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111R LA^CASTER IN EWS f VOL. 12, NO. 24, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C.. FRIDAY, FEHr 9, 1917. 81.50 A. YEAR " jc 9 COUNTRY IS Fj WITH THE SITUATION IS STEADILY GROWING MORE SERIOUS AND OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY. German Ambassador Is To Sai For Home on February 13 and American Ambassador Is Expected to Leave Germany Soon. The United States faces war with Germany. Diplomatic relations liavt been broken off, and an actual stat< of war but awaits an offensive act 1>> Germany. There is little expre^s?<i hope of peace among Washington oilUials, and the resources of the country are being mobilized for action Meanwhile Japan, having valnl? pro tested at the eleventh hour against the passing of the immigration bn excluding Asiatics, over the presl de^ht's veto, sullenly awaits an op portunity to retaliate. Mexico will see in the situation : possible opportunity to avenue her self by opening her ports and soil tr Japanese ships and troops. Th< Unite/j^fetates faces the crisis of it history. The year lb 17 will creat* a national spirit and teach citizen: v the meaning and glory of citizenship and will teach officials that compul sory military training is essentia to the dignity of a nation. There are ninety-five German com merce vessels lying in American waters. One has been sunk and sev cral are known to have been dis abled by their crews. Officials he lieve that the crews of all these ship? will put the vessels out of commission within a few days, and that tho> are acting under orders from th< Kaiser. The 23 German vhips ir Philippine waters havo been dis abled. On Tuesday. February 13, the Gei man ambassador Count von Hern storff and all German officials in thli country will leave for home on th? J Svandanavian liner Frederick. Brazil lias notified Germany thai any destruction of Brazillian prop erty or lives will lead to an oper break. Twelve States have passed resolu tions endorsing the severance ol diplomatic relations with Germany. A measure will pass congress this week providing two years' Imprison ment for any one who photograph! government forts, arsenals, etc.. 01 mails nny letter or document tha requires heat to make writing visi hie. If any of these things are don' to benefit an enemy country, tin penalty is life imprisonment. I,if< Imprisonment is also provided foi those who gather any facts or figures for an enemy country. The amended navy bill gives th< president authority to take over foi government use all ship yards, muni tion plants, etc. W. J. Bryan is in Washington, urg ing that the matter of war with Ger many he left to a vote of the people A congressman said on the floor o the house that, "It would he bettei for the country if this Rryan were in terned until the end of the war." On Tuesday. February 7. six dayafter Germany declared she wouii slnl* all vessels entering the war zone without warning, the Teutons mad? their biggest one-day haul, gettinj 15 steamers, eight of thoin British. The navy bill gives to the presldenalmost the unlimited authority en Joyed by the emperor, and all th< machinery of government is pro vided for mobilizing the country's * resources when war comes. The navy Is ready to the last detail for Immediate action and plans am nartartr>i\ frtr feorllnsr nrwl prill In w -n ? , r ping a half million soldiers. The compulsory military service act may not be passed until an effort Is made to raise an adequate volunteer army. Germany Is holding the American ambassador. James W. Gerard, until ahe Is satisfied that the United State? means no harm to HernstorfT. A hill pnssed the senate Tuesda? providing heavy penalties for those * *' making threats against the president Diplomats of the allied nations express the hope that the United States will not enter the war. The? any Germany planned to draw us into it, so that we could no longer make ammunition for the allies, aaadlng our full product for oarMim 0 . iCING WAR TEUTON FORCE THE FIFTH DISTRICT ! DATES ARE ALL FIXED! i PRIMARY ELECTION TO RE HELD FEBRUARY 16. State Executive Committee to 1 Decide on Election for Un5 x expired Term. ] Columbia, Feb. 7.?Dates for the ' elections to name the successor to " the late D. E. Finley, member of congress from the Fifth congressional district, were announced yesterday after a conference between the candidates. flov. Manning and members 1 of the subcommittee of the State Democratic executive committee. An agreement signed by the five candidates provides that the two leading i candidates shall enter the general election, if one does not receive a > majority in the primary. The committee fixed February lfi as the date ' for the election and Gov. Manning ' announced immediately after the' * conference that the general election! * would he held February 2 2. The time for filing pledges for enI trance into the race expired yester-J day at noon. Th^t following candi-| dates have entered: W. F. Steveni son of Cheraw, C. N. Sapp of Lan. caster. Arthur L. Gaston of Chester, . J. I,. Glenn of Chester and T. B. T3ut. ler of Gaffney. * \V. R. Bradford of York is the only . candidate for the unexpired term. t The following are the new cam? paign dates: Camden, February 9; i Lancaster. February 10; Wlnnsboro. - February 12; Chester, February 13; York, February 14; Gaffney, Feb. ruary 15. The new members will be elected * ueiore iviarrn t>. when it is ex pec ten President Wilson will call an extra session of congress. - EX GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK ON SUNDAY r Great Tennessee Statesman Will Deliver Address in Methodist < Church to People of All Denominations. ' Ex-Governor Patterson of Tennessee, who has come to South Carot lina to deliver a number of addresses under the auspices of-the AntiSaloon League, will (ill the pulpit of i the Lancaster Methodist church Sunr day morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday < night the distinguished Tennessee statesman will speak in Kershaw. . | It has been announced that no ser, vice will be held next Sunday morn-ling at any other church and all de I nominations will attend the Metho dist church service and hear Gov. . Patterson's address. The Lancaster engagement was I made through the efforts of Rov. J r K. Rretnlin, secretary of the Sfcuth Carolina Anti Saloon League and Rev. Dr. Jus. II. Thayer of Lancas. ter. GIKLS HAVE ORGANIZED. On last Sunday afternoon eleven s girls met with Mrs. T. Y. Williams at the Haptist church to organize a . uiris Auxiliary. The. following are - (he officers elected: ? President, Mary Ellen Blackmon; - vice president, Cleo So well; secrri lary, Julia Porter; treasurer, Elirree Patterson; organist, Freddie Knight; * assistant organist, Mildred King. i The girls will be assisted in their - j work by Mrs. Williams and Miss Bess Me Man us. RYNDAM ON RETURN TRIP. NiDsty-seven Passengers on IAner for i New York. I New York, Feb. 7.?The Hollandi American liner Ryndam, which sailed from New York January 29, Is r returning to this port, a cable menj sage from the Holland-American lines abroad Informed the local offices today. I There were ninety-seven passen* gers on the Ryndam, sixty-eight in the first and twenty-nine in the seo* ond cabin. Among the passengers is Desire Derulle, American consular agent at Luxembourg., s,, . ? J RANKING OFFICER ( V * 1 ' '*Jm ..U.,..;w villi..,.1 : >. i.riisoii, i . S j officer of the Unitid Stutes navy and as president of the general board of chief of naval operations. SWEDEN REIECTED MR. WILMS COURSE WILL NOT BREAK RELATIONS WITH GERMANY. x I ' Stockholm Government Says America is Going About Things in Wrong Way. Stockholm (via London), Feb. 8. ' The Swedish government rejects' 'President Wilson's suggestion that other neutral countries join with the United States in severing diplomatic relations with Germany and declares its iutention to follow the strictest! neutrality as long as it is possible. Sweden's reply was delivered to the American minister today. "The government of the United States has chosen as a means of ar riving at the realization of peaee a method absolutely contrary to the .principles which have guided the policy of the Swedish government up to the present hour." So declares the Swedish note delivered to the American minister, Ira' Nelson Morris, in reply to President Wilson's invitation to Sweden to join with the United States. The text of the note follows: "Tho policy followed by the royal i government during the war has been one of strictly impartial neutrality. > The royal government has dome ev-! Jerything in its power faithfully to' fulfill all the duties which this policy imposes upon It and at the same time it has rendered effective as fat as possible the rights derived there ' from. "With a view to obtaining a practical result in upholding the principles of international law, the roya! government has several times addressed Itself to neutral powers in order to effect co-operation, with tho aforesaid object in view. Ahovo ail, the royal government has not failed j |io suomu 10 me government or mo I United States a proposal to this efIfect." "The royal government has observed with great regret that the interests of the United States have not permitted it to accept these proposals. The steps thus taken by the royal government have led to the taking i of common measnres among Swoden, Denmark and Norway with regard to i the two belligerent groups. i "In the policy followed by the royal government in order to maintain its neutrality and safeguard the le- ; gltlraate rights of the country the royal government, alive to the lnde- i scribahle sufferings which from day to day more cruelly oppress all hn- 1 msn'tv ' * -^ndy to seize every opportunity which offers itself to con- i tribute to the realization of a neai ] and durable peace. ] "Consequently, It hastened to as )F AMERICAN NAVY . I:V. fii Vi ir - ..-^r...... . . .n.,> ..iiii lias been appoiiiii'ii ranking who succeeds the late Admiral Dewey the navy, retaining also his duties as iisi OF FARM LOAN BANK MONROE MAN SECURES FINE FEDERAL RERTH. j Progressive Banker of North Carolina Named For Important Post in Columbia. Columbia, Feb. !>. -David A. Ilous ton. a banker of Monroe, N. ('.. a- d first cousin to the Fnited States m ? retary or agriculture, David Fran Houston, has boon appointed a director and treasurer of the Columb'a farm loan bank and will come to Co himbla about'next Thursday with t'i president of the bank. P. J. H. von Kngelken, formerly director of the mint. They will pro coo I imnx <11 ly to mako preliminary dmpositions for the early opening of the hank. Three of the five directors \* h<? will govern the bank during its p< riod of temporary organi/.ation remain to be appointed by the farm. Iran hoard. Two of the three salaried positions which only dins ton oaU occupy have been filled. The va rant post is that of secretary. The president receives $(l..r>00, the treasurer $4,000. Mr. Houston has been for sev< ai years cashier of the First Nationn* hank of Monroe and he has also boon active in local politics. He was clm-i<, of the court of Union county. North Carolina, for six years. He is 4'J, years of age, is married and has five children. ?Ho will reside in Colum bia. Mr. Houston went to Washing ton Tuesday and there accepted thfnppointir.ent. He Is a graduate of Trinity college and for a number of years after leaving college was an instructor in Trinity Park prenaratorv school. No arrangements for tho temporary or permanent quarters of the. bank have been closed. flociate itself with the noble inltia tive taken by the president with a view to examining the possibility oi instituting negotiations between the belligerents. "The proposal which forms the' subject of the present correspondence has as its aim the shortening of the evils of the war but the govefnmam of the United States has chosen as a means of arriving at this end a method absolutely contrary to tin. principles which have guided tinpolicy of the royal government up to the present hour. "The royal government, supported by public opinion, confirmed by the unanimous solicitations of the coir try's representatives, intends to fo'- i low in the future as in the ppat > policy of neutrality and impartiality toward both belligerent groups." j * FIVE CAND7 SPEAK HE SUBIMARINFS WAGING VERY ACTIVE WARFARE GERMAN IT-BOATS REDOUBLE ALL EFFORTS. Reports in One Day Showed That Undersea Boats Had Destroyed Eleven Vessels. Germany's submarine warfare apparently is growing in intensity. Tuesday's reports show that underwater boats probably have accounted for 15 additional vessels -seven neutral and eight belligerent of 4 *1 .763 tons. Might of them are known to have been sunk, one is reported to have been "torpedoed," and the others arc "believed" to have been sent to the bottom. Of the known sunk vessels six were British, one was Spanish an 1 one Swedish: of those supposed to; have been sunk four were Norwegian, one was British and one itussian. The vessel reported merely as torpedoed and which is not known positively to have been sunk was a Norwegian ship. One of the steamers sunk was the I'ort Adelaide, a vessel of S.S18 ions which carried passengers. Ninety-six persons from her, including members of the crew, were rescued. The occupation of about a thousand yards of German trenches by the British in the region of Grande-', ^court, southwest of Bapuamme in France, represents the greatest gain by any of the belligerents on any front announced in the latest communications. No fighting was re-| quired to take the new position, the London war olTlce reporting that the. [Germans offered no opposition to the British troops. On the remainder of the front in France spirited artillery 'duels nlone have prevailed. In Galicia, south of Kiselin and southwest of Brody, the Germans essayed attacks against the Russians but according to I'etrograd all ot them failed. In Roumania quiet continues to prevail. In the Austro-ltalinn thentie, bombardments alone are taking place. On the Macedonian front, in the Cent a river It end and ittt flm fiimim-. river lowlands, there lias boon considerable fighting but with the resill's unknown. Constantinople reports that in recent attacks on Mie Turks near Kutel-Aniaria the Rrltish lost not less than 2,000, aside from men made prisoner. The Rritish succeeded in penetrating Turkish first line pnsttions. says Constantinople hut later were ejected. t, + + + + + + + + + + + + + + i + + EI.KCTION Alilt AN'tiKMKNTS. + 4? It. R Stewart, chairman of the 4* 4* Eaneaster County Executive 4? 4* Committee received a telegram 4 last night from llaleott R. 4* 4? Thomas, acting secretary of the 4? 4* Stato Executive Committee, in 4* + which instructions are given for + + holding an election to fill the 4? + position of Congressman from + + the Fifth district. + + The telegram advised: That 4* 4* the primary for the full and 4> 4? unexpired, terms would be held 44" on February lfi and that the to- 4" cal chairman must at once ap- > 4* point managers: that there 4" wtll be no second primary and 4> that the two highest candidates 4 for each term will enter the 4> General Election on February + 21. I ANNOUNCEMENT. I am a candidate for Congress for the unexpired term of the late D. E. Finley subject to the rules of the 1'emocratlc primary election and p'edffe myself to abide by the result of same. Your support will be greatly appreciated. PAUL. Q MeCORKLE. ES ARE TO RE TOMORROW ' FIVE ASPIRANTS FOR CON- ? GRESSIONAL SEAT TO J ADDRESS L \NCAS- 1 TER VOTERS. ? Campaign For Congress Opened at Chesterfield Thursday. Candidates Spoke at Camden Today and Lancaster Saturday. The five candidates for Congress j from the Fifth district will arrives | Lancaster tonight and will speak\ ? J Lancaster county voters tomor* Mtfl [morning. It has been announcfew. [that the meeting will take place in^Sf the court house and will be called to order promptly at 11 o'clock. R. S<' Stewart, chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee will preside. \-J. ' & Candidates in the race tor the po- < sit ion made vacant by the death of ^ I). E. Finley are: Thomas TV Butler .1 of Guffney; W. F. Stevenson of Che- / i raw; J. Eyles Glenn of Chester; Ar- / ' thur L. Gaston of Chester and Claud J |N. Sapp of Lancaster. All the can- y |didatcs are lawyers. \*l Withotit exeeptioi/. every candidate coming to Lancaster to speak | tomorrow will he _ warmly greeted. The local man, Mr. Sapp, has hundreds of friends and supporters all over the county, while Mr. Stevenson*""* and Col. Butler are both popular with Lancaster voters. Mr. Stevenson made two campaigns against Mr. Finley for the seat, while Col. Butler > also ran twice for the office. They M received flattering votes each time. The present race is the flrst entered for Congress by either of the Chester men, but they claim that they have strong support and will poll a good vote. Mr. Sapp has oeen prominent in political affairs in Lancaster county and is at present Assistant Attorney ' General for South Carolina. The probabilities are that there ' will he a large audience to hear the /, candidates tomorrow. The bad con- V ^ jdition of the roads In some sections 01 the county will possibly prevent s< me country people from attending, but it is predicted that the court "f house will-he entirely filled when Chairman Stewart opens the meeting. ."? LOCAL MAN BUILDS NEW COTTON MILL Col. Springs' Mill No. 2 at Fort Mill Is to lie Large and Commodious Affair With 25.000 Spindles. Work is now well under way on tho new spinning mill being built at Foil Mill by Col I.oroy Springs. Tho new mill will be conducted in connection with the plant at Mill No. 1 where the addition of a large weave shed is nearing completion. The new mill is to be 200 feet by 150 feet and will be two stories high and in addition there will he a picker mom 80 by 85 feet. The entfrv plant, when complete, will consist of 25.000 spindles and 1.000 looms with dye house and finishing plant. ... IH'VS C.MKIIOKKK BONDS. GnlTney Banker Bids Highest for $7.">,000 Issue. Gaffney. Feb. 8.?Charles M. Smith president of the Merchants' and Planters' Vntinn..i ?? " ..^viuuni uuun 01 uaiiney, purchased today $7,500 worth of Cherokee county bridge bonds, which were recently issued by the county commissioners. Twenty-five thousand of the bonds will run for 20 years and the price paid was $26,- v. 375. The other $50,000 are serial bonds payable $2,500 annually fo?* 20 years, the price paid for these being $50,350. The bonds will draw 4 3-4 per cent Interest. This is th? largest bond issue which has been handled by a local man since the Issue for water works and sewerage some years ago. The bonds were sold by what is known as "auction bids" ar.d as Mr. Smith's was the highest he was awarded the entire Issue. There were several other bids. The money for the purchase will be paid as soon as the necessary preliminary arrangements can be made.