The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 16, 1916, Image 1
The Lancaster News
VOL. 11, No. 63. SEMI- WEEKLY. . LANCASTER, S. C., MAY 16, 1916. 41 A
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French Claim Advantage in
Actiom in Neighborhood
of Verdun.
ITALIANS REPORT
LOCAL* SUCCESSES
Say They Have Occupied Positions
of Importance in Campaigns
Against Trent?Russians
Continue Advance Agaist
the Turks in Caucasus Region.
Little heavy fighting is in progress
In any of the various war theatres.
The French, in the Meuse hills, to the
east of Verdun, in a surprise-attack
have cleared the Germans from
trenches over a front of about 200
J}\ yards and also have put down in
A' Champagne several German attacks.
Bombardments alone are taking place
around Verdun.
, Along the British line in France,
bombardments and sapping operations
are being carried on. Fast of
Loos the Germans succeeded in gaining
a footing In British trenches, but
were able to hold them only a few
minutes under a counterattack.
The Italians in the fvionte Adaniello
zone have succeeded in occupying
positions 'n the sector between Crozeon
di Fargorida and Crozzon di Lares,
which are of great strategic value
In their movement against Trent. The
Italians also have made further progress
against the Austrians on Mount
Sheron. ' y
< Austrian attacks to the north of
Lenzumo were repulsed by the Italians.
Elsewhere along this front
there have been only artillery engagements.
Artillery duels are reported from
the Russian front.
In the Caucasus region the Russians
are continuing their advanco
against the Turks, according to Petrograd.
In the operations towards
Mosul, having Bagdad as its objective
the Turks are declared to have retreated
precipitately.
The differences between Greece and
tbe entente powers have ben amicably
settled, according to an announcement
of tbe British foreign office.
This announcement possibly means
that Greece has acquiesced in the
request of the entente allies for permission
for Servian troops to cross
Greece to Salonlki from the island of
\j| Corfu.
The preliminary examination of
Sir Roger Casement, who was arrestxl
In fMlcnrf aff Jtr laniKnr frnm a
German submarine jtist previous to
the inception of the recent rebellion,
was begun to-day in I^ondon. Daniel
J. Bailey, an Irish soldier, who had
been captured In France by the Germans
and was one of the men who
landed with 8ir Roger from the submarine.
was arraigned with him.
Herbert H. Asqulth, the British
premier, Is continuing his conferences
In Ireland over the situation and has
now gone to Belfast to consult with
leading men in the northern part of
the Island.
GUNNELS IS CAPTURED
Fugitive Located by McCain in
Mississippi.
Mack Gunnels, who escaped from
the 8tat? penitentiary about two
^ months ago, has been captured at
Vlckatourg, Miss., according to a message
received yesterday by John C.
McCain, sheriff of Richland county.
Gnnnells made his escape from the
tuberculosis hospital. He made a key
from a soup bone. Sheriff McCain
wlll'aend a deputy for him.
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Soldiers drawing water from aLn 1
force lu Mexico. Scarcity of water Is
Great care 1b taken In determining th
SKATING CARNIVAL
GRAND SUCCESS
The Skating Carnival given under
the auspices of Mary Anna Jackson
Children's Chapter was a scene ol
merriment last Thursday evening.
About 75 masked skaters participated.
Miss Catherine Wylie won the
prize for being the beet and most
graceful skater. Oscar Huggins received
second prize for skating. Miss
Mildred Billings won prize for best
costume. She represented a fairy.
Honorable mention was made of the
following costumes'. Ro-Peep, Cowgirl,
Indian, Oypsy. The receipts
amounted to $22.00.
STORK IMPROVEMENTS
We wish to call the attention of
our many readers to the splendid
improvements being made by the
Bennett-Terry Grocery Company, in
connection with their "Pure Pood
8tore."
The partition, formerly dividing
the building into two rooms, is being
torn out, turning the entire building
into one large store room; a
modern up-to-date plate glass front
is being installed, and they have
purimaHeu an up-to-date city delivery
truck with which to make protnpt
deliveries. All of this Improvement
!s being done by the Bennett-Terry
Company in order to keep the standard
of their progressive business
house in keeping with the progressive
spirit of the city.
TELEPHONE DEMONSTRATION
Frequently you hear the remark.
"I wish we had a better telephone
system." Mr. J. T. Thomasson has
arranged to Install a modern, up-todate
system provided the people want
1t and are willing to pay for it.
A demonstration of the proposed
new system ia now being made in the
basement of the telephone building
and will continue until 3 p. m.
Wednesday. The people of Lancaster
are urged to visit this interesting
and tafftructiVft exhibit Wednesday
morning and there signify their
desire for better service. If you arej
interested In better telephone fae!li-|
ties, don't fall to visit this demon-,
stratlon Wednesday a. m. Men,!
women and children invited.
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COMMUNITY FAIRS |1
! BEING ORGANIZED
Miss Martha G. Creigliton, Home
Demonstration Agent for Lancaster 1
county, iu addition to her regular t
work of organizing girl's tomato and >
women clubs, has begun to the or- <
1 sanitation of Rural Community Fairs <
throughout the county. Arrangements
have been made at Oakhurst i
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and Van Wyck for Community Fairs <
this fall. Pleasant Valley community 1
already holds sucr an- event annual- >
1 ly. and in all probability many other
progressive communities will take i
up this'laudable work prior to Fair
time this fall.
It Is the intention of Miss Creighton
In furtherrlng this particular j
work to co-opterate with the- Lan- ,
caster county fair officials in the (
way of gathering all of these commit- j
nity exhibits at the Annual County
Fair which will be held in this city
during the first week In November.
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WAXHAW SCHOOL CLOSING
The Waxh&w school will close on
Friday night, May 19, with a picnic
In Mr. E. E. Ferguson's pasture,
which adjoins the school grounds.
The public is cordially Invited to '
come and bring well filled baskets.
Ice cream will be sold daring the }
evening and the Springtlell (colored)
band will furnish music. ' '
DORALKAN SAYS
Local Showers Tuesday; Wednes- ?
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day partly cloudy and cooler. 1,
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"It's their crooked and deceptive j,
ways that enable some men to make ti
I both ends meet."
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headquarters, American expeditionary
onfront the loaders of the expedition
Boldlers to drink tho water.
POPULAR YOUNG LADY
RECEIVES GOLD MEDAL1
vi;..? ?J
.UI9B l aiuiue Junes Aianon, rrts;ient
of the Mary Anna Jackson
Children's Chapter.^ won the roM
vtedal offered by the South Carolina 1
llvision of U. D. C.. for best essay ]
>n the life of General Beauregard.
Miss Pauline is one among the '
nost beautiful and popular members .
>f the younger set in Lancaster, and '
ler many friends will learn of her '
tood fortune with profound pleasure, j
HISS (iltK(K)ltY GRADUATES <
IN SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION ,
The News is in receipt of the fol- <
owing invitation through the kind- |
less of Miss Leiia Gregory of thig f
dty who is a member of the graduat- <
ng class of this splendid school: ?
The Senior Class >
of 1
The School of Expression <
eqnests the honor of your presence j
at its (
Commencement Exercises (
on Thursday, May the eleventh
nineteen hundred and sixteen I
at half after ten o'clock
301 Pierce Building
trving Mall Boston, Mass.
1EV. W. S. PATTERSON'S SERMON 1
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Jinrastcr Pastor Retiring Moderator '
of A. R. P. Rnshytery I
The following from the last Issue r
if The York News contains a com- T
>llmenary reference to Rev W. S.
Patterson, pastor of the A. R. P. '
hurch of Lancaster and Shlloh:
The First Presbytery of the Asso- t
late Reformed Presbyterian Synod *
net with the Clover A. R. P. church, *
if which Rev. W. P. Orler is pastor, 3
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, t
'his Is an event of Interest to many
tiember* of the A. R. P. church In d
his section and is always a largely t
t tended event. t
rvwv. w. ?. ratierson of (.ancas- a
er, one of the best known ministers *
f the A. R. P. church preached the II
pening sermon and delighted tho t
nrgp congregation assembled. Mr. *
'atterson coupled eloquence with
ogic and his hearers missed no Benonce
of the message that he had to
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GREET VETERANS
OF LOST CAUSE
Birmingham Representatives
Welcome Old
Soldiers
THOUSANDS TO ATTEND
Annual Reunion Brings Throngs
of Confederates and Crowds
of Visitors.
Birmingham, May 15.?Welcome
meetings this afternoon and to-night
leld by the Confederated Southern
Memorial association and the Sons of
Veterans showed the thousands of old
Confederate soldiers and visitors to
the 26th annual reunion that Birmingham
is ready to receive them
tvith open arms.
The sessions of the reunion beg'n
to-morrow and last through Thursday,
the crowning feature being the
parade of the old soldiers Tliursdev
morning. Nearly two score special
trains arrived to-day.
Talk of this being the last gathering
of the gray clad hosts found no
echo among the old soldiers to-day.
M-emphis, Tenn., and Tulsa, Okla.. are
bidding for the next meeting. Washington
also was said to be a bidder,
but there was no active campaign for
that city.
Gen. Bennett Young of Louisville,
jommander in chief of the veterans,
md his staff arrived to-day. Gen.
k'oung declared he is not an active
andidate for reelection. Gen. George
P. Harrison, commander in chief of
the Alabama division of the Army of
rennessee, Is spoken of as a probable
successor to Gen. Young.
Because of the heat wave which
iaa struck the city. Palm Beach
suits will supplant the formal evenng
clothes for the big reunion balls
ruesday and Wednesday nights.
No reports of accident to old solliers
were received by the police tolay.
Gov. Charles Henderson, Mayor
Seorge B. Ward and Mrs. W. J. Besan,
president general of the Confederated
Southern Memorial association.
welcomed the visitors at the
ifternoon meeting. Greetings also
vere given by Gen. Young, W. N.
3randon ofArkansas, commander in
rhief of the Sons of Veterans, and
drs. Prank C. Ogdenheimer. presilent
general of the United Daughters
>f the Confederacy .
fN MEMORY OF
JOHN THOMAS NELSON
In a? mucn as it has pleased our
leavenly Father to remove from our
nidst one of our much beloved tnem)ers,
Ilrother John Thomas Nelson,
>e it resolved:
FIRST. That in his death the
>rder has lost a faithful member i
vhose life was worthy of emulation, j
SECOND. That we revive his j
nemory for the patient, unmiirmur-1
ng spirit in which he bore his affile-j
ion, and for the useful life which j
se lived, being a faithful member of
Tnity Council No. 8ft. Jr. O. U. A.
J.. devoted brother and kind neightor.
THIRD. That we do hereby ten!er
our deepest sympathy to the
tereaved family, commending them
o Him "Who doeth all things well,"
nd that a copy of these resolutions
te sent to the family, a copy pubished
in The Lancaster News, and
hat a blank PAjre in the minute book
te dedicated V> his memory.
D. R. Belfc,
J. M. Stewart,
M. W. Simpson.
Committee.
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>OKS
THINGS
Scott Confident Conferences
Will Bear Good Fruit in
Co-Operation on Border.
BOTH SIDES WAIT
DETAILED REPORTS
United States State Department
and de Facto Government
Alike Mark Time?No Change
in Mexican Situation Apparent
as Yet.
Washington, May 15.?Both th?i
state department and Gen. Carranza,
are awaiting detailed reports of tho
recent El Paso military conference
before seeking an agreement as to
the Mexican border situation through
diplomatic, conversations.
Gen. Scott, chief of staff of the
army, returned here to-day optimistic
over the military situation and
confident that the meeting*} between
himself and Gen. Funston and Gen.
Ohregon, Carranza's war minister,
had created a better understanding
which might furnish the basis for a
formal protocol. The chief of staff
was in need of rest, however, and
did not see Secretary Lansing. , Ho
reported briefly to Secretary Baker.
ITp nrnhnhlv xvlll rpnnrt fnllv fn-mnr
row.
Asks Von Instructions
Kliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador
designate, asked for instructions
last week. Gen Obregon probably
will not reach Mexico City fol
several days and the reply from Gen,
Carranza is not e*Pected at the em<
onssy until the war minister reports.
War and state department advices
showed no change to-day in the situation
in Mexico or along the border.
While press reports have told of several
minor raids in the last few day*
Gen. Funston either had been unable
to confirm these stories or has
thought them too unimportant to
bring to the attention of the war department.
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Administration officials are oonteat
that Funston will be able to prevent
repetitions of the Glenn Springs raid
unless there Is a general antl-Amerlcan
outbreak in which Carranza
troops participate All official advice*
at hand Indicate that Carranza forces
are being disposed to prevent raids
across the line by irresponsible outlaws.
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' Now Working Together
Gen. Funston's new plan for co-ordinating
the work of the border
guards wras regarded In some quar
lers nere as tending to confirm intimations
that an unwritten agreement
was reached by the jEl Paso conferees.
If the plan Includes an exchange of
information as to bandit activities between
reeposible officers of the Oarranza
troops and the American commanders,
it was thought here considerable
progress could be made
without the troops of either government
crossing th? line.
Mr. Arredondo issued a statement
to-night declaring that the recent return
of Perez Romero to his post as
Mexican ambassador to Tokyo and
the appointment of Rafael Zubaran
as diplomatic agent to Germany and
her allies, as well as to Denmark,
have no significance.
Mr. Arredondo said the Southern
Mexican 8tate?. little afTected by the
revolutions of the last few years, were
making great strides In financial
progress. The government's outstanding
valid obligations have been re*
duced 18 per cent.