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1 The Lancaster News f VOL. 12, NO. 16, SKM I-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C? TUESDAY, DEC. 5, 1916. $1.50 A YEAR relation. An old fashioned dinner, ' bountiful in its proportions, well prepared and well served was one of the ' main features of the celebration. 1 After full justice had been done to the magnificent dinner by the as i1 aembled guests, they were gathered ' together for a devotional service.!^ Psalm 103 was read by the pastorj and the divine blessing was invoked!1 upon Mr. and Mrs. Stover and their'' children. Mr. and Mrs. Stover are 1 held in high esteem by a large fir- ( cle of friends who wish for them as lenst as many more years of wedded ' bliss as they have already enjoyed" together. They were the recipients! of numerous silver gifts on this ' n~ i' niversary occasion. The death of Mr. John J. Keeves. ' which occurred at the home of his ' ' | daughter, Mrs. Minor Vincent, at Kershaw, November 20. brought sad- ? ne8S to a large circle of relatives and: friends. Mr. Reeves, who was in his * 73rdvyear at the time of his death." hadf&eomed to be remarkably vig-!' orous for one of his age till shortly ! before his last illness. He had been for many years a member of the llrp- 1 tlst church and was a veteran in the 1 War of Secession. i4e rarely misseu ' a reunion, county. State or national." and was never happier than when!1 enjoying the companionship of his old comrades in arms. Interment ' took place at Fork llill church the 1 day following his death, the l'une-ai ' being preached by his paster. Hr. J. : ? Tt" TT TV...V.. ? - II I - it ?> . ii. lJjvuwr*. ?i i . iv*< * in nin ? iv ed by thiee sons, Erasmus Reeves, 1 James A. Reeves and Oscar Reeves, and three daughters as follows: M?-sdames Minor Vincent, Samuel Vineent and Grover Horton. Mr. Claude Mobley, who was operated on at Fennell Infirmary re-i cently for appendicitis, has been at home for several days and is recov ering nicely. "Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Mobley went to Kershaw Saturday to visit Mr. Young. Mr. Mobley's father. Mr. II. A. Aldrich, who spent the! summer in Maine with his mother, was given a hearty weicome home by his family and freinds one day last: week. Dr. Walter Twitty of Hock 11 i 111 spent Thanksgiving "With his fatherj and brother at this place. Mrs. Comings, a missionary to Japan under the Presbyterlnn Hoard of Foreign Missions, passed through town Wednesday on hef way to Liberty Hill, where she visited * Miss Thompson. The Rev. J. H. Weldon is in attendance upon the South Carolina Conference which is in session at Florence thiti week. The Rev. W. R. Mcllwalne wan a;1 welcome guest at the home of hlsn sister, Mrs. W. S. Moore, Wednes-,1 day. ? jl Misa Royall Peake, who is teaching at GreeleyvlUe, was the Thanks-^ giving guest of her sister, Miss Flor- ' ence Peake of our school faculty. Ii Miss Llllle Usher, county superin- 1 tendent of the Cradle Roll work of the Sunday School association, at- ' tended Flint Ridge Sunday school ' Sunday afternon and delivered an 1 address on her work which was' greatly enjoyed by thos? present and ' resulted in the organization of a Cradle Roll department in that school. ! Miss Lizzie Ruth Davidson of Clinton spent the week-end here with ] her sister. Miss Ethel David-on. Pearle Crenshaw returned Fi'iday from the hospital at Rock < Hill, where she underwent a succesn ful operation recently. A union Thanksgiving service wasj held at the Baptist church Thursday! Btol LOCAL NEWS NOTES T FROM HEATH SPRINGS A GOOD qiTlZENS PASSES. j ] The News in Brief From This, Hustling Little Town. Many Visitors^ Heath Springs. Dec. 4,?The thirtieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stover 'was fittingly celebrated at their delight- ' ful home here Thursday, Nov. 23. * A number of close relatives and ( friends of the happy couple accepted ( an Invitation to be with them on that day, to partake of their charming 1 hospitality and felicitate them on the ( happiness and bliss which have been 1 theirs during the years which they ( have walked together in the married ( VILIA FLEES AS FEDERAL TROOPS TAKE CHIHUAHUA ENTER CITY FROM NORTH. Telegraph Communication Re ] Established?Bandit Leader Takes Loot. Juarez Mex., Dec. 3.?Gen. Car08 Ozuna entered Chihuahua City ( 'rom the north at 7 o'clock last , night, according to a telegram re- , :eived by General Gonzales, brigade , commander. The message was from ] Jeneral Ozuna and was dated Chi- , luahua City. It was officially an- t lounced at military headquarters to- ( lay that the Carranza forces have , eoccupied the city. The telegraph communication with Chihuahua City jver the federal line has been reestablished. n General Gonzales was preparing to., enve late today for Chihuahua Clty^ vith a large command of Carranza! troops. He said telegraphic com-1 iiunication has been restored south ' ! 1 o Jimenez. Latest reports here are that many, Villa followers have been captured j jnd killed. No definite news has ^een received about Americans, but t is believed here that all foreigners except Chinese are safe. It was announced that Villa has eft for Western Chihuahua followng trains of loot. General Francisco Murgula, the' Zarranza commander who has been moving slowly northward for Torreon. was also reported to have enered the city today after having dc Seated the Villa column t'.O miles, >outh of Chihuahua City. After entering the city General Jauna. the cavalry commander, who 1 had been charging the rebel lines at Sombre de Ilios and the northern suburbs of Chihuahua City re-established telegraphic communication <! with the border. He made a brief j report to General Gonzales, his su 1 Iierior ofllcer. and then proceeded in- 1 :o the heart of the city on an exploring expedition. 1 The battle between the forces ot Seneral Murgula and the bandits 1 took place * Friday and was believed o have completely routed the Villa soldiers. Villa and his staff are said 'o have cone on sneoinl trains tr?. vrird the west. Six tra'ns entered Chihuahua City today from the south aJ?d were beloved to have carried the remainder ;>f Murguia's column, his field equipment and heavy artillery. Telegraphic communication has been re-established with Torreon and Mexico City from the Chihuahua State Capital. The railroad has been repaired and trains are operating as rar south as Jiminez. Only meager details of the fighting have been received. It was believed by Carranza officers here that Villa left Chihuahua City some time yesterday over the Mexico Northwestern Railroad following the two trains of loot which he sent west after capturing the town and looting many ot the stores, according to reports by refugees. Many Prisoners Pardoned. Many of his men were said to have been left behind. It was reported they were pardoned by the Carranza Ktficers when it was learned they han been pressed into Villa's service ana j had fought against their will. No Americans have been killed in Chihuahua City by Villa, according to a private message received here fnnltrht frnm V* o oit\' Tha monoaan mid that the only foreigners to sufrer were the Chinese, for whom the. bandits showed no mercy. Generals Murguia and Trevino were both in Chihuahua City tonight, it was said. night, the sermon being preached by the pastor. Miss Maggie Vaughn went to Rock Hill Thursday to seek treatment for her throat which has been giving her trouble for some time. Miss Addie Ashe of Rock Hill has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. H. A. Aldrlch, for several weeks. Mr. K. W. Caskey of the Midway school spent Thursday with his mother. Mrs. Snllie Caskey, at this place. Miss Bruce Croshy, principal ot the Caston school, wah the guest or one of her assistants. Miss ffallie Hendrlx, Thanksgiving. A daughter was born to Dr. andMrs. J. 0. Stanley Friday, December1, let. SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS OPENS ITSLAST SESSION MANY BIG PROBLEMS. Reconvenes for Short Term with Calendar Already Overcrowded. Washington, Dec. 4.?Congress reconvened today for a three months session with a calendar overcrowded with general legislation, facing railroad reforms and the high cost ol living as new issues and confronted with unprecedented estimates aggregating $1,654,819,654 to meet expen attures of the government for the fiscal year 1918. Both houses adjourned early as o mark of respect to the late Senatoi Clarke of Arkansas and Resident Commissioner Rivera of Puerto Rico both of whom died since the September adjournment. Tomorrow there will be a joint session in the hall of the house to hear the address of President Wilson which will contain recommendation* for legislation sought by the admin istration before tire Sixty-fourth con press dies March 4 next. That rail road legislation to supplement tin Adamson act will he urged by tin President as the most important problem before the congress at tli time is pener?Jy expected. Must Hasten Work. How to expedite their work is the problem which leaders of both houseare endeavoring to solve. Besiderailroad legislation there is stronp public demand for legislation to curt the soaring prices of food. In addt Hon to appropriation measures the senate has the immigration bill the corrupt practices bill further tc limit campaign contributions and expenditures. the Webb bill to gram authority to domestic corporation* for maintenance of collective foreign selling agencies, conservation ami other measures. Then an investigation into expenditures of the recent national cam paign is proposed and Senator Owen r?l" Oklahoma will introduce a join! resolution directing that su<h an in ijuiry he instituted at once. Hasty conferences of house leaders today convinced a majority that : "speed up" program advocated b? Speaker Clark will be adopted wit! only slight changes at the most. Ma jority Leader Kitchin joined with th< speaker in declaring that the usua long Christinas holiday should b< dispensed with and earlier meetinj V* M ^ nuAKeKlu 1 A set. Some Want Kcccss. No active opposition to the ear'? meeting hour has appeared but ther< is some dissatisfaction over the pro posed abolition of the Chirstmaholidays. A compromise holiday oi one week, beginning the Saturday before Christmas, has been suggested and favorably received by man) members. Although food embargo proposals are certain to create much discussion few leaders are inclined to believ< that any of them will be enacted lntr laws. Representative Kitehin thinks too. that investigation of the higt cost of living will be left to the executive departments. It is regarded as doubtful that am of the President's railway legislatior program will reach the floor before Christmas. Representative Adam son, chairman of the interstate com meree committee, who will pi,lot thf measures, said tonight that he woulo spend the Christmas holidays ai home regardless of any adjournmeni agreement. Will 1'rge Suffrage. Representative Raker will urge an early report oh his universal suf frage measure, now held In the judiciary committee. The suffragists did not appear at the capitol today tc make a, demonstration as had been expected. Inauguration of three new senators who appeared with their credentials was postponed until tomrrow because of the desire to adjourn 1r respect to the memory of the latf Senator Clarke, president pro tem pore. The new senators Watson 01 Indiana, Fernald of Maine and Kirh> of Arkansas? were given seats in th< chamber. Oemoorats of the senate plan tf hold conferences tomorrow to con slder the matter of a new president pro tempore, but a party ccucui :|gether, have forced the retirement of . the Teutons and taken prisoners and booty?the latter including twentysix guns. The German official communica tion says that in this region a Rui manian force was outflanked and t; thrown back with heavy casualties. Hard fighting still continues from the border of Bukowina along North em Rumania, with both sides claiming the advantage. Other Fronts Quiet. On none of the other fronts has < there been any great infantry activiavfy. the big gur>c of all the belligerents still doing the gmater portion > of the work. An attack by the Fn> tenfe forces northwest of Mona t'r - on Saturday was put down with snnj guinary losses, according to Berlin. ? The Italians are claiming an ad vance of 300 meters over a front of two-thirds of a mile on the Carso . sector of the Austro-Italian front, a i maneouver which straightened out .jthe Italian line. The French transport Karnah has been sunk near Malta by a German i submarine, according to an ani nouncement by the German adnrralty. The transport is said to have . been loaded with troops bound for Saloniki. British 1'olitienl Crisis. , Owing to the acuteness of tin political crisis in ureal nritain. premier Asquith announces that lie will , advise the King to consent to a re , construction o fthe government. It is senti-ofTlcially announced x f'oni Petrograd that the Russian pre. mier has read a proclamation in th'> . Duma stating Hiat Russia through j agreement with Great Britain -. France and Italy, will obtain Con. stantinople and the Dardenelles in the event of an Entente Allied victory. I'nofflcial advices from Athens are that lighting there between Greeks and Entente troops has ceased and that the Entente troops have been sent back to Piraeus. t , IK'ltNS PROVE FATAL. I t An Aged York Woman Sticciimhs to Injury. - Tork, Dec. 4.?Miss Cynthia Bar, nett died at the home of her nephew ? J. M. Barnett. in the Bethel section > of the county Friday night at 1 , o'clock as the result of burns sufferi ed the preceding afternoon. Miss Barnett, who was about 7 5 years of age. was left alone in the house a short time Friday and in some man( ner her clothing was ignited as she . stood in front of the fireplace. Her cries for help quickly brought assistance hut she was enveloped in flames , when help arrived and the terrible ! burns inflicted proved fatal. Miss t Barnett was a member of Bethel p Presbyterian church and had led a consistent Christian life. The interment took place at Bethel Saturday, following services conducted by the Rev. A. A. McLean of Clover. MANGLED ROPY FOITNP. Rock Hill, Doc. 4.?The body of a white man was found in the Seaboard tracks near Catawba yesterday morning and was brought to Rock Hill in the afternoon, where it was taken in charge by W. f?. Reid A ' Sons, undertakers The body was in 1 i> terribly mangled condition, but was finally identified as a man named Young Hawkins, whose home was at 1 Lando, where the body was today sent for interment. probably will not be held until later > in the week. Senators most prora inently mentioned for the place are t Walsh of Montana, Pomerene of Ohio ? and Saulsb'iry of Delaware. BAT1LE RAGES BEFORE I GATESOFBUCHAREST QUIET ON OTHER FRONTS. i Russian Premier Announces if Allies Win War Slavs Will Get Constantinople. Rumania still holds the center of 1 interest In the world war. The en1 circling movement of the Teutonic Allies continues to draw closer tof ward her capital, Bucharest, all though the Rumanians apparently are stiffening their defense. nie Teutons have crossed the Ar jgechu river west of Bucharest, but ! both Petrograd and Bucharest assert i mat Boumwesi or me capital the Russians nnH T?limrjninna fi ol.ll.wr (?_ TRUCE SUCCEEDS I FIGHTJN ATHENS GREEKS BEGIN FIRING. ? Open on Entnete Troops iind J Bloody Clash Follows?King Finally Yields. London, Dec. 3.?After a day of terror in Athens in which Venize- p lists fought royalists and Greek \ troops fired upon entente forces w which had been landed, according to Vice Admiral Dufournet to maintain I order, a truce was arranged. The v casualties during the day are said to L number 300. u King Constantine finally agreed to w surrender the mountain guns de- S manded by the allies and the latter are withdrawing their troops with r the exception of small guard. d Disturbances began as soon as the c I allied trops were landed. Greek s< jtrops fired on the entente force which I occupied the Zapeion, wnile reserv-K lists and Venlzelists exchanged shots a on the streets. A pitched battle be-!t (ween the opposing Greek forces or-in , curred in the stadium street. The'g casualties have not been ascertained, but it is known several civilians werei-y killed. L The Dutch and Spanish ministers finally intervened and induced the jy king to surrender the guns on con- y dition that the entente withdraw s troops, except 300 left in the Sep- c peion. According to information from n ^ source close to the Greek government a ; Admiral Dufournet telephoned to (, Premier Lanibdos suggesting an \ j armistice. \ While the conference was in pro- p gress and even after the French min- a ister had been summoned to take j, part in it. guns continued to boom Special dispatches from Athens say f the French bombarded the hill be j hind the palace. ? b IHt. ItlSKIt I'KOMOIKb. .1 The following from The State of ( Sunday last will be of interest to tl>?? Lancaster friends of Dr. L. A. Riser, limit* miring hip recent county fair q when Or. Riser ljad charge of the State Hoard of Health booth: Information was received in Columbia from Washington yesterday, of the appointment of Luther A ^ i Riser. M. I)., to the office of .assist , ant in field work of the public health service. I?r. Riser was out of the ( i eitv. and whether he will accept the appointment and the field lp which ( he would likely he sent could not he ^ ascertained. The work will consist largely in public health surveys, rural sanitation effort and general or- ' ganization of plans and purposes to 1 stay the spread of communicable dis- * eases. j8 Dr. Riser was for four years associated with the State board of health 1 in South Carolina and has had ex- ' tensive experience in combating eon- 1 tagious and infectious diseases. H< 1 l recently spent one year at Tulane un:- 1 versity. New Orleans, receiving the 1 degree of doctor of public health s I from that institution last June, 1 which was the first* degree of tills.,' character conferred by a Southern ' university. He was previously grad- fl uated from the medical college of the ' University of Maryland. He also is" an alumnus of Newberry college, having completed his course of stud- v ies there in 189.r?. Since the comple* * tion of his work in Tulane last June r I I)r. Riser has been associated with * James A. Hayne, M. D.. secretary of Tl the State hoard of honlth 1 SKRItlPF HUXTKR'S IDKA. I Sheriff John P. Hunter, who has been sheriff of Lancaster county for c 2ft years, and was United States mar- h shal for the district of South Caro- I Una for four years, appointed by t< President Cleveland, says that it is n his opinion if our United States marshals in this State were permitteo v to appoint a good deputy in each s county it would certainly cheek and v deter the violators of the prohibition law to a very great and whole- n some extent. All violators of the fi law, he snys, dread the U. S. ro\?rts d much more thnn any other, on ae- T< count of taking them away from o their homes and trying them before unknown Jurors; also incarcerating ri them in Jails out of their respective t counties, where they cannot conven- c iently see their folks for months. h HORRIBLE ACCIDENT NEAR CATAWBA RIVER JAN'S BODY UNIDENTIFIED* 'Jews of Busy^ji Vun Wyck, Personal and Local Happenings?Other Items. Van Wyck, Dec. 4.?Thanksgiving assed very quietly about Van Vyck. There was a few visitors ithin its bounds. Mr. Homer Linder and sister ? ?ittle Mountain. Newberry county,, lsited their brother, Rrof. A. B.. ilnder and family and remained overntil Sunday, when they bid fare ell to their freinds and left on ttaer. A. L. noon train. Rev. M. B. Latham and family arIved in Van Wyck on last Wednesrv pvpni n tr mul u-nro J ~1 ?muu " vi t ai UU l-O UUiii I ? iled in the parsonage, where they eem very much at home. Rrother -atham filled his appointment at "an Wyck church Sunday afternofinnd preached an impressive sermon o an appreciative congregation. lie lade a fine impression on his eongr'eatlon. ; There was a quiet marriage at Van Vyck on Thursday afternoon, the ontracting parties were Mr. Hugt-i Vilson, son of Mr. T). S. Wilson, anf liss Kula Griffin, daughter of Mr tarshall Griffin, all of the Relatr ection. The young couple were acompanied hv Mr. Tillman Wilson, iliss Vallie T'eMus and her friend. il>ss Mcllwnin. Mr. Robert Wilson nd Miss Rogers. The marriage erenionv was performed by Rev. J r. Davis in an impressive manner, ifter congratulations of frienile resent, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson drove way with many good wishes from nterested friends. We bespeak a successful career torhis voting couple, who are indusrious and the kind that givetrength and power to our Araeric.gr <>mes and nation. Messrs. R. H. Massey. C. R. Yoder . A. Hyatt and T. R. Carroll motor<1 to Charlotte last Wednesday and ransacted some business. The many friends of Mr. T. R "hotnpson recret to know that he ifinwell. and unable to give his busiicss h's personal attention. We unlerstand that his brother. S. I.... 'hompson. who has been with the dnssey-Yoder Co. for some time will ever his connection with them a* >nce. and will take charge of hi* mother's business. Mr. K. M. Yodei . vill accept the position made vncanr ,y Mr. Thompson with Massey-Yoder 'o. The S. A. 1.. Steel bridge over Oaawba river is being rapidly placed1 >y a large force of men. When coin deted it will lie a fine structure and* idequate to all r.e??ds. Last Sunday morning a dead whit.* iian. apparently years old, was ound on the S. A. L. railroad track par Catawba river. There was nothng on his person by which he cov" 1 >e identified. His body was terribly nantrlA/l lllo ? o ?wi ... .v,,.. Jtl ivvi UUU IICUU ttCIU levered from his body by passing rains. An inquest is being held to Ind out cause of death if possible )n the inside poekqt of his coat was*. label of a New York tailoring com any, and number of the order. No >ther marks were found. Miss Pauline Crenshaw was a reek-end visitor in Rock Hill with ler aunt. Mrs. J. H. McManus. Sheeturned Sunday by the Southern to iprinedell and attended the afteroon services at Van Wyck church. XOYD-GKDRGE HAS KEHIGNED . I^ondon, Dec. 3.?The political risis has become acute. It is stated i well-informed quarters that David .loyd-Oeorge. the war secretary, has endered his resignation which has ot yet been accepted. Premier Asquith has decided to ad ise the King to consent to the reconduction of the government. This raw officially announced tonight. The statement reads: "The prime minister, with a view to the most efpctivo prosecution of the war, has ledded to advise his Majesty the ling to consent to the reconstruction f the government." Premier Asqnith left town yesteray. but returned this morning and hroughout the day there have been onsultations and meting of parts' adders at the premier's residence.