ii
subordination, mutiny, etc., in tt
military and naval forces of tl
United States, aud third, with o
structing the recruiting and enlis
ment service of the United State
because of false statements publisl
ed in the Scimitar, a weekly papi
owned and controlled by him.
The District of Columbia will b
come "dry" on November 1st unfit
the operation of the Sheppart
Barkley excise law. The saloc
keepers have begun proceedings ft
an injunction on the ground tin
the 14th and 15th amendments t
the United States Constitution ai
invalid, because eleven .Souther
-tales were excluded from the Cot
i?ress proposing the amendment!
that two-thirds of neither have vote
or them and that three-fourths c
he States did not ratify them.
long shoot and a narrow chance" a
lie old hunter said.
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The Council of National Defens
is expressed by Secretary Baker i
i recent letter to the Indiana Stat
Council declares: "Every effort tht
this country is capable of mukiii
should be applied to bring the wa
to a speedy and successful conclui
ion. The resources of the countt
in a general way may be said t
consist of men, money, and materia
and during the period of the wa
any new enterprise or undertakin
should be tried and justified by tli
test: Will the men. money, and nu
Lerials so applied best contribute i
this way to the winning of the war
\'ew enterprises which ure not fur
iamental to the efficient operatio
if the country's necessary activitic
should not be undertaken. This wi
not result adversely upon busines
nr conditions of employment becaua
;very man and every resource wi
je needed during the war. All el
Tort should be centred to help wi
:he war."
THK L1BKIITY LOW.
The campaign for the $;i.OOO.ouO
)00 Liberty Loan is now on and or
-rybody that can is expected to d
lis best in making the loan a grea
success. It is inconceivable tha
here could be any failure to reac
he minimum amount required bu
t is expected that the loan will b
argely over-subscribed. A swif
iberal and hearty response to th
all of the government by the pec
>le would convince Germany an
he world that the United States i
n earnest. True patriotism an
;rim determination to win the wa
rvould be expressed by an outpoui
ng of small subscriptions by men (
imall incomes. In this time of big
prices for all farm produce and <
?ood wages there are few farmei
ind working men who could n<
carry one or more bonds. Of courf
men of large means and rich co
porations must go strong in hel]
ing now, but the thing one woul
hope to see is the hearty hel
of many inen of small moan
Nothing could be better f<
the future thrift and cred
of our people than that th<
should realize the importance <
putting some of their earnings inl
government securities. The rate <
interest may not seem large to oi
people accustomed to larger into
est rates, but when it Is cpnsiderc
that the bonds are absolutely sa
and practically non-taxable and a
so easily converted into cash wit!
d j out loss whenever It becomes necesn
sary, such an Investment at 4 per
i- cent is a good business proposition,
a- It is practically the same as holding
e- your money in your hand and re.
iy ceiving 4 per cent net interest on it
a or keeping it in a bank at 4 per cent
k- assuming that money in the hand oi
r- in bank is as absolutely sate as e
United States bond. It is also prac
tically certain that these bonds wil
al bring a premium soon after the war
iy as before the war 3 per cent gov
ernment bonds were around par
t. The 3 1-2 per cent Liberty bonds ar<
0* r. nur n t o am n 11 nraminm
lb ?
16 THE WHITE SOLDIERS.
8> Lancaster's third quota of whiti
a" soldiers left for Camp Jackson yes
ie terday to Join those who have gon<
lG before. These brave and eager mei
k" go into training with all the besi
wishes of their countrymen who ar<
8? proud of them, and confident thai
they will do the full duty of soldiers
ar
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GERMAN KUIjTUR.
e" German kultur is a curious thing
3r It raves at the "impertinence" ol
President Wilson in making a dis
tinction between the Gyman people
>r and the German government, but ii
it is esteemed highly honorable tc
>f secretly foment treason and rebelo
lion in this country. There is noth
u ing wrong in German duplicity and
?- treachery toward the United States
s. unless caught at it, then the Ger<1
man government is not wrong, but
>f only the obedient agent made a
A. mistake. The Kaiser government
s does no wrong.
It rules by divine right.
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n THK NKOltO SOI J UK ItS.
e This is a notable nay in the htsit
tory of the negro race in Lancaster
g County. A peace-loving race, they
ir are responding to the call of their
s- country* to fight for liberty and huy
inanity. Fifty-one of these strong
o young men have been selected as
1, Lancaster's first quota of negro sol
ir dlers and today they marched to the
g railroad station bound for Camp
ie Jackson. The negro properly traini
ed and lead makes a brave fighting
n soldier. This has been proven on
? many occasions. The negro has less
i- to fight for than the white men of
n the South, but along with the whites
>s in numbers and manhood he takes
II his full share of duty and danger,
ts We have no fear that these negro
ie soldiers of Lancaster will fail to
11 measure up to what is required and
f. expected of them in camp or field.
WHAT ( Kit MAX VICTORY MKAXH
Contributed by Irvin S. Cobb to
the National Security League's C'ant'
paign of Patriotism Through Eduo
cation.
L{ It means the triumph in the world
( of Prussianism, Prussianism being
another name for depotism, crulty
** and intolerance.
it It nians the spread of kultur, a
e thing which seems to he good for a
t German but whicji is fatal for any
one else.
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It means the denial of justice to
)_ Belgium, to Serbia, to Poland and to
d the Russians.
[8 It means, sooner or later, an assault
by force of arms upon the
principle of the Monroe Doctrine.
It means the greatest blow ever
r- struck against the principle of re>f
presentative government among the
^ peoples of the earth.
^ It means the loss to France, nol
only of Alsace and Lorraine, but ol
ra her northern provinces.
>t It means the tearing down ol
,e Great Britain as a great construe
r_ tiveand civilizing force In the world
It means that this plane is to be
made an unfit place whereon to live
Id for men and women who believe thai
|p intelligent human beings are eapa
s hie of so'f-Rovernment.
It means the apotheosis of a half>r
mad despot called a kaiser, and hif
degenerate first-born, called a crowi
iy prince.
rff It means unrestricted murder ol
l0 non-comhata!its on the high seas
indiscriminate and unrestricted
af
slaughter from the air of innoceni
Ir victims in unarmed cities; and un
r- restricted rapine, brutality and ser
vltude for the helpless of captlv<
^ | and vassel states upon the land.
IWhat German's defeat means?
The exact opposite of the thing;
above enumerated.?The State.
FRIDAY* OCT. 5, 19^7.?"'"
I IN THE ANIMAL WORLD. . 1
'I Horses In Algeria outnumber the:
human beings.
In Russia, where blluders are nev.
er used, a sying horse Is almost un .
known. *
. | The robin eats his own weight
, and 56 per cent over every day. His
. is principally a diet of worms.
There is a humane law in Mos1
cow, Russia, which prohibits drivers
' of all kinds of vehicles from using
1 whips. The general condition of the
horses attests the wisdom and benefits
of such a law. ,
The value of horses in the United
' States, January 1, 1917, is placed
> by the government a,t $12,174,629,000.
Iowa leads in the numbOr of
horses within the State: 1,552,000.
Illinois comes next with 1,452,000.
One-tenth of the agricultural and
5 horticultural interests of the United
States are destroyed annually by insects
and our greatest safeguard is
the destruction of these by the wild
birds. The birds are our country's
greatest aids to food conservation.
A good way to render asphalt
pavement less slippery is by heating
the surface and then applying a
layer of gravel, which is then rolleu
into the pavement. In wet weather
the pavement retains its roughness
and thus enables the horses to keep
. their footing.
f The skunk has been classified as
an animal of great economic im^
porta nee by the Department of Agrl;
culture. As an enemy to destructive
t insects and vermin, against which
, the farmer could not successfully
cope, this animal, so commonly demised
and destroyed, should be protected
at all times.
The first division of 2.000 carrier
, pigeons has been mobilized "some,
where in the Southern Department,
U. S. A." preparatory to service
overseas. After hrief training these
erstwhile "doves of peace" will he
j sent to European battlefields to
I carry dispatches through tlie war -wm
zones. mm
It is the horse that has fought ^ ^
I the wars of the world and won our .
I human liberty. Besides this, lie ^
has broken our prairies, sown and .
harvested our grai and delivered _ -
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ft to the markets of the world. He
lias carried messages of victory and
of sorrow, and down to the time of a
i ) "
Washington he constituted the fast_ tj,a(
est mode of communication known.l(jj,j
if we except the carrier pigeon.
, Kind words, a gentle voice and a!
little petting will accomplish vastly
more in the management of horses
than any amount of shouting. j'Tw
I He is the real friend of animals N
who does the most for their wel- Cut
fare, not the one who talks the most S
'about how much he loves them.?
IClipping from Our Dumb Animals.!
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THK SO\<; OF A KNITTKR
"" neri
Apoligia pro Vita Mea and to Mr.
! app
Tennyson. 8ev(
thet
Knit, knit, knit
On thy cold gray wool like the
sea. ?V
And I would that my tongue could
utter
Thu
. MV Uiai nunc 111 IllC. |
| jStai
'But one ran not utter thoughts.
When knitting away like me.
For every sentence is broken I .
By "knit two. purl two, and
three"! s^?
to l
Oh. well for the fisherman's boy St?'
That he shouts with his sister at
play!
Oh, well for the sailor lad f]
, , That he sings in his boat on the 8Un
bay! nny
F
( They know not of stitches dropped? tjie
Of ridges and ribs and purls; C
They, can if they want to, read fort
Or take thought of dress and a b
curls. Sar
new
But the stately dames knit on, eryl
? And the debutantes do, too,
And whAthar I n <? a ? ?
...? ... I.U.U, iu imin or
t home,
p 'Tis all that they care to do. 1
was
j And the shapely sweaters move on day
Till every one has his fill, mai
But oh. for the sight of a quiet his
hand ales
j And a needle that is still! cor
[ oth
Knit, knit, knit, | roel
Nothing but knitting I see, Sim
But the quiet grac? of a day that wol
j is dead the
. Will never come back to me. can
i
Mrs. Aubrey I.ee Brooks In j the
. The New York Times. inoi
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, qui
t TIIK TOIIiFR.
. Ho worked since early boyhood's an^
day tW
5. With watchful eye and wrinkled
hrow,
When he at last found time to play.
? Alas! Ho had forgotten how. , "I
?Washington 8tar.
GET BEHIND THE (
The Liberty Loan conference
lowing: resolutions:
"In order that South Carolina
the battle for liberty, this the
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South Carolina, hereoy cans
South Carolinians to subscribe li
of liberty bonds. It is the desin
000 in the State. Under the p
this should be easily realized. T1
ed for the conduct of the war, ai
do their share.
"This committee hereby calls
banking center to act as bond s
give several hours each day until
is subscribed. At least five vol
ev^ry banking town, and five a
town population. Volunteers froi
also be needed.
"The ministers of the State a
erty bonds on each Sunday
teachers are requested to tell th
bonds and urge them to talk to
scribing. The head of every fr
organization in the State is urge
bership and line them up for t
newspapers of the State have c
ism beyond peradventure and wi
in all other patriotic matters. D
every patriotic citizen of the St
the success of the bond issue an
sionary for Liberty bonds.
"The women of the State can
should discuss and determine w;
the sale of bonds in all of their n
"Thousands of young South C
for service in the fighting force
called on to make the supreme
South Carolina who is able to do
our boys at the front by taking
is required. You are simply ask
in the world upon which you v
rate.
"In working for the Liberty b
a great campaign for food savin]
influence to see that 110 food i
housekeeper registers her name
campaign."
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WIT ANI) HUMOR. +
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4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4 tlu
H11
.All That a Alan llath. x jr
11 automobile does not prove Sfr
: a man has money, but that be a
have.?Judge. ja
b!?
ho
Poor Mary.
as "Mary had a little lamb," ' '
thi
ot many years ago.
now she has to vegetate,
0 high the prices go.
?Princeton Tiger.
His Favorite.
str
Which is your favorite Wagan
opera?" asked the musician.
Lemine Bee," said Mr. Cumrox, 11
ealing to his wife. "There are nR
cpi
sral that I never heard yet, aren't
ral
e?
v .. coi
\ eS.
Well, I reckon it's one of them." r(
Washington Star.
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Don't you love your song, "The *a'
Spangled Banner?"
I do," replied Senator Sorghum.
Then why don't you join in the
rus.
My friend, the way for me to
w real affection for a song is not a"
try to sing it."?Washington S''
wi
in
th
Dosing Faith. 0?
?ld Lady?"I don't believe this nil
i-cure tonic is a.goin' to do no he
good." of
'riend?"It's highly spoken of In an
papers." ev
>ld I>ady?"Yes; but I've taken sa
y-seven bottles, and I don't feel pr
It better. I tell you what It la. Hi
ah. I'm beginning to think theae of
spapers editors don't know ev- wl
thing."?New York Weekly.
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A Coward of Conscience,
'Ired and dusty the excursion I
i returning from the Hank Holltrlp,
and Slmpklns, a little bald
a with big ears, overcome with T!
day of happiness, dropped off to
>p, says The Philadelphia Red.
In the hat-rack above, an- I
er passenger had deposited a feious
crab In a bucket, and when
ipklns went to sleep the crab
<e up, and finding things dull In A
bucket, started exploring. By
sful nevlgation Mr. Crab reached C!
edge of the rack, but the next A
ment down it fell, alighting on
ikln's shoulder. Not feeling
te safe It grabbed the voluminear
of Slmklns to steady Itself,. T
I the passengers held their
nth and waited for developments,
t SlmKlns only shook his head
:htly. A
'Bet go, Eliza," he murmured,
tell you that I have been at the ?
re all the evening." si
GOVERNMENT!
yesterday adopted the foli
may do her full share in
Liberty loan committee of
on the loyal and patriotic
berally to the second issue
? to raise at least $15,000,iresent
financial conditions
le funds are urgently need*
- 1 A
id our people can ana must ,
for volunteers from each ^
alesmen, each volunteer to
South Carolina's allotment
unteers will be needed for
.dditional per thousand of
n the country districts will
,re asked to speak for Libduring
the month. School
e children about Liberty
their parents about substernal,
civic and business
d to call together his memhe
bond campaign. The
lemonstrated their patriot11.
of course, aid in this, as
Hiring the next four weeks
ate should give thought to
d constitute himself a misbe
of great service and
lys and means of aiding in
leetings.
arolinians have been called
s. Many of these may be
sacrifice. Every citizen of
so can do something to aid
these bonds. No sacrifice
ed to buy the best; security
ill .receive a savings bank
one! sale do not forget that
K is poinjr on, and use your
s wasted and that every
as a volunteer in the food
A I,list
The following story Is In circulan:
Horace Greeley once recetv.
a letter from a woman stating
it her church was In distressing
ancial straits. They had tried dee
they could think of?fairs,
awberrv festivals, oyster suppers,
donkey party, turkey banquets,
panese weddings, poverty socials.
mock marriages, grab-hags,
x sociables and necktie sociables,
if on Id Mr. Greeley be so kind as
suggest some new device to
e struggling church from disndlng?"
The editor replied:
ry religion."?Ex.
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HEItOIC.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., tells a
>ry of his father: ?
"Father tells many stories. Somenes
he tells a new one. Not long
o he related one to me that conrned
a man who had Imbibed
ther too freely. The man. In this
ndition, fell into a watering
iugh. To the officer who came to
Ip him out as he wallowed in the
iter, he said:
"Offzer. I ken save self. You
re women and shlldern."?New
>rk Observer.
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Mr. J. R. Cnto" is a man who boves
in doing one thing at a time,
d one only. He enjoys a discus?n
of the war and other topics
tn tils follow townxman, and not
frequently does he come across
e street for a little chat when the
stomers at his store j?re not very
imeroun. One morning last week
was reclining In a Ford In front
the hardware Htore and taking
i active part In the discussion of
ents. past and present, when he
w Henry Sowell enter his store,
esumahly to purchase something.
f? called to him "Hey! Come out
there.. Can't you find tt someher??
else?"?Pageland Journal.
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hen the shadows creep from the
west,
think oI the twilight songs you
nang,
And the hov von ltiiios ? ?
he wee little boy with the tousled
heart
That so long ago was thine.
wonder if Hometlmea you long for
that boy,
O littfo mother of mine,
nd now he has come to man's estate,
rown stalwart in body and strong,
nd you'd hardly know that he was
the lad
Whom you lulled with your slumber-song.
he years have altered the form and
the life
But his heart 1? unchanged by
time .
nd still he Is only thy boy as / old
O little mother of m|ne.
-Walter 11. Brown in the Wesleyn
Literary Monthly.