The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 18, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 33. SEMI-WEEK
, PRESIDENT WILSON fei
ON HIS WAY HOME! or
* Paris, F
Left Brest at 11 o'clock Satur- session of
day on Board the U. S. S. conference
George Washington. sin^L^h
on the lei
THE MARINES PAY HONOR e*P,ained
"Preaml
French Band Plays Star Span- intematioi
gled Banner as Gunboat rity6 by"th?
Leaves Its Moorings Bringing not to re
Wilson to Amerca. scription <
ble relatlo
? firm estat
Brest, P^eb. 19.?President Wilson standings
left Brest on his return to the United actual rul
States on board the U. S. S. GeorRo ernments.
Washington Rhortly after 11 o'clock and justic
Saturday morning. The George for all tre
Washington weighed anchor at 11:1 R j of o
o'clock. ' another, tl
The President arrived in Brest, covenant
from Paris at 10:30 o'clock and went the league
direct to the dock where he embarked
on a French gunboat which took "The n<
him and his party to the George ing pnrfie
Washington. covenant
From the railroad siding to the the instru
dock were drawn up a battalion of body of i
American soldiers and a French high coni
marine band p'ayed the Star Span- ings at n
gled Banner as the gunboat left its an execut
moorings. All the ships in the bar- ! mamnent
bor displayed /\merican flags and all be establi
traffic was susnended while the league.
President's party was transferred to
the George Washington. "Meetin
A French naval escort consisting sj,al1 be h
of the cruiser Co"de and several tor- from n,m
pedo boats acted as a guard of honor] rPflufrP f,
for the George Washington. This wjth matt'
escort with the Amnricnn battleship (|on nf
New Mexico will accompany the b0(jy of <
President out to sea and then re- 8eat
turn. The New Mexico had as com- other pla<
panions four American torpedo yenlent ar
boats. George l,evgues. the French (at|Ves of
minister of marine, and Andre Tar- tje8
dieu, French high commissioner to Each o1
the United States, accompanied the1 tlpj, ?hajj
President on hoard the George Wash- ^ave not
ington to bid him good-bye. tatives.
Franklin T) Roosevelt. American
oQolntQnt oa^rAtovu A# ? A.... ? ? I
........ ........... . ... iuv ?* - "The e
rived in Brest shortly before the nf rei
. . . President boarded the f.eoree Wash- states of
inpton. and was taken aboard the pjro, Frai
liner on special naval craft. nether wi
The weather was misty and cloudy other stat
with a moderate temperature. Tho seler
After exchanpine preetinps the shall he i
President stood on the punboat and j (rates on f
waved to the crowds on the dockspmanner a
and those assembled on the embank-] the anpol
ments hlph above the quay. The tatives ol
mistiness of the weather hid the pun- ^pntatlvos
boat from slpht soon after It left the ?haP
doek hut the President continued to council,
wave his hat and rmile as the boat "Moetiri
headed toward the Oeorpe Wash- held froni
Inpton. The President was accom- niny reoul
pan'ed on hoard the punboat by Am- whatci
bnssndor and Madame Jusserand by on> 0r fai
Representatives HelverlnR. White sent c
and Norton. who have been in ter within
France for spveral months. David leneue or
R. Francis, the American nmhassa- world mt
dor to Russia. and his son and meetings
dai'Rhter also were members of the "Invltal
party. power to
' council a
30TH DIVISION LOST 49 rec(ly R?
PER CENT OF ITS MEN he discnsi
, I at anv m
According to Adjatant CJenernl of such pow
Division?whm Slatlonrd nt li?l"All
i
lou, Prance, on Jnnuary 13. meetings
the exeru
Columbia, S. C!.. Feb. 17.?The appointm<
Thirtieth division's rasualties vestlgate
amounted to approximately 4 9 per regulated
rent, according to a letter from Ma- or the ex<
Jor J Shapter Caldwell, formerly , decided b
assistant adjutant general of South represent!
Carolina, to \V. W. Moore, the ad-' "The fl
Jutant general, received several dnvs ' deloeptes
ago. Major Caldwell Is the adju- ?ha'l be
tant of the "Old Hickory dlvlnlon." ' de*?t of tl
The Thirtieth division was stationed fiat
Ballou, France, on January IS.
the date the letter was written. The "The tv
letter, which Is full of Interesting 'fame i
gossip relative to the division and! 'blank)
Ik. uI Ihol VI. ! vnot r? f It
Cully who trained the 118th Infan-' ahnll ?f,ni
try (the old first South Cnrol'na nn-i**afi ns n
tlonal guard infantry! at Camp Se-; general d
vler, Oreenville. and who was re-j secretary
llevod of hla command In Belgium Is "hall he
again In command of the regiment. council, t
?? - pointed b;
Miners' Strike Called Off. jor| {0 P
Rntte, Feb. 17.- The Metal Mine j ^jVft coun<
Workers Industrial union number l "'The
800, I. W. W.. voted to call off the |n fliat p
strike at the copper mines of the (ftp body
Butte district, which began Friday, ecutive cc
February 7. ^ j "The e
; . .
E LANC
;LY. LANCASTER, S.
r OF THE DRAFT OF COVENA
PROPOSED LEAGUE OF NAT
i'eb. 19.?At the plenary
the preliminary peace PRESIDENT WIIjSOX C
Friday afternoon at 3:30 FIGURE AT THE C'O.NK
ii D'Orsay, President Wil
airman of the commission Paris, Feb. 17.?Preslc
igue of nations, read and "on was the central flgui
the following report: plenary peace confereni
Covenant. opened at 3:30 o'clock F
ble: In order to promote ternoon when in person
lal co-operation and to so- the covenant establishing
national peace and secu- of nations. There was i
b acceptance of obligations terest in the session as it
sort to war, by the pre- last gathering of the
af open. Just and honora- prior to the President's <
ns between nations, by the as well as being the or
dishment of the under- presenting the docume
of international law as the which his name is ident:
e of conduct among gov-', The president was
and by the maintenance with military honors as h
e and a scrupulous respect at the foreign office and
aty obligations in the deal- crowds which had coi
rganized people with one gave him a cordial we
he powers signatory to this he passed through '
adopt this constitution of gates already were t
> of nations: when the President ent
Article I. council chamber.
;tion of the high contract-'
s under the terms of this
shall he effected through 9haU bp bornP bv ,hp stl
mentality of a meeting of a! bors ?' ,bP 'rac"e 'n
delegates representing the With ,hp ^volutmont of
parting parties, of meet- j aps of ,be International
lore freouent intervals of ,h? Universal Postal unic
ive council, and of a per- Article II.
international secretaries to "Representatives of the
shed at the seat of the trading parties and offlc.
league when engaged in tl
Article 2 ,be 'eague shall enjoy
_ . . ... privileges and immunitie
gs of the body of delegates t , . .
,. , . t . . . . . building occupied by the
teld at stated Intervals and .. ? , , .
its officials or bv represer
1 to time as occasion may , .. .. .. . ,,
? . tending its meetings shall
ir the purpose of dealing . .
. * . ? benefits of extra-territor
ers within the sphere of ac- . , _
, ? .. , .. Article 7.
e league. Meetings of the ...... . .. .
........ "Admission to the loRgi
telegates shall be held at .
' . . not signatories to the co'
of the league or at such A . , ..
... i not named in the protoco
*es aR may be found con- . . .
. . .. ... states be invited to adh
id shall consist of represen.
. .. covenant, requires the ass
the high contracting pari
less than two-thirds of th<
. ., . . .. presented in the bodv of
r the high contracting par- ,,
. . and shall be limited to
have one vote but mav , ...
governing countries. inr
more than three reoresen
j minions and colonies
, . ? "No state shall be adml
Article .1. , .... i.,
A, . ,, league urue?? .t ?s sMe to
xecutlve council shall con- ...
.. - .. .. . tlve guarantees of Its sin
presentat'ves of the United
r> ... w f1on observe Its Intern
America, the British em- ,, ...
? , . _ . ligations, and unless It
nee, Italy, and Japan, to- ? . , , .
... . . form to such principles
th representatives of four .. , . .
. A. , prescribed bv the league
es. members of the league. * ,
to its naval and military
lion of those four states
, . . . , armaments,
nnde by the body of dele.
..I i i . Article 8.
mch principles and in such . . ,
.w r? 1. The high contractlr
s thev think fit. Pending
. .. recognize the principle
ntment of these represen- .
, AW . . maintenance of peace w
f the other states, repre- A.
, ... . . . the reduction of natioi
of (blank left for names) A
. . .. AJ ments to the lowest point
members of the executive . . ....
with national safety am
. A. ,, . ? . forcement by common ac
igs of the council shall be A .. , ...
ernatlonal obligations, h
i time to time as occasion , . . .
. A , clal regard to the geogri
ro onH of loool onen a vooe
... ........ ..... Ufttjon and circumstance
ret place may ho decided sfatft; ftnd th<? pxeru(Jvp Pf
inns: any such decision at formulate pIan8 for pffp
,f the league, and any mat- rPdnpt,on T!ip exPfUth
tho sphere of action of the ^ ^ detPrm|ne for
affecting tho poaco of the, B(dftrfttfon and apt|on ()f
iy ho dealt *\ith at ano < povPrnnipnta what milltr
ment and armament la
tiona ahall he aent to any raaaonaj)ja jn proportion t
attend a meeting of the Qf forop, |R,d down
t which auch matters dl- of dlflRrmampnt. and th
ecting its Intereata arc tO|when adopfpd shai) not ?
,pd and no decision taken j wlthout thp pPrmla8,on of
eeting will he binding on (Iyft counp?
era unless ao Invited. h,Rh pontractjr
Article 4. | agree that the manufacti
natters of procedure at v,atP enterprise of munit'o
of the hodv of delegates or pjempnts of war lends itsf
tlve council including the objPPt|on8f ann direct tht
?nt of committees to tn- PO?noii to advise how the
particular mattera shall he attandant upon auch m
by the body of deleeates ran jjp prevented, due re
acot've covncll and may he h^d fo fhn nfl(.PHa|tfes of t
v a maior'ty of the statea jrios which arc not able
?d at the meeting. factum for themselves
rat meeting of the hodv of t'nns end imn'ementa of
and the executive council v fnr thHr safp(y
summoned hv the T'rea'- ( ..ThP hlB.h contracting
ie United States of Amerl- (tortnke in no way to co
each other the condition
Article IS. their industries as are cap
R'niannnt secretariat of the,np adapted to war-like r
(thai1 he established at goale of their armai
which shall constitute the nproe that there shall b
ic leacue. The secretariat frnnk interchange of info
pr'se such secretaries andjto their military and
lay he reoulred under the.pram?
lirection and control of a Article ?.
reneral of the leaeue. who' permanent commissi
chosen by the executive oon?tttnted to advise the
he secretariat shatl he an fh(> execution of the pr<
v the secretary gce'sl suh- s n^d on military
onflrmation by the execu- ,,,,^,,^00* sre^erni'v.
5ll. Artic'e 10.
secretary-general shaii a? t "The h'ch contracts* n
apaclty at all meetings of undertake to respect and
of delegates or of the ex- afrftin?t external aggresslt
mnctl. ?
xpenses of the secretariat (Continued on Pag
f : & v " J ; '
' ASTEF
i;., TUKSUAY, FEBRUARY 18, 19
Nf SOUTH CAROLINIAN
ions IN THE ARMY 54,(
KNTHAii Second Annual Report of
KKKNCK vos^ Marshal General Giv
lent Wil- Interesting Figures.
re of the
e which CQST ,,ER MAN WAg ?j
riday afhe
read
a league Focal Boards Have All Rept
i'was the Records Crated and Read
delegate? Shipment and Work Has
Jeparture Finished,
rasion of
nt with
Ifled. South Carolina sent 64.284
received to camp during the period exte
le arrived from April 2. 1 i* 17. to Oetobc
the large lit 18, according to llgures give
igreeated in the second annual report c
Iromo as provost marshal general.
The dele- Of this total, the national
issemb'ed received 4 4.059 men. The t
tered the ments In the army totalled (
enlistments in the navy totalh
076; enlistments, in marine
" 58.
fites mem-1 The total registration for
nccordanee i pRrojjna waa 307,350. The
the expen- frntlon total was divided as fo
bureau of i j?nPi 1917. regtstration .1?
,n- I Jure and August, lf>18, reg;
istratlon 1
high eon-1 September. 1018. registrationl <
lals of the | _
1e business j Total. . . 3"
diplomatic; The selective service cost pei
s and the jnducted throughout the 1
league or, statOB wa!, $7.00. The cost In
itatlves at-;rarol,nn waa $r 08. The c
I enjoy the Carolina was $7.34: In
lality. cja $7.27; in Tennessee, $7.5
Pennsylvania. $7.92: and In
ie of states wftrP $10.94 The total cot
tenant and. flouth Carolina up to Septeml
1 hereto as 191R wflJ, $244,208.12.
ere to the The number of desertions In
tent of not Carolina totalled 5.698. O
a states re- jj nurn?,or, 4,589 were ncgroe?
delegates, J 243 whites. By desertions Is
fully self- tho?p who failed to respond I
ludlng do- nn^ orders provided for 1
selective service regulations
Itted to the ,a|?,p number of those counted
give sffeo- ns -'deserters" have already r
cere Inten- ^ ^arge nf desertion.
ational oh- . , ,
The national average of
s a con ^ ^ hundredths per cent
as mav he
. South Carolina the average wa
in regard
, . hundredths per cent,
forces and
The total number of desertc
ported from Florida amount
ig parties 19 142: F.eorela. 13.488. and
that the Carolina. 8.112.
ill require All of the 56 boards in the
lal arma- have notified state headquarter
consistent 'heir records are crated and
1 the en-, for shipment The hoards
tlon of in-j boon very active in th's work
aving spe-| South Carolina is one of thf
iphical sit- states to finish the work. It is
s of each; ahle that the records will he si
Hindi shall shortly to Washington,
ctlng such According to the second a
e council r#>norf nf the provost marshal
' the con- pral. which has recently boon i
the several. <>onjti Carolina took a high
iry equip- arnonK her sister states.
fair and; Th<% rPnort shows that the
o the scale; rf>nR county hoard sent more n
io program j r?mp anv other hoard ii
ese limits, ^e number being 1.407.
e p*PR(*rted hoard of the city of Columbii
the execu with 1.410.
ig parties hftKKX SI'FS COM MRl 1
ire by pri- PAPFK FOH Pi nhim
ns and im.
Columbia Feb 17 hamat
ilf to grave _
s executive ,hp ?moun, of ?rp
m . -isked in a libel suit brought h
evil effects _.
onll,?,llra drew J. Ilethea against The J
lanuTacture
" hHsbing comnanv and Tt. (
gard being , ....
Wr'eht. ed'tor and publisher,
hose coun- ' ,
. ' suit is the outcome of the pi
to manu-i . r
I t'?b tw? articles in The F
the muni- _ . .
war neres-l '"ST ^'tntiav and last njpsrj
I "-hhh It was allerpd that Mr. I
part:ps tin- ^ '' 1,0 r',r^' to i"mr thp nnlfo
nopal from a major In thp TTnltp<! States
of such of "nr' 't1 ?pp that Mr Ftpfhea wa
ahjp of he- *''' to t'amn Jackson last Rot
mrposps or nru' ?omne led to disrobe M
nents, and attorneys are J Kroser
p full and nr'' ^ W RoM^son of ('oli
rmatlon aa r,Pr>rtrr Noll Tlmmerman o
I inirfon.
ntivji i pni- j ' ?
I RKPOKT OF CRK \TIOX OF
on shell he | IVTKHXVriONAI, A IIMV F
leasrne on Paris. Feb. 17.? Lord Robe
avlstons of 'h<* nr'tjah representative <
and naval 'pntrnp of nations commission"
nhatlcally doried the report ?
n Paris that <h e;pn?rne of n
nrtfes sha'l ommlsslor had approved 'he
preserve as t'on of an i^ternafiona! arm;
in the ter- 'hat the United States and
I Jlritaln had conceded a po
8 ' ) J France.
i New:
19. SUBSCI
<S STATES ARE SLOW KE
100 IN ACCEPTING AID Si
Pro- Federal Road Money Available I)ew
es. Has Not Been Taken Ad- B
vantage of Readily.
>5.98 ONLY 45 MILES COMPLETED PRI
jrted Though Government Has Ap- Cha
y for proved Projects Embracing m
Been! Total of 7,869 Miles?Pro- V
vides One-Half of Cost. G
me i Washington, Feb. 17.?Although r
ndlng congress has appropriated $4 8,500,- rpce
sr 31, 000 to assist the states in road r. j
n out building and the government lias ap- club
>f the proved 760 projects, embracing a "
I total of 7 8f>!? miles, less than 45jo,1t(
army miles of highway have been eon- prar
mlist- strueted under the federal aid plan, test
5.505; These figures were made public by i Wor
Pfl 8,-1 the department of labor as part of t,avj
corps, its campaign to stimulate revival of p0jn
public works construction as an off- two
South set to unemployment. vjz t
regis-; "Although federal aid for state. cntii
Mows; | roads has been available since 1017 j s^jp
11.643 only eight states report road pro- (
I jects. involving federal aid. com-j 0ffe)
3,058 pleted," the department's statement per|
12.240 said. "Arkansas has completed one you
prelect of 5 5 miles. California two VflU|
>7.350 of 6.7 miles. Louisiana one of four ...
r man tides. Massachusetts two of 13 8 i,OOI
Tnited miles. Vermont one of less than one |
South n,i|e. Washington one of 3.5 miles ( jM, ,
est In and West Virginia one of 2.5 miles. gjve
floor- "Texas with 70 proierts loads in ] also
!7; In1 tho numbor approvod hv tho gov- c
Dola- j ornmont. Those involve 002 mi'os, wp
*t for the estimated cost heing $0,058,404. j
her 1,1 in estimated costs of projects. Penn- rjty
slvvania lends with a total of $4,South
792.875 for 145 miles." hav,
f this' Admitting that road materials fl)n(
t with j and labor costs are high, the depart-i ^ror
meant j ment asserted that tho expense of jurr
to no-! road building to the tates will not |afo
iv the hp prohihltlve because the federal so]|A
appropriations will rover one-half. you
above I RUO,
emov- rARH!DE EVPEORES li
WRECKING GARAGE pro'
'ftions ; {.)?t
' To ! old.
s 1.04 fno Mechanics Rad'y Injured and sha'
lltiilding Smashed hy <?as ; ' .
trs re- i give
ted to CJenerator. i as r
North ' Thit
! can
Camden. Feb 17.- The garage
stlto pOOi
I work shop of the Consolidated Auto
st hat .men
company was the scene of a disas- , .
ron '1 v
trous explosion Saturday afternoon
p,,VPt about 4:80 o'clock when a carbide,
'and
generator on a welding outfit ex- .
i flrst com
ploded. L. A. Haines and James
nrobfjriggs.
mechanics in the shop, were _
*iPPe j very seriously Injured. first
Haines and fJrie?r? worn wnrli in o ?_
innual Pri*
on the generator. making connectI
. {
ssued 1 ' preparatory to welding, and In ("Oj
some wav overcharged it. The esrank
ctping gas filled the shop and was
ignited nresnmnhly when the fumes
'"nu~ reached a heat ire stove. The go?>? ] One
1f n cator. together w ith other materia1,
n "1's| was scattered all nvrr the building
The
The force of the evnlos'on lifted
a was
the roof on the rear end, rippine the
i tin in several places and smash'nt
' two larpe plate glasses in the front of '
r!ONS' 'pnr'nr out every window frame <;a'and
class in the rear. The p\?los!on
was felt for morp than a block and rnn'
Pin*, jn vicinity of the acci- n* *
y ' " dent were reported to have shaken "m!
tocor considerably. datr
arlton' up|*Y
T. Mr Haines' 'niuries conlrl not he
rne i
... determined further than a hadlv
lhiica- | Swi,
tecord ; 1/,rorr,,or' arm and hnrrs about the
tope Mr Orircs had his eves and
ay. in an,i
fanP burned terr'hlv. hut it is thourht
tethea ; * 11
.... ?? **a will not lose the s!ierM of eithei
tn of I am(1
army 1 ?y?- men were hurried to the ,
q r,,p Camden hosnltal, where they wore
unlav p'VPn fiiraricnl attention, but nbvri-1
r He- ni!,ns nou'd not state at th's time the
I von PX,f'nt their injuries.
i m b | a p|yj
f Hex I VI.F SiMN SI HMlltiVK f|nn
MAFF IN fll'AWNAMO BU VP,
Charleston. S C. Feb. 17 ?The (rue
Suited States submarine 0-12. which'"-hc
"AIXF ror c#M,oraj hail been out of H'-n
rt Co toii'-h bv wireless with the sixth hi?l
>n the nr?vni district headruartors here and: of i
< em- n-Mb its sniltnc mate, on route to! Hoc
?pread fnha has arrived at lunntinamn soi/i
aliens hav. roul
crea- Submarines f>-1 to O-fl inclusive a s<
v and aattod from here for fluantanamo via rial!
(treat Savannah, while 1.1 submarine chas- sect
int to era, en route to the Pacific coast d'd cast
not sail as scheduled. Yor
i
-1
UPTION $2.00 A YEAR
RSHAW BOY WINS
WEEPSTAKES PRIZE
re y Out en Meads List in
oys' Agricultural Club
Work in South (
ZE VALUED AT $310.00
rleslon Chamber of Comlerce
to Entertain State Prize
dinners at Dinner to Be
iven in Their Honor.
. W. Graeber, county agent, has
ived the following letter from L.
laker, supervising agent of boys'
work in South Carolina:
This is to inform you that Dewey
?n, of Kershaw, has won the
id sweepstakes prize in the conof
the boys' agricultural club
k in South Carolina for lit 18,
ng made the greatest number of
ts according to official rules in
pnases of the hoys' club work,
the corn and pis clubs, which
ties him to a one-vear srholartn
the Bailey Military institute
Greenwood, valued at 10.00,
'ed by Col. F. N. K. Bailey, sun
ten dent. I wish to congratulate
and this young champion of
"s upon his achievements.
The state prize winners have
1 Invited to Charleston by the
rloston chamber of commerce to
heir guests at a dinner to he
n in the near future. They are
to be the guests of the chamber
ontmerce while In the city, when
hope to take them to all parts
interest around the old historic
. At the dinner the winners will
presented with the prizes they
e won. We hope to have a little
i to defray the hoys' expenses
n Columbia to Charleston and re,
TV 111 lr,? i,-~... ?> ??
..... ... .. .mi ninin (f.i n I'-uiars
r on. I want you to hold yourin
readiness to pro down with
rip Outen and ho one of the
Ms at the dinner."
unoaster county should he very
ul of the achievement <f this
> liov. Dewey Outen Is 17 years
a son of Mr. J. K Outen. Keriv.
S. P.. R. F. D 3. Mr. Outen
entire land, therefore, could not
his son as manv opportunities
nanv other club hoys could have,
i lust hops to show ?h" "\meriSpir!t"
of "You can't keep a
1 boy down." Dewey was a
iher of both the corn and pit?
is. He made a hiprh score in the
club and scored h'trhest In the
i club in the Lancaster county
est. At the corn show in Dehor
he had two entries, and won
place on the 10-ear entry and
on the best half bushel. These
es wore $5.00 each.
ST OF WORT D WAR
REACHES BIG FIGURE
and Sevonty-Ntno
lllllion Doll Htm Given in
Offlrial Kstimate.
k';, c jr'r. r?f on. Feh. 17 Inclusive
pxnenditures hy Poleiuni. PortuItotimnn'a.
Anstria-Hungary and
car'a the total cost of the Ru>nn
war to Inn nary H1 wna fixed
i , :?t.inn,mm.mm in an om^iai eslte
marie public here and based
i ir> the hands of the federal re0
hoard. the secretary of the
irv and the bulletins of the
<s Soe'efv of Hanks,
ofal expenditures of the allies
the United States were fixed at
0.r?81.000.000 exclusive of lonnfl,
insr themselves which totaled
,375,00ft, 00ft.
V VOI?!< POMUF Rill) \
1,1 m'ftiors r.amrl.l\n dfv
e\v York. Feb 17?Two alleped
h'ers who maintained luxurious
>dore o" the unoer west side, who
? sa?d to beve required their
ds to wear evening dress, and
se records. according to the posho"'ed
even'ne's winnings as
1 as f 15,00ft and maximum losses
<200 were arraigned in the poeourt
here hv detectives who
cd their paraphernalia, including
lette wheels and loaded d'ee and
?t of clU edge hooks listing so
Iv prominent persons in various
ions of the country and their oconal
movements toward New
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