The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 07, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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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.
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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<
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EDITOHIALETTES.
Like many others, Oongre
Dominick has seen the folly <
way.
President Wilson merely i
that when we quit Germany v
beaten.
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Have you contributed yet 1
"Our Boys in France T<
Fund?"
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We have Woodrow Wilson's
for It as to wben the war will
when that for which we are fi|
is accomplished.
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"It now turns out that Wo
Wilson's initials stand for
War,' " says the News and Cc
of Charleston. And Win it VV
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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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;
'<l out established. There are numerou
ve do. otllpr caaeg similar in some de
L,aFol- gree ahowtng that Austria has real!
been waging war upon the Unite
States. In fact, the first attack o
rmany
an American ship was that upon th
ust be
American steamer Petrolite, whic
(aten."
wan fleed upon by an Austrian aut
il Permartnet
A member of the crew wa
ny has
killed, supplies taken off and th
master held as hostage on the sut
latlon- marlne- An American steamer, th
nd the Schuylkill, was sunk last week an
idment ?8 bel'ev?d to have been sent dow
, jggjjj. by an Austrian submarine, but ther
there n0 ab8?'u,e proof.
"Quite aside from the question t
'overt acts/ however," says th
in the statement from Washington, "th
*s sen- principal consideration of the go'
lan, of ornment in deciding on war wit
er day Austria-Hungary is the nature of th
SO per alliance between Austria and Ge
hotel, many which made it anomalous t
war with the latter and not to th
IB seeirou, i re *"
THE LANCA3TE
j former. Difficulty piled
jculty, and. much as ti
t0 avoid It, the president wi
realize that Austria was
by Germany In the Unite
ay
<1 n a olivn nnnmir on/1 *1
u u avvi* v vuvtu/ | aiivi VI
ge
less than a declaration ol
>le
clear the situation and lei
e
eminent perfectly free t
of
the war with Germany i
tie
effective manner.
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,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
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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<P>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.
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