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A LIVE TOWN
68TH YEAR. NO. 6. SE
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? ASSOCIATED PI
I MORNING'S P.
J. WITH GREA
I ARMISTIfF. FNVftYS I
i| HAD NOT MET FOCH
LATE LAST NIGHT
Secretary Lansing Officially
Denies Signing of Armistice
Yesterday.
f COUNTRY DELIRIOUS ON
I REPORT OF WAR'S END^
Apparently Ignited Press Was
Premature in Sending Out
News That Hostilities Had
Ceased at Two P. M. Yesterday.
HKI'Ot.T ItKCKIVKI) IIF.ItK.
Tin* Iiiknciwlrr News, as a suhsrrlltcr
to the Cnited l'r?*ss, received
l lie telegraphic bulletin
announcing that the armistice had
been signed at eleven o'clock yestordnv
niiiriihxr I ??...? !..^<in
lies rpnsrtl at hv<> a'clork. Tin* J
nir?sn|{c was icrcivcd at 1 :0.">
and |Misti>(l in the window of the i
Ian caster IMiaimm y. Thcro was
no dr lonstration, many people
being doubtful of tin* truth of tin*
statement, though it e'lcited
miirh intcri'st and a crowd soon
Withered on the sidewalk in front
of the store.
CJreatcst Hoax in Years.
New York. Nov. 7.?False reports
that Germany had accepted the
terms of the armistice and that
.
fighting had ended, threw the country
into a dellripm today and turned
out to be the greatest hoax of recent
years.
Official assurances that the report
xvas false failed to check the almost
riotous demonstrations which swept
over many American cities and millions
of Americans will not know
how they were fooled until they read
the morning papers.
u.n|..?. .. i 1-miiio HI
the Fnited Press and picked up an.I
clrcnlnted through the country by
another news agency declared the
armistice signed at 11 o'clock this
morning and , fighting ended at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Official dispatches from France to
the state department at WashingV
ton testify that the German cotimissioners
were not even to meet
I Marshal Forh until 5 o'clock this
afternoon, and dispatches received
tonight front the American army on
' the Sedan front show that at 6:0ft
l> in.. the troops still were advanc^
Lansing Denies Report.
After cabling to France and re-l
reiving an official reply. Secretary
Lansing from the state department
in Washington issued this statement
:
"The report that the armistice ^
with Germany had been signed is not
true. When it reached the department
of. state this morning an int|?iiry
was at once dispatched to^
I'a'is. At 2:04 o'clock this afternoon.
a telegram, in reply to that of I
the department, was received from
Paris. It stated that the armtst'ee
had n<?t yet been signed and that t' e
f German representatives would not1'
meet Marshal Foeh until 5 p. tn..
Paris time, or \'i noon Washington
time." | 1
None of these unfounded reports, 1
(Continued on Page Six.) |<
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HE LAF
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MI-WEEKLY. LANCAST
CEREf
(ESS DISPATCHES IN
4PERS CREDIT UNITED
TEST HOAX OF RECEl
I
QUARANTINE HERE NEW YOI
HAS BEEN LIFTED HAS N<
The quarantine in Lancaster and The Chariot
vicinity has been lifted on lnstruc- to obtain lasl
tion from the state board of health armistice meet
and the city schools will be opened York Times t
next Monday, the churches Sunday phone this m<
and the moving; picture show Sat- and was assuri
urday. The action in lifting the nothing more
quarantine applies only to Lancaster news supplied
and vicinity and it is not known Press. The Ti
whether churches out in the county most papers i
will open Sunday and schools Mon- ing a staff of s
day. Children from homes where and should be
there are influenza patients will not very latest nei
be permitted to enter school unt.l would seem tl
the patients have recovered. mature, and tli
STILL MANY CALLS HORRIBL
pa? TiiF Ren rt rwc drvxi
i VII 111U 11UI/ V(v.V/UU| 1/LTnUI
Though Conditions in City and Huns in Ret
at Mill Are Suc'i That Hombar
Hospitals Are Closed.
SOME FINE CONTRIBUTIONS DESTRCCT1
I
Acknowledgement is Made of, Indescribable
Fine Box ol t hickens Donated j Scenes \\
Rv Some Residents of the Copulation
County. fense of Ai
(Ity MISS >l.\!{(i.\|{KT M(H)UK.) Washington
All of the patients having sulll-j r?nos in 1
riently recovered to return hotne.l arp bombardin
the two emergency hospitals have ,,sinK especinll
been closed. The Red Cross wishes! va8tating 'he
to thank all who have assisted with an p-vp"w',n(
them. 11J<> ''y the
Though conditions have wonder-' "The Melgi
fully improved and there is no lon-!',PPn informed
ger an epidemic, the Red Cross still'"by a reliable
has many cases each day. On Wed-'"0^8 closely t
nesday I)r. McDonald, with a volun- Belgian front,
teer nurse, went ten miles Into the ment that the
country to assist two stricken fam- has announced
ilies. Nurses are still called for j Inhumane acts
every night. The Red Cross has notjoffprs *? s,"l>
only furnished these nurses but!'0 "1P torost
nourishment for the patients as well. ,'"I> of the 01
A line box of chickens was donated Hermans have
tne l(e<i cross for influenza suffere s lages and towi
by Messrs. Kirk McKay Voder. K. H. j obliged to aba
Massey and Haywood Dobson. The treat; they hai
Red Cross most certainly appreciates shells for ibis
l
their thoughtfulness. "Indescribab
The Red Cross wishes to arknowl- have occurred,
edge with many thanks the follow-] ulation having
ing subscriptions to the local relief means of prot
fund: I death spread!n
John Reed $3.00 soldier. enter
G. P. Datlmer 5.00 home town, fou
Mrs. A. J. Gregory 5.00 his little dang
A. J. Gregory 5.00 the poison gas
T. Y. Rarton 05 of ruins. ' The
I). A. Williams 20.00 Ghent, the rid
I) Reece Williams 5.00 vated fields ai
Mrs. H. W. Coffee 2.10 ti'resque villag
Mrs. S. L. Allen, after so faith- deghem, Neve
fully caring for the influenza vie- Martin, Tronch
tims, is now ill. The two hosptta's#rible siuht of d
being closed, the Red Cross has s"ht Net a church
to care for Mrs. Allen in her own struction.
home. Miss Keep, from Dr. Tryor's "Amongst tl
hospital. i hiding in the of
* , a great many
MIST WAIT FOR OFFICII I, i ,h" x,ll,ir''
portion of the
RKTI KNS, SAYS <TMMI\(JS flo<| from fho
Washington, Nov. 7. Homer S. fighting and 1
Cummings. acting chairman of the on their retun
Democratic national committee, said t)r)s trees hai
In a statement tor'ght that the ofli houses ransack
rial returns must he awaited to de- <>(| to pieces, ti
termine "the relative strength of "From these
the two parties in the house " He prPPjate how
Added that there was little reason to humanitarian |
loubt that the "Democratic control! ^stations of
r>f the senate will remain iin-i
changed." # I (Continue
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iCASTER I*
ER, S. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1918.
THIS CONTROL OF HOUSE WIN
PRESS WITH REPUBLICANS ?
subscribed $
VT YFARS war w?rk
* * Late Election Returns Indicate oversubscripi
==== They Have a Majority being $3,000
IK TIMES 0f 16 Ing should b
OTHING MORE 1 others throut
they deserve
te Observer, In order BOTH CLAIM THE SENATE j mendation f
t-minute news of the butione.
ing, called the New Outcome in Michigan, Idaho ?
,y long distance tele- flnd New Mexico Wy, Decide MI Of 1
irning at one o'clocs II ft III L I
Which Party Will Rule
ed that the Times had
nor later than the Senate" OVER
by the Associated
mes Is one of the fore- Washington, Nov. 7. With conn
America, maintain- tro' ?' t*ie h?use of representatives Ten of The
special writers abroad, P,aced ,n the hands of the republi- Given 1
in position to have the cans h> a majority of 16 and prob- Rea<
vs available. Thus it!ab,y more' ,ho attention of the
tat the report is pre- <m,ntr>' wa? centered on contests in rpjjg WAR
e end is still expected. threo states?Michigan. Idaho and
4, New Mexico?which will decide
E?iv/"t||nn /\I"? whether the democrats shall lose ^wulh ( aro
1 V/f control of the senate as well. the Horn
r A TTA1T I rrT Uetums froln flve congressional County a
1AI lull Ltrl were missing in Montana. Should^
New Mexico and South Dakota.
Without them, however, the re-'
. 1 Columbia,
reat rrom Belgium publicans have won 234 seats in ih<- v ,
has been rec<
d Towns W ith j h ouse oi representativevs?16 more tare huts in
CJas. j than the 218 votes necessary for a for the ten s
majority. , ko "over
r>v The democrats, on the face of Ui" U "rk
ON t\ ERW HEKL those returns, had 1!?5 seats, and if U''' ' 1,1
v% 111 ?if <hrrit
itne live missing districts were to l>?> van(.inK Am
' conceded t?> them they still wou.d jroops enter
. and Heartrending la(.k 1S votPS of ,he number ne.es- h((( wiu ,.ro,
itve Oti Ui rt'd and sury u? toiUi.il lie- remain with
' Was Without l)o- " "* . t? Fn
Returns show plainly that SpeiR- will ?>e spier
tiv Kind. ir riark. Instead of being defeated, rope and to
ns was reported as being likely, has American st:i
Nov. 7 Germanjheen re-elected by a substantial ma- and sailor *
retreat from Belgium jority. ...
,u defenseless towns.. The contests which will decide the -South t a
V tins shells, and de- .political complexion of the senate ,he ten horn
count ryside, according I wore very close. As the senate campaign
.HS account made pul>- stands without a decision in these tUe uews ot
Uon contests them are 4fi democratic and Columbia.
. I 4 - renulilicans. deep apprect
an government as ' Michigan the race between smith Carol!
said the statement.| ' Ford and Thurman H. New- will greet th
eye-witness who fol- ^ po ?int it was said metto State!
he operations at oftlcial count might be required county and
that, at the *er> - winner. Both parties ro-operate ir
, German government (he 8eat. state over t
her protest agatnst Mexico, where republicans (he shortest
and while Germany ,hp e,e(.t|on of Senator drive opens,
aerial bombardments ^ a majorlty nf l.'iort at least. tn demobilize
"' TterTlto^the' not a single county had reported France"
p<???'?? complete returns. This is the
which they were 1" whoro 74.000 votes oat rokeman 1?u
ls ' ' . -" of an estimated total of OR,000 had tl,rned after
ndon dm ng i? ^ been counted. Senator Nugent, the
front and wl
/e "SP<1 "sPpnn,,y (democratic candidate for re-election. mont vvhen \
purpose I leading Frank it. Gooding. C>e preparations
ly hart rending scenes, pppHlll|onn candidate, by a liitlo for hiK i
the unfortunate Pop~'moro than S00 votes. The result is pU|j,n which
no uns masks or ^ doubt country Novc
ectlon against thesn Control of Senate linporlant. | -Militarv
* fumes. A Belgian w||h |ho ,U)llsc firmly in the ..bax
,ng Wyngheme. htsl of (hp republicans. control of jn fpn
,nd his wife dy'ng and ^ senate is more important than fhpv ,|rp
liter dead, victims of p p> |hp democratic administra- t() a0CU8tom ,
and his home a heap Jf thp administration can recountry
all arounrt l ta|n control of the senate, it can in (fontin
i and beautiful culti- ^ raen8lire check the activities
id pastures, the pic- ^ ^ republican house. It is doubly pp \TH OF
es of Hansheke. Ban- |m ,ant to the national admin'sdo.
Baethem. Salnti bprftUse of ,he part whichj
lennes. present a hor-j^^ eon??t?,i??on ?
* 1111 ii iinii iiuvoc.
???, in the ratification of the peace trea- _ .
was spared from de- ' Hon of Mrs,
(Continued on Page Six.) Brother o
in civilian population ^
ilia's, there have !> on
deaths from gas 27 WASHINGTON PKOIMJ! HKFI'SK
of Uansheke alone a! TO Itll.llXI. VKWS IS HOAX The death
population who had Washington, Nov. 7. Premature at Camp Wat
Ir homes during the reports of the signing of an armi?- ing at 10:30
bombardment, found tiee with flormanv and the end of (pneumonia f<
i mere ruins and de- the world war brought to Washing- Connor was
1 been cut down, tion this afternoon and tonight the of Mrs. Mary
;ed. furniture smash-, most delirious hours In its history who survives
elds devastated. ! As this is written at 10 o'clock p. ! vived hy two
fads, one may ap-|m thousands of persons are parad ter. Mrs. Ce<
hypocritical are the! Ing through the streets of the rn- Wren Connor
propositions and pro-! tiottnl capital, whistles at e blowing. The renin!
the (ierman govern- traffic Is almost at a standstill and Lancaster ye
. | business is suspended it has been ft,,. l;17 trail
d on Page Six.) 'thus since 1 o'clock this afternoon. Creek.
i
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lEWS p5|
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR B
JBSCRIBES$7,000 GYPSY SMITH TO ||
;::r,rBE here toesday: 1
campaign, 120 per cent 'Bf, *
Jon. their allotment Will Deliver Address in In*- j|
iu? muci??niH snow-1 terest of United War Work I
>e an example for many ! <L
Campaign. ! ;
Shout the campaign and |Hf J
a great deal of com- I^VI
or Uielr hber.l comrl- WI, L LIFT QUARANTINE:
? Great Evangelist Comes to ;K I
JJITC AFTFR Lancaster on Urgent In vita- |.m!
' tion of the County Organ- ^
TOP STATES ization- I!
Lancaster people have In store foi^ Utft
se in France Will Be them one of the greatest treats they Km bT
, ,.i a have enjoyed in many vars, if ever n?C .
Vanies of States , , , J ., , '?fG
before, when Gypsy Smith comes to rr
L'hing (Quotas. make an address in the interest of 'JJ
the United War Work campaign next ^1
Tuesday morning. The address wilt jf t?|
WORK CAMPAIGN nia(Ie in nir a( th<, oou.t ? Bj .
house at 11 o'clock, and everybody I rfi
lina Must Be One of ,n ,he cmInty should hear this gifted rffi
; and eloquent speaker. He comes to |* u| >
)r States and Every Lancaster on the urgent invitation ff
nd Every Community of 'he county organization and will
arrive on the 10:17 train and wl'l 1|U ' -leave
immediately after the address ; JJ3 J
for ltock Hill hv automobile. iS. |
S. Nov. 7.?Word Gvpsv Smith is the world's great- 1 ' J
Jived here that ten wel-|ost evangelists and is a "big town *j| I ?
France will he named speaker." Lancaster is indeed for- M I _
tales which are the first tunate in securing him and it will he ( *
the top" in the United well worth a trip of a hundred miles 53 | ?
campaign. These huts to anyone to hear hint. He spent A jl
e demountable type and three years with the hoys at the Rij r J
d forward with the ad-' front and has done more for them ri . 1
erican armies If ?r?v fhrm ?nv "*
Germany the honor stands in tho front ranks of evango- WT'j IE
-s the Rhine. They will Usui and there are few people, even kB UC
the "policing arinj "! it" they have not seen or heard him. EH Jj|"
mce or in Germany and hut have heard of him and know who liSR rt?- '
did testimonials to Ku- h els. US
our troops of those Mr. Smith knows more abort jfl Qf
ites which have soldier what the hoys at the front hiwo-^f ft"
velfare most keenly at pone through with and are going FtJ fy
through with than anyone else an! W 5FJ
rolina must he m e of he nn tell more about the war than fifl Zfl .
>r states," said State any one else, lie is niakinp addres's-^B In i
hairtnan Melton when :n a few plaees 111 South Carolina in
the award nlan reached *he tpterest of the 1'nited War Work MS Df
Think of the pride and eatnpaipn and Lancaster Is ore of |J"
ntion with wh eh evcv 'hose fortunate enough to securo V
na soldier in Kurope him. *s. I
p honor hut of the Pal-, The quarantine will he lifted liy au
I hope that every Tuesday and will not interfere with.i
every eommnnity w II the address. If the weather is tin? H 11^
i the effort to put the favorable so that it will he imprac? 9 L i
he $1.250.000 mark in tieahle to hold the meeting in tho* J ? *
possible time after the open air. it will' he held in the opera 1 ( ?
It will take two years house. ; ? g 1
the American army in The Chalotte Observer of thiaj 1 * |
morning s:\vs: "Mr Smith has been 1 11
estimate of General T nt ?he front since the beginning of ' 2 J V
pont, who has just ie the war and ttie British war ofheo R I ?
a visit to the west, -n has repeated1\ declared that his . * [ f
io authorized the sta?" presence immediatelv behind tho
10 understood that final front lino trenches has boon of In- S
aro now ho ng m?d< estimable valno to tho military au*v :i
1'nitod War Work rani- thoritlos in maintaining a high mo- ..3 ||?
is to swoop ovor th?> ralo and a ohoorful spirit among the P 1
imber 11-18. men. Ho has only rooontiy come to < T r 1
loaders," said General Series from tho Holgian and' | - J
o boon urging mo to French front lines and his address. * J ]
ns of a long war and Wednesday night will ho in the na- . J j
insisting thai wo begin : ">rp ot ? nf nn eye-witness of E J
nil-selves to tho thought renditions prevailing. Also, he will I yj
dismiss matters of world wide Inter- ^ J "
ued on Pago fii\.) out in connection with conditions r ]
*? - - -- ? which will develop immediately nf- ' 1 - J '
IKE CONNOR tor the ?ar ^ Jlfi
IMP WAPSWORTH , *?'" """ s"",h ?
talked to more people than any llv- U?
ing man. and his snooess on the lee.- Of
Mary Connor and ture platform has been phenomenal. jrRecently
at Raleich. he addressed j nl
f firs, (>po. Parr of ,, , r ?AA ... Hi
an audience of fi.OOO people during \ HJ
Tills < 'i<y- which he held every one present on !] |
? tip (oe through a long lecture." I Jfi'
of Ike Connor occurred I Si ? * I ZQ j
Isworth Tuosdav morn- .. _
. , , , , PIKING ( RXSKH WillijF TIIK ftl
o clock, Icing due to Uj
I, - .. 1'UKCll'O.V . V?. -
* cuza .Mr.' W?l? flj
S years old and tht? hoi Paris Nov. 7 ?(11 p. m.)? I Connor,
of this city, flerman headquarters reqeuated a I- V ?
him. Mo is also snr- ]j?m1 grand headquarters by wireless | ?
brothers and one sis , .. .1
, to permit the passage of the Oer- if
>rpe Parr and Jim and 1
man delegation for armistice nego- & | ,
ns were brought to tiations through the lines. The or- , jfijfifpl
iterday afternoon on dot was given to cease firing on this
i and interred at Camp front at ?, o'clock n the afternoon
I untii further notice.
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