. ' jj TheLancasterN Luiicfteter, 8. C. (SEMI-WEEKLY.) "My Country 'Tio of Thoo, Swo of Liberty." Published Tuesday and Pi BY THE LANCASTER NEWS COMF Established 1852. OKOIUJK II IT lily A CRAV Editor and Manager Entered as Second Class >etober 7. 19 05, at the Posto Lancaster, S. C., under act o (ress of March 3, 1879. SUBSC RIPTION PRICE: (In Advance.) One Year la Months The News la not responsible 1 news of Correspondents. Short and rational artlcl topics of general Interest w gladly received. Friday, Dec. 7, 191 SENTENCE SERMONS. * It Is in the silence that folio storm, and not in the silence It, that we search for the bi flower.?Maeterlinck. The small man with lar thorlty was ever a source of c ion and is frequently the sou calamity to others.?Sir R Cooke. Better a wrong will than a ing; better a steadfast enemj an uncertain friend; better a belief than no belief at all.?< RfTnt The wounds I might have hea The human sorrow and sm And yet it never was in my i To play so ill a part; But evil is wrought by w tought, As well as want of heart! ?H< + EDITOHIALETTES. Like many others, Oongre Dominick has seen the folly < way. President Wilson merely i that when we quit Germany v beaten. + Have you contributed yet 1 "Our Boys in France T< Fund?" + We have Woodrow Wilson's for It as to wben the war will when that for which we are fi| is accomplished. * "It now turns out that Wo Wilson's initials stand for War,' " says the News and Cc of Charleston. And Win it VV + "Every soldier who left the I States arrived in France in sa And yet there were some who ed It as a joke when Jo Daniel made secretary of the navy. + We don't believe there is a in the United States who ho Relieves we ought to have stai of the war. and believing as v fail to understand Mr. 1 tette. ; General Pershing says "Ge tan be beaten, Germany m< beaten and Germany will be be nd we doubt not that Genera ting will live to say: Germa en beaten. . . If congress should pass the i wide prohibition amendment a ation-wide suffrage ameri nd then "concentrate" on war lation before the holidays, would be no time lost. + There's not much money business of being United 8tat< ator after all. Senator Overm North Carolina, found the oth< that it would cost him $61 month to live at his customary His salary is $625 per month. Mr> A- 01 MUNICIPAL COAL YAltD? The mayor is getting in ccai in the municipal coalyard. rThe News has had a deal to si recently about the fuel shorta I over the country, and its probab w effect upon Lancaster, without d ^ I , nnite knowledge of the supply t Land 1 coal and wood hereabouts. T1 . . News has insisted that other se rid ay tions of the country have already fe 'ANY. the pangs of a fuel shortage ai that it might come home to us. Son py towns have had to close the schoo owing to the scarcity of fuel wil ?? U" h irh t hob t t h n Kn iIH i ni/a Wo ^ Matter no^ want this condition to be visit* fflco fit f Con- upon Lancaster. Neither did tl mayor, and he tells us now that tt town of Lancaster has ten ca loads of coal on the way to tt "municipal coalyard," to be used i . |2.00 _ ^ 00 emergency cases. Or, in oth< words, to be sold to those who nee for the coal and cannot buy it elsewhere. The fuel shortage has not bee ss on felt ,n this c,ty but "not knowln 111 be what the day may bring forth" an profiting by the experience of oth? towns where it has been felt and fe *7. severely, the mayor has reached li = to the future and provided agalni "the rainy day." The rainy day I more than likely to come when th ws the before co,d wea*her begins, but there wi adding be coal and maybe wood in th "municipal coal and wood yard. Optimism over this getting in c ge au onfus coa' an(* WOO(* 'nto *be "municipa rce of coal aQd wood yard" should no ichard lead us into the belief, however, tha there Is now sufficient coal and woo waver- ?municjpa| coai atl(j woo r than false yar" to tl(*e U8 over the winter, I 3eorge the weather should be cold and se vere. + led; t. WAR WITH AUSTRIA. SOUl ______ Declaration of war against Austrl ant of the United States is recommend ed by President Wilson in order t >od. more effectually strike at the hea and front of the Teuton offending Austria, in a measure, is already a enemy nation, in that it is a vassal ssman ? ally of Germany. The declaratio will serve to put an end to the ac tivities of Austrian and Germai spies in this country. The Unite* means states did not declare war agains , 111 be aniea Qf Germany when the de claratlon against Germany wa made, but being allies of German :o the placed them in the position of fight jbacco ing this country, and therefore state of war has practically existe< for many months. word Tiie proposed declaration agains end? Austria-Hungary will make necessar; shting no readjustment of American plan | and Involves little change in af i fairs between the United States an* odrow tj,e (iuai monarchy. "There hai in been no outstanding 'over act' 01 nirier, part of Austria," we are told ii 'ell. i a dispatch from Washington, "then have been rather a series of act nited short of being classed as cause fo fety. war." In the case of the sinkinj treat- Italian liner Ancona, it ap s was peared that the U-boats were Aus trian but manned by Germans act ing under German orders, but re 1 m,in sponsibillty for the destruction o n*stly ship has never been deflnitel; 'le clear the situation and lei e eminent perfectly free t of the war with Germany i tie effective manner. * ,lt THE 1917 DESIGN RJBI CROSS CHRIST > 5f^M?>,C^Mrc7^? wwwwwwvru 10 The spirit of Chrlstir r- ness to others is in that te it on your Christmas mi n The seals cost one ceni The money goes to fig losis in your community ,(* tect you and your family i disease. |Q You must buy three tini this year. War increases tubercu ^ In the first million mei ?r for the army over 25,000 It of tuberculosis were thousands more will bret the training camps and ai 5t Help provide proper cai '8 boys and protection for e munity against the spr 11 disease. The school children ar help in the sale of the three prizes will be give selling the greatest numt il children are asked to *e at the residence of Mrs. t son any day before three d OFFERS MADE THE INSTATES BY. THE f London. Dec. 3.?Deiai rles of documents publlst Dolshevlkl government 1 successive concessions i Greece for the purpose o her to assist Serbia are s Petrograd correspondent a Times. These Include a - southern Albania, exceptli Q an offer of territory In J j and other offers at the ! Turkey. These all came ' for various reasons. [1 One document, it is ad 1- with a proposal to hand o q to Bulgaria if Bulgaria entente allies. Another Great Britain's offer of thi 11 Cyprus to Greece, which ing to the refusal of Gret t Serbia. i a Astronomically Speal y You can't dunce de stars foller de sun 'round de da; luntu Constitution, a 1 Sickly children need CRfSAiM VERMIFUGE. 1 destroys worms, if there h it acts as a strengtheninj y the stomach and bowels, s per bottle. Sold by all . medicine,?Adv. 1 1?Z K -\ K<* UTOB'S SAliK () RSTATE. A 1 Under and by virtue of 8 of sale contained in the las h testament of J. C. Bowlir i- ed. a copy of which will b t in the office of the Clerk c bate Court of Lancast South Carolina, I, the e said last will and testame - compliance with the termi c will offer for sale at publ j to the highest bidder for c court house door in Lanca: y Carolina, at 12 m. on Jan 3 1918, the following trac i- lying and being In Pies y township, I^ancaater eou . Carolina, containing 108 CI r - - more or 1Mb,- ana " bourn n Iowb, towlt': On the noi lands of J. C. Williams. c h by the lands of J. A. Brld south by lands belongtn 8 merly belonging to Mrs. ton and lands of W. J. ? and on the west by land >- Williams. For a more cc e seriptlon of said land, ref? j be had to a deed of same ert B. Maokey to H. E. V n date September 19th, 19C e corded In the office of tl of Mesne Conveyance for ,f county, In Deed Book "O," and reference may also deed of said land record lp office In Deed Book "O," r~ This the 5th day of h | 1917. ie| C. C. CC r_ i Shelby, | Executor of the will of ? ling, deceased, i? lt-a-week?4t?Fridays. rwtmmmmmmm*mmmmmm? n mm ?mmmmm tmm> mi R KKWfr FRIDAY, DEC. 7, 1917. upon dim- UHKMANK HIJEK1NO DKCTHIVJK | le hoped to 11 ATT I ?K ON WK8T FRONT I LC is forced to , , , (Continued from Page 1.) being used sd States as forces, rapidly reformed tnelr j TE hat nothing cadres, and backed by the allies.! ? ? were able, single-handed, to check war would , # prnn, the Austro-German Invasion. 1 ? 1 ive the gov- ,.|t WOUhj be futile to undorestl0 carry on mate the great losses, both of men Mrs. 1 n the most and material, suffered by the Ital- charming lans. These losses should serve to noon, be set forth in bolder relief the heroic at the < j efforts of these elements of the ar- East Ent MAt> hk\I m,e8 wh,ch were able to thwart the son's att plans of the central empire. Thomson "The closing of the Swiss frontier still s< for two weeks may Indicate that the $1.00. J > enemy is transporting large forces, Tbe ^ > both men and guns, to the west. bas been > "The enemy is constantly detach- 8everai e- ing large contingents from the eas- njKht ^ J tern theater. All good troops which oaster ai ia8 helpful- can Poaa'bly be spared are being de- ^ A Pa seal. Put 8Patcbed to other zones of opera- q Wynne all. tlons. mills. F. t each. "So that, though the season Is not E. M. M< ht tubercu- propitious for engaging In military Mr. P. and to pro- enterprises on a large scale, yet ow- day or t against this 'nK to the imperative necessity for pounds. a continuance of this mobility, fur- old, and les as many ther offensives are to be anticipated, from Mr. "On the other hand, the allies will Cotton losis. give the enemy no respite and any cents, a examined offensive undertaken by the Germans About 1 new cases will be promptly met by a counter- here Wee WHITE'S | QTAR THEATRE ess K tonic In LI ? V v Price 25c dealers In I Th? Home of the Best Pictures y ] ' ' TODAY | FOX PRESENTS I V GEORGE WALSH I f k in ,',h:,rr:;a this is the life I ig, deceaa- I e recorded j A Flrtu (,>c,one nt lAtve> Ac* > ?f the Pro- Uon ttnd lto,,mnCe- i er county.] AIjSO I ^ Tanrt m Ford Educational Weekly ; f a ot' same. ADMISSION lOc . J > 'J lie auction TOMORROW, SATURDAY, ( \| ash at the BUTTKRFRY PKnTIUW J Sj ry3.r DONNA DREW | : :t of land In i * "The Lair Of The Wolf" 1-4 eeres: J led m fol- "RHIv W??f" ll? .. . .. I MHJ ft V?ll WM rth by the _ ..' __ mtheeaet ChjpUn . Double. In ; Res, on the DOUgtlDlltS I Qu *116r *?* 15c ADMISSION 10c * Qf 8IT Alice Hor Hammond, MONDAY J cially Is of J. C. PARAMOUNT PRESENTS abilit Z FANNIE WARD ; : centi! from Rob ~:Z "ON THE LEVEL"i : ie RPRister AI/NO PA THE WEEKLY. * Lancaster i5o ADMISSION 10c * ' page 229,1 am Ml be had to Coining, Wednesday, Decern led in saidi ber the 12th, , 111611 D?em"r. J. Stuart Blackton : ^ MIGHTY PRODUCTION [ ; '""c "The Judgment House" i Tb J C Bow-1 10c ADMISSION 20c | * AliWAYS A GOOD SHOW. J gpe??' ? utwSi discovered; stroke of greater severity." After followed ik down in discussing the situation on the va- coldest wi t the front, rlous fronts the review concludes: This i e for these "In the Palestine theater of op- shocked i your com- eratlons, the rapid advance of the came gee ead of the British on Jerusalem, after the fall afternoon of Jaffa has been temporarily re- patrick. < e asked to tarded. The resistance of the Tur- mer high seals and klsh forces has considerably in- citizen of n to those creased, and the necessity of bring- a visit, ti >er. These l&R "P further reinforcements ana His death t the seals material has ca> sed delay in the of- Wednesda A. G. Kill- fenslve operations" L. S. Kill n m Monday ? _ POLITICAL ADVERTISING. M1? Cl VI,KAN spending ENTENTE 1 hereby announce myself a can- with her didate for Mayor of the Town of spoon am Is or a se- j^ancaater. to McCo led by the R, s. STEWART. teaching, relating to offered to FOR MAYOR if inducing q D Jones. ent by the a of the * n offer of FOK AKRKRMKN _ ig Alvona- E M- Croxton. * >l Vsia Minor J- H Witherapoon. A COUgh expense of A J Gre?ory- Sickr to nothing John M. Madra. will ffive Hii7.nl Ferguson. " Walter S. Stewmnn. ^ Ided, deals j *1 ver Kavala ' . . ... RHEUMATISM. Joined the I ?? ... ? . Why will you suffer from this moat ^^^2. concerns! ^ 31 , , i b dreaded disease when L-Rheumo has m W e Island of m. m , _ proven the greatest remedy for the lapsed ow- * " ' ... . *ce to help r years? Thousands of people you Willi testify to its wonderful cures. This ^ I [ nroorpintlnn should he in Aw ? ~ ! your home. Have it ready when you ktrtf. 1 feel that first pain. Ask our dealer llVf ' to bed an' to show you our money back guar- A ytlrae.?At- j antee. For sale by The Standard 1 | Drug Co., Lancaster, S. C. 11-tf. POKING BACKVN !V VKMIIU inn TUIU III TU'L'VTV L'IV'1 MONTH j THIS ] the Files of This Paper (From the File December 7, 1907.) Decembe V. C. Thomson gave a Mr. W. J. Cur ; reception yesterday after- his residence on tween four and six o'clock, moved to his fan alegant Thomson home in Monday (sale? I, complimentary to her largest crowd to raotive bride, Mrs. W. -R. seen in a long tl O. W. Durham elling sugar 20 lbs. for summer a candid f. 6, Mackorell. this circuit, has 1 ethpdlst conference which 8t8,ant attorney f in session at Gaffney for Jones X Roads days adjourned Monday Saturday, reorgai The appointments for Lan- ^ Williams pr re as follows: Lancaster, J?n08- secretary, irley; Lancaster circuit, W. he,d on 5 a; Lancaster and Chestei ,nfrt* E. Hodges; East Lancaster, ^ divorce bill cKIssick. dured ,n the ,eB,f A. Plyler killed a hog a to re

tre a marr wo ago that weighed 580 Rov. H. F. Crel It was 12 or 13 months ln th,s communit; was purchased when a pig 'erred to the We 1X7 n Una conference. " * ?/ '?? I 11 1-4 cents; seed 181 cliai-Re of the ( Asheville, N. C. two inches of snow fell Another curiosl Inesday afternoon. It was *? our museum, in Thursday morning by the ?' Jack Rabbit e ave of the Reason. i brought from Hoi community was greatly and grieved when it be- B'x lnches long, lerally known Wednesday ^ McDow, E that Capt. John H. Fitz- Mr- Price, both of )f Washington. Ga.\ a for-were 'n town last ily esteemed and popuVar j Heath Springs 1 the town, who was here on ' of our town hav? lad suddenly passed away.! verdict is "No lice occurred about 12 o'clock 23 to 10. T. at the residence of Mr. The "Reformer! lott, where he had gone formed themselves jvenlng. The $50o platform annle Witherspoon, after augurated as a n the holidays laRt week torial inauguratioi brother, Mr. M. Wither- with, and the 1 family, returned Monday took the oath of nnelsville, where she is ernors before him tomed to do. MLL YOU BE Oh isands of thoughtless people neglect cold follows; they get rundown?then stubborn i less can be prevented easier than it can be c your system the benefit of a few bottles of gOTTS EMPLS ind your whole system strengthened. It will f ind throat and enrich your blood against rh r__i * . i i *. -,i . _? 7"'~T nnuniuimcni WIUIOUI CU Don't neglect taking Scott 'a ? oonifiMfNH The import?<1 Norwegian cod liver oil alwar* used in Si qS?d in oar awn American laboratories which guarantees it fi Scott a Bowne. Bloom field. M. J. ?_a_a a_a a.a s e e a.a a a a s.a s s s a a a a e e s.s.a a a a_a_? CHRISTMAS 1 lATVl BANKING ?Jk/Ir9 CLUB . ^i, ?J,-*ND \ w>l A B/^" IN^? weei 'WBmi W,LL HAV r Christmas Banking Club is to make it c tail means to start a bank account. Chile ' invited to join. The clubs are arrange y to pay. 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents and 1' ?1 nn nn ?i..u iu?i j?:?j >, y i .W| ^IU.UU ui OIIJ fUU IIIAI IS UtSSirVQ IN 50 WEEKS: 10-CENT CLUB PAYS $127.61 5-CENT CLUB PAYS 68.71 2-CENT CLUB PAYS 26.5C 1-CEHT CLUB PAYS 12.71 ike the largest payment first and decrei ,s each week. This is a very popular wa it your children into the club. Join youn & add 4 per cent interest. IE FIRST NATIONAL LANCASTER, S. C. zard]w 5 YEAKS AGO MONTH. s of This Paper r 7, 1892.) iningham has sold Elm street and ji near town, (day) brought the town that we have me. ian, who was last ate for solicitor of been appointed asteneral. Alliance met last aired, and elected esldent, and G. W. The next meetlDg Saturday, the 19th has been introdature?also a bill lage license, tzburg well known y, has been transistern North Caroand placed in Central church in ty has been added i the way of a pair ara. They were laton county, Tex., is. They measure sq.. and his friend, the Yorkvllle bar, week. Item: The people > spoken, and the mse," by a vote of i" yesterday ro; In one particular, i that they had inleans of gubernan was dispensed 'reform" governor office as the govhave been accus- A IE? s every winter, lickness sets in. ured and if you m ortify your lungs eumatism. It is rnKn! nr nnint*. )today, :??' fcwUn U now ncc from impurities. ir-o IT I U GET ; BOOK : ILL I ART : DU. :