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Tl VOL. n, NO. 14, SKMI-) TOHFIGHT JOHNSON * CASE "TO A FINISH" jj I lUUim ASSERTS" Ci Negroes of Massachusetts Are jj' Hacking Defense of Negro 7t Wanted in W. Virginia. 1)1 n< o* PREACHER PUTS UP BAIL 6< pi ol Fugitive is Now Held on Anoth- w er Charge artc| Governors Are pl tc Again Exchanging Letters as is to Extradition. w s< h: Boston. Nov. 29.?John Johnson, the West Virginia negro whom Gov- w ernor McCall last week declined to surrender to authorities of that Q| State on extradition papers, has p given himself up to the federal authorities here and was held for a ni hearing December 5. on a complaint charging him with being a fugitive vj from justice. His counsel, William H. Lewis, formerly United States s ncflifltont nHnrnnv ..VW...VJ .<11. U announced (hat the defense had the p barking of the negroes of Massachusetts and that the case would he v fought to a finish. Hail of $2,000 was furnished by the pastor and v treasurer of a Cambridge church. The indictment against Johnson tl ^ returned hy a federal grand jury in p West Virginia charges violation of p the Mann "White Slave" Act through i1 the transportation of Edith God- <* bey, a white girl, from Charleston. W. Va., to Cattletsburg. Ky.. in No- I, ember. 1016, for alleged immoral (} purposes. v IiOtter by McCall. \ Governor McCall gave out a letter written by him to Governor \ Cornwell, of West Virginia, in which a he defended Nelson P. Itrown, the t< assistant attorney general of this v Siuie, wliu conducted the investiga- u tion that led to the refusal to sur- v render the prisoner. After describing the steps by which the investiga- j, tor arrived at the conviction that the defendant had not committed the crime with which he was charged. ^ Governor MeCall's letter continued: "I need hardly say to you that a failure to honor a requisition is no a new thing, nor does it constitute any affront to a State. Precedents exist in great numbers. Only a short time a ago this commonwealth denied a re- t quisition in a less serious case upon somewhat similar grounds, but for reasons less strong than those exist- J ing here. In that case the defend- f ant happened to be a white man. Defend tlie Weaker. "Justice should not use two v scales, but if two measures are em \ ployed then the more lenient measure should be meted out to the poor and weak rather than to the rich t and strong. A white man would be j-, tried by white men, but a black man in a case like this would rarely if ever see at his trial a member of his a own race upon the bench, among his K prosecutors or in the jury box. "It seems proper for me to add that a governor of Massachusetts J who would refuse to apply to the w meanest black man in the land the'I1 same rules he had just applied to a! white man would be unworthy to' represent the commonwealth and ii would dishonor all the traditions ofi" her glory. :si No Spirit of Hostility. i ue decision 01 your excellency, waR reached In no spirit of hostility b to West Virginia nor was it a general J arraignment of her Jurisprudence. , li It related only to the facts ns theyi appeared in this particular case. I Massachusetts has nothing but < r warm friendship for West Virginia, a The estimable service which your it commonwealth rendered in the, struggle for the Union, the hearts' of the people of Massachusetts will \ hold in Imperishable remembrance.1 s; "'Standing at the gateway be- w tween the North and South, and the y East and West and with her great history and the sterling character of V her people, may I suggest the noble r opportunity before West Virginia to t! render a still more splendid service 1< to the country. When we are nobly contending to make the world safe] for democracy, she can. help us show fl our spiritual fitness for the task by1 g leading the way to make America * aafe for common Justice." ^ \ r!E LAN N KKKLY. LANCAS'l - LULL IN F1 SOCIAL. *1 : ON WES fllili MEET HERE T1UA 1 EXT MONTH. 1 TV U I The executive board of the South arolina Federation of Women's ubs will meet In Lancaster on Small Attacks hursday and Friday, the 6th and ! n .. h of December. There will be| Nort iisiness sessions on Thursday after- Near ion and Friday morning. At 5 clock on Thursday afternoon, the h. Mrs. J. L. Coker, junior State rlSH NE resident, will speak to the women f I,nncanter ?Pn? tho .ubjef. ?f |)(||sheviki ,,e.|d "oman s Work. Every woman and rl in Lancaster is cordially Invited mans Next ^ i attend this meeting. Mrs. Coker ference to Nc a highly cultivated and charming, . oman and is most distinguished in ^ istice Look in ] luth Carolina club work. She will I ave an Interesting message for 0n (he fighting ancaster women. Place of meeting I pranoe the battle ill be announced later. Lgh an(, (hp (Jpr, Mrs. Leroy Springs, vice president vantagP around r the Ridge District of the State j throughout Tuesd ederation, will entertain the fol-1 wednesdav died wing guests during the executive1 a? pr'0'port,onf) leeting: had brought up It Mrs. J. L. Coker. junior, of Harts-. illforcements and ille. State president. I ,,ourlon village. Mrs. J. W. Allen, of Spartanburg. an(, Fontaine Notl tate director. with g,.pat bit(er Mrs. J D. Watts, of Laurens, vice- gpvpra, (,meg fha resident Piedmont district. am, nor(hpnRt of Mrs. II. D. Grant, of Johnston. tmp).v activltv ,8 ice president Edisto district. T() fhp s()Uth , Mrs. M. S. McKinnon. of Harts- Quentln> north of ille. corresponding secretary. fhp vlc|ni|v of x Miss Juanita Wylie. member of bppn 8ma,-, infant le State publicity committee, will j advantage ' "iwiistr Kiii-siH mrs. 1'. (' eatherstone, of Greenwood, record- ?h ,r??PSig secretary, and Mrs. James A. Itulinr athoart. of Columbia, auditor. ' ^'lp Italians co Mrs. It. c. Drown, president of the|nc,ous,y to ,ho,r ancaster Civic League, will enter- tW('en the Brent) Un Mrs. J. R. Riierbe. of Marion. a*a,nBt Am Ice president at large, and Miss W*I? have been iontgoniery. of Marion. attacks to pain Publicity Chairmnn Mrs. Ernest An ar.mistice in loore, vice president of the Friday m,*ht bury their fternoon Book Cluh, will he hostess l)een re(iuested ? Mrs. H. W. Carroll, of Bennetts- but owin* to la ille, vice president Pee Dee district enem>'s intentioi ml Mrs. P>. A. Morgan, of Green- ru8ed to ?rant it. ille. treasurer. Jerusalem is ^ " ? British forces opr 'KltSOXAL MENTION'. but the Turks i gathered about tt Miss Nanna Perry is the guest of improbable that liss Ada Williams in Rock Hill. have to be fough ?o? To meet the em< Judge Ira B. Jones spent Tuesday are hurriedly bri t \ ork on legal business. men. guns and su ?? Armistice Rev. Brown Green, of Latta, was Sunday next h Thanksgiving visitor in Lauras- ] Germans as the d er* i with the Bolshe\ ??? I purpose of negot Lieut. J. P. Simpson, of Camp I The arrangement ackson. spent yesterday here with j followed a visit c rlends. ;the Bolsheviki t( ??? tary authorities S. R. Parks, of Canton. Ohio, Is of the fighting fi isiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H Germans apparer Parks. quiescence to tt ??? Russians for an s E. B. Wright, who has been under I an ultimate peaci leatment in a Charlotte hospital, hours interevene* as ret urn ml to his home here. j of the Russians ? | mill m tr|iinin'?: i Mrs. S. M. Gregg. Krnest Gregg the proposition ml Hazel Gregg, of Florence, were them, nests at Hotel Royal yesterday. Aitentloi ?o? While the ne Corporal Carl G. Bennett, of Camp pected to embrai ackson, spent Thanksgiving day all the fronts c iith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I' countries, if is < tennett. tcnte Allies will ?o? |overtures, either John M. Madra spent Wednesday who comprise th< 11 Columbia on business connected the Russians wh( 'ith the introduction of the war Russia to cease livings stamps. , Germans, who foi 0 riod of time hav William McDow went to Colum-jto put into opei la Wednesday to visit his brother, for a peace that otan C. -McDow, Jr., of the ambu-lable one for th< ince corps at Camp Jackson. allies. ??? That the Bols Mrs. R. C. Chafee, of Aiken, has' distrustful of the eturned home after a visit to Col. they have agreed nd Mrs. Leroy Springs. Mrs. Chafee | tiatlons for an ai i a former resident of Lancaster. from the fact thn ??? the Holsheviki Mr. and Mrs. J. K Reynolds and has ordered, pent Ilss Lucye Reeee, of Mt. Airy, N. f\,;that there shall pent Wednesday night here on their'on the part of thi ay home front a motor trip south. 'Hermans and ad ?o? caution by the tr Lieutenants Paul Ross Moore, i Meanwhile the yill Ross Moore and Steve Williams, conference was ecently commissioned at Fort Ogle-, and doubtless at horpe, are at home on short fur- all phases of th Mighs. in Russia and sc ?o? upon to bring th Mr. and Mrs. Frank* Green. of | end and permit Lock Hill, were among the Thanks-, taking up the gaf; iving visitors to the city. They of putting the He rere guests of Mr. Green's parents, the catagory of t (r. and Mrs. John T. Green. tral Power*. Mil , ... .1 - - - - CASTEF CKK, S. C.. FRIDAY, NOV. IIP, 1<M7 IGHTING SEND A CIGAR OR T FRONT TWO A DAY TO Tl PAST DAYS BOY AT THE FR( South of St. The Lancaster News Start: h of Aisne and hacco Fund Here in Natio Verdun. Movement. AR CAMRRAI REQUIRES A ltlC AMn ers to Meet (Jer- A Quarter Pays For Pa< Sunday for Con- That Will Keep a Soldier tfotiate an Arm- tented a Week?The Tol i? to Peace. Is Itou^ht at Cost. front in Northern The Lancaster News begins between the Brit- the campaign for the national nans for points of ment "Our Boys in France T< Cambrai continued Fund." Two hundred news] ay night, but on and magazines have already e down to somewhat; in the work and the plan has The Germans endorsed by the secretary of ws irge numbers of re-1 secretary of the navy, also t the lighting for governors of Arizona, Colorado the Bourlon wood necticut. Florida. Indiana, Mar re Dame was waned Michigan. Nebraska, Nevada, ness, the positions; Jersey. New York. Ohio. O nging hands. Fast Rhode Island. South Carolina Ypres violent ar- moot. West Virginia, Wyomini in progress. The only part The News pi n the region of St. campaign is to give public the Aisne. and in jt solicit and receive contrib "ordun. there have nml forward same to headqa ry operations, with il( ^ew York. The tobacco is 1 resting with the rost fron, loading ma turers. and every cent contr is Solid. goes for tobacco. No one profl ntinue to hold ten- the fighting man. northern front be- j, win l)0 absolutely Impossl i and Plave rivers rajsp money enough to furnia jtro-German forces. so](iiers all the tobacco they unable in repeated when America has 500.000 11 additional terrain. | the trenches, it would require order that they a month to give each numerous dead has package a month. But what I by the Austrian*. v.m help to keep tbe boy ck of faith in the (en(p(j is the Italians re- Rach packape whlrh oosts a tor has a retail value of 45 vithin sight of the.j^very person who contrib' rating in Palestine.! nuarter will receive a message n force have been __ . ? an s\iut-i Iran umii um man. 11 ie city, and It is not package js packed .a postcard a great battle will jnK t^p nante and address of tt t foi its possession. | gon wbo contributed the 25 cf ergency the British pay for (bp tobacco. To shr "Ring up additional j pratJtude, the soldier receivir PP''P8- : tobacco will write a message i Conference. ! <ar?l and send it to the frien as been set by the frnisbod "smokes" for a ate for a conference VVherp possible contributions iki Naders for the. sec(lon will be sont to the S( iatlng an armistice. from that secMon. for the discussion i , . .. , Anyone who contributes a if representatives of .. ? ... ; ter sends one package, one wh ) the German mill-: . . .. . . , tributes a dollar sends four pa< on the Teuton side r? i i Anyone may contribute one c ront in Russia. The1 * . .. . . cigars, or rather the cost of < itly gave quick ac- * , , . two cigars, in order that oui je proposal of the ... _ "over there may nave tobacci irmistice looking to * . , A list of contributors v p. for onlv a few , . ? . . . , .. . .. i printed each week?on Frit 1 between the visit . , . ,, ,. the first list to be printed no to the German line , t ? .. ? J dav. Who will be the first cot by the Germans ot n that was made to i TKACIIKKS Sl'KXIl Til.\\k> Iran, AIM... , AT I Rotiations are ax-, f. ?. ce an armistice on ^ . .., , Thanksgiving at Lexington: r the belligerent , ... , . .. ! Bowman at Manning; Miss Mel ertain that the Kn- . ... .. , . . at Latta: Miss Met utchen at give no heed to the, . ,, , . | opville; Miss Rose at Marion of the Bolsheviki. .. , , Martin at Strother; Miss Sh r Nwruwn 011 Orayoourt. and Miss Pring > long have desired CharIeBlon. fighting, or of the* ' even a greater pe- 4,4^.1.^^4.41 + 4 + + + + e been endeavoring 4. IJCT'S CO-OI'KHATH. -ation negotiations 4. would prove a euit-| + Advertisers should take r smselves and their 4. Gf thP fact that "copy" she be in the office by 10 o'cl iheviki leaders are 4, Monday morning for the T\ Oermnns althro.s'h -?? -" -f day edition and tu on to enter into nego- 4. Thursday morning for the ] mistiee is apparent 4. (Jay edition. When the it Knslgn Krylenko, 4. Oome in late it makes it commander-in-chief 4. possible for us to make ling the conference. 4, BChedule of "press hours." be no fraternizing + have been trying to make b Russians with the 4. rangements for changing vised vigilance and 4, press schedule to early Ti oops. 4. day morning and early Fri great inter-Allied 4. morning so that the paper r convened in Paris 4. POach all its subscribers on it will be discussed 4. day published, but to do thi e tangled situation 4. wm j,e necessary to >me method agreed 4. S|rictly up to our rules of e disaffection to an 4. jnf? to pr(.ss on time. We the Russian army 4. jjeve our advertisers will ;e of battle again or 4. lt to (hejr advantage to givt dsheviki element in + plenty of time to get up tl in ally of the Cer.- 4. ada jn an attractive mannei I Ng i MISS ROBINSON THE ^ ! WINNER IN CO IE ? Twenty-Six Copii'd Si^natm ten to Advertisement on ' * \ Who" Fn?e. S To- ! The winner in the "\Vh? contest is Miss Lillian 1 and the $15.00 in gold av rail at this ofllce. j Miss Itobinson wrote t llJNT signatures to the ads on tin Who" page correctly. T thirty-five of the ads and kilge 's printed in The News t? | the signatures attached. Th [approximately loo contest bacco tend during the week since j page came out last Friday a of these ran a close race, 1 | her of correct signatures today of the others being twenty move- twenty-six. jbacco A great deal of interest 1 papers ifested in the contest and 1 ntered teresting. t been i ir and OUR TROOPS in FRA ,y ,h" are in hi oh est > i, Conyland. New iinpses of Lighter Side o regon,, j the American Arinv Trj , V CI k, in France, ays in it> to Washington. Nov. 2!?. H u'ions ^ (up^jp,. sitl?? of lift "r' "S 'American army in France mUK *' i veals the high morale of tin nuf.t< was told to Red Cross wc ibut (i ctj^pjpv; J), Norton, of the 1 its but war POunoil, who lias just from France. Ible to Our troops in France ar h our Spjrjts," Mr. Norton said need. are ^een to f.glit. A group ten in.j.-p railway engineers got ii $125,- qUarrei with a group of 1 one a (.ifie nien, and the Red Cri s sent v.ho took them off to the h s con-1 an anibuianoe said: ' Whj 1 tight each other; why don't quar-lnnd flpht iho norma cents.; "'That's the trouble, mi utes a ain't any Germans here.' \vi ' from v\y, each i "The French enjoy hui hear-1 they have had little ore ie per- laugh during the past three >nts to "All along the line 1 hear >w his | officers laughing at the antl ig the men of one of our regimen tin the "On leaving their ship, i d who J Pullman cars, or comfortab week.!ran (iay coaches, they foun from dock freight curs, marked aldiers men or eight beasts.' i each carload of troops ad< quar- character of an animal an< o con- passed through the stations ckageslwith welcoming Frenchmen >r two | would burst into bleating li :>ne or! another would whinny lik p boys or moo like cattle." o. ; nil be TWO AMERICAN SOL \ay"T ARE KILLED IN I ct Fri itiihu Vp othi'r Americans During Fighting in I'r; Pershing Re|M?rts. iiomf "7~ Washington. Nov. spent , American soldiers were k P?*of. i , live were severely wounde Laurin . , ... , artillerv combat with the Rish- ^ ? ... ... November 20. General Peri ; Miss 1, . reported. Those killed w ell at M . . vate llarrv L. Miller, field le at Raker. Ore.; Private thai I - . miller, field artillery. Read 4> + 4> The severely wounded 4. geant Julian M. Peek, 4. Cla.; Sergeant Andrew I lote + Fort Sill, Okla.; Private uld + Watkins, North Mend. Ore. ock Oaccar F Jones, Lucas, O IPa. 4. vate Joseph Lewitt. Mount ock + Prj. 4. All are artillerymen. ads * ______ im- + WILLIAM HANKS IS NAM our + INSPKfTOK OF K\P We + Washington. Nov. 2ft.?1 ar. 4. for forty-three States to en our federal explosives law, \ iea_ 4. pervision of the Bureau < day were appointed by Presiden nay Those for the other State the + named soon. The appoint s it * elude: live + Virginia ?Martin Williai go- * isburg. be- North Carolina?Daniel And Donald, Carthage. > us Tennessee?Albert M. heir Clarksville. p. ' South Carolina?"Willian + Columbia. ws $2.00 A YEAR ntest LOCAL RED CROSS ,, w J CHAPTER IS DOING ! GREAT DEAL WOR > s Who" | Two More Large Boxes tobinson. Christmas Packets (Jo Forra!t8 h'M'l J AWT 1 ward I his Week. ,..1 ttttiiiytsixi p "who's1 present for each hc 'here a re I the pane day with II the Names of Every Lanca ",T" ter County Soldier and Sail tants en-1 the first Is Furnished No One Will ] md many Overlooked. the million many, -three toj Two large wooden boxes conta ing Christinas packets for the s ivas man- diets were shipped from Headqui t was in- ters this week. There were 1 | packages, which completed Lane ter county's quota of 170 apporth NCE ed by the Red Cross division offb | at Atlanta. Kaeh package conta >1 1 lv 1 1 i , . ... , ... : ed one-halt pound of home-mt ! fruit cake, candies, cigarettes, bacco, pipe, chewing gum, tab] envelopes, pencil, clieckerboa . .... harp or game. hach packet x wrapped in a large khaki handk chief and tied with a bow of bri| red ribbon. Inside was a Christn oiiH thing t-ar(j hearing greetings fr m 'n 1,11 Lancaster Chapter of the I. it Crc 1''Duplicates of these Christmas pa r- -iddii i s t .,K(,S wj|| H,.?| (? every Lancas 1 ^ ,l% , county boy in the national cam {< il < tos- js nia,|e possible through ict ui ned generosity of Lancaster count 1 men and women who contribu e m high 1 j he rally to this Christmas fu They assembling and packing \ of K:in,aj(|one j)V a committee from the lo Uo a hot j Ue(, Cro8g n'"n 1 ,l~ Hand-knitted woolen socks hi dss nuis< j hoen sent to the following Lancas ospital in \ n already in serviCe: >uu In France?Perry Reckht you wait Cauthen. Donald Hinson. I Hard Hatfield, David Bennett, ss; there, gma|j ls 'H American Aviation Detachment I i;ngiand Elliott W. Springs, nor, and . . .. ... .. . ,, In the Navy Walter Beatv, H asion to ,, . .. ., ' man Poovey. Julian ltoss, Yan i years. Robertson. It. L. Steele, Edgar j d ' r< nf dison. Edward L. McDow, Robert u s of tht nu|jngSf Henry McManus, Frt ts" Ghent. Leighton Horton. I). H. 1 nsteac OI" , ,.Pn Starnes, Wylle B. Cauth le Amen- T ot 0. ? . , __ I James Shaver, Stafford and H d on the .. ( Hunter. " Aviation Station. Garden Citj nstant \ j pe Skipper, knitted helmet. >pt?d the ^ pair of socks will also be s I as they , , to each of Lancaster s commissioi i crowded _ . .... . . ofhcers: Capt. Wingo, Lieutena one ra r ' Paul Ross Moore, Steve Wlllia* < h Ross Moore, Foster Mo< p hor^P'* i " |Canzon Moore, Mark Johnson, F ' Blackmon and Casney. i The Lancaster Red Cross wis HIFRS II to express appreciation of JATTLEi charming tea given under the a pices of the Friday Afternoon Bi Wounded iclub. proceeds from which w unco, given to the Wool Fund of the 1 j Cross. The afternoon at Mrs. L. I Payseur's was a delightful one j;?. Twoit ially and a great success tinancia illed and! $-1 20 was the amount of the sil u in me oneruig. Germans The Roil Hose Tea Room pro. shing hasi js meeting with considerable sure' ere: Pri- j.ut is not as liberally patronized artillery, | the general public as it deserves les Riss-jbp. The rooms are attractive i ing. Pa. I eoz/.v the refreshments served are are: Ser- j licious and reasonable in price, ; Hartwell,1 the cause is assuredly a worthy c Angstrom, j show your patriotism by patroniz Harry C.'the Red Hose Tea Room. The i ; Private ceeds go towards the purchase hio; Pri- materials for the Workroom. Holly. N. j The officers of the Lancaster 1 Cross wish to express once m their appreciation of the contin" support of the local press and Motion Picture Theatre. All n? l/OSI\ fc,S js cheerfully published with Inspectors., harge. and any Red Cross sll iforce the run free by Mr. Parr of the S inder su- Theatre. of Mines, The chapter also wishes to it Wilson, knowledge with thanks the v s will be kind and generous offer of the L ments in- caster Candy Kitchen. The no ngement has offered to make up ns. Pear- pounds of sugar into candy for Christmas packets to be sent to . A. Mc- Lancaster boys in camp. The cl| ter will furnish the sugar and Leach. Candy Kitchen will furnish n {cocoanut and other Ingredients^ a Ranks.' J