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8 M ENDORSED' PLANS JOB DEFENSI Favors Emergency Measure t Increase Regular Army to 500,000 Men. PREPAREDNESS NOT PARTY ISSUE, HE SAY Mann Fears War With Englan Rather Than With Germany. Wasington, Jan. 27.?Reput lica i Leader Mann made a vij; oroas plea for preparedness i the house Tuesday. Majorit Leader Kitchin, fresh from conference with President Wi son over the executive's prepai edness plan, did not join in th general applause from both side wnicn iouoweci Mr. Mann s re marks. "It seems the part of wisdor for us to prepare ourselves fo any possiblity of trouble tha may come," was the keynote o Mr. Mann's remarks. Mr. Mann declared that th< world today is in the worst con dition that any living persoi as ever seen it, and predicte< that it might be many years "be fore it is definitely determine* whether one or the other, o: neither side can become mas ter." He also scouted the perman ancy of a "paper peace." "No one knows," he continued "where the aggression on eithe side may lead us, perhaps no into this struggle, but into on< which is the outcome of this. "I do not intend to discuss de tails, though I have reached th< conclusion myself that if it wen well as an emergency measur to increase our regular army t< 250,000 or 300,000, or evei 500.000, that we should increas or provide our fortifications s that our coasts mav h<> fairl amply protected and that \v should provide a navy which wi be able to defend us on the sea. "I have much more fear, in th end. of a war with England tha I have of war with Germany. "Events are coming rapidly i the world. We may sit by i contentment and yet it is ou duty, as manager of a grey country and a powerful peoph to provide for their protectio against possibilities as we as certainties. 1 think the that we ought to provide thes great forces; that it ought to b considered an emergency mattei entirely apart from the ordinar routine or expense of govern ment, without regard to part sanship or party lines." Following the close of Mi Mann's address, Representativ Bennet, republican of New Yorl took the floor and criticise President Wilson for his uttei ances against certain Germa Americans. ROBBERS HOLD IT BANK AT SMOAK! Two Men Escape With $2,500? Put Cashier in Vault. Branchville, Jan. 28.?Ovei coming the cashier with a revol ver supported by physical force two unknown men entered th bank of the Smoak Banking com pany at Smoaks yesterday after noon and succeeded in makinj away with over $2,500. The robbery was committo about 2:30 o'clock when C. A Thomas, cashier, was at worl on his books. Looking up, h discovered that two stranger had entered, one covering hir with a revolver. One man imme diately leaped over the counte and seized him. The cashier re sisted and in the struggle man aged to keep his antagonist be tween him and the man with th revolver. This man, however jumped over the counter afte his companion and struck th cashier a sharp blow over th eye, at the same time thowinj some liquid in his face. Th combination served to render Mr Thomas unconscious. The robbers then placed thi cashier in the vault and escape* with about. $2,500 in ciim>n/?v They were traveling in an auto mobile, and when the robber: was discovered two hours later they were traced going in th< direction of Bamberg. Oldest and Beat. Is not old wine wholeBomest, old pippins toothsomest. old wood Are brightest, old linen wash whitest? Old soldiers, sweetheart, are surest And old lovers are soundest?John Webster ?MknM HEATH SPRING. | Mrs. Roxie Anna Crenshaw, r wife of Mr. W. F. Crenshaw, died r at her home in Heath Spring early Wednesday, the 26th inst, E o on her 45th birthday. Inlerment took place in Salem cemetery at 11 o'clock Thursday g morning, the burial service be- e ing conducted by the Rev. J. F. \ S Hammond, her pastor, assisted by th Rev. D. P. Montgomery d and Rev. J. W. H. Dyches. The assemblage at her funeral was one of the largest, and the floral1 tributes among the most beauti-i I >- ful ever seen on such occasions I f- here, both attesting the high I n i esteem in which Mrs. Crenshaw! ' y , was held by her large circle of , a relatives and acquaintannces. Mrs. Crenshaw had been a great sufferer for several months; 0 ; past, bearing her afflictions with J ^ , true Christian faith and forti- ? I tude. She was for several years ? I a devoted member of New Hope t n I Baptist church. ? f Besides her husband who sur- f? 1 i ,.i . - i i _ I _ r vivcs nci, sue is survived uy a i v brother, Mr. Stewman Beaver, e i of Bluff City, Ark., two sisters.! ? L Mrs. Jane Wallace and Mrs. p " 1 Mary Carnes, both of Lancaster * ), county, and the following chil- 1 dren; Lester Crenshaw and j Hasel Crenshaw of Charlotte, N. r( . j C., Vera Crenshaw, Lily Cren- j. 1 ' shaw and Kelly Crenshaw of "; Ileath Spring. Mrs. J. H. Therrell has been T ~ I visiting relatives and friends in j and near Winnsboro for the past '! two weeks. S r t Mr. W. J. Vaughn went to e j Kershaw Sunday to spend the ; day with Messrs. L. J. Mackey _ j and H. F. Clyburn. ^ q j Miss Maggie Smith of Winns- i e boro, is spending some time with j. e' her cousin, Mrs. O. C. Croxton. j ? 0 Mr. J. M. Crenshaw celebrated J () 1 his seventy-second birthday the ^ e I 25th inst. His sister, Mrs. J. L. 0 o | Adams and her husband of F.l- ] v gin, were among those who en- ; e joyed the day with him. t Mrs. Henrv Rowers nnrl her I o i mother-in-law, Mrs. Jemima c e Bowers, of Westville, came up " Tuesday to see the former's f mother, Mrs. S. C. Gardner. c 11 A number of relatives and * 11 friends enjoyed Tuesday wfth } J' Miss Mary Cauthen at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cauthen, on the occasion of|^ her birthday celebration. i v Mr. Thomas Minter, formerly * of Chester, now of the west, has j been here for a few days on a ^ , visit to his sister, at the home ' of Mrs. A. Cauthen. , j_ Mrs. Sallio Price, of Charlotte. ( j has been with her brother, Mr. v W. F. Crenshaw, for the past; j r week, assisting in the nursing of , 0 his wife, during hei illness. ^ c, The Rev. I). P. Montgomery > d will preach at Flint Ridg< ; t - church Sunday afternoon, the; c n j .1()th inst, at .'1 o'clock, at which service Mr. Paul Montgomery j \ \ Will sing. c Messrs. Lester and Hasel ' ^ l Crnshaw of Charlotte, came : f Wednesday on the occasion of t ~ the death of their mother. < Mi. Willie Hendrix, of Char- t . , lotte, is spending a few days 1 with relatives here. j . The meeting at the Baptist | '|cnurcli which has been in prog-' f e| ress since Monday night. and i- will continue at least through! .I next Sunday night, is being well] r; attended, and is growing in in- j * ! terest. ! 11 e, The Rev. J. 14. Weldon has; <j ^ j been quite indisposed for the 1 past few days, he having suf-j L' fered an attack of the grip. . p . -i A Careful Business I ? Man Is Careful of ?! His Stationery mmmmm . " . a e I r< The Stationery That [J e We Turn Out In Our Job Department Is ff the BEST IN TOWN. \[ We STRIVE TO it PLEASE Our Customers. & & & C( * in tt S 111 Before Orderlnsr E i Your Printing Else- l* where SEE US ?! I ** | I tb ^ ' "fgE~ LANCASTER NEWS, . Sot Rid of My Corns With Magie "Bets-It" fj limpleet Com Cure in the World?No A J Fain, No Fuss. New, Sure Way. & J When corns make you almost "die Jt, J vlth your boots on." when you've V toaked them and picked them and Jk Jl illced them, when corn-swelling g J| fhy Have Corns At All When "Gets-It" lemofes Them the Ne w.Dead-Sure Way T ^ ^ alves, and tapes, bandages, and 2 1 dasters that make corns pop-eyed iave only made your corns grow I J aster. Just hold your heart a moment nd figure tttiis: Put two drops I < f "Gets-It" on the corn. It dries t once. Yova can put your shoe I 4 nd stocking cjn right over It. The orn is doomecf, It makes the corn ? < ome off clear and clean. It's the new. asy way. Nothing to stick or press <L < n tho corn. You can wear* smaller %* hoes. You'll be a Joy-walker. No <a < oln. no trouble. Accept no substitutes. "Gets-It" is sold by druggists every- | i < vhere. 25c a bottle, or sent direct by sr^ 1. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, 111. Sold In Lancaster and recom- X '< tended as the world's best corn *5^2 imedy by Lancaster Pharmacy and 4&>4 P. Mackey Co. 2 *!*? O TRY OFFICERS <! FOR MAKING RAID ? oldiers Taken Prisoner Across Rio Grande Returned to Camp Unharmed. 2 4 Brownsville, Texas. Jan. 27.? 'harges of disobedience of ordrs and violation of international X ? tw were formally made against 4t4 Jeut. John E. Mort, commander f Battery D, Fourth United %** Itates artillery, and two other ?? ? iffieers of the battery, who. with 1 privates, made an incursion nto Mexico yesterday to rescue X wo artillerymen who had been 4j?44 aptured by Mexican civilians f4 ipposue trogreso, Texas. Preparations are being made < or the immediate organization if a court martial to try Lieut, Iort and the other officers. Lieut $ Bernard R. Peyton and Lieut. V4 Vlbert W. Waldron. V? Biggo Pederson and \V. C. ?*?? Vheeler, privates of Battery D, vho were taken captive, were reurned to the army post here. X They declared they were deoyed to the Mexican side under 4^44 )romise of a drink of mescal. Announcement also was made ?$?? Col. J. R. Quintanilla, in lommand of the Mexican garri- .t. ion at Matamoros, has ordered X he arrest of the sergeant in 'ommand of the detachment <<' V4 dex'C.an troops which took the ?? ? \merican soldiers in chargi %< er they had been raptured hy livilians. Col. Quintanilla stat- 1 id that the fact that the men vere unarmed and without their Y* .lothing made it plain that they M4 iad no intention of causing trou- <? ? ile. The Mexican sergeant denied hat the American soldiers were X.A ie toyed to the Mexican side of he river. jt XI REASON CANNOT BE GUIDE X\ C44 sroduct of the Mind, and Is Subject to the Will but Never V4 Superior. ?*M 4<H Reason cannot select correct prem- J Res; she can only prove the prem- V4 sch you ftive her. "Oh, what a won lerrui creature is man," exclaimed ten Franklin; "he can find reasons ^ or anything he wishes to do.'' That i the trouble with reason as a guide. ?*?? ieason cannot guide. Reason is al- ^( .ays guided by something else be- \ ind it, which supplies the premises rom which reason makes its calcula- *s>4 Ions and records. Reason is a ca'.cuitlng machine. C.ive It correct * remises and tt will computo and ^cord the right answer every time. 4jM tut reason has no power of choice 1 the matter of premises; like any J ell regulated calculating machine it utomatically uccepts the premises ?d into it. You have but to watch our own thoughts carefully to prove ? lis. Who, or what, then, is responsible >r the choice of premises that you ted into your calculator? It is life self whlcfr uses reason. It is life ? self which creatos reason, the calulator. And why does life need ?ason? Life needs reason to weigh, impute, compare and record life's ^ IStitUtlons nr.rt ormn-lnn/".? ??v.i/vi ivuvoo. ?? llltuul *4T I le calculator and recorder, reason, fe would endlessly duplicate Its exjriences and intuitions without J ; arning anything from tl^yg,\ Life aM the creator, reason the creature. %?! ife is the actor, reason is acted ?on. Life is positive and reason i igative. To depend upon reason as <^*<( lido is to exalt the machine above < ie mind that made it. _ iu.A\ \ i. t,&&&&.. .fy JANUARY 28, 1916. > r n spp I FAM) [ ? How Man) > Trade V C * There arejabo > families in Lane; ? The Lancaster i ? the. homes of m f ? four hundred[of I Mr.|A( $ * I I f You[\ can| send these^twenty-fou > throughfthe colu caster News che j had [a goverrme :| See us about orffany/ size cor X space. I Our; Job D I "On n I f ?I I f r s T t Lane f Ne f ? fmmnnnms ^?' * ' i/?'r < 4f* ' V \ ti \ . ' If- ? 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