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vol/. 1". NO. 18, SKMI-WKKKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., Kit I DAY. I>K< KM liKIt 4. 1011. $1.50 A YEAR. nrni > ? ? Ml LtAUER SAVES HIS MEN After Being Encircled by the Enen^. THE SITUATION IN POLAND Decisive Kesnlt on KilliM' Siili? in Mnttle Itnjrlnij in 1 *?>1 ?iit I St ill in Unlaw'*. London. Dec.2. -Kns.sian Poland still is the center of interest n the war situation so far as ntilit ry from the rival headquarters indicate that any descisive result on either side still is in the hnlntwo > 11~i on the face of the known facts the convention is growing thai tne German general Mackenzen lias done at least what Banzaine,' in tlie FrancoPrussian war failed to do at Metz? he saven l.'s army after it was encircled by the enemy. But it i% equally cleur that the German tactical plan to.* the taking of Warsaw again failed, according to the prevailing opinion in England. Wether a counter invasion of Silesia has been rendered impossibly for the prsent rmains to bt> seen. Little activity along the Austrian front is reported. An exception is the assertion from Vienna of an Australn victory with the capture of quantities of prisoners and .munition of war along the southern line, but there is nothing to indicate that Russia has given way in her evident intention of invading the rich German provi ices by wav of Gracow. Later o'ficial reports from Vienna declared tint calm prevai'el on the ( rncow f eint, but that the fighting COllt inneit in thn f'o Servian eyes are turned hopefully in the direct Ion of these mountains in the expectation soon of seeing a Russian force unrtcr the walls of Budapest. This would relitk. eve the pressure being exerted aginst Srvin by half *a million Austrain troop:; who have forced the Sorvains hack into strong defensive position within their own borders. Army i adqiiarters in it* rl'it reports a desperate three day's battle in Poland, accompanied hv a snce sful effort on the part of Germans to break through the RussTrin flnc. The German report admits heavy losses, but says there is the consolation of having inflicted punishment on the"Vnemy. According to dispatches, reaching here from Petrograd!. l,owicz and Ix)dz still are critical' points in the fighting In northern * Iloland. where the final decision, whop it docs come, bids fair to bo the most momentous of the whole war. Petrograd put especial emphasis on the oh ra< tor of German ammunition Tiar?.es nr the Vistula river iie.tr Plock, ;ts indicating, the cutting off of a convenient means of communication with the German atmles in Poland. In the political field today's meeting of the German Reichstag in attractlug mueli attention. Many members of the Reichstag, a large number of them . in uniform, already have gathered in Berlin in anticipation of this' important session. which it Ih expected will provide a new war loan. Quiet prevails along. the western f front, but alarming news has been re-ceived in the form of a report of a serious epidemic of typhoid fever in the Belgian ai;my. HOLD MUSIC FESTIVAL Spartanburg Has Kngaged Damrosch and Soloists Spartanburg, Dec. 1.?Special: ? Spartanburg will not abandon its Music Festival. After a largely attended meeting of the directors of the Association held In.?ne 'office of the president. V. Al. Klontg?|mrv, 'hit afternoon, it was .'enounced tlp?'. 'lie dire tors, with ore exception, hn-: voted to hold the Festival next spring and to proceed with preparations- Vf the event upon n. rortomed lines i? was announced *thut contracts h?. ? been signed with ?l.e Damrosch Or chestra and its e.uastette of ai igers, and with Mis? >?.t .red Potter, who was one of the srars of the Festi '.v.. An effort w ill be mad-~> to lncreag" 'h< II.'VUI -??!? iii ' no Pi'?ii:rK which PM?i'mbled with aft a.r of upprohenHlon ?t?l tou'l won :?l rj? with eot)!*;*!*# u?'. SEEKS MILLIONS FOR WATERWAYS War Opart incut Asks for Work?Tut Not l'nexpeote?l. Washington, Dec, 1.?Upwards of $4<?.000,000 for river and harbor improvements is asked of congress in estimates tlie war department has prepared. Approximate'y h.t!f is for the Mississippi river and i.ts triini li.r t's. Til v.e are I!0 project.; !n : I! the department wants favored at the coiiilng session and they range '!! tin way from ijL'aO.onn to ju.^an,00 each. TJje estimates will ho nil clo ely bv Mie house rl or; and lnrbo Minniiiiii.n, "lien it meets; t) < the last of this week, anil it r j. tiiblo the comniitte will vote to limit the hill to continuation of exJ isting projects. The situation was discussed today by Representative Sparkman of Flordia. chairman of the committee with President Wilson and Col. Townsend I of the Mississippi river commission. 1 The largest sinfde item in the department's estimates is $6,000,000 ! to carry on nexts year's Mississippi ! river contracts previously authori| zed by congress, from the head of 1 the Passes to Cape Girardeau. MANNING TO gi'IT BANK J. I'. Booth Succeeds Governor-Elect On January 1 Sumter, Dec. 1.?Special: J. P. I Hooth has been elected president of the hoard of ulirctors of the Hank of Sumter, vice R. I. Manning, who tendered his resignation to take effect Ion January 1. Mr. Manning has been president of the bank since 1905, and 1 his resignation is made necessary by his departure from here for Colum1 bia about January 1 to assume the duties of the Chief Executive of the I State. Mr. Booth is a well known, sue1 cofisful business man of Sumter, and is president of the Rooth-Royle Hive Stock Company at present, lie is also engaged In farming and lumber business. He lias made a success in ; his business and is personally popular. Taft to Sj oak at \. C. Fidvorsit\ .Chapel Hill. X." Dec. 1.?Former President William li. Taft will deliver three lectures to the s* mien's of the Cniversity of North Carolina i March 17. 18 and in of next, year, according to an .announcement by the university authorities today, lie will dis.Hir.s current topi s. rho addresses will lie a part of mo regular university course of instruction. Christmas Gifts In Trims port IN I I'JW. Genoa. via Homo. l)oo.2.? Th? American < onsul ?oiii ml, l)r John Howard Jo 11 os, has made all arrangements with tlio proner authorities for the free and speedy transportation by rail of the American Christmas drifts to tho orphans of Germany. Carrel Method of Hone Grafting Taught French Army Surgeon*. Paris, Dec. The method of hone grafting discovered by Dr. i Alexis Carrel of New York and Dr. Voronoff of Nice attlie Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York, is being taught to French army 'surgeons by Dr. Voronoff at the Russian hospital in Bordeaux. Several wounded soldiers who lost portions of bone from their limbs have already been treated successfully by this method and prevented from being cripples for life. Storm Plays Havoc in Houston, To\. Houston. Tex., I)or. i.?During a . heavy wind, rain and electrical storm which swept over tho city ' late last night, PL E. Dasbit, an employe of the local gas company, was Instantly killed by lighting. Miss Swanson, who was with him, was stunned and seriously burned. The storm disarranged the street car service and did much minor damage. Tho streams tod^ay are out of their banks and rapidly rising. In some of the low districts of Houston the rising water has driven people from their homes. During the night the rainfall approximated six inches, making the total since November 1 about 12 inches. Oldest Odd Fellow l)eud. Lexington. Ky. Dec. 1.?William E. Emmal, !?7, said to be the oldest I C od Fellow in the world died here to muni, tie joined mo ?i.-<ior in 1819. DETECTIVE TO LOOK FOR RACE GAMBUNI Hlease Sends Kibler to Rao Meet at Charleston ATTY. fiEN.'S REQUEST ! - Mr. IVi'pi "-; Ai'lctl I !?.'? !I? Slukloi'*.- Itosohittoti !?\ * .< ?*? ? !* I ,\ss?Mlll>l\ Columlii Rpnei 1 '.o ' *lia ? !**.-?< oi News an<! Courier, Pee. 1. \et nf nn the re(;u-,.t <~?f * "oviv C"\ err. I Tlionnt? it. Weepies. <io\ rno Cole h. H lea so this morniMp, appoint ed ITuRene K. Kibler .1^ otato ileific tvie, and instructed hint to pro?-oei to Charlestoti to attend the r.u in; meet and tc ascpre.i.. gambling or other violations of *h I criminal lawn of the State in con nection with the meet. The deter tive is to report his findings to f?ov ' ernor Blease who told the atiorne; ! general flir t' he would tur na - op Attorney General Peoples acre of the report over to him. under a concurrent resoutl m pass | ed by the General Assembly at it extra session, requesting him to in , vestigate the proposed racing mec ' and to enforce the law:; of the slat v i in regard to prohibiting pool makin i lr gamhl^ig at such meet The At i torney General tin a letter to Cover r.or Bl^asenor Blease said he ha no tunds to employ anyone t i mak an investigation or to proceed wit litilgation not having been pro* ide it! cor the reso'ution. lie reque?t?: the Governor to appoint a do??icC># , to make an investigation. The resolution passed by the Gen oral Assembly unanimously was in trodueed by Senator linger Sinkloi of Charleston. The following copies of the let tors which passed between the attoi . ney General and tjie Governor i regard to this matter were give out today: MIt. PKKPLK'S ItKI'GY. J "To His Kxoelleney, G ?v. Col 1,. Blease, Columbia, S. C. ear Sir I beg to call your attention to resolu tion passed at the last session of tb General Assembly, entitled. " v enn current resolution in refet < -"? to Hi Churlston race track," anil to st.it Unit the Legislature made no provis ion in this resolution for furnishini the necessary funds for my employ meat of anyone or to bring any lit! Ration in regard to the matter. 1 therefore, respectfully request tbu you appoint one or more ain'e dc: -v tlves as you may deem advisable to attend the meeting of the sail Racing Nsociation, i:i order to certain and report to my off!'v ether the criminal laws of tin State are being violated there o not. liy giving this matter you prompt consideration you vil greatly oblige. greatly olilige. Yours very trly. "Titos. II. I'eeples, Atty. Gen." GOVKUNOR'S REPLY. "Hon Thamos H. Peepres, Attor ney General, Columbia, S. C.?M; I Dear Sir: Your letter of Novembe j 30, 1914. in reference to resolutioi passed by the last General Assembl; in regard to proposed ra<n meet it i narieston, s. C., lias been received "In reply I beg to state that, li obedience to your request. I hav< this day appointed Eugene E. Kiblei as State detective, with Tnstructlom to proceed to Charleston and to at tend said rate meet, and to asertaii if there be gambling or other violat ions of the criminal laws of thb State in connection with tiie same and report to this oflice it is finding* After he shall have made his inveatgatlons and filed his report, you wil j be furnished with a copy of sale report. "I have always opposed gambling In any shbpe or form, and still op pose it. However. I Know of no law which prevents horse racing, foot ball, baseball, automobile racing church radlles or other forms ol <i 111 iinciiM-ius w11nin tnemseives, bin if gambling ig permitted at any ol them, of course, it Is a violation ol the criminal laws of this state, and I shall endeavor to see that the law* are enforced. However, please under stand that I do not propose to make of myself a 'spy' or 'informer roi will any other respei table genth man do so. Very respectfully. "Cole L. Blease, Governor. HEADS OF NATIONS i WITNESS BATTLE e Czar and Kaiser in East; King (ieorge and Poincare West. KIN(J AMiERT (TNI)ER FIRE I- <>orinan> (<? llnvc ITnik1*!! Tliroti l? tin* Il'i'-slan I !?>? i' London. December 1 Tho I 'tile ' I Northern Poland i:; Tior.i:: *<>cgh " under the eyes o? t s. Gorman Viu< peror, on the one sld. and tho Russian Emperor loft for the front toil day. so that virtually tho heads of < all tho nations at war arc with '' their troops, o I The King of England is in France; the King of Belgium, as usual, is | - , spending all of his time with his , v soldiers, while President Poineare. j y of France, started today for another il visit to the northern battlefield. Oflicial news from Poland eon-1 ,- tinues scanty, and with both heads quarters claiming successes. It is i- impossible to say how the battle is r Ofitn" r~\c 14 * - ? xji us intensity. however, e there can be no doubt, g The Germans, when they started - for Warsaw, dashed full tilt into a I - mass of Russian troops and forced d their way so far in that the Russians e colsed on them. This was taken in h Petrograd to mean that some of the ,1 Germans divisions had been cut off d and that their surrender or annihile lations was inevitable. RUSSIAN l/NK RltOKEX. i- It appears, liowever that. flRhtiiiR i- for tlieir very lives and in the knowlr, edge that a great defeat would end the ermans offensive and compel - them to fall back on their own fron-| - tiers, the Germans troops broke n through tin' Russian lines at one n place and at another i re holding their outrenchments strains; all th-? Russian attacks. Their flanks still e are being harassed b\ the Cossacks. : but seemingly the Wussitins are not - now in a position to s.-itii the sweene inp victory tliey had anticpated. The losses. with the desperate " tight in g that has been going on for o fortnight, must necessarily be very - heavy on both sides. g Against the Austro-Gerinan forees - in the south the Russians continue - to gain more decisive resultc Thev . now bold all Austrian positions pro icrimp t no Carpathian pa < ;in<l - arc said to have arrived abreast of Crarow. while their rapture for 1 throe week- number fifty thou ind - men. <' I.IVKLY e VXN'ON'ADK. e in the west, although tli" Ceruiau '' oflieial report says there is nothing r to communicate. the Fretn-h ofllei I 1 statement notes a lively cannonade > in Belgium and German activity north of Arras. This may mean the Germans have commenced, or are about to commence, another attempt - to pet throuph to the French ports, y Certainly there are important chanr i pes .it the dispositions of the Geri man troops. v Military men here disagree, some t believing the ermans will r^st eon. tent with holding their positions unl til the close of the battle in Poland, s where they need all the men they [ r can pet, while others look for an s immediate resumption of the battle - in'Nothern France and Flanders. l The Germans, too, according to - Dutch reports, are strongly fortifv* ing Zeebruggc and other Belgian , ports against a renewal of attacks . by the allied fleet. Fighting around i Ifpres was due to the allies pushing 1 tbelr lines forward. I r-mmiiirni .tiiiiuiu .>11111 is HIIMNl. ; Atlanta, I>oc. 2.?W. M. Carhart. president of the Carhart Shoo Manu factoring Company, last niglit sh<>? - and instantly killed Jantos (' Calloway, a prominent business man. The r shooting occurred at the Carhart resit dence. f According to the story told the por I lice by Carhart, Galloway and Mr. I and Mrs. Carhart were the members ? ' of a party at the Capital City Club. Calloway left early. Upon Mr and Mrs. Carhart's arrival at home it was discovered there was a man in their son's room. Carhart entered and shot whom he took to bo a burglar The man proved to be Galloway. TOOTH DECAY IS A I SERIOUS PROBLEM I Dr. Harvey W. Wiley Before the National Mouth Hygiene Association. Jacksonville, Fin., l)e?. 2.?The n joint session o fthe rational Mouth Hygiene association and the Anieri-! can Public Health association heard today a statement front Dr. Harvey \V Wiley, president of the forme association, . pported Itv facts t; ! Hsu re . ?h it li i 1> de i . one of the most serioi \ public health Mold ' of tod ty. vr: i: i>??: made in Washington l>. : showing iliut out of 10,school ? children examined It.n?! had cavities ! in their teeth and H'?8 had absesses t stl the doots of their tenth. \iti?>- J gether 32,307 cavities were found, l Permanent teeth to the number of ' \ 32,307 had Iteen lost and 6.0f,G ; c teeth were sofar decayed that they 1 c r had to be extracted. t How the social worker can aid in!J public health work was the topic he- ? fore a jont session of the public ? health official sociologist. t Menaced By Snow And Bed Hot Bava. I Honolulu, Dec. 1.?Caught among [ snow drifts in tltc path of Hoods of ^ lava erputed from the crater of s Mauna Loa, Prof. Thatnos A. Japgar, , head of the observatory here of the'! Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ' ogy, barely escaped with his life yes- f terday. Mauna Loa became active1' i Friday. Prof. Jappar and his assist- ) ants, makinp an accent to studv the ' eruption, were caught in a snow storm near lie summit and were < 1 overwhelmed by the snow slides I while streams of lava were si id in p. . down the mountain side. None of < the pally was hurt.. Found Head in Ktipp.i Camden . l>ec 1 SpeclM: Join: , Klliott. a prominent and hiphiv re- t, peeteil farmer of the < -.ut section., oi i he county, was found dead in hi nuppy near his home earl> Sund morninp, he having died sum - time . during the night while on his return home, after lining discharged from v jury duty Saturday nfternoon. Par ties set inp hint late in the after no n su> that lie s<>ein ? to n. .t - > health and his d ith is suppose to :r ; lieen title t > up |. War Prisoner- i , Lancaster via. Lont > i' \ v .k' MM > >' . ? hy l.OoO prisoner? iii t! >; < in t ion camp it re \v ? guar<1k. who char- ! ?V fixed bayonets, v. i sc. i I.* ,, Tlio (rouble, i( i* ' 'n.ed. . from the indiscn . i Mi o : pvi r a who boasted to the other captives ' that he was about lie released This angered his comrades, who at- s tacked him. The guards intervened, p but were overpowered. The reserves were summoned and when they reached the scene tliey found 1,000 prisoners advancing, fi armed with bricks, sticks and stones. ? The reserves fixed bayonets, charged " at the double quick and toon subdued the mutineers. The ring b ed- a ..V.< ...Iinini .111(1 placed 111 ?> I - il itary confinement. Only one man was seriously injured in the melee. ' ?' tl \V. M. I'. Program, 1 < Quarterly meeting of the Wo- 0 men's Missionary Union No. 1, K Moriah Association, to he held with r. Heath Springs Baptist church, Sat- R . rday, December 12. | Pl 10 a. m.?Devotional. Enrollment of delegates. with r verbal reports from societies. n Greeting and Hesponses. Vppointment of committees. The Need of Mission Study in our p Societies, Mrs I). It. Fletcher, Mrs. ( J. (' Bowling. The training of our Young People. Mrs. S. P. Crimlnger, Mrs. It. S. ' Kirk ' Beading, Miss Lillie Powers. Special Music. ? Our Christmas Offering. Mrs. J. I! F. Hammond, Mrs. N. B. Small. * Report of Stlate W. M. U. Con-.8 vent ion. Question Box, Miscellaneous v Business. Churches in this division ^ please send delegates. Represent a-' r tives from churches in Division No. 2. will be gladly welcomed. All come prepared to take part in the discussions. I MASTER COUNTY'S FAIR OPENED YESTERDAY The Exhibits Are Full and Representative. STORES WELL DECORATED. iron! White Way \i!tls <>ahi Touch?Mvi j ImkI) *'i 1!?- f Willi I air S; it it. .I> I I \V; I a ?\ ei?ll t he otis\ opiT i! vi -frda\ wiili a r< 'm: crowd < ' vi: itor.- i? attend ilioe. ' ft bo<' i pos- (1 of 111< fail* . tv wenther cannot in* daunted, for ivervbody is so interested in tliis nitial attempt tiitci determined that t liiitst he made a prcmrMoney. Al eaity tlte several depart incuts conaiu large and splendid exhibits. In he Court House are the school extibits. the pantry and winter garden iroducts, tlie art and fancy work, as veil its a most interesting exhibit >f the Lancaster Cotton Mills and >ne from the industrial department tf the Southern Railway and the >ird protection exhibit in charge of diss Relle Williams of Columbia, n the lower hall of tlie Court House, tiessrs j. i Woodward and J. Ha:o] Cunningham have as fine a disilay of poultry as ran he seen attyvhere. The fine breeds of hogs, an xhihit ot much importance to our teople, is t?he seen in the lot at the ear of Hennett-Teiry's store. In the tig tent at the Court House the lar;er farm products are being received ind displayed. In this tent also, iplendid hot coffee, liani and chicken irndwiches will he served through?t?t the fair by the King's Daughters, lie funds to go towards charity work ill over Lancaster county, for which eason, this resort should be given i liberal patronage. Visitors to the air may help another cause by takng chances on a beautiful Cluny enterpiece. as well as : Madiera emiroidery set of twenty-live pieces, ho proceeds of which will go to the ibrary. so in need of funds. The cattle is being shown in the 'askey lot beyond the home of Mr I'. c Ilicks and the horses and utiles, in charge of II.. J. Gregory, it the (1 reeorv-llood l.ive Stock 'ot :oany, will h shown today in i p'tdado on Main street. The Smith tlreater Shnvs afford clean an 1 ordet'lj Midway which . mosi attractive. Then is a large * -rris ' bee!, a lnumtn >tli lerry-goouvd. Mi'-'oriloini . and other : nruseiie i* of all 1 'ib T 1 ' I.; ara 1 along Main and Catirvha i?, iinu i>n Mio ' ".in I 'Oil " rounds :iii<1 pr> i r.t neat. attraci ; a ran o T!i * am for hove the :tvor;tg< . n l < ni to la' i' i| ronrliK Ti tl. T 1' ilistn Orll? st rn ;*lv * two . ! ! concerts n . i"<1 t Ito'r msi ' - ' no. *''??? Icsiiu s h" - o the town > i r ?. irt v lilv In doooi: . : 'I ; i 1 . ? rance of - i m ts ad i .-rent deal i ''rom l ho ' m'i in In < 'omnany's i tho mri 1 iho stores ' : . < i*1 j i !" isi i rally 1 . ?t r M n! " - ho vo' variety of ' i Ii ! ' I and \v!th " :1 tore- tiro <-i o. v,? docoraii" "1 o (' r:^ n . i' of i' ?<1, hito :iii) gr< n am \ -r\ pretty. Kdwj rd He rton's vis:.lows offer i'-nipt'up: \ irlety of fruit, vogpablos and grocierh s with a hnckround of rod and green. Tito Lancaster Hrug Company's how windows are daintly dressed in ink and white upon which a varied ssortnient of drugs, toilet articles nd oandv arc displayed. The Lancaster Hardware Coinany one would know at a glance, or in addition to a limitless display f all kinds of tools and other tonsils, there is a model dining ooiu in one window and a model itohen in another. Loth rooms are rranged with the utmost tnste and ro furnished to the utmost detail. ..ui'.iipwum iwimi \ nave how windows which have won the dmiration of every passerby In he right window they make a speinl feature of "llole proof" and titer hosiery and various dainty ifts are shown in the left Hip ed chrysanthemums combined with reen tissue paper furnished irte rtior scheme. The J T. Wylie Company have ed. white and blue displays with lc.ny kinds of sseful and dainty sugestions for Christmas gifts. Phillips & Hiakeney and J. O. 'orter have tlags and other dcoreions. in front of their -t Deserving of especial meiition. wo onsider the Jones Mercantile Contany's stores. Tied is the keynote f the decorations. The windows re draped in red to form an openrip in square and diamond shape., litndsonte ferns and ri<-h red po'nettias are a part of the window ecorations and inside festoons <>t red rith tiny red and preen pennants, earing the greetimr "Morrv Christ ikif.." Placards In oa'-h window ,ivo a welcome to t1, fair visitors ;5 The next block of stores also have (Continued on Page Five ) i