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Tb 68TH YEAR. NO. 27. SEMI-WEI GERMANS PLANNED |[ TO SET PARIS AFIRE ? Id a 1 ' Made Preparations to Drop Springs, * Torches from Aeroplanes and Bomb the Firemen. * :\i THERE WERE MANY RAIDS Lucius Bennett Writes Quoting Paris Newspaper as Saying ' ^ 1,2)1 Were Killed and Injured M January to October. l|fj| Carl G. Bennett nas received the following letter from his brother, ' I,llHlla Tlnnnott 1 A?K -vuhvvv, - -vi. v>w., ?I1U UVftlM Air Service Mechanics, St Mazalre, w .ijj France: Paris, like I,ondon. Is engaged in making up the account the Germans will have to settle for the satisfaction of having bombarded the cltv by aeroplanes, Zeppelins, and long range guns. The air raids began very early in the war. When Von Kluck thought he had Paris at his mercy in August, L_ 1914, Taubes flew over the citv dropping bombastic manifestos without When the great coup failed the air Amerlct raids b?>gan and the Figaro gives the attache* following tables of the city's expe- my pie] riences: since ki Paris (excluding suburbs), bombs Drigj dropped ?1914, 45; 1915, 70; 1916, machlnt 61; 1917, 14. nine ni; On October 11th, 1914, 17 missiles ''or he were drooped and 6:.' on March 20th, Amerlct 1915. Then the big series of raids 'he bra commenced with the following re- ('uced t suits: In n fe' 1DI8?>)aniiury to October. figths ii Zeppelins and aeroplanes, bombs, from th 228; killed. 206; Injured, 292. then? t( Ilig Bertha shell, bombs, 168; Pursued L-ill.,,1 IOC. * 1 t ftntUloH ? ?IVU t i .'U , IIIJUICU. til. Total bombs. 396; killed. 402; In f< jured, 809. mark tl Total casualties, 1.211. The worst day of the bombard TEAC1 mont was March 23. 1019, with 21 shells and the worst day of the air raids was January 30, 1918. with 80 bombs dropped, killing 36 people and Strong wounding 102. j \ | 1 The Figaro adds that tho Germans had yet more frightfulness in pre- *'"i pnratlon. A eront plan had been matured to set Paris on fire. Small in re diarv bombs had been prepared. Fnrh aeroplane could carry 2o0 of The these and it was proposed to send Gancast 35 machines and drop at least 5.000|tion. tti of these fire brands. While the fire held In brigades were engaged in these a fur- graded ther flotilla was to attack the city nn<' n and bombard the ciowds of helpers teacher! which were sure to have gathered Imports The figures given above are for heart, ^ Paris only. The raids which have present taken nlare over thp various towns county of France, must run Into thousands, ested ii and from no criterion to compare edueath with the 60 aeroplanes and 53 air- invited ship raids on England, In which 1 - presenc 413 people were killed and 3,407 In- patheth Jured. ers. From the above figures you can An u see that the worst raids occurred itahle r during my stay in Paris. On sev- and arr ernl occasions we had as many as second three or four raids in one night. T weathei think there Is a mistake In the fig- the ttm ures given by the Figaro on the nieetipg numher of shells fired Into Paris by not on); Mi* iierrna, as one nay I counted numcrti them invself and about ten were fired prohabl In the city at the rate of one about ter prai every fourteen minutes, and othera nrocran at longer intervals which made a to- in the c tal of about twentv that day. At. The I that rate there is undoubtedly a mis- . . . which i take, as thev were kept up for quite a while. I was onlv a few blocks . . . . > > . friends from where several exploded in , caster. , Paris, and on one occasion was onlv . tion bv one Mock when it exnloded and killed ?everal neonlo. VV-is there in less concede than a minute after it happened. . . school r The raids were wonderful to look at ? a publl at nieht. Near the French camp ..... I nbilitv. where I was stationed there was an .. . .. . .. that thi o'd castle hiph un on a hill over- ,. LOToach' looklnr Paris, where vou could see ' caster v for miles arotind vou. We wotild pet . , , ... dress a tin nn lr*n t\f tnlo o *>/! ??* o*"^ ?.? ,. r? ?iia?a ?nmi i lie ... . will be raids I vp novor so-m anvthlnp a? n0r beautiful as the disnlav shown, the sh-d's from the nut'-afrnraft dins The t hi?rs*tn?r for mips alt around you.. o'clock The tfun above von didn't nod eve sotird so rood, hut vo knew thev the aoh couldn't see us. so took It all 'n The f>:> with the RrpntP"t of ease. The f'v' bombs falllne and bursting didn't OT1P n' ____ . very hoi (Continued on Page Five.) j county's ie Lai EKLY. LANC SERVED TWO COUN) (Editorial in Columbia Record ecent statement by the Associated Press, it w , of Lancaster, S. C.. an American ace. had br planes. Thl | prise to i great munj the >BH by H tor this stater ^S1 Una. who . members squadron r gust 1 las Jgi Ifjjf flrteenth H jmHMBP^^ rent date ( I nit? oriinai to by Drig the world' about 4 0 others not officially recorded, mat in aviators did themselves proud in the wa I to each English squadron that went to F ked squadron, Elliott Springs, who got flf illed. and Calahan of Chicago, who downed ;s and Colonel Bishop both gave Elliott Sp ?s destroyed before he left the British air achines credited to him should be added t brought down nine after he left the British ins. It will be a difficult matter to get any vest of the brave, the aces of Britain and 0 say very much about their exploits. Ellio w weeks, and it would be a rare treat to I 1 air, as well as to learn how a battle on t e air. But the splendid ethical code of the ) do much talking. Or has not done so w! I. However, the point of this story is that to an official record of 24 machines destroy ir which he gets no credit as he had no obf heir fall, i HERS' MEETING TO RE MRS. ADA INTERESTING EVENT DEAD Feature of I'rogram Will lie Kiel Fame Icess Uy I'rof. James M. | jnn l<o ail, of Columbia College. I of | (lly V. A. |jl\(iLR.) Tradesville next regular meeting of the allow spare i er Ooiyity Tearhers' assoeia- valuable pap? le February meeting, will be fioin our i|iii the auditorium of the Central ?'l1 dead, the school building. February S, s'.eepeth. Ah r>t only are all progressive only comes s in the county who have this ahould be ex nt part of their work at misrepresents irery earnestly urged to be! The "flu" : . but also the trustees of the munitv is aln and all others as well inter-' nnt. Only a i tbeir country's welfare and fects of this c anal prosperity are cordlallv yet sick. C to attend, and thus, by their j Tradesvllle st e and co-operation lend sym- rily. r? pnrnurfiirnniont *n Ka no' - - o?> " Mrs. Ada ' ert McNeely, nusually interesting and prof-.jy Friday noi >rogram is being worked out illness. She angod for the meeting on the late Wesley 1 Saturday of February and if six years of conditions are favorable at her of the H e, it is believed that this jn full faith. ; of the county teachers will jn the church v he one of the very hest. hut ternoon. Jani ally, will he the biggest. Itledsoe officii v. ever held in the l>anras- a grief strlcke ilod schools. A complete brothers and i will he published next week **.. ^ ounty papers. Point. Texas! first number of this propram. friends in thi will be noted with much in- absence of 20 nd approval by his many \ir. I)an K and acquaintances in ban- MoManus. of is an address to the assoria- ried on the 15 Prof. James MHton Arlail, of ia collope. Prof. Ariail is . , ,. , , Harmon I' d to he one of the strongest nen in South Carolina, and 's Paris, Jan. c speaker of no ordinary representa T, |? n ? . v. , Dowers ndtnu ?' in I ? * I I" * " I a I II t I t I I?I , * " rise who attend the Rp.| afternoon aft< "tr school nicotine In Lan- a,H' harmonlt Mil And In Prof. Arlail's ad- ^KHfes compl raro educational treat anil lions to the h'ehlv pleased with his man- w'thout Incidi iddross. j . noot'ne w<|| hou'n at 11 British In the mornlne of the 8th Amsterdam ry one Is requested to he In forces, accord ool hiiildine l>v that tne reived here Tr eher* re sro'ne to C'?nsld< advanced frot ? - e to Hi i|'c th'v ui"<'iIt<e Ihe 11 a > -?- (*a Lancaster's host. If not t'ie report adds tl st 'n the h to- v of the h vc occupied pedaeoelcal association. ha , t the mi #' % *ICAS ASTER, S. C? TUESDAY TRIES I : 1 IN a* declared that Klliott ought down nine enemy Rppre* is statement was a surtouth Carolinians who Una ed with interest the Captain Springs. He is have brought down a r more pianes than the MAN"\ ren in the record, ndependent for Decern8, there is a statement * roP?f ice LaTourette Griggs rial a the editor of the In- p. "is himself an avia r( i authority on aerial Frai id is writing regularly idependent on aviation 1 and at the front" In *,ly * nent Mr. Driggs says Tl,? jrings, of South Caro executi was elected by Bishop ,,na Fe ther Americans to form %NaK of his new aviation of the last spring.' now has a The nu if his own and on Au- house 1 t had destroyed his var,ous un." small. I'ew York Times of re- A,thl 2ol. William A. Bishop ,arRP 1 it British ace. referred a kh. and is said to have chairmi s record of 73 planes, and ,n le this statement: "The "ie 'P(' ir. Two or three were ,npnf ' ranee. I took three In teen machines: Grider. in ,,1P ten Huns." 'r? rings credit for fifteen s^)0ria, service. The record of ,,on W1 o the above, evidently. *',r'e service and joined the ?*lved further Information, for srho,ar America, cannot be intt Springs will be home ,ra,n'' iear his descriptions of PXP??<> he ground is viewed as At fl airmen does not permit ,,nft f,< hlle the war was being sPr,nci Klliott Springs really is now ed?and others brought 'n^ lerver on the ground to The leglslat tlon tti McNEELY IS p"nsps lumbia AT TRADESVILLP have r endorsi Vlday Morning Pollou"tt Illness Wife jii) the SlrNwIj. ! library i is urgi . S. C., Jan. 27.?I'leaso Thrr 11 tin? columns of your having r for a few remarks! Cole ml el village. which seem- anil ih >ugh in reality only, league i a writer, this scrihe Moth' i i occasionally, therefore^ It V\ :cused for any seeming' ed to j ition. eilueat situation in this com- memhe lost anything but pleas- the eei few deaths from the ef- South ?pidemic but several are pledge )n this account the the 13! hool is closed tempora- The of sue McNeely, wife of Hob- represc of Tradesville, died ear- was u irning following a long The hi was a daughter of the pants Hunter and was thirty- ed for age. a consistent mem- clubs' aptist church and died Three i She was laid to rest Anita cemetery Saturday af- Bmrnn lary 18. the Rev. J. A <1 en eve iting. Surviving her is have h n husband, mother, t?n the cm four sisters. doubtle Vunderburk. of Will is visiting relatives anil v sa s community after at ' n"h s years. " present ir1 von 11 night and Miss Halle> Tradesville. were mar ' f ona ?.u i . . lucky, 1th instant expense the wai ous Session llelil. Cnmlin ')? Tbo 4-IV..4-.J ? . I lie ? unit; i ?* ii * ii it'll i t(i tlvoB of the smalle The rned at 5 o'clock thi school f?r a most ngreeahl vnnnc ins session. The del schools eted their represent.i aardenl conference committee by the ent. is aske - In ber , . Sever lorces Advance. tee re , Jan. 27 British Mf<? f ln? to a repo-t r<oni Merlin today, have ,,,, j n linku and occnpiei T^e i casian rail way. Tin liat the Itritish a I o ,r,)( ,ars Petrovik and Attrak 1 .nth ?.f II... v..ln? ? I. . I ..... wi V... ? . *> 4 . I ^ ( I ?. ,? ? ITER N , JANUARY 28, 1919. CUTIVE BOARD BAER SPI SESSION HERE ONTHUI ientatives of South Caro- Will Attend I Federation of Women's mobile A Clubs Meet. Make j f MATTERS DISCUSSED PROBABLY *ed Legislation for Memo- Meeting Plai .?> ? ' III IN*M >llil ? , III j 's Twentieth Century club. Fort Mill. P. ;is asked tli:<t all clubs he lire- nleasant recepi lav their pledge to the special |'laV evening at I on a] fund. And a!! club' Mrs \'<>\ Par rs were urged to subscribe to under the aus icral federation tnnga/.ine th. t Young Peoplei CnroMna ni'eht redeem Itv honor of WHI't of a subscription for each of '""ft member 5 federated clubs. i leaving Fort M president reported the nam* s home 'n Pumb< cessful candidates, who will The antiual nt South Carolina in the over- ,,n'< f'an,P' M " pit of the central federation. " held h r'd.lard received fifteen appli- M" "v an,h '',,p *Ix of whom were recommend- ",nn> homes ai general federation of women's' f'nza- the nffa: personnel board in New York j 'n'' a ntoM Pi nf t^ese voting women. Misses l were ?h DeRausseue, of Charleston; ronr'us'on 1 Rallev. of Columbia, and n*nt l?eal spen ve Wilcox, of Murrell's Inlet j "p?i called to New York for " h v home ir iference of workers and will j tnorning affer r '=? receive fimi! acceptance tinii'e from nds of the board The unit "hieh he erlfs 11 on the sixth of Fehrunrv ' "n "e fate was entitled to two T" ' ''-'"''ler ?f the ntives. South Carolina ?; 'S ' 'o privilege of sendlnp one ad- ^'r an(' ^rs 1 hostess to represent Ken- Thursday nipht which had no candidate. The w,,f'ks relnt rs of the tin!* will be met hv ar"' other cit'oi - victory fund to which South Mrs. h E. a cltih women have con-J'rorn an ''sU m I in Florence. movement known as the Miss Hess S| pardon army whereby the tumi a visit to people In the secondary1 are tanpht sornethinp of Till*, llOT>A Of np by an expert was endorsed j WOMAN Is hoard. Every club member, tens fly. N .1 d to support this movemon 'oda.v discovere< county. 'y rla?' yeunp il ame?ds to the constitution jo litice hoti'd taopssed?notably the ques-j ,,s' Hno't-" tiio creation of a nominetinp j i',;' 'he e. which was endorsed bvi The fact v 7 boa'd. " hi< hen e t he ? **mIv on<l. i .a ''4 '''* no* ? <? t ? rmoflO'l r tnV>'")Mn<?nt *i 'f,r r'" ' ' ?t 11 dilp lonn fund to th? woni: :r dp i.l <v ntlnund on Pnpe 5.) ^ ?v > lni'd Has Every Farmers ai Large Attendance Less of t in (iood Roads is and Mor Supplies. , of the Community Washingto RHociation. of Chica of the south the secretary of the meat issued ity Automobile asso agriculture t will he present at the adjust cottoi given by the associa- as to have r night at seven to produce ei make an address on their familie community building "If the ind speak at Chester at the cotton < and at Lancaster at not reach nc try is not rv prospect that the tion of cottt meeting of the asso jes8 than pi a successful affair merits." said t out last vcoolf <-* nil iirnctiraiiy C> ? other representative ton consump ? signed and returned ed to equal addressed would at times on ace Ifty per cent of thej shortage of i returned and others countries. T oday and tomorrow peoples of K t he returned later years to eon Average r< rood roads, which is States rpose of the organize-1 ,m() p^ies. tig and included in j g 600,000 bal p are men from not. crf)p is, est f Lancaster, but front pajoi, Aftei and Kershaw and the j.pqu||>ements ties of the county wjll hp an p tization meeting Wed- jao.OtHt hal I in si wet'K a numiXT rs has been added ln ^ h? Mentions are that this ?f 311 I be one of livest in faI Pre*ent f 1 world about "5 V.iJI ho h-ld in f|J 13-010.000 1 lis over the Rank of! J hp npareni lend or the Phler ba - first announced If by the Kind's Daugh- "no"n, shnu over at the on. rnhss "'OMMMFV .... . . ...? considerable M_U. HANOI'ET ... ... .... ? - .10. I'M) 0 hah i?- * rida\ N i?rl??? ,. ? . of thai amo 1 'r\ M-IHM-?- I-.iu II II. v. i\ r. s f Pointing i C . Jan 27 \ verv Wns crpatly ? i?n was ho ill Tii nrs ; WM,,irr- tl the home of Mr. and mPn' sa''' * her. tho affair being VPnr" wi,h spires of the Ila.pti^ i Produee of ?' union and was i t ,rioro than tl im A Roneh. a prom- "1? niany of the soeiety who is sa'd the ill to make his future forming slio ^rton. X. C*. larger exten hnmiupt of the "Whifo plantations : oilmen of the World, j to eotfnn at iv evening in rhe ar-iclen' foodst pite the fart that c? | feed for the -e strleken with innn-| tern is hazn ir was well attended f;,f'ire is d easant evening spent. crop, suhjee orf addresses at the the weather, fhe dinner by proml-'tid markets kers. I situation, hi s Meacham returned runmendatiot Fort Mill Thursdny community ; eeeiving an honorahh *outh should the navjil service in slide its owr fed several months s?ke of eroi rnci.nta l,l? .1... 1 In unvn Ik i * --Ullir- [|in II II I ICS il? " " """ ^avint-s hank of Fort ?erveninR pr | chase must \V T. Hall loft motions. In 'or a visit <>f somojfttd ford of t ivcs in Atlanta. (Ja.. dnced on th< i in that section j Anlroy has roturned \I!U;|VI A > loil visit to rolativoa SF\IM'H1 ira.t has returned ^innati. friends in Sumter. na,i relative* Hartley, wife RII'lll/l < I, A ii Hadlev. forrr found tv .iFitsKv , , w boine sought . Jan 2 7 Hunters i .v.^ ? i . . . hint with th 1 tho body of a rich-; woman oonooalert hv a< < on'i'K lo'-s at one of tho thoritlos. left on iho Palisades, Richmond to Hurts >n. 1 i oinnati for 1 s swathed in band I h annn ventlv h d 's '' i ? >' <1 f ") ' ? i >.>. Th ' rlv? r Do > i <-<T t'> have been po-ftiv- Sti ' f Ml ' ' ?? ! I ? iV 1 n it1 rohil'v* i rarK in Memory of South I Prospect of >linians Who Died in and Interes race is Endorsed. Growing. IISS MA KG A It KT MOOKK.) Carl J. Baer mid-winter meeting of th Jlevelopment a ve board of the South (biro- go, has wired (deration of Women's clubs Lancaster Cour Id in Lancaster at the home ciation that he president. Mrs. Leroy Springs. luncheon to be others were invited to be the tion Thursdaj guests of Mrs. Springs. For o'clock and will reasons the attendance was pood roads and Mr. Itaer will ough the meeting was no noon Thursday nuch was accomplished. A nipht. >st sent in by Miss Julia Irby There is eve in of the health department luncheon and i keeping with the desire of ciation will be eration to assist in the move I Cards were sen o improve public health con-j members and t< , the special health fund now j men. these to h< treasury was appropriated for if the parties ining of a graduate nurse for tend. About I public health work. This ac-j cards have beet is taken by the board at this' are expected t ecause of the information r<- They should no from Miss lrby that a free! than tomorrow ship was now- available at the Interest in ? >11(1 hosnital and i ?' . v..v. V t^i V III*- 111 I III it IV II11 p could he secured by a srnal Hon is inereasl 'Hire for board. the memhershi h- requc'.t of the South Care- only the city o! apartment of health, Mr? Heath Sprinirs r reported that an effort (9 rural conimuni inp made to secure nurses for. Since the orRar luenza flpht. , nesday nipht o hill to be put before the state of new nienihe ore askinp for an approprin-] H e list and in? iflt will in part cover the ex- association wil of a memorial park in Co-, the state, in honor of the hoys who The lunchcoi alien In France, was heart (ly' Rod Cross root !?d by the hoard. ' Lancaster, insi 111 was also endorsed for the building as wa Rhtnent of free kindorp;i te?s will he serv ed sta'e Support was al?o ters. 1 to Hie library hill, which 11?. department of the federati n FORT MO f nit AT AN o new clubs were reported aioine.l tlie fed or Hon. tw > in I 'n i<>\ able \ fT;? Ida. the Thursday Studv elu > ami e Columbia eoual siirfrait-M tertaii an/I ntw? in L,r * v [EWS SUBSCRIPTION SAKS HERE ADVISE {SnAYNifflT "Anil mrnsmrMmm I11U1S1 fll/Jt ,uneheon of Auto United St< ssociation and Agricult an Address. me OTHERS SPEAK LESS COT ?n S $2.00 A YEAR 5 SOUTH TO" 1ST" ACREAGE ites Department of ure Issues Statent on Cotton. ION; MORE FOOD *e I'nred to Produce Single Money Crop e of the Necessary n, Jan. 27.?Farmers were advised, in a stateby the department of hat it would be wise to a acreage this year so available suftlcieut land lough food and feed for s and live stock, lustrial conditions in all consuming countries do irniai, and if the indusrestored. the consump ?n win ue suDsianuaiiy re-war acreage requireI the statement. "With rrmplete restoration cottion ma> well ho expectthe normal or pre-war ount of the present cotton gno<is in various he economies which tlio urope must practice for ic must lie considered." equirements outside the * were given as 13,010.domestic requirements les. The American 1018 imated at 11,7 00,000 r domestic consumption are taken care of there xportable surplus of 1,os. Other producing vp an estimated surplus 80.(ton hales, making tolurplus stocks for the 8.280.uoo hales, against tales in requirements. deficit therefore is 4.los, the depart ment's vs. but f>om this jirnss M ho flo>1 lifted tho car>y end of th 1918-1!' seat' ore Is very marked exports there will ho a carry over. Katfiliates nvor nr* placod at It W'th a cnrr\ over nnt t1 o a"nareiit deficit o 1 r.oo.oo , bales, out that tho 10 18 yield leon-ased l?v unfavorable io depart ment's statehe same acreage this average weather, would least 2.0"'). 000 bales io 1918 croo. sections of the South," statement. "diversified ti 1(1 he practiced to a t. Many farms and tre still devoted entirely id fail to produce suflRuft's for the families or live stock. Such a sysrdous. since success or ep< ndent upon a single ted to the influence of diseases, transportation A careful study of the is resulted in the rec1 that each farm, each ind each section of the I produce as far as posi food and feed for the nomical production ana -imitation costs and in oflts where tlie purhe made from distant other words, the food he south should be proa farms of the south." ITHOltlTIKS \RE iNfj r?m i?n. HxniiKV O . Jan. 27. -Cincini of Mrs Su-. Tinsley of I>! Wilmer Ames ler army officer, who is on a warrant charKinpf e murder of his wife. Richmond. Va., au Cincinnati tonight for bring t!?o boiiv to Cin>\ii sal. Vndy foilnd , r t-vi ihi James v Id'-nliftot- L Mm. \ by fri?M (Is. ill COT llr? o \ ? <1 by CliioinI