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Yes, We Will Remember I It Would I w VILLA FAILS IN EFFORTS TO CAPTURECHIHUAHU/ GEN. VILLA HAS FAILED After Two Days of Almost ( on tinuous Fighting Bandit Is Driven from Yicinty. Juarez, Mexico, Nov. ii4.?Francis co Villa has failed in his repeater efforts to capture Chihuahua Cit> high Carranza officials here, wh were in constant touch with the dr velopments in the State captila. dc clared emphatically tonight. After two days of almost contin uous fighting, Villa has been drive from the vicinity of the city and ha left for the Northwest with the rem nants of his command, they said. The Carranza general reporte killed in fighting is said to be Gen oral Gandara, a former follower o Villa. Among the dead picked up o the battlefield west of the city toda was the body of General Julio Aco? ta, one of Villa's principal command ers, the announcement said. Villa was reported late today t have fled to the mountainous dis trict of Guererro with the remainde of his men, abandoning his train? kbut this was not verified in Juarea The whereabouts of General Mur guia's division, which has been ad vancing toward Chihuahua City fron the South, remains as much of i mystery tonight as it was yesterda; when General Murguia was expectei to reinforce General Trevlno. Attacking Forces in Itoute Ix>se Heavily. Another attack by the Villa ban dlts upon this city from the east wa: begun at 6 a. m. today and was re pulsed as were the previous attacki by the bandits, with heavy losses t( the attacking forces. The machine guns again did dead ly execution in the ranks of the ban dits, who crept up from the east un der cover of a deep aroyo, or dr; wash. The rapld-firers cut down th< advancing lines like a mower in j field of standing grain. The dca< and wounded were left on the battle field. When the enemy broke am ran In disorder, the heavy artlllerj took up the brunt of the fighting, th< machine guns being outranged. Gen V f mmmmammmmmmmmm INFY f JL 1JU 1 Loan Any Man of a Rep DECI We Will Sell Al = Please Do be Harder to Re i D DI 1 U. 1 L. mwrnmrnrnmsmmmmmmmm >eral Ozuna's cavalry pursued the bandits and completed their rout. The Villa forces (led toward the I northwest and are believed to be out ? of touch with the remaining Villa commands. Among the wounded todav was! , Gov. Francisco Trevino. brother ol ' General Trevino, who was shot in the hand. Two officers of Gen. Trevino's, general staff have been killed. The body of General Julio Acosta, one of j. Villa's commanders, was found to (j the west of the city, as was the bod\ /of Andres Sada. Villa's secretary, o General Acosta was killed in ae-' >-!tion by Colonel Cadera of the Car>-'ranza cavalry column, during the j cavalry engagement yesterday. Gen-' i-jeral Trevino. though wounded yes- i n'terday, was again in personal com-' s mand today. An effort was made early this I mnrninc t r\ cfnrnt ^onto IJ mil el which is fortified and commands the i- approaches to the city from the f south, southeast and southwest, n General Gonzales Cuellar's infantry y allowed the bandits to approach i- within easy rifle range before opening fire. When the advancing men were close Cuellar's men poured a 0 murderous fire into the first files, folj. lowing this with volleys at interr vals of one minute. The result was j another retreat which started at 2:30 , a. m. and prevented the Villa bandits from capturing the heavy artillery _ on Cerro Santa Kosa. a Villa left his troop trains at Hon a casitas station, south of here, and y General Apolonit Trevino has been 1 ordered by General Trevino to proceed in that direction with his cavalry and cut the bandits off from the trains. The civilian population of the city s is breathing freely again and is - praising General Trevino and his b command for the defense which they > have made during the past two days. general irevino toon time today - from the work of directing his forces . to receive the Associated Press cor respondent and deny officially rumors y which he had been informed were in 9 circulation at the border. He dei. nied the report that any of his m?-n 1 wore deserting to Villa. He praised - the spirit of his men and said he had 1 visited them personally in the 7 trenches and at the various strategic ? points and found them universally - cheerful and eager for battle. rHE LANCASTER NEWS Tl utable Character Working CA! EMBER bsolutely For O > NOT A; fuse Than to Gn : Keep Your E fLER = THE CASH COTTON QUESTION T| TO HE DISCUSSED " (Continued From Page Four.) lowing rail for (he extraordinary ses sion of the Cotton congress: -? "The eighth annual convention of ' the Southern Commercial congress is to he held in Norfolk. Ya. Decern- ' bey 11-14. 1016, and the series of sessions will he devoted, not only to '*rs the most practical consideration oi ' the vital questions relating to agri- ':u' culture, education, to the industries and to commerce, but to an inter-! ' pretation of the relation of the Unit- ^r' ed States to international reeonstruc- i *'rs t!on following the rloso of the world | ' war, which has in so many ways af- T*11 fected American commerce and in- ' dustry. It is the purpose during ' 01 these sessions to review conditions Kec as they exist today, and looking to the future, to buila a program that will meet the exigencies of tremen- < dously changed economic conditions Scl at the close of the world war. Sui "Vnthinor 1* i V nmrino r>/\oa/\or./?t. " " ...... ........... j .III was bofore affected by the outbreak El# of the European war than cotton; El# nothing will be of more concern to < the future prosperity of the nation nin than the future of American cotton. El# It has therefore been suggested to < me that it will be the part of wisdom pa, for the cotton growers of the South $5 and for the men interested and con- pa, cerned in the present and future of (-a| cotton, to come together on the see- jia( ond day of these general sessions, for f?ei the purpose of taking up all questions fal relating to the cotton problem and ( taking such action looking to the enactment of national legislation or eoma operative effort as may be deemed sor Kin "The last session of the Southern 1 g?| ? iiuiiii cuii^it'HK w um iit*m in me my jjr, o? Washington, commencing on Au- ^|n gust IS, 1014. The Southern Cotton < congress never meets except when vea there is an emergency call for decis- prf ivo action. hy "Accepting the suggestion of the fjr| officers of the Southern Commercial on( congress. I hereby call an extraor- Rjv dinary session of the Southern Cotton gft( congress to he held In the city of < Norfolk, Va., beginning at 3 p. m. on raH December 12, 1916. All members of ^91 the Southern Cotton congress, in- gjv eluding business men and bankers of qr the South and all individual growers pr| who may be sufficiently Interested. j,jv are hereby invited to attend this ex- gPf traordinary session of the congress." < I 7KSDAY, NOV. 28, 1916 AtK in or Near Lancastei SH 1st, 1 <\SH Sta 5k For C int. ye On US. = d r? oz: l STORE = lird Lancaster County Fair A Huge Success (Continued from Page 1) Best saddle horse, J. K. Helms it; A. 1$. Ferguson, second. Best mare or gelding, ridden b; y, Gregory-Hood Hive Stock Co. t; J. K. Helms, second. Best mare or gelding, driven h; y, A. 15. Ferguson, first; A. B binson, second. Best single harness horse or mare ven to buggy. Finest Jordan f; A. 15. Ferguson, second. Best hoy rider. Thurlow Carte nmasson. Best girl rider. Miss Elfreidi ag, tirst; Miss Hess Cunningham ond. Home Demonstration Work. Canning. [Mass A?First and second prizes lolarship to "Winthrop Collegi mmer Short Course" 1917, wltl expenses paid. Henna Baakins tin Canning Club; Houise Harper ;in Canning Club. [Mass B?Best exhibit from Can g Club, "Canning Club Pennant,' tin Canning Club. "Mass C?Rest exhibit from an; nning: Club member. First prize 00 hat. given by Lancaster T)c tmont Store. Ruby Raskins. Elgii lining Club; second prize, $2.5< . given by Rarnette's 5, 10 and 2; at Store, Louise Harper, Elgii anlng Club. 'Mass I)?Rest kept Record Hool year's work. First prize. Water n fountain pen. given by Robin i-Lathan Co., Louise Harper, El Canning Club; second prize, $ It Case, given by M. PoliakofT v Goods Store, Leona Raskins. El Canning Club. ''lass fj?Rest written history o ir's work in booklet form. Firs ce, Ave pound box of candy, give: Lancaster Candy Kitchen, Gerti iffln, Osceola Canning Club; sec 1 prize, one pound box of candy en 6y Lancaster Drug Co., Susi :rest, Osceola Canning Club. "Mass F?Rest composition on Lan ier county ssnort course June 16. First prize, Fastman Kodak en by B. C. Hough, Katie Barrett khurst Canning Club; seron* ze, bottle Tludnutt's Toilet Water en by Lancaster Pharmacy, Susii rest, Osceola Canning Club. Jlaas 6?Best Uniform Cap am t III REA ==== * Money Enough to Start 916 rting December l REDIT = Remember ' OMRA / Apron. First prize. $2.00 pair silk hose. Riven by Schlossburg-Karesh.' Kershaw, S. C., Susie Secrest, Osceola ' > i Canning Club; second prize. $1.0(1 pair Phoenix Silk llose. given by < Robinson-Cloud. Ruby Raskins, HI- 1 _ gin Canning Club, i. Class H?Rest display canned fruits and vegetables. First prize,! $2.00 worth dress goods, given by I . Hirsch Rros., Katie Rarrett. Oak- 1 hurst Canning Club; second prize. $2.00 Aluminum Roiier, given by K. ; V. Truesdale, Kershaw, S. (\. Annie Relle Hagins, Elgin Canning Club. i | Class 1?Rest display of Jellies, i., First prize. $2.50 hat, given by Rar-j nette's 5, 10 and 25 Cent Store, Ruby i r | Raskins, Flgin Canning Club; second;! I prize, six postcard pictures of win- i a , ner. given by W. A. Davis, photogra- . .1 pher. Leona Raskins, Elgin Canning I Club. | Class J?llest display pickles, i] First prize. $2.00 in trade at Davis'! i, 5. 10 and 25 Cent Store, Ruby Has- ' p kins, Elgin Canning Club; second i h prize. $1.50 parasol, given by tht-M i, Rlackmon Co., Kershaw, Louise Har- ' , per. Elgin Canning Club. < Class K?Best quality tomatoes in - tins. First prize, $2.00 worth of trade, given by the Funderburk Co., j Wilma Helms, Osceola Canning ( v Club; second prize, $1.50 worth of , , dress goods, given by W. W. Horton Kershaw, S. C., Louise Harper, Elgin n Canning Club. Best Community Booth. First - prize, $10, Pleasant Valley; second , -I prize, $5. Van W.vck. Boys' and Oirls' Pig Clubs. I ^ Class A?Best brood sow and pigs. ] First prize, graphophone and record, Barnette's 6, 10 and 2 5 Cent Store, , won by Miss Ruby McManus; second , 9 prize, bale alfalfa hay. J. Roy Cun- < ~ ningham, won by Curtis Raskins. ( Class B?Best pig under year old. First prize, one pig. C. O. Cochrane, j f won by Dwight Plyler; second ?j>rize. , ( "Keen Kutter" Shovel. Harper Hard- 4 n ware Co., won by Carvel Blakeney. , ( Class C?Best Kept Record. First | prize, one Duroc-Jersey pig. A. J. H roonr i/ u *>? ' ~ T* ~ j, ?uii oY ?itiniiiiih narri'ii, | | second prize, one Plymuoth Hook i cockerel, J. Boyd Craig, won by Cur- j tin Hawkins. , i, Boys' Com Club Work. Class I First prize, one single- I , barrel ahdt gun and one box shells, , 1 given by Bennett-Terry Co., Tom Me- ( , Manna; second prize, one pig, given , n by Twitty-Haile Farm. Dwight Ply- < ler; third prize, one pair $1.60 1 1 gloves, given by J. T. Wylle Co, Joe | m ' r Din to Trading tor \ st, 1916. The Date NY ki 1 J. = 4 Brown McManus. Class 2?First prize, trio of chickpus, given by Cunningham Poultry Farm, Lancey Hilton; second prize. [>ne hat, given by A. R. Ferguson & Son. Carl Arant; third prize, one bushel seed oats, given by Cloverdale Farm, Curtis Raskins. Class 3?First prize, one riding bridle, given ny liregory-Hood Rive Stock Co., Dwight Plyler; second prize, one white Wyandotte cokerel, given by K. W. Sistare. Tom McManus* third prize, one team collar Riven by G. F. Ferguson. Joe Rrown McManus. Class -I?First prize, one flashlight, piven by J. R. Maekorell. Ranoev mi ton; second prize, one plow stock, given by E. H. Koddey & Co.. Carl A rant; third prize, one dollar in cash, given by 11. J. Beckham. Otis Twitty. Class 5?First prize, one paTr W. I.. Douglas $3.00 shoes, given by Robinson-Cloud Co., Joe Drown McManus; second prize, one $2.00 hat, given by Hirsch Bros., Dwlght Plyler; third prize, $1.00 savings account, in First National Bank, given by E. M. froxton, Luinis Marshall. Class 6?No entry. Class 7?First prize, one lamb, given by Jas. A. Cauthen, 11. R. Roberts; second prize, one Duroc-Jersey pig, given by W. C. Hough, Earl Faulkenberry; third prize, one pair good gloves, given by Oliver C. Blackmon, Wylie 81ms. Class 8?First prize $5.00 pair shoes, given by Funderburk Co., Joe Brown McManus; second prize, one fountain pen, given by RoblnsonLnthan Co., Tom McManus. Class 9?First prize, f $6.00 tool chest, given by Harper Hardware Ho., Johnie Barrett; second prize, $1.50 comb and brush, given by Lancaster Pharmacy, Curtis Baskins. Clans 10?First prize, five sacks high grade fertilizer, given by Catawba Fertilizer Co., H. R. Roberts; ?econd prize, two bags 8-3-3, 1 bag 1-7 1-2-2 1-2 to be used on prize acre in 1917. given by J. J. Blaokmon for V. C. Co.; third prize, one bag S-3-3-V. C. H. Cf. Fertilizer, one bag V. C. H. (j. top dressing 4-7 1-2-1 l-"2 given by Carnes Rros., John Barrett. Ln-Fot, A MIM, Effective Laxsttvs A Lhror Tonic Dots Not Grip* not Disturb tho Ston^ch. In addition to other properties, Lax-Foo v contains Cascara in acceptable form, a ? stimulating Laxative andTonic. Lax-Foe acts effectively and does not gripe nor disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids digestion, arouses the liver and secretions and restores the healthy functions. 50c.