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TH 68TH YEAR. NO. 34. SEMI-WEEK CLEMENCEAU SHOT BY EMILLE C0TT1N _ llitkn? Anarchist Fires Seven Times at ,4Tiger of France," Two Bullets Taking Effect. Sumter, dy oirouri T.inn rvooc NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED morning i Irby iBrea Despite His Advanced Age M. " Clemenceau is Expected to used and Recover Rapidly and Soon shot *a*8 wounded lie Out Again. Toumey 1 later wit T, , ? . conselouBi Paris, Feb. 20.?George Clemen- ^ ceau, the French premier, was struck ? a^ j three times by bullets in an attempt -^vi 111 am to assinate him yesterday. One bullet entered the right shoulder and y n lodged under the left shoulder. * ,n* I Baker missing the spinal cord and the ', , .. . .... o clock ti lungs. The other two bullets caus- .. , . , # them. Ni ed scarcely more than abrasions of the skin on the right arm and the n .... . shooting right hand. , *ii . . ? . . younger 1 In all, seven shots were fired at , , AT j the premier point blank by the as- ? ? , , William sassin. Emile Cottin, known in an- , . A, i.. .. . i .. u static archi8tlc circles as Milou, who was i*9i snotg arrested directly after the shooting. , , g<rl Mis? Two bullets passed through the . .... . ... . a pistol t clothing of the premier. As the first shot struck the au- |?p< tomohile. Premier Clemenseau le in. . ,,i . .i Charles, ed forward and began to open the , j i. . .... . i ...I brother a door. It was in this clearly visible Ignition that Cottln fired the shots c>oun,y J' which took effort. The premier con- ,nary tinued his movement to open the onrr 8 'n( door which he did with his wounded <>n ,,aker arm. The chauffeur. although inp Ir slightly wounded, stopped the ma- ^'orKnn chine, and the premier stepped to ?.p. Y the roadway. The police agents already were struggling with the pre- LEA(i mler's assailant. After getting out of the automo- ivhate \ hile In which he was riding when or shot, the premier, without a glance In the direction of Cottln, started to walk toward the front door of his home. Before he reached the door Washii a number of persons came running the const up to assist him. tions pro ''It is iiot serious this time," said a,p with! the premier in reply to a sympa- President thetic inquiry. cussion I Leaning on the shoulder of one of kns <*nnf? the domesttcs of his household, the senate a: premi^j- walked up one flight of rom.mltte stairs to his hedroom. M. Clemen- ruary 26. ceau Hat down on the big armchair Renato and began to Joke with his servants, toil- !tep? who were in tears, saying to them: a statem "Ce n'est rien" (It Is nothing). foati Marshal Foch arrived nt the pre- tends to mler's residence about 10 o'clock' f,rps* 1s pfa | n a f) and took a seat in an adjoining room to await developments. The marshal ?' ,hf> 1 had a few words with the premier n't,t and M. Olemenceau said: "I have mnBt dodged bigxer ones than that at the P(' to ar front" quOBt About noon the doctors informed Sennto newspaper men that the premier's 1 pf qpi condition had been satisfactory up to that time ard that no complica- n,ns: cr't tions were feared. an^ Policeman Ooursat. who was intkhx wounded in the right eye, although iy not seriously, by one of the assas- New ^ sin's shot* told a representative of for |nter the Associated Press that Premier memorial riemenceau rushed up to the as- Vftjt sallant and grappled with him. were mat One of the witnesses of the shoot- velt peri Ing. Henry Moulin, a barber'R as- tee. sistant. told the Associated Press re-' \ rem presentatlve that when he heard the; cans who first shot tired he believed it was the' suggested Americans firing In the air. "as they mortal; f re in the habit of doing." he said.. dowment Moulin rushed out of his shop when isting co he saw what was happening, hower-! try's you er. crying "they have assassinated national riemenceau." He closed with the'various c premier's assailant. Moulin added similar t( nd the man threw away his revolver drbon so and held up h's hands. I (ngton t< Waiters from a nearby reastau-'as local r rant Joined In holding the man. j ? whom the police had some difficulty MFTOIATt In yettlnpr from them and before the FOR police secured the men he was heat- Washlr en by the crowd. One of the men In nartment the crowd seemed to wish to help Commissi the premier's assaMant, and the " '"'pned crowd heat him badly. between ? Policeman Oonrsat gave his do-! fhe?r emr ecrlptlon of the shootlnr to the As-1 w>i'<*h an sociated Press representative In the ^ eltv hall wh ?re the arrested man was vnrsv hei broucht. | their omn An enormous crowd, which oh- depa served a resnectful silence, assem- *lo"er ^ hied near M. Clemenceau's residence *I?OOt 2.< **"r the occurrence. Within a half Oranltevl] I In botl ms.ndlny E LAN LY. LANCAST1 TO DEATH RFnilfF 1Q UNCLE IN SUMTER 1J M. linker Kills Irby I. HOLD PR! ?Wounded Man, Citizen ?? of lie? County. One Feature od Bankers, M? , Feb. 20.?A family trage- Farn red at the Atlantic Coast senger station yesterday about 5:30 o'clock when MANNING il Raker, aged 53, was Bhot ephew. William Morgan _ l single barrel shotgun was l<orm^r South the entire load of No. 5 ernor Chairm; ed through the body. The Writing Imi man was carried to the lospital but died two hours tions at New < hout regaining sufficient ? ness to make a statement Now 0rjean8> ' . . gram for the redi Baker and the daughter of , . . .. ? , ... acreage planted 1 M. Baker walked to town .... ... holding of the he morning and the father. . . . higher prices was that his daughter and Irby . .. , lutions passed at were about to take the 5 ? .. ? .. .of the conference rain for Augusta, followed . . , . , . . chants and farme o words passed between the .. , . . .. . .... .. cotton producing at the depot, it is said. The . , . lient features of took place as soon as the , _ . ., . . . . . 1. Reduction < Baker came near his uncle. vwn n.,...... ? . ticreage by one-t ' With 1918. Morgan RakeL was also at 2 A plftdge n( m armed with a double bar- , ,. of the present cr un. After the shooting the .. . , remunerative pr i Edith Mav Haker, handed ... ... .. this crop until th 0 a policeman. .. . . it at such prices, the persons concerned are ? H ... ? 3. Formation 1 eoentv and live near St , .. _ . acreage reduction William Morgan Haker, his . .. . business it will lv ind his daughter are in the , . ? . ? ,. pledges to carry ill here pending a prelim , , m . provisions from e iring The jury at the cor . , . . .. ... and cotton prodii luest found that Mack New , States. was accessory to the shoot- ? . , _ . ..... 4. To brand ar bv Israel Raker bv William . to co-operate as Raker. .. ... , lie spirit as to fo ATTACK ON THE of JlJE BEING PLANNED T a future cr producers hefore \ fill Probably Be^ln In Day bort of the prof > Despite President's He- outlined above is .... erv cotton growln qnest for Silence. ... The resolutions up by a commit! igton. f eh. 20. Debate on banker, farmer a itution of the league of na' parh of cott bably will begin in the sen- beaded bv former n a day or two despite r Manning of S Wilson's request that dls- chnirmnn. further >e postponed until after he accumulation or 1 ?rred with members of the foi1 Jn fhp hnndR r nd house foreign relations rbants of the son es at the White House. Feb- dorl1nP in the prl the cost of prodt r Polndexter r\t W fiohlno. - - war trade dlsori lblicnn. who recently Issued <,Pf,rr|ty of ocean ent sharnlv criticising sev- str,rtions on tra(, ures of the league plan. In- PiRn nation(,. open the attack. His ad- have prt expected to precipitate sen- PO,tnn produclnRt ate. hut whether members bankinR interests orelgn relations committee prlpJs frallRhf wlt iclpate appears doubtful as (hp prpHent wp)fai them apparently are dlspos- wp|j as (o tbft cede to the President's re thereof " The convention r Cummins, of Iowa, also sublect to the :o speak during the week P,PaBant of Douls nators reported to be plan The-rMolutlon Icism are Reed, of Missouri ..RosoIved( flr8, !, of Oklahoma. Democrats . . . _ vent ion hereby df tTIONAI, MKMOIUAT. Juncture a reductl > ROO^FVFI.T PUOPOSKT. ^hlrd of the 1 f? 1? 'ork, Feb. 20.?Suggestion; planting of national, national and loca food crops is imp s to Col. Theodore Roose- r?r fhp Present v? ired by Dr. Lyman Abbot prosperity of the le public here by the Roose convention and tl nanent national commit merchants and thereof hereby pi etery In France for Amerl their severnl capa< i fell In the world war was ?wn actions and I as an International ino termlned Inftuenc bunding of a college or en- desired <*nd. of a department In an ex- "Second. That liege, to prepare the coun declares that if t th for public services, as a n*e reduction plat memorial and erection in fhcre he no n ommunltiea of fountains part of the prest r> that planned by the Au- than remunerativ ciety^for erection in Wash convention hereby ) Roosevelt the naturalist rn embers and nemorials. sacrifice the presei the same until der >UM ARK APPOWTFI) ,urh prices, TWO TKXTII.K MTU IK F* "Third. That igton, Feb. 20.?The do chants and bankei of labor announced that should organize tl oner W f*. T.iller had been finance to the enr to mediate in the dispute rn<)uct'on and 1 itriking textile workers and *hn11 he carried i dovers at Columbus, f?a.t In orv county and prnvimMely 8.000 men are thoroot in e involved In the contra state. that in furt Iweec textile workers and tensive campaign lovers at Oraniteville. 8. f\. a re already orpar rtment appointed Commls eatiy prosecute th? Tter?dhe1m as a mediator gun. and those at not) are sa'd to he out a are not organized He. once to marshall 1 ? esses the men are de a 43-hour week. ffortlnuert , '><*4 CASTER SR. S. C? FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 21, 1919. 19 CROP RAINBOW DIVISION ESENT ONE DID MUCH FIGHTIN F Resolution of Copy of Citation Sent to Tl rchants and News By Private H. O. ners. Sterner, of County. I COMMITTEE WAS ON MANY FRON1 Carolina Gov- The "Forty-second" Made 1 *n of Committee Presence Felt and Was Fii lortant Resolu- American Division to He Orleans Meeting. Divisional Sector. Feb. 20.?A Dro- Private H. O. Stocner. Co. R. 111 action of the 1919 Engineers, now with the A merit to cotton and the army of occupation in Germany, 1 present crop for sent The News a copy of a citati embodied in reso- his division, the 4 2nd, or Rainb the closing session division, received in August of 1 of bankers, mer- year. It follows: rs from all of the Headquarters 42nd I)iv. A. E. states. Thfe sa- Aug. 12th, 1918 the resolution are: To the officers and men of 1 if the 1919 cotton 42nd Division: hird as compared A year has elapsed since the f mation of your organization. it ot to sell any part therefore lifting to consider wl op for other than y?u have accomplished as a com ices" and to hold division, and what you should p e demand calls for pare to accomplish in the future. Your first elements entered of State cotton trenches In Lorraine on Feb. 21 associations whose You served on that front for 1 p to obtain written days, you were the first Amerli out the first two division to hold a divisional sec very cotton grower and when you left the sector Ji icer in the United 21st, you had served continuou as a division in the trenches foi iv man who refuses longer time than any other Am< 'so lacking in pub- ran division. Although you ente rfelt the confidence 'he trenches without experience y in which he actual warfare, you so conduc yourselves as to win the respect f invention of cotton affection of the French veteri vhlch a detailed re- with whom von fought. Under rress of the plans an(l bombardment, in raids in to be made by ev- trols in the heat of hand-to-h; jr state. combat and in the loner dull hours which were drawn trench routine so trying to a i tee composed of a dier's spirit, you bore yourselves nd merchant from a manner worthy of the traditii on growing states, n,!r country. Governor Richard You were withdrawn from T, South Carolina, as raine and moved immediately to declared that "the Champagne front where during arpe stocks of cot- critical davs from July 14th to J if farmers and mer- 18th. you had the honor of he ith and the drastic the onlv American division to fleht ce to flpures below General Gauraud's army which lotion, due to past gloriously obeyed his orders: " panizntlon, to the will stand or die." and by its iron tonnage, to the re- fense crushed the German assa le imposed by for- nod made possible the offensive July 18th to the west of Tlheims 'cipitated upon the Prom Champagne vou were cal mercantile and to take part In exploitlnp the ? of the south a cess north of the Marne. Fr< h grave menace to from the battle front before Ch e of the section as ons, you were thrown against I future prosperity picked troops of Germany. For eipht consecutive days you i was adjourned fni,vo>i ou<iifnii<> ? ? >.i H7.on nbould on n rt'od fo "v'ahHah. T'io influonoo ? work no well bo our norformnnoo on our allien ai atCH which a" vo o"?* comics on^nof bo over oh should proceed n mn'od for wo wore or>o of fho Pi heir forros and 1* divisions ?ont from our country on Png* 5.) (Cont'nned on Tape 5.) ._Ng February 28 Na\ r ^ as Acreage Reduc iie Day By Gov. Coc Columbia, Fob. 1M>.?( Ccm)[K'p tonight issued a |it (ion designating Friday, F rs as "C-otton l(?slu<tioii Day" in South Carolina. Ho all tho farmer* of tbo stato ts pledge* on tbat day rodm ^ 1UIII cotton acreage ono-th to reduce tbo use of ronimcr lid tilizor*. 'Rio text of the pi tion follow*: "Whereas, an extraordinar fion exists in the ootton sates, due to the low price t :an ton is bringing. which ? ,U8 threatens dire financial disti on suffering to these states, beci ow existing market prices do m U8t' any margin of profit to the p of cotton; and * ' "Whereas. this situation ii by the fact that the availabl of raw cotton is in excess of manii, which condition will or~ if the 1 f* 1 f* crop should be is one; and hat "Whereas, the only plausil ,)at tion for the situation presei r*' self is a reduction of the 1 ton crop; "1P "Now, therefore, I. Rol 'K' Cooper, governor of South < "" do declare Friday, Febn "an i^(0 'Cotton Acreage ,nr tion Day.' and do call upon tt in? planters of South Carolina press themselves upon that r a reduce the acreage ordinarily :>r'~ in cotton by one-third, nnd t rP(* the use of commercial ferti ,n l<arpc Crop of HUM Still or ted "The cotton prowers tod on hand more than one-thlr 1918 crop, which they cannc Kn!' the prevailing prices with pR* taininp a g^eat loss. It is a r common knowledge that the 1 s\ipply and demand determln and should the supply of ra"v 'n already too large, be grea ... v. nnnil IIIIJ |ll r|N1ir(| pflHlllO call of Governor yOW captured fcreat stores of ar isna. and munitions. you forced the ere follows: tntr of the Ourcu, you took TH11 2 t. That this con- Sorev, Meurev. Forme and Serini (Clares that at this t,v assault, you drove the enemy. Ion of at least one- eluding an imperial guard divisi cotton acreage and before you for a depth of fifteen I largely increased ometers. when your infantry was erntively necessary jfeved it was in full pursuit of 1 relfare and further retreating Germans, and your ar south, and this )Pry continued to progress and si 10 several farmers, port another American division hanker members tbe advance to the Vesle. edge themselves In For your services in l*orra pities through their your division was formally c through their de- mended in general orders by t e. to produce the French army corps under whi you served. this convention . , . For your services In Champa*: he foregoing acre- ' . . ? . . A vour assembled oftlcers received t form is carried out , , ,, nersona' thanks and rommendatic ecessity to sell any . . _ . . , ? . .. of General Gauraud himself. h mt crop for other , . A. vour services on the Ouroq vour e prices, and the , . ?, , , , . .. . vision was officially compliment! pledges Itself andl, . .. ? it I in n lot Pr from pammonHinw amnations not to * " ' it crop but to hold 1sf nrmy oorns of Ju1v 28th. nand calls for It at '^0 y?"r success all ranks and services have contributed and I c the farmers mer- RirP fo every man In the co rs of the south appreciation of his cot lelr forces and In- aKf,ous efforts. 1 that the acreage However, our pnsit'on places holding campaign burden of responsib'Mtv npon rigorously Info ev- which we must strive to bear stea every subdlvislot 11 y forward withovt faltering cotton growing our oomrnrlo* "ho have fallen, i hcranco of thi? In oho tho sacred obligation of mil those states which tainlrg t*?? reputation which th I tr'otism This mnvonu-nt to *"M the financial collapse of th should annual to the patrw 'nH every citizen, and no one sh or s<re a personal gain to the i (1i" the whole people I thereff ,>c' earnestly urge that the n' merchants, business and proi men, eo-opernte with the fa this move and that the farr operate w'th each other " m- ? ? ir- Fnpf. Klllott I Ppl and Mrs Leroy Rpri a last rleht for New York in i us to a telegram announcing thi 1(j. of Cnpt. Klllott W. Snrlncs. To Rnriogs Is ill with influenza pcp v'ces received at Colonel ln-j office today were to the effi ev he is better. Render in flood Standin Pincinnatti, Feb. 20. tlonnl Baseball Pnmmissio ?, restored to pood standing Ph Render, of the Philadelphia als. vJrjr'x v ' V-1.V ifii V rms men tod by a larpo crop in 1 result would bo tremendous or- trous to the individuals of tl tbo to tho stato. and to tbo The prudent porson ulvl ovorstookod with a lino of wa Inn; not procure innro of those w In foro bo has sold that which so I on hand, and has paid n Wo| southern cotton prowers mv do-1 ate on tboso same principle* u't I of purposo and concert of ac of savo us from calamity, and us our just sharo of tho p: led which othor sections of tho nr- aro onjoyinp. ?sh "Therefore as povernor < ml Carolina. and as one to w (he happiness of this state is of port. I call upon tho farniei somblo in each countv of t n{1 op Cotton Acreapc Reduction rp,, discuss and apree upon a lPR ?he holding of the present c ^2 hand for the prope- protecfio eo, cotton from depredations of jn and for the curtailment of t nn crop so that It will not e\ri (jj thirds of the average yield. rp_ iinon the farmers to sign th reduction peldges which will tjj sented to them on that day ?p create a puhlic sentiment wl not permit individuals to vi< reduction program. Unless done we mav exnect pover ine othe*-? enioy wealth, j f MliouM Appeal to Put riot Ism ^ "During the world war on responded nobly to every ca iVS SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR FEELS STiNG OVER lion INACTION ON ROADS Probable General Assembly Will Hold Over Next Week to rovemor | . ... , 1>M1 .Kiaurn Pass Highway Bill. 'ebruury Acreage THE SENATE IS WORRIED culls on to sign lug the Some of the Senators Think ird ami MistaRe Wi? Re Made rial fer ociiuna if Nothing is Done at This Session of Legislature. y situa- ______ growing hat rot- Columbia, S. Feb. 20.? dtuation The senate today had an alarm V.in (1 IM U.CI II1C IIUCl liiliure iiuse the thus far to do anything with ot allow reference to legislation In the rodncers interest of good roads. It is apparent that the session will s caused continue next week and Senae supply tor Johnstone said that it was the de- well for the session to continue continue if for no other reason than the a large importance and necessity of passing legislation for good hie solu- roads. He felt that it would be nting it a great mistake and great Si 19 cot wrong to the people if the legislature left here without dojert A ing something for permanent ""arolina, road improvement, nary 28 Senator Clifton joined in this po? Reduc- sition and read a telegram addressed' ip cotton to Representative Moise from Conto ex gressman Lever, stating that conday to gress had just appropriated two planted hundred million dollars for good 0 curtail roads and for South Carolina to get. lizers. its share that it would have to match 1 Hand, each dollar of the federal governay have ment. Senator Laney stated that d of the with the light lie now had he wad- * it sell at opposed to any of the pending bills < mut sus-1 and he saw no hope of road legisla-natter of i lion. ratio of The senate however recalled front ies price, the committee the only highway bill v cotton, that has passed the house and that tlv ang- is before the senate nnrt Hnnoa ?<-? 919. the 'his as the frame work for a bill !y dlsns-j'hat it is thought ran en through te south,I the senate. south at ! There is no question nhout the fart who if.'that most of the senators are deeply ires doe* in earnest in their desire to pass ares he- road legislation and the talk todar i he has vns that there will he no adjourn>r The meat until something along this linit iof one- is aetually enarted. At least the T'nitv senate experts to do 'ts part, tion will Senator Christensen's compromise give to hill which undertakes to provide f??r rosperltv a better -treet ear service in Charnations lesion so far as the navy yard is roti| rerned was finnllv adopted in the * if South i senate. It now goes to the house for hntn the concurrence in the substitute bill, first im-1 The understanding is that the hill rs to as-! is now acceptable to all who are inhe state j terested in this contention, i Day. to: Senator Moore's bill directed plan for i against agreements as to insuranceotton on rates was recommitted for the pur?. in ofthis|pose of having hearings before the weather committee and the hill will probably he 1919 not he further considered at this sensed two- | sion I call The hill hv which it is provided p cotton 'hat farm loan bonds may be used as I ho ore- legal Investments for estates and . and to banks received its final reading in ilch will th" senate >late th?-1 It is probable that the senate will' this he 'odav take recess until Monday evenly while; ing and in tlie meanwhile the finance I committee is expected to prepare and i of All. suhni't the committee amendments r people! general appropriation hill 11 of pa-! The honen of representatives toprevent <'av devoted its whole morning sese south'"ion to thr "sounding" of its eal>tism of endar which was interrupted at oulil de-j 1:3(1 o'clock hv the house going to njurv of 'he senate for the ratification of acta. >re most This procedure likewise broke Into hankers a spirited debate on the merits and 'essional demerit? of various species of dogs rmer in ?n<1 whether a tax of $1.25 a head ners co- would he burdensome on the peoplA of the state. The hill introduced by IT. H. W. Evans, of Newberry, preventing tha ngs left sale of cotton outside the state for response! less than 35 cents, was rejected by a illness! a vote of 72 to Ifi. Oapt. The Pnrott b<li compelling railroad but ad-1 companies to install telephone or Snrings' telecraph service in depots at Jun set that tiooal points where two or more trains and vehicles connect. was t'iven its final reading In the hou e '? and was sent to the senate, rhe Na Th*? Oliver bill permitting ad.itii todnr rant eounties to rotnbina their rhaiunrloe A gnnpa for road work paaaed third (Continued on Pay0 Eight.) ? " .^5 ... . J