The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 25, 1916, Image 1
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VOL. 11, No. .77, SKM
Military A
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Scott and Obregon to Confer
on General Problem of
Mexican Situation.
HOPF FOR RRSITI TN
FROM DISCUSSIONS
Officials Place Great Faith in
Diplomatic Skill of Chief of
Staff.. Villa Pursuit Practically
at Standstill While Troops
Rest.
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VO REPI,Y \T 1?RF>K> 1' +
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No reply to Gen. Car rail- +
7.a's note will be made at
present. Gen. Scott to be 4?
given time and chance to +
talk the situation over with *
Gen. Obrecon?Pershing con- 4?
centrates his troops so as to +
be prepared for whatever +
+ nay develop. !
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Washington, April 24.?Further
developments in the pursuit of Villa
and the relations between the United
States and Mexico now await personal
^iiscusslon by the senior military adWlsers
of the two governments.
A conference between Maj. Gen.
Scott, chief of Staff of the American
army, and Gen. Obregon, minister of
war of the de facto government, was
arranged late to-day to take place
probably in Juarez. Gen Scott is In
San Antonio and Gen. Obregon is
thought to be on his way north from
Mexico City. They may meet to-riorrow
or next day.
Elsieo Vrredondo. Mexican ambassador
designate, paid a second visit
to Secretary Lansing to-day to communicate
the fact that Gen. Oarranza
had agreed to the conference.
Mr. Arredondo called at the state
department first to say that his government
asked that some renly be
made to the note of April 1 2. suggesting
that American troops be withdrawn
from Mexico. A similar request
was transmitted by Special
Agent Ttodgers at Mexico City.
No Reply at Present
The ambassador was informed that
no reply could be made to Gen. Oarranza's
note at present. Secretary
Lansing is understood to have made
it plain that the Washington government
was anxious that Gen. Scoot be
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nronPT A WT acTJAAT.
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IMPROVEMENT
Buford and Carnes Schools, Recently
Consolidated, to Make
Substantial Improvements.
At a recent election the schools
of Buford and Carnes consolidated
into one for the purpose of building
a modern school in this progressive
community. The building and
grounds of the old Buford school
^ have been sold to the Bethlehem
church for $331.00, and the grounds
and old building of the Carnes
school have been sold to A. C. Carnes
for $80.00. making a total of $411.00
received for the old property,
same to be applied on the notv prop
erty.
At a meeting of the trustees of
the old school held In Lancaster
Saturday, the present board of trustees,
composed of R. W. Parker, R,
M. Walters and M, O. Duncan to-:
gether with two additional members. I
W. M. Kstrldge and J. K. Urslier,'
were appointed a building committee)
to arrange plans, etc., for the con-!
structlon of the new building. It is)
planned to begin work on same by)
noi iaier xnan aukubi hi umri n>
have the new building completed and
ready for school work this fall.
Prof. A. I*. Unwell and Prof. Geo.
Tames have been elected teachers
for the ensiling year.
These people deserve great credit
for the constructive work being done
in this enterprising neighborhood,
and the News predicts that much
good from an educational standpoint
will materialize.
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T- WEEKLY.
idvisers
To Meet A
I ' '
| activity being the region or tne he ?'
Moret Homme and the Argonne
forest, with the Germans the aggros- C(
sors in the former and the Freneh on E
the latter sectors. The French have tli
been nibbling eway at the German '?
lines just west of the Meuse. however, . th
and reports making further progress j !>?
In a handgrenade attack northwest |
of Caurettes wood.
French aviators in squadrons for- |ce
mation have dropped shells on Ger- "1
man positions at Longuyon, Stenay,: K
Dunan near Montfau zone. 1
The fighting between the Russians i?'
and the Germans and Austrians along
rc
the eastern front continues at various
points, but no important changes
in positions are reported. The same 1 ^
is true of the Austro-Italian zone.
Vienna reports an attack last Sun- Cf
day by seven Italian aeroplanes on
the city of Trieste, In which nine ?,(
civilians, five of them children, were
killed and five wonuded. The re- (o
port says that because of the attack f,
"the enemy forfeited every right to
have his towns spared.*'
The Hrltlsh In German East Africa fr
who are continuing their forward hr
movement against the Germans have th
ZHPPKMXM PROP HOURS It
OX HRITAIN l/AST MGIIT
London. April 25.?Throe Zoppe- ^ (
Iinh visited the eastern countries last s?]
night. dropfjtag inrondiary boinba. . th
according to the official announcemont.
ar
ov
Seventy bombs were dropod and one
man was Injured. Four or five
Zeppelins, the official pro?-.R bureau nu
says, took part in the raid. of
lnc;
Lancaster
it Bordt
^ '? fMr*3^,v.> k^PpVJWw^M>tSigM3
..? '
;er, Superintendent of (lie I
As a result of the pre~ent d.
and for increased efficiency o
id women in every walk of 1
lould he a great satisfaction
itrons of the Lancaster scho
now that every step possible
c taken to improve and enlar
liool facilities in order to mei
>mand. The patrons should
onally call during school ho
dor to personally witness th
TLES"
)NED FOR TL
s Place Infantry Act
* Fronts?Struggle o
iinues With No Mate?ositions
3w occupied the town of Kon
angi region.
Conslerable casualties wei
cted on the Germans.
The British also have beei
'ssful in an operation near D\
gypt, repulsing with heavy (
ps a Turkish attack. In an ei
ent near Quatla village, ho
le British were forced to i
jfore a Turkish column supei
jmbers.
In Mesopotamia, despite th<
nt check, the British are k>
j their efforts to lift the sit
ut-el-Amara. The town of S
it still is under the hombar
the British guns.
Constantinople, reporting o
pulse of the British at Falah
eek, says the British losses
ore than 3,000. about 2.00t
?ing killed.
A defeat of the Russians e
ntre of the Turkish line i
uicasus region is recorded b\
antinople hut the Russian w
e announces that Turkish att
advance were frustrated, i
irkfsh offensive in the direct
e Iranoi roRlon.
Hnelnnd has received anothe
om Zrppelins. three of the ai
ivlng dropped incendiary bom
e eastern cor.ntries.
K('in i iim; i\< nr.w.s
\l!Ml S\TISF.\CT(I
Washington, April 25.500
pr?n have enlisted 'n the
ice March 15. when congr ?
orized an increase of 20,000,
llcials to-day estimated the.
tnal net igain has been som?
or 2,000.
Army officials said the prose
lilting's satisfn tory and abov
ll, rft*rultlnR pi.iceeding at th
ahoul 4 000 men monthly.
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i II II,
I'rof. <K. Wessii^
The above cut represents Prof. C.'
E. Wesslnger. of the Lancaster grail- , m
ed schools and his corps of popular: at
and efficient teachers who are doing sli
so much good for Lancaster in an p?
educational way. The vast itnar ee- ki
ments which have been made in the in
Lancaster schools during the pasty ir sc
have been accomplished through the d<
untiring efforts and far-sightedness si
of these progressive teachers. 01
"QUEEN OF i
DETHRC
Artillery Bombardment Take;
on French and Belgian Wai
Eastern Battle Line Conl
rial Changes in ]
Artillery bombardments alone are m
taking place on the French and Bel- 'r
gian fronts, the scenes of the greatest
^STER
t, S. C., Ai'Hlh 2"), 19H>.
Influencei
ir Mak
.minister ( railed Srliools, and Ilis Able ('?
!
iy de- i constructive work heing taught, and
f men in this way, encourage the teachers
ife. it in their efforts to improve the minds
to the of the children. Co-operation in
ols to ,'lis way w"' ')e appreciated by them,
is be- demand for competent men
?re the an(l women lias increased in greater
et til's ra,,? t,,an ,,1'> supplyocca
There is a cry in every line of
nrs in activity, commercial, industrial and
e real profess oral for men tin I women wh
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TELEPHONE INV
M M W~1 T*. w-.
ML at LONFE
ivity Alexander Graham Bell W
With Scientists, Governoi
Leading Southern Edu<
tloa n Charleston, S. April 24.?I)r.
Alexander Graham 11 11. scientist and
pp i n inventor
of the Hell telephone, will be
? ? , one of the speakers at the Southern
i ruclefdar,
Conference of the National Security
asual- league, which will be > eld here Fr'ngage
day and Saturday, according to an
wever. announcement by the local committee
etreat on arrangementa. Other speakers
ior in will include Henry S. Breckinridge,
assistant secretary of war under
Mr re- Secretary Mndley M. Harrison; Dr.
peping J. Bernard Walker, editor of the
age of Scientific American; Dr. Federlck L.
annal- Huidekoper, well known writer on
dment military subjects, and S. Stanwood
i Menken, president of the National
n the Security league. The complete proie
last gram has not been announced as yet,
were , ~
' n" n FARMERS' AFFAIRS
: ,! IN FINE CONDITION
' Con-;
ar of- Commenting 011 the general situaempts
f|on |n this state with respect to the
ind a farmers, W. W. Long, state fa "111 deion
of mnnstration agent, under direction
(if t hp tlnnorfmAw# "c * J '
... Uipitiiiunui *11 .\KIH III*
r visit ture. Saturday said the farmers of
rshlrs South Carolina "are in better shape
lbs on with respect to their crops than at
any time since 1011." The prepara
tine f -r plmtjnsr was better and more
ear fully planned this spring than
>1111 V has been previously noticed. he
Wh'^e added.
nrniv "The farmers owe far less money
?s a - present time than they did one'
armv your igo. and, generally, in every
t U > other particular their affairs are in
>fchin? much more favorable conditions."
he declared.
nt v
eno-- It *v* 1 * soon he time to get on
e ra e fr'endly terms again with your kin
folk? out in the country.
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New
j In Gema
*ina Fnr ?
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I
p ?
jjg|j gi :
?rps of Teachers
H
are more efficient, M^n and women u
who can accomplish more; hence the d
main reason for improved conditions tl
in the schools. d
Therefore, the school which recog- ?<
nizes the demand of the future for tl
practical education and is setting 1
about to supply that demand by giv- w
ing the oncoming generation an edu- *
calion of practical efficiency is the w
school which is doing its duty by it 1
children? its future citi/.-n'0
ENTOR TO
RENCE SPEAKER
1
ill Visit Charleston, Together p
1;
rs and Other Prominent Men (
h
jators on Program.
but in adition to the speakers namtd \
it is expected that some of the follow - j '
ing will be among the speakers: Gov.
MeCreary of Kentucky. Gov. Harris |
of Georgia. Gov. Hall of Louisiana.
Gov. Ferguson of Texas and Gov Mc-'
Donald of New Mexico. There will |
be two sessions of the conference Fri-11
?
and ai least one Sautrday, with J
a possibility of more. Mayor Trist-I
ram T. Hyde of Charleston has issued
invitations to over 200 southern cities
to send delegates, and acceptance
have been received from a large s
number. Gov. Manning of South a
Carolina has also invited a large r
i number of delegates. The local com- '
1 mlttee has announced that several ?
| leading educators of the south will ^
1 be on the program.
| RUSSIAN TROOPS
SENT TO FRANCE "
I
, Marseilles, France, April 25.?An- J a
other contingent of Russian troops v
arrived here this morning.
Th-* first force of Russians arrived "
at Marseilles on Thursday of last > ^
week and on Saturday passed through j j.
I.yons or. way northward, preaum-ii!
ably for service with the French1 n
troops at the front. The number of T>
men in the expedition was not dis- ''
i <1
closed, although the Russian com- (
plement v.as described as "a strong 0
force "
it was intimated In dispatcher
from Marsecilles that possibly .. "
quarter of a million men would b s
ent this spring from Russia to
France, as Russia has more men un P
der training than sh< can use on her
fighting line, and it is easier to ci
equip them in France than in Russin.
rs
$1.50 A YEAR.
*y
ettlement
ndications Are That Pow
erful Factors Are Working
to Prevent Breach.
OME CONCESSIONS
WILL HE OFFERED
Whether They Will He Sufficient
Is Question Which Time Alone
Will Answer?Imperial Government
Put in Exceedingly
Difficult Position.
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(iKItM \\S OlM'OSKD TO
H?K.\K WITH 1'. S. +>
Indications that powerful
inltuencos in German politics
a ro opposed to any action +
which might lead to sever- +
anee of diplomatic relations +
with Unite* States?would +
So to great lengths to pre +
serve friendly relations with
this country.
+
Washington, April 24,?Indications
tat powerful influences in German
uliitccs are opposed to any action by
te Berlin government which might
iad to the severance of diplomatic
ilations with the United States are
nderstood to be contained in conflential
dispatches received to-day by
te state department from Ambassaor
Gerard. Socialists and Uabor
?adors are represented as being parIcularly
adverse to any such move,
tther dispatches from Mr. Gerard
ere said to contain strong intimaions
that the Berlin government
,ould make some concessions to the
ime, anil a number of new factories
lave been recently opened. There
re also Instances of extensive ad?
litions to some old established iniustries
which promise employment
t an early date to several thousand
lorlunen. It is thought that while
here are indications of a lessening
f the cotton acreage in the south,
here will be more land planted in
ther staple crops this spring Mian
a 1915. The business being done
i wholesale dry goods, notions,
illlinery, shoes, e*e., is showing exansion.
Manufacturers of most
nes of wearing apparel, tndudinf
resses. middy blouses and men'l
lothing rontinue busy. Real estatf
perations locally are showing in?
r<aced activity, including erectiot
f dwellings in suburban districts*
r.d t s- building of warehouses and
re- in the business sections. Rank
'em ngs show large gains over this
eriod of last year.
Richmond.?The business outlook
rntinues favorable, although in
mo lines sales are considerably uniCcTitinned
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nnt'ii Mines in reply to the note demanding
the immediate abandonment
I present methods of submarine warare.
If still is uneertain, however,
i bother tl.e concessions will h? sufIciently
broad in tlieir scope to meet
he American demands.
Willing to Go Far
Officials allowed it to become
inown that Mr. Gerard's dispatched
ndicated that Germany wonM go t(
;reat lengths to preserve friendly re?
utions with the l*nited States. Mr,
lerard is understood to have gaine\
lis views during conversations with
lerlin officials, including Foreign
/linister von Jagow. His dispatches
re said to emphasize the difficulties
>y which the German government Is
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THE SOUTH
ATLANTIC STATES
I'he Situation Favorable in Practically
All Departments and
Optimism General.
Italtiniore.? The outlook for
pring business oontinm's bright
imong wholesalers, retailers and
nanufaeturers. Retail trade in sealonable
lines is showing up well,
ales of ,Kaster specialties being of
:oo<l propositions. Most nianufactuing
plants are operating on full