The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 12, 1917, Image 1
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VOL. 12, NO. 92, SEMI-WEI
M FOOD ENROLLMENT " """
CAMPAIGN BEGINS 21ST. -
Klnhl u #
COUNTY CAPTAINS HELD
MEETING WEDNESDAY Col?mb|a
~ most Import!
Four Thousand Pledge Cards Cross worK
w, , ^ w Civilian Reli
Are Expected From Lan- ,
i salready t
caster County. every commi
! called Into si
A meeting of all the captains and 1 reac
? I Red Cross S(
some of the lieutenants in the great
., . . . .. . tutes to tral
Food Enrollment Campaign which j
beginB Sunday, October 21st, was 'I0!*"11*11
held at Dr. Murchlson's residence an(* * rai
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. <ial ?f
Those present were, J. H. Wither- Mis3 Merga
spoon, T. M. Hughes, J. M. Madra, It. nian that
W. Qraebcr, H. H. Kester, Rev. B. such an ins
F. Carson, W. L. Croxton, Kershaw, Gf south Cai
J. M. Yoder, K. M. Yoder, Van This instit
Wyck, Dr. W. S. Moore. Rev. Sam.
t ? ... workers for
uel Long, Heath Springs, Rev. J. H.
Manley, M. J. Greene and R. A. ( arolina, So
Blackmon. Rla, and In
The meeting was opened with a free of chari
very interesting talk by Dr. Mur- Miss Lain
chison in which he outlined the ..
the Associs
work in this campaign. He stated1
that there were 6,032 families in r>'act*? '
Lancaster county of both races. That (>N,M v
the government expected to receive
at least 4,00.0 signed pledge cards '
as a result of the Food Conserva- Amei ica
tlon Drive. He emphasized the fact !)l Se
that he could hardly understand i,N ' 1 ond.wu
why any householder could not sign "0i
the pledge, as it merely gave assent
to co-operate with the government, "tent
In so far as It was possible to do.
He particularly stressed the point Bdjustment
that the Food Administration had 1 ersonal Fa
requested that the names of those Disorganized
who did not sign be sent in along ,ie-> 1
with their reasons for not so doing. IlR8<
The government in ihis way will v^ce?
know who Is co-opeiating and help- **ome Kor< :r
ing to win the war. an(1 ,l<>8P?n>
A resolution was passed to reT v,<>? ^ orkeri
quest all ministers in Lancaster Hiis j.s n
county to use part of their regular an<* ^,iss
Sunday morning service October 21, in 8ecu,in"
to urge their congregations to sign ^?8'a^
the Food TMedce Cnnls nmi Hn oil i South C aioli
in their power to help in this patri- ORi8t and S
otic work. Taber- a tral
Rev. B. P. Carson and W. L. Crox- cInl *orkerton
were appointed a committee to ler,urer an(*
represent the Food Organization at <,<<)nomiosMorlah
Baptist Association, which _ riie Instil
is being held at Camp Creek this 0,> 0< 1
week j cember, and
Mr. George W. Williams, chair- cla8fl work 1
man of the Liberty Loan Bond drive NVO,k ?af'h *
in Lancaster county, addresse<l the ^ho dold
meeting. He stated that the gov- by ^'rs- Step
eminent was very anxious to have slsf of HOC',a
the farmers participate in this sec- State institu
ond Liberty Loan more largely than an' '()cnt0<*
they did in the first. The first loan oesH",'? ,0
was mostly subscribed by people mak*'8 ( n,uri
living In the cities and towns, there- for conrturtil
fore, the special request to the far-i This work
mers. Mr. Williams explained in!and w,n edu
detail about the bonds; the various J b'Kb social ii
denominations. Interest rate nnd,an lnlPortan,
market ability, all of which Is more dirabled
fully covered in another part of to- otherwlse
day's Lancaster News. ^'c"
The food enrollment workers will This depa
also solicit subscriptions for Liberty ,mP?r,ant an
Bonds, as the government insists w ork 1
that the work of the two go hand the *ar
In hand. Urging the people to save, of ,he noe(l r
food so that they may have a sur- 'an ( '
plus to sell to the government, then tor cvary 001
asking the people to lend the gov_ witb a 9taff
ernment the money to buy this food hanrtle the dl
for our army and our allies. A" Person
As stated in this paper some time ,n'orrn O*
ago, the I^ancaster County Organiza- alms ?' thJs 1
tlon of the Food Conservation Drive 8,b,e> at,end
is composed of four captains. Each Pcraons ni"y
captain appoints three lieutenants ^alnK' car<*
or more, and each lieutenant ap- a?",h ( aro"1
points ten workers. The four cap
tains for Lancaster county are: COl'R
H. Witherspoon, J. M. Yoder, Van
Wyck, Dr. W. 8. Moore, Heath The fall t?
Springs, W. L. Croxton, Kershaw. an<* common
Each captain's territory Is arranged <*ounty will o
on the basis of school districts. Mr. October 29,
Witherspoon's territory comprises Vore of Edg?
the following:
1^.111 - tf.i -
v-iaigTine, nennH, jHrKBonnain, gin, Rich HI)
Zlon. New Bethel. Tabernacle. Pleasant Fill
Tradesvllle, Cane Creek, Lancaster Tank, half o
No. 1 and No. 2. Camp Creek. Dixie. Heath Spring
Union, Belle Town. Douglas, River- Stoneboro an
aide, half of Dry Creek, Unity, An- Mr. W. L.
tloch. have Oak H!
J. M. Yoder'a district Is composed haw, Pleaaar
of Barbervllle, Pleasant Vallev. Bel Kershaw Wat
air, Osceola, Van Wyck and Fer- Creek,
gusen. A complete
Dr. Moore will be In charge of El- will be publl
> I w ,
I LANd
SKLY. LANCAj
7ZZL IZ WANT VOLUNT
Train Volunteers to Be TO SELL LIBE
University of South _____
Carolina. . COMMITTEE ,,
0?. 10.?One o, the ?>EAL FOR R
int branches of the Red
is the department of Several Score Fatr
ef. the need for which
u , 1t . Will Be Needei
leginning to be felt in
unity us the men are C- ount^
ervice.
ly to meet this need, the Columbia( Qet. li
uciety will conduct lnsti- committee for the I
n volunteer workers for South Carolina toda;
lent of Civilian Relief, Peal for volunteers
, .. .. . salesmen. The peor
ik Person, director gen- H
must subscribe fifte
an relief, has appointed larg f<jr the bom,
ret Laing, local chair- 8COie ()f patriotic v
department, to conduct needed in each cour
tltute at the University In order that Sout
rolina. do her ful1 share lt
liberty, this, the Lit
ute is to train volunteer
mittee of South Ci
the States of North ca|ja Upon the loya
uth Carolina and Geor- South Carolinians t<
sirueuon will he Riven leratty to the second
I Bonds. It in the de
!??
. least fifteen million
g. who is secretary of
** Under the present
ited < haritles of '^'Mtjons thin should he
lave general supervision The funds are urge
ork, assisted by Miss the conduct of the w
, also a trained worker. pje ran an,i must d<
e will include a study of Tins committee li
n lted Cross; the Field volunteers from eac
i vice; the Normal Fain- tor to act as bond
lental Methods of Home volunteer to give se\
a 1th; Home Economics; ,tay until South t
re; the War and the j ment is subscribed.
of Women and Chil- volunteers will be n
He-education and He- hanking town, and
of the Disabled; the pj?r thousand for t<
ctor in Dealing with i Volunteers from th
Families; Money He-|trlcts will also be n?
taelal Equation; Com-1 are now enjoying la
>urces for Home Ser-|and should subscribe
le of the Agencies in The ministers of
e. and the Qualifications asked to sneak for 1
dhilities of Home Ser_ each Sunday durin
Si'lliiii! tsnclioro '
^v..ww. t,?.Mv?avi O I C I
i comprehensive course the children about
ling has been fortunate and urge them to t;
the assistance of Prof, rents about subscrib
e of the University of Qf every fraternal,
na, an eminent psychol- ness organization in
oclologist, Mrs. Stephen urged to call togethe
Ined and experienced so- ship and line them i
and Miss Frances Hall, campaign. The nev
demonstrator In home j state have demonst
Itrlotism beyond per
ute will last from the! will, of course, aid i
ober to the 1st of De- patriotic matters. I
include four hours of j four weeks every ]
rnd 25 hours of held of the State should
veek. the success of the
work will be supervised constitute himself a
hen Taber and will con- Liberty Bonds.
,1 surveys and visits to The women of the
tlons of all kinds which great service and sh<
in the capital and ac-1 determine ways and
the students, which1 in the sale of bonds
abia an important place meetings,
rig the Institute. Thousands of you
is tremendous in scope linians have been ca
icate all communities to in the fighting foi
deals which will become these may be called
fgptr\?* I n roKu Klll*n *1" <* ^
who return and would
charges upon the pub- .
rtment will become an ^
d permanent part of the
Red Cross for the end of ? ,
. . South Carolina
by no means see the end
?f the work of the Clvr>- .
. .. . , Two hundred a
immittee and It is wist , , , .
.... registered in the
nmunity to be prepared ?
.... . . The call of Pr
of trained workers to .
.. , must be answere(
emands as they arise. .
Thousands of
s interested are urged
maaivao e people at hor
""? l"c The reglstratio
department, and. if pos- mpnt wJn take p,
the Institute. 9uch Several thousar
apply to Miss Margaret | hnR ,g %Q 8UCceed
of the University of Appeft, Jr here,
ia- touch with the cl
?:? chairman of the L
T FOR CHKBTKR. i ments a success
_____ I The ministers c
>rm of general sessions j ments from the p
pleas court for Chester! The BChool teac
pon at Chester" Monday. school rooms,
with Judge J. W. De- The farmers of
ifleld presiding. They are urged tc
and good insuran
II. Fork Hill. Red Hill, j war.
1, Oak Ridge, Caston.j This appeal is
f Dry Creek. Bruce.j fhe call is urgent
s. Oakhurst. Crenshaw,; Carolina must up
id Bethel. j The movement
Croxton. Kershaw, will] hert Hoover must
III, White Bluff, Taxa-; conserve the food
it Plains, Charleaboro,) It Is purely a pati
lie Oold Mine and Flat Food Administi
Council of Defense
> list of all lieutenants
shed in our next Issue. ????????
CASTER
3TKK, S. C.. FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1917.
EERS 10 EVANS BROTHERS AND
RIV BONOS RINGSTflfF GET 5 YEARS
i
SSUES AF-JURY RENDERS VERDICT
ECRUITS. " FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
iotic Workers | Appeal is Denied and Judge
d in Each DeVore Passes Sentence
y. Aggregating 15 Years.
?The central The jury in the t^ial of the two
.liberty Loan in, Evans boys ami Wagstaflf rendered
y issued an ap- a verdict at 11:30 o'clock last night j
to act as bond ' of manul-iiio'hta.- O.wl I...... I
vw.i"
ile of the State Cealed weapons. Notice of appeal
en million dol-jwas tiled by attorneys for the deissue.
Several ; fense, and this being denied, the
workers will be three boys were sentenced to ti\e
ity. years each in the penitential>.
;h Carolina may
i the battle for The trial of Walter Evans. Ernest
ierty Loan com- Evans and Walter \\ agstaff, cliargarolina,
hereby ed with the murder of Sidney Bailey
1 and patriotic at Jones Cross Roads on Sunday,
3 subscribe lib- February 11, has occupied the atissue
of Liberty tention of the court of General Ses>sire
to raise at yions since Wednesday morning,
s in the State. Considerable time was taken up
financial condi- jp selecting a Jury, the first venir?
easily realized, being exhausted before the twelve
ntly needed for men were secured. 1" Inally, the>
ar. and our peo- were sworn in as follows: W. <
> their share. Adams, foreman: J. R- l'ierce. H.|
lerehy calls for NV. Sistare. W. N. Williams, W. B.
h banking cen- Arant. W. A. Clifton. R. R. Ormond.j
salesmen, each jj. \i. Culp, 1*. M- Jackson, E? \
eral hours each Jordan. Ben llirsch and S. O. HaiCarolina's
allot- jUM\
At least five The defendants are represented ,
eeded for every v?y Williams and Williams and
nve additional stouart ?or.r.
awn population. Solicitor Henry in the prosecution
ie country dis- are Thos. F. McDow, of York, and
ieded. Farmers jno Green, of Lancaster,
irge war profits Some twenty witnesses were heard
! liberally. for tjie state and many for the dethe
State are an(j the case was Riven to the
ihertj bonds on jury at 7.30 last night.
K the month. -T|ie double homicide occurred on
requested to tell ,he afternoon of Sunday. February
Liberty Bonds near New Hope church, where
alk to their pa- alj parties had attended services.
>ing. The head ln shooting some twenty or
civic and busi- oiore shots were fired and Edgar
the State is Bailey was killed instantly, his
r their member- brother. Sidney. dieinR in a hospital
up for the bond ,n n0ck Hill three days later,
vspapers of the shooting was alleged to have
rated their pa- peon the result of bad blood be- j
adventure and (Ween (he Evans and Baileys
n this, as in all
luring the next supreme sacrifice. Every citizen of
patriotic citizen South Carolina who is able to do so
give thought to can do something to aid our boys
bond issue and at the front by taking these bonds,
missionary for No sacrifice is required. You are
simply asked to buy the best securiState
can he of ty in the world upon which you will
luld discuss and receive a savings bank rate,
means of aiding In working for the Liberty Bond
in all of their gale do not forget that a great campaign
for food saving is going on.
ng South Caro- and use your influence to see that
lied for service no food is wasted and that every
ces. Many of housekeeper registers her name as
on to mafte the a volunteer in the food campaign.
I
CALL TO THE PEOPLE.
I
must purchase $15,000,000 worth of Liberty Loan
nd fifty thousand South Carolina families must be
food saving movement.
esident Wilson for America to organize for war
1.
young South Carolinians have gone to fight and
ne must save tood and buy the bonds,
n of all of the homes in the food saving move,
lace during the week of October 21 to 28.
id volunteer workers will be needed if South Caroi>y
made for patriotic South Carolinians to get in
hairman of the County Council of Defense, the
.Iberty Loan committee and help make these movein
South Carolina.
.# ?k/v ? *
-i hit- ciiMit- are urgea 10 discuss these vital moveulpit.
hers are urged to talk about the movement in the
i
the State have many millions of surplus money.
? Invest In Liberty Bonds. It is a sare investment I
ee against the hard times which may follow the
made in the name of the Liberty or our country,
t. It is a war measure. The people of South
hold the hands of our President. i
for the conservation of food as proposed by Herl
be a success. The people are simply asked to '
supply. There is nothing binding about the card.
lotlc appeal. DAVID R. COKER.
rator for South Carolina, Chairman of the 8tate <
B. *
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$2.00
THOUSANDS OHOAXIZK TO "li/An U/r A
AID FIUHTIXO I01UKS ffnll IlL P
l)oi?'t Want lliiiiKt'r to He One IS WAR Al
of the Foe* of American
Soldiers.
MR. WILSON
Columbia, Oct. 10.?An army of ' lTHLI(
War Mothers?women whose sons
have been called to the colors?has
been breveted for front rank service for
in the National Food Campaign to Makes Deri:
De conducted in South Carolina by j
the United States Food Administra-1 Prin
tion during the week of October 21-j
28.
Mr. David It. Coker, Federal Food Washington, 0<
Administrator, today welcomed thei movement to leai
War Mothers into the ranks of the! lie opinion on tin
food conservation army that is being j ated here today I
recruited in South Carolina in sup. League for Nati
port of a policy that will enable the sen ting church, p
United States to guarantee that the cultural and i
demands made upon it by reason of tions, to which
the world war will all be met. The1 gave his indorsei
Coker statement is an appeal to the I emphasizing the
country to help the War Mother by the forces of
help her boy. It is the first step in and work,
a plan that contemplates the or- Welcoming th
ganization of the War Mothers as a movement at the
recruiting force in every county, brief speech, the
They are to be formed in recruiting I ed the belief th;
groups engaged in the work of mak-1 opinion, although
ing the war creed of the kitchen an I war's causes an<
effective agency in solving the war I guidance to me
food problem. ! war should end c
The idea of organizing War Moth- is beaten and Ge
< is sprang spontaneously from theltocracy and migl
field, women whose sons are with the ideal of de?i
the colors demanding a chance to j Issue >1
help solve the country's food prob-' TV? is t". ? vsr
loin. In welcoming th?ir services in can people shou
connection with the Food Pledge , mind, the 1 *rc.-~i<1?
Week Campaign, Fedc al Food Ad- t o'd be"g 'nisi
ministrator C'oker says: I thought and of
"Thousands of women, the War tering of the fort
Mothers of the land who have given Talk of early pe:
their sons to the country, are asking is defeated is or
the privlledgc of making one more l of misdirected tl
sacrifice. led. and should r
"These War Mothers seek the op-'of those who u
portunity of enrolling themselves, United States is I
with their sons as a part of the fight- same ideals of d
ing forces of the nation. 1 doin that have r
"They are seeking what they can nation.
|
do in order that they may be certain! The President
hunger is not added to the foes theiriit should not l>e
sons must face. i man sir cess wo
"The food problem that menaces j prevention of th
our allies is likewise the food prob- racy, but possib
leni that menaces the sons of our of that already i
War Mothers. That problem is one Cardinal C?il
that touches the honor, the heart The league, wl
[and the patriotism of the American quarters in New
i in* woman wno gives nor orary chairmen
son to fight has a right to demand and I)r. Frank I
that he be fed. She has a right to dent of the F<
demand a place in any movement de- Churches. Theod
signed to guarantee the food supply dent of the Amer
of our armed forces. Telegraph Compn
"But the War Mother has more1 man with Samu
than a right to seek service for her- dent of the Ante
self. She has the right to plead Labor; Charles C
that the womanhood of the nation he' of the Farmers ijoined
in a sisterhood pledged to operative 1'nion,
protect her boy with all the re- president of the
sources of the home. tion of Manufaett
"The War Mothers who have vol-'men. The object
unteered for service stand for the lows:
war creed of the kitchen, the doe., "To create a
trine that it is a patriotic duty to which the loyal
conserve the food supply necessary. classes, sections,
for the maintenance of the fighting give expression t
forces of democracy. purposes of the
"The nation has asked a sacrifice carry on to a su
at the hands of the mothers. She, this new war foi
in her turn asks but a service. She of America and \
asks that each one in his own home, democratic institi
voluntarily and as a matter of indl- dication of the
vidual conscience administer the humanity."
food supply at his disposal as The league pla
though he were the guardian of the paign to educate
total store. ' idea that unity 01
"America must have a food pro- Pose Is essei
gram if it is to play a fitting part prosecution of th
in me worm war.. This program,; lion in material
to be effective, requires the people ferences of leader
in this country to conserve those! organizat ions re
food products that our allies and hold frequently, s
our own soldiers must have. i ciple formulated
"The War Mother has a right to made to dire
ask that every family make this pro- 'hrough the medi
gram a vital part of its daily life. \ press, public pla
mere must be more than war] Kinds of public,
munitions in the hands we stretch private organlzatii
across the sea. The cause of de-1 Serve* Dou
mocracy must be fed as well asj The league wil
armed. j of the individual!
"In behalf of its War Mothers our of forces united 1
government and our allies can con-; in the formulatloi
fldently appeal to the American \ principles. Thus
home for a policy of food conserva- ^ serve the double ]
tion that will render it certain' definite means of
funds contributed bv rwitrioHc ritt-l thonvM nn?t nt
zens will not go begging In the mar- thought through
kets of the world for food stuffs that gnnizatlons.
do not exist." The Inclusive cl
Managers of the Food Fledge Indicated by the <
Week Campaign at State headquart- addition to those
ers and workers in the field report tor is Ralph M. E
that the food crusade of the War the National CItI
Mothers will Itself bring hundreds of .
them out upon the firing line. Continued
A YEAR '
I WINS
JAINST WARj
SPEAKS <9
OPINION. 1
National Unil
iration of Its
ciples. l
:t. 8.?An extensiB
1 and express pui
3 war was innugxa
>y formation of tB
onal Unity, repri
olitical, labor, agil
ndustrial organlsl
President Wilsajt
nent in an addre*
neea lor team Piqjl
American thoug]
ie leaders of til
White House in
president exprea
it American publ!
understanding th
1 principles, need
mhership that tht
mly when German!
rmany's rule of atii
it is superseded b;
ocracy,
ado Clear.
" wliich the AmeriJ
Id always koep iJ
mt said, in order tfl
led into byways of
the resultant scatJ
e of public opinion!
ice before Germans
le of the evidences
anight. he suggestlot
cloud the vision
nderstand that the
fighting now for the
emocracy and freeilwavs
actuated thej
gave warning that
forgotten that G?er-^
uld mean not -only
e spread of democly
the suppressionexisting.
t
ibons Honored,
lich will have head?
York, chose as hon-4
Cardinal Gib bnne?T
VlaSOIl Xorth nroi^?
cderal Council of
ore X. Vail, presf ican
Telephone anil
my, is active chairel
Gompers, presfrican
Federation of
. Barrett, president
^durational and Coand
George Pope,
National Associalrers,
as vice chair_
was stated as folmedium
through
Americans of all
creeds, parties can .
o the fundamental
unuofl Slates to
iccessful conclusion*
r the independence
the preservation of
itions and the vlnbasic
principles of
ins an active camAmericans
in the
f thought and purntial
to succesefut
e war as co-operaproportions.
Con's
in the numerous
presented will bo
itatements of prinand
attempts wilt
ct public thought
urns of the pulpit,
tform and many
semi-public an<f
ons.
hie Purpose.
1 seek suggestions
a and small units
u HIV
11 of statement* of
it Is designed to
purpose of being a
expressing public
disseminating this
the component orharacter
of body Jc
ifflcers chosen. I?j
named the dlreclasley,
chairman of
Ic Federation; the
on pa?? 5) ^
? ' gfre 1 -